Why you need a crossfader - The secret Swiss army knife, Doepfer A134-2

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  • Опубліковано 24 січ 2025

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  • @MonotrailTechTalk
    @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому +13

    Hello everyone! I mentioned the crossfader a few times in other videos, as it's one of my favorite 'simple' utility modules. But glad I found the time to make a dedicated video. All the best!

  • @JacobSkriver
    @JacobSkriver 2 роки тому +12

    Brilliant video. One thing that makes your content stand out compared to other modular shows is that your patches always sounds so good 🙏

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому +2

      Glad you like them! I try to put some efford there. But also have to say it's a part that easily takes a lot of time, still room for improvement I think :) Cheers!

  • @bsbazzman
    @bsbazzman 2 роки тому +1

    whoa. I def never thought of my Warps Crossfader algorithm being a potential VCA. Brilliant idea

  • @Audiorial
    @Audiorial 2 роки тому

    always a thing to learn when one stops at Monotrail Tech Talk, thank you!

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому

      Glad to hear you get something out of these, happy to make them as long as people like it :)

  • @keythinwatford7153
    @keythinwatford7153 2 роки тому +1

    A cheap and simple module with endless possibilities. I've just ordered one.

  • @NEVERSLEEPmovies
    @NEVERSLEEPmovies 2 роки тому +1

    Whohoo - my next must-buy module after seeing your video 😛. Was great btw meeting you yesterday at the Berlin Modular Society event!

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому

      Hey, yes, happy to see those going and people getting together! Will be around there more. All the best!

  • @JuanDale
    @JuanDale 2 роки тому +5

    Love your videos: I hadn't thought about using a crossfader as a VC polarizer. Something I do like that you didn't mention is an envelope to Input A and mult'ed to the CV control, with something like an LFO or attenuated random into input B, so that you get an envelope that starts complex and fades to a simpler shape over the course of the envelope.
    Cheers!

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому +1

      That's a great idea! I tried to add a lot, but there are more fun tricks to be found fun sure :) Cheers!

  • @wariusgaius
    @wariusgaius 2 роки тому +1

    Been experimenting obsessively with wave replacement synthesis. Next up is the first dual crossfader patch you show. Thanks for the inspiration.

  • @Harrison_Strunz
    @Harrison_Strunz 9 місяців тому

    Absolutely great clips! What a fine utility tool!

  • @caseonfire
    @caseonfire Місяць тому

    You have very helpful informative videos Thank you

  • @Bermuda3Mafia
    @Bermuda3Mafia 2 роки тому

    Deine Eurorack Videos sind mit Abstand die qualitativsten auf ganz UA-cam 👍 einfach Gold der Kanal!!

  • @Banksyyt
    @Banksyyt 2 роки тому

    Thank you, once again, for this excellent video.

  • @mpingo91
    @mpingo91 2 роки тому

    I really appreciate the parts with block diagrams. For example, I didn't know that I could use the crossfader as a VC polarizer. Thanks to them, I can better understand the essence of modular synthesizers. You are doing a great job! 👍

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому

      Hey, that's lovely to hear! Using graphics to explain patches was one of the core reasons I felt I had something to add, glad people respond well to them :)

  • @olivers460
    @olivers460 2 роки тому

    Loving these instructional vids!

  • @vielseitig6413
    @vielseitig6413 2 роки тому

    wow very good and straigt foreward/organised video! great content, gave me some new ideas.

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому

      Thanks for letting me know, and glad it was helpful! Cheers :)

  • @__divmod__
    @__divmod__ 2 роки тому

    Excellent patch ideas, as always. It’s quite easy to use the A134-2 as a panner (signal into IN1B which is normaled to IN2A).

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому

      Thanks! And indeed, I wanted to keep the ideas suitable for other single fader setups, but that is a great use!

  • @earanwe
    @earanwe 2 роки тому

    Sooo good vid again. Im building and learning modular and the most I learn is from your videos :)

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому +1

      Glad to hear it! Thanks for letting me know, comments like these make it a lot more fun :) Cheers!

  • @SidRockett
    @SidRockett 2 роки тому

    These videos are golden!

  • @eyeprod3101
    @eyeprod3101 2 роки тому

    Excellent tutorial. Crossfaders are so useful. It's one of the best features on my Yamaha CS-15. Yet, I haven't got one in my eurorack case yet.

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому

      Glad you liked it! CS-15 is an awesome device. All the best!

  • @ArchieFunker
    @ArchieFunker 2 роки тому

    Lots of great ideas in this one, thank you!

  • @AndreaArturoGiuseppeGrossi
    @AndreaArturoGiuseppeGrossi 2 роки тому

    Hello there and friendly greetings! Thanks again for another amazing tutorial!

  • @digitaly26
    @digitaly26 2 роки тому

    Danke vielmals. Wieder etwas gelernt. Deine Videos sind mega, weiter so 🤘💪

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому +2

      Schön, dass die Videos hilfreich sind. Ich werde auf jeden Fall weitermachen!

  • @TomChurchill
    @TomChurchill 2 роки тому

    Thanks for another brilliant and really useful video! Great timing too, as I have a Ladik A-410 (VC crossfader/panner) arriving any day now - there are lots of things in this video that I want to try :)

  • @mymodularjourney
    @mymodularjourney 2 роки тому

    Nice demo. Glad you found the time. 👍

  • @duncanthompson957
    @duncanthompson957 2 роки тому

    These videos are so so useful and inspiring, they need to be seen more! Could you perhaps do some collaborations with Andrew Huang, Bo Beats, Heinbach, Christian Henson, Ricky Tinez, and so on, so that more people are exposed to your brilliant content? For example modular challenges: choose only 4 (?) modules plus a sequencer and come up with as many different patches as possible. Or challenge the collaborators by limiting the module functions. And so on. The modular world needs to see more Monotrail!

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому

      Hey, first off, thanks a lot! Really excited about this new project, and super happy to keep going! I have a lot of plans for videos, some ideas for collaborations are forming as well. I have to say I can imagine these great people get a million and a half requests from people who would like to do that. So thought id focus on my own first and aim for that magical 10k sub count! It feels like a milestone to me getting there, then I can imagine it is indeed a nice to to seek some collabs :) Thanks for the kind words, always feel free to share my stuff :) And all the best!

  • @Chris-qq7mt
    @Chris-qq7mt 2 роки тому

    Truly inspiring! Love your highly educational videos.

  • @ThroughTheBag
    @ThroughTheBag 6 місяців тому

    Awesome!

  • @nikkortumblr
    @nikkortumblr 2 роки тому

    I’m trying to use Mk4 H1 - Crossfade/Pan to Crossfade between two triggers patterns but it does’t work as expected. I don’t know why.

    • @nikkortumblr
      @nikkortumblr 2 роки тому +1

      I found the solution, parameter 1 (clip mode) has to be set to 1 and not 0

  • @chasethevioletsun9996
    @chasethevioletsun9996 2 роки тому +1

    Don't want to spend $100 on an A134? Make one for six times the price with a Maths and a Zlob Vnicursal like I did!
    I kid. I really appreciate the breakdown of how the module is internally patched in this video. One doesn't always need to rush out and buy a new dedicated module.

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому +1

      Always multiple solutions in modular land! Cheers :)

  • @MartinDoudoroffLLC
    @MartinDoudoroffLLC 2 роки тому

    Excellent! (Also: I spy a Droid setup!)

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому

      Thanks! And yes, working on a video on that, but needs more time than regular modules. Really excited about it though!

  • @snörre23
    @snörre23 2 роки тому

    Wanted to ask this for some time, do you have the SQ 1 in a flatter enclosure or does it just look like that ?

    • @MonotrailTechTalk
      @MonotrailTechTalk  2 роки тому

      Just looks like it I guess! It's just a regular one :)