Thank you for the feedback! 👻

Thank you, Kid606! I appreciate the encouragement. I guess I need to check out Mouse On Mars.

Wish I could help you out, Dave. I got nothing. Bought this used from a guy in Sweden who bought it assembled. Vedic Scapes are a little too hard to find in general for info or otherwise. I would post on the modwiggler forum to see if anyone out there has the info you need.

Bought used. Unfortunately I have no technical data Dave could use for repair. It's a great module so I hope you can get yours fixed.

Hey, thanks!

@@precarious333music gotta give it up for good stuff when I hear it 😉 Subbed, and looking forward to what the future brings!

Thanks! I haven't kept any mantids for years now. Still have a few tarantulas, vinegaroons and phasmids but not for documentation. I had a lot of fun working with insects all those years, but I got what I wanted from it. My curiosity was satiated. May step back in that direction if life leads that way, or allows me the time. Thanks for stopping by!

@@precarious333music Thanks for the update!

Ha-ha! Thanks, I can totally hear that now. Even the drone sounds like a machine whining. I thought the wonky timing might make it sound more human but it does sound like a machine chugging along.

Thanks! Still loving on those DRM2s! Need more Bugbrand in my life.

Thanks, man. There was still one unused 2-input and one 4-input logic not in use and I didn't use any of the 7 latched outputs. This module is such a great resource. And you can count on DRM2 being in every damn patch along with BLL. I'm in love with that dense kick!

The Bugbrand are your fault! But seriously, so much potential with all this logic. Can't wait to see what happens using my full rig.

Thanks! I bought NDLR on a whim and then got caught up in Buchla again so never really dug in. It's there for when I'm ready for it. Grids is so useful! I could never let it go. Wish I had one in 5U. Maybe some day. I love that you can switch it over to output gates rather than triggers. Great to use on envelopes in that mode as a gate sequencer.

Weird it crossed those words out when I added - - around them

No, I use standard 3.5 cables. Never had an issue. I use 3.5 cables for my Buchla gear which also use tini jacks and never had any issues with loose connections. Tini cables are ridiculously expensive in comparison to 3.5. The other issue is you can stick a 3.5 plug into a tini jack but if you stick a tini plug into a 3.5 jack there is a good chance it will get stuck and damage the components. Phil comes from the world of classic modular where tini is the standard. The ARP 2500 and 2600 use tini, as does Buchla. I suggested 3.5 since it is the standard for eurorack but he decided to stick with what he knows. I know that decision annoyed a lot of users but if they just used the 3.5 cables they already have it would work fine. This should have been made clear because I've never seen a cable to tini on one side and 3.5 on the other so how would you even interface with a eurorack system? Hope this clears things up and you have fun with your module without worrying!

@@Pb_salt I'm betting that is the code to activate cross through characters in KZbin's comments. let's find out... -crossthrough-

@@precarious333music that’s funny, useful information. I’m planning on a csm purchase and was sort of stressing over the cables a bit; integrating it to my case and having to either buy or make special tini-3.5 cables. Do you still have the module? Really appreciate the video. Phil is a bit elusive, very few demos.

@@Pb_salt Yes, I still have the module and still love it. I hope I've alleviated some of your stress. Really wish more people knew the details of the tini/3.5 situation. Like I said, I use 3.5 exclusively with this module, and all the time with Buchla. Zero problems. Never had a loose connection or drop out. There are both tini and 3.5 cables in use in most of the Buchla videos as proof. Phil is elusive even if you know him in the flesh, so don't take it personal! I made this video to help him get the word out. I pushed him for years to get into making euro format modules and he finally gave in after I loaned him a case and modules to get a feel for it. Very happy he jumped in. Enjoy your future CMS purchase!

Thanks! Yeah, 246 works fine with Serge. In fact, it's functionally very similar to a Serge Sequencing Programmer. Both output 0-10v. Gates are a bit different but workable. No jumbler required. Just add common ground as usual and you're good to go. Buchla in general works well with Serge. The only caveat being that Buchla 200e modules, which are digital, have no protection against negative voltages so I only use positive voltages from the Serge into 200e modules. Generally that's very simple to do. No inverted signals from the Gated Comparator, for instance, but you can always use a voltage offset to bring negative into the positive. Buchla 200 modules and Easel can handle negatives no problem. Serge is really good to fill in some blanks in the Buchla world. I mainly wanted a Gated Comparator and simple clock divisions, but Infinite Melody and Modulo Magic are also really interesting. One of the main things 246 has over all of that is control over gate length. You can self-patch a channel of sequenced voltages to control gate length per step which is really nice. Both Serge and Buchla also pair very well with Bugbrand modules. I recently picked up a couple Bugbrand DRM2s and PT-Delay to use in this rig. DRM2 is probably the best drum/percussion module out there so they are a powerful addition to my Banana Land rig. 😜

Thanks! No bug videos for a while now. I got burned out. It was a lot of work keeping and breeding so many insects. Still unedited material for another 100 videos awaiting my return which may happen at some point. Thanks for checking in! 👍

Thanks, man. Appreciate the feedback. 😀

Ha-ha! It's funny but this idea has been in my head for over a year and I finally got around to trying it. I'll post a thread on the forum once I have a full patch using this technique. The only bummer is 246 is very picky as far as what works to pulse start/stop. I can only get 281 end-of-attack pulse to work. 225e, 281e or anything else in my cases will not work for this even if I boost them. I have to use two function on 281. Wish I had more options. May have to contact Dave Brown to see what can be done. Thanks for checking in, Kent!

Thanks! Yeah, it looks like both SAModular 15U cases will soon be 20U cases with a MARF with expander in a separate 6U boat! Then it stops growing. I swear.

Thanks! This is one of my favorites so far.

Thanks! I sure have some fun with delays. The strings are from 1979 Modal Synthesis Voice which is a Buchla version of Mutable Instruments Elements. I've been really blown away by what I get out of it. It does sound like samples but it's all synthesized. Such a great module. So versatile.

Thanks, James! Didn't realize you got rid of your MSV. I could never let it go. Just love how organic it can sound.

@Precarious333 Music oh, I still have the MSV, it's just having a vacation from the case for a bit. After hearing what it can do, controlled by the 223e, I'm not letting it go. Literally can be made to sound like an acoustic instrument being strummed. Amazing.

@@james.plotkin OK, that makes sense. Glad to hear it. I know the sound isn't very Buchlaesq but so useful and organic. I still need to explore running sounds through the resonator.

@@james.plotkin Forgot to say, still don't fully understand how that CONTOUR control works but as you can hear in this patch it can completely change the sound. Goes from like a plucked string to bass bassoon or something. Crazy module.

Thank you, Juan.

Thank you!

Thanks! Not sure about the source. No info on the board, which is blue and has '295' on the upper right corner, if that helps.