MicroGranny 2.5 Demo

[@cameronleggett]

Whenever I need a quick reference for using the MicroGranny... This is the pill. This is perfectly correct, and ultra concise.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+Cameron Leggett Thank you very much! I'm happy that the video is useful for fellow Granny nerds :)

[@mauddib84]

I’ve come back to this vid more then once. Thank you for making such a polished tutorial.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Great! Thanks a lot :) Glad to read that it is helpful!

[@malpa71]

I like Slavoj Žižek's voice samples - great for techno =)

[@johnkeeler3762]

Updated my recently gifted Granny yesterday… many thanks to your guides and videos! I frequently come back to watch your vids as I am still learning this box)) TY and cheers!

[@Semitotal]

Just got a used Microgranny and your vid got me going with it quickly! Much appreciated. What a fun lil box.

[@positionnormal]

Slavoj Zizek sounds 8bit crushed in real life

[@LondraCalibro9]

such a beautiful instrument and company - I just wish there was a desktop version that had multiple outs and polyphony! great tutorial too - respect!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Thanks! A polyphonic version would be amazing indeed.

[@joshuahanson9273]

Your video alone sold me on this. Thank you so much!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Thanks for watching and enjoy your MicroGranny 2 then! Make sure to watch the sequencer tutorial as well, if you haven't already: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iojHkp2Agb1jp6s

[@dovepaige]

Sold me on it too

[@richdecibels]

I am only learning about Bastl today and it is so exciting! I love what you folks are making

[@vprice509]

Best video I have seen yet for the MG.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Thank you :)

[@Dj76d33p]

Awesome video presentation. The quality of the coinciding visual effects make it fun as well as informative!

[@cbashe]

Excellent and simple demo much easier than reading the manual, I'd love more the MIDI. thanks a lot

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Thank you! If you have any questions feel free to post them here :)

[@don_barbour]

There is no manual, just 2 pages.

[@johnstride3809]

I love the editing on this video, funny 👍 spot on and understandable,,,.

[@Ruxxx70]

This is a great tutorial , thanks it saved me a lot of head scratching...

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Awesome! Thanks for watching :)

[@mCKENIC]

They can take our lives, but they can never take our.... Freedom! Great demo as always Felix mate!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+mCKENIC haha! thanks :)

[@ethermod307]

Great tutorial, much easier to understand and much faster to get a grip on than the actual manual of the device. Thnx man!

[@kees.vandenberg]

the best Microgranny review to date.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Thank you :)

[@malcolmbliss777]

Bought one after seeing this. Can’t wait to use it WHILE watching this video...

[@milos4437]

Great video, everything explained! 👏

[@ashphillips4753]

Yes!!!! I'm getting this with the kastl and a few pocket operators. Instant industrial music.

[@noahhultgren193]

Ash Phillips pock operators are cool, but you should check out LSDJ on a DMG gameboy for similar but slightly more powerful sounds for cheaper and with a badass tracker.

[@gattart]

Oh oh, I gotta get one of these... I used to keep an Emulator Emax II keyboard sampler leaning against my guitar amp and triggered it with a gigantic Roland GR700 MIDI synth pedalboard and G707 spaceman-guitar... My back still hurts when I think about how I got all that crap to and from gigs... Brilliant little box!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

It's definitely brilliant! Check out the MIDI sequencer video too. MAkes the MicroGranny 2 even more awesome: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iojHkp2Agb1jp6s&lc

[@dataparkMusic]

i just ordered one of these and am eagerly awaiting it to arrive. also : freedom

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+datapark710 sweet!! Enjoy :)

[@psmaulehlien]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and your comment! The MicroGranny 2.5 is one of my longest owned synths! It’s fun :)

[@craigpacker2693]

I'm digging on the groove at the end...

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Thanks! The BeatStep and MicroGranny 2 are a really fun match :)

[@martybyrne]

@@tuesdaynightmachines Really digging that too!

[@OliverChesler]

Thanks for posting this... using my Granny again!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+Oliver Chesler Cool! Have fun :) I love to take mine with me on train rides, put some ambient samples on it and just space out with headphones on, while softly wiggling some knobs.

[@adamsmith4416]

Cool Zizek sample. So, is this,'The Perverts Guide To Sampling', then?

[@Alex-fr4hk]

I definitely lol'ed when I heard that

[@b.benjamineriksson6030]

AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@whitelightenergydads]

Sample Bookchin

[@kovokkovariki]

Ah, the soothing sound of an analog Zizek...

[@stephennicholson8449]

what a great demo, thanks man!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

That's good to hear! Thanks for watching :)

[@williamolsen20]

Better explanation than the Bastl website.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Well, this video was actually made for Bastl and I think it's also linked on their MG2 page :)

[@spekkio]

best demonstration i have ever seen

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Thank you :)

[@ghostly606]

They aren't selling 2.5 units on the Bastl website yet, any news when they will. Love to have freedom of playing this bad boy on the go.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+ghostly606 are you sure? All new MicroGrannies should be 2.5 now and you can buy the 2.5 firmware chip at Noise.Kitchen too.

[@ghostly606]

noise.kitchen/product-category/bastl/microgranny-bastl/ only 2.4 mentioned...

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+ghostly606 you're right, on that page it still says 2.4. If you click on one of the products it says 2.5 in the details :) e.g. noise.kitchen/shop/diy-desktop/2-4-software-atmega-for-microgranny/

[@ghostly606]

Ah ok, well spotted!

[@zachwechsler5397]

haha love the Zizek sample

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+zach wechsler yeah, they come with the MicroGranny and can also be downloaded on the Bastl website :)

[@MrSharps02]

Zizekstep. New genre. Calling it now.

[@JackstandJohnny]

"Splash, tickticktick, bluurlp, poing, FREEDOM!" HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@StephenMcLeod]

I had one and sold it years ago, but now I want another. Hmm.

[@bbob288]

For the price this is extremely creative. Id say you could do stuff on par with something like the make noise morphagene.

[@t0xcn253]

Bastl and make noise seem like their instruments are made for each other. I have only been able to afford the former's products but I hope to test their compatibility with the latter's someday...

[@BobbyGeneric145]

@@t0xcn253 i have a Morphagene and really need something to trim sample start stop points. On the expensive side its Lubadh or 1010 bitbox. Middle is this, cheap is pocket operator.

[@t0xcn253]

@@BobbyGeneric145 PO-32? Mine stopped working, though it might just need the battery connection adjusted, it wouldn't power on and TE's website seemed to be aware of this issue. Still love using it when it's working however, it has a good deal of flexibility for such a small device.

[@joshuavantassel]

Just curious, whats the longest sample time you can have per button? Trying to find something super small and portable (like this!) that can handle 8-15 second loops

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

I don't think there is a programmed limit as the MG2 streams the samples directly from the mSD card. I've had loops of over a minute in there already. It would be interesting to test at which length the hardware will actually give up :D

[@staticfluxforever]

The Tuesday Night Machines : this may be a silly question, but are you able to swap out the micro sd for one with greater storage capacity? I guess the first question here is, does it come with one to begin with, or do you furnish your own? Then if the former, is it removable?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

It comes with a mSD card with samples from Bastl. Not sure what size, maybe 2GB? The MG2 has a slot in the back where you can access the card and of course you can swap it with another one. Don't know what the max supported mSD card size is.

[@zolkinzolkin]

sampled Zizek voice, nice!

[@crazysandy6562]

Hi! Thanks ! How many seconds can you download your own sample, using micro sd card ? Do you have to be in 8 bits at 22 khz ? Is it really easy to import your own sample? Can you record your sample with a Step mode, like the korg volca sampler? I have korg volca, and the sample is only few seconds and the way to import your file using a software is impossible, as I am not the only one to think this! 😃 Thanks so much ! 😃

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

I don't think there is a length limitation other than the SD card size. Samples have to be 8bit 22 kHz, yes. Import is very easy from Audacity or another software. The MG2 reads WAV files off its microSD card.

[@scottcolt4283]

Slavoj Zizek?!? Awesome!

[@kindreadproject]

wow great reviw and relly nice machine! cheers ciaoo

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Thank you!!! :)

[@manwithadream2043]

freeeedom

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Freeeeedum!

[@zorbanongreco]

Brilliant ! Cheers!🐂💨💨

[@adamcrafts3032]

Didn't realise there was a 2.5 out now, gonna grab this and dust off my microgranny

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Yes, you should! The MicroGranny rocks! :)

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

@Eric Bennetts The MG2 is the one in this video, but the firmware is 2.5. So when you buy an MG2 now, the 2.5 firmware will be installed. You can also flash it yourself or just order a chip with the new firmware.

[@robfordomjones]

Hi i have a korg electribe 2 emx2 synth im looking for a sampler...can i connect it via midi so the samples run to the electribes clock ? For example if im in loop mode the loop on the MG runs intime with my bpm on the electribe? Cheers rob

[@laughingthrush5327]

Does the MG do ‘one shot’ sample playback? For example, I notice that you have to hold the button for the duration of the sample. Can you set it where you simply tap a button and it plays the whole sample file?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

You can set a (long) release time, which can work pretty much like a one-shot mode.

[@ihhaahhhhhaaa]

How well does the microgranny handle loops, can I e.g. jam an already prepared drone sample to the SD card and expect it to loop seamlessly?

[@scorinth]

4:45 I giggled.

[@ashphillips4753]

I use bit crushing on my vox to make them nice and harsh.

[@Nobiag]

great video, maybe i'll get me a granny sometime. but is there anything spontaneous?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Thanks, but sorry, there is nothing spontaneous.

[@tomfurstyfield]

Super helpful thanks!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Cool! Happy to hear that :)

[@JackstandJohnny]

How long can it sample for? Would you say that this is practical to use as a sampler for more conventional music or just for crazy noise corr stuff? Does it have a maximum sample time for each preset? Or can it just share "X" amount of time between however many samples you create? Like if it can sample for 10 minutes can I make a 10 minute long sample or would it be moree like 100 6 second samples?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

I think you're really just limited by the microSD card's size. I haven't tried out really long samples, but I'm sure it can do several minutes. It's a lo-fi sampler though, so don't expect studio quality from its inputs and outputs.

[@hern19]

Now that's a cool sampler

[@AtmospheresElectricity]

Hello, very good video. I have a question, how many samples can be triggered at the same time? , you can combine different samples? Thank you !!!!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

The MicroGranny is monophonic, so one sample (.wav file) can be played at a time.

[@lowrider218]

Ahahah Slavoj Zizek in da house ^^

[@thefishthe]

I bought my Granny 2.5 last week, I wonder what's playing on MIDI note G3-C6 in Tuned mode.

[@ourcarbone8864]

Has anyone updated the MicroGranny themselves? I can't find any info online, and Bastl aren't responding... I have an Arduino, so was hoping I could do this myself. Any help?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

There's a link to a tutorial in the video description ;-)

[@ourcarbone8864]

Oops, sorry. I don't have a sparkfun usb programmer, but I guess I can do the same with an arduino mega? Thanks for your help.

[@GeordieMac]

Can anyone help me figure out how to download Bastl's samples for the microgranny v2.5? I just got one but it had no micro sd card, so I'd like to put their samples on the new card I got. Bastl's website doesn't seem to work properly because when I follow the link for their sample downloads it takes me to a blank page... ugh. I'd love some help! Thank you!!!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Habe you emailed Bastl about this? Im sure they can reupload them.

[@GeordieMac]

@@tuesdaynightmachines Thanks for your reply. I wasn't able to get through to them. It's all good though. I gave up and moved on. Wasn't meant to be.

[@Plonkuss5]

Can you please do a tutorial on how to add sounds on to the sd card what format name size limit etc

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+Plonkuss I'll see about that, but it's really easy. The sample specs are in the video description under "features".

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

I've just written a tutorial here: www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2327141#2327141

[@Plonkuss5]

thanks :)

[@alessandrodami7895]

How do you connect your USB midi keyboard to the midi on the MicroGranny? Great video!! freedom ;)

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+Alessandro Dami thanks :) I connected the keyboard via a MIDI-USB Host, which is in fact just an Axoloti board with a patch I downloaded from their website.

[@HenricWallmark]

sweet! would rly like to see how you set it up it the beatstep or a daw :)

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

It's just a regular MIDI connection. Playing notes will play the last sample transposed (or the individual grains) and playing the first six notes in the lowest octave will switch samples. The CC values for the sample parameters are in the manual :)

[@HenricWallmark]

+The Tuesday Night Machines ah, so you're just trigging the different samples - you're not actually changing the pitch of those samples through midi?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+Henric Wallmark you can actually do both, which is really cool with that MIDI implementation. For example: play the lowest note on the keyboard to play back sample 1, now all other notes from octave two upwards will play the sample transposed. Then play the second lowest note to switch to sample 2 and use the upper octaves again for transposition. Add the grain playback sample setting (tuned off) for some samples and you get some crazy variations between six samples by just sequencing note data!

[@gredindelafange1690]

This toy looks and sounds so nice. Is it possible to update it with an arduino uno and how to? There's no real explanation on their website about it.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+titi robinet well, the is an Arduino Uno in there I think and you can totally reprogram it.

[@Auxinelectro]

this is exactly​ what I need

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Yes, you're probably right :D

[@guillaumeboyer5473]

Oh now i need this.

[@gtm3874]

Great demo, I only have a question, I recently upgrade my microgranny to 2.5, and I found very usefull the instant loop save feature, but at the moment that I press FN>REC to save it, for some reason do not respect the end point that I marked, do you know why?...thanks!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+gustavo treviño that's a weird bug ... I don't know what could cause that. Maybe put a new battery in there (if you run it on batteries), format/exchange the SD card and check again. You could even flash the chip again. Maybe something went wrong with the update.

[@gtm3874]

I read on the web that, we need to leave the original sample (ZZ.wav) on every sd card to avoid problems with the operation.....Its that true?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+gustavo treviño yes, that's true. The ZU sample is the welcome sample.

[@tswell2]

wow I want one:) btw could someone tell me the name of the box to the right of it please

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+Thomas Lamerton that's the Bastl bitRanger :)

[@dikmugget]

great review :)

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Thank you! Enjoy the Granny!

[@elmeromero3836]

i want to buy one but iam affraid of the clicky noise ..is this an attack tie thing or is it normal ??

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

The MG2 is definitely a lo-fi sampler, but you can adjust the attack :)

[@elmeromero3836]

@@tuesdaynightmachines lofi does mean clicky? .. i guessed lofi describes the sound of the sample .. when i make mistakes in Pure data Programming a Sampler/granulator it makes the same clicky sound .. thank you for the answer i guess i will keep it in the shop =)

[@elmeromero3836]

@@tuesdaynightmachines by the way .. great demo !!!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

When you do granular stuff then it can click, yes. Or when you cut off a sound with another one, as it’s monophonic.

[@austinwallace2692]

What kind of knobs are those? Looking to add some to my MG.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

I don't know, sorry. Write Bastl an email :)

[@personmcperson4440]

LET ME SHOW YOU ITS FEATURES!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

FEEEEHTRRRSS!

[@allroads8978]

Bit ranger is my next buy (microbrute + bit ranger seam made for each other /question , I already have a volca sample and they seam very similar ( love my KVS - that old school bit rate really make your mixes sound vintage / if I didn't have that I would get this ( both with a little external gear become cool little-mini groove boxes)

[@JuJu-ob5iq]

I don't like you! You just cost me 180 Euros because now I have to buy this thing. :D Thanks for this great video. Great explanation, very good pace of information, clear voice - super nice. Really appreciate the effort you put into this. THX!!!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Haha! Oh no! Well, I hope you enjoy the MicroGranny then! :) Let me know what you think about it.

[@lxuaes6915]

Will the sound always loop when I press the big buttons? Can't you turn off the loop?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

You can turn looping off :)

[@larryknicks]

So I guess I know what I'm getting soon. This little thing can do quite a bit. Thank you for this in-depth look!!! Never thought I'd look at a Granny like this 🤤

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Haha! that Granny sure is fine looking :D Enjoy!

[@alfonsomango_suyu]

Freedom... nothinkk spontaneous

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

😂

[@sircliff323]

is it possible to use the monitor incoming audio so that I can play the incoming audio and use the micro granny as a real time converter? and can i still change some parameters in this mode?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

You can of course listen to the monitor signal, which will be somewhat lofi, but you cannot tweak any parameters because those are sample parameters and the monitor signal is not a sample, but just real time audio.

[@sircliff323]

@@tuesdaynightmachines thank you.

[@OneRoomStudios]

Any tips on recording samples with the lowest noise? Also, maybe I missed it, but what note should be sampled to map correctly to a MIDI keyboard? Thanks!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

I can't tell you. Some noise is normal with the MicroGranny 2, but try a different power source maybe (batteries or wall wart). The samples can be tuned afterwards to match a certain keyboard key.

[@radiostpetermusic9247]

Freedom of information request; what is the little modular unit you input early on?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Request granted. It’s a Bastl BitRanger :)

[@radiostpetermusic9247]

Found it! Thanks

[@tomfurstyfield]

Does the playing back the different grains work on 2.4 or will I have to update?

[@tomfurstyfield]

No worries I figured it out :D

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Yes, the grain playback has been a feature for a while, maybe even from the start :)

[@zynaxil]

Can it sync with volcas?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Sure, it has a MIDI input.

[@anonymusum]

"There´s nothing spontaneous" - that goes for this machine for sure.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Oh, I think there is a lot of spontaneousness in the MicroGranny 2. Those grainz can get unpredictable!

[@anonymusum]

@@tuesdaynightmachines OK - I only couldn´t see it that way.

[@mistersoulhundhund8178]

Die Micro Granny als polyphoner Keyboard version wäre cool!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Oh ja! Ich denke das könnte man sogar mit mehreren MicroGrannies und einem entsprechenden Tool für die Stimmen- Verteilung schaffen.

[@mistersoulhundhund8178]

@@tuesdaynightmachines Keyboard Grannie im stil der Ensoniq asp

[@mistersoulhundhund8178]

@@tuesdaynightmachines Die Bastl instruments sind für sollche sachen bestimmt,rede mal mit denen!

[@davidcogan9936]

What is a "grain"?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

It’s usually a very short piece of audio. The typical granular synth stuttering sound are those short slices of audio rearranged.

[@visualsynthetics9882]

what is the midi keyboard you use at 5:43

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

It's the CME Xkey 25 through a USB Host (Axoloti) kzbin.info/www/bejne/npXFdp-jf66qhJo

[@davmehmeh5813]

did you discovered which midi keyboard it is? :D

[@innerpull]

Slavoj Žižek!

[@paulbellenger5003]

Awesome Zizek ref !

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Bastl Instruments are all about Zizek as it seems. Those samples are really cool to mangle though :D

[@Montcalf091]

Missed opportunity, Zizek's analysis of Kung Fu Panda would make a god-tier sample.

[@djwhelan4283]

is there a link to the USB programmer?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

+David Whelan yes, it's this one: www.sparkfun.com/products/9716

[@djwhelan4283]

Well I finally change the chip and it was a mission lol

[@j1m1j3nkins5]

Thinking of getting a Microgranny 2 for drums (and other stuff) do you ever use it for drums exclusively, or just as a supplemental tones?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

You can definitely do that and nicely mangle the drum sounds too :) Especially with drum loops that's pretty cool. Be aware though that the MG2 is monophonic so you can only play one sample or one loop at a time.

[@j1m1j3nkins5]

Yeah. Mono doesn't matter that much to me. I do kind of retro stuff anyway. Because I'm old, not because I'm cool.

[@zorbanongreco]

@@j1m1j3nkins5 : I'd agree... old can be coolest , cool can be oldest, new+old+ cool= absolute transcendence. Er...maybe😂 btw , you a Hendrix fan. His coolness level will never be surpassed. He would have dug the Microgranny I reckon. Freedom !!! 🐂💨💨💨💨💨💨

[@TrondGjellum]

What kind of knobs do you have on your Microgranny?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Those are the standard knobs of the black MG version. I don't know where they're from. Sorry!

[@KiR_3d]

Do Micro Granny have (at least) all features like in FL Studio's "Granulizer" internal instrument? I've found them pretty basic. Also, can it be used to play samples on different notes without changing it's length? It is the _main_ and the coolest feature of many granular synth programs i've seen and used.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

I don't know about FL Studio, but the MG's features are pretty much all in this video :)

[@levenbirds3251]

Can you plug in any midi keyboard and play? Or is there a DAW involved? Thanks!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

The MicroGranny 2 has a DIN MIDI port so you can connect a keyboard or a DAW or whatever else MIDI controller with a DIN plug :)

[@levenbirds3251]

The Tuesday Night Machines thank you so much, we love your work!

[@GabrielWalsh1]

What is the difference between 2.4 and 2.5? Is 2.5 for sale yet? And oh, yes, freedom.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

2.5 has some MIDI fixes and it's for sale at Noise.Kitchen or you can update it yourself for free, like mentioned in the beginning of the video :)

[@GabrielWalsh1]

ugh - sorry - that's what I get for skipping around. Thank you!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

haha, no problem :)

[@Casious_Productions]

how long sample time for each sample???

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

I don’t think there is a fixed limit apart from your SD card memory.

[@Auxinelectro]

hard choice between this and the pocket operator PO-33

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

If you have a MIDI sequencer then definitely the MicroGranny ;-)

[@gueroguero_]

Which MIDI keyboard is that?

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

It’s an X-Key 25 key USB MIDI controller, running through a USB to DIN MIDI converter (not pictured).

[@jaguarvssnake]

Incredibly helpful, thank you! Is it normal that the output on these is so noisy? With headphones. I can hear a hum/whine even when I’m not playing a sample.

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Hm, maybe try it with a different power supply or fresh batteries. I’ve noticed that the MG gets weird when the battery is low :D

[@sensemusicofficial]

STANDUINO !!

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Oh yeah! I also have their original MicroGranny. Those were cool instruments too back then :)

[@cheekymonkey1979]

3:11 Spunk, spunk, spunk

[@ashphillips4753]

Ben Coleman Sounds Sputnik

[@thchris]

spoink spoink spoink spoink

[@DominicJacksonFilm]

FANKZ 4 D USEFULL VIDEO M8

[@rainyw0lfproductions325]

I half to get this and an akai mini!