Make Noise 0-CTRL + Eurorack Patching Tips w/ Omri Cohen: Part 1

[@CatFish107]

Omri really has his pace, cadence, and choice of phrase down solid and consistent for demonstration. This is pure bonus content for me, having already purchased my 0ctrl.

[@soundsuncommon]

There's good food for thought in this video, in particular using probability. Some thoughts: Sequence length: This got me thinking about a few things: a) Wouldn't it be great if 0-CTRL had a "run" input so that you could start it, instead of having to trigger it manually? I've wanted to do this for some time but never did because I figured it pretty much wasn't possible. I guess I'm a bit embarrassed to find out that the workaround is pretty easy: turn the clock on and patch a high gate to the STOP input, then turn the gate off to start the sequence. It's a bit clunky, bit it will work. b) What about extending the demonstration of the RESET input to route multiple step gates to be on or off. Presumably there are a number of ways to do this, and one could dynamically control sequence length from one to eight steps. Couple this with direction change (the DIR input) and now you have a very dynamic sequencer that outputs way more than repeating patterns. I've been doing some variation of this for some time now by patching a unipolar LFO into the DIR input and setting its speed to trigger direction change. Sometimes I combine this with patching a step gate into the RESET input. If you do it right, you can get music that sounds quit alive and unlike the static patterning that many sequencers output. I've got my Strega right next to the 0-CTRL, so often I just patch the filter speed output to accomplish this-simple and effective. Quantization: One of the frequent complaints I've read about the 0-CTRL is that it's not quantized. But to me, that's a bit like criticizing a stick-shift car for not having a manual transmission. I've had the 0-CTRL for nearly two years and I don't think I ever have used a quantizer with it. I doubt I ever will. The reason I like 0-CTRL so much is that it is completely unquantized-that "there is no arbitrary limit to the precision of values they can create," as the 0-CTRL manual puts it. This is one of the things I find most inspiring in working with the 0-CTRL: I get to be a performing musician again, after years and years of writing music for others to play. It brings me right back to the most elementary thing a performer does: tune your instrument! Moreover, most quantizers are overly prescriptive in how they divide up musical pitch space; often they strike me as rather arbitrary in the scales/modes offered (who on earth *really* needs Locrian mode?), or sometimes downright inaccurate (e.g., Pamela's New Workout's so-called "Lydian" mode, which actually is Lydian dominant). And, they almost all insist on 12-tone equal temperament for some reason, even thought 12-TET is somewhat antithetical to common-practice tonality-in my view, at least. Maybe it's me, but I just don't get it. But I can see that there is some utility to this, i.e. to rein in the designed imprecision of the device, but I'd probably quantize CV going to something other than pitch control on oscillators.

[@russ254]

lovely, Omri!

[@Jimantronic]

Awesome work, thanks Omri

[@BlackMan614]

To come right out to remind folks a quantizer is required for the 0-ctrl is simple, yet brilliant. Otherwise, it is nothing more than a CV modulator.

[@snorrevonflake]

I don't think everybody does tonal music with modular. I have absolutely no use for a "quantizer". Did Buchla have quantizers ? Do you guys tune your fridge or motorcycle, i hate when people treat synths like a musical instrument with a keyboard, play piano if you want that.

[@geerhoar]

Being analog, the 0-Ctrl is WYSIWYG and also quite tweakable live. This is a real fun factor.

[@N_g_y]

Thanks Omri for bringing the Addac to my awareness. Game changer!

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Pure and unadultered Magick ! 🤩

[@KorhanErel]

Another trick is to send the B output of the first Branches channel, which receives a trigger from one of the step triggers, to flip the direction on the 0-CTRL. This means either the sequence direction is flipped or it is reset. The A output goes to Reset, the B goes to Direction.This is done in the video using an S&H module, which is of course also a fantastic idea.

[@bluenautilus]

Great video as always Omri! Love the step length probability patch.

[@BrokenSines]

Great patching tips! I like that S&H direction change and step reset to make two sequences, very nice.

[@cardboardmusic]

Great video Omri, thanks. It's funny, I was so tempted to buy the 0-Cntrl when it came out, but I didn't. In recent months I see this sequencer popping up again and again. Maybe I should reconsider as it still looks so interesting, and more importantly so multi faceted.

[@Zednoughtcom]

Thank you Omri! I can see the O-Ctrl as being a wonderful performative addition to my system.

[@supersawheather]

Great timing! Just bought a 0-ctrl

[@jasontimpson8449]

Would love to see a description of all the modules in this rack.

[@mairinger80]

Hmm so I could use the random voltage on the 0-Coast for random triggers? I didn’t know that… adding the Math section on the 0-coast to add/subtract another voltage would then basically do the same as Branches, right?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Yeah, you can use the random source as a random trigger/gate source. The Maths section will not really be the same as Branches, but it can still have an effect on the result. If you have a comparator in your system, you can run the random voltage through it, and then control the probability with the threshold control.

[@Rectangular_Eye]

What happened to the young and goofy Perfect Circuit video crew? For quite a while there was very regular, very fun video drops, but it looks like they haven't appeared in months? The vibe has been radically different and not in a great way.

[@s.fields8770]

No Control aka Zero Control. I wish someone would let Omri know it's not Irish.

[@walrtbstudios5430]

No, it’s ‘oh’ Ctrl, as in eight-oh-eight.