Oxi One - the brain for your modular setup. What you need to know to get started

The Oxi One is perfect for controlling your modular setup, but configuring it can be overwhelming at first. In this tutorial I show you how to use your Oxi One to control your modular synth; I’ll explain how the CV/gate mapping page works, how to send envelopes, how modulation using LFOs and automation lanes works, and how to set up a polyphonic patch using the Oxi One as the brain. Best of all we'll get to draw waveforms by hand on the grid to modulate our patches - cool!
This video builds on my previous one ( • Oxi One - 5 Quick Tips... ) and if you've watched that you'll feel right at home here. Even if you're not an Oxi wizard just yet you'll find this video easy to understand as I've broken it down into themes:
1. Understanding the CV/gate mapping page
2. Creating a one-voice monophonic patch
3. Sending envelopes from Oxi One
4. Adding complex modulation to patches
5. Drum sequencing in modular
6. Polyphonic modules
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This is a detailed video and I cover a lot, so feel free to skip around using the timeline below.
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Understanding CV/gate mapping on the Oxi One
01:12 The Oxi Pipe breakout module - a must have!
02:25 Step-by-step guide to configuring CV and gate outputs
04:14 First patch - monophonic voice with Instruo Ts-L
04:44 Envelopes from the Oxi One
05:35 Setting envelope amplitude and decay length
06:28 Modulation techniques for CV
07:18 How to send note velocity as CV
08:18 Modulation lanes - powerful way to send automation
08:53 Hand drawing modulation curves - too much fun!
09:55 Saving and loading modulation curves
10:49 Adding a drum module
12:06 Using CV offset to fix an out-of-tune oscillator
12:58 Polyphonic modular sequencing
14:48 More modulation to QPAS filter
16:44 Conclusions
17:29 Longer closing jam
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[@nsbd90now]

I'm kind of lusting for the Oxi One, but I have to say this is also an excellent explanation of how the whole CV/Gate thing works in general.

[@SynthDad]

Thank you!

[@oxiinstruments]

Thanks for making another amazing tutorial!

[@jasonclark6918]

Love your explanation style, thank you!!!

[@EdoardoMarcora]

Great Oxi One video... keep 'em coming! 😄

[@SynthDad]

More to come!

[@CV_Addict]

Great. Thank you for the Video. Looking already forward for your next video on the oxi one.

[@SynthDad]

Coming soon!

[@earlsfield]

Strongly recommend Pipe to anyone who wants to use Oxi with modular gear. Not only it is convenient to have a breakout module in the rack, but also, now your CV and gate outs on Oxi are unbuffered mults, and we all know that especially gates are almost always going into mult before sending them to envelopes and various other stuff.

[@SynthDad]

Totally agree - the Pipe is a must have

[@apparently_sonam]

Dad, this video was perfect. Much respect ✊

[@SynthDad]

Thanks for watching!

[@slowaves]

Thanks for this video Dad. I got the OXI One thinking 'ahhh I know what I'm doing'....I did not. Now I do!

[@SynthDad]

My work here is done…thanks for watching!

[@mark35mi]

So helpful. Just pulled the trigger on the behringer system 55. Good times to be had. THANKS!!!

[@SynthDad]

Glad it helped! Have fun with the System 55!

[@DR_01]

Just brilliant. ❤

[@Unison_Detune]

SynthDad, liked and subscribed! Great communication style and informing me just what I need to know. I’ve been trying to find a good way to modulate CV on my modular for quite a while now and most reviews leave me with more questions than answers. Many thanks.

[@SynthDad]

Awesome, thank you!

[@AnthonyDunstan]

these are fantastic tutorials thank you

[@SynthDad]

You're very welcome!

[@rayderrich]

This is such a great demonstration for someone like me who is almost ready to dive into modular. Thank you!

[@SynthDad]

You're very welcome!

[@kozmicstreamz]

Good video Mark. This looks like it might take awhile to learn but I think the usefullness of it will be worth it. You've helped to sell me on it!

[@SynthDad]

Thanks 👍

[@Jimantronic]

Excellent guide, thank you 🙏

[@SynthDad]

You’re welcome!

[@thesnipecatcher116]

Such a great tutorial, thanks! Very hopeful you do more as I’m just breaking ground with this thing :)

[@SynthDad]

Thanks, and yes I do have more tutorials planned for the Oxi One

[@markbooth]

Nice one dad! Great tutorial.

[@SynthDad]

Thanks!

[@stujay]

You’ve sold me on it. 👍🏼

[@SynthDad]

I don’t think you’ll regret it!

[@WuddupDok]

Fantastic!

[@SynthDad]

Many thanks!

[@zerostyle]

Super helpful

[@SynthDad]

Great to hear!

[@InkyDaCaT]

Keep it up😉 Looking at OXI ONE looks interesting indeed 💗💗 to you M 🌟

[@SynthDad]

It really is! It can be the heart of a complex multi-synth setup. I think you'd love it - hope you're doing well!

[@InkyDaCaT]

@@SynthDad I would love it indeed saw Waveformer (T) using it and immediately looked up price🤣🤣🤣 but alas Id have to sell an mpc for it and not quite ready for that. Looks incredible for live improv especially in modular world!! Yes all good here, you Sir? 💗🍻🙌

[@alien_brain]

@@SynthDad did oxi hire you to sell their product or are you just so excited that you need to share with the world the joy you have found? or maybe youd like some of that youtube cheddar

[@SynthDad]

@@alien_brain lol KZbin cheddar! No Oxi didn’t hire me and I bought my One myself. I just enjoy making educational videos

[@alien_brain]

@@SynthDad tis a feeling of community you are after? contributor brownie points? an ego rub... status among fellow jammin bredren? a reason to live! are you really a dad?

[@auctor11]

Thank you so much for this video! Have a fantastic weekend! Happy 4th of July!

[@SynthDad]

Enjoy your weekend too!

[@tendingtropic7778]

hi there! I don't have a modular but would really like a video just showing how you make a track from scratch using the oxi, using all the modes, and longer sequences :)

[@SynthDad]

Good suggestion- I’ve added it to the list

[@nivenofficial]

Ah this looks very very good, sadly this might be curtains for my much loved beat step pro...

[@averagepainter]

great content. my thanks. but seing this i really must step back from buying an oxi one. it's so immensely powerful yet you have to remember sooooo many combinations and map them out in your brain. for my techno performance i was torn between the oxi one and the torso t1. but now i'm leaning towards the t1 just because it seems to be more constrained and straight forward.

[@SynthDad]

I know what you mean - the T1 is a great little sequencer (I had one for a while) and for dialing in techno phrases its great.

[@averagepainter]

@@SynthDad may i ask why you parted with the t1 and what you got instead?

[@averagepainter]

Oh... of course you have the oxi one now. Silly me.

[@EdoardoMarcora]

Thnx for the great videos! Any issues with the CV outs being -3V to 8V?

[@SynthDad]

Only issue is if you need to have an LFO go bipolar around 0v (i.e. -5v to +5v) then you’ll need a module to scale the voltage (like the Befaco ABC)

[@EdoardoMarcora]

@@SynthDad thanks

[@hypnoz123]

When drawing a modulation curve, does it interpolate values between the steps (e.g. make it smooth) or is it stepped voltage?

[@SynthDad]

It can do both! In the modulation menu press Shift and the knob corresponding to the modulation lane. This opens up a control menu for that mod lane. Scroll down and you'll see a "Smooth" parameter that lets you set the degree of slew between steps

[@s2a0s1h2]

first of all, your videos are so helpful, many thx for that! i'm wondering if the pipe is also able to extend oxi with additional 8g8cv or does it disabel the ones on the back??

[@s2a0s1h2]

ah, manual say nope

[@SynthDad]

Thanks you for watching! No unfortunately the Pipe is just a duplicate of the outputs on the back. It would be amazing if it added more!

[@botany500kojak]

When you bought this, did it come with one or two MIDI cables? Even though I don't do Eurotack, I am toying with getting one of these. I do have synths with CV/Gate though. Nice video. Cheers.

[@SynthDad]

Yes I think it did. Definitely get the Oxi Pipe if you’re planning to use it with modular gear though

[@jonathanamorton]

Great tutorial. Cost differences aside, if you didn’t have the Oxi One and had to choose between it and the Squarp Hapax, would you still choose the Oxi?

[@SynthDad]

I can't really give you a good answer because I've only played with a Hapax for a few minutes so don't know how to compare it. I think the Hapax has more advanced MIDI effects, but is larger and no battery power. The Oxi wins for CV/gate connectivity with 8 as against 4 for the Hapax.

[@jonathanamorton]

@@SynthDad Good point about the number of CV / Gate outs. And that breakout module is a much tidier way to connect it to the modular. Cheers.

[@Makebelieve123]

Hey @synthdad would you perhaps know how the change the key of a melody on the second page of a sequencer without effecting the first page? I recorded a melody into Oxi, step 1-16 is the melody, I then duplicated the melody to the second page step 16-32 and would like to make a key change. If I use the up and down arrows it effects the global key and not only the second page. You can’t change the the notes after recording into Oxi, the notes go haywire…any idea how to do this ?

[@SynthDad]

What happens if you press and hold a note pad on the second page and then press a pad up or down to transpose the notes by that many semitones (in whatever scale you’ve chosen)?

[@PantaFlux]

What worked for me is copying the pattern into a new slot, switching to that new slot and then using the normal transpose feature by holding the according Sequence (1, 2, 3, 4) button and pressing the target note in the grid.

[@tobiasorderud8496]

Would the oxi one be able to quantize for example the DFAMs pitch and send the cv back to the dfam like quantizer modules?

[@SynthDad]

That’s a good question - I’d have to set it up to quantise an external CV and test it out.

[@user-ks8ux4ig6b]

For some reason I don't see any of the velocity animation that you show, nor can I find in the manual where this is discussed. Any suggestions? Thanks

[@SynthDad]

Have you installed the latest beta firmware, because that has this new feature in it. The manual online is still a bit out of date. I know a manual update is coming soon

[@bradlake4873]

The newest FW update, and the recent fresh shipments of product (thanks @PerfectCircuit ) and your clear intros have made their way into incoming OXI fun for me and my unwieldy hybrid rig….Thanks much, and Please keep the vid tutorials coming…….

[@SynthDad]

@@bradlake4873 Will do!

[@twiglet2214]

Hi SynthDad i've just watched Oxi Instruments tutorial for absolute beginner and it shows 2 synths connected to the Oxi One via the Oxi split midi splitter with designated outputs 1 and 2 meaning that the 2 synths can be triggered independently of each other.I have a 7 way midi splitter - will i be able to use that and get the same result please ? Thanks for the support videos.

[@SynthDad]

Yes you should be able to if each synth is on its own MIDI channel

[@twiglet2214]

@@SynthDad Ok thanks SynthDad that's good news.

[@fabiozundel8507]

Do you need a modular or can you just create sounds only with the oxi one?

[@SynthDad]

It’s a sequencer so it cannot create sounds. You can use it with a PC/Mac, iPad, regular MIDI synths or modular

[@gherat]

4:16 where do these notes come from all of a sudden? I don’t get where to program the notes. Please tell me it isn’t by holding down a button and turning a dial? I know you can copy a pattern from a monophonic sequence, but isn’t there a way to select a track and then dive into note view?

[@SynthDad]

I just pre-programmed them into the sequencer so that it was ready to get to the important part of hooking up to the modular. That way the video didn’t just show me typing in notes.

[@HarisCupina]

Is it possible to use at the same time PIPE and CV/Gate on OXI Outs, - in order to double the number of different modulations within eurorack, Spaghetti cabling plus compact PIPE ravioli cabling ?!

[@SynthDad]

The Oxi Pipe duplicates what is present at the CV/gate outputs, so you just get the same voltages in a convenient module format.

[@HarisCupina]

@@SynthDad duplicates got you, that's usable as well in manny situations, thank you for taking time and bringing it closer to me 🤪 You covered OXI ONE so much, I watched couple of your videos so far, very much friendly for a new comer like my self.

[@JohnTrasher]

Better that deluge? Well aside from the additional cv outs

[@SynthDad]

For pure sequencing yes I think it is. The screen makes all the difference in keeping track of parameters

[@alien_brain]

@@SynthDad haha ive been trying to say this for years

[@JohnTrasher]

@@alien_brain i dont need a screen for sequencing midi notes.. 😅

[@alien_brain]

@@JohnTrasher true but it's much nicer for loading samples or settings and honestly many other things

[@citruesilver]

how does the Oxi One compare to the Torso T1 as a generative Sequencer?

[@SynthDad]

Good question! The T1 is more hands-on as it is a knob-per-function sequencer. You can quickly change the performance on the fly using each knob. However if you want to build songs or program specific patterns then it's not as strong. The Oxi One is better for composition because it has an arranger (i.e. song creator) and you can build song progressions on it. It is very powerful at harmonising and chord generation too. And it has more CV/gate connections than the Torso. So really it depends on how you want to interact with the devices.

[@citruesilver]

@@SynthDad thank you, that helps! 👍

[@bassywax]

does that hdmi transmit all 16 channels?

[@SynthDad]

Yes the Oxi Pipe transmits the CV1-8 and Gate 1-8 outputs

[@gabrielreinert8458]

How useful ist it to cover a value range of 0-127 with only 8 pads per column for cv modulation?

[@SynthDad]

If you press and hold a pad you can set the exact cv modulation value you want it to have

[@oddjobzombie]

Here's something that's been killing me: the completely undocumented DIN SYNC functionality only mentioned in the manual in the context of an unincluded dongle. I've been trying for days to figure out an easy way to have the One trigger the Run functionality of Pamela's New Workout.

[@SynthDad]

Oh I hadn't seen that before. My One didn't come with that adapter so I can't test it. Why not use the Clock Out TRS port on the back of the One into Pams? That's how I sync them

[@oddjobzombie]

Ha, well I just learned you can set Pam's to start/stop based on clock instead of Run so now it works great. Really interested to see what the new "Matriceal" mode is going to be.

[@alien_brain]

you do be jammin tho

[@talweg384]

Good video but the OXI PIPE is really not needed!