That makes the volca sample alone into a whole new instrument, not to mention what it could do for so many other pieces of midi kit.
@chronomod83584 жыл бұрын
Yes it does, this was a particularly well chosen use case to demo
@oscillosaurus4 жыл бұрын
The elevator music over the timing index was a nice touch lol
@LYFoulidis4 жыл бұрын
You’ve outdone yourself with the table of contents elevator music. Top notch!
@MsZumoman4 жыл бұрын
Very cool module. I think i'm more sold on the Cz-1 though.
@NinoAuricchio4 жыл бұрын
Great for introducing the spontaneity and improvisatory nature of working with modular into other domains.
@scamlikely14423 жыл бұрын
Yo this into a S950 sampler and i could bring breakcore back from the dead
@tolkachev4 жыл бұрын
what about latency? is my midi instrument sinced with modular or it need delay compensation?
@MikkelGrumBovin2 жыл бұрын
Modular Filth ! (Thats what SHE said !) 😅 All filth aside - me , just taking the plunge , with a niftycase,a "Pamela",a Rample, and a Plaits for the hell of it - i fell in love with Befaco - and got a Muxlicer, and a Vermona melodicer (im a bassplayer , and need all the help i can get from ANY "Synthgear" to get anykind of good sounds)) i gotta say that i love this video - everything about it ! and after the "Feeding the Monster" sessions , you , Chris and Kim has become sort of new heroes of mine,-
@DivKid2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mikkel, really appreciate your support and nice to hear you're getting lots out of the various videos. Enjoy your journey into modular.
@MikkelGrumBovin2 жыл бұрын
@@DivKid Thanx DivKid,-
@digo81674 жыл бұрын
Thats so much better than the doepfer cv->midi. Gotta have that one!
@sneakyfatcat4 жыл бұрын
WTF, the cz-1 sounds incredible
@phosfiend4 жыл бұрын
I have a doepfer 192-1, and it works well, but I've never deviated from the initial setup as it's a huge PITA. This really looks to have solved that with this elegant little screen & wheel. Bravo Befaco! The prospect of controlling a beastly poly FROM my modular seems closer to reality (admittedly I'd need a beastly sequencer to actually generate those voltages). But a 4 part sequence from eurorack into a nice desktop poly sounds raaaad...
@CablesForClouds4 жыл бұрын
This thing looks nuts! 😮
@KidLifted104 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. This will be a journey
@stinkypete90702 жыл бұрын
This thing is cool, instead of waiting for the kind of midi controller/sequencer/generator I want to be invented, I could pretty much make it in eurorack with this at the end. Very cool (but would be a bit pricey, I know.)
@DivKid2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the price stacks up but as you say you can just make exactly what you want.
@OttosTheName4 жыл бұрын
That's amazing, I want one, I just never thought of the idea. You could easily DIY a basic version of this for about 20 usd with an Arduino Nano. (6 cv, 6 gate, no usb midi, no sliders)
@chronomod83584 жыл бұрын
A single channel one, perhaps, but 8 CV + 8 gate inputs, 8 faders, a screen with configuration UI software and associated human interface controls onboard (no PC required to reconfigure or use), and both USB and DIN output? For $20? Easily?! Compared to existing competitors (of which there are very few - ES & ADDAC are the only I can think of), this is both more full featured and less expensive
@OttosTheName4 жыл бұрын
@@chronomod8358 I should have been more clear that with 'something like this' I mean a version that has enough functionality for me. Like 6 CV and Gates in are enough, a rotary dial for the UI, a very simple lcd screen, I don't need USB, but I would add Midi DIN, I also don't need any pots. All of that could easily be done with an Arduino Nano for about 20 bucks if you source the parts from AliExpress. For 5 bucks more you can get a bigger Arduino that allows more inputs and for a few bucks more you can add 10 (rotary) pots. And just the 1 pot and a button and an afternoon of programming is enough to get it configurable without a PC. It's really a pretty simple product. I didn't mean to blast Befaco, I think it's really expensive for what it is, but you pay for more then the parts ofcourse.
@chronomod83584 жыл бұрын
@@OttosTheName Interesting. Thanks for the detailed reply, and I see you clarified your original comment. Right on. I guess the takeaway is that the knowledge and skills needed to perform the build you're describing are pretty valuable. Which is presumably why there are so many boutique module producers nowadays - there's a market willing to pay the markup. Ultimately I'm glad there is, because it leads to innovative and creative products that most of us would have never dreamed of. It's all fascinating. And if I were you, I'd see opportunity here 😉
@cymbolic_space18323 жыл бұрын
You wanna make a build guide for something like that? My building of modules expertise ends at soldering and following instructions.
@thirdsmusic4 жыл бұрын
Really hope on your next VCMC video that you can go through the "Global CV calibration" procedure. You would think BEFACO would have already made a video going though the process since it is key to the accuracy of the CV to Midi conversion.
@Robin.Burke-Optical_Collusion3 жыл бұрын
Well on the DIY product page, they classify it as a "Master" build.
@DrGeta6664 жыл бұрын
this would be great to hook into VDJ system or DMX lighting so you can control and automate the video/lighting by the audio you make in eurorack.
@Robin.Burke-Optical_Collusion3 жыл бұрын
Sick idea!
@AliTheArchitect4 жыл бұрын
Great review! This controlling zoia would be dope
@MisterNiles4 жыл бұрын
I love the CZ series. I wish Casio would re-issue them already!
@jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot41713 жыл бұрын
Too late for Casio, unless they build them into their next iteration of pocket calculators. Behringer IS listening, though. So I’m willing to wager a Behringer Mellotron that Uli will task some engineers with this assignment soon enough. Behringer must believe the end is near, so the idea is, forget the animals, ‘Build me an Ark for thy classic synthesizers. Let the machines come from far and wide, to come aboard in pairs...’.
@MisterNiles3 жыл бұрын
@@jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot4171 I hope so, and I think you are probably right. I'd buy a Behringer CZ in a second. And I'm okay with the next flood coming. I'm tired. Let some other kids be on the Behringer ark. Sounds like fun.
@robjenkins98394 жыл бұрын
Ive been trying to achieve this with doepfer modules, but this is the dogs nuts!
@MisterNiles4 жыл бұрын
I have CZ jealousy, I need to get one of those again. And this module,,, I must have. Maths plus Ableton Operator? Oh yeah!
@BlueSB0172 жыл бұрын
Just bagged one
@michelduprezcomposer3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that's huge :)
@ArjunVagale4 жыл бұрын
super cool ... this would be perfect to play with Ableton for a live set. Could control everything via the Rack. Really great solution. Even a hybrid DJ/Modular set on Traktor :)
@distorson4 жыл бұрын
To make full advantage of the CV tools in Ableton have a look into the Expert Sleepers modules: ES-3+ES-6 to use with an audio interface with a ADAT connection, or ES-8 or the new ES-9 which can be connected directly to you computer via USB.
@richiesantana76284 жыл бұрын
hey bud just saw this very awesome module only wish it was a bit smaller........
@iansunderland1173 жыл бұрын
Hi Ben, can you chain these things so you could have say 16 or 24 channels etc? just thinking if you have limited MIDI inputs to your laptop or DAW.
@DivKid3 жыл бұрын
I don't think (can't find anything, best to ask Befaco directly) they chain to each other. But you could definitely use a MIDI merge to bring the data together onto one cable if that's the intention.
@reed95774 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see a comparison between VCMC and Doepfer A-192.
@precarious333music4 жыл бұрын
Interesting module. Definitely fills a void in eurorack. Would love to see you cover response speeds through DIN and USB to see any lag through those methods. It's to be expected. Just good to know up front.
@OttosTheName4 жыл бұрын
A $3 arduino could poll voltage, check settings, send midi message in 2 milliseconds at most. I wouldn't expect noticable lag.
@precarious333music4 жыл бұрын
@@OttosTheName Cool, sounds good. I wouldn't expect Befaco to not deliver on the goods.
@musicartgeek4 жыл бұрын
DivKid is the real deal
@nyallwarner45993 жыл бұрын
Hi Ben, before I take the plunge and buy this, could you confirm that I could trigger my Elektron Machinedrum with this? From what I understand the MD triggers each sound via the white keys. I basically want to set up the VCMC in place of a MegaCommand and get the MD doing polyrhythmic/Euclidean/probability trigs via the modular, for several sounds+1 to clock the tempo... And if possible, CV some CC's/use the faders as instrument HPF controls or whatever I feel necessary, for a live performance. Look forward to hearing from you. Best of wishes Nyall
@BlueSB0174 жыл бұрын
Wheres Marc Doty? PMSL!!
@brmbkl3 жыл бұрын
so in theory, this could fire off notes/gates on 8 monophonic synths, if you have a midi splitter?
@Justbase4 жыл бұрын
nice
@ikkini4 жыл бұрын
Great demo Ben. I don't get the USB-B port, we can only connect the VCMC to a host ?
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds promising...
@Makebelieve1233 жыл бұрын
Amazing ! Would the same work if I sent cv gate midi from the VCMC to my Juno Alpha 2 ? The juno is not multi tamberol but has 6 voices. Thanks Divkid, this could make my year lol !
@DivKid3 жыл бұрын
Hello, yes if your Juno Alpha 2 has MIDI in and 6 voices then 6 CVs and 6 gates would be able to play that polyphonically from a modular system with this VCMC or the CV Thing (smaller version). kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4PLh6aAmtanrqM
@Makebelieve1233 жыл бұрын
@@DivKid Thanks Ben ! great news :) ....My concern was it would not play variable notes as its not multi tamberol ( sorry dont know the correct terminology haha ) Are there any draw backs using the vcmc due to the Juno 2's tamber ?
@DivKid3 жыл бұрын
if the Juno 2 can articulate it's 6 voices of polyphony fully then it will play with independently played notes. Where each new note sounds at it's pitch with it's own filter and envelope sounds. Knowing how a JUNO 6 / 60 / 106 works (and I think the alpha is the same but a different interface) this will work nicely for you.
@Makebelieve1233 жыл бұрын
@@DivKid i have an original Roland PG300 controller so can control the Juno Alpha’s parameters too then. This would be my first module and the start of my modular journey thanks to the vcmc 💥🙌🙌...thanks Ben !
@leejmalcolm14 жыл бұрын
Forgive the stupid question but where was all the note programming coming from?
@chronomod83584 жыл бұрын
Love the onboard screen, no PC required for setup! Is this available for purchase now?
@Befacosynth4 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@juliaseppi22054 жыл бұрын
Ooooh, CZ1...
@denisgoulet7984 жыл бұрын
DivKid did not post a video in 4 weeks. What's going on? Is he dead? Is he sick?
@Nick-kb6jd4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, seems weird, hope everything is ok,.
@MarcasLancaster4 жыл бұрын
What beautiful eyes you have.
@jamesbtex583 жыл бұрын
Demo is way to fast to follow. Please slow down a little when describing what you are doing. Makes it extremely hard to follow.
@jazzbeats81683 жыл бұрын
updating this thing is a pain in the ass.... seriously what in the world is this guy thinking, just trying to make some music here. not become some mad coder. NOT COOL Befaco.