Videos 2 and 3 for Bloom will be releasing this week, and we have plans to do more series for our other modules. Let us know what you'd like to see next!
Really love this module. Been using it for little over 1 year and its my favourite sequencer of all sequencers in eurorack. Made a video november last year showcsing its potential very prog rock-ish. Its very fun to just have 1 step and modulate the parameters.
That's great--we're glad you like it, and thanks for the kind words! Have you seen the other videos in our series on Bloom? Here you go! ua-cam.com/play/PLuFHXikXiwGhYmaIwlb59rISLSZ_cXRk9.html
This demo is crystal clear and displays the workflow perfectly... pfff ok now i need this. Was looking for a new sequencer with a twist, and this seems far more than a simple twist BUT it also looks really intuitive.Thank you (not from my bank account perspective) (just kidding this is awesome) 💙
Thanks for letting us know! We're glad these videos are a good resource. Have you seen our playlist on Bloom? It's a solid 3-part series. Enjoy! Here you go: ua-cam.com/play/PLuFHXikXiwGhYmaIwlb59rISLSZ_cXRk9.html
seems pretty cool. One question- with the with the PATH, BRANCHES, and MUTATION knobs, do they only change CV (v/oct) values or can they also introduce changes to the gate trigger pattern as well?
Branches and Paths will introduce both CV and Gate On/Off variations, but are separate from the main trunk sequence. Mutation will only affect the CV, but it's destructive to the main trunk sequence. It's not permanently destructive however; you can revert back to your original sequence by holding SHIFT and pressing the RESET button. Hope this helps!
Something I’m not sure I’m missing but would like to know more about is whether it’s possible to alter gate length. My music is quite ambient and slow drones etc and long envelopes is what I tend to like. I may be missing something but couldn’t work out how to make long gates.
Right on! Glad this was useful for you! Have you seen the other videos we have for Bloom? Here's the three-part playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLuFHXikXiwGhYmaIwlb59rISLSZ_cXRk9.html
Quick question please as I am quite interested in this module - if I reload a sequence and set Mutations/Branches/Paths/Root to the exact same values I used last time, would I get the same fractal evolution of the sequence?
Hello! Each of these functions behave a bit differently when it comes to their algorithms, so we'd be happy to clarify. The Branches and Paths algorithms are newly generated each time a new pattern is loaded. This can be when a pattern is saved or loaded in the Pattern submenu, or when Bloom is power cycled. The Branches and Paths algorithms are not saved with the patterns, and are procedurally generated each pattern update. Mutations is always random, with the knob/CV input increasing the percentage a note will change when played. So Branches/Paths=new algorithms every time a pattern is saved/loaded/power cycled, and Mutations=always random changes to the root sequence. Hope this helps!
I've got the module now but am confused on step edit. For example ratchets - I can only get this to work per step when the transport is stopped using an external clock. Is this right?
Can I ask the rationale behind making the root control diatonic rather than chromatic? I’ve had my bloom for a while and I find it very difficult to use alongside other sequencers As I can only “transpose” my sequence within its own key, Such that I need an external quantizer to actually change the key signature, While merely having the root note transpose chromatically regardless of the scale setting would allow me to very easily match my sequence to the key of my song
Hi, @gubooo2000 and thanks for your questions. The reason we chose diatonic scaling for Root is because it keeps the knob musical and in key with the trunk sequence. The Root knob was designed to work in harmony with the rest of Bloom, as opposed to adjusting the key of the sequence itself. Hope this sheds some light on concerns - and happy patching!
@@QuBitElectronix Actually in the year of owning Bloom since writing this comment, I have come full 180 and totally understand and really appreciate the choice for diatonic root scaling. It's fantastically useful! I really like that I can send CV values to the root note and effectively modulate the whole sequence in a way that is diatonically related. Diatonic chord changes! It's great. The only reason i wanted chromatic key shifting was so that i could use math to match keys during a performance, but I realize that's sort of an immature way to use eurorack (and can be done with adders easily), while with diatonic shifting I can use that same kind of math to do modal stuff - Bloom is awesome.
so i am still a bit confused on tuning this thing. i understand selecting the scale, but i keep getting notes outside of the key i wanted. what is the range on the root note setting, is each light a half step? and when i send it into a tuner it says my notes are hitting 20-30 cents off, is there a way to fine tune it?
The Root knob is a diatonic transposition of Bloom's sequence. It will stay in the key of your oscillator's frequency and Bloom scale. That being said your notes shouldn't be 20-30 cents off. If you are having trouble with tuning on your Bloom, our support team would be happy to troubleshoot it with you! You can reach out via the contact form on our site.
One thing I noticed as I followed along... My Path LEDs only lit up to the third one and I needed to turn the knob fully CW to get it there. Any ideas why?
The amount of available Paths is determined by the amount of Branches selected. If only 1 Branch is selected, there will only be 2 Paths available across the Path knob. If you have 7 Branches selected, then you can scrub through 128 different Paths.
Is there a way to constrain the different notes played? When my Bloom is meandering away, occasionally a note higher than I would really like will pop out unexpectedly. I understand that this is the whole point and charm of this module, but sometimes I would like a degree of control.
Great question! Bloom is not able to attenuate its mutated notes to prevent the higher pitched note values. We will definitely keep this configurability in mind for future revisions, and hope you continue to enjoy Bloom!
Just ordered mine today!!!
That's great, and thank you! We know you'll love it.
I'd love to see more videos like this.
Videos 2 and 3 for Bloom will be releasing this week, and we have plans to do more series for our other modules. Let us know what you'd like to see next!
@@QuBitElectronix I’d love to see some videos on creative uses for Synapse!
@@QuBitElectronix Thanks!
@@GhostKitchenBand ok----we will consider that with the others in the que.
I may have to rethink my system to make room for this 🤩
Mine arrived today! LesssGo!
All aboard the Bloom hype train!
As someone who is new to the hobby and no idea where to even start, you make this seem really unintimidating. Very nice videos
demystifying Eurorack is the name of the game. I'm glad our videos are helping!
I love "Bloom" and I am very pleased that you are now doing tutorials about it. Thanks for that.
Glad you like them! Make sure you check out parts 2 and 3 also!
One of my favorite modules ever. Wow, the new video format is amazing and love your new host :)
Glad you like it-And thanks for the kind words on our host too!
Really love this module. Been using it for little over 1 year and its my favourite sequencer of all sequencers in eurorack. Made a video november last year showcsing its potential very prog rock-ish. Its very fun to just have 1 step and modulate the parameters.
What a great technique...thanks for sharing that!
Thank you Qu Bit, what a treat! I just received my Bloom from you guys last week.
Wonderful! Hope these tutorials help you. Stay tuned this week for the other two episodes!
Can´t be a coincidence that this tutorial came out the same day i got mine :) Put the other one out asap please!
Almost like we knew! Stay tuned this week as the rest of this series is released!
Just got my Bloom, thanks for this AWESOME tutorial! 🚀
That's great--we're glad you like it, and thanks for the kind words!
Have you seen the other videos in our series on Bloom?
Here you go!
ua-cam.com/play/PLuFHXikXiwGhYmaIwlb59rISLSZ_cXRk9.html
@@QuBitElectronix Yes, thank you they are very helpful! 👌👌💥💫🎵
This demo is crystal clear and displays the workflow perfectly... pfff ok now i need this.
Was looking for a new sequencer with a twist, and this seems far more than a simple twist BUT it also looks really intuitive.Thank you (not from my bank account perspective) (just kidding this is awesome) 💙
Thanks for letting us know! We're glad these videos are a good resource.
Have you seen our playlist on Bloom? It's a solid 3-part series. Enjoy!
Here you go:
ua-cam.com/play/PLuFHXikXiwGhYmaIwlb59rISLSZ_cXRk9.html
Ah, man... mine doesn't have the blooming light tree upgrade. But, I still love it. Glad to see this series. Nicely done! :)
Glad you enjoy it!
Amazing tutorial for one of the funnest, most interesting modules out there! Great job!
So glad the series was useful for you. Bloom really is special!
cool video! I own Bloom for two years now and it's still fun to use it. Great module!!
That's fantastic - glad it's still fun to use!!
Sleeper module no more! Wow, this is awesome
Great to hear. Enjoy!
Very useful tutorial, complex modules like bloom need it to reveal their full functionality...understand mine better now.
That's great - mission accomplished!
Wonderful!
Glad to have you here!
omg yes those videos are great
We're so glad they are useful for you. Any questions, just ask!
When you turn branches at 7:11, the sequence sounds like it is no longer 4 steps. Can you please explain that?
That's the magic of this fractal sequencer. You can get so much from just a few steps.
seems pretty cool. One question- with the with the PATH, BRANCHES, and MUTATION knobs, do they only change CV (v/oct) values or can they also introduce changes to the gate trigger pattern as well?
Branches and Paths will introduce both CV and Gate On/Off variations, but are separate from the main trunk sequence. Mutation will only affect the CV, but it's destructive to the main trunk sequence. It's not permanently destructive however; you can revert back to your original sequence by holding SHIFT and pressing the RESET button. Hope this helps!
Brilliant!
Thank you! :) More to come....
Something I’m not sure I’m missing but would like to know more about is whether it’s possible to alter gate length. My music is quite ambient and slow drones etc and long envelopes is what I tend to like. I may be missing something but couldn’t work out how to make long gates.
You can change a step's gate length by holding down the step's encoder, and turning the encoder while holding it down!
I think Qu - Bit could sell much more modules if there would be more videos available. Would love to see more in depht Videos about the Nebulae.
Nebulae is on the list! Thanks for watching.
geat video. have nice day 😅💋
Thank you! You too!
With the release of Nautilus, talk to us about the possibility a Qu-Bit full system with the idea that Santa is real?!
A Qu-system is always in talks, but we want to release a few more projects that would help realize it before we begin considering the system ;)
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! The manual is useless aside from explanation of parts.
Right on! Glad this was useful for you! Have you seen the other videos we have for Bloom? Here's the three-part playlist:
ua-cam.com/play/PLuFHXikXiwGhYmaIwlb59rISLSZ_cXRk9.html
Quick question please as I am quite interested in this module - if I reload a sequence and set Mutations/Branches/Paths/Root to the exact same values I used last time, would I get the same fractal evolution of the sequence?
Hello! Each of these functions behave a bit differently when it comes to their algorithms, so we'd be happy to clarify. The Branches and Paths algorithms are newly generated each time a new pattern is loaded. This can be when a pattern is saved or loaded in the Pattern submenu, or when Bloom is power cycled. The Branches and Paths algorithms are not saved with the patterns, and are procedurally generated each pattern update. Mutations is always random, with the knob/CV input increasing the percentage a note will change when played.
So Branches/Paths=new algorithms every time a pattern is saved/loaded/power cycled, and Mutations=always random changes to the root sequence. Hope this helps!
@@QuBitElectronix Thank you!
I've got the module now but am confused on step edit. For example ratchets - I can only get this to work per step when the transport is stopped using an external clock. Is this right?
Can I ask the rationale behind making the root control diatonic rather than chromatic? I’ve had my bloom for a while and I find it very difficult to use alongside other sequencers As I can only “transpose” my sequence within its own key, Such that I need an external quantizer to actually change the key signature, While merely having the root note transpose chromatically regardless of the scale setting would allow me to very easily match my sequence to the key of my song
Hi, @gubooo2000 and thanks for your questions.
The reason we chose diatonic scaling for Root is because it keeps the knob musical and in key with the trunk sequence.
The Root knob was designed to work in harmony with the rest of Bloom, as opposed to adjusting the key of the sequence itself.
Hope this sheds some light on concerns - and happy patching!
@@QuBitElectronix Actually in the year of owning Bloom since writing this comment, I have come full 180 and totally understand and really appreciate the choice for diatonic root scaling. It's fantastically useful! I really like that I can send CV values to the root note and effectively modulate the whole sequence in a way that is diatonically related. Diatonic chord changes! It's great. The only reason i wanted chromatic key shifting was so that i could use math to match keys during a performance, but I realize that's sort of an immature way to use eurorack (and can be done with adders easily), while with diatonic shifting I can use that same kind of math to do modal stuff -
Bloom is awesome.
so i am still a bit confused on tuning this thing. i understand selecting the scale, but i keep getting notes outside of the key i wanted. what is the range on the root note setting, is each light a half step? and when i send it into a tuner it says my notes are hitting 20-30 cents off, is there a way to fine tune it?
The Root knob is a diatonic transposition of Bloom's sequence. It will stay in the key of your oscillator's frequency and Bloom scale. That being said your notes shouldn't be 20-30 cents off. If you are having trouble with tuning on your Bloom, our support team would be happy to troubleshoot it with you! You can reach out via the contact form on our site.
whatever happened to the fabled ratcheting fix?
Thanks for your interest---there's a detailed explanation in the description above. Hope this helps. :)
One thing I noticed as I followed along... My Path LEDs only lit up to the third one and I needed to turn the knob fully CW to get it there. Any ideas why?
The amount of available Paths is determined by the amount of Branches selected. If only 1 Branch is selected, there will only be 2 Paths available across the Path knob. If you have 7 Branches selected, then you can scrub through 128 different Paths.
Is there a way to constrain the different notes played?
When my Bloom is meandering away, occasionally a note higher than I would really like will pop out unexpectedly.
I understand that this is the whole point and charm of this module, but sometimes I would like a degree of control.
Great question! Bloom is not able to attenuate its mutated notes to prevent the higher pitched note values. We will definitely keep this configurability in mind for future revisions, and hope you continue to enjoy Bloom!