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September has come and gone without a blog post partly because I was still busy with orders and re-arranging the production process. I also took some time off to go on a short holiday and take a breather from the work that has come piling in for the last 3 months now! Overall I am really happy about how the AE Modular is going, with a steady influx of new orders for systems and modules and the forming of a very interesting and welcoming community of AE Modular users over at the forum.
In order to cope with the amount of orders I have made some changes to the production process and now have some help with the assembly and packaging. Also I now get more components pre-soldered by the factory which also saves a lot of time. New Module The TRIQ164 will eventually replace the STEP10 module and offers 4 independent channels of 16 steps each! Perfect for sequencing drums (now we just need a drum module - but wait, it’s already in the making!) It is now available in the shop at https://www.tangiblewaves.com/store/p52/TRIQ164.html Upcoming Releases Of course I also take some time out to design and develop new modules and there are a few new ones which I hope to release early in November:
Please check the Sunrise Page for the release plans. News from the Forum The forum was very active last month. It’s really great to see how the community grows and how creative some members are. Here are some of the highlights:
All in all the Forum was a great place to hang out and if you haven’t joined it yet, please do so at http://forum.aemodular.com . My thanks to everyone who is giving their support to this growing community and those who are being very patient with me while they wait for their orders to process! August was again a busy month here at tangible waves! I’m still working very hard on getting all the orders out of the door while improving the production process and also designing and testing new modules. I’m very grateful for the patience and kind words of those who are now waiting some time to get their AE Modular system.
NEW Module available - MULTIFX It is with great pleasure that I announce the availability of the MultiFX module. It is based on the Spin FV-1 chip, which is also being used in many very successful Eurorack effects modules. The module comes with 7 factory effects and 8 that are custom programmed. In total there are 15 effects, each of which can be modulated with 3 parameters and these can in turn be changed via the knobs or CV. In addition you can change the resolution to high or low (for some dirty, glitchy sounds) and add in an analog feedback. The Tuesday Night Machines has prepared a very thorough demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW_Qw_0zdlM And this video shows the MultiFX module being used in a Shimmer Jam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx3ViAZ29iU You can order it from the tangible waves shop at https://www.tangiblewaves.com/store/p51/MULTIFX.html Updates from the Forum Our new forum opened at the end of July and while only 6 weeks old it is already buzzing with activity. We have over 42 members who have written and contributed to 180 posts. As usual there are a few members who are more active than others, but over time I hope that more and more people will post their ideas, creations and tips so that the community as a whole can learn and grow. Here are some highlights from the forum so far: We posted our first Content Spotlight in late July and it was well received. It featured Felix aka The Tuesday Night Machines. Check it out at the link below: http://forum.aemodular.com/thread/15/content-spotlight-july-felix-nightmachines
Also, if you have questions about any of the tangible wave products, please post them to the tangible waves sub forum: http://forum.aemodular.com/board/4/tangible-waves New and Improved Modules coming soon Even with a busy month with so many orders to fulfil, I’m also spending time designing, testing and perfecting existing and redesigned modules.
I know that most of you want more features in the AE system as this forum thread shows: http://forum.aemodular.com/thread/8/future-module-list Designing and building all of these modules would take quite a long time, so I’m thinking about how to enable others to design and sell modules for the AE Modular format. Please stay tuned for updates on this. You can always check the Sunrise Page on this website for updates on new modules as they progress through the stages from design to production ready. What’s going on behind the scenes Besides the “big” news like new modules, there are several improvements to other parts of the AE Modular system that are in progress or already done:
I am happy to announce the official opening of the AE Modular Forum at http://forum.aemodular.com. This forum is intended to serve as the online hub for the small but growing community of enthusiasts of the AE Modular synthesizer system. I hope that you will join me to discuss how the system can be extended and used in your creative work. The forum will also serve as a support channel where you can post any questions you have about the tangible waves modules. I will also post regular updates about upcoming modules and invite people to showcase their designs, performances, etc. It is my hope that many of you will sign up and join me in the forum to make it grow into a valuable online resource for all things AE Modular! New Module - The Nyle Filter The NYLE FILTER is an adaption of the Steiner Filter for the AE modular palette. It contains the classic filter curves lowpass/highpass/bandpass with adjustable filter frequency and resonance. The unique feature of this filter type is, that there are separate inputs for lowpass/highpass/bandpass (not separate outputs as with other filters). This allows quite unusual sounds if different signals are fed into the different inputs. Each input has its own attenuator. For frequency CV control there are two inputs with individual attenuators. The resonance can also be CV controlled! The sound goes from quite soft filtering with low resonance setting to a quite intense resonance peak to full self-resonance. The Nyle Filter module is now available at https://www.tangiblewaves.com/store/p47/NYLE_FILTER_%28Steiner_type%29.html For questions and discussion, please visit the thread on the new forum http://forum.aemodular.com/thread/5/modules-nyle-filter A video with sound bites and patch examples is in the works and I will post this soon to the new forum. So please join! New Accessory - The Eurorack Frame The AE modular Eurorack adapter frame allows to integrate AE modular modules into Eurorack systems. It is basically an empty eurorack-sized frame that can take up to 16 units of AE modules where two units are occupied by the mandatory MASTER module. Via the MASTER module the frame is powered from the eurorack bus. There are 3 variations of 8U, 12U and 16U now available at https://www.tangiblewaves.com/store/c6/AE_modular%3A_Cases%2C_Accessories....html For questions and discussion, please visit the thread on the new forum http://forum.aemodular.com/thread/6/accessories-eurorack-adapter-frame |
AuthorRobert Langer, founder of tangible waves. Here, I will share some thoughts, background infos and news about AE modular and tangible waves. Archives
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