Psychic Modulation Metatron Support (updated 11/17)

[jack [psychicmodulation]]

Official support thread for Metatron.
Please report any bugs here.
Comments and suggestions are welcome too.

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Updates:
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11-04-09 (v1.0.1)
-main volume only went to 10, now fixed
-initial preset sucked, now fixed
-fixed delay not responding fully to main volume

11-10-09
-now includes user manual

11-17-09 (v1.0.2)
-fixed crash when sending midi messages to modwheel
-updated certain components to fix rare crash in some hosts

[grymmjack]

hi Jack really great little synth. had a bunch of fun with it last night. i was wondering is there a block diagram anywhere for this - particularly the unison part.

[jack [psychicmodulation]]

hi Jack really great little synth. had a bunch of fun with it last night. i was wondering is there a block diagram anywhere for this - particularly the unison part.

I dont have any diagrams, but I am in the process of writing a manual, but before that I could give a brief explaination of some features here:

Both oscillators are doubled up as two of the same wave, the phase knob offsets the double, creating a phasing effect. The unison section is fairly simple, the 'voices' knob chooses from 1-16 voices in unison, 'd-tune' is self explainitory, 'stretch' will expand the width of the detuned voices, and 'drift' causes a pitch-drifting effect similar to analog synths.

A bit about the arpeggiator and sequencer:

Both of these sections are meant to work together to create interesting rythmic patterns using arpeggiation, gates, and sequenced modulation. The sequencer allows you to choose which paramater will be modulated (levels, pitch, filter, pan, etc). When playing your keyboard these two sections should run in sync, however you may notice the sequencer is not quite on beat sometimes. If this happens, simply press play in your host sequencer and Metatron's sequencer will snap back on beat in perfect sync with the arp. You'll notice the 'host' switch on the sequencer. As long as this is on, you will have perfect host sync. The 'retrig' switch is meant to reset the sequencer via midi note, but it's a feature that needs some work, as it's not implemented in any of the presets. I hope to improve this feature in the next update.

[grymmjack]

hey there Jack.

thanks for the rundown. look forward to the manual

[antoine.bertier]

Hi Jack and Metatron users,

Metatron crashed XT2 when I moved the modwheel.

Did anybody else have this issue ?

[jack [psychicmodulation]]

Hi Jack and Metatron users,

Metatron crashed XT2 when I moved the modwheel.

Did anybody else have this issue ?

I tested this on both my machines and could not re-create this issue. And I'm running XT2 as well. I am curious though if anyone else is experiencing this problem.

[VSTJuNkiE]

Thanx for this Jack, I've always liked the Psychic Modulation stuff! Is there anyway to make it LOUDER? Even with the volume up all the way it's kinda quiet.

Btw, did you ever get a chance to re-do your old Flanger? I love it! Still hoovers CPU and crashes here......

[jack [psychicmodulation]]

Thanx for this Jack, I've always liked the Psychic Modulation stuff! Is there anyway to make it LOUDER? Even with the volume up all the way it's kinda quiet.

Btw, did you ever get a chance to re-do your old Flanger? I love it! Still hoovers CPU and crashes here......

Been too busy lately, but thanks for reminding me! Maybe if I get a quiet day off soon I can tackle some old projects.

I can make Metatron louder, but I wonder weather this kind of update is allowed in the DC at this point...If anything it will be in the next post-voting update. In the meantime, dont forget about the two osc level controls. And if you still need more volume you can always turn up the pre-gain on the filter.

[MRT]

Nice entry, I've had a lot of fun playing with it.
+1 for an increase in volume
I have a mod wheel crash here also but I've only used it in XT 1.41? Axiom controller.

[VSTJuNkiE]

Been too busy lately, but thanks for reminding me! Maybe if I get a quiet day off soon I can tackle some old projects.

Sounds good

I can make Metatron louder, but I wonder weather this kind of update is allowed in the DC at this point...If anything it will be in the next post-voting update. In the meantime, dont forget about the two osc level controls. And if you still need more volume you can always turn up the pre-gain on the filter.

Have no idea if that's against the rulez or not. You could always PM Ben an see what he says though

Keep up the great work

[jack [psychicmodulation]]

Nice entry, I've had a lot of fun playing with it.
+1 for an increase in volume
I have a mod wheel crash here also but I've only used it in XT 1.41? Axiom controller.

well two seperate modwheel crashes means that there is a definite issue. I will look into it again ASAP.

[jack [psychicmodulation]]

Metatron has been updated making it much louder than before. The previous version was not only much too quiet, but also initially sounded thin and weak. So the initial preset has been slightly modified to show that Metatron can produce a much fuller sound.

[VSTJuNkiE]

Much much better now Jack!! Def sounds a lot more full. If you think you can squeeze even more mojo out of this please do.

[jack [psychicmodulation]]

Oh, something I forgot to mention about the update. I also fixed a minor issue with the delay still being audible with the volume turned all the way low. Not a very noticable issue, but fixed nonetheless.

[jack [psychicmodulation]]

Has anyone else experienced any bugs? If so, please let me know and I'll do my best to fix them. I plan to develop Metatron further after the DC, especially in the areas of sound, so I am completely open to suggestions as well.