Wiardgroup

Happy New Year.
I just joined up in order to find out more about the system.
So, any thoughts apart from the usual "it's great, buy it" would be
gratefully excepted.
My main serious concern would be ease of use. I'm up to speed on the basics
but haven't yet really explored the advance features on my Serge yet. Having
said that the Serge might have to go. Thinking about it in comparison to
Wiard the only module I would really miss would be the Wave Multiplier.
Going back to the posts about prototype Wiard modules, a Comb Filter which
offered resonant eq would be another incentive to go Wiard. The Analogue
Systems' Comb Filter is one of my favourites and something I use all the
time. I'm not that wild about mini-jacks although Wiard modules would
interface very well with my 2600 (something else I use all the time).
Is it straight forward to input audio into Wiard modules? I do a lot of
guitar and drum processing and don't always want to go via the Arp.
BTW, can you do different things with the MiniWave than the Waveform City?
Thanks, Chris.
Future Wiardo?

Another thing.....
If I were to fill a rack straight off (i.e. 6 modules) would you recommend
going for different modules or doubling up any module as in say 2 x
Oscillators?
Thanks, CW.

Hi,

I would buy 1 VCO, 1 Waveform City, 1 OmniFilter, 1 Envelator, 1 
Mixolator and 1 Woggle-Bug. I have all Wiard modules and these are 
the ones I use every day. But the others are very nice too....

Olivier




--- In wiardgroup@y..., "C. Whitten" <chris@c...> wrote:
> Another thing.....
> If I were to fill a rack straight off (i.e. 6 modules) would you 
recommend

> going for different modules or doubling up any module as in say 2 x
> Oscillators?
> Thanks, CW.

> I would buy 1 VCO, 1 Waveform City, 1 OmniFilter, 1 Envelator, 1
> Mixolator and 1 Woggle-Bug.
Thanks for that. I had those modules earmarked with the exception of the
Mixolator.
CW

Hi Chris,

> My main serious concern would be ease of use. I'm up to speed on the 
basics
> but haven't yet really explored the advance features on my Serge 
>yet.

Grant is very circumspect in his claim that the Wiard is not designed 
with a 'tutorial' panel for novices but I find his design very 
straightforwad and very forgiving (nigh on REWARDING) of 'wrong' 
patches. 
I have a friend with no modular synth knowledge at all who takes the 
pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey approach to patching. He prefers to use the 
Wiard gadgets in my studio to all the others.   

> Is it straight forward to input audio into Wiard modules? I do a lot 
of
> guitar and drum processing and don't always want to go via the Arp.

The Audio inputs to Wiard are line-level. Most passive electric 
guitars will require a preamp to make efficient use of the headroom on 
a Wiard. Some electric guitars have battery powered preamps on-board 
and these would probably not need the boost - so it all depends.
A preamp is a fairly trivial circuit. What is your 'DIY-Q'? If you can 
solder a bit I can point you to solutions that will cost under 5$US.
Drums (i assume you mean drum machines, yes?) are almost all line 
level so there should be no problems there.



> BTW, can you do different things with the MiniWave than the Waveform 
City?

I'm Assuming from your question that you intend to use the digital 
waves as audio sources. (BTW both gadgets can also be used to process 
sub-audio CV's. ie: quantizing)
The Waveform City has an on-board VCO and one bank of 256 waves
The Miniwave requires an outboard VCO to drive it and it has 2 panel 
switchable banks of 256 waves each. 

> Thanks, Chris.

You're welcome...
doc

> Future Wiardo?
come on in! the water's......... weird!