First is a Moog Werkstatt, second is a Prophet-5.

Yes - this is covered in a later episode. You have to use a tuning pedal or tuner of some sort to match notes, although the imperfections of tuning by ear give the OVUM its character.

oh. my. god. you got it goin on over on bandcamp.. now i get it!

Glad you are enjoying the journey!

This video is meant to highlight various uses of OR and AND, hence this use. When using all the patch points and combinations Cold Mac offers, sometimes you have to get creative.

@@ENDOR thank you for responding to my silly questions, appreciate the insight

In general it's best to avoid the risk of overloading or blowing a circuit by creating loops or excessive voltages.

Survey sends CV to Slope, which is itself normalled into Crease.

Basic PLUMEry can be accessed without Teletype. As you said, Teletype opens up polyphony and other options/features within Just Friends but is hardly a necessity in this case.

The Wogglebug is going to Ramp & FM, & Maths Sum Out is going to RUN. In that section JF is going to a MIX4, then to the output so just some manual volume attentuation.

@@ENDOR thank you sir

The TIME input is also a V/oct input (the faceplate marks it as V/8 TIME), so in modes like PLUME, sound/cycle & FLUME this input will control the pitch of Just Friends. In other sound generating modes an external VCO is required as a "driver" for the module.

I've found that I prefer using INTONE and RAMP to make absurdly fat detuned patches as opposed to its preset chord structures to always avoid the big top realness.

@@ENDOR Just in the standard osc mode, you mean?

@@strangemobius Cycle/Sound settings, yeah. The LPGs of PLUME get a fair amount of use, but I tend to work in Cycle/Sound then switch over if need be.

@@ENDOR Plume is definitely my most used Run mode.

My pleasure! I've been busy the last few weeks, which is why there's a delay - but a new JF tutorial should be up in the next 2 weeks!

Thanks! It's a module that I feel often gets underused or completely looked past due to the nature of its documentation.

If I had an oscilloscope that would be a thing. But regardless of accessibility to test equipment, I prefer tactile examples since using your ears is pretty important for music. (PS - the sounds are in patch examples or the basic motions are visible as is via the CV bus feed)

@@ENDOR Yep, ears are important for music. thats why I suggested that you have more music in your explanation of the module. Thanks again for taking the time to break it down.

@@Pteradactylist Thank you for your input. Coming in the next week or so is a video about a single function of Just Friends, so I’ll make sure that it has plenty of audio.

I’m incredibly glad to know that these (admittedly) dry tutorials are of such use! I hope you get a similar creative spark from the next set of videos in the works.

You will love the 4th video. The next one will be OR/AND uses, then we have a look at some cross-patch ideas, Surveillance and a technique I've developed I call Terraforming. We will explore how to de-organ-ize arborescent modular frameworks, generate rhizomatic interplay via a directly undermined desiring machine, and seize the directed gaze.

Definitely interested in creative applications of crease and location and self patching/feedback techniques. Super excited for part 2

Malekko MIX4. Next to that is a Malekko MTE4.

thanks

I know, I know. Without getting into details, personal losses and a forthcoming relocation have prevented me from making videos. I do plan on returning to Cold Mac (and looking at Mangrove and Three Sisters) by the end of summer though!!

+r beny My pleasure! Cold Mac, and Whimsical Raps as a designer in general, deserve notice and I am only too happy to explain why. Hopefully you discovered some things about this fantastic module.

+ENDOR Agreed! I just got the whole line (well minus RIP) last week and have had a blast exploring them. Your video and the thread at Muff's definitely have helped go along way in helping me "get" Cold Mac a bit more.