WIGGLING 'LITE' IN GUEST MODE

[neilbaldwin]

I couldn't get shit out of the PB when trying to use it in a 'traditional' way (i.e as a filter ) but after reading some posts on here I finally started to understand what the fuss is all about.

Just using a singe oscillator (Plan B M15) and Maths and a low-pass filter, I was feeding all sorts of nonsense into the Plague and then using it's output to drive the FM on the M15. Firing envelopes into the PB from Maths is soooooooo good

I think I need another PB

[s]http://soundcloud.com/neilbaldwin/damp-air-crows[/s]

[infradead]

thinking of the PB as a filter with get you nowhere fast.

i want a R4 PB to go with my 3.3

[computer controlled]

The PB is a straight up FSU module. It DOES a bit of mild filtering, but that's it.

I THINK the "Lowpass" is actually a Highpass Cutoff control, and "Highpass" is actually a Lowpass Cutoff control.

[wowarz]

[quote="neilbaldwin"]I think I need another PB

same thing here.

[s]http://soundcloud.com/wowarz-1/plaguebearer[/s]

pb with 199, 101-2 and noisring

seems my res-4 will get unemployed

[suboptimal]

I think of the PB as a financially responsible way to get that thick, hard grinding tone that you have to otherwise buy Metasonix or Sherman, etc. to get. Superb for generating complex noise (for e.g. cymbal and snare synthesis) or for distortion from understated to violent. The more the merrier - I've just ordered my third and fourth, and am pretty psyched about the nice upgrades r4 provides.

[wowarz]

not to mention the price. it's a d%$n STEAL.

(btw. r4 was used above ;-)

[lorenzovektor]

hmmmmm plague

[neilbaldwin]

Mine is R4 too.

What differences does that revision have compared to previous ones?

And yeah, the price is absolutely incredible.

If f(h) is reading this, turn away from the screen for a second: l'd buy it at twice the price!

[hollowman]

[soundsubs]

the PB's have a unique design that has a VERY narrow margin for knob position which can yield WOW results. every time i play with mine (i have two which must be side by side) i discover new things.

it took me a long time also to get the handle on it. well made, great price, lots and lots of tone!

im gonna say it: BEST EURO VALUE.

[neilbaldwin]

[boramx]

I have mixed feelings on plaque.

I'm an fsu kinda guy too. I would have to be new in love or really on a lot of anti-depressants to even think of incorporating an arpeggio into a composition.

However, plaque was like this for me(i had two diy pbs at one point)---

First plug them in "wow, solid state metasonix-esque velcro". I used them all the time.

Two months in "this always gets me to the same place". First i let one out of the 12u, 6 months later the other goes too.

I always came back to it and tried it again. Also fyi, i had a similar experience with the r53. Totally cool. But not inspiring to me in the long run.

Here's an opinion-

Space is my recurrent issue. Multi-tasker is golden in 12u. The a189-1 earns its place for 15 modes plus DC coupled processing.

Audio modules with too much 'character' can't earn their space. This has been my personal finding after lots of years of small/medium modular usage.

[bluemeanie]

i liken it a cv controlled overdrive/distortion

like other filters , if you turn the input up to far ..you dont get much fun

actually if the input is all the way up i think the high and low controls dont do anything.

[matttech]

[matttech]

or what about THIS!!!!


http://www.flightofharmony.com/product-lines/inm/infernal-noise-machin e-standalone-device

[tenstairs]

I'm definitely going to have to pick one of these up!

[Cat-A-Tonic]

I have a pair with custom panels and extra attenuators.

Plague Bearer does physical ripping sounds well.

I have used it for processing/generating percussion on occasion.

Aside from that, I need further exploration...

I really liked DGTom's "rubber drums" Plague patch.
I wonder if he can advise us on how to conjure such magics.

[Cat-A-Tonic]

[hollowman]

[artisokka]

[nrdvrgr]

The PB is fantastic for CV´s, try putting it between a sequencer and the 1v/oct input of your oscillator.

[boramx]

[HeWhoWantsJeans]

I feel like a moron for just trying this out last night, but even a single PB can make a pretty gnarly oscillator. From what I remember:

Routing:
1 Out -> 1 In
1 Out -> the rest of the world

Settings:
High -> 6 o'clock
Low -> Fully CCW
Gain -> 9 o'clock (rock!)
Input -> 9 o'clock

That might suck - as my memory is often to do.

I was using one for ring-modding a signal with the ModDeMix and was like 'damn - that's a gnarly source.'

[norbert smith]

def a cool module, just received my r4 and luv it

[computer controlled]