Make Noise Mimeophon // Review & Time Travel Tutorial

[@simondoes]

After a tremendous back, forth, back again, straight to waters uncharted and back into a state of being completely overwhelmed by everything wanting to step into modular synthesis I settled into getting Mimeophon as my first kinda sorta proper module to accompany my half-modulars for now. I am so stoked about this thing and I am beyond excited how it will fare together with my softpop sp2 and their friends. Thanks again for you work.

[@cooloutcoexist]

I love how the self oscillating synth sound seems to be almost at the brink of total feedback, stops short of it, touches it barely but then also not. Well done as always, mister - thanks! :-)

[@aptudo]

That synth mode…wow. It’s like when guitarists play with feedback, but with greater control over the harmonics. You’re right - that’s the greatest thing about this device.

[@timothynewman6062]

it sounds like a stephen o'malley show

[@richarquis]

"And that was me from the Twin Peaks Red Room..." I love your wonderful, quiet jokes that just pop in out of nowhere. 18 months ago, I saw your Morphagene video, and started thinking about modular. But, everybody said it was too complex a module to start with, and I should build on function and utilities first, which I did. Now, one year in, I've 3/4 filled my 2nd RB6U, and it has most everything except effects. But, my vendor has Morphagene and Mimeophon arriving next week! So, I'm buying both, with Erbe Verb to follow in May...

[@erikb.8125]

Wow, my jaw dropped when I heard the feedback synth sounds- was not expecting that haha. As always, fantastic demo!

[@precarious333music]

Me too! Really makes this module useful on a whole new level.

[@NGC1433]

I was awestruck and amazed by that too. As well as got the feeling that in my non-genious hands it would only make drowning tuba noises. Exclusively.

[@robsinHL]

Well fuck I’m ordering one now.

[@Fluidstructure]

Killer demonstration. Ive had this module since it came out, did not know about the feedback synth voice feature! I will never look at my Mimeo the same way again!

[@stvspilr]

I’ve had one for a while now, and was beginning to lose interest. I’m so glad I’ve seen this video, it’s given me so many fresh ideas. Thanks so much! 👍🏼

[@Rob_Hogan]

Need to release that clock sync jam at 8:00 as a track :D

[@CinematicLaboratory]

Totally amazing to see a bit of Echophon, Morphagene, ErbeVerb and even the Mysteron in a single module that adds something new to all of them.

[@thom-alphaxiii-5106]

So you turned a delay into a subharmonicon then into a mutable clouds played like a morphagene into a tasty chips gr1 . I have to watch it again , too much for my brain lol

[@loopop]

[@thom-alphaxiii-5106]

loopop guess this module was made for you Doc’loopop ;)

[@kaoslog]

jeez!!! :D

[@horaced9357]

@@thom-alphaxiii-5106 ⁹p

[@skunksmisery]

came back to listen to that feedback tone again. With this module, I no longer regret never figuring out how to play guitar.

[@gregvittore5004]

Awesome❤ nice review as always

[@antennatrees]

Serious Portal 2 vibes from that opening sequence :)

[@jazzjeffjazzjeff]

Man, I love the way this sounds great!

[@LittleZdy]

I love it!! Mimeophon is going to be my new rabbit hole.

[@earthman_]

Best Tutorials here. Keep it going 🙏🏼

[@TRaddcliff]

clearing repeats has been added in update.

[@MoRaze-FaB]

I just jumped the gun and bought my Mimeophon. Fuck money, acquire modular gear!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

how do you like it? Love mine so fun!

[@mntbighker]

Mine arrived today, and I think it will be a friend. I'll be watching this a dozen times ;-) I love the idea of patching mono to get an effects loop. Is that an idea MakeNoise talks about? I started out thinking MakeNoise UI was confusing and unapproachable. On some level I still feel that way, but they publish a LOT of videos to help inspire and mitigate.

[@MartinDoudoroffLLC]

MN is gonna sell a lot of these. Totally agree about the RGB LED-I know it’s an “easy solution”, but I really wish MN would move past their romance with color coding, which began with Tempi and Telharmonic.

[@HumanMotives]

Yes color coding sucks for color blind people like me. Its just a pain

[@milztempelrowski9281]

@@HumanMotives Do you get this message read via a computervoice of how does that work? Never met a blind person in the youtube-comment. Let alone someone who patches (must be amazing though). Picking modules just by their function and not by their looks - has to help buying Doepfer! :D

[@HumanMotives]

@@milztempelrowski9281 I can see colors, but I can't tell the difference between many colors (yellow/green, blue/purple, brown/green etc). Colored LEDs in modules to show sample banks, modes, etc are a huge pain in the ass for me, especially when it becomes critical like saving states in the Rene2.

[@buildingblocks8287]

nice... didnt noticed this module till now... i cant have enough efx units :-)... 17:00 mimeophon becomes some sort of "mutable rings"... thnx for the review

[@TheDefconsd1]

Samurai short film score at 17:35.

[@Larry30102]

Great vid! I'm a newbie, and I find one of the greatest things about modular is taking things beyond the obvious. Hardware synths and software synths seems to be limited to what you have in front of you. Modular doesn't have this limitation.

[@thainmlh]

Really great video... excellent exploration of this module...thanks!!!

[@hmosc]

Another great video and demo/explanation. I don’t think this one’s for me. This will take too much time to master; too much multi-functionality for me. I’ll stick with my Intellijel Rainmaker. It’s much more powerful, IMHO, but easier to grasp. It works as synth too, BTW. I love the Morphogene and Qpas though. I like the idea of stereo modules but wish developers would use stereo jacks. Eurorack with double cables can get to be such a mess.

[@alveydoug]

The sounds at 17 are new, rich and gorgeous! Sampling won’t capture the performance variability, as you show by “Jamming with History”. Now, will they ever make a Quad version? 😊

[@switchyard2456]

Yeah this is more an instrument in itself than an effects module. So many choices! Whats not to love?

[@zroeder]

You are so good at breaking down complexity. Amazing video as usual!

[@providief]

what a time to be alive

[@HansiModular]

What a time to be alive and have some money to spend;-)

[@mikegeary8056]

I know this is against their philosophy but I wish MN would put a screen on some of their modules. It would be so cool if their was some kind of visual representation for where one is in the zones.

[@williamsubjack2947]

Twin Peaks red room

[@notsospy]

Great overview as always, Ziv! (Hi from Israel!) Just one question - what case are you using? I love how compact it is and the wood finish! Honestly looks like a Behringer synth that was gutted and its case taken over for modules!

[@kurbfeeler]

Will the buffer persist through power cycles?

[@homeslice1479]

Also FYI, you can now "Clear All Zones" by turning Mix and Repeats fully counter-clockwise! Con removed :)

[@thmkly]

Awesome video!

[@petdoe8938]

Beautiful thank you blessed be

[@beanMosheen]

We're going to test this module for science....you monster.

[@mk1st]

"I'm jamming with history" Profound.

[@billB101]

Ain't we all jamming with history.

[@couchcamperTM]

this selfoscillation after 17 minutes was dope.

[@WillisZzz]

I love Make Noise, but there's often something about the labelling or the lack thereof that makes me wish they'd just let themselves be a little bit more normal. I don't like having to stop and think while I'm patching, I just want the shortest path from idea to creation. Everything else about this module looks and sounds amazing.

[@ilikebananasFPV]

i totally can relate to you - but you get used to the modules pretty quick. at first my maths looked like a puzzle to me but now i know it inside out

[@aeropilot4419]

Correct … over time and continued use the modules can become almost second nature (to me anyway) when patching, tho I find, even with familiarity, you have to keep using them to keep the muscle memory at peak performance. Great module, wish I had one 🙂👍🏼

[@WillisZzz]

@@aeropilot4419 Yeah, this in my issue. If I don't use a module in a few weeks, I have to relearn it unless it's labelled intuitively. I have a handful of Make Noise modules and some of them I would use more if I didn't have to stop and remember what the functions are. It's a bit of a feedback loop, learn functions, don't use them soon enough, shy away from module until time to relearn it permits, learn functions again, repeat. Other than that, I appreciate their unique take on things.

[@MisterNiles]

This is going to be a serious game changer for my Frippertronics style guitar work. This thing looks amazing. I've been holding on to my Phonogene, but mostly using it in broken echo mode these days. Maybe I'll have to let it go to partially finance one of these... who am I kidding? I'll have to save. I seriously doubt I'd ever sell a MN module.

[@sanfordmusic]

I was thinking the same... out of rack space and this could replace my Phonogene and Echophon (which would also yield space for QPAS), but I can’t see myself selling them. Hmmmm...

[@SebastienLeger]

As usual, great work. Totally off topic, but since I see you are using the ES8, as there aren't any videos out there about it, it will be nice to have some tutarials and walk thru it (even thou yes, it's not as sexy as a fancy VCO or FX module)

[@loopop]

Thanks! It's an audio interface, with simple ins and outs so not sure how much of a video I can do about it. Any specific questions? What's interesting about it though is that it's DC coupled in and out. Did you see my Hybrid Modular video? It's the star there.

[@SebastienLeger]

@@loopop Oh i missed that one indeed. Very informative already. Maybe some ADAT connection and set up inside computer could be informative. As again, nothing to be found on KZbin about it. Thanks ! :)

[@MODUS_OP]

LET’S ROCK!!!

[@milztempelrowski9281]

Like(!), but i know I have to watch it > 3 times and i'll still be like 'omg how did I not catch that before'. You're the man.

[@livelooper]

At 20:00 I *really* wanted you to hit the keyboard. Would it pitch the whole loop?

[@Monica-br8pi]

What a great video! I don't own a modular but watching this makes me excited to get one! Just one question, does anyone know what's the spectrum analizer loopop uses?

[@loopop]

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle

[@vasquezitosanchezito]

Would be nice to have a firmware update that would implement a "clear buffer" with a couple of button combinations, just like Phonogene's Rec+Splice.

[@davidleemyers7628]

Got it! See my post above.

[@DBPawlan]

Wow...that was a great review. This module almost seems too good to pass up.

[@IntrepidWill]

I would love to know how your mic input is setup! I’ve tried everything but I can’t seem to get a loud enough signal into the MakeNoise modules line input. Pre-amp?

[@modularsoundbath]

Thanks for the video, this has opened a new portal on how to approach this module :)

[@MoveHimAgainX10]

I was wondering if there's way to use samples or live instruments as source sounds instead of oscilaters or along with oscilaters combining digital and analogue synths modules Midi controller and a saw All in a live setting playing along with a band

[@wulyf4lyf]

I love my mimeophon. It’s such an incredible module, especially with Erbe Verb and Maths. I’ve been having a blast with my DPO, Optomix, Maths, Mimeophon, Erbe Verb, Chronoblob2, Milky Way and Clouds modules. Cannot wait to use my Morphagene along with this, and the rest of my modules. I’m just noticing, and wondering, is the case used in this video a Moog Mother32/DFAM case? It really looks like it.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

I love using it with Plaits and Pamela New Workout for dreamy sequences.

[@kokorotechno]

excellent tutorial! you've done a great job explaining it. very interesting module!!!

[@alexanderstooshinoff4122]

This explanation is incredibly clear, and well organized. Bravo! You have a new fan.

[@Trk-El-Son]

This is the video that got me to buy a Mimeophone.

[@dualtrx]

The review i was waiting for. :D Thank you buddy.

[@pthomas36]

5 stars for the Twin Peaks reference

[@djwadl]

You may travel back in time to places you don't wanna visit … sounds scary!

[@SonicCircuitry]

Beautiful

[@Rustik1722]

@LOOPOP Request for vid using available items on market for most affordable way to put a small starter modular rig together?

[@loopop]

Noted!

[@Rustik1722]

Thank you sir! Every Elektron box I bought per you reco success- so take me to the dark side! Lol

[@Aedhon]

Hi, I do appreciate your reviews and tutorials a lot, but I am a bit surprised that in such an in depth review you didn't mention about the high noise-floor (and noise gating used to mask it) of this unit. I understand some people might not care, but it makes it unuseable for me and from what I read many others. It's the kind of "cons" that I would expect to find right on this page. Love the effect, but do I want to spend 400eur on a device with such a poor HW design? (...and is it even fair of them to ask this much for a botched design?)

[@loopop]

I would have mentioned it had I noticed it, so clearly it wasn't an issue for me, and since you didn't notice it while watching the video, I wonder how big of a deal it is at all. I'll try to look for it next time I use the module, but the masking clearly fooled me, assuming it's there. Of course, nothing was done in the video to change the audio coming out of the instrument. So - I would hardly call this unusable, I'd certainly not call it a poorly designed instrument, but your comment is exactly why it's great that there's a comment section - my opinion isn't the only valid one nor can I find all the flaws within the scope of a review, just the ones that are obvious to me.

[@Aedhon]

@@loopop thanks for your reply! As I said, some people are more bothered by this than others. I was told by the distributor it's a known issue, which makes me question the quality of the device itself. In any case, if you say it wasn't an issue for you, then I believe you. Let this message be my own Cons to the mimeophon, then. Anyway, turn mix to 0 or low value, pluck Rings into it, hear the noise :)

[@intafon]

Wow, that synth aspect sounds really nice...

[@timehasbeenkind]

Cool video! Like and subed!

[@F_letc.h]

How were you able to play the Karplus Strong with V/oct without a gate? What was triggering the sound? If I just patch pitch to the CV input, there's no sound coming from Mimeophon.

[@homeslice1479]

BLACKBOX!!! 1010 is the most underrated eurorack company out there, I swear. Mimeophon looks absurd. I've been looking for an effects module (this exact size, as it happens) and I think my search may be over.

[@mrjed]

ya the flip button is cool, but i like the pilf button better

[@AndreiChivu47]

Hi there! Did you experience any click/pops and noise/ hiss with the Mimeophone? Seems like a very common issue with these units from what people say on forums

[@loopop]

No, I would certainly have mentioned it if I did

[@animalclinicmusic]

“Jamming with history” like Bill and Ted

[@PawelKaminski-cq1fr]

Hi, thanks for the review! Mimeophon reminds me CBA’s (mono) Habit a bit, at least from what I understood based on the video here and not actually owning or even trying the module myself. It would probably be fun to compare them timetravel-wise or, better still, to pair them in a small setup. Great demo (and jokes, as always:)

[@irrationallynegative]

Thank you for the great review. It’s a really interesting module and in considering buying it. What I still can’t make out is: is the delay time linked to the pitch of the repeats, like in a tape or analogue delay?

[@HoveyKraft]

Absolutely incredible module and rundown! I must purchase this immediately!

[@walrtbstudios5430]

Dammit. I want one…

[@yanasitta]

My wallet: "How do you want me?" Mimeophon: "Grab your ankles"

[@c.augustin]

*This* is a really interesting and versatile module, based on a rather simple concept. I like it! [Hmm, seems to be not available, can't find it to buy in 2022 …]

[@AT-pv2kz]

The way you described zones reminded me of the tape track on the teenage engineering op-z, it’s an audio buffer where each button represents a chunk of audio and you can select which length the buffer is (shortest is small repeats of the audio for glitch effects and longest is a short loop of the audio) op-z also as a delay that works like this (each button a different delay time from short to long) that can be sent to the tape track. With the mimeophon can cv be used to toggle across the zones in a controlled way, akin to pressing a button to activate each zone? I’m thinking of starting a small system and would like a more capable version of op-z tape/delay but with similar control over zones so that it can easily be sequenced.

[@ske1111]

Thank you for this vid. I've come back several times as I experiment with this very playable module. Applying a mod wheel to the Zone CV input is a blast btw!

[@davidleemyers7628]

Thanks for the great tutorial! "clear all zones" now available via firmware MP70. Get at: www.makenoisemusic.com/modules/mimeophon

[@thirdsmusic]

Wish there would have been some more examples of using interesting modulation sources, but I suppose the official Makenoise video covers that territory a little more. Agree about a way to clear the buffer for sure.

[@goodboid]

Gosh, I wish they'd launch a standalone version of this to go with my synth gear.

[@loopop]

I agree!

[@station2station544]

it is standalone.

[@MrStognabologna]

@@station2station544 I believe he means "non-eurorack" by standalone. But you could put one of these in one of those 4ms pods I'd imagine, if it's not too deep, then you can have a mimeophon "pedal"

[@station2station544]

@@MrStognabologna OH! Makes sense. Wouldn't be too hard to build a little 16hp skiff :). Might be a fun afternoon.

[@MrCowfood]

@@MrStognabologna yeah I tried this... 4ms 20hp was to shallow.. had to grab the doepfer mini case instead. 4ms do make deeper cases but are larger hp.. so you will end up buying more gear. ;) besides, you need gear to make the most of this module as it is!

[@ikkini]

The Karplus Strong without exciter is amazing ! Wonderful ! Great demo as usual !

[@loopop]

Thanks! My guess is there’s some noise internally that’s causing feedback to start, but yeah it’s pretty awesome

[@ikkini]

@@loopop Yes, that sounds like it does. Is the filter closing enough to be used as an LPG to shape the sound ?

[@lm1338]

Is there actually a similar alternative to something like this that's a desktop module rather than rack mounted? Doesn't even have to be a delay, just something that's so versatile and eurorack compatible.

[@SouryaSen]

Check Tom Erbe's interview on the MN channel, he talks about the influences that led to this module and he brings up a few different rack mounted units that have served as inspirations for this.

[@SouryaSen]

By rack mounted I mean not eurorack but studio gear.

[@JxhnNichxlls]

Strega has a delay effect in it but it isn’t as In depth as the mimeophone. Otherwise strymon pedals will get you similar effects.

[@russellwitter661]

Reminds me of the Moogerfooger Clusterflux...especially the Karplus Strong Stuff. Both can be Synths by themselves.

[@TROGULAR10000]

great machine! loved the beat creation using the double delay

[@Wunderkammerdandy]

As always an awesome review!! Great module too. Adding that to my rack soon…😊

[@instantknut]

It sounds that the Flip mode turns "No" into "Yes" :) 9.55

[@CrazyAboutVinylRecords]

Recipe: 1) start with one expensive eurorack module. 2) surround that module with a bunch of other expensive eurorack modules. 3) now you can get it to do something interesting even if only of very limited use musically. I'm only half serious. 😎 But there was a time about four years ago where I was buying a lot of really cool modules left and right. And my system swelled to a quite large (for me) 624hp that represented a sizable outlay of cash. After a time I realized that I had a lot of modules that I just wasn't using very often. So eventually I was committed to downsizing my rig to no more than 208hp. And I was determined to be disciplined about it. So that meant if I wanted a module and my rack was full then I would be forced into taking enough modules out of the rack and selling them to create the space needed for the new module. Suffice it to say I have not bought many new eurorack modules since then. One exception is Mutable Instruments Beads. I sold my original Mutable Clouds module and replaced it with Beads. This left enough room for Mutable Elements, which was a casualty of my downsizing and was the only module I regretted selling.

[@aeropilot4419]

I think Mutable modules will get quite valuable now that they are being slowly discontinued

[@notbatman1001]

This is the clearest review and tutorial yet. The use of samples of actual instruments is appreciated.

[@nodfactor8808]

Yeah it would be great to have a button to clear the buffer. 42 seconds is a long time to wait, if your trying to to something live.

[@NickHchaos]

A lot of interesting features-I’ve owned several eurorack delays and researched all the rest, but once I got my first real tape delay I never looked back. Virtually all the digital stuff except maybe some of the high end racks of yore (which contains lots of analog circuitry), just sound so bland in comparison even though they’re more precise and controllable.

[@jonkruth4157]

I always enjoy your videos very much !!! Thanks for your cool stuff !!! But i would to wish if you maked a video about Rainmaker Intellijel. With patch examples or presets , maybe !? Becouse i think the Rainmaker is one of the best Delays . But its so complex ;)

[@loopop]

Thanks! Noted but not likely, I rarely review modules these days as it seems like most viewers don't want that :(

[@jonkruth4157]

@@loopop too bad!!! But I'm surprised that the viewers don't want it, because I don't know anyone here on KZbin, apart from Omri you and DivKid too, who explains the modules better or gives examples! Anyway, thank you and please carry on! Cheers

[@jonkruth4157]

@@loopop too bad!!! But I'm surprised that the viewers don't want it, because I don't know anyone here on KZbin, apart from Omri you and DivKid too, who explains the modules better or gives examples! Anyway, thank you and please carry on! Cheers

[@orangewiggler6838]

You made the Mimeophon really shine here. Such a great module

[@NateHorn]

I want one of these real bad - so bad that KZbin is now showing me this review again, ah! They're just nowhere to be found right now :(

[@aeropilot4419]

I just got one today, so maybe the dam is breaking ?

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Just got mine and it is superb! Lots of sound sculpting possibilities that really add variety to otherwise boring patches.

[@thomas1ouf]

Damn, your video just made me choose it over some other kind of delay or reverb. That dual osc thing is nuts!

[@vwvwvwvvw6143]

What do you use for showing the graph?

[@loopop]

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle

[@vwvwvwvvw6143]

@@loopop ty very much

[@510th]

makes me think of clouds a bit... with the hold feature and reverb... but not granular.. hmmm thanks again for the great upload!

[@Glycheer]

Hey Loopop! I'm interested in those buttons at the bottom with the LEDs, Do the have pushbuttons behind the LEDs(audible click), register your finger by capacitive sensitivity (touch just the LED's plastic won't trigger) or do they use reflectivity of your finger? (using paper on top should also trigger)

[@loopop]

Hey - it's physical push buttons with an LED inside

[@Beautyoutofruin]

The tune at the end threw me back to the time of Valves Portal game came out, love that game

[@busch028]

Thanks so much for your videos and breakdowns of each piece of gear. They really simplify everything and breakdown the gear. Much appreciated!!!

[@TheInterGalacticFederation]

can someone tell me what that frequency visualizer is called?

[@loopop]

Hi, I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda - they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle. Occasionaly I’ll use scopes by VCV

[@TheInterGalacticFederation]

@@loopop thank you - it looks very accurate with the values appearing at the peaks like that