emplaitress - throw Mutable Instruments Plaits into any NORNS script!

[@filippo21ful]

man you are unpacking some really great stuff here! Thank you!

[@tworoundrobins]

Thank you, glad you find the videos helpful :)

[@Lodit24]

I was strongly considering getting a Norns before, but this just seals the deal! Not only because of its incredible versatility, but also because your music really inspires me and you show how easy it can be to generate those soundscapes. Thanks once again

[@tworoundrobins]

Thank you so much! I’m glad I’m able to convert people to the holy norns world :D haha

[@Hessencemusic]

master.. master master... you are it man.. I am happy and proud to have met you. 🔥

[@tworoundrobins]

Awww man! Thank you so much for your extra kind words! Much love 👾👾👾

[@checktheneck]

This video almost made me go back to my norns shield bought in 2019, but after reading the comments about various problems, I remembered why I abandoned it :) After each long pause in using norns, it took me a while to get back into figuring out scripts installation and other nuances. It's pretty tedious.

[@tworoundrobins]

Totally understand, but for me I got use to the little nuances quite quickly and it became a really smooth experience

[@margg_names]

Oh wooowww how have I missed this! Huge rabbit hole 🕳️ much love to you and all the dudes involved with the development of this!! and_rew is so brilliant rpls is cosmos

[@tworoundrobins]

lines peeps really know how to make us happy :)

[@chargrproduction]

Is there a way to use Molly the Poly same as Emplaitress

[@tworoundrobins]

depends how you want to use it. so if you just want to play it with your grid, that is totally doable with gridkeys. if you want to throw the sound into scripts within the same norns, than I think not, since emplaitress is a mod and not a script, meaning it runs along side scripts.

[@chargrproduction]

Thanks! Understood the difference now mod/script. @@tworoundrobins

[@BertClaes]

Wow! Sounds very Nice!

[@tworoundrobins]

Thank you! :D

[@laptopfuneral]

this sounds wonderful but i’m running into this problem where when i press record on barcode, emplaitress isn’t being recorded even though i can hear myself playing ? is there something i might have set up wrong ?

[@tworoundrobins]

Hi, do check your softcut levels in Params…they should be up

[@TheNimasan]

where can you get mods and nbin? they arent available on maiden.

[@tworoundrobins]

I think there are links in my description:)

[@thelevicole]

have you tried this with mlre? wonder if it'd work with scripts that utilize the grid.

[@tworoundrobins]

Hmm its a bit difficult since mlre needs a grid to function properly- it works ok with scripts where grid is only recommended

[@Untitled_304]

hey there, struggling to add nb, specifically on how to add it to norns. how did you do it?

[@tworoundrobins]

hey there, it's pretty simple: 1. download it through github or just use ;install ____ through maiden 2. restart norns 3. go to mods and select nbin and nbout by moving the encoder (must be a corresponding plus sign next to the mod) 4. restart norns again 5. you should have it in the parameters menu :) enjoy!

[@zbsfm]

note that "nb" isn't a mod - this is talking about nbin and nbout

[@bizioFPV]

This is exactly what I was looking for! I can't get it to work though. All the mods you listed are installed (do I need gridkeys if I'm usign a generic midi keyboard?) In the MIDI tab I cannot set the first to "nb" like you have. My only options are my midi keyboard and "virtual".

[@tworoundrobins]

heya, be sure to have matrix downloaded as well as the nb's wont show up if matrix is not activated. matrix is a norns mod :)

[@fuzzpope]

So, implaitress is a mod we can load on Norns? Brilliant.

[@tworoundrobins]

Exactly!

[@w-h-y-]

Struggling to get gridkeys to trigger emplaitstress through nb. The volume of emplaitstress when I manually trigger from the params menu is really low too even after turning the amp up

[@tworoundrobins]

be sure to turn up the softcut level in PARAMETERS - SOFTCUT menu. this will surely help :)

[@w-h-y-]

@@tworoundrobins I ended up figuring it out but it was seemingly another mod that was preventing it from working when it was turned on

[@tworoundrobins]

@@w-h-y- great! one thing I forgot to mention is that you need to download matrix mod as well. will add it to the description :)

[@w-h-y-]

one strange thing I can't figure out is why it will work with rpls but not wrms. Everything is up to date. Any thoughts?

[@chaote2069]

love it

[@teenageoperator7246]

mmm wonderful

[@tworoundrobins]

thank you 👾

[@edgeof60]

Very interesting, just wondering about options without a grid, or with a virtual grid. At $800 the Norns grid is a little out of my price range.

[@tworoundrobins]

you don’t need a monome grid exactly. some people use launchpads or similar with MIDIgrid mod. you can even use your iphone or ipad with touchOSC and toga mod. For emplaitress I believe you can even use just a regulat midi controller :)

[@lobitloopers]

hey robin, your videos are my fulltime teacher for starting in norns,. thx for that. but i have some issues with this one. i installed all the scripts and i can also use emplaitress with my grid and i hear the synth. But rpls or also barcode doesnt react or record the sounds. Sie reagieren nur auf den Sound des Inputs. do you know what i'm doing wrong?

[@tworoundrobins]

Hey, be sure to turn up the engine level in softcut in PARAMS menu :)

[@lobitloopers]

@@tworoundrobinsso easy. that worked. thanks again :)

[@fablekiller]

That would be absolutely fantastic and it motivated me to get back to my Norns shield. Unfortunately after refreshing, updating the system and installing those mods all of the scripts are freezing on 'loading' page. I waste 3 hrs trying different versions, sd cards etc. And finally, I have found an argument to sell this toy ; )

[@tworoundrobins]

Huh, that seems odd as it works fine on my side with the latest update…I assume you also installed matrix mod?

[@fablekiller]

@@tworoundrobinsYes, I have matrix. However, I have figured out that it is emplaitress crashing sc on every boot.

[@-umbrarium]

Very nice exploration! Could you, please, instruct me on how to install Emplaitress. I install through Maiden with an ;install line and that's ok, but when I restart Norns there's a Supercollider error even if this mod is off. Thank you, and keep up the great work!

[@tworoundrobins]

Hi, what error does it state exactly? On the norns screen…with emplaitress be sure to restart norns at least two times

[@-umbrarium]

Supercollider can't start, after the 2nd restart. Maybe i also need the nb files? Thank you! @@tworoundrobins

[@tworoundrobins]

@@-umbrarium yes but what does it state? :) “supercollider fail”? “Duplicate engines”? …also try looking what errors are you getting in REPL in maiden…that should give you a clue

[@-umbrarium]

@@tworoundrobins “supercollider fail”. And if I have duplicate engines I have to manually remove the one from the script as well as from the Code folder. Is this correct? I will try this with Awake-Rings. I will let you know how will I fare when I try Emplaitress again later. Thanks agaIn!

[@tworoundrobins]

@@-umbrarium good luck and lemme know :)

[@JohanVandekerckhove]

oh shit gotta try those mods as well , thx!

[@tworoundrobins]

enjoy!

[@tronlake]

Such nice sounds. Here’s a question; do you know if the parameters of Emplaitress can be modulated in any way, say with the use of the matrix mod? Thank you 😊

[@tworoundrobins]

Huh, never tried that but they might be. I suggest giving sixolet a visit on lines. I’m pretty sure they should know :D

[@tronlake]

@@tworoundrobins thanks! To be honest I don’t even own a Norns, but seeing this plaits addition has pretty much sold me

[@Paolo_Pino]

great content! does this work without grid?

[@tworoundrobins]

It does yes, you just need a midi controller. I just used a grid cos wanted to go minimal

[@Paolo_Pino]

@@tworoundrobins I've managed to install Emplaitress, Nbout and TG, but I don't find any source on how to install nbin... can you help a poor old man?👴

[@tworoundrobins]

@@Paolo_Pino you can find in on lines, just type "n.b. et al. v0.1" in the search function and a thread should appear for this mod

[@medenine4828]

This is amazing. I followed your instructions and can’t get grid keys working. And I don’t see where to download nbin. Thanks!

[@tworoundrobins]

hey! nbin is linked in the description, you should find it in “get nb” link to a lines thread. what seems to be the problem with gridkeys? be sure to activate it and restart norns, you should have a menu in params :)

[@medenine4828]

Thanks for your reply. I got nbin and gridkeys working, now for some reason the empressplaits voice is bypassing rpls!

[@JureJerebic]

A WHAT now?

[@tworoundrobins]

😏