Exploring clocks, loops and chaos with Rung Divisions from Fancyyyyy Synthesis

[@boydw1]

Quite a compelling alternative to a Turing machine. I like it!

[@blindianajones]

This is like the rug in Big Lebowski. Really brings it all together.

[@Gmartin4049]

Love the DAC module as well, super useful.

[@mit136speichenumdiewelt]

Best Video for 2024. You do the job perfect. The companies should at least give you the module for free.

[@BrailleSounds]

What a great video. Looks like Turing is on the menu!

[@Ariakiri_]

You've exposed me to a number of modules in this video that I didn't even know existed. Absolutely going to check them all out!

[@AH-Okay]

An amazing demo as usual! Wasn't aware of this module, but what a well-thought out design. Thank you.

[@Lime_Tree_Audio]

Bought it (Rung Divisions) and absolutely love it! Thanks Tom!

[@Digiphex]

Wow all of your demo tracks were fire! Good demo here.

[@TomChurchill]

Cheers!

[@Misterpulcri]

Another great video Tom. Have a DAC PCB & panel set on order and adjusting my 2024 budget to accomodate a Rung Div!

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

You are a G´Damn Wizard ! 🤗

[@jamesbaynton1881]

Very interesting, and brilliantly presented, thanks!

[@TomChurchill]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@isaacbeers]

Hey lots of nice ideas and sounds! Appreciate the mention :)

[@Probbie]

Fascinating! Thanks mate 👍

[@FindingSpeed]

Great video, thanks! How’s that follow-up video for Rung Divisions coming along? 😅

[@markceries9182]

thank you Tom!

[@Gmartin4049]

great module, good work again Tom

[@sharonsr]

Great review and module , subscribed

[@tcrist56]

Thanks Tom. I've been interested in this module. I couldn't see what the benefit was of having the clock divider integrated with the shift register. I do like the bus system here though. That's a nice feature. I ended up getting the Omiindustriies Cascading Register, along with Nibbler, which are both really nice. I think the CR does rungling the best. It's a beautiful module. Always enjoy your very well done videos.

[@TomChurchill]

Cheers! Yeah, the CR does look cool too. The more I explore them, the more fascinated I am by the possibilities of shift registers...

[@erwinm187]

seems like a super fun module

[@000aleph]

High Quality content, as usual.

[@pawnotdaw4559]

Hello. Your videos are getting better and better. Inspired me to think about using my logic modules more for melodies rather than beats that I usually do. Also I’ve got that Behringer power module powering 6u 84 rack full of XAOC devices libenez(?) modules with no probs. Looking forward to the next vid. Ta.

[@mikegeary8056]

Got my eye on this.

[@jaygregory8219]

WOW cool module!! Thanks so much for the great overview and insightful patching ideas!

[@TomChurchill]

Haha, I did ponder that! Or should it be ‘Fancy-why-why-why-why’? Glad you enjoyed it anyway 😀

[@Dogboy73]

This looks super interesting. Always been interested in the Turing Machine. Never gotten around to getting hold of one. Now, I want one of these. Very cool. Now, how to get one in Australia? 😕

[@TomChurchill]

It's in stock at Signal Sounds and we ship to Australia! :) www.signalsounds.com/fancyyyyy-synthesis-rung-divisions-eurorack-polyrhythmic-divider-sequencer-generator-module/

[@wishbonebrewery]

Looks like fun.

[@dogboywonder]

Nice demo and tutorial. Any idea how this differs from NLC’s 8 bit cipher, Schlappi Nibbler or Ritual Amnis?

[@TomChurchill]

Thanks! I don’t have those modules so I’m only going by the descriptions, but seems like main differences are that RD is a *universal* shift register (i.e. it can shift in both directions) with voltage control over direction and loop length; plus the built in clock divider and bus system. Nibbler’s register is 4 bits rather than 8, and it’s based around a binary accumulator, so fundamentally pretty different although it covers some of the same territory. Amnis is a more straightforward 8-bit digital shift register and has a few more outputs than RD (including gates for every bit, rather than RD’s single ‘1-bit’ out) but doesn’t have the direction, length and chance controls (or the clock divider). 8-bit Cipher I’m not so sure about but seems to be in the same general ballpark as Amnis?

[@audeon_visual]

This seems a little bit like Schlappi Engineering's Nibbler. If you like this, you might dig that module as well. Great video!

[@TomChurchill]

Thanks! Yeah, I’m definitely interested in Nibbler too - it seems to combine some of the shift register ideas from this with the binary counting aspect of Xaoc Erfurt (another module I use a lot). These kinds of modules really appeal to the mathematical side of my brain!

[@audeon_visual]

@@TomChurchillyou should pick one up! Its a blast!

[@M_orcan]

Such smart design. How well does it handle swung clocks?

[@TomChurchill]

It'll handle any kind of clock - it's only doing division, not multiplication, so it just counts the pulses - you can feed it swung or irregular clocks no problem at all.

[@DrVimto]

i feel some modules like this, could have a bpm dial on, like ochd offers. apart from that, this module looks fun to use..

[@TomChurchill]

Not sure what you mean - there’s no internal clock on Rung Divisions, so the BPM will always be determined by whatever you’re using for a clock. In most of these patches the clock is from Pam’s Pro Workout.

[@DrVimto]

@@TomChurchill sorry i meant that its a shame it doesnt offer its own clock, so patchers could set designated tempo.

[@OlivierSarfati]

Hey :) Nice demo. Inspirational as well. Are you using some form of quantizer?

[@TomChurchill]

Thanks! Yes, from patch 3 onwards the pitch sequences are running through the Disting MK4 in Dual Quantiser mode 👍

[@OlivierSarfati]

Hi Tom :) Thanks for taking the time. I should have waited a bit before asking as I was not yet at patch 3 :) Would you happen to give one on one advice by any chance? Have a good weekend.@@TomChurchill

[@TomChurchill]

I don’t do one on one advice, but happy to try and answer questions in the comments if I can 😀

[@OlivierSarfati]

I understand :) @@TomChurchill

[@tom.konxompax]

my boys!

[@kobi-kobsen]

Nice but quite expensive.

[@fancysynthesis]

Skipping the reset gates 🤌

[@GeorgeLocke]

I do not want feedback on my shift register. I do not really understand why I am so bothered by this, but, for example, the disting has many "shift register" modes but they're all Turing Machine variants and none actually act as an analog memory. GRRR.

[@TomChurchill]

An analogue shift register is a fundamentally different thing to the digital shift registers used in Rung Divisions/Disting/TM. These just store bits which are either on or off; an ASR stores a voltage which is passed down the stages as the clock advances. If you want an analogue shift register I recommend Joranalogue Step 8.

[@philip6252]

Thank you for saying performable and not performative. The latter to me implies someone is going through the motions, which makes me cringe every time I hear it!

[@TomChurchill]

Haha, me too!