Basimilus Iteritas Alia universal drum synthesizer from Noise Engineering

[@IhorMedia]

This is freaking awesome!

[@avrilcadabra]

Letting people changing the firmware is a boss move and something customers wish all companies would do when possible. Bravo

[@symbiat0]

You guys really listened to your users by bringing this back! Thanks guys! 🙌

[@c4shguy224]

this is probably the most excited I've ever been for a piece of gear. with the swappable firmware this is probably the best value sound source on the market, rivaling the legendary plaits in versatility and sound pallete.

[@Superbasic_techno]

OMG how did we deserve this? This thing is so perfect ❤❤❤

[@FileTransferProtocol]

I have two BIA’s that I use constantly. Very excited to be able to get another and then flash firmware when I need a change. That sold me on the Versio platform as well. Such a smart approach…. Awesome.

[@HanjoSynth]

This is insane. You guys rock!

[@MrYoucanttunafish]

You guys are insane, and I love it!) So glad to see you evolve to new platforms

[@michaelkonomos]

Sounds incredible. Really wide range of awesome sounds.

[@eddraper]

Super cool!!

[@gumbochamp]

Cannot wait

[@richarquis]

I thought I'd missed out on BIA. This is great news! I don't know if the original BIA dd the same, but push and turn for coarse tuning is smart. An accidental touch will only affect fine tuning. Really good design there. The envelope out is also a very nice touch. I have a shopping list of your gear ahead of me... Between now and next summer, I'm planning on the BI Alia, Quantus Projecta, Tymp Legio, Jam Jam, Lapsus Os (I tried before, but vendor was out of stock...) and Polydactyl Versio. That gets me on all 3 platforms, plus envelopes and trigger delays and a hands on controller to add to my other cases. Also, one of my 3 local vendors (the main one, sadly) has just closed their modular department, so I am now reduced to 2 local sellers, one of which operates more as a hobby than a business, so options tend towards what that person likes, rather than an open field. The other one happens to stock a lot of your gear though, so my current plan will work out okay. I'm really looking forward to getting those 3 main platform modules and trying out some of your other stuff.

[@HousePlant_Ambient]

Excited to get this soon ❤

[@JosefvanGalen]

Gimme Gimme Gimme a BIA after midnight!

[@seangrear8798]

Yessss

[@XanderEwald]

🔥🔥🔥

[@TripleTSingt]

Ataraxic Iteritas Alia when?

[@PatternAgents]

Yea! A worthy replacement for the legendary BIA, AND ALIA a new oscillator platform as well. Way to go NE!

[@TriangleWaveRecords]

Sounds like NIN Year Zero era generator ❤

[@shane_l8085]

I actually nearly bought a 2nd hand BIA last month, glad I held out. Will these be distributed in Aus anytime soon?

[@NoiseEngineering]

We suggest checking with your Aus retailers Patchcable in Hobart, Tasmania (online sales only) or Found Sound in Carlton, Victoria

[@phelper4554]

@@pedrogomisno it’s not I bought last week one for 150 😂 nobody want them anymore

[@pedrogomis]

@@phelper4554 i agree

[@immersiveworlds]

Love it!

[@vincentpinson]

I love it !!!

[@onelittleatlas5645]

Wow, what's creating the kinda sound chained tuned percussion sound on the baseline patch? Mesmerising. Shows that two of them is the way to go. The interplay is stunning.

[@NoiseEngineering]

Thanks! That was all BIA. Virt Iter Legio was providing a drone single note throughout to enhance it as well

[@cooksoni.a]

please make an ataraxic port for this platform 😩 or a plugin...

[@mpingo91]

Do you also need to "stimulate" the trigger input with a square wave In the new module to produce a drone like in the old BIA?

[@CO5MA]

Yeah ❤

[@pyrox2518]

Is it me or does this sound exactly the same as the Basimilus Iteritas Alter?

[@oondza7545]

It’s exactly the same except for an envelope out option and a fine tune adjustment on the pitch knob… and that you can load alternate firmware which is awesome 😎

[@pyrox2518]

@@oondza7545 ended up buying a Incus. But I have the feeling that it's much louder than the old BIA. Wondering if it's just the Incus or do all the alia are louder in volume?

[@NoiseEngineering]

Incus might be a bit louder, but this is really dependent on what your settings are. The new BIA's loudness is similar to the previous BIA though.

[@potsandjacks]

So umm the wave shapes on the wave knob are out of order ;] Sine, saw, tri, quare is the correct order

[@KPsTboy]

I see the pitch has changed to an encoder. How does the pitch input behave, coarse tuning?

[@NoiseEngineering]

It behaves like Manis now: turn for fine tuning, push for coarse. It's far harder to knock it out of tune accidentally. Ask us how we know...

[@KPsTboy]

@@NoiseEngineering I figured as much as I saw the encoder, but my question was about the CV input; I'm assuming that's coarse?

[@NoiseEngineering]

@@KPsTboy The pitch CV input is an unquantized, 1V/octave-scaled input. You can modulate it with anything you like!

[@KPsTboy]

@@NoiseEngineering Cheers, thanks 👍

[@ionianechoes]

What is that antri versio on the web at the end?

[@NoiseEngineering]

That's our internal naming for Versio hardware

[@AidaKhorsandi]

Does the old BIA can be upgraded to new BIA?

[@NoiseEngineering]

Hi there! It can't be, but the new Alia oscillator platform was designed to sound almost identical to the old. We have more info about this on one of our blogs: noiseengineering.us/blogs/loquelic-literitas-the-blog/introducing-alia

[@giorgikuiper5190]

🤩🤑

[@cristiancascone3305]

Ordered yesterday June 10th waiting time 10/15 days and after only 1 day it will be difficult obviously it will repay me for the wait..

[@cristiancascone3305]

Today is July 12th but I still haven't received my basimilus..😢 There is an impressive delay at customs in holding my order.. when it arrives I have to make up for all the lost time I'll put him under stress.🤤 ..

[@snörre23]

Cool, could not believe you would discontinue your most popular module.

[@Ariakiri_]

It wasn't their choice. The chip that the old line used as their brain was discontinued by the manufacturer.

[@buzzfunk]

Guys i love your stuff but having to take the module out, connecting a USB cable is really unrealistic. Why can't there be a front loading USB card? I'd would make this an easy dream.

[@EpsteezyFoSheezy]

Probably wouldn't be too awful difficult to rig up a 1-2hp expander if you're anticipating the need to switch firmwares regularly, though an official one from NE would be pretty cool~

[@StingrayOfficial]

I thought that too, or even a card on the backside and you load the firmware with a button combo when it's turned on.

[@nov3c]

just buy the intellijel usb extender, 2hp & you'll have front access to the usb

[@sabamacx]

I have no idea what "Alia oscillator platform" means, and neither the homepage or anyone has defined it --- why should I / what's so special about an "Alia oscillator platform"?

[@Perceptes]

It's a new chipset that is shared by BIA and two other modules, with more to come. You buy one of them, and then you get all of them for free by the ability to flash the different firmwares onto the one you bought. The blog post on their website announcing the end of the original line, as well as the one announcing this one, have more info. The latter also includes a link to the Alia platform page with more info.