What can you do with Sample and Hold?

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00:00 - Introduction
01:50 - Getting rid of note tails
04:36 - Harmonizing sequences
08:24 - Harmonizing random pitch
11:39 - Sequences from LFOs
13:45 - Random transposition
16:23 - Random per step
18:37 - Random lines
21:12 - Random gates
24:25 - With a comparator
26:19 - Sample rate reduction
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[@Burntcoffee_]

Omri, I've been getting into modular for the past couple of months and your vids have helped me quickly understand the core concepts of modular while always showing me new and exciting ways to improve my music with those ideas. Keep it up!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

That's amazing, thanks so much!

[@crozpatching4598]

Its so cool, everytime you think you know all about one Modular function you see so many different ways you never thought of before. Thank you for another great video!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Yeah, it's a never ending journey!

[@ShannonMcDowell71]

Thank you so much for sharing these techniques! I knew there was potential in Sample and Hold but never knew how to utilize it very well. Thanks again and peace! :-)

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I'm glad you enjoyed it :) Cheers!

[@DagUTube]

Thanks! Indeed, I start not only to understand what to do with VCV Rack (I gave up trying to transpose in mRrack) but I start having some understanding of what modular (analog) synth is

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I appreciate it!

[@Almanacs]

Thanks for this! Loved the idea of combining s&h with a sequence using a mixer.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Hey, thanks!

[@tzodearf2596]

This video helped me figure out how to use this feature in Caustic. Caustic has a basic module with an input, output, and gate. I still don't know what to do with the gate although it works without it

[@DeepAmbientDrone]

Thanks Omri, those were very nice examples of how you can use sample & hold. I especially liked the bass at 7:47, too bad it was over so quickly ^^.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks so much! Now it's your turn to go and explore these sounds :)

[@MrHihowryou]

Finally... this video made things click in my brain and really want to get a s+h module to use.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JohnoWells]

So inspiring, Omri. THANK YOU.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Hey, man, thanks!

[@CarloalbertoRigo]

Thank so much Omri. This is so cool.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Glad you like it!

[@firstnamelastname3106]

Omri, thanks for your inspirational videos, they are really helping to proceed exploring the modular world. Thank you very much !

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I appreciate it, thanks so much!

[@AlejandroGuerrero]

Man this tutorial was insane. Thanks for opening our eyes! Cheers from Madrid.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks so much!

[@BEDM]

Thank you for another amazing demo, Omri.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Glad you like it!

[@luthier-damienlagarde]

Very informative !! Thanks a lot for your sharing.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Hey, thanks so much!

[@thebadterrorists5323]

Very good, lots to work with here thanks.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@soejrd24978]

Loved this one!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks!

[@AlPlatino]

Man this was an authentic masterclass. THANKS!!!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@FrankLinnemann]

That’s great! I’ll join your patreon etc as soon as this pandemic ends here in the Philippines and we’ll be able to make a living again. Meanwhile, your videos are great to get me through! Thanks a lot, for taking the time to make these videos!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I really appreciate it, thank you!

[@buzishoham]

very nice tutorial omri! the last patch was really an eye opener (and an eargasm). i always knew i wanted to have a S&H module in my humble eurorack case, but now i KNOW i must have at least three :)

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks, Boaz! I think the RND Step is a good choice, but maybe there's an interesting diy alternative as well.

[@buzishoham]

@@OmriCohen-Music great module but i found JINX: 3 sample and hold in 4 hp (just like RND step) but diy, i hope that the world wide shortage of smd parts (mainly ICs, transistors and diodes as i see it) wont effect this build. untill then i'll continue the VCV journey

[@OmriCohen-Music]

@@buzishoham Oh nice, that looks interesting, basically having 3 times the S&H of Kinks. Nice! I hope you will be able to get it soon.

[@krudler406]

omg you just blew my mind 🔥🔥🔥

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Have fun!

[@krudler406]

@@OmriCohen-Music haha im working on it right now 🔥🔥🔥

[@joostvanbunnik7646]

good helpful stuff again

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@kimmolaine665]

Very nice video, even for a VCV Rack user

[@pauljs75]

Didn't come to mind to think of using it as the frequency part of a bitcrusher (even though it should be obvious), so that's pretty neat.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Yeah, that's a fun sound design tool :)

[@holydiver4728]

Good explanation TY

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Glad it was helpful!

[@averagepainter]

brilliant video

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bureikusensei]

Thanks for another great lesson! As an artist and educator I’ve been inspired by watching your videos this year. Creatively very energizing but also very clear and seamless pedagogically in leading us through the ideas and techniques. I’ve always used OBS for recording my demos (mostly for TouchDesigner and other visual tools) but am curious what screen recording software u use to do the screen drawing? W OBS that remains a little wonky as far as I’ve experienced. Thanks!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Hey, thank you so much! I'm also using OBS together with SwordSoft. It's not perfect, but it's getting there. There are a few quirks and such, but it works.

[@jbagi]

Köszönjük!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks so much!

[@gstyle11]

bravo !!!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@MrAatch]

The sample rate reduction idea is inspired. It's so obvious when you see it, but I don't think I would have thought of it myself.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

It's a fun one :)

[@jaykhan7119]

Hello Omri! I have tried to understand the full of modulation of the AD envelope by the S&H module. Can you confirm that I have understood is correctly, and that I am using the correct terminology? : So, to my understanding, the S&H module has an internal white noise function, which provides the signal to be sampled by the module. And the trigger that determines when a new signal should be sample is the end of each cycle of the AD envelope, which has its Attack and Decay modulated by the new voltage signal triggered by the S&H, which again receives the sample from its internal noise function. And the new signal sampled every time is a different point in the noise’s oscillation, which is why the sample is different every time? I hope I articulated that correctly. Thanks!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Hi! Yes, you got it right :) Not all S&H modules have internal white noise but it's common to see. Noise is considered random so that's why you get unexpected results and it's great for generative patches.

[@qantuum7567]

is there a way to vary the length of each note rather than its pitch? for example if I want a seq 8 steps that plays: 1/4, 1/8, 1/8, 1/2,1/4,1/4,1/4,1/2 with 1 being the length of the whole note at the given tempo

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Well, there are a few ways, yes. I guess that the easiest will be to use a sequential switch and clock multiplications. Then you can switch between the clocks that run the sequencer. You can also just use a clock modulator and sequence it with the sequence so each step will have a different length.

[@ricardoavila4745]

Hi great video thanks. One question.. How can I get the first example work with glides?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks! Do you mean getting rid of note tails? You will have to put a slew limiter AFTER the quantizer. That way, the pitch will glide between notes. Let me know if it works for you :)

[@ricardoavila4745]

@@OmriCohen-Music Thanks for your answer, that really worked. But I can't get it in hardware, my sequencer (Moskwa II) has the glide and quantize built in. But I can't get rid of the notes tail.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

@@ricardoavila4745 Oh ok. Well, it has this feature built in :) Have a look in the manual on page 10. It's called CV hold. Let me know if it works :)

[@ricardoavila4745]

@@OmriCohen-Music :) Thanks, Oh I missed that part, I'm still getting to know the module

[@attilatoth1923]

Hi Omri, it was a really great video again, i have learned a lot from you! However, what i dont understand in the "random transposition" part is why (and how) the channel 2 can transpose the channel 1. I get it, that the Ch 2 has pitch information, but why has it an effect on the Ch1? Why can it add a + or - voltage to the Ch1? Should not the mixer just mix 4 channels to 1 without the channels impact each other? Sorry if my question is too beginner! :) Thank you, and thanks for all of your great videos!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Now worries, feel free to ask anything :) A mixer will mix signals by adding them together. If you're working in a DAW, for example, you will notice that the more channels you add, the louder the main output is because they are being added together. Their volume, their loudness, is added. The same in Eurorack\VCV Rack. A mixer will add the channels together according to the levels you set. In this case, channel 2 is being added to channel 1 so channel 1 will play the main sequence, and the voltage from channel 2 will be added to it, transposing the sequence according to the level of this signal. You can do a simple experiment as well. You will need 8Vert, the mixer, and a scope. Set one knob of 8Vert to +5V, for example, and send this to the mixer. Make sure the level is at 0dB. Then, set another knob of 8Vert to +1V, and send this to the second channel. If the level of this channel is also set to 0dB, you will get +6V at the output of the mixer, which you can see on the scope. I hope it makes sense.

[@attilatoth1923]

@@OmriCohen-Music Thanks for your quick answer! :) Yes , it makes sense, i understand it now, how it works, and of course a question automatically arises as to whether there is such a mixer, that does not add the voltages to each other? (but its just curiosity). Thanks again to share your skills with us!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

@@attilatoth1923 I'm not so sure something like this is possible, to be honest. If you compare it to water, for example, there's no way to "mix" 3 cups of water into one bottle without adding them together. In VCV, you can utilize polyphony and merge signals into different channels, but then it's not really mixing...

[@alejandromaside1364]

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[@QuimFont]

thanks for the tricks and tips. nice AYAYAYYAYAY XD

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@AndrewAHayes]

How do I get the module on the left, the manual trigger?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

That's the Manual module from BogAudio - library.vcvrack.com/Bogaudio There's also Pulses from VCV, which comes already built-in.

[@noname85808]

Ayayayaya👌

[@agent007asdfgh]

You did sample/hold module?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Do you mean if I created it? Unfortunately, I'm clueless when it comes to coding and such...