November Patreon Q&A
Hi everyone!
It's time for another Q&A :) Please let me know if you have any questions and I will do my best to try and answer them in the next Q&A video.
Thanks again!
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Hi Omri, Thanks much for the very helpful videos! My question is: how can we build custom multi-burst envelope generators in VCV Rack? I want to replicate the functionality from AJH Synth MiniMod Multi Burst Envelopes. Here's a helpful video from Molten Modular demonstrating the module: https://youtu.be/BvDBxcNLmU4?t=516 Thanks!
Hi! I will add this to December's video :) For now, there's the new LFOxEG from Surge that can do something similar. Have a look here - https://youtu.be/8MavXLbI50A?t=618
Hi Omri, Is it possible to make custom keyboard shortcuts in VCV 2 ? (for ex 1 keypress for zoom in) Anyway to map an external controller to the 'global commands'? Is there a module that controls the 'global commands' from VCV, where I can map a midi controller to ? (I would like to zoom in/out go left/right with an external controller or custom keyboard press) What are the alternatives to VCV's standard keyboard combo's or using a mouse ? Editos : Found a solution ! Using a MIDI Controller as a Keyboard Shortcut System. Software MidiKey2Key (free) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRr3ZSV25jk&ab_channel=Kazzle101
Hi! I already recorded this month's video but I will add this to next month's session. For now, have a look at Stroke from Stoermelder. https://github.com/stoermelder/vcvrack-packone/blob/v1/docs/Stroke.md It's still not in the library but you can find the files here - https://github.com/stoermelder/vcvrack-packone/releases/tag/Nightly Download the file for your system under Assets and place it in the VCV plugins folder. If you don't know where it is, you can open VCV, and under Help choose Open User Folder. Just place the file in the plugins folder there and restart VCV.
How would you approach he sound of bubbles underwater or other deep sea sounds? Best
Great question! I recorded the Q&A last week already but I will definitely include this in next month's video. Thanks!
greetings from the Pyrenees, I am unsuccessfully trying to recreate the Juno hoover sound ( as exemplified by Human Resources - Dominator). Any tips?
Hey. Before everything else, thank you so much for the content you create. My question has been discussed many times, yet I find the particulars still unclear: tuning. Specifically how to tune a more elaborate sound source and not one that can output a simple square wave. Take rings for example, or elements. My solution was to record into ableton and use Melodyne. But I really want to be able to tune w/o a pc. Thanks.
Hello Omri, I hope you are well. What would he the best way to approximate a flute type lead as far as gates/feel and notes are concerned? Are there any modules that would help it make sense over a chord progression for example? Additionally is there a way to ensure that a note is not played twice in a row through a sample and hold? Thank you :)
Hi Omri! Is there any VCV step sequencer or any other way in VCV were you can mix fixed notes and randomized notes. And the randomized notes are in the same scale as the fixed notes. There is a new VST that can do it: StepicVST. All the best! Markus
Hi Omri I would like to say your output and the way you make it all available to us is nothing short of amazing, especially in this day and age when I started to become convinced that everything was about money and not music The question I would like to ask is How do I prioritize to work towards what I want to achieve - which is regenerative type patches Drum/percussion programming and Chord construction basically setups that will enable me to play Iive as you demonstrated with the Tangerine patch l as It would be fantastic to improvise a whole track or even an album - I realize I still have a lot to learn but how do I learn it as there is so much I feel I need to know and it needs to flow creatively and not through a tutorial as wonderful as they are I know that's not the purpose of them but I need to get in the Zone Not any easy question to answer Omri but I am sure a question many of us feel when we get overwhelmed by the sheer wealth of wonders that awaits us Thanks again for everything Gerald
Hello Omri! Could you please give some advice for vocoding voice? For example if doing modular which carrier signals gives most promissing results? Which vocodoer to use? Also trigger sync with multiple modules in line - are there any buffer modules which delay the gate by given amount of frames?
Hi Omri, first of all, thank you for the amazing content you keep putting out, I especially enjoy when you go in depth with a specific module as I feel sometimes a lot of modules can be daunting to get into. In that vein, I'd be really curious if you have any ideas for computerscare's I Love Cookies, I would love to see how you would work with this module, as the text-based nature of it is a very novel idea in my opinion. One idea I had was to combine it with GlassPane from Path Set, but I have had a hard time coming up with something special. What do you think?
Hi Omri! could you please make a quick update of how to build a midi/VCV/DAW (reaper would be perfect) set? I deeply reviewed all your old videos about this topic, but still not getting it right. Thanks in advance.
Hi! Do you mean with the VCV VST?
Hi Omri! Have you tried the no input mixer technique in VCV? Is it possible to do it in software? If so, I would love to hear any ideas of how to incorporate this technique in a patch. Thank you for your work!
Hi Omri! I hope you're well. Recently I have been building a small Eurorack with modules from the Erica Synths MKI DIY collection, and have been trying to record songs with it. I get a lot of crackles and pops while I'm working with it. Do you find Eurorack particularly noisy? Do you have to post-process analog recordings to clean them up? Maybe it's something I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any advice you can give.
Greetings, I was wondering if Befaco's DIY kits to build modules are worth the discount for someone who has never assembled a module. Do you need experience and special tools or can someone just read the manual and figure it out?
Befaco are great to build but I would definitely start with some other modules to develop your soldering abilities first. Also, its not so bad when you mess up with a cheap module such as an unbuffered mult! AI Synthesis modules are aa good place to start. Theyre push through components but the boards are not cramped so theres margin for error. As for tools: a decent soldering iron - Do NOT buy cheap but you dont have to break the bank to get a good one. After owning a cheap one, I spent £60 on a temp controlled one that auto powers off after a few minutes so if I get involved in something, I dont have to worry about it getting knocked & burning the house down! Some smaller sized cutters - ones with a flush edge. Again, you dont have to go expensive with Lindstroms but you'll appreciate a nice cutting edge! Tweezers - you can get 5 pack of plastic ones of various sizes/edges that will make it easier to nimbly move components into place and then you dont have to touch chips with your bare hands. A work mat so all your component cuttings and hot solder doesnt ruin your desk or table. I have an art cutting mat. Once you do a few smaller projects and build confidence, you can look at investing in a multi-meter as I test all my components to ensure I have the right ones so theres no surprises! Again, you can get a decent one for a good price but avoid going low-end budget. >>>"Do you need experience and special tools or can someone just read the manual and figure it out?" All project kits that come with the components will have a manual thats an IKEA style assembly guide because you'll need to put some components in before others. It will also give pointers and tips with instructions for testing before you add it to your board. This is the Thonk hosted guide for the Robaux SWT16, which is not a beginner build but shows how each step is clearly laid out: https://www.thonk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/swt16plusAssemblyGuide.pdf Compare that with the Befaco KickAll, which is less 'graphical' and requires a bit more diligence: https://befaco.org/docs/Kickall/Kickall_V1C_Assembly_Manual.pdf Kits where you purchased the boards & have to source the components yourself, usually have some sort of a guide and potentially place where you can ask questions, if not of the developer then of other builders. Definitely get building but start on small and cheaper modules to get experience and its really satisfying when you first plug in something youve built and start playing with it!
Hi Omri ! My question concerns moog subharmonicon which i will probably buy soon , i have read the manual about possible MIDI operations, do you know if it's better to use MIDI 5 DIN -> TYPE A converter provided by moog or to use an audio card with DC coupled outputs connected to patchbay input i want, like MOTU M4 or PRESONUS 68c ? Thanks
I have a Subharmonicon. (It's a wonderful instrument. One of my favorites.) The MIDI note input into the Subharmonicon gives different results from CV pitch input into VCO1 and/or VCO2 - several octaves higher with CV. I recommend experimenting with both methods. Depending on what I'm trying to do, I generally get more "musical" results with the MIDI in. As of the 1.1 firmware MIDI notes transpose the sequence when the sequencer is running. This allows you to "play" the sequence like an arpeggiator. When the sequencer is not running MIDI notes treat the Subharmonicon's VCOs as oscillators. Also Subharmonicon now supports MIDI pitch bend. The VCO1 input on the patchbay is normalled to VCO2 unless a cable is plugged into VCO2. The VCO2 input is not normalled to VCO1. Plus I'm not entirely certain of the signal paths in each pitch input and sequencer trigger situation. In addition to both Sequencer outputs, there is a quantizer, an octave range selector and each VCO's frequency knob. As a note: I don't seem to be able to drive the SubH with a Launchpad Pro mk3's MIDI output. But it works fine with a Linnstrument or Keystep.
Hey Omri. Is there a good method to clean up a trigger or gate pulse to make it conform to the trigger input requirements of other modules? I have a hardware module (After Later Audio Canyon) that puts out pulses in a pattern that I want to use as a complex rhythm, but the pulses are mostly 128ms duration square waves. This is too wide to use as a sync for my SQ-1 sequencer (which needs a 15ms wide sync pulse) or it seems to not work as a trigger input to some other modules. Thanks! Update: after thinking about it I guess I could just run the pulse through an envelope with a steep attack and adjust the other envelope parameters as needed to cause the trigger. Doh!
Hi Omri! I love your channel and I am so happy that I'm finally able to support you in a more direct way! I've been binge watching all of your videos, and I saw the one where you used Tables from Admirals. Unfortunately I'm not able to use any modules from Admirals (I guess they're not available anymore), but I loved that sequencer. Is there a good alternative you can think of? What I'm looking for is a small gate sequencer (if it could have more than one simultaneous sequence, that'd be great) for generative/ambient patches. Thanks a lot! <3
Hello Omri could you please share your approach on the structure of your compositions in hardware modular. For example people composing in a more traditional sense seem to think in terms of intro outro verse.. ABA parts.. or exposition and deposition :P and some other fancy terms.. i d really like to know how you approach structure when you are composing. I ve noticed you always tend to round up a track even if it s a tutorial for a technique hence curious to apply any pointers you have for the structure of your compositions. It is a bit different than the walkthrough because there you ve already applied a structure. I m more interested in the thought process you follow for envisioning your tracks. Typically students will study a piece from Bach and then reverse engineer it to learn from it and see what Bach was thinking.. in my case, I m directly asking Bach :)
Good Idea