I went into this wondering how in the world is someone going to go on for 14 minutes about Ears, wow you kept me watching till the end. I signed up for your Patreon and will be sending you a few bucks to support your great efforts in bringing Modular knowledge to so many of us. BTW, many blog/video publishers could learn from you on how much attention you give to answering people's comments here!
Hey, thanks for the comments and kind words. All much appreciated. I make a point to reply to everything and offer people the chance to talk. That's what I'd want from someone and if I can offer it (however much effort) I think it's worth it. Appreciate the Patreon support too. Glad I held your attention for 14 minutes on this one too haha! Fun patches were the key I think.
DivKidVideo i shall, will be a nice saving considered im a Poor carpenter student, that case money will be surely needed on the module side of things ;) love your vids by the way!
Thanks Ben - good idea to combine the module with env follower. If anyone wants to see use with an external contact mic, check out the Leafcutter John video.
This is an insanely entertaining demo! The toothbrush was genius! I really wish there were a way to get the guitar to track and affect the pitch of the Elements as well. The 1U tiles in that rack all look amazing btw.
Really a bit advocate of the 1U tile format. These from Pulp Logic and Tsyklon Labs have been awesome so far. Toothbrush I have to say was a request and not my own idea. Still, I'll take the credit haha. The Expert Sleepers Disting has a mode that tracks pitch and gives you a CV of it. Using band pass filters on your input helps to get more accuracy out of things like that.
DivKidVideo Indeed-- BPF works well for semi-decent tracking of guitar w/ a clock divider. Thank you for the 1U recommendations-- I'm going to be taking a closer look at them. I've always been a bit trepidatious of getting into ES stuff simply because settings and stuff seem to depend heavily on a computer. I'm sure there are set-and-forget things about it... hopefully someday I'll have the time & motivation to take advantage of their gear though because they sound like they can solve a lot of problems!
Question: does the Ears pickup the actual acoustic sounds made while operating the synth? I saw a demo of the Mikrophonie that made it appears as if it picked up switches being flipped, knobs being turned, etc. In THAT video, the demonstrator even placed a radio against the side of the case and the Mikrophonie picked it up (albeit somewhat muffled in sound). Does the Ears do all that?
i have just tested this , the Ears do not pick up ambiance sounds even with max gain , if the panel vibrate it will give something , with a UGE bass on stage it could pickup interesting vibrations to use as a cv source, in my studio i do not play loud enough i can not tell, but anything in contact with the Ears plate will give a reaction to the follower/gate , DIY an EAR in contact with a mini speakers ??
Ears seems far better "protected" with a better pre amp if that makes sense. Tapping the case and banging over panels and things can still work though with high enough gain. The Mikrophonie I think was a bit too "open" for live stuff as some friends reported it was firing things off unintentional when used live.
Hey William, I did rinse it haha. However not good enough before hand there was a bit of water/toothpaste that came off in the video if you look carefully.
Great uses, thanks.. I was also hoping to hear brief details on the case and 1u modules used, brand? I haven’t seen many. Ideas with small systems from you... I’d love to see more.
Videos on systems could be good I have a lot of notes on that for video plans. But I just don't have time to do it. Need to raise income (Patreon) etc and leave other jobs to be able to do more varied content on top of what I currently do. The case is here though - ruclips.net/video/DYTeuF-nNYw/видео.html
great point RE guitar players and pedal set ups. Never though of it like that. I tend to patch from left to right, yet I've toured and gigged extensively with pedal boards set right to left. How odd!
Hi there.iam very new in modular and my question is where are goind pink and blue cables?iam a combining my first setup and this one ears and elements are must :D
Hey just got ears and was thinking about buying elements any you kind of sold me with that cool guitar patch.this is my first set up, Can you explain your patching for me?
I once left a comment wondering if you could give some information on the Trace module. Obviously, being older and quite arcane it would not make sense given your presentation model. Fast forward a couple of years and I see you once had it in a case here. Wondering if you could meet me in the middle...Do the extra couple of logic panels have any use? I have the extra panels but can see no actual use for them in modular! Happy New Year 2021.
let me go back and listen ... sounds like my Fender Telecaster. Slightly odd tone due to Elements processing though at the start, it's not a clean/dry sound.
Yeah for sure! Just invert it and scale it with something like Circuit Abbey INVY or a 4ms SISM, and to a VCA and you're good to get some ducking/sidechain compression techniques
hi Kid :) i just got an Ears ... 1 question for you : can i saturate the input without breaking the preamp ? sound quiet good when it saturate ... cheers ;)
Wow, that works much better than i thought, i expected it to make some "tok tok" noises and a gate signal. 13:14 AAAAHAHAHAHAHA, haha, ha.... thats my kind of controller, never knew what to do with those "keyboards" anyway. Haha. Rofl.
Great video as always and a really interesting module. However, is this module actually available anywhere? I only found it at Thonk but it's already sold out :/
DivKidVideo thank you,i've seen it, very good video,btw! wanted just to know if u have some settings that u prefer over all!always to screw the module out and change it;kinda stupid! should be possible to make an "break out module" with 3 switches,with 3 postions for that! but dunno how that would work exactly!
Great thank you :) There's a LADIK module that connects to jumpers and gives you switches to control jumper settings on other modules. That's a great idea.
I usually have a hard time following your videos, because you talk so quickly I can't absorb what's happening. This was much better, and a great demo of the module!
the electric toothbrush bit was pure gold. this module is a very interesting input device
haha thanks!
im tempted to try a vibrator...
I went into this wondering how in the world is someone going to go on for 14 minutes about Ears, wow you kept me watching till the end. I signed up for your Patreon and will be sending you a few bucks to support your great efforts in bringing Modular knowledge to so many of us. BTW, many blog/video publishers could learn from you on how much attention you give to answering people's comments here!
Hey, thanks for the comments and kind words. All much appreciated. I make a point to reply to everything and offer people the chance to talk. That's what I'd want from someone and if I can offer it (however much effort) I think it's worth it. Appreciate the Patreon support too. Glad I held your attention for 14 minutes on this one too haha! Fun patches were the key I think.
5:25,,,holy moly,,,those sounds, the visuals they give me...aaahh...need to get building that case of mine.....!
do it! :)
DivKidVideo i shall, will be a nice saving considered im a Poor carpenter student, that case money will be surely needed on the module side of things ;) love your vids by the way!
well a carpenter student is a good place to start with making a case! :) and thank you RE the vids.
Love your videos, your synthetic explorations, very fun and useful! Happy to contribute via Patreon.
awesome, thank you very much for the comment and support :)
These are a cool module, mine arrived this afternoon and have been having great fun using it with Rings!
equally great with Rings too. I like mixing up the left hand "non-rings" side of Elements too for varied inputs either impulses or audio.
Great video Ben! The oscilloscope segment was super useful!
yeah that little scope is really useful.
I straightened a coat hanger, put one end on the plate, held the other, and pluck it with a guitar pick, cool sounds
Nice, there's a lot of interesting approaches to sound using contact mics
one of the many reasons why i got into modular
Wow!!! how dynamic and musical for such a WEE box!
Incredibly so, I've been very impressed with the results in this small format.
amazing video. the electric toothbrush trick sold me :)
Yeah that turned out great.
Great video! And that case looks super fun!!!
I'm loving it! Thanks.
Awesome demo Ben. This is on my list to get now for sure.
Great thank you :)
Thanks Ben - good idea to combine the module with env follower. If anyone wants to see use with an external contact mic, check out the Leafcutter John video.
This is an insanely entertaining demo! The toothbrush was genius! I really wish there were a way to get the guitar to track and affect the pitch of the Elements as well. The 1U tiles in that rack all look amazing btw.
Really a bit advocate of the 1U tile format. These from Pulp Logic and Tsyklon Labs have been awesome so far. Toothbrush I have to say was a request and not my own idea. Still, I'll take the credit haha. The Expert Sleepers Disting has a mode that tracks pitch and gives you a CV of it. Using band pass filters on your input helps to get more accuracy out of things like that.
DivKidVideo Indeed-- BPF works well for semi-decent tracking of guitar w/ a clock divider. Thank you for the 1U recommendations-- I'm going to be taking a closer look at them. I've always been a bit trepidatious of getting into ES stuff simply because settings and stuff seem to depend heavily on a computer. I'm sure there are set-and-forget things about it... hopefully someday I'll have the time & motivation to take advantage of their gear though because they sound like they can solve a lot of problems!
The Disting doesn't need a computer. It's not like the ES-3 AT ALL.
DivKidVideo That is great to know-- going to look into that module. Seems like it would be a useful addition. I like how small it is!
Yeah check it out, lots of videos of it and it's functions.
Question: does the Ears pickup the actual acoustic sounds made while operating the synth? I saw a demo of the Mikrophonie that made it appears as if it picked up switches being flipped, knobs being turned, etc. In THAT video, the demonstrator even placed a radio against the side of the case and the Mikrophonie picked it up (albeit somewhat muffled in sound). Does the Ears do all that?
i have just tested this ,
the Ears do not pick up ambiance sounds even with max gain ,
if the panel vibrate it will give something ,
with a UGE bass on stage it could pickup interesting vibrations to use as a cv source,
in my studio i do not play loud enough i can not tell,
but
anything in contact with the Ears plate will give a reaction to the follower/gate ,
DIY an EAR in contact with a mini speakers ??
Ears seems far better "protected" with a better pre amp if that makes sense. Tapping the case and banging over panels and things can still work though with high enough gain. The Mikrophonie I think was a bit too "open" for live stuff as some friends reported it was firing things off unintentional when used live.
Hope you rinsed your toothbrush after that! ;D Great review as always!
Hey William, I did rinse it haha. However not good enough before hand there was a bit of water/toothpaste that came off in the video if you look carefully.
Great demo, you da man.
Thanks Terry, appreciate it.
Great uses, thanks.. I was also hoping to hear brief details on the case and 1u modules used, brand? I haven’t seen many. Ideas with small systems from you... I’d love to see more.
Videos on systems could be good I have a lot of notes on that for video plans. But I just don't have time to do it. Need to raise income (Patreon) etc and leave other jobs to be able to do more varied content on top of what I currently do. The case is here though - ruclips.net/video/DYTeuF-nNYw/видео.html
this is a fun demo!
thanks
as both a lefty and a guitar player, it bothered me Ears wasnt on the right side of the modular lol. Anyway, those patches with the PO were so cool!
great point RE guitar players and pedal set ups. Never though of it like that. I tend to patch from left to right, yet I've toured and gigged extensively with pedal boards set right to left. How odd!
Hi there.iam very new in modular and my question is where are goind pink and blue cables?iam a combining my first setup and this one ears and elements are must :D
Looks like a lot of fun!
incredibly so! Loving the format of the little case from Pulp Logic.
Hey just got ears and was thinking about buying elements any you kind of sold me with that cool guitar patch.this is my first set up, Can you explain your patching for me?
great vid. whats the name of that button thingie which is triggering elements?
I once left a comment wondering if you could give some information on the Trace module. Obviously, being older and quite arcane it would not make sense given your presentation model. Fast forward a couple of years and I see you once had it in a case here. Wondering if you could meet me in the middle...Do the extra couple of logic panels have any use? I have the extra panels but can see no actual use for them in modular! Happy New Year 2021.
why arent the jumper settings brought to the panel with switches or whatever?
Can only think design choice to keep it in 4HP.
What kind of guitar is that? Single Coils or Humbuckers? Thanks
let me go back and listen ... sounds like my Fender Telecaster. Slightly odd tone due to Elements processing though at the start, it's not a clean/dry sound.
Nice! Modular Scratch ;-)
haha absolutely!
So an envelop follower can be used for ducking too? Like a crood sidechain compression effect?
Yeah for sure! Just invert it and scale it with something like Circuit Abbey INVY or a 4ms SISM, and to a VCA and you're good to get some ducking/sidechain compression techniques
Sold! I'm in
hi Kid :)
i just got an Ears ...
1 question for you : can i saturate the input without breaking the preamp ?
sound quiet good when it saturate ...
cheers ;)
the pre amp shouldn't break. I've been saturating and clipping things and not noticed anything.
Wow, that works much better than i thought, i expected it to make some "tok tok" noises and a gate signal.
13:14 AAAAHAHAHAHAHA, haha, ha.... thats my kind of controller, never knew what to do with those "keyboards" anyway. Haha. Rofl.
Great demo Ben! Quick question: Is a pre-amp necessary when you plug the guitar in, or is it straight to ears?
Hi, not necessary Ears does it for you.
Gorgeous module
Is it designed to accept modular level input as well?
Hi, awesome demo! Question, is your case 1u row Pulp or Intellijel?
Very nice demo! Would you say there's any noticeable difference in sound quality from the original Mikrophonie?
I think a good few circuit improvements were made, however I haven't had them side by side to really get into it.
good job
thank you
A119 and piezo there you go
very different quality between them. But entirely possible.
Great video as always and a really interesting module. However, is this module actually available anywhere? I only found it at Thonk but it's already sold out :/
Thonk has it exclusively so it's through them only. The first batch (which wasn't small) flew out. So you'll have to wait for batch two.
nice!
cheers
you mean "a slow release" with jumper off (around 8m35s
Indeed I say attack twice.
PO-12 drums!
It's super fat! Crunchy and transient heavy in all the right places.
how are your jumpers set?
Watch from 7 minutes 12 seconds. You can see the jumpers and then I go through what they can do when set to different things with examples.
DivKidVideo thank you,i've seen it,
very good video,btw!
wanted just to know if u have some settings that u prefer over all!always to screw the module out and change it;kinda stupid!
should be possible to make an "break out module" with 3 switches,with 3 postions for that!
but dunno how that would work exactly!
Great thank you :)
There's a LADIK module that connects to jumpers and gives you switches to control jumper settings on other modules. That's a great idea.
thank you!
its really cool:21 dollars cheap,for 6(!) jumper settings,so 3 left for other gear!
thanks for the good hint!
no worries happy to chat any time.
How do you plug in a guitar?
just a regular 6.35mm to 3.5mm mono jack cable to the IN socket works fine
At 13:34 - Oh, my God!
what if you get two
they'll interfere with each other with the contact mics.
@@DivKid how would I bring stereo signals in through them then ? Keep them further apart ?
Way late to this
It this is like the Korg wave drum but way cooler
I usually have a hard time following your videos, because you talk so quickly I can't absorb what's happening. This was much better, and a great demo of the module!
Great thanks! I try to bear that in mind but often just revert back to normal especially when deadlines are looming. Glad this was better for you.