Great news! Seriously all about this synth!
Latest jam using just the EssenceFM, sequenced by OT
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Stoked to see that youâre enjoying it, and as a direct result of your enjoyment Iâve been getting to enjoy the music youâre making on it!
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Wow, thanks!
Just watched a few Kodamo YouTube videos while having coffee. So funny that Iâve been able to make some music that I like the sound of while simultaneously watching these videos and thinking, âwhat page did he just go to? Iâve never even seen that page?!â
Itâs weird to realize you basically have no idea how to use a machine, yet youâre making music daily on it anyway 
Tutorial time! I really do wish theyâd give one to somebody who could do a good series of English tutorials, but just chipping away at it on my own is fun too
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Congrats! Hope you love it and report back either way
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Awesome! Please share your impressions, Iâd love to see more video/audio about this synth.
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Thanx!
First impressions are very good, the hardware is really nice and put together well. Though the 6 encoders feels a little wiggly but i got a reasonable explanation for it from Kodamo. They used an encoder rated for 100000 cycles, the shaft is loose by design, with less resistance. Stiffer ones that they could source was only rated for 15000 so they went with the longer life cycle.
The encoder performs perfectly though without any skips or lack to register when turning.
I do find it kind of challenge to find a good place/angle for it in my office, it really needs to be angled IMHO and i do not want it to far away on the desk.
So iv ordered a tiny angled rack to hold it, will arrive tomorrow so ill post some images later.
The touch interface is really snappy, really nice to work with. Buttons are awesome, even feel better than the Elektron buttons.
Havenât had much time playing with it, but some of the stock patches sounds really nice, easily rivals the DN in terms of sound output. And of course outperforms it in many other areas, name sequencing.
Once I got some more time with it, and learned the interface Iâll post some videos.
Nice! Sounds like everything is off to a good start
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Hi Paul,
My unit came with a kit with brackets, screws and a hex key. I found these work well for desktop use at an angle.
Cheers,
Rick.
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Hi Rick!
Yeah i got those too, and they work, but i do want something a little sturdier.
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I put the supplied tilt back legs on my EssenceFM and they do work, but itâs a temporary solution as it slides kinda easy.
Came up with a patch I was quite fond of today. So fun to program this synth. Stacked 3 âbrassâ voices, tweaked each one for a bit, added pan automation and a voice sequence⌠worked great.
Not sure why I shared that little tidbit, but I just keep liking this synth more every day
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Yeah they are not very stable and they sound when moving it slightly is killing me lol.
UPS will deliver my rack stand today hopefully and ill get it set up more permanently.
Just glanced over the patches and really look forward exploring it!
I think i recall that as of now there isnât a easy way to export and shares patches, but it sounded like itâs coming ?
Not sure, honestly. I just spent the past 18 months deep down the modular rabbithole, so I rarely even save patches! Thereâs a couple I regret not saving
I still make every patch from scratch, which is really fun on EssenceFM
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Kinda chill, kinda glitchyâŚall EssenceFM
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Nice!!
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Oh, wow! I talked to Stephane yesterday and forgot to ask about that. Would you happen to know whatâs new in this firmware?
EDIT- reading it now, duh
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Looks like some cool stuff. I get so nervous about doing firmware changesâŚwhen Iâm back in town tomorrow Iâll look into it. Not even sure what firmware I have at the moment, knuckle dragger over here
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The process is very straight forward and it takes less than 10seconds, really simple and fast.
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