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If you are having issues getting your Bloom working, I recommend chatting with other users on our Discord! discord.gg/3kx59SEfDa We are also on there, and will be able to walk through using the module with you!
It's been a long time coming, but we will be releasing Tutorial 2 with the upcoming Nautilus firmware update. That way we can cover the complete list of available features on Nautilus between the two videos. The firmware update is currently in beta on our Discord, and we expect to release an official version soon!
so i am still a bit confused on tuning this thing. i understand selecting the scale, but i keep getting notes outside of the key i wanted. what is the range on the root note setting, is each light a half step? and when i send it into a tuner it says my notes are hitting 20-30 cents off, is there a way to fine tune it?
The Root knob is a diatonic transposition of Bloom's sequence. It will stay in the key of your oscillator's frequency and Bloom scale. That being said your notes shouldn't be 20-30 cents off. If you are having trouble with tuning on your Bloom, our support team would be happy to troubleshoot it with you! You can reach out via the contact form on our site.
noticed that Nautilus discord beta and Nautilis both say Attenuverter Target 1 and 2 -"Select for the LEFT attenuverter" Isnt Att 2 suppose to be for RIGHT?
It will reset the default state for whichever firmware you are on! You can find all the setting states in the manual static1.squarespace.com/static/56feccc7a3360c08ffa34ed4/t/66269138ce104e65067cae35/1713803578907/Data_Bender_manual_2024.pdf#page=17
What is the longest delay time that can be achieved with Nautilus? From the manual I see the slowest clock rate is .25Hz so 15bpm which would be 4 seconds. Wondering how this works out with the resolution knob. I see resolution divides as low as two bars. Assuming these are based on 4:4 timing, 2 bars would be 8 beats? would that mean a single delay line would have a delay of 32 seconds at min clock rate and min resolution? Or am I understanding resolution wrong? I'm hoping for around 8 seconds of delay so I can do Frippertronics style looping but with that qubit special sauce on top. Thanks!
@@QuBitElectronix awesome thanks! I've been wanting this beautiful module since it came out and every time I think of something I want to do I find out Nautilus can do it! Seems like it is a bout time I finally pull the trigger on it.
just picked up a mojave and I am really excited. ty for the videos explaining the fundamentals of it and initial explorations. live granular textures are going to be so interesting with the rest of my setup
Nice, but I find it quite confusing that if a pattern has less than 8 notes, all 8 LEDs are still on. For example, if a pattern has only 6 notes, I would expect LED number 7 and 8 to be turned off.
Yeah, using the Lock feature as a "record" is more of a neat trick, but using the Gate Input would relieve keeping the click! Maybe we can add a setting in Narwhal that moves the Zone position to remove the first bit of audio!
Ps; 2 days later I’m definitively fall in love with the MOJAVE. Thank you for this wonderful module. It’s better than I expected, and when i completely understood all functionality’s & their relationship the dream I haved in my head came true ❤. Another dimension is open. Thanks again QU-BiT, you have completely know what a music/live producer expect when he makes electronic music 🎶!!! 🙏🙏🙏
I bought one and received it yesterday….! And I love it 😍. 2 hours to understand the functionality’s and sound’s behaviours. Today I’m exploring its insane possibilities, and have so much fun and surprises 😮!! Thanks QU-BiT, this module push the sound design to another level (I should say another dimension to be honest). 20/20 ❤❤❤
What is the relationship between setting on the knob and corresponding cv input? Does the control voltage bypass the setting on the knob or does it modulate within the parameters set by it? Anyways wonderful module, like beads with a hint of data bender - I love it so much.
are you planning to add custom scales to narwhal? a lot of my music doesn't adhere to the scales available and being confined to just octaves would really limit the potential of the module. in fact this is the only reason holding me back from picking up mojave.
7:47 I think you mean when Dividing you need 2 pulses to advance 1 step no? That’s how it works when using Bloom. Div 2 = 2 clock pulse per each step sequence.
The wording here is a bit tricky, but correct. In order for Bloom to know what clock rate it needs to multiply, it requires two pulses from the external clock. Bloom reads the time between the two pulses, calculates the clock rate from that, then multiplies the clock rate to advance the sequence. Let us know if that makes sense!
That makes sense. I do like how Bloom advances 1:1 (and divides) per pulse as it means you can send in some really wonky clocks and it happily keeps track. Nice!@@QuBitElectronix
Nebulae v2's Pulse Output sends a gate signal at the start of each loop, which we use to clock Data Bender! I believe in this patch we use Bloom as a clock multiplier to get the pulse rate up before clocking Data Bender.
Anyone has an easy idea how to extract the .bin file? I tried The unarchiver, terminal, various apps. I can't extract it! Please help, thx... I'm on mac pro 13.4.1
On MacOS, you should just need to double-click the .zip file downloaded from our site, and the .bin file will auto-extract. Once that is complete, load the .bin file into the web programmer!
I already have Aurora and Data Bender, and Nautilus will be arriving in a few days. Watching this and The Unperson's demos, it looks and sounds completely batty. Can't wait! As for the Narwhal interface, that's a brilliant idea. I think I might petition Make Noise as to the possibility of them doing something similar for Morphagene.
@lectronix I will! Since you're on the line, I have a question re: Nebulae V2. I already have MI Beads, MN Morphagene, and 1010 Bitbox Mk2. Beads and Morphagene are totally different animals, and Bitbox although it can work at a granular level, really isn't designed for that. Nebulae looks good because it has a much longer record time, and if I use that up, I can just transfer it into the Bitbox card which is huge. So, I'm asking myself, is there a reason to buy the Nebulae V2, and my first answer is, given all the alternate firmwares, hell yeah. However, there are very few videos showing the V2 in action in its native firmware, and I have yet to look for videos of the alternate firmwares. Are there any resources you can point me to? Or is it just functionally the same as V1, but with improved processing/buffer size or such, in which case the V1 videos would suffice? Oh, and if I did choose it, are there alternate panels available for those firmwares?
Currently no, the buffer will continually overwrite itself as a means of erasing and re-recording. This is a great suggestion though, and we will make sure to add it in a future update!
seems pretty cool. One question- with the with the PATH, BRANCHES, and MUTATION knobs, do they only change CV (v/oct) values or can they also introduce changes to the gate trigger pattern as well?
Branches and Paths will introduce both CV and Gate On/Off variations, but are separate from the main trunk sequence. Mutation will only affect the CV, but it's destructive to the main trunk sequence. It's not permanently destructive however; you can revert back to your original sequence by holding SHIFT and pressing the RESET button. Hope this helps!
Looks fun but I feel like I'm hearing some zero-crossing clicking every now an then in the demo video. It's a big pet peeve in digital modules for me. 9:57
