Expert Sleepers DISTING EX Multisample Algorithm!

[@DVDFRMN]

this is wonderful, amazed at the magic that can be done with modular synthesis these days, looking forward to tonight's episode...

[@TheUnperson]

Thank you! Yea it’s come a remarkably long way in such a short time ☺️

[@MellowGoldStudios]

This channel is perfect. I swear you always know what I want to get next, and have already made a video on it

[@TheUnperson]

haha glad to hear it! I don't even know what I want to get next lol

[@doctorauxiliary]

yo!! you hit 10k!! congrats, ollie!! & this intro tune is absolutely tops!! I love it so much!!

[@TheUnperson]

I finally did! Thank you ☺️

[@ExpertSleepersLtd]

Lovely stuff!

[@TheUnperson]

Thank you! :)

[@Lk747CC]

Beautiful! Just got the disting ex was looking for inspiration. Found it. Thank you! I’ve been using it in the resonator algorithm with a Michigan synth works pachinko… love your sound! Excited to explore more…

[@AndrewPerry]

Very nice. You mentioned sampling your own synths - it's worth noting Disting Ex has a autosampler mode that will trigger and sample other synths across any interval range, with velcocity multisampling. So no need to stick with only manually sampling drums - it's actually less work to just run the autosampler for a few mintutes !

[@TheUnperson]

That is incredible! Disting really can do almost everything!

[@LordoftheBadgers]

@@TheUnperson I'm well pissed off that Os hasn't designed a "making me tea" algorithm yet though; so your comment is a load of nonsense 😂❤

[@brubsdubs4529]

Thank you for this enjoyment time.

[@TheUnperson]

thank you! :)

[@rhampton1914]

Very nice Ambience in your music...I really like this one...

[@TheUnperson]

Thank you! ☺️

[@johnreidarholmes]

Love this module! I own two of them and use it for all my poly stuff.

[@TheUnperson]

I'm gonna try out the poly wavetable next!

[@johnreidarholmes]

@@TheUnperson That one's really cool. Chevk out all the Plaits and Braids stuff too. There are ways of using them in Poly mode not available in the original modules. Poly FM is the latest in there too and really powerful.

[@vinylarchaeologist]

You probably already know this (but maybe others don’t): if you put the OP1 into MIDI mode using the SHIFT+COM button combo, the 4 knobs will then send midi CCs (the buttons also), which is nice for further controlling stuff in a DAW. I must admit it’s most I use the OG OP1 for these days, as a small and very expensive midi keyboard, since I’m less and less enamoured with its house sound.

[@TheUnperson]

I didn’t know that ~ thanks!! I’m not a huge fan of the sound either. I use it as a sampler mainly. Would looove an OP1 field but I’d rather have a car lol

[@ruscor]

Great sounds in these modular jams! What was the name again of the VSTi you are using for the lead in the jam at 5:20?

[@TheUnperson]

Thanks! It’s Dune 3 :)

[@ruscor]

@@TheUnperson Awesome, thanks :)

[@hanshansen4267]

The warbly sound might be a slow SD-Card. Had to change mine to properly use this algorithm, now its great!

[@TheUnperson]

Ohhh good idea! I’ll try that out ~ thanks!

[@nicholascole-hamilton4638]

Yeah, I have two Disting Exs, both of which were doing that. Switched them out for Sandisk Evo’s and haven’t had a problem since!

[@ExpertSleepersLtd]

@@TheUnperson Specifically regarding the 'hapi vs xylophone' set, that's a 24 bit set intended for the SD 6 Triggers mode. You would want to convert it to 16 bit for use with SD Multisample.

[@Doc_Underkraut]

great, thanks! 👍❤

[@TheUnperson]

Thanks Doc! :)

[@TheDavidPoole]

Very nice music, as always, Mr. Person. I was recently thinking about getting a Disting Mk.4, but then discovered the EX. I now have to get one! I gave a modest set up and there are a number of modules i found I need and the Disting covers all of those bases and so many more. I expect that it will educate me into which standalone modules I will need to get over time. I can see myself getting this and possibly a Mk.4 or two over time.. Have you tried the General CV? That seems like quite a genius little device too. Cheers!

[@TheUnperson]

Disting is definitely a modular Swiss Army knife! Extremely powerful and useful. I somehow hadnt heard of general cv ~ looks interesting!

[@TheDavidPoole]

Well, I had a shitty end of year. My sister passed away on the 18th of December. It made me think life's far too short, so I got myself a Disting Mk 4, a Disting EX and a MIDI breakout. I've got a bit of studying and playing to do now to see how I'm going to use them, but I'll definitely be using the Polyphonic algorithms a fair bit I think. Also the Granulator algo. They're definitely going to open up my system quite a lot. All I need now is some talent.

[@tworoundrobins]

just the right time! slowly seeing myself taking the plunge and entering the world of eurorack. been eyeing DISTING ex for a while now. would you recommend it for a total noobie?

[@TheUnperson]

It's maybe not the ideal module for your first one. It can be quite menu-divey and complex. I think it's the perfect module to get when you already have couple :)

[@locavoremusic3680]

Lovely jams in this on - eurorack isn't always bleeps n bloops!

[@TheUnperson]

thank you kind person ;)

[@f.botello]

have you mentioned how you sync the different machines via midi? your impecable cable management makes it hard to assume haha

[@EdEditz]

I'm surprised you didn't have a MicroFreak already :) You always make the most beautiful sounding patches and you make it look so easy. How long have you been doing Eurorack?

[@TheUnperson]

Thank you! Been using eurorack for about 6 years - have been recording music for about 25 😅

[@EdEditz]

@@TheUnperson Ah I've only been doing Eurorack for one year so there's still hope for me ^____^

[@TheNimasan]

i have 3 disting ex's! its inbelievable what this module is capable of. if you can manage the second big screen for at least one of the modules ( what i did ) this module might be the most useful and greatest modules in all eurorack.......and if you dont mind menu stuff, off course....which will be way way easier with the second big screen. this lili damn thing does literally everything. OS the devoloper is very very dilligent with his updates.

[@pablobarria296]

what is the chord progression at 9:41? 😁

[@TheUnperson]

It's something like Ebmaj7, Dm7, Em7 :)

[@dustop3r]

Hi, do you have a tip on how to make the samples play as long as you hold the keyboard down on my keystep (as you seem to do in the vid)? I have sampled some System 100M pad (using the EX auto-sampler) and would like the notes to play as long as I hold the keys down, I suppose one needs some kind of looping on the sample but don't know how to achieve that ... :( with the Disting EX.

[@TheUnperson]

I wonder if there’s an internal envelope within that algorithm? If so, try increasing the sustain to maximum.

[@enjoybeing3942]

Liked and commented

[@TheUnperson]

Much appreciated! :)

[@untartelette7545]

I've been considering the Disting Ex for ages, can't make up my mind about it... what made you take the plunge?

[@TheUnperson]

I’ve actually just borrowed it from a friend.. gonna explore it and see how I like it :)

[@chridmeister]

I have two Disting EX's and I thought I'd drop my unsolicited opinions in here :) I originally bought one early on in my Eurorack journey, to fill in the gaps in my system. It proved incredibly useful and let me discover what modules I needed next. As time went by, the firmware updated, and the Disting EX got better and better, evolving from a collection of utilities into a collection of fully fledged synth voices, granular sampler, looper, effects etc etc!! So I bought a second one that pretty much lives in "single" mode. My original one is usually in "dual" mode, and spends most of its time as a quantiser and Swiss army knife. If you don't have a specific need in your rack, but want to spice it up considerably in a small space, I would say that the Disting EX is an extremely good buy. If you have a specific need, DON'T get one. Get the module that you actually need. There is a down side to the Disting EX - it's fiddly to use. For me, I've lived with it for most of my Eurorack journey, and love it. I will never get rid of my two. Would I buy a third? No. That would be silly.

[@VirtualModular]

I don't follow Eurorack hardware that closely, but seems an obvious gap in the market for a poly/multitimbral sound module, just to pad out the expensive mono VCOs! Obviously there are other solutions - VSTs, software modular (VCV has had polyphony for a few years now), hardware polysynths etc, but having Eurorack format and CV etc is handy. Sounds good anyway!

[@SomeOne-pd6vm]

I feel like polyphony doesn't make a whole ton of sense in euro. Anything I'd want to do polyphonically is a lot easier and more practical on more orthodox gear. With polyphony you don't tend to want to use super large and complex textures which is what eurorack is far better at.

[@VirtualModular]

@@SomeOne-pd6vm I know what you mean, if you have a very harmonically rich sound you won't play 10 notes at once because that would be a mess, but I use polyphony in every patch with VCV precisely to make large textures. In my case it's more of a pure sound design technique than playing chords, but for regular pads and stuff poly modular still makes sense. For example poly modulation, where every channel gets a different LFO for vibrato or filter mod. The effect is like playing each note of a chord on a separate monosynth, as opposed to a traditional polysynth where the pitch/filter mod is usually assigned globally to all voices. I've rambled a bit, hope that makes sense!

[@ExpertSleepersLtd]

@@SomeOne-pd6vm Polyphony doesn't have to mean big chords everywhere. It can simply mean that your release tails don't get cut off. For example, I hear a lot of people using this mode with the 'soft piano' sample set, playing essentially monophonic parts, but each note gets to ring out as if you had the sustain pedal down on the piano.

[@hjhkjhre454554]

I think it glitches when it auto saves

[@TheUnperson]

I later discovered a higher quality SD card fixes this issue :)

[@chambre466]

:)

[@xnaut_g]

Modular is so confusing! 😢

[@TheUnperson]

It’s not so bad!