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Post by thetechnobear on May 23, 2020 18:11:25 GMT
so I've decided to start a series of YouTube videos that targets at beginners for DIY musical 'hacking'. the idea is its going to be a series about hybrid software/hardware 'hacks' so some basic electronics/simple circuits - integrating them my micro-controllers and other music tech. first episode is up, and is an introduction and an overview of some 'hardware platforms', following weeks will be projects and discussions. ... and yes, Im sure AE will be a part of it, as Ive mentioned many times here.. AE modular is great for DIY, because unipolar (0...5v) matches very nicely to digital platforms, and doesn't mess with my head in the same way as eurorack's bipolar nature  so come along, subscribe, and be part of building the series... and lets have some hacking fun... |
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Post by slowscape on May 23, 2020 20:25:40 GMT
Great idea for a series, looking forward to it!
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Post by rodney on May 24, 2020 9:42:01 GMT
Looking great!
It's nice to see all those different boards and boxes on one table and the differences explained in a nutshell.
I look forward to more of these.
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Post by loopier on May 24, 2020 10:10:57 GMT
Nice! What a great initiative. Love it |
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Post by thetechnobear on May 29, 2020 11:37:20 GMT
Episode 2 - Building a step sequencer
(as expected.. it features the AE modular)
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Post by MikMo on May 29, 2020 13:37:27 GMT
How could i possibly have missed the first episoede.
This is really usefull!
Thank you
Mikael / MikMO
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Post by thetechnobear on Jun 5, 2020 14:48:34 GMT
don't miss the next episode , out now adding a micro-controller to the hardware sequencer so we can get a bit more 'creative'. (also covering integrating micro-controllers with aemodular) oh, and a few more sound examples which were woefully lacking in last episode.... |
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Post by bert on Jun 5, 2020 23:32:06 GMT
Love it!
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Post by thetechnobear on Jun 12, 2020 17:41:19 GMT
and onwards we go... this time inspired by the moog subharmonicon this would make quite nice module for AE modular I reckon.... perhaps a project for the future. (source code is available on wiki, which is linked to in video description) |
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Post by rodney on Jun 15, 2020 10:17:42 GMT
Re: Episode #3 adding the arduino to the sequencer I really enjoyed. It has inspired me to start making a sequencer.I'm sure I have all the neccessary parts already (it's simply a matter of finding where they are!).
I like the simple design in using a microcontroller to instruct the muxes to switch between voltage sources.
I think that circuit design gives us pretty much all we need to replicate everything that the Korg SQ-1 does and add a little more fun.
I remember my favourite software sequencer on the Atari ST (showing my age here), Realtime by Eric Ameres , had this great thing where you could put down an indeterminate note in the sequence. When the step got to it, it would pick from a table of possible notes.
You could set the percentage probability of staying faithful to the note order in the table versus a random ordering (0%) You could also set the probability of the note being one of the set or some random note. You could also set the probability of there being any note at all and, separately how faithful it would be to the rhythm you had specified.
Some of these would be doable here. The challenge would be to make the interface meaningful and simple.
I also have a sequencer idea using 8 encoders that I have, each of which has a RGB LED built into the knob. That means I'll need to find where I carefully put that 24 channel DAC and a few extra things but it would be possible to make longer sequences and use colours to tell us which step we are at.
I think I'll start with your design and build the other one separately once I have a better idea what I want/need.
Another variation would be to use a bunch of analog muxes to make a patchbay grid to reconfigure stuff on-the-fly
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Post by pt3r on Oct 17, 2020 12:45:47 GMT
I'm very happy to have discovered these videos. I wonder whether an absolute beginner is able to fill in the blanks in required knowledge to be able to use these videos but I'm confident that I have already enough basic know-how to jump-start my own DIY experiments with the info provided in these videos alongside the other information so generously provided on this form. Can't wait for my system to arrive.
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