Laboratory of Patching Compendium of Modular Synthesis

[ehdyn]

Neat site, thanks for pointing me to it. The generalized function generator looks very cool! I'm not really familiar with Tim Kleinert so I'll will check him out now.

I mentioned these other avenues because it seems your teachings can be easily generalized and useful to musicians working in many different environments. I realize the G2 by way of the native demo represents a nearly ideal teaching environment but it seems to have a pretty limited audience these days unfortunately. Maybe a few hundred and I think your teachings could have a broader impact.

Hmm, reading this stuff makes me remember SC and especially Adern Flexor-I always found that to be one of the best sounding and most fun environments. Shame that they didn't pursue the native version-I have an old beta of it that I might dig up to see if it's as good as I remember. Wish they would reconsider this.. I don't have any plans to purchase a scope card and would really like to use their software again.

[Teezdalien]

Thank you ehdyn,
And yes, my books will be for other platforms shortly. But it is an amazing amount of work beside my work as a synth developer for some companies at the moment.

This is great news Roland, although I appreciate it's a lot of work and could take quite some time.

I've been trying to translate a lot of your patches from the Laboratory into reaktor although sometimes I find it a bit tricky with some of the modules having different functionalities and terminology. I don't have a great deal of modular experience though either...

I got a nice tip from a fellow here about Chet Singer's Apere macro set for reaktor which are quite handy seeing as they are constructed to function similar to the nord's modules.
But I have had some issues I'd say with signal flow, what I mean is that I believed I'd set up a patch in reaktor with identical/very similar modules and routings but I'm not getting the same results, if any with some of them...
So anything that would help here would be most welcome.

Cheers and keep up the great work.

Grant

[Roland Kuit]

Hi Grant,
Thank you.
I'm familiar with the Macro's from Chet Singer. I did some core programming as translation for the NMG2 modules. Remember that the feedback of the NMG2 is fantastic and, as you know, feedback IS synthesis. There is a part on this in the core refference.

[secretkillerofnames]

I'm doing the same as Grant w/regard to attempting conversion of your G2 patches to the Ampere modules in Reaktor. Also trying it with Vaz Modular 3, Tassman 4, Karma FX Modular and Synth Edit. I think it is a useful exercise as the fundamentals of synthesis carry across different systems and i'm learning how to adapt these core principles to other engines.

The problem with the Nord Clavia demo software is that it is no longer supported on Mac since Lion. I have to run Crossover with a windows version and that is really laggy. Still, i'm not using it in a performance so the core ideas come across. Converting these tutorial exercises to Reaktor macros might be slightly more future-proof.

[Teezdalien]

I'm doing the same as Grant w/regard to attempting conversion of your G2 patches to the Ampere modules in Reaktor. Also trying it with Vaz Modular 3, Tassman 4, Karma FX Modular and Synth Edit. I think it is a useful exercise as the fundamentals of synthesis carry across different systems and i'm learning how to adapt these core principles to other engines.

The problem with the Nord Clavia demo software is that it is no longer supported on Mac since Lion. I have to run Crossover with a windows version and that is really laggy. Still, i'm not using it in a performance so the core ideas come across. Converting these tutorial exercises to Reaktor macros might be slightly more future-proof.

Thank you for the heads up on those macros secretkillerofnames, I'm finding them extremely useful, although some documentation on these would also be very useful imo.

Also thanks Roland for the response, I probably should go back over the core and probably also the macro and module references for reaktor as it has been a while since I read those and I'm sure there would be alot of info contained in them that didn't really sink in after the first readings.

[Roland Kuit]

Start with installing the NMG2 Demo software, located in the file Clavia software for PC/Mac (Leopard user have to install VMWare, or Parallels and a Windows version). For OSX Lion: Step 1 Download and install WineBottler. Step 2 - Install. Once installed WineBottler, go where you saved G2 Demo installer, unzip it and double click" SetupModularG2Demo_V140.exe". A window will pop up asking what to do with that file. Select "Convert to simple OSX application" and click OK. In the next window, scroll down Winetricks list and check "winxp" option, then click INSTALL. On "Save As" dialog window, name your application as "Nord Modular G2 Demo", select "Applications" as target folder and click SAVE. Now WineBottler will start to install the software and a new window will pop up with the old beloved windows installer. Go on with installation and, when a window with a directory tree will show just close it and complete G2 Demo installation following screen instructions. Now WineBottler will ask you which file should be started. Select "Modular G2 Demo v1.40.exe" from the list and click OK. Now you will find your packed software under "Applications" in your Finder. Unfortunately, seems that this software won't work as packed wine application so you will need to do a further step. Go in your "Applications" folder and delete the app you just created (Nord Modular G2 Demo), then go to: /your_user/Library/Application Support/Wine/prefixes. Here you will find a folder named "Nord Modular G2 Demo" with all installed files under: drive_c/Clavia/Modular G2 Demo v1.40. From there just drag the executable file to your "Applications" folder holding CMD+OPTION to create a link and rename it as "Nord Modular G2 Demo". Open the NMG2Demo and click the dropdown menu Setup. Select the appropriate soundcard and put the sample rate at 96000.

Hope this helps a bit. The NMG2 Demo is a fantastic piece of software for modular synthesis. With some limitations: http://www.clavia.se/products/nordmodular/demo.htm

[Roland Kuit]

Whoa, I found this: on WIRED
http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/ ... -patching/

[secretkillerofnames]

Whoa, I found this: on WIRED
http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/ ... -patching/

Bruce Sterling!

[marioisaac]

Hi there,

I just installed Nord Modular G2 Demo on my MAC using WineBottler, and it sounds amazing!!!, but sadly in contrast to this amazingness it has huge MIDI Latency.

I'm on a Macbook Pro 2011, and Mac OS X Lion.

Do you have any idea what could be causing this?

[flakes2]

A big thanks to you Roland for your valuable info an engagement on the G2!