What do you want to see in an overview video of RYO Optodist

[DivKid]

Been getting into eurorack videos which hopefully a good few of you have seen. My thread as a home for it all is here - - with other specific video threads around too.

My next video will be an overview of the RYO Optodist. I've got a lot of ideas for this already but as always I'd like to open it up to you all to make any suggestions and tell me what you'd like to see in the video. Really to avoid any "would have been cool to see it does this" which always makes me want to do a follow up video. But that's daft.

So far my ideas are as follows (below). Please feel free to say "take this out", "I'd like to see it process this" or anything at all. My set up is in my signature here so bare that in mind.

AUDIO

SYNTHS

- analog wave forms (sine, triangle, saw) how it responds to those with manual adjustment and CV of the gain as well. Bring the limiter in and out

- Using the Optodist to warm up digital forms. Using both Mutable Instruments Braids and Synthsis Tech E350. This will be more subtle warming rather than full distortion.

- Using the Optodist on a mix of signals, so have 2/3 parts going and use the Optodist as an output distortion like a bus overdrive.

- Using the Optodist as a VCA, fat bassline sound with the optimist pre-filter adding drive (static and dynamically with envelope modulation) and then post filter (again both static and with modulation) I'll bring in the limiter for both sections.

- Creating percussive bass sounds (similar to an LPG) by sending a trigger into the unit.

- Dynamics lead sounds, with an nice ADSR envelope on a filter then Optodist has a slower envelope so as the filter hits the sustain phase (I'll end use end of decay to trigger a second envelope) the drive start to fade up.

- Acid House style distortion. Get an acid patch going and put this post filter to add extra crunch and bite.

- Heavy wavetable baselines with envelopes going to both wavetable positions and Optodist CV to create some growls and those types of sounds.

- Sequence distortion amongst a synth sequence.


DRUMS

- Creating kick drums in the modular then using the Optodist to drive those and get crunchy kicks, then taking it further into longer "big room dance" distorted boomy kicks

- Using it to fatten up snares. These will come from the computer playing in a range of snares and using the Optodist to created thicker saturated snares.

- Using the Optodist on full drums loops (I'll get a hip hop groove, house groove, dubstep and drum and bass) to mix both manual gain, the limiter and an LFO to modulate the gain.

- Warming up and driving delay signals, to create a driven and saturate echo feedback. Again static and with modulation to show how those can develop and change the sound more dynamically.

CV

- Various LFO wave inputs and show how you can clip those. I'll send the LFO to both pitch and filter so it's obvious to hear the changes.

- Using an envelope to modulate an LFO signal. So LFO signal in, envelope to the gain and show how it works like a standard VCA that can also clip the CV.

- Sequence distortion on top of a mix of LFO signals to create a more dynamic pattern

[EarlJemmings]

Hell, looks good to me, can't think of anything to add.
Just be sure to get some audio rate modulation in there

[l e b e r]

i'd love to hear a side by side comparison with your Toukleblahblah.whatdoyoucallit

how the distortion differs between the two...

[DivKid]

Hell, looks good to me, can't think of anything to add.
Just be sure to get some audio rate modulation in there

I didn't mention audio rate modulation. Good call ... where to get that in though? Maybe some static audio rate stuff then run a sequence for varied audio rate moving around on a static waveform going in.

i'd love to hear a side by side comparison with your Toukleblahblah.whatdoyoucallit

how the distortion differs between the two...

That's maybe for a different video, want this to be like a stand alone product overview demo type thing.

I can follow it up with comparisons between the two though no problem. Or at least some audio. I haven't checked them massively but I imagine quite different as one is a fuzz guitar pedal behind a panel and the Optodist is design ground up to be a distortion and VCA for modular. We'll see

[flx]

That's quite an extensive list already. I don't have anything to add and I look forward to the video

[wetterberg]

Honestly, I think you should just go ahead and do it.

I think it would be refreshing to see it done in a series of brief tableaus compiled in a single video. I think there are way too many very long videos showing the full patch setup and all that. I think you should get right to the subject, and not faff about, really.

Looking forward to seeing it!

[l e b e r]

how the distortion differs between the two...

That's maybe for a different video, want this to be like a stand alone product overview demo type thing.

I can follow it up with comparisons between the two though no problem. Or at least some audio. I haven't checked them massively but I imagine quite different as one is a fuzz guitar pedal behind a panel and the Optodist is design ground up to be a distortion and VCA for modular. We'll see

Cool, fair dos... Just an audio (soundcloud) comparison would be more than good! Some simple stuff, like a sawtooth pre filter into these two... Also an example using these two at the end of a typical monosynth signal path would be great too....

Much appreciated for doing your examples. I enjoyed the toukleboukle one. Thanks!

[DivKid]

cheers flx

wetterberg I can be guilty of long videos. But I think with a module overview it needs to be in depth. I'll be cutting out all the setting up the patch as I get better and more streamlined and comfortable as doing these videos is a new thing. But it's a long list to get through so it won't be short. Going to start filming this back end of the week then it'll take a while to get it all together. Plenty of time for any to request anything else.

[wetterberg]

my point wasn't a gripe with long videos - it was with long videos for a single thing, if that makes sense.

You can get through a lot of material, no problem.

My point is: Look at your list. You have a lot of points, so you've made each point a brief description.

My recommendation is to go with that format for the video. Many points, with succinct descriptions making the point clearer

[DivKid]

l e b e r can definitely do that for you no problem. If I don't mention it for a while PM me or something lot on at the minute so a gentle reminder (or kick in the ass) is useful sometimes.


Ah right wetterberg totally with you now. I know what you mean 10 minutes for setting up one patch and a couple of minutes leaving it play. Glad you like the ideas so far. I'll try and keep it moving at a decent pace through all the points.

[raveboyy]

I thing this will be a good video...looking forward to seeing it as I was going to buy an optodist kit.... just don`t know if to buy with #2 or #3 chip....

[Ginko]

There is a souncloud demo somewhere that highlights the difference between vactrols

[matttech]

yeah, it's not huge (the difference)

[DivKid]

Should be a good video (hopefully) I've got some of the basic overview filmed and made a nice acid patch with it last night. I'll be filming in bits throughout the week.

Hoping to have it ready and uploaded next week.

[Triky1305]

Looking forward!