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Gotta love Xaoc(“Working Class Electronics”!-that’s like calling a Tesla a “Working Class Car”), I picked up the Batumi and Poti, paid out the nose, a month and a half later the “New” and “Improved” Batumi comes out. Lesson being-Just buy the cheap knockoff!! No..seriously..if you’re reading this-buy the knockoff, these modules are WAY overpriced, it’s a hustle.. Have fun with your cheap rack and MAKE MUSIC.
Hi there! Of course I understand there is a bit of a ‘bollocks’ moment when a new version of something you just bought comes out. At the same time, I don’t understand it when people get angry about that. Maybe my thoughts can change your perspective on the ‘lesson’ to be learned. Improving and evolving is a crucial part of any business. Weather you buy a new car, some new pants, or synths. If the company stays in business they will improve on ideas, make new products, and replace the old. In fact, it’s exactly BECAUSE you support and buy products from a company they are able to grow, keep doing research and evolve their range. Similar, the fact you could buy the module you bought is because people supported Xaoc by buying their modules for years, and they had the resources to design and manufacture it. The module you bought is expensive, not overpriced. The price is set by a small company aiming to make enough profit for that company to stay in business and keep improving and innovating. The module still does exactly what you wanted from it when you decided it was worth buying. Feel good about supporting a company that designed, produces and keeps improving what you are interested in. On the other hand, more stuff for cheap. I get it. It’s a free world.
@@MonotrailTechTalk If you had a simple oscillator, how would you duplicate its sine wave and shift the phase of each copy as perfectly without Batumi? Is a simple Doepfer A-125 doesn't seem enough? I'm also wondering how one could recreate something like the Three Body and its phasing feature.
Interesting thing about Batumi is that all 4 LFO's stay in sync. I'd have to read up on the functionality of the A125, and whether it shifts a phase based on time, or relative to the frequency of the incoming waveform :) You would only need one 90 degree shifted version. Then you can copy and invert the shifted and original to create the 180 and 270 shifted version.
Could you please show more detail of that drum patch, please? Are those your own samples? Which module did you use for playing those? Did you also modulate parameters on that sampler?
Just got myself a Batumi I with the Poti expander. I remember I was turned away from this module at the beginning because it was too much for me to understand as a beginner. I think I'm ready now! It was either the Batumi or the ochd; decided to go with the Batumi because of the extra flexibility/complexity. So long and thanks for all the patches!
Nice! If you are getting interested in this I am pretty convinced you will enjoy it! Even if it takes a a bit to grasp all of it, that will only mean it will grow with you and you will discover more uses for it along the way. It's absolutely a great module!
Nice module for sure but for the price of a Batumi + Poti you can almost get a Kermit mkiii which is probably the most versatile LFO/modulation source/ wavetable oscillator in all of Eurorack world in just 12hp. Only two advantages Batumi has over Kermit is more hands on control and multiple waveform outputs per channel at the same time. I gotta give it to XAOC though; releasing a Batumi mkii is probably the best move they could've made after being a Behringer clone-victim.
Think it was the right move indeed, just make it better :) I also really enjoy the smooth random output, think that ads a lot, but I'm very biased towards smooth random voltages :) In any case, have to admit I don't have much xp with the Kermit, will have a closer look, for some reason always thought it was a dual module!
You should really check it out some time then. It's a modulation powerhouse and has great internal X-mod which is assigned kinda like with the new DSI synths. Press the button of your desired X-mod source, wiggle the pot of your destination by how much you want it to be modulated and that's it. It also has very versatile external CV control per channel including input attenuverters and output attenuators per channel and even presets and preset morphing. @@MonotrailTechTalk
Kermit is horribly menu divey, plus there are loads of combination keypresses, and some really small fonts on that screen. Batumi is much more immediate.
@@tinytuco horribly menu divey I don't second. Shortcut combinations on the hand absolutely though, that's why I mentioned it as a plus for batumi. I also felt a bit torn about the handling of Kermit in the beginning but it really just takes a short while and once you understand the logic behind the combination key presses everything is achievable fast and reliable. There is always going to be the tradeoff between depth and functionality and immediacy and handling.
Lovely examples and admirably comprehensive feature walkthrough. The best parts were the sections that remind me what I can do with my original Batumi. That calms my urges to sell it to upgrade to the new version.
minute one on this video similar with your video on 30 seconds, what patch did yoo used? what oscillator filter and modulator? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8EyOmJHeQDU.html
Hi there! The oscillator at 30sec is Batumi II ;) The module can be used as oscillator because it tracks 1v/oct well into audio rates. One LFO is used as square wave osc with pulse width. And one LFO is used as noise source. The patch is explained in detail in the video at 8:13 Edit: Filter is Zagzreb, in screen on the left.
There's always new modules going to come out every day :) Just new options, updates, or alternatives. Both modules you got are great, and you probably got them for good reason! Enjoy :)
No worries, I'm here to help. Most people get drunk to escape reality a bit, let go of daily things, have fun with friends and socialize. Just keep trying, you'll get there!
Sorry you're having trouble catching up. Both modules are physically different, and have the II at the end of the name printed on them. So, new modules :)
