toneburst

Streams settings saved on startup?
My Streams seems to lose its metering setting when the power is turned off. a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
Clock divider mode for grids
@TheSlowGrowth ah, true if you’re using the internal clock. Multiplication is handy if you’re using an external clock though. Perhaps the 3rd Accent output could simply output the undivided clock. a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
Clock divider mode for grids
+1 for multiplication, too :) a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
YAM - alternative Shruthi-1 firmware
I guess the issue there would be that the firmware for the controller would also need to be rewritten. a

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
YAM - alternative Shruthi-1 firmware
There was talk at one point of more esoteric voicecards for the original Ambika- multi-drum/percussion voice, speech synth etc. a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
YAM - alternative Shruthi-1 firmware
@Bjarne how about some 32 bit MCU-based Ambika voice cards? a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
YAM - alternative Shruthi-1 firmware
Agreed. But there are quite a few DIY projects that either use the Teensy devboard, or have SMT MCUs pre-soldered, so the use of a 32-bit microprocessor doesn’t preclude it being DIY. a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
whats next ?
Hope you get better soon, @pichenettes. a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
YAM - alternative Shruthi-1 firmware
I’m sure you could do some pretty cool things if you replaced the Shruthi-1 MCU with a more modern 32-bit alternative. You’d probably want to redesign the whole control board to operate at 3.3V. How about a full-colour OLED display, for a start…

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
+5V direct from power supply?
@pichenettes so they’re not so vulnerable to 5V spikes, whereas Grids used the Euro 5V unregulated (because it has a 5V MCU, I guess)? a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
+5V direct from power supply?
@6581punk I know. But some of the older modules did use the 5V supply. @pichenettes has mentioned Grids was one of them, but I’m wondering which other ones might also have done the same. a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
+5V direct from power supply?
@Olivier, which MI modules, apart from Grids, use the 5V Euro buss? I have 2x uZeus in my system, and my Grids is still alive and well, but there have been occasions when it doesn’t appear to be working, on turning on my system. Could be a sepe…

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
wanted: MI Modules as Reason rack extension
Propellerheads have announced Reason will be supporting VST plugins in the future. a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
Modules without protection resistor
Why do you ask? a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
Sequencers... ?
Maté doesn’t seem to be responding to emails at the moment. I noticed Modularaddict in the US now seems to be selling PCB/Panel/Programmed MCU sets for the Prizma though. It has to be said that, while it doesn’t have many parts, the ones is doe…

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
Sequencers... ?
+1 for the Prizma. I was going to mention that. The RYO VCSequencer is also quite nice, thought only 8-step. a|x

Comment by toneburst May 2017 permalink
Another (almost) fully Mutable system
Good point about the 12 bit Radio Music output. I had forgotten again that. Agreed about building your own library. I have a nice collection of percussion sounds I made from recordings of me messing around with cutlery in the kitchen ;) a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Ripples = VCF + VCA ?
True. But you can’t filter one signal, and use the VCA on another. I think you’d still get some high-frequency rolloff, even with the filter fully open. a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Another (almost) fully Mutable system
If you’re not into DIY, and you’re in the UK/EU, I’d be happy to build a couple for you, for cost + enough to buy myself another one of the same ;) a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Another (almost) fully Mutable system
..plus, you can install the Chord Organ firmware, which is quite cool. a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Another (almost) fully Mutable system
I’d consider replacing the TipTop One modules with Music Thing Radio Musics. They’re more flexible, and can do one-shot playback and play WAV files, just like the Ones (and can even play the SD cards sold for the One module). a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Ripples = VCF + VCA ?
It is a lovely filter, though :) a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Ripples = VCF + VCA ?
Note the VCA only acts on the output from the low-pass filter, and you can’t use the VCA without the signal first going through the filter, as there is no independent input to the VCA. a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Elements volume. Lower price than Rings (and others)?
There seems to be quite a lot of variation in Euro module output volume. For example, my Dinky’s Taiko module is waaaaay louder than any of my other modules. a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Module Tester and OLED Display?
I ordered a yellow. Should have held off and got white, then I could have put a coloured film over it, and got any colour I wanted. The OC display I got definitely wasn’t pure white, but was described as white on the site I bought it from, so I w…

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Module Tester and OLED Display?
Thanks for the tip @altitude. Have you found the white Raystar ones to be genuinely white? I bought a (unbranded) white OLED for my Ornament & Crime module, and it had a distinct bluish tinge to it. a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Module Tester and OLED Display?
Thanks @altitude. I’ll get myself a nice yellow one, I think. It’s only a couple of £s more than a decent LCD, anyway. a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Module Tester and OLED Display?
I’m thinking this one: https://www.rapidonline.com/winstar-weh001602alpp5n00001-16x2-oled-display-yellow-80x36x10mm-57-2292 a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
Arduino Arpeggiator
The MidiPal isn’t an Arduino or a shield for an Arduino. It just happens to use a variation of the same microcontroller chip that forms part of some Arduino models. a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink
ATmega328P Firmware Upload Lock-Bits Setting
I see. Unfortunately, for this particular project, the developer specified the other fuse bits, but not the lock bit settings. a|x

Comment by toneburst April 2017 permalink

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