Erica Synths Black Sequencer

[Girts23]

is this a bug ?

i do a 8 step sequence and turn it on random and it will also trigger the 9th step sometimes ! ?

i made a ticket for this as somebody else from another forum confirmed this to me ...

Yes, this is confirmed bug - we’ll fix it asap.
Thank you for reporting!

Girts

[digable-me]

Presumably I need a midi to 3.5mm TRS adapter to sync this via midi. I haven’t got any of these so will need to order some. Are there different types, and will I need a particular type for this module?

[batch]

Comes with one

[JRC]

Hi there! I would also like to know if anyone knows what type of midi adapter it uses. I just got a hold of a used unit, but it did not come with the cable. Anyone know?

*btw Batch, your video certainly helped sell me on the Black Sequencer, so thank you!

[digable-me]

Comes with one

Nice. Thanks.

Can’t wait to get this thing up and running.

[wanne]

feature request:
decouple channels from reset in ! would this be possible ?

[wanne]

Hi there! I would also like to know if anyone knows what type of midi adapter it uses. I just got a hold of a used unit, but it did not come with the cable. Anyone know?

*btw Batch, your video certainly helped sell me on the Black Sequencer, so thank you!

Type B

[SingleCell]

I noticed mine doesn't transmit glides over midi. Is that normal?

EDIT: I was using a straight stereo minijack cable, rather than an adapter, to go to a Pittsburgh Voltage Lab (also type B), if that matters.

[metamorphmuses]

I noticed mine doesn't transmit glides over midi. Is that normal?

EDIT: I was using a straight stereo minijack cable, rather than an adapter, to go to a Pittsburgh Voltage Lab (also type B), if that matters.

As I understand it, glide is for the CV outs, and over MIDI you have to use a CC parameter, like CC #5 (portamento)

[SingleCell]

Huh. I'm not sure how that would (or if it could) work between the modules in question.

But anyway, I ordered Joranalogue Buffered Mult and Precision Adder modules, which will get me what I need without using midi, and has one advantage over using midi, at least for my purposes, aside from the glide issue.

[metamorphmuses]

Huh. I'm not sure how that would (or if it could) work between the modules in question.
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I just checked the Pittsburgh Voltage Lab manual. In the section on MIDI/ Arpeggiator there is a passage on MIDI CC (p.22), it states, "the MIDI section assigns the active MIDI CC number based on the last incoming MIDI CC message it receives" and goes into it a bit more. It appears the Voltage Lab implements CC in MIDI to CV in the default, general manner that is used in Eurorack, but you would have to try it yourself.

[SingleCell]

If I'm understanding you, then it would require using up the Black Sequencer's mod track to transmit portamento data... which would defeat the purpose... or MY purpose anyway, even if it worked.

[black_label]

I’ve uncovered a bug where CH1 doesn’t mute; all the other tracks mute like normal. I’m running firmware 1.0 - is this a known bug that happens for anyone else?
Thanks!

[SingleCell]

I’ve uncovered a bug where CH1 doesn’t mute; all the other tracks mute like normal. I’m running firmware 1.0 - is this a known bug that happens for anyone else?
Thanks!

Mine's not doing this. Also on firmware 1.0. Is it consistent? Or only happens sometimes?

[black_label]

I’ve uncovered a bug where CH1 doesn’t mute; all the other tracks mute like normal. I’m running firmware 1.0 - is this a known bug that happens for anyone else?
Thanks!

Mine's not doing this. Also on firmware 1.0. Is it consistent? Or only happens sometimes?

It seems consistent. I’ve tried restarting, changing patterns, banks and it’s always the same.

[JRC]

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Type B

Thank you!

[Black_Materia]

How does the step glide work? Will a note where glide is enabled slew from the previous value, a bit 303-like, or does it work differently?

[SingleCell]

When you put glide on a step, it glides into the NEXT step.

The graphic shown when you dial in the amount is a little misleading, imo. It shows the ramp extending from the left side toward the right as you dial in more glide, but in reality it is extending right to left (assuming 'time' moves left to right) so that the glide always ends exactly at the following step. It starts earlier of later depending on the amount you dial in. At maximum amount it glides thru the entire step.

I had to slow my Sequencer down to a crawl to figure this out. Someone can feel free to correct me if any of this info is wrong.

EDIT: also, I'm not sure how a 303 works, so I can't compare.

[Kosmikos]

Anyone figured a way to power up in a different project than the default 1. Factory ?

[wanne]

how to set the tempo of the internal clock ?
first time today i use the internal clock but cant set the tempo

[astromass]

how to set the tempo of the internal clock ?
first time today i use the internal clock but cant set the tempo

In the CV or Gste screen, simply turn the main data encoder. The tempo can be adjusted in other screens with the data encoder/ shift then data encoder as well....I forget which ones they are.

[wanne]

how to set the tempo of the internal clock ?
first time today i use the internal clock but cant set the tempo

In the CV or Gste screen, simply turn the main data encoder. The tempo can be adjusted in other screens with the data encoder/ shift then data encoder as well....I forget which ones they are.

thank you

[Kosmikos]

Annoying inconsistency to me, when muted the CVs can still be sent if the setup menu CV Mute is set to Stay, but when not muted if there is no active step then they won’t. It’s a bit limiting since I’d like to be able to use my CV track independently from the gates, or be able to preload the CV value on the previous step so that my modules are ready when the gate fires up.

Also i had some weird things happening to the mod ADSR page today, where the envelope would reset itself while adjusting its parameters.

[auditorycanvas]

Just got one of these today, and absolutely love it! My first Erica Synths module. Super easy to use for something so full of features. Having envelopes per step is amazing, and frees up a few other modules for other duties.

Only thing i find a bit odd is the Quantize not applying to existing notes. Would be great if we could change scales on the fly. The grey shift legend is also useless in low light, red might have been a better idea.

Couple of things on my feature wishlist:

1 - Probability for ratchets
2 - Random number of ratchets option in number of ratchets setting
3 - Access to the attack on the decay envelope, maybe by holding shift and using the encoder?

[Tdawg]

Any idea what type of control signal is being output from the RST OUT? I'm trying to use it as a start/stop trigger on Pam's workout, and Pam's does seem to see the signal hitting the run input (all lights on outputs light up), but it doesn't seem to be enough to actually start or stop it

Another feature I'd like to see is being able to choose if the CLOCK OUT sends clock continuously, or only when the sequencer is also running. It's a nice to have if you're slaving the black sequencer to midi clock from something like an Elektron Digitakt, which spits out midi clock even when it's sequencer is paused.