December Q&A

I’ve got another quick question if I may. Why is the left output of Complex Simpler polyphonic? I’ve seen this in other samplers as well. I just don’t get why the left output is a thick cable that has two channels (one with the audio, and another empty channel with 0 volts). Right output is mono, but left is always poly.

I love Alessandro Cortini. Would be great to see a patch like this, how you would go about doing it. Limited options, making it sound huge. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ155KLFoQM

Hi Omri, I am a fan of audio rate modulation and FM synthesis. I love the easy tools like FM-OP and Opulus, but wanted to explore FM techniques with other modules. What modules have you had great success with FM and audio rate mod? My current favorites are the Instruo TsL and Pallete /Plaits and VCV drums. My current goal is to make droning evolving textures that feature lots of FM and audio mod, wavefolding and other crunchy techniques. Thanks in advance for any fun ideas!!

Hi Omri, I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about ways that we can bring sections (especially percussion) in and out on Generative patches. I'm thinking about some of MIrko Ruta's stuff like The Midnight (https://youtu.be/smK1qYlwDOg), Fly With Me (https://youtu.be/8_0kZkfOiek) or Travelling The Blackhole (https://youtu.be/8KWBGaKviTI). It would be really cool to learn how to do this kind of thing in VCV Rack, and would really help for building more complex generative patches.

Hello Omri, lately you have delighted us with the presentation of new modules. What do you do when you discover a new module. Do you get hints from the developers about what's in the modules, or do you just explore the functions intuitively. How important are detailed manuals to you?

Eyup from Yorkshire! First of all, cheers for all the fabulous stuff you give us. I've been trying unsuccessfully to sync VST drum machines with VCV using the Host modules. I've tried everything in the right click menu but the only thing I can get to work is the tempo mapping. I normally use Clocked but I can't seem to send Start/Stop commands to XO or EZ Drummer. Do you know of anyway round this, any help would be greatly appreciated! Cheers :)

Hi Omri! Wonderful videos lately as always, thank you! For a while I've been trying to figure out how to use my Keystep 32 more alongside VCV as a .vst in Reaper. I can play voices with the keyboard fine, but I've never worked out how to use the Keystep sequencer or arpeggiator in a VCV instance in Reaper. Currently connected only by USB but I have an audio interface too if needed.

Hey Omri! and gals! Do you know of some good modules for creating polyrhythms. I’m really into Together by Coffee, I like it a lot, but there’s some little details I don’t like about it (for example not sample and holding the CV value per step). So I’m looking for some alternatives. If you know of any other modules that allow you to create polyrhythms easily, I would really appreciate it. Thanks! 🍄

Hey Omri! Someone recently asked me if I would like to play generative ambient music for an event. The wish was about three hours of ambient music. I have a lot of ideas here, but I'm not yet sure how I can implement everything CPU sparingly. I thought it would be interesting if there were key changes (either modal or with a harmonic center). It would also be important for the patch to change (dramatically) within the 3 hours and not always remain the same. Do you know some techniques I can use or mistakes that happen that I can avoid? Thank you for your work this year Omri! I had so much fun with vcv and modular. cheers tobias

Hi Omri! I have a quick question! I occasionally play with a video synth proyect called Hydra. It's a program developed for livecoding visuals in the browser. The thing is I want to mix VCV Rack with Hydra via Midi. Do you know how can I send midi signals from VCV Rack to any other software? Is it possible? Thank you for your work! :) Greetings from Chile!

Hi Omri! Thank you so much for sharing your ideas and creativity, and being such a kind teacher. While going through your recent video on ratcheting, I was wondering about ways to make the ratchets themselves rhythmic, i.e., not equal in rhythm. For example, how to make the ratchets start fast and end slow (or get fancier than that). I've tried a few things but they're not very efficient, and I'm wondering how you might go about it. Thank you!

Hi Omri..i see you to use the new surge moduls but i could nt find it anywhere.. can you say where i can download it, or to buy it ? Thank you !!!

Hey Omri, thanks for all the great content as always. In the SurgeXT video you used the Treemonster, I love how it sounds and I wanted to get a similar effect in hardware but I don't really understand what the module does, do you know if there's a way to emulate it with other modules?