Gone and done it!

cartesia · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:26 am

Just bit the bullet and ordered a 404SX

been workin lots lately so gunna buy some more shit next week too ...
maybe a mopho or one of them new jomox m.brane boxes.. or an m-resonator.. hmm... or a t-resonator... :mrgreen:

so much shit to choose from! <head explodes>

ColeRockLee · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:46 am

Wait til all the NAMM stuff is out in the open before you go nuts. It'll be good to hear another user opinion on the SX.

Jiggity · **Joined:** Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:56 am **Posts:** 14

Mine just came in today! It's just what the doctor ordered! I don't see any other piece of hardware similar in feature and price coming outta NAMM this year. Beat Thang? Couldn't make it to NAMM this year (which broke my 6 year streak) because of work and leaving to Santa Cruz tomorrow, so I couldn't say I've seen it. The trip to santa cruz is one reason I bought it! All I gotta say is embrace that new gear smell!

cartesia · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:43 am

EsromCole wrote:

Wait til all the NAMM stuff is out in the open before you go nuts. It'll be good to hear another user opinion on the SX.

Heh... nah I have enough on my wishlist already.. and I really only buy stuff that I feel will be *really* important to me.. rather than 'thats cool, i want one' stuff...

It's already a tough enough choice for me between like... xio 25/mopho desktop/M.Brane/MBase11/M-resonator/etc etc etc

so many M-something's from jomox lol!

Maybe it stands for 'motherfucking'? hahaha..

Jomox M(otherfucking)Base
Jomox M(otherfucking)Brane
Jomox M(otherfucking)Resonator

Yup... I think thats it! :lol:

Can't wait for the 404SX to arrive... honestly the thing that sold me is being able to backup all the banks - I'm gunna use it not just like a sampler/beatbox, but also like a multitrack recorder/arranger for songs when I'm on the road... just keep fillin them banks up, then making backups.. gigs and gigs of it.. brilliant!

modulr · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:10 am

indeed, good times await!

drewzle · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:42 am

w00t!

404SX will be a joy to sequence from your arduino set-up too, MIDI'd drum samples with wicked FX to twist

cartesia · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:41 pm

drewzle wrote:

w00t!

404SX will be a joy to sequence from your arduino set-up too, MIDI'd drum samples with wicked FX to twist

yeah man! I've had a bit of a breakthrough with the arduino gear too.. the sequencer isn't up and running yet (mostly soldered though), but I've segued into a really fascinating area/use..

You know Bome's midi translator (or one of the other similar ones?)

I've made a little midi-translator box that does some REALLY sweet stuff..

if i plug the midi out of my Es-1 into it, and the midi out of the box into the midi IN of the ES-1..

because the ES-1 sends note triggers for every part's sequence,.. I've made the arduino box detect the incoming note, then trigger a CC automation "envelope" (decay only atm) - which is then turned into a NRPN that corresponds to that drum part's volume level and sent out to the ES-1..

the result... is realtime decay control!!

It still has a bit of trouble working when multiple hits happen at once but im working on it... I've also added a pot for every part's level so i can mix the sample levels without having to switch between selected part on the es-1 itself..

also it should be very easy to add assignable LFOs- and once the sequencer bit has been finished, i will be able to do mod-sequencing a-la parameter locks!

but yeah.. still early days.. gotta fix the decay thing.. which in itself is a breakthrough! I wanna get pitch envelope happening too.

reignbear · **Joined:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:18 am **Posts:** 345

damn cartesia that sounds dope, you gotta hit us up with some videos at some point!

ColeRockLee · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:10 pm

Hell yes do some videos of the arduino.

And I'd go for the Motherfucking Base!

Gone and done it!

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