I want the Phonogene
http://www.makenoisemusic.com/phonogene.shtml
but i’m not ready for a modular system. and i can’t just add the phonogene as it were to a ‘pedal board’. whole power supply - euro rack thing.
any suggestions?
I want the Phonogene
http://www.makenoisemusic.com/phonogene.shtml
but i’m not ready for a modular system. and i can’t just add the phonogene as it were to a ‘pedal board’. whole power supply - euro rack thing.
any suggestions?
el cap for sure - youll be happy
Octatrack. You dont get the CV control, but similar control over your sampled material, down to single cycle waveforms in order to do synthesis stuff.
Samplr on an iPad does similar granular / looping sample fun
A bit more on the lo-fi end with less control:
This requires a source as it is an effect pedal, but it seems interesting:
This is exactly why I bought the Octatrack. Though to be fair, due to the fact that is far more complicated than the Phonogene, after more than a year of owning it and playing with it, I still am not using it like I would a Phonogene (but I am using it in many other fun ways).
OT plus a KP3+ and you’ve got great sampling/granular ability in both live/real-time and studio situations. And if you don’t already have modular or older-style synths, CV control won’t be a concern anyway.
Sounds like you might like the Gotharman little deformer - google it.
Sute the OT will do this but if thats all y want it for its a nut and sledgehammer thing. The phonogene has very low audio quality Ive heard which totally put me off it. The Op-1 does excellent tape tricks - very very versatile.
There was a firmware upgrade that improved sound quality - perhaps you tried an older version? I’m very happy with the sound of my (upgraded) one.
"The Phonogene rev 372 upgrade includes:
Improved Audio Fidelity
Improved Vari-Speed response (shorter scale, greater resolution)
End of GENE Pulse (EOS outputs pulses for both Splices and Genes, turn up Gene Size see this in action)
Longer Record Time (improved memory management and improved audio fidelity make longer recordings possible)
Broken ECHO Mode: all new behavior allows for realtime processing of audio signals.
To enter Broken Echo Mode create a sample/ loop/ Splice (just press REC button and record entire memory blank, for example),press and hold REC button until you pass through the EOS (EOS flashes) and RECORD will be stuck ON. To Exit Broken ECHO, just hit REC button again (do not HOLD it though, or you will go back into Broken Echo).
In this mode the PHONOGENE is similar to the Echoplex with the SOS switch activated or that trick that William S. Burroughs used where he covered the ERASE head of a tape recorder and allowed a spool of tape to be recorded over and over again (without erasing the previous recordings). This is a great mode for building walls of sound, drones or making crude echo FX.
Phonogene will still mind Splices and Vari-Speed, Gene Size, Shift and Slide all function. Any modulation of these parameters will be recorded. Be sure to set the MIX control according to your desired results. For example, live input processing will require the MIX to be set at around 50%, while massaging content that has been captured will need MIX set to 100% WET. Adding or removing splices during Broken Echo Mode is not supported.
Bug Fix:
Double trigger at EOS while Vari-Speed set for Forward playback is fixed. "