Great vid! I think one simple thing that is overlooked is using mults or stackables when using the logic modules. Hearing the original gates with the output of the logic modules adds so much amazing rhythmic availability. I think you covered this is such an excellent manner in the 1st part of this vid. High Kudos to you!
@Oilpanicmusic4 жыл бұрын
The Pico units will take a clock from anything including tempi if you run them through an attenuator first. If the voltage of the rising edge is too high they will not register the edge. This is at least how some of the other units in the same series work. You can easily diy cables with a resistor to ground so that the cable becomes an attenuated cable, and then you will not need the attenuation module in between.
@NimrodScott7 жыл бұрын
Well professor, your lecture on Boolean logic is more fun than the course I took in college. That course was, while highly logical, very unmusical. Brilliant!
@carloschafin91447 жыл бұрын
You're so right about it being hard to get excited about logic modules, but they can be interesting. Particularly if your trying to plug that stray 3HP hole in your rack with something useful. You've pico'd my interest!
@Starshine7776 жыл бұрын
The desync'd pattern lengths in to the sum are f*ing brilliant
@GuitarsAndSynths4 жыл бұрын
nice! Logic modules and s&h modules are often overlooked and super helpful.
@KentuckyMusic7 жыл бұрын
Great video! I feel that the real fun with logic comes in when you start playing with gate width, anything from artificial runs to open/closed hats. Pulse-width modulation at audio rate makes all sorts of nuts sounds with logic as well :)
@ModArch7 жыл бұрын
I am but a simple man. I see a mylarmelodies video, I click like.
@fosferus7 жыл бұрын
14:07 best mylar moment yet. i randomly harmonize with my modular like that too sometimes. now i'm that guy at work for laughing...
@thejoshuathomas2 жыл бұрын
Besides simple and compound interest learned in financial math, truth tables are the first thing I learned in college math that's actually usable in something I do. Who knew, lol.
@CastToVoid7 жыл бұрын
Great video and explanation. Makes it sound... well... logical
@aeropilot44197 жыл бұрын
Awesome as always, thank you Alex ... been enjoying my 2hp Logic module, but liking the Pico units too now that I've seen them 🙂 Cheers
@pboosten7 жыл бұрын
Since my rack is 85hp (which made it easier to cut the rails to length), I definitely need some modules with odd hp measurement :)
@axeman26387 жыл бұрын
I learn so much from your videos, thanks heaps.
@serenemachine91103 жыл бұрын
That pattern starting around 11:07 is real nice!
@mixolydian20107 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Have you considered doing a utilities video were you could show us how much more you can get out of your system with them? Loved the Maths video you did, i bought one based on your recommendation, thanks!
@uttuclub7 жыл бұрын
mixolydian2010 agreed this would be ace!
@MmostlyRandom6 жыл бұрын
just put the logic in my rig and OMG its like the final piece of the jigsaw. (although we all know it won't be the actual final piece :) awesome wee thing. (getting variation has been my bugbear for a while now and this wee guy sorts it)
@256k_5 жыл бұрын
logic gates are one of those things that get me the most excited about modular... creating so many variations of patterns based on the same basic sources. I got tired of drawing precisely the patterns i wanted (either on a screen or even on a hardware sequencer) i dont want to write music anymore, i want to experiment with music, and logic gates are a very awesome tool for this kindof experimentation also for the DIY folks out there, logic gates are super simple to make... they all come on various IC chips with an identical pinout. all you really need to do is hookup jacks to the inputs and outputs and you're set. you could be fancy and add LEDs on each jack and probably would be smart to add some voltage protection to your inputs (avoid negative voltages or pushing a 10V signal into a 5 volt chip although i think it can tolerate it ) but honestly if you raw dog it you're still gonna make it work.
@JoshuaKennedy3215 жыл бұрын
That's a clever technique of beatmaking which I stumbled upon literally a week before spotting this video. Boolean operators are not that hard to remember. They are only concerned with whether a signal is on (higher than threshold) or off. The basic ones (aside from NOT, which simply spits out the opposite of the input) are AND, OR, XOR .. an N in the name means the output is inverted to make it the logical opposite of its N-less cousin. I find it simplest to think of them in terms of "what conditions cause the output to be on?" AND = if both inputs are on. NAND = if any input is off. OR = if any input is on. NOR = if both inputs are off. XOR = if the two inputs are different. NXOR = if the two inputs are the same. NAND and NOR are not super useful for beat combining since they only fire when something is off, i.e. out pf phase with your gate pattern. NXOR gives you the outputs of AND and NOR combined and tends to be super busy with in- and out-of-phase gates.
@cubis4 жыл бұрын
Most integrated circuits are built entirely out of nand (or entirely nor) gates because you can combine them together to get all other gates. When massed produced it's cheaper to just make a bunch of the same thing. Not super helpful with a modular setup but just thought that was an interesting sidenote
@adrianrabbage49967 жыл бұрын
Fascinating stuff, got to get me some modular gear!
@JaseLovesDub7 жыл бұрын
Great video. Would have liked to gave seen some more Cv based examples on the A Logic module. :)
@smartassrecords7 жыл бұрын
i was using ladik B logic to trigger or pulse through the shapeshifter presets as kind of a percussion breakdown while i kind of re-arrange to get into the next bit .
@pantalalabs7 жыл бұрын
Wow ....very nice use of Logic!!! Thanks!
@soundunitz7 жыл бұрын
nice example of your perfect pitch at 14:07 ;)
@Cowcodude6 жыл бұрын
After seeing this video I kinda went crazy with the Erica Synths Pico stuff. If anyone out there is going modular on a budget, seriously check them out.
@FreqBand2 жыл бұрын
I understand the two Square waves are going into Logic and the result is sent to a Filter. @ 21:16.... but what is being done with the two Sine waves ? ......just the three signals summed into an audio mixer ? What part do the Sines play in this patch ?
@AlexxSawyer2 жыл бұрын
I love your videos !
@hrnekbezucha7 жыл бұрын
"Logic is always interesting and fun to mess around with." For sure
@Lanaestra4 жыл бұрын
You could actually work out and plan the interactions between two euclidean rhythms in advance if you multiply the length of each pattern by the length of the other to find a common divisor length where they both loop back to the starting position and then plotting both out in separate rows in excel. Then you could just define the logic of other sequences and drag across to make new rows for and/or/xor/etc.
@stephenmandelbaum20277 жыл бұрын
Good old truth tables. Looked a lot at them whilst studying programming.
@shinyless7 жыл бұрын
the little nerd from Bastl is awesome for that kind of stuff too :)
@AaBb-hg3kd5 жыл бұрын
7:10 sounds like Jeans Team - Waffenladen 👌 Nice video as always!
@imageofsin6 жыл бұрын
i feel terrible because i saw this video like a year ago and got a 2hp logic module, but have had it in my rack since then and literally never used it because im still too scared of it. now that im getting more into drum programming im re watching this video again in the hopes of conquering my fear :)
@stotakoj63937 жыл бұрын
I can tell by the overexposed blue lights, that this is probably filmed with a Sony Camera. Maybe A7s? :D Having trouble with this on a daily basis as a videographer. Gets really nasty on live shows or clubs ...
@mylarmelodies7 жыл бұрын
Stotakoj Yep. On PP7, ISO3200 - doesn’t bother me but I bet it would be worse at a live show!!
@hrnekbezucha7 жыл бұрын
Makes a nice effect
@alliefdxproductionservices58567 жыл бұрын
Sony colour is ridiculously frustrating like this - you need to compensate with crazy lighting and turn the ISO down to under 800 for it to go away. Not a big deal for a video like this, but you definitely don't want to be taking an A7S to any of my shows, I _love_ blue :P
@desktorp7 жыл бұрын
we need less artificial blue light in our lives
@meerkatzThe234 жыл бұрын
wow;respect!
@Vertexavery7 жыл бұрын
Just grabbed the Blue Lantern CMOS Party and I need like three more of them.
@riamiwovideos7 жыл бұрын
nice system!! I think I have to go on with my modular-stuff:)
@DuncanFoster7 жыл бұрын
Any idea why the Tempi doesn't work? Peak voltage of the trigger?
@mylarmelodies7 жыл бұрын
From Ericasynths themselves: "Sometimes modules from other manufacturers do not trigger the Pico Logic module due to the high impedance of their outputs. For modules causing this, we suggest putting their gates through a buffered multiple or amplifier first."
@JoshuaKennedy3215 жыл бұрын
I would have said it's because the Pico gate threshold is higher than the output of the other modules. The Pico system is based on 10v CV while a lot of other manufacturers use a 5v range. I have the Pico VCA and it's fully open at 10v, which makes it frustratingly quiet when I feed it CV from 5v modules. You have to add an offset to compensate.
@MrDarkSky1763 жыл бұрын
how goods erica synths! mate thanks so much for all your videos im learning so much what eurorack cases are you using there?
@mylarmelodies3 жыл бұрын
It’s a big Ginko Synthese DIY case! Was defo best bang for buck a few years ago, not sure if still is?
@avantlanuit5 жыл бұрын
merci pour cette bonne démo
@syntholabo7 жыл бұрын
Twisty Handclaw of Modular Uncertainty... strikes again
@valdir74262 жыл бұрын
I'm curious; can I make a binary random generator (random gate) with a random S&H and the A logic? like feeding the S&H into one input and nothing (or DC) into the other; and I get a gate out of the max out? if nothing is plugged does it compare the first signal to 0V?
@esqueish6 жыл бұрын
Nice! It’s like Microsoft Excel formulas for modular synths.
@robinweber96405 жыл бұрын
18:50 "God Damn"
@somnaut3 жыл бұрын
7:01 Make a track out of that crazy dancehall goodness!
@esteelvauce72882 жыл бұрын
he´s not lying
@seansnyder77443 жыл бұрын
This makes me think of Frequency Modulation synthesis (DX7)
@andrewmarshall1953 жыл бұрын
8 min and 20 seconds in, reminds me of that badger badger badger thing that was all the rage back in the day...
@mylarmelodies3 жыл бұрын
🍄🍄
@JohnTrasher3 жыл бұрын
@@mylarmelodies 😁
@PaulBoos4 жыл бұрын
OK this is convincing me I 1 - don't need a big clock divider module and 2 - rethinking a sequencer because of the interface.
@wackenthaljef7 жыл бұрын
Hi Mylar...if you had time;.im lookin for a cool (quite cheap) eurorack sequencer..have U an idea for that? Thks a lot for all your "fantasticaly- clear- vids"!
@mylarmelodies7 жыл бұрын
Without doubt: Beatstep Pro!
@wackenthaljef7 жыл бұрын
Thanks...we talked about it also theses days...thanks a lot!................................................ ...i wanted to sayI loved your Metropolis vid too...
@510th6 жыл бұрын
Hi, and thanks for all the great uploads! Questions.. you say put 2 things in get 3 things out. So you mean, have 2 things triggering and get a 3rd "for free" ? :D And then obviously you have to use stack cables or a mult to use the 2 triggers as triggers for other modules AND as 2 inputs to the logic module? That make sense???? I think I get it but I'm a newbie still.. thnx again - cheers!
@mylarmelodies6 жыл бұрын
Yep as in you make two patterns in one place and the logic module integrates them to make a third pattern!
@tachelesreden7 жыл бұрын
The simpel modules are always the best. For me, that is what modular is all about!
@deathvalley5077 жыл бұрын
6:49 this makes me laugh quite a bit
@mtg1010107 жыл бұрын
From a “pure efficiency POV, “and” logic can be accomplished with a single VCA. Easy peasy.
@moreteamrshifter6 жыл бұрын
explain, please, thanks.
@AshBashVids6 жыл бұрын
Two gates - one in input, the other in CV input of VCA. Voila - AND logic! You can also use mixers for OR logic, and clock dividers as flip-flops.
@TheCALMInstitute3 жыл бұрын
Dude, I love this, thank you.
@alancurrall7 жыл бұрын
Cool! New mic or cold?
@DMT3534 жыл бұрын
There's 808 likes on this video. I didn't have the heart to ruin it.
@mylarmelodies4 жыл бұрын
Damnit!
@somnaut3 жыл бұрын
I’ll add my like toward next 8,080 likes goal
@rlanguillat2 жыл бұрын
1,1k now!
@AaBb-hg3kd7 жыл бұрын
07:26 „wir sind die Jungs vom Waffenladen, Gold und Silber sind unsere Farben...“
@AaBb-hg3kd7 жыл бұрын
Listen to Jeans Team - Waffenladen
@maxwellotto42027 жыл бұрын
Is there a min voltage required to trigger? You mention a few modules failing to trigger any output.
@maxwellotto42027 жыл бұрын
After looking at some manuals I see min input for logic is 2.5v, well below the output of Tempi or Circadian Rhythms. I wonder why they don’t work??
@mylarmelodies7 жыл бұрын
Otto Max Renner Just checked with Ericasynths - 5V required!
@thetaflux62677 жыл бұрын
Does the pico logic work with CVs as well as gates? voltage is voltage, after all...
@JoshuaKennedy3215 жыл бұрын
The alogic does, but the standard logic is binary i.e. it has an input threshold so a signal above that threshold is considered "on" and below that threshold is "off." The output is strictly gates .. I don't know for sure but since it's Pico I would guess they are +10v.
@KOIBAmusic7 жыл бұрын
Great!
@Die_Quelle7 жыл бұрын
Everytime i see new videos in my sub box from you i want to buy some stuff...can you recommend "starter" gear? What devices do I need? I think some kind of midi controller to get the sound to my computer (to have more possibilities) and a synthesizer? What to start with? First thought was Arturia Microbrute but im not sure...Would be great if you can give some advices! Thanks
@GlitchWolf5 жыл бұрын
14:06 Mylar does Stereolab kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYmzpGWdhNSMhKM
@edoardoschnell6 жыл бұрын
11:00 "No one's that clever" you really don't need to be that clever... 1 AND 1 = 1, all other input combos = 0 :)
@ph0sph0rcrt76 жыл бұрын
0:38 intewwwwesting... Elmer fudd
@NickHchaos7 жыл бұрын
If you have a fully analog setup I understand the point of Logic modules, but I'd argue if you have some decently competent digital modules (especially when it comes to sequencing) that have cv over clock etc., and you have some complex LFOs, random voltages, etc., you don't really need them. You can create all these types of changes in terms of rhythms, clocks, etc. by driving attenuation in different ways.
@Hezza117 жыл бұрын
I don't think digital or analog has much to do with it. Having 1 complex LFO isn't the same as deriving a complex LFO using two simple ones, as now you'd have 3 rhythmically linked LFOs, same for clock divisions and logic gates. Run two separate sequencers and then use the logic to trigger 3rd events when the two sequences overlap (or don't overlap depending on AND, OR, XOR, NAND etc) I'm not sure how you would achieve those effects with a digital module and CV control.
@NickHchaos7 жыл бұрын
Hezza11 check out the octasource and the stillson hammer mk2. You can achieve everything you're describing with those 2. If you're steevio and you want to do almost EVERYTHING analog then you need clock modules, logic, precision adders etc..but I prefer to cram such things in smaller HP, so I don't.
@Hezza117 жыл бұрын
I really don't see how, I know the Stillson Hammer has 4 sequence tracks but how would you get it to fire a trigger when two of its tracks overlap? They're both great modules and are feature rich, but they ain't got no logic in. Can see this turning into a pointless internet argument so will leave it there, different strokes for different folks and all that.
@NickHchaos7 жыл бұрын
There is cv over every parameter and probability modes--therefore, you can create all manner of strange, shifting, changing clocks. I've owned clock modules, switches, etc. and sold them all because they were unnecessary. If you don't own one though, you might not know firsthand. You night be getting at "the methods of programming are different,"; yes, if you think about things in that way, maybe the results will not be *exactly* the same, but for my purposes, there is nothing to be achieved at this point from other such modules in terms of getting a wide variety of musical results.
@NickHchaos7 жыл бұрын
Here's an old video with old firmware in which just by changing the built in attenuation of cv on the tracks of SHMk2 I can arrive at constantly changing rhythms due to the cv affecting gate, burst, etc.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYOpo2Wpr99_ers At the time I also had a 4ms QCD I was using in conjunction with it..but I sold it..because it was superfluous as long as you have some interesting cv going into the SHMk2s. Octasource!!
@kellymerrill52947 жыл бұрын
I like experimental, electronic, avant garde music but I find exclusive modular music to be quite boring.
@moreteamrshifter6 жыл бұрын
bollocks x
@DBPawlan7 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you fried your voice ;-P
@mylarmelodies7 жыл бұрын
Ha. A little, but Lavalier mic sounds different to usual Ribbon - trying out different tools!!