So, I watched this video maybe a year and half ago which made me add the Hamonaig to my watchlist. Although I studied music all my life, including many years of Jazz piano, and I spent many hours practicing scales in Lydian, Locrian, etc, I didn’t quite understand what you had made since I had yet to buy a single eurorack module. Well, I finally built a small skiff that includes a Hamonaig and I’ve been using it for a couple months now and have yet to learn how to use it. Nonetheless, I seem to get amazing things out of my system because of it, even if I have little idea of exactly what it is doing. I mean I can hear what it’s doing, but I’m not entirely sure what the sliders and knobs are controlling. So I came back to this and watched it again, and all I can say is that the entire time I was watching this I was thinking “man, I can’t believe I own one of these!” I am so looking forward to digging into the all the features I’ve not yet explored. I also have your io47 filter and it always makes me smile and sometimes even brings tears to my eyes as I turn the knobs. Your modules are amazing!
I just got this module and I must say it is a game changer for me. It is incredibly cool to modulate different aspects of a polyphonic patch and then start to modulate the harmonaig. I've got it paired with the MN PP+Brains and its a perfect pair, visually as well. Haven't been this excited about a module in a loooong time. Awesome work Instruo!!
Ordered from MattechModular fits my roots as a jazz saxophonist, always listening for nice intervals. Should be very interesting with two Mother 32's and Mutable Instruments Rings.
Holy hell! This is the most amazing quantizer I've ever seen. Brilliant design. You should consider porting a version to Buchla format. I think Buchla users would freak out over this.
precarious333 thanks! :D I have customised a unit for s Buchla user in the past. Not to banana jacks unfortunately, but I changed the range to 1.2V per octave.
There doesn't appear to be any manual on this module yet, so I took notes from the video (and hope that I got it right) that might be found useful: - Adjust CV attenuverter to offeset incoming voltage by setting external voltage to max or min and turning attenuverter until desired octave range is reach by watching the key lights at the bottom - To enter unison mode at 440Hz, hold down both transpose and Chord Quality buttons and double-tap Chord Quality button - Tapping the Transpose and Chord Quality buttons will enter into performance mode (piano mode) - Hit Transpose button twice (amber) moves octaves in semitones; hit 3 times for fine tuning mode - to reset, hold Transpose button and double-tap 'C' key - Hold down transpose until bottom row is lit and bottom keys will select scale; Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Myxolyidian, Aolian, Locrian - hit Transpose again - Hit Chord Quality button twice to enter Harmonic Minor chord selection mode (for current scale) - To save user-defined chord, select 1-4 on Chord Quality wheel, hold Transpose and double-tap Chord Quality button, enter in chord
J. Talbert thanks! :D I have units available now. I’ll be shipping out orders later next week. Let me know if you’d like one and I can get you in the system. Feel free to hit me up with any questions :) maker@instruo.media
What's the module that you are using with the Hamonaig - the one with the drawing of a hand called? It kind of looks like a Voltage Block but without the buttons.
this is really cool and really considering buying is there a module where you can adjust the degrees of the chord and move that through the key/mode, so it's not just parallel movement like say it was 1256 moving through the key of G also looking for a module that can give you a way to go through custom scales with adjustable chords trying to work out how to do this
Hey! Full control is totally possible from the harmonàig. My approach to doing this level of custom progression sequencing is by doing precisely that! Sequencing :) The harmonàig's diatonic behaviour is very much my own personal approach to modal harmony, but is by no means comprehensive. The eight 7th chord qualities cover a lot of bases, and further harmonisation can be defined with the 4 custom chord slots. But sequencing the chord quality in conjunction with your root will allow for any possible chord progression to be achieved. The harmonàig is a quantiser. I included the modal diatonic chord scales as it suits my personal work flow, but all the parameters can be CV controlled allowing for complete micromanagement of the harmonic quantiser functionality :)
The CV outputs update all together. What you describe might be better achieved by offsetting the timing of your voices’ amplitude controls. Delayed envelopes controlling VCA or filters. If the Harmonàig were to offset output timing it would simply mean dissonant tones overlapping.
Hey ! Great module. Is it possible to use a selection of notes apart from predefined modes in order to harmonize incoming CV ? Let's say I want to make pentatonic harmonies (even if 2 voices are playing the same notes sometimes).
I've nearly bought several other polyphonic quantizer type modules over the past year but this is the One. This is a brilliant musical design and I love that you have root, 3rd, 5th & 7th notes available. Will there be any possibility for firmware updates?
Rod S thanks! :) The features and functionality of this module are something I've worked on and refined for my own rig for a while. But if a feature request is feasible to implement, a standard ISP programmer can be used to update firmware. Is there a particular feature you are looking for?
No particular firmware feature. Its good to know that a standard ISP programmer can be used. I'm just trying to talk myself out of buying this right now....and might be losing the argument. ;)
this is brilliant - but some questions that i haven’t been getting answer to on the forums - if i wanted to to a non-diatonic chord progression - e.g. go from a Cmaj chord and then shift to an Emaj chord - would i be able to do this on the harmonaig alone, or would i need a precision adder / 2nd quantizer? the section of the manual on the chromatically enhanced diatonic chords and notes, sounds promising, but it isn’t sinking in to my brains! also, is there no chord quality setting that can give us a simple triad plus octave without a 7th (like where i have a Cmaj chord, and the 7 output gives me a high C, instead of a B)? or maybe i can just program it into the 1, 2, 3, 4 section?
All you describe I would consider very do-able :) The diatonic behaviour of the Harmonàig is very much an implementation of my own ways of working with modal theory. It covers a lot of ground, but of course has it's own limitations. For full control over progression and tonality, the chord quality parameter can be CV controlled. With this and quantised root, any chord progression can be curated. The 7th chord range built in gives a pretty broad scope of modal chord scale potential, but then the custom chord slots allow for that extra push. Regarding triads: that's my typical goto use case. 7th chords are great! but at most I might stretch to a minor7 from time to time. I like applying alterations to triads primarily when working in modular. I simply ignore the 7th output, and double my root note at an octave sharing the ROOT CV between both oscillators. Cruïnn oscillator as my sub root works wonders!
@@instruo ah thank you! doubling the octave or using a sub without the using the 7 makes sense without the module in my hands, the language in the manual confused me a little, but i can see now on page 13 that i can simply turn on and off the diatonic mode to go from C maj to E maj etc oooh, and i see that you’ve got your modules all on VCV rack, so i can play with it there to figure out exactly what it does before picking it up. and yes, definitely picking up a cruinn! thank you, great work!
ooh and someone on reddit just clarified for me how the chromatic off-scale chord modes on page 37 work in diatonic mode, brilliant idea! this is going to be so much fun! thanks again
Time machine! In the early days I was machining aluminium panels in house on a DIY built CNC machine. It was a very different magnitude of scale back then. The black panel material is fundamental to my more recent designs and revisions as I use backlighting techniques through its transparent properties.
@@BentonCBainbridge None exist at this point. The very first batch I built and sold (< 50 units I would estimate) several years ago used them, but I moved away from machined aluminium as soon as I could :)
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Table of contents:
1:52 Unison mode (for tuning oscillators)
2:32 Inversion & voicing
5:00 Diatonic button
6:13 Performance mode
8:04 Transpose slider
9:42 Musical modes
15:25 User definable chords
Thankyou!
Thanks!
been watching this video for 3 years and now finally got my own
So, I watched this video maybe a year and half ago which made me add the Hamonaig to my watchlist. Although I studied music all my life, including many years of Jazz piano, and I spent many hours practicing scales in Lydian, Locrian, etc, I didn’t quite understand what you had made since I had yet to buy a single eurorack module. Well, I finally built a small skiff that includes a Hamonaig and I’ve been using it for a couple months now and have yet to learn how to use it. Nonetheless, I seem to get amazing things out of my system because of it, even if I have little idea of exactly what it is doing. I mean I can hear what it’s doing, but I’m not entirely sure what the sliders and knobs are controlling. So I came back to this and watched it again, and all I can say is that the entire time I was watching this I was thinking “man, I can’t believe I own one of these!” I am so looking forward to digging into the all the features I’ve not yet explored. I also have your io47 filter and it always makes me smile and sometimes even brings tears to my eyes as I turn the knobs. Your modules are amazing!
I just got this module and I must say it is a game changer for me. It is incredibly cool to modulate different aspects of a polyphonic patch and then start to modulate the harmonaig. I've got it paired with the MN PP+Brains and its a perfect pair, visually as well. Haven't been this excited about a module in a loooong time. Awesome work Instruo!!
Hi can I ask what kindda cv sources u like use into the transpose cv in?
Thank you!
Ordered from MattechModular fits my roots as a jazz saxophonist, always listening for nice intervals. Should be very interesting with two Mother 32's and Mutable Instruments Rings.
Holy hell! This is the most amazing quantizer I've ever seen. Brilliant design. You should consider porting a version to Buchla format. I think Buchla users would freak out over this.
precarious333 thanks! :D
I have customised a unit for s Buchla user in the past. Not to banana jacks unfortunately, but I changed the range to 1.2V per octave.
There doesn't appear to be any manual on this module yet, so I took notes from the video (and hope that I got it right) that might be found useful:
- Adjust CV attenuverter to offeset incoming voltage by setting external voltage to max or min and turning attenuverter until desired octave range is reach by watching the key lights at the bottom
- To enter unison mode at 440Hz, hold down both transpose and Chord Quality buttons and double-tap Chord Quality button
- Tapping the Transpose and Chord Quality buttons will enter into performance mode (piano mode)
- Hit Transpose button twice (amber) moves octaves in semitones; hit 3 times for fine tuning mode - to reset, hold Transpose button and double-tap 'C' key
- Hold down transpose until bottom row is lit and bottom keys will select scale; Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Myxolyidian, Aolian, Locrian - hit Transpose again
- Hit Chord Quality button twice to enter Harmonic Minor chord selection mode (for current scale)
- To save user-defined chord, select 1-4 on Chord Quality wheel, hold Transpose and double-tap Chord Quality button, enter in chord
D B Pawlan www.instruomodular.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Harmoniag-Manual-A5.pdf
This got this modul today. It's F"#¤ brilliant, thanks!
6:23 - toggle between quantizer and performance mode (not knowing this drove me crazy trying it out for the first time).
Wow, I don't know how I missed this one, but I need that module!
There is a small batch currently being built... ;)
This is pretty amazing. I'd love to get one of these once they're available.
J. Talbert thanks! :D
I have units available now. I’ll be shipping out orders later next week. Let me know if you’d like one and I can get you in the system.
Feel free to hit me up with any questions :)
maker@instruo.media
Looks like a fun piece.
This looks super amazing and I would love to build an Instruo setup.
What's the module that you are using with the Hamonaig - the one with the drawing of a hand called? It kind of looks like a Voltage Block but without the buttons.
Awesome module! Need one for our upcoming Sweet Chord series!
Are there silver panels available for your modules?
Do you guys plan to develop an Instruo sequencer in the future?
At some point :)
i think that's the module i was dreaming about
this is really cool and really considering buying
is there a module where you can adjust the degrees of the chord and move that through the key/mode, so it's not just parallel movement
like say it was 1256 moving through the key of G
also looking for a module that can give you a way to go through custom scales with adjustable chords
trying to work out how to do this
Hey!
Full control is totally possible from the harmonàig.
My approach to doing this level of custom progression sequencing is by doing precisely that!
Sequencing :)
The harmonàig's diatonic behaviour is very much my own personal approach to modal harmony, but is by no means comprehensive.
The eight 7th chord qualities cover a lot of bases, and further harmonisation can be defined with the 4 custom chord slots.
But sequencing the chord quality in conjunction with your root will allow for any possible chord progression to be achieved.
The harmonàig is a quantiser. I included the modal diatonic chord scales as it suits my personal work flow, but all the parameters can be CV controlled allowing for complete micromanagement of the harmonic quantiser functionality :)
It's fucking brillant. Cheers.
Is there a way to offset the timing of the 4 cv outs, for a type of strumming/arpeggio effect?
The CV outputs update all together. What you describe might be better achieved by offsetting the timing of your voices’ amplitude controls. Delayed envelopes controlling VCA or filters.
If the Harmonàig were to offset output timing it would simply mean dissonant tones overlapping.
Thank you!
fascinating...
Hey ! Great module. Is it possible to use a selection of notes apart from predefined modes in order to harmonize incoming CV ? Let's say I want to make pentatonic harmonies (even if 2 voices are playing the same notes sometimes).
I've nearly bought several other polyphonic quantizer type modules over the past year but this is the One. This is a brilliant musical design and I love that you have root, 3rd, 5th & 7th notes available. Will there be any possibility for firmware updates?
Rod S thanks! :)
The features and functionality of this module are something I've worked on and refined for my own rig for a while. But if a feature request is feasible to implement, a standard ISP programmer can be used to update firmware. Is there a particular feature you are looking for?
No particular firmware feature. Its good to know that a standard ISP programmer can be used. I'm just trying to talk myself out of buying this right now....and might be losing the argument. ;)
this is brilliant - but some questions that i haven’t been getting answer to on the forums - if i wanted to to a non-diatonic chord progression - e.g. go from a Cmaj chord and then shift to an Emaj chord - would i be able to do this on the harmonaig alone, or would i need a precision adder / 2nd quantizer? the section of the manual on the chromatically enhanced diatonic chords and notes, sounds promising, but it isn’t sinking in to my brains!
also, is there no chord quality setting that can give us a simple triad plus octave without a 7th (like where i have a Cmaj chord, and the 7 output gives me a high C, instead of a B)? or maybe i can just program it into the 1, 2, 3, 4 section?
All you describe I would consider very do-able :)
The diatonic behaviour of the Harmonàig is very much an implementation of my own ways of working with modal theory. It covers a lot of ground, but of course has it's own limitations.
For full control over progression and tonality, the chord quality parameter can be CV controlled. With this and quantised root, any chord progression can be curated. The 7th chord range built in gives a pretty broad scope of modal chord scale potential, but then the custom chord slots allow for that extra push.
Regarding triads: that's my typical goto use case.
7th chords are great! but at most I might stretch to a minor7 from time to time.
I like applying alterations to triads primarily when working in modular.
I simply ignore the 7th output, and double my root note at an octave sharing the ROOT CV between both oscillators.
Cruïnn oscillator as my sub root works wonders!
@@instruo ah thank you! doubling the octave or using a sub without the using the 7 makes sense
without the module in my hands, the language in the manual confused me a little, but i can see now on page 13 that i can simply turn on and off the diatonic mode to go from C maj to E maj etc
oooh, and i see that you’ve got your modules all on VCV rack, so i can play with it there to figure out exactly what it does before picking it up.
and yes, definitely picking up a cruinn!
thank you, great work!
ooh and someone on reddit just clarified for me how the chromatic off-scale chord modes on page 37 work in diatonic mode, brilliant idea! this is going to be so much fun! thanks again
Wish I were there. Can’t follow what you are touching on your module. I’m slow that way.
This is brilliant! Any news on the release date?
blitit available now direct from me :)
Send me a message at maker@instruo.media and I'll let you know details.
Cheers!
Jason
Instruō great! I sent you an email
Awesome
Who is Marcus? I've watched this vid many times in lieu of a manual and always wondered.
what sequencer are you using for this?
Curious about that myself 🙂
Another prototype perhaps. Love the hand etching on it. To echo another comment here, it would be cool to have these modules in a silver panel.
can you play in unison? i saw it has unison for tuning but wasn’t sure if you could perform in unison
where do I find this plain panel version?
Time machine!
In the early days I was machining aluminium panels in house on a DIY built CNC machine. It was a very different magnitude of scale back then.
The black panel material is fundamental to my more recent designs and revisions as I use backlighting techniques through its transparent properties.
@@instruo can i buy an aluminum prototype panel for the Harmonaig?
@@BentonCBainbridge None exist at this point.
The very first batch I built and sold (< 50 units I would estimate) several years ago used them, but I moved away from machined aluminium as soon as I could :)
@@instruo thanks I'll keep an eye out for a prototype!
Amazing concept. Does anyone know if there’s something like this available in VST format?
Max for live: Schwarzonator
Daniel G scaler vst.
need sequencer？
Prefer sample & hold :)
@@instruo hhaha
is there a date when i can order it ?
Today!
Send me a message at maker@instruo.media and I can hook you up ;)
Really enjoy your work, awesome concepts/designs. I'll be contacting you soon with an order inquiry! ...but that uClouds $^)
I’ll take 10.
Kentucky I have 10 available! Send me a message and I can set up an order ;)
maker@instruo.media
Now you just need 40 oscillators to go with them!