Frap Tools Falistri 1/4: Overview & Basic Envelopes (LMS EE)

The Falistri Movement Manager is loosely based on a Buchla-style function generator - but it goes far beyond that, including the addition of a pair of flip-flops (frequency dividers), a four-quadrant (balanced, or “ring”) modulator, and linear slew generator that can be used by the function generators in the module or external modules.
I cover the Falistri in four movies. This one is dedicated to an overview of what its features are and what all those pretty little graphics mean, including how to use it as an attack/decay or attack/sustain/release envelope generator. The index is:
00:00 overview
00:35 what’s in each movie
01:24 the demo patch
01:45 trigger & gate options
03:00 synchronized repeating envelopes
03:58 CV output options
05:25 End of Stage outputs
06:41 Max (analog OR) output
07:00 Rise and Fall times
07:22 Shape controls
08:12 re-trigger behavior
08:44 more on Shapes
09:15 Time Scale switch
The second movie ( • Frap Tools Falistri 2/... ) explores advanced envelope features, such as voltage control over time, and combining the two envelope sections to create more complex envelopes. The third movie ( • Frap Tools Falistri 3/... ) covers using Falistri as an LFO, and the fourth movie ( • Frap Tools Falistri 4/... ) focuses on using it as a VCO.
My Patreon supporters will have access to additional posts further discussing these features: / learningmodular
This movie is also part of the extended Eurorack Expansion course available through Learning Modular: learningmodular.com/register/...
FTC Disclosure: Frap Tools sent me this module at no charge as a “thank you” for consulting on some of its features. There was no guaranteed that I would make videos about it in return - but I thought it was a significant enough of a module that I should.

[@cardboardmusic]

The time scale switch is a life saver for bass lines. You can still get those interesting shapes, but really punchy versions - excellent module!

[@nkozi]

This convinced me to get into eurorack, and then later on to get Falistri (which is my fave module) and I'll still come back to this vid. Just top notch- I adore this channel.

[@shanethomson4016]

Thank you Chris for these tutorials, so very well explained , just what I’ve been looking forward to🙏

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Superb tutorial on this fascinating module! I am trying to decide between this and Make Noise Maths for my next build. I most do techno, industrial and harder stuff but sometimes ambient music.

[@alifeinyellow]

I hope you just got both

[@znolive]

Chris, I'd LOVE a video on the Usta!

[@LearningModular]

Sequencers are so deep, I've been avoiding them out of fear it would be a rabbit hole that would take forever to climb back out of! ;-) But maybe some technique videos on uses for sequencers and some of their cool tricks...that might be an option down the road...

I have watched the series a couple of times but one thing I either missed or is not covered (and I don't blame you I would expect it on frap tools website but can't find it there either), what is the maximum possible cycle time for the functions? A rough idea of some seconds, about a minute or some minutes (or even longer) would totally suffice but I can't find anything in regards to that. So I wondered if you could give a rough indication of that? I am new to modular and it seems maximum rise/fall or cycle times are not indicated for many envelope generators which I find irritating :D

And just now I heard "a bit over 8 seconds"... Sorry! And thank you for these detailed and wonderful videos. Helps a lot.

[@LearningModular]

@ glad you found it. I had to overdub it in later because the module I was making the videos with was a very early version that did not match production units in that regard; I verified the value for the production units - at least 8 seconds - with Frap before the video went up.

@@LearningModular Amazing thank you so much

[@LearningModular]

@ I forget; I'll retest once I finish the Feeding The Monster series where I'm re-assembling my studio case. But I think that's the limit, regardless (and I would be happy to be wrong).

@@LearningModular Very much appreciate it and take all the time you need! I am actually watching part 2 of "Feeding The Monster" right now, started live last night but got distracted :D It's amazing for a newcomer to just see and get some words about a couple of modules at once. So far I tried to find things via modular grid or just browsing reviews/tutorials of modules in yours and divkids channel. But it's obviously hard to find things if you don't know what you are searching for. If 8s is really the limit that seems quite short. I am already thinking about not getting it now and instead opting for something like two Contour 1 or Minislew + a ringmod...