February Q&A session

I am new as a patreon. So, nice to meet you Omri! Your videos are fun to watch and very inspiring. Thank you for that. I like to make music that develops slowly through small adjustments in the sequences used (pitch, gate and modulation). Like in minimal music by Steve Reich and (the early) Philip Glass. A good example of this with a modular synth is the work of Caterina Barbieri. Like in this performance https://youtu.be/nxECAD3NwQE?t=1074. Do you have any tips for doing this in a generative VCV patch?

This is not a question regarding tips and tricks but might be interesting for others as well. Could you share some modular artists who you think we should check out? (inspiration, skill, interesting technique, anything really) I’m trying to widen my perspective haha.

Using matrix sequencers. People use them it a lot it seems but can't wrap my head around them.

What are some ways of creating true legato notes in a generative sequence in VCV? i.e. Like on a piano where the decay tail of a note overlaps the attack of the next note. Ideally it would be possible to randomly play some notes legato and others staccato in the same sequence. I think this requires a polyphonic voice to allow the notes to overlap but it seems tricky to implement. Note that I don't mean portamento, which can be done monophonically.

Hi Omri, is there a way to create soothing generative ambient sounds in quadrophonic or surround 5+ ? That would be fantastic ... thanks ad have a great day ;-)

I'd also love to see some patches with the DocB collection. I'm not sure if they are knew but there are 80 modules and they look very cool and very intimidating. Thanks!

Can you give an example of why you use Sum? Couldn't you just go directly from a polyphonic output into the mixer? Why do you need to sum the signal first?

Thanks for all your help in understand VCV Rack through the years. Tips on preparing a live set in Rack? I know you've done videos on this before, but specifically something with the ability to hotswap voices and sequences with a midi controller in order to transition between "songs", rather than performing on a single patch, while prioritizing low cpu/performance.

Some modules just confuse me and I avoid them. Take for instance several Count Modula modules seem a little mysterious, like Binary Sequencer, Binary Comparator, Gated Comparator and even the new CV Stack. Any chance you could illuminate those 4 modules?

Is there a way to record a cv knob performance, hold it, and trigger that stored performance? I’m thinking of maybe an envelope that can be drawn over a period and then replayed.

This probably has an easy solution, but I've run into this problem so many times I figured I'll just ask here. So whenever i use the gate seq 64 for pretty much anything other than drums, such as running another sequencer for some odd rhythms, I run into a problem where it doesn't output a pulse on the first beat and it throws my patch out of synch until i reset it a couple of times. How do i get the gate seq 64 to send out a pulse when i start my patch (such as with the 'run' button on the clock or something)?

I know that switches are the answer, but I am not getting the results I want. I am looking to generate a musical phrase (sequence or random) and then repeat that phrase with a different voice. Think of a melodic line moving through instruments in an orchestra. Please Help!

Are there randomness modules that can generate a deterministic sequence CVs or on/off triggers each time they are restarted? Ideally I'd like to be able to pass the random number generator a "seed", maybe as a CV and reset the module having it replay the same sequence if passed the same CV. i.e. With multiple sequences available from one module, selected by the seed.

Hi Omri. As of the last few months I’ve found my motivation for modular synthesis slipping drastically. What are some of the best ways to get back into it after a long down-time? Thank you !

Hi Omri, is there an easy way to set switches for HOLD (keyboard), START / STOP sequencer(s), whole VOICES and other FUNCTIONS, like ON a switchboard ? Thanks and have a great day ;-)