@BanjoSausilito
The video catalogue (it’s almost at that now!) has been an ongoing venture of exploration built upon discoveries found in previous video. Many are not from a ground zero perspective which could be puzzling for a new user. The series has bumbled along with all the forum originators as we all discovered and tested all the goodies together over time.
So, I have to remember that moving forward and take this into account with vids.
Keep in mind these were never official manuals … hence the ‘unofficial’ tag off the top. They were initially (selfishly) for me and then kinda blew up from there.
FWIW I’m planning on doing a very to-the-point OS .3 walkthrough if that’s at all helpful for new users (like yourself) diving in the first time NOW. Like video 1 and 2, but CURRENT (vs. the video’s OS0.1.X) so you never have to dig that far back. Unlike then, the slicer and sample UI has been drastically improved and streamlined.
So - getting down to the real basics of real common tasks and a chilled out pace so viewers can follow along to get the hang of it. Like you opened the box for the first time and then went … “now what?”
What I might do is named the instruction style ones something else, and the current batch of stuff more as extended routing concepts and exploration… I’m all ears for organization ideas.
However, all that being said, the channel layout, signal flow of chains and subchains and how they all interact is the same since the beginning, aside from the added bonus of Global and Local controls. So even though I’m almost at video 40… the signal flow is the same for all them.
One of my great joys is when I see people have that ‘aha’ moment with this module, and then the floodgates of discovery happen. This module has no fixed wa to create something. It’s up to the user how they want this module to work for their specific needs. That’s what equally makes it so fun/great and possibly mysterious diving in for the first time. Because it’s not a sampler, or a synth or a _____… it’s more like a blank canvas. You don’t need to know Max or coding (I don’t), but you do need the basics of audio processing flow, basic modular-style synthesis & CV behaviour.
Anyways, aside from all this, I love this forum and it’s a place I love to call a home on the net - as there’s little to zero negative noise, only constructive discussion no-matter what the topic.
So, I hope everyone can step back, take a breath and regroup. @anon83620728 I hope you don’t bail.
Cheers all!