Hi, thanks for watching! I'll let this stand as you said it, but also share my thoughts - I've been around the world quite a bit, and whereever you go, you'll find 99% wonderful people and 1% tadpoles, if you know what I mean. Don't let the 1% win.

​@@mr_floydst *NO. I have resided in more than 10 countries for more than a calendar decade, and resided in multiple cities in china before AND after the chinese plandemic. This is VERY different. TRULY SHOULD DELETE THAT VIDEO TODAY and then edit out anything related to makerfabs and repost it WITHOUT anything mention of makerfabs. Understand that NUMEROUS non-chinese visitors in china from MULTIPLE countries were stabbed the past month???Does floyd need to come to china to get discriminated against to understand? Are really so slow and naive? Want Me to send screenshots of the conversation I had with that hateful chinese scumbag at makerfabs? Do chinese need to stab a German citizen to convince floyd that too many chinese are sadly in "china against THE WORLD" mode? And on top of that, that chinese company's main business model seems to be based on repackaging cheaper chinese electronics with open source software made by non-chinese!!! That is shady anyway!!!*

Same here, at least for RU-vid video jams. I've gotten so used to it. ;-)

It's a VOX Starstream.

@@mr_floydst Thanks!

Yes, that's correct.

Hi, thanks for watching - yes, you can change that as long as it's a MIDI track.

@@mr_floydst Thanks, logical. I also wondered where to watch your concert organized with Bo Beats?

@@electrosonicnebula That video is here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f0RB3Ml5td0.html

Yes, there's a sample player built in. See github.com/shorepine/tulipcc/blob/main/docs/music.md#sampler-pitchedpcmsynth

Hi, thanks for watching! This most likely won't work, unless someone analyzes Organelle's data structure and writes a Python program which "parses" it to tulip.

Thanks!

I'm afraid I can't answer that as I never had a Deluge. If you happen to have a touchscreen and a USB audio interface and a PI4, you can always try to get your own impression by installing Zynthian. Just download the SD image: os.zynthian.org/zynthianos-last-stable.zip They have a major update called "Oram" in the works which among other things will improve the usability of the piano roll editor, which was one of my major criticisms.

It's a Donner N-25, which sadly seems to be discontinued.

Thanks! I can totally see why you feel that way. This is for people who enjoy algorithmic music or people who are looking for a platform to develop ideas on - all the building blocks are there for creating any idea related to electronic music.

Thanks for watching - I can understand that. ;-)

There's nothing more I could add. This is one of those rare "wow everything here is very well thought through" projects.

Well this hardware is *NOT* running Linux for a start. And because it isn't running a general purpose multitasking OS, the latency from the FreeRTOS on the ESP32 is negligible. You could run it bare metal on a rp2040 and then not even have the RTOS at all.

​ @mksln oh wow, i totally missed that is a RTOS device. Thank you for clarifying! I thought that Linux was the only choice because in music performance we all want to have good and fast DACs, while the mass-marker is basically full of good USB audio interfaces that a (more or less) compatible with linux stack (ALSA, Jack, PipeWire). And i'm very curious: is well builded ARM Linux device comparable with true RTOS 'hardware' in terms of latency? Like, can i build ARM Linux fingerdrumming machine with same low latency as real devices like MPC may have?

@@barkalov No worries at all. The RP2040 is actually experiencing quite a boom in its use for open source music making devices. I personally work on the picoTracker, but I know also of the zeptocore and wee noise maker pgb-1, all of which run "baremetal" (*no* rtos) on the RP2040 while closed source products such as the woovebox runs on the ESP32 while the m8 runs on a teensy stm32. All of those (bar the esp32) are ARM cortex-m based microcontrollers so *none* are Linux devices. Speaking for the only the picoTracker which Im familiar with firmware wise, I can tell you the latency is very low and the audio buffers are quite small, though because we have very consistent timing with basically no preemption outside event handlers for IO interrupts. You might also note that the MPC Live runs on a Linux kernel, so really the distinction you should be making is use of general purpose "desktop" OS's like Linux or MacOS for that matter vs micro-controller based devices.

As Maks said. Latency is "practically non existent" here. You'll run into some timing problems when booting Python apps with a detailed GUI (you can see this in the video). But as I said in the end, this already was improved vastly during filming the video.

​@@barkalovregarding Linux latency, I am aware of the Muse Receptor(a rack mountable VST host) as an example of a product sold for gigging which is actually using Linux(x64) under the hood. Devices aiming to use Linux for real-time will spend considerable effort on a custom tuned kernel that minimizes latency and turns off unnecessary services; they don't just use the stock one because the stock kernel is aiming to serve "average cases" where there are hundreds of processes and dozens of hardware peripherals that all compete for system time and bandwidth. Microcontroller-based devices like the ESP32 design the Tulip is using don't require a generic OS layer, since they are designed around taking direct control over all the pins on the board - you can use them to generate stable audio and video signals, as in the ESP32 "Fab-GL" project. And they are really cheap too. Turns out less is more, when we are asking about hardware latency 😂

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for your feedback! I think my title here should be ok. It's the truth, I found out about these in a Facebook ad and I bought them with my own money, and then I made a lengthy, detailed video about them explaining MIDI and SYSEX facts in the process (which were hours of work). So basically, a free ad for InTech, and I know this made them some sales they otherwise wouldn't have gotten. This video is #2 in my "hit list", so everyone won - the viewers because the seem to appreciate the info, InTech because they made some sales and me because I got $25.20 of AdSense money (plus some great controllers) ;-)

They seem to be nice people (and I have to say, my experience with chinese companies has been very positive so far, especially with startups)

This is a repackaged Reface DX with a ROMpler and drum computer and sequencer and additional effects "tacked on". So it's quite the opposite of a limitation ;-) Yet somehow, it didn't "gel" with me. I think I disliked the fact that you need a tablet/phone to use its full potential.

@@mr_floydst so with app it use a full capabilities like Reface DX or still limited?

@@NatLifeSounds Not only can you use it's full synth capabilities, you can even access much more effects to enhance your patches.

@@mr_floydst what did you meant?

@@NatLifeSounds The Reface DX has 6 effects: Chorus, Flanger, Reverb, Distortion, Phaser, Delay. This box here has (I hope I remember correctly) over 30 effects you can use as you like. So the overall answer to your question is you are not limited in creating sounds compared to the DX, it's the opposite. You're getting much more. Only drawback is you have to bring your own screen.

It is an excellent device. As far as I read it, AMY is developed in C, see github.com/shorepine/amy There are some example files written in python.

Thanks for watching! It's open source and all the CAD files are available for download as well. So you _could_ do it. :-)

Thanks for watching! Couldn't agree more. :-)

EXACTLY. And crap on anti-non-chinese makerfabs for trying to profit on Brian's work.

Thanks for watching! It'll be worth it. :)

It's still early days. You have an interesting idea here, but I wonder what MI would think about that ;-)

@mr_floydst not sure - but I know that they released much of their source code for their synthesizer modules under Creative Commons license on github before they went out of business..

I'm sorry not sorry for that, haha. ;-)

If someone at Blokas is reading this and interested in me talking about the PiSound and willing to send me a test unit (that I'm willing to return after review) - sure! But as my cupboards are filled with DIY stuff, I don't want to add another PI audio interface to my collection with my own money.

@blokas, may we have your attention please

@@mr_floydst I tried it with a basic usb soundcard, not the best way to try it but it works

Thanks for that!

No, this is a VA synth. Impressive stuff, as everything has its own API call. See github.com/shorepine/amy

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! It's a cool pedal. It would make sense to have a version two that has two reverb engines, just like the BigSky MX. The sequencer does not make a lot of sense with only one Reverb engine.

Adding an analog filter to a polyphonic digital synth is quite the undertaking - there has to be an instance of a filter (plus envelope circuit) for every voice, unless you can live with a global filter (but let's be real here, that would be a not-so-great solution) I thought the emulations on this project sound quite close to the real thing. The square sound you're hearing in the beginning and end are my own creations on the EX5 and they're meant to be bright and cheerful. :-)

@@mr_floydst I was very impressed by the emulations. Nothing a little EQing and effects couldn't cover up to sit comfortably in a mix. I have a mini freak and its' filter is paraphonic and it really does do wonders for its sound and I'm not too fussed thst it's global. Of course I've never built anything electronic, though i did imagine it would be hard without custom made parts beyond the reach of these builders

​@@dyscotopiathe problem isn't any "custom parts" it's as Floyd said, all the voices and generated and mixed within the microcontroller before the master mix goes out to the DAC so there's no way to pass the individual or groups of voices through any external analog circuitry. Maybe my hearing isn't that great, but I have a hard time telling between a well implemented digital filter and analog one.

*Pondered making some, but the emulations of some filters are really great now. Maybe not in that synth yet. Haven't listened on proper cans or studio monitors. If want something awesome, get 2 Avalons and send one to Me😁*

Thanks for watching!

Who knows? ;-)

@@mr_floydst a true empiricist, may you be my neighbor on this planet forever amen

@@lummsmusik3219 thanks for watching!

Thanks for coming up with this! :-) (Here are the links, once more: www.makerfabs.com/the-tulip-creative-computer.html - buy a ready-made tulip github.com/shorepine/tulipcc - tulip github page )

*Thanks for making that project open source! Ditch the anti-non-chinese makerfabs company scumbags though!!! Sadly that company's main business model seems to be reselling lower cost products from taobao and similar at higher prices and exploiting Western software and hardware engineers to profit on selling overpriced products to other Western males.*

Glad to hear it!

I got a demo on Superbooth 23 and made a short video within my SB report of that year. But I didn't try it "at home". Yet. ;-) Video is here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8_Ka3l3gnmE.htmlsi=QdDPuIDLPvwfxiJE&t=729 (timestamp included)

@@mr_floydst thank you for the information. Have you planned a more detailed inspection of it in the future?

Yes! I think you're right! Didn't notice that. :-)

you are correct :) I grew up on the 800XL and "Tulip Teal" is the closest color to its NTSC blue you can get in RGB332 (00001001)

@@brian-whitman Glad to see it! We will try writing a sound program.

Not enough words in comment ;-) (Please elaborate: do you dislike the traffic noise on my voiceover, the noise the computer emits when using USB power, or the "noise" in the background of the screen? or all of that?) I can't do a lot to fix the first issue :-)

@@mr_floydst sorry. I meant that the audio recording seems to capture the noise of the usb or something. Or maybe it was taken with a high gain. I would like to know if it’s possible to get a clear sound of this little but interesting device. Thanks.

I've noticed on my Tulip that it's sensitive to noise on the USB charger if connected. When I record audio I either use a ground loop isolator ($10) or just unplug the charger and run on battery. the DAC (a PCM5101) is pretty high quality and sounds pretty great IMO

The noise you're hearing there is created by the USB computer keyboard with its LED lights. Once those were switched on, they created feedback noise. I only realized this after nearly finishing the video and turned them off. USB and audio is a finicky combination. As Brian said, best have a dedicated USB power supply and do not ever connect anything with another main PSU to your circuit. If you follow these recommendations, this system here is really low-noise.

@@mr_floydst thank you for your explanations. I will take it a closer look. Thank you too for your interesting content

Thanks!

Nice one!😂👍🏻

Boah, aye! :-)

I C what you did there...

Thanks for watching! Oh, absolutely. I don't know what they were thinking by making it _that_ hard to reach.

Congrats! That one looks really powerful (it's the same synth, but the UI seems to have everything one could wish for!)