Micromonsta 2

Received 3 hours ago!
Great bottle opener.

Great sounds ! :heart_eyes:

Dirty acid demo, I wanted to test drive first
Drums also from MM2. Sequenced by Digitone.

Where is it written?
3 is my favorite number. Can we exchange? :smile:
Edit : saw it in the box. SN 009.
Itā€™s ok, my birthday is 0303 so as 3x3=9, Iā€™m good. :content:

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enjoy!
could you confirm if the filter knobs have value jumps between presets, or thereā€™s some kind of pickup modeā€¦?

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This can be improved. I mentioned it in a french forum. Thereā€™s a kind of morph transition a bit too slow for my needs. Iā€™d prefer a jump with a quick fade out. I try to use drums with a program each 4 steps, not great yet.

I know Pickup machines, but I donā€™t know what you meanā€¦

pickup mode means the knob doesnā€™t respond to changes unless you pass through the original value, then it ā€œpicks upā€ from thereā€¦
alternatively, thereā€™s also relative mode - ie. if youā€™re original value was at 9 oā€™clock and your knob itā€™s at 12, it will re-scale the remaining values so they fit in whatā€™s left of the trajectory.
This can of course have itā€™s issues - for example if you need to fit 90% of the values in 10% of the knob trajectory - but both modes are very common and helpfulā€¦ many synths with these adversities let you pick between this modes

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I think thatā€™s it. I had the same problem sending CCs to control filter. Too long lag for my taste, even placing lock trigs before target value.

No pickup mode, itā€™s immediate (with an interpolation so it doesnā€™t click or whatever).
What you want is an encoder and lucky you, there are 4, and they are assignable.
You can even repurpose the F knob globally if you donā€™t like it tied to the filter cutoff.

Maybe weā€™ll add another mode in the future tho, weā€™ll see.

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Cool demo @sezare56

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Yeah now that you mention it , iirc from reading the manual you could assign the encoders for quick access in the ā€œmainā€ page ( canā€™t remember the name ) , similar to the P6, right?

Absolutely, thatā€™s what @sezare56 did in its acid test video above

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Beautiful demo!

Hey can you put up some pulse 2 stuff too?! :wink:

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Micromonsta 2 priority!

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And some other stuff, as you knowā€¦ :content:
Btw I already tested patch changes with Pulse 2, which is clicky with filter changes, osc/paraphonic settings. Blofeld was really efficient in that concern. I could control a bank as a drum kit, mapping Octatrack notes to program changes with a midi processorā€¦

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These settings are apparently common for all patches.

Nope you can override per patch, in program settings

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I noticed you donā€™t have all that many demos of the MicroMonsta2 on your website yet. You got more coming? I would imagine no one knows this synth better than you, yet anyway :slight_smile:

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Pick up mode (sometimes called catch mode or catch up) should not affect midi control of parameters. With pick up mode, when you turn a potentiometer it doesnā€™t immediately change the parameter, you first have to move the knob to the current value. E.g. cutoff is at 30 and you load a preset which has a cutoff value of 70 saved, now you first have to move the knob to 70 then you have control of the parameter.

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I received mine yesterday. Very easy to use, gorgeous soundā€¦ the reverb is excellent too. Thatā€™s a keeper.

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Sorry, but I misunderstood that and confounded with interpolation of different settings from external midi program changes, or control changes.

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Yep.

Would love to hear more about the FM capabilities? Exponential/linear + some demos if anyone is willing to share