4ms Quad Clock Distributor (QCD): Video Manual part 1: Overview

Published on Nov 21, 2013 4mspedals·78 videos

"The Quad Clock Distributor (QCD) from 4ms Company is a four channel master clock module with Tap Tempo. Each channel has a clock divider/multiplier (from /32 to x16) and an independent clock input and output. The Div/Mult amount can be CV controlled with an external source (sequencer, manual pads, LFO, etc). Each channel also has a Reset jack for clock phase shifting (on-the-beat vs. off-the-beat vs. in-between-the-beat, etc...). The channels normally sync to the Tap Tempo button, but plugging in an external clock overrides this.

Complex rhythms can result quickly.

The QCD connects to the QPLFO (Quad Pingable LFO) from 4ms

Read more at 4ms:
http://4mscompany.com/qcd.php"

Spectral Multiband Resonator (SMR) Tutorial #3 for Firmware v5 -- New Scale Banks & Forbidden Notes

Published on Jan 2, 2017 4mspedals

"Tutorial Video #3 in a series for the SMR from 4ms Company."

All parts here.

Alternate 4ms RCD/SCM/Breakout Panels in Acrylic

via glitched of Glitched.org

"I thought the modular synth-lovers out there would be interested to know what I've been working on (Read all about it or just scroll down to see lots of high-res pictures.)

They're alternate panels for 4mspedals' Rotating Clock Divider, RCD Breakout, and Shuffling Clock Multiplier, made from black and purple 3.0mm acrylic. If there is enough interest, I will be selling them, but these are currently just prototypes.

Readers of your blog should watch for new information, here: http://glitched.org/up . They can also follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/d01."

4ms Quad Clocking Harmonies (Modular Lullaby) by Richard Devine

4ms Quad Clocking Harmonies (Modular Lullaby) from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"This patch focused on using the 4ms Quad clocking distributor (QCD) module as the main brain to trigger the drums and musical sequences. The source clocking generator was the delptronics triggerman running in pattern mode. I set up 8 stored sequences that had slightly different shifted gate positions, and then outputted these assignments to the 4 channels on the 4ms OCD, and then took those outputs into separate gate triggers for the drum/snare/high-hats. The Modcan QLFO was also being clocked from the delptronics trigger man. Running from LFO output 1 in random stepped mode causing ever changing CV changes to the CV Clock Divider/Multiplier inputs, which gave the sequencing this interesting pace. I kept the sound sources very simple and limited. Using just 3 different intellijel dixies as the main sound sources (sine waves and one square). All three being triggered and then CV controlled in slow stepped mode from the Modcan Quad LFO, then into the µScale intelligent quantizer and interval generator for the melodies. The output was running through a Strymon BigSky reverb pedal using the "Chorale" algorithm for the slow like choir pads swelling delicately from the summed VCO's. One intellijel running in low octave pitch down for added baseline effect. Drums courtesy of the Mutable Instruments Braids for the snare drum running in CLK mode, with the envelope set to "ping" short attack. The kick drum was from the JoMox Membrane II, and hi-hats from the 4-hp whitenoise output from the BlueLantern running into a intellijel HexVCA. Another direct whitenoise out from the HexVCA running into a cwejman MMF-1 filter for the slow delicate automating filter sweeps, being modulated by cwejman D-LFO. This output was then taken into the Strymon Timeline for added depth and space. This patch was specifically created as a lullaby to play at bedtime for my baby Eila. Enjoy :-)

http://www.4mspedals.com/qcd.php"

via Richard Devine on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

VCAMatrix quadrature patch with PEG

YouTube Uploaded by 4mspedals on Jan 5, 2012

"In this demo, we show how to setup a quadrature panning patch with a 4ms VCA Matrix, and two 4ms Pingable Envelope Generators on a Eurorack synthesizer.

Four oscillators are used for the A,B,C,D inputs on the VCA Matrix. They are being mixed on output 3 of the VCAM. The four corresponding CV points for A,B,C,D, are hooked up to the four Envelope outs of two Pingable Envelope Generators.
Halfway through an envelope's duration, the next envelope is triggered. (watch the button LEDs on the VCA Matrix). Thus creating quadrature panning.

To create 4 CV sources 90º out of phase, first enable Half-Rise trigger output in System Mode for all four channels of the 2 PEGs (see manual). Send the same clock signal to the four Ping inputs, with all divisions set to the same amount and skew set to center. Now, take the Half Rise Trigger output of the red channel of the first PEG, and plug it into the Async trigger input on the second channel of the first PEG. Continue the chain by plugging the blue channel Half Rise trigger output of the first PEG, into your second PEG's red channel Async trigger input, and repeat the same for the final blue channel of your second PEG, but now plug the last Half Rise output trigger (blue channel of 2nd PEG) back into the red channel's Async trigger input of the first PEG. Your two PEGs are now in a trigger loop.

Start up the first envelope by pressing any Cycle button on. This will start the next envelope once a Half Rise trigger has been sent to the next channel, and so on. But now that we have the last channel of the second PEG looped back into the first channel, we can turn off cycle, as it was used to just start the trigger loop. Use the ENV outs of the two PEGs, and voila, now you have four 90º out of phase CV signals that can be used for quadrature panning!

Once this is set up, you can tweak the PEG to your heart's content. If skew is set to center and Half-Rise is triggering the next channel's Async jack, then every envelope will start half-way through the rise of the previous envelope. Moving the skew knob around will create larger or smaller gaps in-between the envelopes. Changing the Curve knob will give you different envelope shapes.
You can also use EOR or EOF to trigger your chain of envelopes instead of Half Rise. End of Rise will give you greater spacing in between the different envelopes, effectively waiting twice as long to trigger the next envelope as using half rise would yield (assuming Skew is set to center). End of Fall can also be used for an even greater spacing between triggering (four times long if Skew is set to center)."

Triwave Picogenerator TB303 TB-303 TR-606 TR606

video upload by bostich1

Remember the Triwave Picogenerator?

"Ramon working with the Triwave Picogenerator , TB-303 and a Roland TR-606.

Triwave Picogenerator
http://www.4mspedals.com

Roland TB-303 the BORG MOD
http://www.analoguesolutions.com

Roland TR606 MODIFICATION ROUND UP
http://www.analoguesolutions.com

www.bostich.org"

Tripping Beats with the 4ms Rotating Clock Divider

Tripping Beats with the 4ms Rotating Clock Divider from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"Short experiment making some off time shifted beats with the 4ms Rotating Clock Divider, Shuffling Clock Multiplier, SCM Breakout module, and RCD Breakout Kit.

4mspedals.com/"

Mutant Mechanical Dub with the 4ms RCD, SCM, Breakout Module from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"Short little rhythmic sequence test with the 4ms Rotating Clock Divider, Shuffling Clock Divider, SCM Breakout and RCD Breakout Module."

4ms Clock Divider

via The B-Roll where you'll find more pics, details and a demo.

"I finally got a chance to test out the new module tonight. It’s called the Rotating Clock Divider. It’s such a simple concept it’s surprising it took so long for the design to come to light. Basically it does exactly what it says. It takes a clock and divides it. There are plenty of other clock dividers out there but for some reason the divisions have always gone in multiples of 2. So no matter how you patch it everything always hits on the beat. It can make most rhythms feel cold and lifeless. What the Rotating clock divider does is simply provide an incremental division, so output 1 is /1, output 2 is /2, output 3 is /3 and so on. So what this allows for is things can be triggered on the offbeat."

http://4mspedals.com/

4ms SCM Breakout (SCMBO) version 2: Demo of new features

YouTube Published on Nov 9, 2012 by 4mspedals

"Version 2 of the Shuffling Clock Multiplier Breakout. New features are highlighted in this video:
-Mute and 4x Fast are LED buttons
-Pressing Mute or 4x Fast inverts the signal on the jack
-Knobs are centered straight up (12:00)
-Rotate and Slip knobs attenuate the breakout jacks, and the corresponding jacks on the main SCM module are added to this attenuated signal. If nothing is plugged into the Rotate or Slip jaks on the breakout, the knob functions as a manual control (same as it did on version 1).
-Depth 25mm
-Power draw maximum 20mA extra from the +12V (no -12V or +5V draw).Power is taken from the main SCM module"

4ms Stereo Triggered Sampler (STS) - Sequencing

Published on Mar 19, 2018 4mspedals

4ms: VCA Matrix

flickr By Analogue Haven

"4ms is about to ship us a first batch of their new VCA Matrix in Eurorack. The module can be used in numerous ways- mixer, splitter, router, performance tool, VCA, etc. Check the 4ms page for more details: www.4mspedals.com/vcam.php. [If the link doesn't work, try again later. I'm not able to get to the 4ms site at the moment]

Discussion via this thread at Muff's

Our site will be updated to start taking pre-orders today."

4ms IN/OUT: Tapographic Delay (TAPO) - Marc Kate

Published on Nov 7, 2017 4mspedals

"Using the QCD as the master clock, two channels of the STS are going into the Tapographic Delay. The force resistance sensor (and preset patches) are generating the polyrhythms, textures, and pitched percussions. With the SMR’s 1V/Octave outputs, pitch is sent to ALM’s Akemie’s Castle. The PEG triggers envelopes with the VCA Matrix for each note, and those notes then hit the DLD to create elongated melodies. The SMR’s six channels are then pinged, or plucked by the RCD gates. The SMR’s notes pass into the Tapographic Delay, accumulating varying tapped patterns."

New Euro Power Distro Boards

via 4ms on Facebook

"We are now selling our Euro Power Distro boards (aka "bus boards")! These are fully-featured, including resettable fuses, on-board 5V generation, and a bunch more. Available as a kit or a pre-built unit. More here: http://4mspedals.com/eurorackdistro.php"

4ms QCD (Quad Clock Distributor) Sneak Preview 2

Published on Sep 18, 2013 4mspedals·77 videos

"The Quad Clock Distributor (QCD) and the QCD Expander modules from 4ms Company are an amazing pair of complex rhythm generating machines. The QCD is the perfect master clock, with a tap-tempo button and four CV-controlled Divided/Multiplied clock outputs. All the beat patterns you hear are coming from this module (plus other 4ms gear such as the RCD, SCM, and PEG), using various QCD channels to modulate themselves.

Swing/shuffle patterns are easily obtained by modulating the pulse width of the inverted gate output. The speed-up/slow-down patterns come from modulating the clock divider/multiplication amount (with an LFO and/or another synced clock). Finally, hitting Reset at various times causes phase modulation.

For more information on the Quad Clock Distributer, see http://4mscompany.com"

Live recording of Dann/4ms on the eurorack modular synth

YouTube via 4mspedals | February 20, 2011 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"Dann Green playing the eurorack synth at the Bubbleface Breakout at Club 1808 in Austin, TX.
Using 4ms RCD/SCM, Atoner and Swash; Malekko/Wiard Anti-osc, Envelator and Borg; Doepfer A-105's; Makenoise MATHS, Serge/Bananalogue VCS; modified AS SD-88 and HH-88, a custom 4ms VCA Matrix and a few other custom modules I hacked together for myself.
Recorded by Killa Dilla, one direct track and two room mics. http://www.thekilladilla.com"

4ms Dual Looping Delay demo by vj_avant

Published on Sep 5, 2016 4mspedals

"Dual Looping Delay with the Spectral Multiband Resonator from 4ms Company. Played live by vj avant (PRINCE's instrument technician, Dj and Vj).

Patch: Korg drum machine sync out into DLD Ping In, and DLD Clock out back to Korg drum machine sync in, to keep the Korg's analog clock in sync with the DLD."

Spectral Multiband Resonator (SMR) Tutorial #5 for Firmware v5 -- Scales

Published on Jun 5, 2017 4mspedals

All parts here.

4ms Stereo Triggered Sampler (STS) - Module Demo

Published on Jan 17, 2018 Frequency Fodder

"STS Module Demo coming by request...

This video will at least scratch the surface demonstrating possible functionality of the 4ms Stereo Triggered Sampler:
http://www.4mspedals.com/sts.php

Order from Control Voltage:
http://controlvoltage.net/4ms-sts-%28...

Used in this video:
Mr Bill’s BASS COLLECTION – VOL. 1 – AGGRESSIVE BASSES
https://live.mrbillstunes.com/product..."

4ms Shuffling Clock Multiplier demo (beta version)

YouTube via 4mspedals
"The Shuffling Clock Multiplier from 4ms is the speedy cousin of the Rotating Clock Divider. The SCM has inputs for CV Rotate and CV Shuffle, which are connected in this video to the X and Y outputs of a joystick controller. In normal mode, the SCM outputs 8 clock signals that are exactly 1-8 times faster than the clock input (which is coming from a tap tempo module in this video).

The CV Shuffle drops beats out, dropping more pulses as more CV is applied. So at 0V there are no beats dropped, e.g. on the x8 jack there's a steady 1/8 note pulse. At 1V some notes drop out, e.g. we may get three 1/8 notes followed by two rests and then three more 1/8 notes, and this pattern repeats each measure. At maximum CV input we get only the down beat (first note of the measure)

The CV Rotate works like it does on the RCD (applying a CV routes the clock outputs to different jacks).

The sounds are created by an Andromeda mk 2 snare module (www.ericarcher.net), an EH Space Drum, and two little bass drum modules (by Jeannot Q)
More to come!!"

4ms Stereo Triggered Sampler (STS) Granular Scrubbing

4mspedals
Published on Aug 14, 2017

"This video shows how the STS can scrub through a sample by using a granular effect. Setting Length very short and sweeping the Start Position achieves this. The playback time of a sample can be changed without altering the pitch, and depending on CV skew, the file can be played both forward, and back.

Using an LFO into Length CV reduces the buzzing that comes from repeating a short 'grain' (minimum 8ms on the STS)."