Fixed Rack inspired by the Make Noise Black & Gold Shared System Plus

[@dedcosmonaut]

This is great. Fixed rack is very useful technic in VCV, because with all this enormous collection of modules you often just stare at screen and don't know where to start, kinda like blank page syndrome for artists. Big thanks for recreating this real modular beast, Omri, you are the best

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Yeah, having a limited system to work with can be quite inspiring. Cheers!

[@mpingo91]

We absolutely need a Phonogene or Morphagene official (like Mutable Instruments modules) clone in VCV Rack!

[@CinematicLaboratory]

The 'poor man's' Shared System is a dream machine but I believe your take on it is way more powerful.

[@louarthur7648]

This one video is a masterclass in 17 minutes... I have so much to learn. Thank you, Omri. Your love for modular and willingness/passion to teach through wonderfully cogent examples is simply inspiring.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I appreciate it! And thanks for the coffee :)

[@otepsia1697]

You are a modular genius, Omri ! I love the idea that I can make music without spending loads of money, thanks to VCV Rack and your nice tutorials.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Hey, thanks! have fun!

[@chitlun]

It’s even more interesting revisiting this video now that I’m in month four of my hardware journey. I never really paid that much attention to the hardware side of things until this year, when I started researching my first rack but it became quickly apparent that Make Noise kit is something special! Having watched lots of vids now from the Make Noise team (mainly Walker’s excellent offerings), I would give anything for a Black & Gold Shared System. Maths was the very first module I bought in September, and I’ve since got an STO and last week a René MK1. The René is an incredible piece of kit and even though it doesn’t have a s many bells & whistles as the newer version, it can be picked up for a good deal (I paid £200) and you can actually find one. I intend to slowly build up a shared system and, of course, next on the list is Morphagene! Cheers for everything you do man 👍

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Yeah, I also really like the Make Noise instruments. I have Morphagene, Mimeophon, and the STO together with the O Coast, Strega, and O Ctrl. I enjoy all of them!

[@JeffreyOrgill]

Wild idea Omri! Love it! You are pushing the boundaries back man!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@mikenoface]

Make Noise: That will be... (random taps on calculator).. Six grand after tax. Omri and VCV: How about ... $$FREE.99?

[@kd4pba]

I have Rene and I am so in love with JW's sequencers. Simple, easy to use and full of randomness.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Yeah, JW is great!

[@edwardnixon1782]

This is *so* great, Omri! I'm just getting acquainted with a new 0-Coast and already fantasizing about something... *more.* This will keep my jets cooled and me at realistic velocity. A fixed setup is something that should be done more: it's part of the mentality and psychology of modular. The whole notion of designing ones own fixed setup is a skill in itself. Make Noise is a very creative place to begin. Thanks very much.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Yeah, I agree. It can be a great way to stay focused and creative. Cheers!

[@jerrygarone9072]

YOU just saved me a ton of money, Thanks! When I finally get it I'll know how to use it... W OW

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Have fun!

[@TheMrBakedPOTato]

Amazing, more fixed racks please :P

[@stephenaskew4346]

Brilliant bit of work Omri, thankyou. Tons of new inspiration in this for me. Not least pitchshifting Chronoblob. I just gained an echobode in vcv.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!

[@giovannigramegna8566]

Long awaited tutorial. Much love!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks so much!

[@holydiver4728]

Very Nice indeed !

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@daomc]

Thx for this one! Especially for newbies like me!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I'm happy you enjoyed it :)

[@Val_Cla]

Oh thats pretty cool ! I've thought of this since i sa Andrew Huangs video, but thanks so much for making it Omri ! Will have tons of fun with this patch :D !

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Have fun!

[@Dogboy73]

Wonder if we can build a Strega? 🤔

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Well, I thought about that but the main part of it is the way you physically interact with it I guess, which is something that's hard to do in VCV...

[@GeorgeLocke]

I wonder how you'd reproduce the glitched out delay??

[@dougsha]

I'm a VCVR noob and am digging into old Omri videos. I'm a noise musician so this fixed rack caught my eye. I installed all the needed modules for the fixed rack. It loads fine. I hooked audio up to my minilab through ASIO, as I always do. I can't get examples to run by clicking the right Rampage trigger button. It's been a year since this was posted--could it be a new bug? HELP! :)

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I'm not so sure what it can be... I downloaded the patches and everything works as expected. Did you open the VCV2 files?

[@dougsha]

@@OmriCohen-Music Open the files? I'm a noob. There are so many fun vcv's to play with that I'm not worrying that this one doesn't work.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

@@dougsha No worries :) Did you download the patch files from the description? There are two versions there. The ones for the old VCV, which I'm using in this video, and the updated ones for VCV 2.

[@mpingo91]

These patches don't open in the VCV Rack 2. Is there some way to do it (I dunno, editing something?) or one have to build the rack manually adding module after module?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I just tested it, and it loaded in VCV 2. There are 2 missing modules but I updated the patches and re-uploaded them so you can download the zip file again, and it should work :)

[@autocratdaddyjones]

Can't find the Nysthi Pitch Shifter - is it still available or has it been replaced by something?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Yeah, it's not available anymore. There's a version for VCV 2 with a different pitch shifter that should work :) patchstorage.com/fixed-rack-inspired-by-the-make-noise-black-gold-shared-system-plus/

[@stuartwilson5827]

I feel a little lossed with the interactions between blackholes and the random voltages, are the random voltages driving black holes sequence and using that sequence data on the rise cv? I love that patch but I want to really have it sink in!

[@stuartwilson5827]

Oh it is just being used as a VCA is that right? I think I understand now!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Hi! Can you tell me in which part of the video it was? But yeah, Black Holes is a VCA with a few tricks up its sleeve :)

[@stuartwilson5827]

@@OmriCohen-Music pretty much tight at the beginning of example 1. I had no idea geodesics was the brand I thought that was a sequencer that is what kept throwing me off. Great videos as always!!

[@AaronGoldbergMusic]

Thank you so much

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@notaboutit3565]

Brilliant! I just finished (for the most part) building the 0-Coast, Subharmonicon, and TB303 from your other videos into one rack, the results are phenomenal; but I’m struggling building a sequenceable drum section, I’m curious if you have any videos or thoughts in general on the best modules for predictable, patterned drums. I keep gravitating to permutations or some other random generators, but it’s just not providing the stability I would like from the drums. I’d appreciate any advice or videos you could point me to. Thanks Omri!

[@mpingo91]

If random is not stabile enough maybe try chaos? :)

[@creamabdul-jabbar]

topograph by valley is how i do 95% of my drum sequencing, either that or just a gate sequencer.

[@notaboutit3565]

@@mpingo91 lol 😂

[@notaboutit3565]

@@creamabdul-jabbar hmm...I’ll have to check that out! Thanks for the tip!

[@mikenoface]

@@notaboutit3565 yeah, +1 for Topograph. It's a clone of Grids by Mutable. Hook up a kick, snare, and hat module.. and adjust the knobs to taste. I like using Plaits and Peaks as drum voices. Vult Trummor is heavy, Hora has nice drums, and NYSTHI QuadSimpler you can load up 3 or 4 samples and get a similar effect to Erica SampleDrum. Have fun!

[@thomasbrown3325]

I thought you were too young to know that Elmer Fudd quote!

[@placescapes]

Very nice, Omri. One thought: wouldn't the Bogaudio PGMR be an even better substitute for Pressure Points?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks! And I'm not so sure about the PGMR. You can use it as well but I found that the CV-Pad is more visual, and you can set it to output specific notes. You can also set it to have 16 pads for one output instead of 4 outputs of 4 steps. the PGMR will not output gates also when selecting a step. It will either open a gate or output a trigger.

[@thistigerispeculair2321]

Hey man love your videos, when building this I realized stkpitchshifter is gone and there dosent seem to be a ton of pitch shifter modules for vcv rack any substitution suggestions ?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Oh, I didn't realize that its gone... That's a shame. Anyway, there's one from bidoo that should work

[@thistigerispeculair2321]

Awesome I’ll try that. These videos are great. Also what’s the cpu usage like on the ann Annie rack before I build it just curious

[@ursbasteck]

Yes, this is nice. And what a good reminder to look past the esoteric surface of the Geodesics (which I like, but.) - the Blackholes is super useful! Anyways, here's a (first?) drone-y, ambient take on this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ame8qWiMbZKUfcU

[@OmriCohen-Music]

That's so nice! Well done!

[@GeorgeLocke]

Black holes is maybe the simplest geodesics module to learn since it's roughly just a bunch of VCAs. I mean, they respond to negative voltage, so VC polarizers. Then it's got the mix outputs, which is super handy here for a stereo mixer.

[@xyxyxyxza2252]

how to limit left and right of rack with green items ?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Those are just blanks, I used the light strips from Count Modula.

[@autoauto2000]

cant find amb

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Here you go - library.vcvrack.com/Stoermelder-P1

[@sylbrass5310]

Hi, My Mother Card as Passed.

[@rhomboidman]

3rd time I'm buying Maths and just not bonding... Have you a similar experience Omri? Never really seen you use one...

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Sometimes things just don't work out. It happened to me multiple times with various modules. I never had a Maths though. I used Rampage often in VCV, and I have one in hardware I still use. I find it quite easy to use and very flexible yet approachable.