mostly things, but also some stuff https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/ 2026-05-07T14:02:14+00:00 https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/ https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/_media/wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2023-05-07T02:49:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:0-coast?rev=1683427776&do=diff Make Noise 0-Coast A single-voice semi-modular synthesizer. Pronounced “zero coast”, “oh coast”, or “no coast”, the name derives from its loyalty-free blend of both East and West Coast synthesis techniques. Patch notes Resources [Manual] eurorack oscillator lfo midi text/html 2023-03-06T06:02:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:2023-02-11?rev=1678082527&do=diff 2023-02-11 For this session, I decided to set the mixer's USB send to the first four channels rather than the aux and main outs. The idea was that it would allow me to tweak the mix after recording. I ran the OP-Z through M1 and M2 and the Pico System III (which I used to mix the Eurorack devices down to line level) through M4. text/html 2023-03-05T18:17:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:2023-03-04?rev=1678040264&do=diff 2023-03-04 This was a single track assembled entirely on my OP-Z. It started as an exercise in using variable-length steps and turned into...well, this. Below is the initial export. I'm not entirely pleased with the mastering, but I don't have the proper vocabulary to express why or to tweak it to sound better. (I want to say it needs a compressor on the hats and some adjustments to the loudness normalization, but I'm not sure.) text/html 2023-03-15T05:48:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:2023-03-14?rev=1678859326&do=diff 2023-03-14 This is the first recording to feature the Syntakt. I had been struggling to make it sing until I started playing with the Forbidden Planet, and that's when inspiration struck. Much like the recordings of 2023-02-11, I used Pamela's Pro Workout to send the Plaits quantized random notes. text/html 2023-05-27T19:06:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:a-148?rev=1685214416&do=diff Doepfer A-148 Dual sample-and-hold/track-and-hold. Each channel has a jumper to configure the mode. By default, the bottom channel is set to T+H. Note that in T+H mode, the hold trigger must be a falling edge (thus a high input is necessary to enable tracking). text/html 2023-06-19T19:53:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:acdc?rev=1687204391&do=diff Befaco AC/DC 4-in/4-out USB audio interface. Extremely useful for connecting hardware modules to VCV Rack. eurorack text/html 2023-05-07T02:38:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:aikido?rev=1683427119&do=diff Bastl Instruments Aikido I think I picked this up because the shop was out of Intellijel's Quad VCA, but I'm glad I did. There is a lot going on beneath its straightforward-looking front panel. Both the inputs and CV can be optionally cascaded to the following channels, and all channels are mixed together into an independent mix out. text/html 2023-05-22T00:02:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:bloom?rev=1684713740&do=diff Qu-Bit Electronix Bloom A two-channel fractal sequencer. Each channel starts with a user-programmed sequence (up to 32 steps), then algorithmically generates new sequences based on that one. As is typical for Qu-Bit modules, most parameters for the active channel can be controlled with CV. text/html 2024-02-16T01:56:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:bluebox?rev=1708048563&do=diff 1010 Bluebox A multitrack mixer and recorder. Synchronization One particular challenge with the Bluebox is synchronization. While it has MIDI I/O, there is currently no way to tell the Bluebox to ignore MIDI STOP messages. In practice this means losing out on those delicious tails, which is a total waste! We need a way to filter out such messages so the recording doesn't stop prematurely. text/html 2023-05-07T02:44:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:data?rev=1683427467&do=diff Mordax DATA A modular instrumentation multitool, containing a 4-input scope with buffered through ports; a tuner; a waveform generator; a clock source/div/mult; a spectrum scope; and more. An absolute must-have for any modular setup. Resources User guideFirmware updates eurorack oscilloscope signal_generator spectrum_analyzer text/html 2024-02-13T23:39:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:digitone?rev=1707867544&do=diff Elektron Digitone Firmware updates Load the SysEx file into Elektron Transfer, and connect the Digitone to the computer via USB. On the Digitone, navigate to Settings → System → OS Update. Press Send in Elektron Transfer. Once the update is complete, the Digitone will ask to be rebooted. text/html 2023-10-25T01:10:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:disting_ex?rev=1698196200&do=diff Expert Sleepers Disting Ex A power multi-tool. It can function as either a single unit or as two independent Disting mk. 4 modules. I also have the MIDI breakout installed. I tend to use this module either as an effect or in place of some utility I don't have in hardware. $X$$Y$$offset$$X + Y + offset$$X + offset$$X - Y - offset$$Y \pm offset$$X$$Y$$scale$$X\cdot Y\cdot scale$$-X\cdot Y\cdot scale$$X$$Y$$\lvert X+Y\rvert$$\lvert X\rvert$$\lvert X-Y\rvert$$\lvert Y\rvert$$X$$Y$$\min(X, Y)$$\max(… text/html 2023-07-29T01:50:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:eurorack_1?rev=1690595445&do=diff Eurorack 1 My first Eurorack setup, nearing completion (view on ModularGrid). Working title is BFE (Babby's First Eurorack). As much as I wanted a Tiptop Audio Mantis case, I couldn't wait any longer and went for an Arturia RackBrute 6U instead. It's a perfectly fine starter case, and I can always double up later text/html 2023-05-07T03:12:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:keystep_pro?rev=1683429143&do=diff Arturia Keystep Pro A four-voice polyphonic sequencing MIDI controller. Each voice can be sequenced into chainable patterns and outputs CVs for pitch, gate, and velocity/mod wheel. Resources [Manual] sequencer keyboard eurorack midi text/html 2023-05-07T02:41:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:miso?rev=1683427302&do=diff Tiptop Audio MISO Mix, Invert, Scale, Offset. Can be used as a quadruple attenuverter with offset, a dual 2-channel mixer, a 4-channel mixer with crossfader, or some combination thereof. mixer eurorack attenuverter text/html 2024-09-19T01:20:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:mrcc?rev=1726708818&do=diff Conductive Labs MRCC Short for MIDI Router Control Center. Usage We have chosen to allocate the ports according to the below table: Inport Device 1 (TRS B) Pamela's Pro Workout 2 Syntakt 3 Disting Ex 4 5 6 (TRS A) OP-Z USB (bidirectional) A NDLR B Keystep Pro C Great Conjunction D nanoKONTROL Studio (needs power injector) text/html 2024-02-17T21:46:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:ndlr?rev=1708206380&do=diff Conductive Labs NDLR v2 Pronounced “noodler”, this device is a genuinely novel four-part MIDI sequencer. Unlike most other sequencers, the NDLR itself generates the notes. The user picks a scale and plays intervals, and the NDLR does the rest. Firmware updates text/html 2023-05-07T02:49:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:op-z?rev=1683427799&do=diff Teenage Engineering OP-Z A tiny box with huge amounts of fun stored inside. It's a sequencer, sampler, synth, MIDI controller, performance tool, USB audio interface, and much more. Resources Online manualLine module guideOplab module guideRumble module guide Tips Interestingly, while two-way USB audio works out of the box on Linux, Windows requires some extra steps to recognize it as an input (output works fine). Use the following steps to configure Windows for two-way audio: text/html 2023-05-07T02:40:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:plaits?rev=1683427207&do=diff Mutable Instruments Plaits Note that Mutable Instruments has ceased operation as of December 2022, though they promise to provide support and repairs until June 2023. I expected Plaits to be an overrated module, but I was (happily) very wrong about that. With its 16 synthesis modes (24 with firmware 1.3), CV control of all main parameters, adjustable internal envelope, and sub-oscillator, it packs enormous versatility into a small space. Factor in its impeccable aesthetics and open-source d… text/html 2023-05-07T02:41:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:ppwo?rev=1683427279&do=diff ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's Pro Workout A modulation multi-tool powerhouse. While this purchase was somewhat impulsive, it has been anything but regrettable. eurorack clock sequencer lfo random quantizer text/html 2023-05-07T02:55:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:ps_iii?rev=1683428135&do=diff Erica Synths PicoSystem III A complete modular system in a compact desktop form factor. Resources [Manual] eurorack oscillator random sequencer mixer vca lpf bbd lfo text/html 2023-05-07T02:39:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:qplfo?rev=1683427141&do=diff 4MS Quad Pingable LFO 4MS no longer sells this module fully assembled, but they do sell it in kit form. Since that sounded like my idea of a good time anyway, I went for it. And boy, did it live up to those expectations. Assembly was a straightforward but pleasantly challenging 8 text/html 2024-09-19T00:40:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:start?rev=1726706406&do=diff Sounds Audio experiments and whatnot. I'm still definitely closer to a sonic tinkerer than a proper musician, but I'm learning and having fun in the process. Sessions 2023-02-112023-03-042023-03-14 A first attempt playing with the OP-Z: More fiddling around: First 0-Coast jam: text/html 2023-05-07T02:38:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:swn?rev=1683427081&do=diff 4ms Spherical Wavetable Navigator Almost a complete modular system by itself. It has six voices (and six LFOs), stereo output, and a unique mechanism for maneuvering through its wavetables. It ships with a detailed manual and a four-page cheat sheet, so you know it's serious. The wavetable editor (SphereEdit) also runs on Linux text/html 2024-04-12T04:43:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:syntakt?rev=1712897011&do=diff Elektron Syntakt A 12-voice drum synthesizer. Tips Elektron's LFO timings are at once opaque and yet strangely intuitive. LFO rates are specified in terms of two parameters: a speed and a multiplier. These quantities are related by the following formula$$\frac{128}{T_{steps}/16}=speed\cdot mult$$$T_{steps}=8$$speed\cdot mult=256$$mult=16$$speed=16$$T_{steps}=5$$speed\cdot mult=409.6$$mult=8$$speed=51.2$ text/html 2023-03-09T03:14:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:zedi_10?rev=1678331691&do=diff Allen & Heath ZEDi 10 A 10-channel mixer with an embedded 4 in/4 out USB audio interface. This model does not include the onboard effects engine, but it does have two auxiliary sends (one of which is handily labeled “FX”). That's what the ZOIA is for, anyway. Much to my ridiculous delight, it also includes a single fader. The innards are apparently on discrete circuit boards as well. text/html 2024-02-13T23:40:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://sinensis.uninformed.xyz/sounds:zoia?rev=1707867620&do=diff Empress Effects ZOIA A completely modular effects pedal --- or synthesizer, depending on how you use it. Permits stereo in/out (or two of each in mono) and CV in/out (configurable). The only limitations are imagination and CPU usage. Resources [Manual]Instructions for firmware updatesModule cheat sheet Patch notes