For this first tutorial, let's start slowly. We are going to have a first contact with the Mandala as a simple euclidean trigger sequencer.
The fundamental features like euclidean distribution and rotation are presented. We also see how to modify the tempo and mute some tracks.
2. Mandala mk2 tutorial 2: manual steps, locked steps, lock and unlock all.
In this tutorial, we see how to manually add or remove steps, and how to lock and unlock steps.
Locked steps are not affected by a euclidean distribution / removal.
"In this tutorial, we see how adjust track lengths on the Mandala mk2.
Each track is independent and can have its own length, from 1 to 128 steps.
The steps are displayed in pages, each page containing 16 steps.
The inner circle shows the current page."
"In this tutorial, we start exploring the CV capabilities of the Mandala mk2.
We create a simple melody and take advantage of the non-CV steps to trigger envelopes."
"The Mandala mk2 is a HIGHLY boosted revision of the original Mandala.
Oh wait, we can’t call it a revision actually. It is a completely new product that takes its roots from the original Mandala, and adds many features, including melodic capabilities and advanced generative capabilities on 8 tracks.
TRIGGER SEQUENCING Euclidean by default Easy manual step toggling From 1 to 128 steps per track, plus 4 substeps per step Direct mute switch on each track
CV SEQUENCING Melodic sequencing AD Envelope generator (linear, exponential), invertable Arbitrary CV (-5 to +5V) per step CV glide (linear or exponential, for custom LFOs!) Quantization (internal or external, S&H or continuous) Transposition (for chords!)
GENERAL TOOLS 4 quick save slots for live playing 8 CV inputs for modulation (customizable binding) Possibility to toggle gates instead of sending triggers Trigger probability on track and step level Trigger shuffle, CV shuffle (with adjustable chance) for generative beats and melodies Copy from one track to another in one click Master clock output Save / load presets to microSD card MIDI in/out"
"An LFO / quad envelope generator with a completely customizable waveform, based on Bézier curves.
During a discussion with Marie Ann Hedonia, we got to talking about what would be the ultimate feature in an LFO module.
The killer feature that came out is the ability to draw a completely custom waveform, instead of tweaking around with sines, squares and triangles. Daphne Oram had this idea years ago, and we thought it was time to implement this great concept in an LFO in Eurorack format.
Marie’s LFO is a module where you can draw your own waveform by using Bézier curves (think about Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape’s paths)
You have the ability to select points and control points, and move them around to exactly define the output voltage evolution over time. Needless to say, the curve shape can be adjusted in real time 🙂
Synchronization
The module has three synchronization modes.
No synchro : it runs freely and you can modulate its frequency with a knob or CV input MIDI : it detects the MIDI clock frequency, and you can divide or multiply the tempo by power of two (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x…) TRIG : it detects the input trigger’s frequency and you can also apply clock division on it. Outputs
Marie’s LFO offers 4 offset-able outputs. Each output runs on the same curve, but you can adjust their offsets.
The audio mode allows you to generate signal based on your curves, but in audio frequencies. Controlled by MIDI input (and sooner or later 1v/octave).
Noise generation
Because purity is no fun, Marie’s LFO also contains a configurable (in amplitude and density) OpenSimplex noise generator that can be applied to your curve in real time. The noise generator is controllable with CV inputs as well.
Saving your work
The module allows you to save your work (curve path) and configuration(frequency, sync mode, outputs offsets) in 32 memory slots, so you won’t have to restart from scratch every time !
"In this tutorial, we see how to glide between CV steps on the Mandala mk2, and how it allows us to create relatively complex LFO curves.
With the quantization and shuffling capabilities, this is going to get more and more interesting !"
