+mosshornn You're welcome! It packs a lot of punch into just 20hp. It's not the solution to everything, but I've been having a lot of fun making music with this thing. Also, super performable.
Great tutorial! One question: the manual states that by selecting Length and then adjusting a step slider one can control the amount of steps per sequence. This doesn't work for my (brand-new) unit. (If it should work I might have to return my unit.) Every answer is welcome.
Awesome review! The manual is not very good and this helped me out especially with shift+channel to select which channel is being edited. Also it is a bit of a shame that you can't just edit a specific step on the fly without stopping the entire sequence, i know you can just record the automation live, but sometimes you don't want to mess it up. Also i think i discovered a bug, when holding a few steps to create "arpeggio", intuitively i thought that it would make sense to press shift in order to hold the arpeggio, and it does work ( although nothing about it in the manual). But once you press shift again to stop the arpeggio and return to the original sequence, the whole modue freezes at a random step. Could you please try it and see if the problem is still there? Thanks!
Thanks for the great video. Is there any way of muting a particular step in a sequence (i.e. a rest)? I'd like to be able to do that to create a rhythmic sequence.
+David Pawlan you can just make two steps the same pitch. Or pair it with the a gate sequencer (the Varigate 8+). I've also found that a S&H really unlocks some awesome power. Check out the muffwiggler thread on this module or some of my other videos for me details.
Yeah, the duplicate step will just give me a sustained note (assuming I tie them by smoothing) and not a rest. I would need to pair with a gate sequencer as you mentioned I think.
+David Pawlan exactly. I haven't had a chance yet to make any tutorial videos on it but I've been having a lot of fun making some really interesting pitch/rhythm sequences with the voltage black, the varigate 8+, two Integra Functus, and some S&H modules. Check out my Instagram if your curious: @danielrdehaan.
Thanks for your review ! But I have one question, can you plug directly from the CV of the voltage block into an ADSR or doesn't it send gate signals ?
I'm new to modular: Can you connect a keyboard to it to input the notes you want to sequence? So if you have a midi keyboard and a midi to cv module for example?
Hey, thanks for the video. I´m just wondering: how much of a problem or distracting is it, that the faders never really represent the actual value, when you switch pages/tracks?
It’s not distracting once you realize the faders do not represent a step of a sequence, nor do the buttons. Not sure how to explain it at the moment, but a great example of one of the things I love about working with modular gear, you think differently.
tbh I don't like it at all. i much prefer the cv sequencing on the varigate 4+. everybody is different but i'm more comfortable with the note mode and different sliders for each step. i'm really surprised that the voltage block doesn't give you the option of working that way
Controlling an entire 16 steps with one single slider feels so weird and clunky. Like i can sequence melody way more intuitively on a varigate and thats basically a trigger sequencer. It gives 16 faders for 16 steps rather than 1. Am i missing smth?
Can anyone answer me this odd question? I have a clock in to my voltage block form my bloom clock out, if I click shift and "rnd seq" it runs a random sequence. But if I click FWD it stops responding to clock? I've not used the VB much yet and I think I may have put it into some mode where it doesn't respond to clock in for some reason? How do I get it back to normal?
I think the answer is no. At least not currently. Maybe in a future firmware update. But by "ratcheting", do you mean repeating a step multiple times before advancing on to the next step like you can with the Metropolis or the DU-Seq? Or subdividing a step into faster repetition like the Varigate modules?
6:19 it's about saving sequences. Let's say there are different 8 tracks playing each own sequences and you want to save them all at once as one preset - is it possible? Or every of each 1-8 tracks sequences needs it's own preset?
Got it! Thanks for clarifying. When you save it saves every sequence's current settings to that "slot." You can not save just one sequence at a time it always save every sequence. Make sense?
great video and product but for some reason when i type "Y" into my chrome browser it autocorrects to this URL instead of "youtube.com" so i just hit enter so you get a view every time i want to navigate to youtube.
Ah, great to hear such walkthrough with a simple sound that is not absolutely buried in tons of delay and reverb. Makes everything very clear.
Really great walkthrough to have onscreen while I played around to figure out this module. The pacing was perfect to work along with. Thank you!
now THIS is how such a video should be! Thank you so much!
Thank you! That was super helpful - just got the module - can’t wait to experiment with all these awesome modes!
You are a great instructor
Great presentation, I went from "what have we got here" to "I want one" in no time :).
Thank you for posting this review. It is insightful and shows the capabilities of this module.
Thank you so much for this guide, I was wanting the Voltage Block and now it looks even better!
+mosshornn You're welcome! It packs a lot of punch into just 20hp. It's not the solution to everything, but I've been having a lot of fun making music with this thing. Also, super performable.
Thank you for making a really great tutorial. Clear and concise!
Perfect explanation. You convinced me that this is the one for me.
Thanks for doing this video, it's the perfect companion to the pdf manual !
great overview, thanks. A saved sequences includes voltages for all 8 channels?
awesome demo. Thanks!
Perfect demo, seems like the ultimate seq for euro, ordered!
Yeah, this thing packs a lot in!
Thnx for sharing this. Really helpful for a better understanding.
Thank you for the excellent run down!
very well done video here !!! big thanks sir
good stuff!
+DivKidVideo Thanks!
Thanks for the informative guide, it really helped me understand this thing.
+Karl Hiner No problem! Would love to see/hear some of the stuff you make with the VB. Share some links!
Many thanks on this review. I was getting a bit lost on this module.
Excellent work.
Great tutorial!
One question: the manual states that by selecting Length and then adjusting a step slider one can control the amount of steps per sequence.
This doesn't work for my (brand-new) unit. (If it should work I might have to return my unit.)
Every answer is welcome.
Awesome review! The manual is not very good and this helped me out especially with shift+channel to select which channel is being edited. Also it is a bit of a shame that you can't just edit a specific step on the fly without stopping the entire sequence, i know you can just record the automation live, but sometimes you don't want to mess it up. Also i think i discovered a bug, when holding a few steps to create "arpeggio", intuitively i thought that it would make sense to press shift in order to hold the arpeggio, and it does work ( although nothing about it in the manual). But once you press shift again to stop the arpeggio and return to the original sequence, the whole modue freezes at a random step. Could you please try it and see if the problem is still there? Thanks!
It would be really nice to change per step without stopping the seq. Any workaround ?
Just tried that on mine. Same thing here.
Thanks man, amazing tutorial video. One question? What is the firmware version of this Voltage Block? previous to V1.5? Thanks
Hi, great video. Can you mute individual steps or only full tracks?
Thanks! Nope, you can’t mute individual steps. Or tracks. This is just a voltage sequencer not a gate sequencer. So muting doesn’t really make sense
Thanks for the great video. Is there any way of muting a particular step in a sequence (i.e. a rest)? I'd like to be able to do that to create a rhythmic sequence.
+David Pawlan you can just make two steps the same pitch. Or pair it with the a gate sequencer (the Varigate 8+). I've also found that a S&H really unlocks some awesome power.
Check out the muffwiggler thread on this module or some of my other videos for me details.
Yeah, the duplicate step will just give me a sustained note (assuming I tie them by smoothing) and not a rest. I would need to pair with a gate sequencer as you mentioned I think.
+David Pawlan exactly. I haven't had a chance yet to make any tutorial videos on it but I've been having a lot of fun making some really interesting pitch/rhythm sequences with the voltage black, the varigate 8+, two Integra Functus, and some S&H modules. Check out my Instagram if your curious: @danielrdehaan.
Definitely interested in seeing how you use an S&H module with the voltage block.
Fab, this is really useful for me thank you.
+Ian Sunderland You're welcome.
Hey Daniel Dehaan , is the length a global parameter? I can’t seem to get multiple sequences with different lengths. Great video!
No, hit shift, select a sequence, hit length, select a length.
Thanks for your review ! But I have one question, can you plug directly from the CV of the voltage block into an ADSR or doesn't it send gate signals ?
+GLANZ REC Nope. The VB doesn’t generate any gate signals. That is what its companion module, the Varigate 8+ is for.
Okay thanks for your fast reply, so could I solve the problem with an CV/GATE EXPANDER to get some gate Signals out of it ?
+GLANZ REC you can just use whatever you are using to clock/trigger your VB.
How do you set the Key or Root Note for the type of Scale?
+Hamlet Minassians You have to tune your oscillators/sound sources to whatever root you want.
Got it. Thanks. Im used to Intellijel's Metropolis' way of picking Scale/Root and this is a bit different in it's approach.
I'm new to modular: Can you connect a keyboard to it to input the notes you want to sequence? So if you have a midi keyboard and a midi to cv module for example?
Nope, not with this sequencer. I think you can do something like that with this: squarp.net/hermod
The only thing I think it needs is the "hold Note button to adjust voltage within one octave" that the varigate has.
Hey, thanks for the video.
I´m just wondering: how much of a problem or distracting is it, that the faders never really represent the actual value, when you switch pages/tracks?
It’s not distracting once you realize the faders do not represent a step of a sequence, nor do the buttons. Not sure how to explain it at the moment, but a great example of one of the things I love about working with modular gear, you think differently.
tbh I don't like it at all. i much prefer the cv sequencing on the varigate 4+. everybody is different but i'm more comfortable with the note mode and different sliders for each step. i'm really surprised that the voltage block doesn't give you the option of working that way
Controlling an entire 16 steps with one single slider feels so weird and clunky. Like i can sequence melody way more intuitively on a varigate and thats basically a trigger sequencer. It gives 16 faders for 16 steps rather than 1. Am i missing smth?
what a perfect sequencer wtf
Nice demo! :-)
So does it only have one gate out for all eight of the outputs?
+Marizu Okereke no gate outputs. Only CV. They designed the Voltage Block to be paired with the gate sequencer the Varigate 8+.
Okay. That makes total sense.
It would be a great combination!
oh... so I need one of these right now
Can anyone answer me this odd question? I have a clock in to my voltage block form my bloom clock out, if I click shift and "rnd seq" it runs a random sequence. But if I click FWD it stops responding to clock? I've not used the VB much yet and I think I may have put it into some mode where it doesn't respond to clock in for some reason? How do I get it back to normal?
The bloom has too many issues tbh. It’s kind of a headache for me, but there are lots of people who love it. I will be returning mine
Is it possible to create ratcheting sequences without connecting to other modules?
I think the answer is no. At least not currently. Maybe in a future firmware update. But by "ratcheting", do you mean repeating a step multiple times before advancing on to the next step like you can with the Metropolis or the DU-Seq? Or subdividing a step into faster repetition like the Varigate modules?
By saving a sequence as a preset you mean saving all 8 sequences (8 tracks) as a instrument state?
Sorry, it's been a while since I said this video...Can you specify the time that I say that so I can better understand the context?
6:19 it's about saving sequences. Let's say there are different 8 tracks playing each own sequences and you want to save them all at once as one preset - is it possible? Or every of each 1-8 tracks sequences needs it's own preset?
Got it! Thanks for clarifying. When you save it saves every sequence's current settings to that "slot." You can not save just one sequence at a time it always save every sequence. Make sense?
Ok so when you press SAVE it saves ALL 8 sequences at once - right?
+JurekPrzezdziecki yes.
great video and product but for some reason when i type "Y" into my chrome browser it autocorrects to this URL instead of "youtube.com" so i just hit enter so you get a view every time i want to navigate to youtube.
update: i finally got one lol
Congrats!
as complex and compact as 8 PICO SEQ
Doesn't output gates, so... nah.