Mutes - the first DivKid Eurorack module
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- *TIMING INDEX / SECTIONS BELOW* So here we have it, the FIRST DivKid Eurorack module. It's been a long journey (and and on / off casual one to start with) since I first drew up a rough idea and panel design for this years back but this super simple, but highly effective little module (if I do say so myself) is finally released! Now I'm not a circuit designer or manufacturer, which is why this took some time. But more recently I worked with Befaco to bring this to life so I'm proud to say that although this is a DivKid module the PCBs say "powered by Befaco" on them. There's tonnes of potential ways to patch and make use of this and nothing will make me happier than to see the module living in peoples systems for a long time. This is available as a DIY kit or PCB/panel as well as assembled. Check the link below for more information.
*CORRECTION* This is available as a FULL DIY KIT or PCB/Panel combo not a partial kit as I say at the end of the video.
More information here - divkidvideo.com/mutes/
TIMING INDEX / SECTIONS
00:00 unboxing, general teasing etc
00:59 Reveal and patch previews
01:33 Sponsor message, and feature run down
02:18 Adding mutes to mixers (inputs and outputs)
03:22 Dub style FX performance tricks
05:20 Muting, pinging and performing with CV modulation
06:54 Combing muting and "ping switching" of gates, audio, cascaded FX sends and modulation.
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Mutes have been a great addition to my system!
Although they don't carry pitch information accurately, these are the best mutes I have seen. I have used a couple of other mute modules, and none come close to the build quality of Mutes. Add the momentary and latching switch and vacrtrol response, and you have a winner.
If I could ask for more, I would be stoked if it mixed down multiple inputs to a single output and carried pitch info, but I supposed we traded the latter for vactrol response. Not a bad trade; I'm just glad this is now stated in the manual (as it wasn't when I purchased the module).
If you are on the fence about Mutes, I'd recommend trying it out; it's worth the price.
thanks for the kind words. Yeah Vactrols and pitch - no go unfortunately. Though if you run it into a quantiser afterwards you can get some interesting results (like with most things).
We went with the input splitting to allow for patching one sound out to multiple places that can be performed in terms of routing with the mutes. That's been really performative and important for me but as you say doesn't then allow for the mixing.
Senior Div of Kid, just picked up mutes (the second batch of mutes from thonk - I missed the first batch) and soldered it up this evening. Just had very quick play with it... Totally changed my modular mixing. Will do some nifty CV stuff with this tomorrow.... fab! Many thanks for coming up with this.
Just ordered! I need the functionality AND I wanted to support all the great help you provide in the demos. The vids have helped me learn so much and depleted my bank account... long live Eurocrack!
Got my name on the list here in Seattle at Patchwerks. Was seriously surprised, and pleased, to see they're one of the US dealers!
Yeah they're stock is in transit and Cindy was great to talk to. I tried to get stock into stores that I had some connection with (through friends or directly).
@@DivKid Awesome!!!! They're a great shop, we're fortunate to have them here!
nice to hear
Nice! Those temporary switches are a nice idea.
Yeah momentary and latching is a big thing in use.
I remember when this video first was uploaded, liked the look of this module but I only had a Mother 32 that I was pairing with Moogerfoogers.
Now I could put one of these to good use. I need to check around and pick one up. Owning a module designed by someone who has been so helpful by answering my questions and posting so much useful content.
It must be exciting to be using a finished version of a module you designed.
Cracking module Ben. Such simple but insanely useful functions. Congratulations!
Yeah very simply in use few tricks to take it that bit further.
Such a great idea I’ll get 2 of these!!!
I love the momentary on. Very artistic minded and YES IT IS CLICKLESS!!!🥰
:)
Congrats on that! I'm sure with the variety of modules and combinations of, that you work with, many ideas for improving functionality come up. Good stuff! Hopefully we'll see more down the line.
Lots of other ideas to come hopefully. Cheers!
I love it. Super simple... performance oriented... focus on playability. Lovely!
cheers Will.
Congrats!! Very well deserved :)
Keep on making videos!
thank you Simon.
Congratulations on the first module Ben!
I have several times thought of building exactly THAT myself, because it will be perfect for live jams! :-O
Thanks for great content!
cheers Morten much appreciated.
Love the momentary/toggle implementation, looks great for performing! That patch with the plucks routed to delays and reverb is a fantastic idea.
lots of ways to use it and another video of patches planned.
Well, that’s just delightful! Congratulations, man! Sounds rad!
Cheers
Congrats Ben! Here's to many successful future modules from your stable!
I hope so, thanks.
Super stoked! Congratulations mate! Definitely getting one of these :)
nice one, enjoy! :)
Already sold out on the site I went to, super happy for you Ben. Congratulations, seems to be a hit!
Seems so, thanks Nathan.
Genuinely very pleased for you and this is something that I've been after for years. If this is the right price I don't see why you wouldn't need one.
thanks Cat.
Great idea! Congratz on that module!
cheers
Great idea. Love the switch having the momentary option!
Congratulations man! Great module idea, I’ll pick one up for sure
thanks.
I accidentally saw that the inputs are sent to other outputs. Then I saw this video :D This is amazing!
Yeah treat it like a multiple with mutes between, designed that way so one sound can be sent to multiple FX units and you can play the mutes feeding different reverbs and delays.
@@DivKid It is also possible to send several trigger signals via a single output. Just mindblowing... I am going to need more mutes ^^
RE to a single output ... it doesn't work as a mixer.
Think input splitter, rather than output mixer.
@@DivKid oh then I need an inverted mutes 😅
haha
Congrats! At first I thought I'd prefer the push buttons, but the temporary latching changed my mind.
fair enough, cheers!
Congratulations ! Beatific concept bro!
thank you.
Momentary switches are a really great idea. good luck with this and future developments. Those patch ideas were great too!
thanks TIm.
My system is complete. Then I watch this video. I have four voices and I love how flexible this module is for bringing them in and out in various ways. There are times when I just want to solo the kick and punch things in and out. This module looks perfectly planned and executed for flexible performance solutions built around a super playable interface. Nice work DK!
thanks a lot, really glad to see people gelling with the idea.
I like. Much. Thanks for doing it and for sharing the realization of your idea. Not everyone gets to do such things, so it is natural you would want to share your excitement about this project. With all the educational stuff you do, it would seem to me ungenerous to complain about such a thing. Gratitude would seem to demand, minimally, a bit more understanding.
Great work - and cheers to Befaco and the worm guy.
Happy for criticism too of course, but thanks for the nice words.
What a great idea! Congrats to your first module. :)
chers Peter.
Congrats! Super useful. Keep em coming.
thanks
im goona buy it bcause it makes sence and bcause your are a great teacher and person.
much love and support from germany
Damn. Glad you've finally gotten into Modular production. Knew it was only a matter of time.
Onya, bud, keep bleepin and bloopin.
Congrats!! Way cool idea and module!🎉
thanks Todd, appreciate that.
Congratulations! Looks and sounds great.
Popped up on my news feed before the UA-cam notification, must be important....
ooh nice! Must be good.
congrats on the new module, buddy!
thank you.
Sic mod. I'll seriously get one when I get to that point. Great job!
Huge congrats Ben!
thank you.
Wonderful Ben! Many, many successes with this! I can see myself getting at least one and a Befaco Burst in my next Thonk order! Well done mate!
nice one, cheers!
"This video is sponsored by meeee!" - Made my day! Congrats to the module release, Ben!
haha yeah had to be a little bit silly :)
WOW!!! BRILLIANT!!!! Congrats!!!! totally fantastic!!! BRAVO!!!
thank you.
Awesome! Congratz :D Hope i get my hand on one of these some day. Great design.
Nice one Lasse.
I needed this module today when I laid down a track. Brilliant idea Ben!
nice one Rod.
Excellent, just what I need. Ordered!👍
cheers Steven.
Excellent. The momentary switch is win. Congrats.
Would be interesting to see the switches angled horizontally so you could play them like a piano :D
you wouldn't be able to play them nicely when aligned vertically.
Congratulations, Ben! Great little module, sounds very pro (love them vactrols) - I hope you sell a ton!!
thanks Ned, appreciate that.
I missed it, congratulations! and very nice idea!
wow, excellent sound this new module
Well done! Looks super useful!
cheers
“erm...yea...of course I am” love it man, whoever said you aren’t allowed to promote something you made is totally out of touch. Keep it up bro
hahaha thanks.
Congratulations you have great ideas...
great little module, very useful! Congrats!
thanks Martin.
Sweetness. I wanted something like this for years
Me too! March 2016 I sketched this out.
As soon as I have some extra money I will be buying one of these to help support the cause!!!
nice one, thanks Luke.
Congratulations 🙌
thanks Rich.
I was just driving to work imagining a module w on/off switches for sound and modulation, and it hit me: that's what mutes is😂
great minds think alike
Super useful… Yes congratulations I will be picking one up soon.
nice one, thanks.
Congratulations on your baby! It's so cute and handsome, looks a bit like its father.
haha thanks Jonas.
CONGRATS!!! for more!! ❤️
cheers Luis.
Alright! This is sick. Bout to scoop for my video cv sends 😎
whoooo
The fact this can mute everything makes it extremely useful! I’m definitely getting this when I’ve built up enough arcade credits to spend lol
good luck with the Arcade credits! haha.
Very nice, sir. I especially like the vactrol integration.
Yeah nice to get those into there.
Ooh, that hits the spot. I’ve been looking for something like this in a good form factor and The King of the North rucks up with one just in time. Thonk’d it...now sat here eagerly waiting, solder iron in hand.
"Thonk'd it" great new saying.
Well done, Ben, a great little module :-)
Looks like a very practical piece of kit
yep, cheers!
Simple but useful performance module! Well done!
thank you.
Simple and effective. Perfect logical divkid solution:)
cheers Ninja
Congrats. Looks super useful.
yeah finding lots of uses for it. Cheers Matt.
Yes! and there was me about to try and build a passive mute module. Definitely picking up a couple of these!
Nice one, enjoy it.
@@DivKid first one built and in the rack, sounds great and makes things so much easier than trying to turn up and down volume knobs. Love the momentary switches as well, great to just drop stuff in. Perfect module!
I've been wanting exactly this for awhile. Would love a 1U panel version. Congrats!!!
I'd like a 1U panel too, but the market is way too small to invest in that happening. Plus the dilution of that further with Intellijel or Pulp Logic standards makes it tricky. I might explore it further though.
I like this!
Well done! Love it.
thanks Mike.
Simply brilliant!!! 😻😻😻🤘🏻👽🤘🏻
cheers
Was just filling up a new Thonk basket when this newy appeared.. couldn't resist .. of course :)
very good, enjoy it.
So simple yet so freaking Awesome! I do have to admit I am pretty bad because every video I see about almost any module I think..."Yeah, I need that." Moreso in this case! Well played sir.
haha thanks!
Congrats!! Very cool!
cheers
This should be called the DivKid 'Mod-you-all' ;-)
Nice piece of kit!
haha
Love this concept.
Cheers Luca.
Nice Ben. Congrats!
cheers
just picked up a pair. Nice one
thanks! Enjoy them.
Coming from a background of singing and guitar ie traditional performance, I'm just getting into the into the idea of modular, scheming how I would utilize a small system in my workflow. Funny how a little utilitarian performance tool like this is making the whole thing seem a lot more viable as a means of live performance. When I plump for my first few modules this will definitely be on the list along with all your other modules!
Perfect! I wanted to bring that simple function and performability into the format and it's wonderful to see people engaging with the module, or at your stage finding inspiration in the idea.
All the best for you own journey into it all.
Looks great Ben
Cheers Mark.
Looks great.
cheers Indigo
Looks awesome! pre-ordered 2 :)
great thanks.
Congrats!
thanks.
congrats! great module!
thanks
I noticed this in your Superbooth video with Prok drums. At first I thought maybe it was a prok module, but could tell there was some difference in the style. Looks great. I like those toggles with the momentary option. I used those in my O2 mini pops when I made it. Works great.
I just ordered one through Chris (Tin Shed Modular) but I think I'll need more! Very nice!
Congrats Ben! Always knew you weren't just eye candy ; ) I'll be plopping my drug money down just as soon as it is laundered and you get the product on the streets of the US.
first lot of US stock should go to Control but they sold out the pre orders. Patchwerks will be next to them I think.
dope! congrats, sir!
thank you.
Brilliant Ben!!!
cheers.
Very well designed module, Well done Ben !!! I juste tested it on a friend's case, and I Ioved it as it feets perfectly in my workflow. Using vactrols for this purpose is a fu***** great idea ! So now, surely like hundreds other people, I want one.. And as it looks like it's out of stock everywhere so I hope you'll make another batch of this beauty soon, and also I hope you'll make some more Divkid modules if you have more great ideas like this one ;-)..
Congrats Ben!! I want to build one!!
Do so! cheers.
Nice design! It's all about those switches and the vactrols, man.
:) nice.
I have been relying on muting modules extensively, this must go on the shopping list.
Nice one Ben, nicely thought out! Hopefully I'll have something interesting coming soon from FoMu too...
oooooh nice, I'm going to message you.
Congratulations on your module, its not surprising that it's über useful and really smart! I have been looking at options for a mute for cv routing... may just need a couple of these! cheers!
nice one Rogue.
marvellous .... well done
Thanks Bruno.
nice! good work div
cheers Kaiser.
Missed opportunity. You should have done fanfare a-la Chiptune!
Dope dope..such an important module
thank you
Yes, great for triggering fx . Good work !
cheers