Ornament and Crime Copiermaschine. Full tutorial, example patches and some handy tips

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In this tutorial I show how to use the Copiermaschine app in the Ornament and Crime stock firmware and include some examples of how I've used it in patchs, along with some tips and tricks. Copiermaschine can be an intimidating mode; in this video I explain how it works, how it can be used in a musical way by showing you demo patches you can try yourself, and some tips and tricks to get the most from it.
At its heart Copiermaschine is a cascaded four-stage sample-and-hold quantising module. The heart of the algorithm uses a 256 step circular buffer which contains values generated by the app using either sampling or mathematical formulas. The resulting values generated on outputs A-D are pulled from the buffer.
Copiermaschine can be controlled manually using the knobs on the front of the module. This can be difficult to do when playing live, so there is also configurable CV control of functions. I cover how to use the CV control to change the melody generated by Copiermaschine, and adjust how the sequences play. Combining a fixed sequence with a random CV modulation is ideal for generative music.
In this video I use Mutable Instruments Plaits as one voice to sequence from Copiermaschine. I combine it with a second voice from ALM Busy Circuits MCO, through the Mutable Ripples filter. The Arturia Keystep is providing notes and gate information to bootstrap the circular buffer with initial values.
Here are links to my other Ornament and Crime tutorials:
- Sequins dual 16 step sequencer: • Ornament and Crime Seq...
- Harrington 1200 chord generator: • Harrington 1200 Orname...
- Acid Curds dual 8 step chord sequencer: • Acid Curds chord seque...
- Piqued quad envelope, LFO and trigger generator: • Ornament and Crime Piq...
- Quantermain quad quantiser: • Quantise all the Thing...
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction, what is Copiermaschine?
00:30 Simple graphical explanation
02:01 Make a basic patch using sampling mode
02:21 Wiring up the patch
02:52 Arppegiator on Keystep into Copiermaschine
03:18 Patch in the oscillator voice Plaits
04:00 Patch in second oscillator MCO
04:50 How to freeze the buffer and manipulate the notes
06:15 Manipulating a frozen buffer of notes: tips and tricks
07:41 Scaling CV values to increase the range of pitch
08:04 CV control over parameters to make a patch 'playable'
08:42 Patch mod wheel on Keystep for modulation
09:25 Other sources of values: internal modes
09:45 ByteBeats mode
11:30 Integer sequence mode, and the sound of love!
12:42 Freezing a buffer generated by an integer sequence
13:35 Using outputs from Copiermaschine as modulation sources
14:32 Patch breakdown of Piano recital patch from a previous video
18:34 Thanks for watching!
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@SnoopLazeranake 3 года назад

Wow, this is a seriously eye-opening tutorial! Very clear and well put together. Excited to see more! Thanks for this.

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thank you for the feedback - really appreciate it!

@rayderrich 3 месяца назад

The beauty of a video like this is that it ages very well as in Eurorack modules tend to stay for a long time. Hence I enjoyed this explanation a lot 3 years later.

@SynthDad 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Very true - classic modules last a long time in eurorack

@MarteenMayjer 2 месяца назад

Feeling the same watching this 3 years later haha

@alfred9843 4 месяца назад

Man , i'm from Italy. Thank you so much for this tutorial. For real. With love !

@SynthDad 4 месяца назад

Happy to help!

@Ryannaut_g 6 месяцев назад

In a novel sense, when you introduced the sound of pi, I began to imagine how one could go deep in two directions (I thought of the Fibonacci sequence but I’m not sure that’s what is actually visible in the pi audio sequence), but two directions with sound. A heavenly direction and a worldly direction.

@SynthDad 5 месяцев назад

Funny you should mention that, because in the latest version of the Phazerville firmware for O_C (an extension of Hemispheres) there's an app called Pigeons that uses Fibonacci sequences to produce fun interesting melodies. Check it out!

@BobCharlotte 3 года назад

Such a nice and well done tutorial. Thanks!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

You're very welcome!

@greykeith 3 года назад

love these in-depth tuts on Ornament and crime. it's such a dense module, thanks!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thanks for watching - glad you found it useful.

@vincentdanopoulos 3 года назад

You make the single-best tutorials on that module. Insanely helpful. Thanks!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@dsf338 3 года назад

Thanks for demystifying the o_c, a series like this was long overdue. I love these kinds of swiss army knife modules.

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thanks for watching - stay tuned for more videos on O_C

@seanspartan2023 3 года назад

This is an awesome tutorial. I like how you explained the patch very clearly. Thank you

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thanks!

@5stringaustin 3 года назад

Outstanding video - thanks so much!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@cozylifemodular1863 3 года назад

Absolutely love your teaching style

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thank you!

@Vadlife 2 года назад

Such informative and educational video. Thanks so much!

@SynthDad 2 года назад

Glad to hear you found it useful!

@TheNimasan 2 года назад

really didn't know what to do wihtout these amazing series!! watch then back and forth!! thank you and happy new year!

@SynthDad 2 года назад

Happy new year! Thanks for watching!

@suckerformimi 2 года назад

Thanks for your videos! Idk if I ever would have understood O/C without them

@SynthDad 2 года назад

Glad I could help out :)

@calum-gunn 2 года назад

As a fellow Synth Dad, I appreciate this a lot!! Thanks so much.

@mono_T0NI 3 года назад

Very appreciated tutorial, learned a few new things about the Copiermachine. Will definitely check out the other O_c tuorials as well!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thank you!

@ArguZ72 2 года назад

This is pure tutorial gold....thanks dad :)

@SynthDad 2 года назад

Happy to help!

@Ryannaut_g 9 месяцев назад

Thank you. Your patch sound great! The only problem I encountered is that when applying this knowledge, my patch was mostly dodgy and weedy sound at best. Life!

@SynthDad 9 месяцев назад

Wow thank you for the award - very much appreciated!

@illaarocc9469 3 года назад

That's what I was asking for :) Thanks!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

No problem!

@scottybasp 3 года назад

thanks so much for putting this series together! I love it! I've had an O&C for a year and really have only used Quantermain. You've made me realize I've let the other apps intimidate me and that I was waiting for you to do this the whole time. Maybe a Disting series next?

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thanks for the kind words! I'll do a few more videos on O_C apps as I think they are worth exploring some more. I was also going to do some videos on the General CV from Expert Sleepers. What aspects of Disting do you think need a video?

@scottybasp 3 года назад

@@SynthDad Disting- maybe just a hidden gems vid. I've had mine (mk4) on DJ Filter mode for a while and digging through 80+ apps for some practical ideas can be time consuming, even with a cheat sheet. Looking forward to more in general!

@jankyswitch748 3 года назад

This is really great in-depth tutorial. :thumbsup:

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@cheek1m0nkey 3 года назад

Wish I could give more thumbs up. Excellent!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thanks!

@datagram8202 3 года назад

Please keep these coming!!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Stay tuned - new video planned this weekend!

@cardboardmusic 2 года назад

I'm not sure if you've seen (in the manual) that you can simply freeze your pattern by pressing the down button once. You should see two dots to the left of the scale/mode name in freeze mode. This means it's locked - exactly as you did with the sequential switch and a trigger at gate 2. You've probably seen this, but I thought it might be interesting for anyone watching the tutorial. This way they won't have to gate anything, O_C does it for you. i enjoyed the tutorial too, great stuff as always.

@SynthDad 2 года назад

Ah yes good point - thanks!

@deepsynthmagic2414 3 года назад

This is great, thank you!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

You're very welcome!

@ruscada.cosmic 3 года назад

Great content! I use O_c in 99% of my patches, usually in Quartemain mode. I then use a sequential switch to make things more interesting. Looking forward to the next chapters!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Good tip - it seems most people are using O_C in Quantermain mode from what I've seen in comments. Funny enough I've never used it!

@ruscada.cosmic 3 года назад

@@SynthDad It is good especially if you have more voices going on and/or don't have other gear capable of sequencing. Personally, I love it for mixing 3-4 distinct sequences (usually between 3 and 8 steps) that I then control with a sequential switch, as already said. Usually, I have the first sequence fixed with no additional notes variation, while I allow the others to evolve over time (CV in, controlled by an LFO or MI Ears). By selecting which channels of the sequential switch are active and by clocking the sequential switch itself with a random trigger, I can have a lot of control, i.e. I can get back and forth to the first original sequence, inject some variation, or allow the system to evolve by itself while still maintaining a solid foundation. Beside Quartermain, I love the Piqued and Quadrature modes. Sequins is incredibly powerful but I'd rather use a more ergonomic instrument to write fixed sequences hehehehe. I haven't had the chance to install Hemisphere yet but I'm looking forward to explore it one day. Keep up the very good work!

@bluegrasssasquatch4930 3 года назад

Great stuff! Been on the fence about O/C...but no longer!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Thanks, it’s a great little module

@krsTBedfordStudios 3 года назад

Great video, thanks!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

You're welcome!

@tomb-X 2 года назад

Wow, Great Videos

@SynthDad 2 года назад

Many many thanks!

@kostantinosmag2986 Год назад

Great one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😊

@SynthDad Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@BenGeorge77 3 года назад

Can I be that guy for a sec: what case is that? Awesome video series, O_C looks like a ton of fun.

@SynthDad 3 года назад

It's a 60hp 'Accra' case from Modulaire Maritime. A really lovely case to work with and portable too: www.modulaire-maritime.com/accra

@jamessusbilla 2 года назад

thank *YOU*

@SynthDad 2 года назад

You’re welcome!

@yourmaw8790 2 года назад

cant believe id never heard of SynthDad! can you be my dad please? Anyway, thanks for the videos, im waiting on my o_C arriving in the next few days and you are getting me hyped with these! I think im gonna stay on stock FW for a while, seems like there a few really cool complex apps in stock, and hemisphere seems to be more quantity based and relatively simple apps. Needless to say switching between the two doesn't seem like much of an effort. As you can tell im pretty excited!

@SynthDad 2 года назад

Great to hear - I think you’ll really enjoy exploring the stock firmware apps. They are deep and take some work, but once you ‘get’ them then they’re indispensable.

@skaface1969 2 года назад

Can I hear OMD - Electricity, sounded very similar when it was in the highest key? Got one of these on order

@caveofsleepers 3 года назад

Does the input gain the your last example essentially attenuate the clock coming from Pam’s into a random gate? I have a Pam’s, but I’ve only ever heard O_c give a straight sequence (without rests or gate variation) until this example. Great stuff, thank you!

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Do you mean the patch with the General CV at the very end of the video? That's a function of both the sequence from O_C and Shepard mode on the General CV which introduces timing variations in notes

@jmmesaaudio 3 года назад

Thanx for the video. Do you know if this is similar to marbles module?

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Yes they share some similarities but approach it differently

@Larry30102 2 года назад

SynthDad! Thanks for the great video. I was wondering, it seems there are a few different makers of the OC. Do you know if they are all the same? Any advantage of one maker over another? Many thx.

@SynthDad 2 года назад

You’re welcome! Yes there are a few builders and really it comes down to who’s local to you and have parts in stock. The designs are the same but the faceplates and knobs may be different

@Larry30102 2 года назад

@@SynthDad Thanks for the reply!! I bought a Clouds knock-off, and wish I would have bought a different one as the implementation seems to differ from builder to builder.

@LoVeAmBiEnT Год назад

Around 2 1/2 minutes you mentioned plug it into an envelope Generator can I use a simple 2hp AdSR envelope? I’m so new w modular.

@SynthDad Год назад

Yes absolutely - that will make an envelope

@LoVeAmBiEnT Год назад

@@SynthDad ya. I knew it was fine. . Had to make sure. guess I could Mult it if I wanna use plaits and maybe rings Only osc’s I have. Tryn my best to follow along

@Larry30102 2 года назад

Is copiermachine part of the standard firmware? Some really cool stuff! Many thanks!

@SynthDad 2 года назад

Thanks! Yes it is in the standard firmware

@mcshafty1 3 года назад

I enjoy your clips on the og O_C. I might have to ditch Hemisphere for bit.

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Or buy a second O_C!

@andrewnancarrow 6 месяцев назад

I guess as far as triggering I’m still not 100% clear on this. If I don’t want to send pitch but rather want to send CV modulation information (to say modulate cutoff and resonance of filter, or fold amounts with a wave folder) what do I use to trigger it? A clock? I’m not as interested in sequencing random melodies as much as I am interested in sending random but repeating CV modulation.

@SynthDad 5 месяцев назад

Well again you can trigger it with a clock, any clock, and just patch the CV output to whatever you want. In the end it's all just voltage so whether it goes into an oscillator or a filter it doesn't matter

@andrewnancarrow 5 месяцев назад

@@SynthDad so a clock into the CV input?

@akasickform 3 года назад

How are you getting that timbre?! Is that just via the filter or...??

@SynthDad 3 года назад

I think it’s just the filter. Which bit in particular are you referring to?

@GrizzlyWang 3 года назад

this one kinda tricked me :-(, i thought you were having the oc only play the notes you picked via the keystep without setting the root note of the scale. is there anyway you can think of to use copier machine, or a turing machine in quantramain for that matter, but restrict the notes selected to only those provided by keystep?

@shane_l8085 3 года назад

Greetings from a fellow Irish knob twiddler. Ok that sounded weird. Great tutorial thanks, finally got my head round the copiermaschine thanks to this, making great use of it, even using the 2nd output to sequence my Minilogue xd via cv to midi, sounds great with poly. Really wish there was a way to have different buffer length or masking for each output, wonder if it would be possible in an update. I'm surprised you can't modulate the mask like you can in quantermain, seems like one of the most useful things you could modulate but its the one thing haven't included, unless I'm missing something?

@SynthDad 3 года назад

Hello! Great to meet another Irish modular user (I know there's more of us hidden out there!) Glad you found this tutorial useful. You can use the CV3 input on Copermaschine to modulate the scale mask like you wanted, and you're right that it gives you a lot of melodic fun that way. Not sure how the buffer length could be modulated. It would make the logic in the code very tricky as if you are changing the length of each buffer which value gets copied into the next stage to play?

@shane_l8085 3 года назад

@@SynthDad oh so is cv3 just automatically set to scale mask then? Cos I noticed there was no option to set CV3 on the screen, only CV4

@SynthDad 3 года назад

@@shane_l8085 Yeah I think CV3 is hard-coded to scale-mask. Just saw that CV4 can map to buffer length but that's global

@shane_l8085 3 года назад

@@SynthDad thanks

@shane_l8085 3 года назад

@@SynthDad I really want to try the Hemispheres os but I'm really finding this Copiermachine useful and don't want to forsake it. Having tried both.. is the Hemisphere able to do what this does? I find the manual quote basic, I know it has a shift reg/turing machine, but something like this were you can have two melodies play in counterpoint (if thats even the right term for this)?