synkrotron

drewfx1
I'm actually up to 3 Distings

Yeah, three sounds a good combination. And you've still only used a total of 12HP, which is quite amazing given the tools you then have at your disposal
 

I like smaller modules and sort of found that the quantizer and quite a few of the other algorithms are pretty competitive with dedicated modules - and he keeps adding more stuff - so the main down side for me is the UI.
 

I doubt I will use all of its tools, although I will certainly give them at least a bit of a go. I haven't a clue what most of them do haha!

 
The individual videos for them are short and good if you haven't watched them yet.

Wookiee

synkrotron
 
I've also just received the Expert Sleepers Disting Mk3 module.

And so it begins, hope you have plans on some extensions to the house Andy.

 
I tell myself I might be done once I fill the space I currently have remaining.
 
But I'm sure some tempting new stuff will be shown at NAMM (and whatever comes after that) and I also know Olivier (Mutable Instruments) has some as yet completely unknown stuff (he generally doesn't reveal much until it's ready for release) coming in the mid-year 2017. 

Wookiee
hope you have plans on some extensions to the house Andy.

We'll be alright for a bit... Kids have left home so we have a few more rooms to move into
 

drewfx1
so the main down side for me is the UI.

Yeah, the UI is pretty hard to get my head around. I mean, it's not like it's rocket science or anything, it's just a pain remembering the steps to  choose algorithms and change/set parameters.
 
So far I have only been using the two different VCO and the quantiser.
 
And we've now got two
 
Plus a Mutable Instruments Warps.
 
And, to sync my existing MIDI hardware and add some sequencer power to the setup, we've gone for a BeatStep Pro.
 
But that's it now till 2017...
 
Wait a minute... 2017 is nearly hear, so that could be a problem!

Andy, the big question is.......will you still be dreaming of wires in 2017? 

Mesh
Andy, the big question is.......will you still be dreaming of wires in 2017? 

Probably more like nightmares of being trapped surrounded by wires! 

synkrotron
And we've now got two 

 

 

Plus a Mutable Instruments Warps.
 

Make sure you install the Parasites alt firmware - it adds some nice stuff and unlike some other alt firmwares, there's almost no downside in this case. And it makes it so much easier to get to the frequency shifter* easter egg, which is glorious.
 
*Not to be confused with a pitch shifter.

Hi Drew,
 
Thanks for the heads up on the Warps Parasites. I'll have a look into that. It seems that MI are cool with all the alt firmware stuff but are quite clear on the fact that if messing with the module in this way "bricks" it then they charge for fixing, which I suppose is fair enough.
 

Mesh
Andy, the big question is.......will you still be dreaming of wires in 2017? 

As long as I am still breathing Mesh!

synkrotron
Hi Drew,
 
Thanks for the heads up on the Warps Parasites. I'll have a look into that. It seems that MI are cool with all the alt firmware stuff but are quite clear on the fact that if messing with the module in this way "bricks" it then they charge for fixing, which I suppose is fair enough.

You're unlikely to have a problem with bricking - I think most of the issues that some early alt-firmware experimentation revealed have been diagnosed and it's more of just a warning now. I looked at it carefully and wouldn't have played with alt firmwares on my MI modules myself - much less recommend them - if I felt there was a concern.
 
And in this this case you get a lot of new stuff, easy access to the frequency shifter easter egg and the UI is very straightforward compared to some of the alt firmwares for other modules:
 
http://mqtthiqs.github.io/parasites/warps.html
 
 
Note though that it is sometimes a little tricky to get playback device level just exactly right to get a firmware update to take, but that's just a question of repeating (and sometimes repeating) until you get it right. Definitely do not worry if it takes a few tries to get it right - if it starts but doesn't complete successfully just adjust the level a little and try again. If it doesn't work at all, some people have had a playback device/SW that was messing with the signal by adding effects or whatever, but for me it's just been a matter of following the directions carefully and getting the playback level right. That's just the cost of doing firmware updates using an audio wave file - it works well, but the levels have to be right and the audio has to be played back unadulterated.
 
And note that you will generally need to do the calibration routine after changing firmwares, but that's not a big deal provided you have the proper voltage sources.

Thanks for the info Drew.

I must admit that the word "calibration" sounds a bit scary, coupled with the phrase "proper voltage sources." I will have to do more research before going ahead with any firmware updates.

Cheers,

andy

synkrotron
Thanks for the info Drew.

I must admit that the word "calibration" sounds a bit scary, coupled with the phrase "proper voltage sources."

It's not really a big issue - MI modules are just looking for 1V and 3V inputs to calibrate the pitch tracking, and in the 1V/octave scheme those voltages correspond to two C notes two octaves apart and can be from any reasonable CV source. 
 
The only issue some people have is that MI specifies those notes/octaves as C2 and C4, but with some midi interfaces or controllers or whatever things are an octave off and it's really C3 and C5 (or whatever) that end up corresponding to 1 and 3 volts. It's a no brainer for those of us who happen to have a digital multimeter (DMM) lying around, but needless to say, not everyone does so they just have to figure out which octave of C equals 1V. 
 
Or you can just try it and then see if the built-in VCO in Warps tracks pitch properly. Calibration is part of the learning curve in a modular if you want it to track properly and play in tune with other instruments.