Instruo Tain // dual bidirectional switch // Eurorack demo & patch tips

Here’s the new dual bidirectional analogue switch ‘tain’ from Instruo. It works as a 2 to 1 or 1 to 2 input or output switcher. It has manual of CV/gate control with latching or momentary behaviour and a handy trick up it’s sleeve is the inbuilt reference voltage. Allowing you to use a trimmer to set a normalised voltage from -10 to +10 volts so you can switch to a voltage as a divider, or sub audio generator, switch from modulation to a static voltage, create octave jumps and more. As always I make these videos educational and packed full of synthesis tips and patch ideas so try these patches and ideas out on your system. I’d love to hear of any variations you’ve been creating with switches in the comments.
Tain - bit.ly/instruo-tain
Instruo - bit.ly/instruo
Other Instruo videos
Live stream - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqiynmeDeJuGmKM
Lion - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKO9nZxvi9Kab6s
tanh[3] - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWKkfK2XqpZpZpo
Arbhar - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH2QeGSebbKZfZY
Ts-L - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn3Oqod8gpyHl5I
Tona - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3K7hWqKZ5uamc0
Intro to Instruo - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5i2gpKFgJepnLs
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TIMING INDEX // SECTIONS
00:00 Hello & patch previews
01:36 Feature run down
03:08 DivKid diving competition
03:09 Switching between chord intervals and harmonies
03:53 Audio kill switch / mute + automated CV switching
04:58 Chaining switches for 4 octaves of sub audio
06:49 Chaining trigger rhythms & manual drum fills
08:01 Pattern switching 1v/oct CV and gate information
08:58 Waveform splicing for unique audio waveforms
10:51 Differences between momentary & latched switching
11:29 Switched built voltages as clock dividers
12:28 Ping pong your rhythms in stereo with FLIP FLOP functionality
13:50 Create unique modulation with OCHD (or other multi output LFOs)
15:13 Gated octave shifts or latching octave jumps
16:19 Two approaches to sequenced FX sends
17:52 Audio rate switching - LOVELY STUFF!
19:43 Ceis delayed switching & sound design tip
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[@justinhuffman2430]

The hours you spend educating is infinitely appreciated ❤

[@DivKid]

Thank you, I really appreciate that and it's a pleasure to be able to do it.

[@apeirogonmusic]

That Wave Slicing Technique is mind blowing Oh Divkid always inducing my mind with creative juices

[@DivKid]

let the juices flow! haha. Thanks. There's a nice wave seesaw and splice in this video at 29 minutes 32 seconds (should play at that point, if not skip in) that you might like - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nafZaYWfjLeZbK8si=d30tVI1MYjHBPTUX&t=1772

[@thomas_ad]

Christ at 19:20 you waveshaped the actual Thonk logo. Tain is so simple it’s genius

[@YomYestreen]

Ha! I knew that shape looked familiar...

[@mehcks]

that trimmer to set a reference voltage is absolutely brilliant

[@DivKid]

Yeah really amazing addition.

[@baldmandoom]

Once in a while you stumble upon a patch that expands your modular mind. Your switch as a clock divider was one of these moments. Sometimes I feel like I could use an extra clock divider, but I'd probably only one use output, while I have a sequential switch (and plan to get one that's a dual 1 to 2 / 2 to 1, as the one I have it only 1 to 4 / 4 to 1). Thanks a lot for all your videos!

[@DivKid]

thanks I appreciate that and it's really nice to be able to offer some new ways of thinking for your patching. I love it when that happens to and the endless learning that a modular environment offers.

[@Dogboy73]

Jeez, I wish a had a fraction of your modular knowledge and understanding. I'm watching the video thinking how cool it all looks and sounds whilst struggling to understand what is going on, despite your very thorough and detailed overview. Some modules just baffle the fuck out of me! :-/

[@Jimantronic]

What a cracking little module! Any clever utility with performance functionality gets my vote. Thanks for another cool video

[@DivKid]

cheers

[@jeffreyevergreen]

The most bespoke clock divider ever. ; ) But truly, informative and inspiring as ever, Thanks You.

[@DivKid]

thanks! Not the most obvious choice for clock divider but it's there if you want it.

[@hayatosimpson9448]

Now Tain I can get into!

[@drtchock]

Nude Tain

[@hayatosimpson9448]

Can I get a hat wobble?

[@onecupmove]

Came here to post this lol

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Nice been looking for a good sequential switch to spice up my rack. Instruo vs ALM Busy Circuits Boss Bow Two- which one and why?

[@bobbfett.musiclab]

Yess, allready bought it. Ben waiting for this video, great tutorial

[@DivKid]

happy to be of assistance.

[@mcshafty1]

Hi Ben, can you briefly describe what you were doing with the 3rd and 7th chord at the beginning of the clip from a music theory perspective? I know it's a bit of leftfield question but it sounded very pleasant to my ears

[@DivKid]

Hello, I go through this patch at 03:09 for anyone curious ... So I have a sequence that is coming into the Instruo Harmonaig. This quantises the voltage to a scale, in this case a C natural minor scale. That defines my set of intervals and key. That module also then generates a root (the quantised input) plus a third, fifth and seventh on top of the root. These are all individual voltage outputs I can send to oscillators. In this case I sent the root and fifth to the oscillators. But sent the third and seventh into the switch so I could toggle between them. Then sending that switched/toggled version to the oscillator as well. This is like holding a chord on a keyboard but letting two notes alternate. For example. Cm7 chord, notes C Eb, G, Bb. Hold down C and G (the root and fifth) and then bounce between Eb and Bb. On the Harmonaig the intervals follow the music scale so thirds track whether would be a minor or major third and the sevenths do as well. The fifth will also be perfect or diminished as defined by the active notes set in the scale. I hope that's helpful.

[@DetroitBureauofSound]

Cannot WAIT to get one of these

[@DivKid]

Detroit Bureau of Sound ... great name!

[@DetroitBureauofSound]

@@DivKid ha thanks :) It's authentic

[@MartinDoudoroffLLC]

Super video! So many good ideas.

[@DivKid]

thanks Martin.

[@Aeon_Replicant]

Please pretty please do a Harmonaig video, we need it! There is zero tutorial about it and the manual is not very clear. It would so cool to have even fast tuto as I know you do a lot of instru videos.

[@jonaseggen2230]

Ha Ha, "Kan modules have sleeves? : D !!! Sleeves sounds like a name for a Mutable Instruments module though. Another module from Instruo that in a brute and impolite way push other modules a bit further down on my wishlist. That 4 octave square wave! So that is how they make that sound : o !!! From 9:00 cats on the scope That delayed switching at the end sounded so good. A bit Blade Runner 2 maybe.

[@1975neilmcm]

Great video as always what brand are the cables ?

[@DivKid]

Luigis Modular Supply. He's packed up the business for a while luigismodularsupply.com

[@BluemanGil]

Great, thanks

[@zbsfm]

Brilliant! What're those angled cables? Don't look like Tendrils to me.

[@M_A484]

They are made by Luigi's Modular, which is on hiatus for now but apparently the cables can be bought from a few places still: luigismodularsupply.com/

[@DivKid]

yeah exactly what Marcostocoast said.

[@zbsfm]

@@DivKid ​ @Marcostocoast awesome, thanks a bunch.

[@kalubandali2241]

did they buy you the yacht?

[@DivKid]

I've stopped asking, no one wants to buy me one. Also can't get a yacht permit for the Leeds - Liverpool canal.

[@kalubandali2241]

@@DivKid no but you can always park it outside your house and pretend.

[@DivKid]

we're just been silly multi grooves. I joked a few times that sponsored videos meant me asking for a Yacht in return. The Leeds Liverpool canal does has a pathway all along though I believe. Not gone on as far as Liverpool.

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

DivKid, you're KING! Now, I'm a bass and Stickplayer of 40 years, always with my hands solid planted in synths as well, now... I Got a Grandma,(jonesing SO bad for the Matriach) , all patcheble livemmmAn Ø-Coast, a Mikrofreak, (now vocooding) an Erebus3, a Medusa, avaiting a Typhoon any day now, the Digitakt, and the Digitone, The Deepmind 12, the SEABOARD RISE 49, a NDLR aka "The Noodler" LOT of oldies like an Akai S2000, Frippertronic guitars midi bassesAkai, Boss SY-300 pedal boards and loads of great pedals - AX-73,' a Roland JD-XI, a couple of MicroKorg' Specular Tempus Verb, Nanoverbs, Microverbser, a heap of floor multieffeffects,,etc. I Got old beautiful MackieMixer's,. 24 and 12 channels, an Alto live 2404 mixer, and tons of amps and cabinets, mic's etc. OK... I WANNA GET INTO Modular, very close to get the Nitftycase,, Should I buy it AT ALL, - already BOURGHT THE Dave SMITH "Curtis Filter" THE FIRST MODULE HE EVER MADE(OMG- IT SOUNDS HEAWENLY, a "Curtis filter" with the "Jove filter" ) what do I start on, - I love Omri, LightBath, you and Jeremy "Red means record" you.know, that vibe, 4 sample voices, 4 Oscillator/vcv independent voices, a Pam New workout, Math, gate/quantifier/8 voiced due ak ender and 8 track scales and sequencer, 8 track mixer and mult and Clock CAN IT BE Done? ... IN AN Niftycase? I wanna connect ALL my Semi Modular unit to the Nifty! Can I, can it be done cheapo ???? I had a hope that I could save some cash, using the voices from my semi modular gear, most of the sequencer tasks with my Novation 37 mrk.3, I have no props with digital algorithms, as long as I can get my DAVE SMITH and JOVE filters TO WORK 🤣 BIG HUGS TO THE King_ DivKid 👑🙏 I need all the help I can get, cause I'm already lost in the rabbit hole! A lost cause.! I need help 🐇🕳️🤪

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

KEYSTEP 37 Will be in my arsenal, sooner than later

[@danvandal4127]

DiveKid!

[@DivKid]

haha