MOTM

Could anyone share his or her(?) experience with the Universal Event 
Generator of Encore Electronics? I'm thinking about a sequencer to go 
with my motm setup. 

Thanks,

Michel Havenith

>>>> 
Could anyone share his or her(?) experience with the Universal Event 
Generator of Encore Electronics? I'm thinking about a sequencer to go 
with my motm setup. 
<<<<

I own two of these. They are fine modules. Think of them as super 
looping transient generators with a free basic sequence mode thrown 
in. They will do basic 8 x 1 sequencing well, but don't have 
dedicated stage outputs, random stage selects, or other features 
found on dedicated sequencers. I use mine with the quantize bank on 
my MiniWave whenever I need precise chromatically tuned pitches, 
which makes it very convenient.

You can also use the Time knobs to control the duration of each 
stage, something that most other sequencers require a second row of 
pots to do. And one shot mode is easy to do and fun. I'd say you 
should get one, you won't be disappointed.

Moe

At 9:05 PM +0000 10/16/01, anymail@... wrote:
>
>Could anyone share his or her(?) experience with the Universal Event
>Generator of Encore Electronics? I'm thinking about a sequencer to go
>with my motm setup.

It's an excellent EG for generating envelopes that are impossible on most
analogue synths, and with its TCV input it is also an oscillator that is
voltage controllable.  While it is far better suited as an LFO, it can
produce sound.  Of course, the pitch of these noises doesn't follow the
voltage in any melodic way and it is very limited in range.  For the most
part, it's designed to be a super EG and complex LFO, but like the Serge
and EML stuff, the Encore UEG can be abused in numerous other ways,
although I'm still trying to figure out a way to send audio through it :)

It's also a simple 8*1 step sequencer where the TCV input, Slope switch,
and Time knobs have no effect.

It can also be used as a sequencer in Loop mode, allowing you to have notes
of different lengths.  Then you can apply a teeny bit of voltage to the TCV
(which increases the length of every "step") to get this sequencer loop to
fit one or more bars, and use the differentiator-to-trigger converter
posted on Larry's site to produce triggers at the beginning of each note to
drive an 800 or another synthesizer.

My only complaint at this point is that the Trigger out has no function in
Loop mode (which only goes from stages 2-7) or any output unless stage 8 is
reached.  However, if you mult the trigger output, patch it into the gate
input, and set it to One Shot, you can get an LFO synced 1:1 to a trigger.
If you want the LFO to be slower than the trigger you can send the trigger
to the gate input in Step mode, and smooth the output with an 820.

All things considered, if I could only own two MOTM modules, I'd pick the
UEG and 820, well, at least until the VC Pulse Divider :)

I looked on Larry's site and didn't find it, but Mark's email did the trick.
(I actually don't have a lot of time right now to scour the 'net.)

Anyway, I was thinking there might be a decent way to use the
Step/Finish/Release switch to allow the trigger output to fire a pulse for
every step, or for the end only like it currently is implemented. I didn't
like the hidden panel feature, but it almost would be documented on the
face. In LoopOnly mode, the Step/Finish/Release switch doesn't currently do
anything, so I could make the Release position active to trigger upon
release, and make the Step position active to trigger at every step.

What do you UEG owners think? I can't do this for a while, but if you think
it's a good idea, you might be able to hold off building that extra circuit.

Yes Dave, I'm still planning to do the Expressionist upgrade! ;)
(It's just that the SurfaceOne has kept me busy all year.)


Tony Karavidas
Encore Electronics

http://www.EncoreElectronics.com

Designers of "The best MIDI to CV converter on the planet." -Keyboard Oct.
1997

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark@... [mailto:mark@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 9:17 AM
> To: anymail@...
> Cc: motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [motm] UEG
>
>
> At 9:05 PM +0000 10/16/01, anymail@... wrote:
> >
> >Could anyone share his or her(?) experience with the Universal Event
> >Generator of Encore Electronics? I'm thinking about a sequencer to go
> >with my motm setup.
>
> It's an excellent EG for generating envelopes that are impossible on most
> analogue synths, and with its TCV input it is also an oscillator that is
> voltage controllable.  While it is far better suited as an LFO, it can
> produce sound.  Of course, the pitch of these noises doesn't follow the
> voltage in any melodic way and it is very limited in range.  For the most
> part, it's designed to be a super EG and complex LFO, but like the Serge
> and EML stuff, the Encore UEG can be abused in numerous other ways,
> although I'm still trying to figure out a way to send audio through it :)
>
> It's also a simple 8*1 step sequencer where the TCV input, Slope switch,
> and Time knobs have no effect.
>
> It can also be used as a sequencer in Loop mode, allowing you to
> have notes
> of different lengths.  Then you can apply a teeny bit of voltage
> to the TCV
> (which increases the length of every "step") to get this sequencer loop to
> fit one or more bars, and use the differentiator-to-trigger converter
> posted on Larry's site to produce triggers at the beginning of
> each note to
> drive an 800 or another synthesizer.
>
> My only complaint at this point is that the Trigger out has no function in
> Loop mode (which only goes from stages 2-7) or any output unless
> stage 8 is
> reached.  However, if you mult the trigger output, patch it into the gate
> input, and set it to One Shot, you can get an LFO synced 1:1 to a trigger.
> If you want the LFO to be slower than the trigger you can send the trigger
> to the gate input in Step mode, and smooth the output with an 820.
>
> All things considered, if I could only own two MOTM modules, I'd pick the
> UEG and 820, well, at least until the VC Pulse Divider :)

I'd like a mode that would 

1.) produce a trigger at the end of a pattern (as it does today)
2.) one that would produce a trigger every step
3.) one that would produce a trigger for every step where the level 
was not set all the way counterclockwise (to mimic a rest).

If I had to choose between 2 and 3 I'd choose 3.

John

At 9:36 AM -0700 10/17/01, Tony Karavidas wrote:
>
>I looked on Larry's site and didn't find it, but Mark's email did
>the trick.

Well, it's not a mod anyway.  For all intents and purposes it's a separate
module.  It will generate triggers from any stepped voltage.

>Anyway, I was thinking there might be a decent way to use the
>Step/Finish/Release switch to allow the trigger output to fire a pulse for
>every step, or for the end only like it currently is implemented. I didn't
>like the hidden panel feature, but it almost would be documented on the
>face.

That's a good point.  Besides having a feature hidden is better than not
having it at all.

>In LoopOnly mode, the Step/Finish/Release switch doesn't currently do
>anything, so I could make the Release position active to trigger upon
>release, and make the Step position active to trigger at every step.

Would you believe that I had the same exact idea??

>What do you UEG owners think?

I think it's a great idea since Loop never reaches stage 8.  If you want to
give all four jacks a function in Loop mode how about this:

Step -- loop runs continuously, trigger on each stage
Finish -- new loop begins only if gate input is high, trigger on each stage
Release -- loop runs continuously, trigger only on last stage of loop

>I can't do this for a while, but if you think it's a good idea, you might
>be able to hold off building that extra circuit.

How would this work??  Would you mail out a ROM upgrade chip??

I have to agree with this, it's a good mod to make!

Moe

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At 9:36 AM -0700 10/17/01, Tony Karavidas wrote:
>
>I looked on Larry's site and didn't find it, but Mark's email did
>the trick.

Well, it's not a mod anyway.  For all intents and purposes it's a 
separate
module.  It will generate triggers from any stepped voltage.

>Anyway, I was thinking there might be a decent way to use the
>Step/Finish/Release switch to allow the trigger output to fire a 
pulse for
>every step, or for the end only like it currently is implemented. I 
didn't
>like the hidden panel feature, but it almost would be documented on 
the
>face.

That's a good point.  Besides having a feature hidden is better than 
not
having it at all.

Here's an image of the UEG with the new firmware.

http://www.encoreelectronics.com/motm/UEG_R20.JPG

It was just a quick example of a 4 stage LOOPONLY mode showing the two (NEW)
different TRIGGER OUT functions. In the lower image, the different spacing
of the trigger out is caused by different times set for each of the stages.


Tony Karavidas
Encore Electronics

http://www.EncoreElectronics.com

Designers of "The best MIDI to CV converter on the planet." -Keyboard Oct.
1997