So sorry to say but up until now, i have not heard one demo or patch where i could say, i am enthusiastic. To be honest, i found the sounds to be harsh and ugly and not in a good way. Don't understand this hype. I'm gonna pass on this module.
Cool but I'm still trying to figure out if i want one of these. So far I've seen no explanation of the connection between lock in amplifiers & the module. Do you think it's mainly that the module emulates the collection of sub modules found on a lock in amplifier panel or is there more going on under the surface? I hope we get more info from Joranalogue or Hainbach.
I was there when hainbach launched it at bristronica. It's one of those modules where the possibilities are pretty crazy. Hainbach and Joran said you could say it can be an oscillator - unlike any other since there's no saw wave etc etc. The thing has insane gain... Watch your speakers. Hainbach got a really cool grungey massive attack style beat with step 8 modulating it
People have voiced this reaction to high end noise gear since it started to appear. Those who don’t like the sound may enjoy ignoring it and all the money they’ll keep for other things.
@@tracyharms3548 This isn't nearly "high-end gear". It's cheaply made, using mediocre parts and sold as something it isn't to a bunch of middle-aged hobbyists who don't record music but like to own things they are told are special. It's shit, and every sound made with it in this video is useless in a musical context.
Lock-in amplifiers are standard laboratory equipment, and nothing special to do with "vintage" or "nuclear". I had a couple in my labs for many years, and they were central workhorses for many experimental setups.
I can see how this isn’t for everyone, and certain people have a workflow where this type of unit is just ”yet another strange weird noise module.” On the other hand,for someone like me who uses outboard gear and are heavily into colouration and parallell processing, having a bunch of slightly different ways to add a touch of strangeness to the mix is everything. I can see this become one of my future workhorses for sure! Nice demo!
You really got a lot of sounds out of it! Its a weird module, still kind of a niche palette tough. I think you need to have quite a big rack of more traditional modules before wanting to add this 600$ "spice". And then you might already be capable of similar results.. But hey its Hainbach and Test Equipment is cool.
actually, this module has a quadrature VCO, a variable width filter, a preamp with drive, ring modulators, and a frequency shifter, all things that can be very useful as utilities when patching. it's really not just "spice"
@@QuincasMoreira woah filter BEFORE vco is interesting. Please try and let us know!!! You are my favorite btw, your video on the KermitMk4 is ESSENTIAL. Keep up the great work for the comunity and much love Q!
Here guys, I made a video showcasing it as a more traditional voice, turns out the filter squelches like a 303 if you give it a saw wave! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6DNkRv1KayE.html
As much as this is great and all that it’s kind of the same sounds we’ve just heard over and over again in different modules. Nothing really New is there.
I think where it does provide something different is in processing external instruments. The particular saturation is very rich and satisfying in a way I haven't heard in other devices.
Dude it’s literally all the same stuff right now being repackaged Only listened for a few minutes seems like Schlappi kinda has these sounds covered already
@@andrometer2382would you care to elaborate? I’m definitely interested in these types of sounds, but if other, more versatile (combinations of) modules will get me there or in the neighborhood… thanks in advance!
Man this series is by far the best explanation on the subject to this day. Super thorough but straight to the point at the same time, cannot thank you enough! :)
Great if you have a compact system with less than ideal knob sizes and spacings. This might be the crown for my Eurorack setup now that I have all the sounds and modulation I need! Now to count the pennies...
Promising module, but for me it's been a troubly module to DIY. I just got around to build it now, and while the build was fairly easy, I fucked up a few places. When measuring voltages they were nearly around the right values, so I thought it was OK, voltages might fluctuate. But when I tried to calibrate it the values were a little strange, so the numbers I put in made the calibration test numbers way off. But at least I got some sound and CV signals out of it. But then I tried to update the firmware to see if that would fix the calibration problems. The firmware wouldn't install, and after that the module hasn't been working. Because of my experiences I can't recomend this module as a DIY project. But if you want to try it, you should be an experienced builder, like Quincas. I've had too many modules that hasn't been working, costing a lot of money. Sadly Lich is one of them. I would like to have a go at Oneiroi, but after my experiences with Lich I'm not really sure i would spend more money on Befaco.
Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems I can modulate my guitar tone with this, and with a variety of ways. For one: This is a guitar effect that can do ring modulation like no existing Ring mod pedal can do. Correct? Your thoughts please.
This is one of the best ideas for a video ever made. I realise its a lot of work but if ES can sponsor all their systems it'd be great since that's my biggest hurdle. Getting one of these monsters and not knowing how to even get started.
Thank you for this video. I'm not sure what took me so long, but finally got one and wow, this is one of the best VCOs on the planet! Such powerful sound, amazing.
thanks for the overview. Is it possible to run the sequencer on muted steps in one channel but with midi overdub to play external midi while other channels are playing?
You actually just inadvertently gave me an idea how to make a velostat-based pressure sensitive pad, by making a DIY PCB with interleaved traces then bridging them with the velostat. I've been experimenting with building sandwiches of velostat, copper and silicone rubber, but this would be way easier to make and still much cheaper than buying pressure pads. Also no need to solder the pads to the board, it would all be integrated.
