Optomix Rev 2

cheliosheart · Post by **cheliosheart** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:19 pm

Nice! Had a v1, then got an LxD, but would love to add a v2 to experiment with vactrol swapping!

PolarIceCaves · Post by **PolarIceCaves** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:33 pm

Wow they've sold three thousand of them

Trebbers · Post by **Trebbers** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:33 pm

Have a v1, and my small system doesn't really have need for two more channels of bongos, but still...

droningspaghettimonster · Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:52 pm

no way to make envelope with mki?

craigie77 · Post by **craigie77** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 4:20 am

droningsphagettimonster wrote:no way to make envelope with mki?

yeah there is.... but you need a DC offsett into the input .. then ping the vactrol

roqeja · Post by **roqeja** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:26 pm

ooo. swappable vactrols just made these highly desirable. anyone know who has them in stock?

Filternauts · Post by **Filternauts** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 11:44 pm

I just bought one.

I just researched/viewed a bunch of modules at the $200 range that are VCA/VCF Vac/Env Combos... and this is IMO the best/Well Demoed/tested for @$200 ($215).

Manufactures... the decision of my purchasing is heavily influenced on demo videos. Try to get a video demo on your module. There is NO local storefront where I live.

I was sold on V2, AND expecting V2...

droningspaghettimonster · Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:10 am

craigie77 wrote:
droningsphagettimonster wrote:no way to make envelope with mki?
yeah there is.... but you need a DC offsett into the input .. then ping the vactrol

thx! any suggestions?

Footkerchief · Post by **Footkerchief** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:15 pm

droningsphagettimonster wrote:
craigie77 wrote:
droningsphagettimonster wrote:no way to make envelope with mki?
yeah there is.... but you need a DC offsett into the input .. then ping the vactrol
thx! any suggestions?

[video][/video]

johnwynberg · Post by **johnwynberg** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:59 pm

Footkerchief wrote:[video][/video]

Thanks for that video reminder. I had forgotten about it. I wanted to sell my Optomix mk1, Pressure Points and perhaps even ModDemix mk1, to upgrade to an Optomix mk2, mainly for questions of space... But with how cheap the Optomix mk1 has become, I think I'll be better keeping everything and just buy another case.

droningspaghettimonster · Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:55 am

i aint got pressure points. i must admit i am not really sure what DC offset means.

should maths do trick?

DMR · Post by **DMR** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:15 am

droningsphagettimonster wrote:i aint got pressure points. i must admit i am not really sure what DC offset means. should maths do trick?

DC offset means a control voltage with a mean above zero, for example a constant 5v or 10v cv. You should be able to use the output of Maths channel 2, with nothing patched into the channel 2 input, for this.

thermionicjunky · Post by **thermionicjunky** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:47 am

DMR wrote:
droningsphagettimonster wrote:i aint got pressure points. i must admit i am not really sure what DC offset means. :doh: should maths do trick?
DC offset means a control voltage with a mean above zero, for example a constant 5v or 10v cv. You should be able to use the output of Maths channel 2, with nothing patched into the channel 2 input, for this.

In this usage case, it refers to a positive static voltage, but in general terms, DC is any 0Hz (static) signal. It could be at any voltage between about -10 and +10 in a typical Euro system.

Futuresound · Post by **Futuresound** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:37 pm

Footkerchief wrote: [video][/video]

Am I correct in understanding that this is showing how the slow response time of a vactrol can be used to generate an envelope from a gate / pulse?

Meaning that any vactrol-based VCA, or slew limiter, would do the same?

Thanks!

Cortega · Post by **Cortega** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:54 am

had anyone tried how well the Envelope function works ?

thermionicjunky · Post by **thermionicjunky** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:23 am

Futuresound wrote:
...Am I correct in understanding that this is showing how the slow response time of a vactrol can be used to generate an envelope from a gate / pulse?

Meaning that any vactrol-based VCA, or slew limiter, would do the same?...

A VCA with faster vactrols won't slew very much, so it would have to be another unit with the VTL5C3 or similar. A slew limiter works as an AR when fed a gate. The strike input of the Optomix allows it to be used as an AD or AR, regardless of the length of the input pulse.

southberry · Post by **southberry** » Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:19 am

Dogma wrote:
drxcm wrote:Just got my v2.

One nice upgrade - the vactrols are now on socketed daughterboards.

See this pic, old in background, new in foreground

Really cool update - i love the user changeable vactorals and the CV mixing and sidechaining....bit of a no-brainer now

it seems the rev2 is deeper than the original ...
why MN website and ModularGrid listed it as as 24mm like the original ?
Am I missing something ?

the new additions are very nice and will be very useful, but I'm curious ... Has it only been upgraded with new features or the circuit / components has changed too ? it use the same Vactrols than the v1 ?

Mosiej · Post by **Mosiej** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 2:46 pm

anyone using this sidechain for techno ducking? wonderng how it works vs WMD comp or IJ jellysquasher (which i both own)

hawkfuzz · Post by **hawkfuzz** » Sun Sep 25, 2016 10:39 pm

It can do it, but I imagine the others are more involved. The demo is the extent of it. I use it, but I think a compressor would be easier.

sihiL · Post by **sihiL** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:20 am

How are people liking the rev2 as an envelope generator? There's an offset normalled to the level channel, so it's effectively a VC-decay envelope, since the damp parameter is voltage controllable, right?

Parmesan · Post by **Parmesan** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 2:32 am

sihiL wrote:How are people liking the rev2 as an envelope generator?

I used it for an "extra voice" AD envelope a few times and it worked well. Would not recommend it as the only envelope in a system, though (unless you are planning a system where every module is not what it seem to be

).

miles_macquarrie · Post by **miles_macquarrie** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:44 am

Hello,

I have been lurking here for well over a year, but this is my first post.
First off, what an amazing place. I have learned so much here, so thank you!

I have recently noticed an pretty large volume loss when putting an envelope into the control of my Rev2 Optomix. This did not happen initially and I have plenty of signal before going into the control input. Has anybody else experienced this?

Thanks,
Miles

tommygee · Post by **tommygee** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 12:31 pm

Would love to hear about more user experiences of this rev 2 version

hawkfuzz · Post by **hawkfuzz** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 10:18 pm

@miles not me. If the damp knob is turned a certain way maybe...?

Definitely email the team after you experiment. Both channels?

dbeats · Post by **dbeats** » Fri Dec 09, 2016 4:19 pm

I just noticed that my Optomix module #3211 has a print on the PCB that says
mn-00-019revI, 2010 make noise. I would have expected rev2 or something.

It does look like the new one though with the vactrol daugther boards and the clearer DAMP and CTRL letters on the front panel, and it was bought in 04-2016.

Could someone please just confirm that his rev2 board is also not labelled rev2?

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