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The last few months have been challenging and I'm glad that things are now settled down and going relatively smoothly again. First off I had to move out of my apartment and search for new accommodation which I eventually found, luckily not far from where I lived. Then it turned out that in the new house there was a downstairs shop available for an affordable rent, which I immediately pounced on and moved the whole tangible waves workshop into this new location which is now just downstairs from where I now live. As you can imagine, a dual move of way too much stuff was not easy and it took much longer than I anticipated. However, now we're all settled and the workshop is bigger and better organised than before, so my confidence in being able to deliver future orders in a shorter time frame has increased by a lot.
As a thank you to all the loyal customers and friends of AE Modular we're again providing a special discount for the holidays. Please use the below code for 11% off all purchases on the tangible waves website (valid until 31st December, only on the tangible waves website): XMAS2024-11 New Modules from tangible wavesA lot has happened between the last blog in June and today, and while our focus was mostly on the workshop move and getting orders out the door, there are few new (and not so new) modules worth mentioning here. FMOS R2
IMDI Heart
Micro but mighty IMDI Oscillators These tiny oscillator modules pack quite a lot of features into a very small package. They have few physical controls, but all parameters can be mapped to external MIDI controllers, once they are connected via IMDI. All these modules can also be selected when purchasing the IMDI Starter Bundle.
uOSC This oscillator in micro format is a very versatile digital oscillator which can be controlled via CV and IMDI. It can output different waveforms and it's possible to switch the waveforms via CV or IMDI signals:
Additionally there is a sub-octave output with a squarewave and a mix output where the primary signal is mixed with the sub-octave. You can find more information and purchase this module in our online shop. uFM This is a two operator FM oscillator in micro format with extended functionality which can be controlled via CV and IMDI signals:
Additionally there is a sub-octave output with a squarewave and a mix output where the primary signal is mixed with the sub-octave. You can find more information and purchase this module in our online shop. uPoly This micro module is a polyphonic 4-voice sawtooth oscillator. It can play pre-defined chords in major or minor scale or via IMDI you can play it as a paraphonic oscillator with a common envelope:
When controlled via IMDI there are even more possibilities:
You can find more information and purchase this module in our online shop. News from 3rd Party MakersWonkystuff There are quite a few new modules from Wonkystuff this year and some have been listed here on the blog earlier in the year already. However since Superbooth there were 4 new modules which will probably soon be named as must-haves by AE Modular artists world wide. Some of the new modules were demonstrated at the UK Synthfest 2024 in October and you can see them in action here: mco/1b This is an update to the very first MIDI controllable oscillator for AE Modular which adds more parameters to the voice architecture and the ability to poly-chain multiple of these modules together! You can buy this from the Wonkystuff online shop
playa If you ever wanted to make music like Jean Michel Jare in Oxygene then this module is for you. It is a velocity-sensitive percussion module which is loaded with short samples from the original Minipops drum machine. It can only be played via MIDI, so you will need either Wonkystuff's mb/1 or the new IMDI Heart module from tangible waves to connect it to a DAW or MIDI controller. You find out more about this module and purchase it on the Wonkystuff online shop. ktkt This module has a piezo sensor attached to the front panel which can be used to send the scratches or taps you make directly to the module into your patch. There is also an envelope follower so you can turn these hands on manipulations directly into CV modulation signals for other modules, eg. filter cutoff, etc. The 1.1 version also has a 3.5mm input jack for connecting a high impedance microphone or even connecting to an electric guitar or bass! You find out more about this module and purchase it on the Wonkystuff online shop.
trm This module has been in the making (sort of) for 4 years! And AE Modular fans have been asking for something like this for even longer. Finally we have a ring modulator and this looks really cool in a chunky industrial way. What is there to say? Patch in your carrier and modulator and get out those weird Dr. Who sounds you've always wanted to make. You can buy this from the Wonkystuff online shop. env/4 This is a 4 channel A/D envelope generator in which each channel has the same shape. Great for using with a poly-chain of mco/1b's for instance! This module isn't available just yet, but we'll let you know once it is. uBaseLite A very lightweight power only base module for hooking up 3 micro modules into your AE Modular rack. This isn't available yet, but may be sold soon in conjunction with some package deals. BF Synths This power duo from Belgium and France have put a lot of work into revamping some modules which were originally made by either Keurslager Kurt or M4vrick. Some with improved circuitry and new faceplates. The following modules are available for sale from their Tindie store, and there are few new modules in the making for next year!
BF-31 Endless Arpeggios: 5STEPS This is a new version of Keurslager Kurt's Five Steps and is a very intriguing step sequencer which turns an incoming CV signal into a sequence of steps. It can also be used as a quantizer. It's a bit mysterious at first, but once you play with it, it becomes super fun, especially in live performances. You can read more about it and purchase it from the BF Tindie Store BF-21 Slow & Chaotic Modulation: 2SLOTH This is an improved version of the Sloths module which is a clone with permission from the original creator Non-Linear Circuits. It is basically two slow chaotic CV sources which can add interesting and surprising variation to your patches. You can read more about it and purchase it from the BF Tindie Store Faux Cyrillic Faux Cyrillic gave us the incredibly versatile AEuroPi last year and followed that up with the PikoCore which is already a favourite among some AE Modular artists. This year however we got two more exciting modules which unfortunately sold out way too quickly. Hopefully there will be more batches made next year! Also there seems to be a prototype of a Mutable Instruments Marbles clone in the making… You should definitely check the Tindie store regularly and keep an eye out on the forum for when new modules are made available! https://www.tindie.com/stores/fauxcyrillic/ You can also see announcements and some of the modules in action on his Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/fauxcyrillic_modular/
LFO++ This is a dual LFO on steroids with multiple wave shapes, offset, modulation depth and CV controllable rate! If this module doesn't have it, then you don't need it. Fortunate indeed are those few who were able to snatch one of these before they sold out. You should get on the waitlist to get notified when a new batch comes out next year. Coils This is a clone of the Mutable Instruments Plaits digital oscillator with multiple modes and waveforms, including FM, speech synthesis, chords, physical modeling, percussion and even slow moving LFOs. Get on the waitlist for this one or you may miss it again when a new batch arrives! (However, if you happen to live in the USA then you can buy one from @solipsistnation, a user on the forum who also builds the Coils from the open source plans. You can read more about this in this forum post.) LGM Devices Known as @mrkoggs on the forum, this new 3rd party maker has already wowed us with his very first module which adds a lot of light to your AE rack via an LED strip. His next upcoming module will be a very welcome audio effects processor. You can find his Tindie store here: https://www.tindie.com/stores/mrkoggs/
Ray Gun This module comes with an LED strip which can then be controlled via trigger inputs. Triggers 1-3 will produce a different light effect depending on the current mode and the 4th will switch to the next mode. There are 8 modes available in the original firmware. A button is also provided for each trigger input for manual triggering. This module can be purchased from the LGM Devices Tindie store. Hyperdrive This module takes an incoming audio signal stereoizes it while adding drive and character. You have to listen to it to believe it, it's wonderful! Here is a demo on Instagram.
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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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