ORHACK and Mic on a Snare Drum

video upload by Critter & Guitari

"ORHACK is a new version of the classic ORAC patch made by Audivit! Download it here: https://patchstorage.com/orhack/
Use ORHACK as a groovebox, effects processor, or BOTH. It works great with the Critter & Guitari Microphone. Thanks to Audivit for making this patch and thanks to Mark Harris aka TheTechnobear for making ORAC!"

Orac's Krell - demo of a new way to use Orac

video upload by TheTechnobear

"Over the last few months Ive been collaborating with Electra One.

They have recently made their firmware open source, and I wanted to write a custom firmware for Orac to allow a new way to interact with Orac running on any platform.

This video is of the patch I made for their booth at this years Superbooth (2021) , showing Orac running on a Terminal Tedium.

This firmware will also work on the rPI, Organelle and other Orac platforms.

The patch is a generative patch based on the 'Krell Patch', which uses continually looping envelopes that change randomly over time.
these envelopes are used for many aspects, including note generator, amplitude and also also various parameters affecting timbre and filtering.

This was implemented by creating new Orac modules that contained these new 'krell' envelopes.

a fun patch to just let do its own thing, and tweak as you go along.

(I also had the patch running on the Organelle-M at Superbooth)"

Additional Orac posts

Additional Electra One posts

Critter & Guitari - Pink Mode now in Orac!

Published on Jan 21, 2020 Critter & Guitari

"Our new step sequencer is now available for Orac!
The 'guts' of the Pink Mode patch have been turned into an Orac module. Use it to control synth modules. Scroll through steps and add notes by pressing the keyboard keys. Set the velocity of each note and control the length of the loop (up to 16 notes)."

Organelle M, Orac 2, and a comparison to Organelle 1 (Review and tutorial)

Published on Jul 28, 2019 loopop

"It's interesting to compare the price drop on the original Organelle on Reverb running up to the release of Organelle M and immediately thereafter"

Critter & Guitari - Orac 2.0 for Organelle

Published on Apr 29, 2019 Critter & Guitari

"Download Orac 2.0 here: http://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/...
Orac is a powerful modular patch-builder crammed into a single Organelle patch. String chains of familiar patches together to create 'super'/'meta'/'uber' functionality. version 2.0 is here and it's amazing!

Add sequencers, synths/samplers and effects to create the ultimate combination. Each element, or module, can be rearranged and changed on the fly. It's like using many Organelles at the same time! Orac can be used on the Organelle without any need for an external computer or coding. It is a very powerful and fun patch!

Here in version 2.0, we have more options and abilities! Use global modulation controls to open up more possibilities for sound making. Manage samples in an easier way and add banks of your own sounds! Use new MIDI implementation to control other gear, or to have other gear control Orac.
Orac 2.0 requires Pure Data 0.49!

Orac was created by Mark Harris, aka thetechnobear. Thanks Mark!!"

Orac 2.0 Overview and new features

Published on Apr 10, 2019 TheTechnobear

"version 2, of my open source virtual modular.

this release aims to :

- bring orac to more musicians
- be easier to use
- be more flexible

in this video, I describe what's change and demonstrate many of the new features.
Orac now runs not only on the Organelle (like 1.0), but also a Raspberry PI, and a couple of different Eurorack modules.

This video concentrates on the key features, there will be a couple of short videos covering how to use on a RaspberryPI and Eurorack modules.

Timeline:
06:05 - Remote Control
07:58 - Pd patch remote
09:46 - Push2
11:12 - Functional changes ( showed on Organelle)
11:30 - Router
14:54 - Main Controls
15:29 - MIDI Interaction (Active OG Keyboard)
16:49 - Group modules
17:20 - Presets
18:43 - Modulation
19:28 - Modulation Bus
21:32 - Modulation Macro Controls
22:00 - Sample Management
23:55 - MPE
24:29 - Graphics
25:37 - Scope
27:01 - Final thoughts

(thanks to Antonio for providing me with the timings :) )

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Orac - What is it?

Published on Apr 9, 2019 TheTechnobear

"I'm just about to release Orac 2.0 :)

this short video is a quick demonstration about what Orac is, a taster of what it can do, and how you can use it.

for release: Ive got a what's new for Orac 2.0 video, and also some tutorial videos on how to set it up etc.

I hope the video is not too confusing,
there is a lot of things going on , and frankly its quite hectic for me trying to think about 4 orac devices at once ...
you really only need one :)

Orac 2.0 will support the following platforms:
- Organelle
- Raspberry PI3
- Qubit Nebulae v2 (eurorack)
- Bela Salt (eurorack)"

Little piece with Meadowphysics for Orac on the organelle

Published on Aug 31, 2018 junklight

"Someone ported the aleph monome externals over to the Organelle and I put one in an Orac module

Rather enjoying meadow physics and hoping to make a piece with the Ansible version in my modular soon.....

Organelle & grid owners can find the module here https://patchstorage.com/meadowphysic..."

Critter & Guitari - Orac for Organelle

Published on Aug 12, 2018 Critter & Guitari

"Download Orac 1.0 here: http://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/...
Orac is a powerful modular patch-builder crammed into a single Organelle patch. String chains of familiar patches together to create 'super'/'meta'/'uber' functionality.

Add sequencers, synths/samplers and effects to create the ultimate combination. Each element, or module, can be rearranged and changed on the fly. It's like using many Organelles at the same time! Orac can be used on the Organelle without any need for an external computer or coding. It is a very powerful and fun patch!

Orac was created by Mark Harris, aka thetechnobear. Thanks Mark!!"

Orac development update, Norns on a Push2/Raspberry PI

Published on Jun 14, 2018 Mark Harris

"This is a vlog about:
- Development progress on Orac 1.1, and what it contains.
- A demonstration of a project Ive been woking, to allow a Push 2 to be used with Monome Norns as a display and controller.

Timeline:
Intro - 0:00
Demo - 2:00
Orac Update - 10:00

Thanks to Monome for making this possible, by making Norns open source.

if your interested in more information about Norns, you can visit.
http://monome.org/norns"

Organelle with orac patch - fourth world sessions

Published on May 26, 2018 junklight

"The orac patch has really unlocked the Organelle for me. this is all made in orac - no pre-recorded content (or samples in this case) all made on the fly in orac,."

Be sure to listen to this one in stereo and with something that can handle the bass.

new organelle Orac patch. Digitakt, Digitone, XTk

Published on May 14, 2018 junklight

"somehow playing about with the new Orac patch on my Organelle turned into this....."

Orac: modular synth for organelle

Published on May 14, 2018 Mark Harris

"Orac a new modular synth for the Organelle.
This video provides a detailed demonstration of Oracs features.
If you would like a broader overview, Id also recommend watching Loopops video" [further below]

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ChipBeat "Orac" feat. Drumstation, Roland TR-606, DSI Evolver, Korg Poly800

Published on May 26, 2013 Chipbeat1·22 videos

"Track "ORAC" by ChipBeat (Trier, April 2013) // Novation Drumstation, Roland TR-606, DSI Evolver & Korg Poly 800"

MARDIS ORAC speech synth / communication aid

via this auction

"This is for a MARDIS ORAC speech synth / communications aid. I think it was designed as a tool for disabled people to communicate by pressing buttons in a stephen hawkins kind of manner, and i do know that these things are obscenely expensive to buy, but i have no idea if this one is working properly or even at all. This could possibly be down to the fact that i have no idea how it should operate but all i know is that you plug in an external 9v power supply, one of the keyboard LED's lights up and some blocks appear on the screen. Other than that its a mystery to me, maybe you need some kind of overlay in the front before it'll do anything, or possibly you need to charge an internal bettery.

Theres a lot more information on this thing at the Mardis website here http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/mardis/products/orac.html"

Electronic Music - Its Composition and Performance by Robert A Moog

Title link takes you to a Orac Records where you will find a pdf of a 1967 article on Electronic Music by Bob Moog.

Inside an Oberheim SEM

Title link takes you to the post on Orac. He's looking for Rev B schematics so if you have or know where to get them, post a comment.

"The color-coded Molex connectors which route signals to and from the SEM have wonderful, gemlike hues. In the second shot the new electrolytic cap is evident (the big blue can)."