Super Klee Sequencer

Scott Stites · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:46 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that, Jan! Will download as soon I have this uploaded:

Here's a one-take Klee recording that I suppose falls into the "languid" category (let's see, covered ambient, peacuful, and angry) Very Happy

This is one of those really neat Klee patterns that just fell together while I was adjusting the pots with a particular pattern running. I liked it so much, I dropped in some heavily modified vocals from Iris, our triple-eyed Klee spokeslady.

The heavily modified phrase she utters is "To the stars through difficulty", though I've manipulated it so much, you'll probably have never guessed it.

Klee controlling two VCOs for bass/percussiony sound, VCO pulse for upper notes, same VCO saw through MS-20. Processed for stereo through Dim C, then delay and reverb. Iris spouting off subliminally here and there.

Cheers,
Scott

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Klee Sequence with vocals from Iris

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Blue Hell · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject:

And thank you Scott for another great one to add to the collection Very Happy

mono-poly · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:23 pm Post subject:

Scott this is amazing man!

Scott Stites · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys Very Happy

I always have this vague feeling of being an opportunist when the Klee starts rattling off a sequence like this - it's usually something I chance across, and I feel like it's doing all the work. Very Happy

A lot of this one had to do with setting the filters just so to coax the most out of the pattern. The delay had enough delay to hold notes to form little chords throughout the sequence, and the Dim C put on the finishing touches.

Man, that tune by iPassenger is really something else! I really enjoy that one. I'm going to have to get a Nord, you guys are just having too much fun.

Cheers,
Scott

Blue Hell · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject:

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:24 pm Post subject:

Very nice track Scott.

Scott Stites · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:37 pm Post subject:

Blue Hell · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject:

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:54 pm Post subject:

Well, I've cleaned up the lab, and I've just got one amp to fix, (dirty pots), the front panel is pretty much ironed out, and I might just warm up the iron! In about 1/2 an hour from now I shall begin the beguine! Cool

Scott Stites · Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject:

I put a sample 8 wire connector together tonight just to get the hang of it - that's going to work out pretty good, I think. I, too have one task to finish up before I can go full bore and finish up the proto.

Hey, did you guys hear Tim's "Happy Klee" sample? It's pretty cool! He's making that thing jump. Over in the dual purpose Klee thread:

http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-19983.html

Cheers,
Scott

seraph · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:57 am Post subject:

Ad astra

nice one

THeff · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:26 am Post subject:

Wow, Scott I really like your "ad_astra_per_iris" sample, it has a lot of depth to it. As you said earlier it is amazing what you can get with three control voltages! Very cool! I'll bet that took a lot of patchcords.

Regards,

Tim

Scott Stites · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Tim! Very Happy

I've got a mountain of patch cables. They're cheap enough to buy by the hundred from All Electronics, but they're actually pretty good cables - haven't had one fail yet!

Take care,
Scott

Randaleem · Joined: May 17, 2007 Posts: 456 Location: Northern CA, USA

Scott,

Those are a good buy! Which 3.5mm jacks do you use them with?

Kind regards,

Randal

Scott Stites · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:42 am Post subject:

Randal: Yes, they're a great buy. Even if they were crappy cables (which they're not), that almost makes them as disposable as Kleenex. I've bought well over a hundred of the three foot cables, and have several of the six foot cables as well.

I've used a number of different jacks with them - the lamentably crappy one's one can buy through Hosfelt, to the nice-but-cheap one's one used to be able to get through All Electronics, to Switchcraft and Kobichon (the last is what I'm using in the Klee proto).

Carlo: Arrg. "Difficulites" not "difficulty". Yep, it's the Kansas state motto, and I imagine the poor souls that chose that one knew what they were talking about when it came to "difficulties".

Cheers,
Scott

fonik · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject:

i just ordered a PIC programmer. i'd thought it would be a good idea to have a midi clock input for the klee. my first guess was marc barreilles MC628 midi clock/divider. any thoughts on that?
papareil mc628

if i am able to work it out (i am new to PIC) i could probably burn some PICs, if desired.

sneakthief · Joined: Jul 24, 2006 Posts: 569 Location: Berlin

Fonik - if you're going the PIC way, then there's no question what you should do: MIDIbox!!!

http://www.mikes-elektronikseite.de/shop_deutsch/index.htm

- Buy the Core kit for 12,50 euro and install the MIDIbox CV software:

http://ucapps.de/midibox_cv.html

Even if you don't buy the Analog Output board (for midi-CV), you'll still have gate 8 Gate outs and Midi-clock sync output with various dividers and multipliers (96ppqn .. 24ppqn / 16)

fonik · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:51 am Post subject:

thank you, sneakthief. i forgot about the midibox. i will have to take a closer look at it's projects next year, though.

the idea was to have just a simple midi clock to gate conversion with a minimum of parts (one would need only the PIC, 5 resistors, 2 caps, an opto and a diode: very small PCB, the 5V+ coming from the klee2), for the frontpanel one would need to add a midi socket only.

sneakthief · Joined: Jul 24, 2006 Posts: 569 Location: Berlin

the MIDIbox Core isn't that much more complicated - 23 components*** vs. 21 components for M. Bareille's.

*** only 23 parts when you omit the voltage regulator section if you're giving it a regulated 5v signal (no 7805, rectifier, 470uF, 330nF)

...and you don't need anything more than a midi-in socket for the front panel, plus you can expand it later if you want (gate outs, cv's).

i've got an extra pre-burned PIC i can send you for free if you like Smile

ps. you forgot to list the crystal for the pic Wink

fonik · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:39 am Post subject:

okay, okay. i will think it twice...

OTH what i really like is the idea of the control software for the divider functions of the mc628 plus settings could be stored and sent by the software sequencer as midi exclusive data as well). is there something similar available for the midibox?

would there be any interest for internal midi interface for the klee at all?

mono-poly · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:48 am Post subject:

I'd rather use a gate sequencer.
So i am not in for midi on my KLEE's

sneakthief · Joined: Jul 24, 2006 Posts: 569 Location: Berlin

vtl5c3 · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:47 am Post subject:

There's also the Blacet MIDI to Sequencer IC, also a PIC. This diagram shows it in it's most basic configuration: http://www.blacet.com/MSfig2.gif

Maybe that helps.

R.

sneakthief · Joined: Jul 24, 2006 Posts: 569 Location: Berlin

some people have had issues with the blacet sync pic.

from the blacet mailing list:

Scott Stites · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:16 am Post subject:

I'm not all up on the PIC MIDI stuff and what form of signal they generate, but bear in mind the Klee depends on the width of the signal for generating unmerged gates. So thin trigger signals will clock the Klee, but the gate output will be just no wider than the signal clocking it.

Merging the gates makes the gate as wide as an entire clock cycle, but that mode is generally for merging sequential gates into one gate and developing a single trigger from the merged gate signal, so it shouldn't be considered a method to generally derive gate signals from trigger signals. If they are trigger signals, that is, like I said, I dunno. Very Happy

Cheers,
Scott