So these modes are impossible on Rene 2 as 'latch' mode is not momentary as 'play' mode on the original is. Very sad day for me discovering this as I have just transitioned.
You could do that, but you'd end up 'loosing' a bunch of steps. A different way would be to use some kind of burst generator or 2nd clock into the X-MOD (or Y-MOD) input and enable Gate AND (G*MOD) in the appropriate FUN page. Then, on each stage you want to ratchet, enable the X or Y Gate (depending on if you're using XMOD or YMOD) on that stage. This will basically only let the 2nd 'mod' clock through on those stages.
Fantastic as per usual!!!! Love the all of them, but the "Tenori On" trip was brilliantly accomplished. Your depth and clarity is ALWAYS VERY APPRECIATED! You and Divine are the only guys out there offering up the chalice. Besides manuals are there any books on Modular Synthesis that you have found useful?
sorry for the late reply. Any books on synthesis in general I think are very helpful since all the same principles apply. As far as modular-specific writings, I throughly enjoy the Buchla Music Easel manual (pdf around the web somewhere) as well as Allen Strange's "Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and Controls".
I've always wanted a sequencer that can do this! Brilliant! Could describe how you got that particular plucked round tone in the "touch sequence " part? Thanks for the great videos!
I don't remember the exact settings, but it would have been a Piston Honda through a QMMG (Optomix would work as well), with a very fast envelope to the control input of the Optomix/QMMG. Much of the "pluck" character comes from the Optomix + fast EG combo. However, the Piston Honda provides a great range of harmonic input to the Optomix resulting in some really wonderful ranges of plucked/struck sounds.
There's a couple ways. The simplest would be to use a channel of Maths as your clock divider, and tune the rise/fall times for the clock rate (see the Maths manual for the clock divider example). This will obviously be a little fiddly and you'll have to tune the divisions by ear, but of course you can also tune to *any* rate you wanted. If you really wanted definite divisions, and you had a clock divider, you could also add a voltage controlled switch, patch the divisions you want into the switch, and then use the Rene CV to select the inputs on the switch... this is essentially what the 4ms RCD is.
ah right, no reset there. I would try it anyway, you may not need it. Now that I think about it, you wouldn't have a reset with the "divider into a switch" case either, unless the divider had a reset.
These techniques look really cool, but Rene is so unresponsive to my touch, it doesn't work well for anything done in real time; well, it isn't reliable in this way is a better way of putting it. Really appreciate all your videos
So these modes are impossible on Rene 2 as 'latch' mode is not momentary as 'play' mode on the original is. Very sad day for me discovering this as I have just transitioned.
This is exactly what I was looking for in my research on how to use Rene as a controller. Thank you as always for your videos!
Wow this is great and still very relevant! Just bought an old René and needed some inspiration! Thanks!
Thank you for the great demo videos. They are extremely helpful for both modules I own and ones Im looking into buying.
Didn't even think of most of these modes thank you so much!!
Can I do this in 2023 with Rene 2?
This was super helpful thx James!
great series very helpful in deciding to buy one and use one!
Very helpful for someone who just got one of these.
Thanks, just got this thing and still learning it :)
any idea how you would create ratchets in this sequencer? guess you just set 2 or 3 pots on the same output cv or something?
You could do that, but you'd end up 'loosing' a bunch of steps.
A different way would be to use some kind of burst generator or 2nd clock into the X-MOD (or Y-MOD) input and enable Gate AND (G*MOD) in the appropriate FUN page. Then, on each stage you want to ratchet, enable the X or Y Gate (depending on if you're using XMOD or YMOD) on that stage. This will basically only let the 2nd 'mod' clock through on those stages.
Fantastic as per usual!!!! Love the all of them, but the "Tenori On" trip was brilliantly accomplished.
Your depth and clarity is ALWAYS VERY APPRECIATED! You and Divine are the only guys out there offering up the chalice. Besides manuals are there any books on Modular Synthesis that you have found useful?
sorry for the late reply. Any books on synthesis in general I think are very helpful since all the same principles apply. As far as modular-specific writings, I throughly enjoy the Buchla Music Easel manual (pdf around the web somewhere) as well as Allen Strange's "Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and Controls".
I've always wanted a sequencer that can do this! Brilliant! Could describe how you got that particular plucked round tone in the "touch sequence " part? Thanks for the great videos!
I don't remember the exact settings, but it would have been a Piston Honda through a QMMG (Optomix would work as well), with a very fast envelope to the control input of the Optomix/QMMG. Much of the "pluck" character comes from the Optomix + fast EG combo. However, the Piston Honda provides a great range of harmonic input to the Optomix resulting in some really wonderful ranges of plucked/struck sounds.
Great videos! Really helpful! Thanks!
Great vid. I'm wondering how to produce a static voltage with Maths? Thanks
use channel 2 or 3 out and turn their corresponding center knobs positive
your demos are awesome
3:58 assembling this mpc mode in 2024... what other modules can replace the high voltage from maths
Anything that can output an offset. Intellijel Quadratt is great if you have a 1hp row in your case.
for that last part, how would you achieve the patch if you didnt have a reset or a 4ms rotating clock divider to patch your "Y Gate" into??
There's a couple ways. The simplest would be to use a channel of Maths as your clock divider, and tune the rise/fall times for the clock rate (see the Maths manual for the clock divider example). This will obviously be a little fiddly and you'll have to tune the divisions by ear, but of course you can also tune to *any* rate you wanted. If you really wanted definite divisions, and you had a clock divider, you could also add a voltage controlled switch, patch the divisions you want into the switch, and then use the Rene CV to select the inputs on the switch... this is essentially what the 4ms RCD is.
ahhh for instance a Tempi and a rotating switch would work for that but without a reset or is the reset on the rotating switch??
Oh yeah! or just Tempi, and use CV select of different STATEs where you have different rates set!
but what acts as the reset on the Tempi, the CV select of states??
ah right, no reset there. I would try it anyway, you may not need it. Now that I think about it, you wouldn't have a reset with the "divider into a switch" case either, unless the divider had a reset.
q-cv programming on this one is on point
Thanks thanks thanks
These techniques look really cool, but Rene is so unresponsive to my touch, it doesn't work well for anything done in real time; well, it isn't reliable in this way is a better way of putting it. Really appreciate all your videos
use lotion on your hands to increase conductivty
yes or sometimes I lick my finger and this works in a pinch
Nice