Roland Aira EFX modules

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#69

i would say the scooper… great looper: it is a shame that as many companies now, didnt finish the product: this keeps some bugs and logical features unavailable: the scooper filter and scatter function fi, only work after looping: it would have ben easy to make them available pre and post loop:

Furthermore the manual sucks: lot s of features like in ub -midi cv sync are badly explained, and only due to users understandable: midi/cv sync should have been a port thing build in, not a slot of the already crammed modular builder…

also very noise sensitive (usb ground loops)

but love them (demora/scooper) !!

#71

Hi. Do you know if that case will allow access to the power and usb inputs?

#72

Yes the USB and power are connected on mine, the only proviso is that you will need to get right angle USB micro cables so that they do not foul the top rail of the rack. I use these ones and they work great:

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#73

thanks for letting me know

#74

My Toricdo is noisy especially when driving the distortion or the tube effect hard, I guess that is like most distortion pedals but the noise was this ugly digital noise and it was getting me really annoyed

then I noticed one of the modules in the customizer is a Noise Gate and it works really well

My honeymoon period with this unit is still not over yet just sucks that they have discontinued them and one day i guess the customizer will go out of date and stop working in the future when updating computers, ipads etc

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#75

This video blew me away when I researched the scooper, though apart from the actual scatter effect that makes the scooper ‘scoop’ there is no reason why the drum synth couldn’t be made with the other modules in the range…

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Analog drive or Roland Torcido
#76

Oh… I want a scooper now as well!!!

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#77

I think those modules have a insane price/value ratio. Here (Swiss) they sell them for 90€.
Only thing that did hold me back is the high power consumption. 450 mA for a single module is just too much. I already have no more space on the desk, but maybe i could place them on top of a rack :thinking:…

Edit: just saw, those are discontinued!
How is the build quality of those modules? In the videos, it looks like the knobs are very wobbly.

#78

They’re all good. Scooper and Demora command the highest prices, I think because there aren’t that many affordable eurorack loopers/stereo delays. The Demora especially is pretty popular. They do want a lot of power when mounted in a eurorack system though, as Kari says. I think the Roland SYR-E84 has slightly unusual power specs (2000 mA on the +12v and only 500mA on the -12v) to accommodate a full set of them.

#79

The knobs aren’t wobbly at all, in fact they feel great, very high build quality overall. It’s the wobbly sliders on the System-500 stuff that Roland took a lot of criticism for.

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#80

Build on mine at least is tip top, and I’ve had mine in a PM Structure 360 with primarily digital modules and had no problems with power, and my case is/was full.
Just use the psu and get cracking!

I regret not buying the other 3 quite frankly.

#81

They’re cheap enough to be very moreish. I’ve ended up getting all of them except the Scooper. :happy:

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#82

I think you should get the scooper :joy:

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#83

Get out of my head!

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#84

I’ve got a torcido not being used. I’m in the uk.
:wink:

#85

Oof!!! Now you’ve puta smile on my face!

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#86

Pm me before I buy the one I’ve got me eye on!

#87

They come with their own wall wart PSU, and you can buy a rack frame for like 35 which will hold all 4 perfectly in a 19” rack or in desktop configuration.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F132876055980
I use one of these and could not be happier, totally separate from my euro rig but easy to cross patch, you can of course use them individually as desktop modules they have rubber feet on the back to stop them sliding around. For 90 that is insane as you say :wink:

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#88

Awesome! That’s a great idea, thank you very much!

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#89

I have a question…
With the app you can reconfigure which FX are in the module and how the knobs are assigned, right?

There’s no dedicated filter EFX box that I can see… is there a resonant filter in the available FX for all the boxes?