Make Noise has some sort of “special announcement” tomorrow (Wed, Oct 1).
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I’m guessing it’s Polimaths. They had mentioned some delays in its release (previously slated for September).
I’ll be tuning in for the live stream chat as per usual.
I don’t have space in the case, unless the GAS takes over.
EDIT: Not exactly GAS, but I am curious to see where these utilities go and I placed my order.
The “core” of the system is still a mystery at this point.
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Cool, I see. I look forward to exploring the Buchla “slopes”. On the face ot if they look very similar to the Serge slopes.
The 200e feels both fascinating and intimidating with the memory functions…
Passive attenuator cables - sounds great, thanks for the tip!
Are semi-modulars allowed or is that a different thread?
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Semi-modulars are always welcome.
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I think you’ll find them quite a bit more basic actually - patch programmable not so much!
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Hmm, nice to see more modules in the world after all. No complaints.
Parallel mode: Control the fall of notes activated less often. Seems new.
Is there anyone who has tried out their universal syntheseizer system stuff?
Not much to add as it relates to their new system, as this release marks the 3rd and 4th in the NUSS lineup, and for me Multimod (first) was an instant favorite, while Jumbler doesn’t get used as much.
A big reason I caved and ordered is because I’m very curious how it will all relate. Obviously Polimaths and QXG can share the backside cable for a patchless connection (on the front), but I still have questions about use and workflow.
Then, what the hell is the new module. I’m assuming it’s a new oscillator built as a DPO successor, but because of the system, I can’t help wondering if its poly capable.
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Multimod looks like a very good mesh of some of their previous modules.
I love it for processing audio. It does stereo widening (by way of micro delay times), saturation, bit crushing on certain modes, tape stop like effects and of course multiples.
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I’m getting interested in musical FM tones (and all the stuff in between). I’m a bit late on the Akemie’s castle, but it still looks like a wicked module…anything else that can do the chord stuff as well (I also like the idea of using the old Yamaha chips too) as the beefy single/dual osc stuff?
Well the RYK Algo looks very interesting also, with wave-folding and the like… Seems like I answered my own question! Now there are choices - any advice?
I tried akemies taiko I think and it was nice in it’s own way but not the FM playground I imagined, but I also don’t have much to say on digital FM in euro. Try analog FM as well since it’s similar to a point and different oscillators have very different sound under HF pitch modulation. Mylarmelodies likes to work with digital FM so I wouldn’t be surprised to find inspiring material on his YT.
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Yep, I enjoyed his videos on both (and The Unpersons one on the Algo).
I think akemies taiko has an non-tradional FM structure, i’s more like an FM-style sound box with envelope and amp. No ratios or routing oscillators to FM each other. I think their style of FM is phase modulation which sounds differnt but is named the same as pitch modulaion for some reason. It’s hard to set up modulation that creates predictable FM results in euro, the modulation lanes in a DAW are more suited for that, so I have seen several euro FM modules without a lot of CV inputs. The 2nd hand scene seems to be live and well, if you trade a few FM modules over time you’ll probably pay a 10-20% loss when you resell + shipping.
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Radio Music 2 from Music Thing Modular, which isn’t actually radio, it just acts like it, a little more well behaved and crazy in its own ways. Plus it’s got that little handheld controller device for it too.
Robin Vincent gives a short description of it here :
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So before someone says “it’s just Rings”, as they seem to be doing everywhere else, let me say this: I don’t own Rings because, despite the nice sounds it can produce, it does not hold tune under modulation. You can live with the pitch irregularities if your music is chaotic or noisy enough, or you can carefully arrange your modulation so it’s not affected, but it’s a nuisance. This module does not appear to do that (so far). I think we need a lot more demos, though, especially with external input. This one was somewhat tame.
(Is it just me…? I don’t trust Eurorack modules with TRS MIDI in, unless they’re MIDI-to-CV converters. They feel like something hastily ported from somewhere else, rather than intrinsically developed.)
Strymon doesn’t appear to be in the “instrument game” other than this release so I don’t think your “ported from somewhere else” comment applies.
re: TRS MIDI in – what are the alternatives if you want to have a polyphonic capable module? You’ve got to have MIDI in somewhere along the line. Thankfully Strymon isn’t bundling that as a MIDI expansion (i.e. cough up another $100) like so many other manufacturers do.
Is it real polyphony, or is it the kind of polyphony that Rings already has, where tails of closely-spaced notes can overlap? On the chord side, only the root is specified. I think the MIDI in is just an alternative to the CV in, for single note triggers.
[Edit: this is an irrationality of mine, I freely admit.]