tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620149893690952008.post1416043498732550019..comments2023-11-06T21:30:07.851+01:00Comments on navs.modular.lab: Metasonix R54 SupermoduleNavshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664366116627242090noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620149893690952008.post-30475687820328631232016-09-07T12:29:26.381+02:002016-09-07T12:29:26.381+02:00Good luck - it's unruly but sounds great!Good luck - it's unruly but sounds great!Navshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664366116627242090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620149893690952008.post-10636814311405379342016-08-17T16:24:26.981+02:002016-08-17T16:24:26.981+02:00I'm buying one but it will be used as an oscil...I'm buying one but it will be used as an oscillator controlled via Hz/V from an MS-20 Kit keyboard and a CV attenuator. <br /><br />Wish me luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620149893690952008.post-80851091370517377922016-03-23T10:52:07.338+01:002016-03-23T10:52:07.338+01:00Thanks, Mosiej. Yes, it's just a combination o...Thanks, Mosiej. Yes, it's just a combination of triggers and CVs from a sequencer. Because of the way its pitch glides, you can get a nice kick drum by placing a high CV on the note before. That's part of the trick to getting the R54 to thump! Navshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664366116627242090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620149893690952008.post-46886975391854611592016-02-23T16:20:59.380+01:002016-02-23T16:20:59.380+01:00I ca'nt believe how good you got the percussio...I ca'nt believe how good you got the percussion sounds! Is this a patch just using the Maths and r-54 or are there other modules involved? Is it Sequenced at all? Very curious! Mosiejnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620149893690952008.post-89056295553764426142012-02-28T20:53:19.991+01:002012-02-28T20:53:19.991+01:00Thanks for the tip! I'll give it another shot....Thanks for the tip! I'll give it another shot.Navshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664366116627242090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620149893690952008.post-60459924360640662012-02-27T21:18:35.943+01:002012-02-27T21:18:35.943+01:00Hey, I have used silent way with the r54. After tr...Hey, I have used silent way with the r54. After trimming the output voltage in the output matrix to .65 for the pitch knob and significantly lowering the r54's output before patching in to silent way it tracked very well. Also, it responds very well to audio rate modulation. The former providing the most range of tracking.QuantumMechaniKillWavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620149893690952008.post-90391655410151554892011-11-22T22:24:52.174+01:002011-11-22T22:24:52.174+01:00Thanks Navs!
So far I could not coax as beautiful ...Thanks Navs!<br />So far I could not coax as beautiful sounds as you out of the module, I have to do more experimenting. It is a strange beast, this module.Hainbachhttp://www.hainbachmusik.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620149893690952008.post-84655755173545055422011-11-22T17:50:23.745+01:002011-11-22T17:50:23.745+01:00In short, plug it up!
As I wrote, it takes some ...In short, plug it up! <br /><br />As I wrote, it takes some experimentation, but once you've found your settings it's repeatable. <br /><br />I use one channel of Maths: set the response somewhere between log and lin, rise at zero, fall between 8 & 9 o'clock. Send the EOR pulse to the R54's audio input and a tiny amount of the envelope to one of the CV ins. I then typically send my pitch CV (sometimes via an offset) to another CV in and tune the frequency to between 2 & 3 o'clock. Get the R54 just on the point of self-oscillation and then back off. The output can be max, but be careful with the overdrive as this will pinch the sound if too high. IIRC I keep it around 6 - 9 o'clock.<br /><br />The last thing to consider is the R54's CV response, which is slewed due to the vactrol. In practice this means if you want a low thump for a kick, you want the preceding note to be a higher 'tock'. You can hear this in the recordings e.g. PP step one CCW, step 8 CW. If you just want a kick, you'll need to play with the envelope length (maybe use a 2nd to keep the 'ring' pulse short) and depth. <br /><br />Hope this helps!Navshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664366116627242090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620149893690952008.post-33191411118229189152011-11-22T10:50:45.670+01:002011-11-22T10:50:45.670+01:00If you can still remember - how did you patch the ...If you can still remember - how did you patch the "Beats"? I find it hard to get usuable Bassdrum out of the R54, as it tends to go "pfiu" more instead of "thwack". Thx navs!Hainbachhttp://hainbachmusik.comnoreply@blogger.com