make noise - brains!

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:51 pm

w00t!!11!

ordered!

goiks · Post by **goiks** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:53 pm

justin3am wrote:w00t!!11!

ordered!

me too, it's up at the AH website now.

RustyO · Post by **RustyO** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:59 pm

amnesia wrote:now when can I buy it ????

Let me know when you do, I'll be up for one as well.

Might have to get a second Pressure Points as well....

amphonic · Post by **amphonic** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:18 pm

Brains is great. I have been using it with 2 pressure points for a week or so. Very useful 8 step sequencer. If you have a PP, buy it.

blungo2 · Post by **blungo2** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:03 pm

Eggcellent! I had forgotten that Tony was working on this. I've only been thinking about Rene. This should keep me busy for a while though. 8_)

blungo2 · Post by **blungo2** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:08 pm

Uh,

Do i need to also get a couple makenoise chain cables to hook the brains up to my two pp?

bsmith · Post by **bsmith** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:13 pm

You'll need one - says the manual - if you plan on using 8 stages.

dude · Post by **dude** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:14 pm

amphonic wrote:Brains is great. I have been using it with 2 pressure points for a week or so. Very useful 8 step sequencer. If you have a PP, buy it.

so, when no info is being sent to brains, does pp act like it normally would without the brians connection or does the addition/connection of brains forever change the behavior of pp?

amphonic · Post by **amphonic** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:18 pm

dude wrote:so, when no info is being sent to brains, does pp act like it normally would without the brians connection or does the addition/connection of brains forever change the behavior of pp?

PP works normally when Brains is not in use.

blungo2 · Post by **blungo2** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:21 pm

bsmith wrote:You'll need one - says the manual - if you plan on using 8 stages.

Thanks! I better order one now...

dude · Post by **dude** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:25 pm

amphonic wrote:
dude wrote:so, when no info is being sent to brains, does pp act like it normally would without the brians connection or does the addition/connection of brains forever change the behavior of pp?
PP works normally when Brains is not in use.

damnit i was affffraid you would say that. tony is a fucking badass. now i am obsessively trying to figure out how i can afford and fit this in

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:27 pm

bsmith wrote:You'll need one - says the manual - if you plan on using 8 stages.

Wait, I'm confused about this. How many expander cables do I need if I plan on using two Pressure Points with my Brains? Is there more than one way to setup this configuration? Can you, for instance, choose between 2 individual PPs+brains and 2 chained PPs+brains?

D/A A/D · Post by **D/A A/D** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:41 pm

dude · Post by **dude** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:52 pm

ordered

itijik · Post by **itijik** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:04 pm

bsmith wrote:You'll need one - says the manual - if you plan on using 8 stages.

I think it would make more sense that you can get 4 stages from one PP, and 8 stages if you have two PPs chained. 3x4, 3x8 sequencers.

bsmith · Post by **bsmith** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:16 pm

justin3am wrote:
bsmith wrote:You'll need one - says the manual - if you plan on using 8 stages.
Wait, I'm confused about this. How many expander cables do I need if I plan on using two Pressure Points with my Brains? Is there more than one way to setup this configuration? Can you, for instance, choose between 2 individual PPs+brains and 2 chained PPs+brains?

You just need one chain cable to connect the 2 pressure points modules. Each module has 4 stages. Each module has it's own 'EXPND' cable to connect to the Brains. I'm assuming the Brains module will come with 2 of these. If not it looks like they're 10 pin IDC connector ribbons.
Seems like if you're using the brain you pretty much want to have them set up as only 2 chained together - may be wrong. Check out the connection setup in the manual http://www.makenoisemusic.com/BRAINSManual.pdf

Montag · Post by **Montag** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:24 pm

Looks fantastic, but will this not work with my 4 Pressure Points? The manual and description seems to indicate that it's only for 1 or 2 PP's...

dude · Post by **dude** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:14 pm

Montag wrote:Looks fantastic, but will this not work with my 4 Pressure Points? The manual and description seems to indicate that it's only for 1 or 2 PP's...

i think you need five for it to work correctly

giorgio · Post by **giorgio** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:16 pm

OMG it just so happens that I have 4 hp open next to my PP!! gotta get this. I'm looking at a row of a 154/155 combo, a PP and now this!

hmmm since I'm planning 2 155 sequencers, I could move the 154 up a row and fit another PP in there... but can you do less than max steps easily with this? I'm not familiar with the PP yet but I assume there will be a(n easy) way

makenoise · Post by **makenoise** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:50 pm

dude wrote:
Montag wrote:Looks fantastic, but will this not work with my 4 Pressure Points? The manual and description seems to indicate that it's only for 1 or 2 PP's...
i think you need five for it to work correctly

BRAINS ships with ALL necessary cables for expansion to either 1 or 2 Pressure Points.

The CHAIN cable is only needed for CHAINing 2 or more Pressure Points WITHOUT a BRAINS.

Cheers,

Tony

Montag · Post by **Montag** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:57 pm

makenoise wrote:
dude wrote:
Montag wrote:Looks fantastic, but will this not work with my 4 Pressure Points The manual and description seems to indicate that it's only for 1 or 2 PP's...
i think you need five for it to work correctly
BRAINS ships with ALL necessary cables for expansion to either 1 or 2 Pressure Points.

The CHAIN cable is only needed for CHAINing 2 or more Pressure Points WITHOUT a BRAINS.

Cheers,

Tony

So just to be clear, with the chain cable and a Brains, it's possible to use 4 PP's with Brains

makenoise · Post by **makenoise** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:11 pm

Montag wrote:
makenoise wrote:
dude wrote:
Montag wrote:Looks fantastic, but will this not work with my 4 Pressure Points The manual and description seems to indicate that it's only for 1 or 2 PP's...
i think you need five for it to work correctly
BRAINS ships with ALL necessary cables for expansion to either 1 or 2 Pressure Points.

The CHAIN cable is only needed for CHAINing 2 or more Pressure Points WITHOUT a BRAINS.

Cheers,

Tony
So just to be clear, with the chain cable and a Brains, it's possible to use 4 PP's with Brains

No, the CHAIN cable as a Pressure Points accessory has nothing to do with BRAINS. The CHAIN connector (on backside of the Pressure Points PCB) IS used for expansion with BRAINS when 2 Pressure Points are CHAINED to create an 8 stage sequencer, but the cable needed do that is included with BRAINS.

If you want to make a 16 key controller out of 4 Pressure Points, grab a CHAIN cable. If you want to expand the capabilities of one or two Pressure Points to include sequencing, get a BRAINS.

Maximum number Pressure Points that may be expanded with BRAINS is 2, minimum number is 1.

You will be surprised how useful the 4 stage sequencer is... I know I was.

T

dalasv · Post by **dalasv** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:36 pm

dude wrote:ordered

Haha, nice. I'll play with yours before giving in

D/A A/D · Post by **D/A A/D** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:40 pm

I wish I lived in PDX...

dude · Post by **dude** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:48 pm

dalasv wrote:
dude wrote:ordered
Haha, nice. I'll play with yours before giving in

thats what she said

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make noise - brains!