LC1 design, different versions

MCCY · Post by **MCCY** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:15 pm

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This is another dimension.

Describtion:
For any value you can activate (left buttons) Envelope Following - controlling (potis on the right), set it's controlling direction (right buttons) (adding or substrating values) and it's intensity (potis in the middle).

It's not so difficult - you will see the parameters moving.

I found the normal CW-comps allways sounded very hard and dead. LC1 is the easiest way to achieve smooth, soft and living compression!

Martin

UPDATE:
Stereo Thermometer added.
I have problems in cunjuncting the graphics. Beside some small graphic-bugs I didn't manage to put Thermometers to a fixed position and just turning them on & off with yellow button... hmmm... Hope somebody can help me. First time you switch it on&off they are suddenly very high on my monitor. There has to be a possibility to save the x&y position values for screen position on startup, but how?
Btw. "normal" meters open by right clicking on the device and opening that panel.

UPDATE 4:
Graphics now move together. Sometimes they are not "synced". When you turn the thermometers on&off&on&off and move the device they should jump to their position.
I'm still working on that. Don't know, why they sometimes start from another position...

UPDATE 5:
Just one little buggy thing left: When first opening you have to move the surface of LC1 a bit. Thermometers will jump to their position.

UPDATE 6:
Hm. The last may not be the best one, so all 4 versions are in the package ;o). It's really nice, not to be a professional, so I don't have to care if my update-policy is profissional... I know, it's anything, but NOT professional!
I like those wheel-potis in the last version, because now it's 100% "Ruhrpott* style" but all in all I like the second version (the funky green buttons) most.

* Ruhrpott is the region in germany where I actually live. There is much very old heavy industry around.

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dawman · Post by **dawman** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:00 pm

You are an incredible human being. I hope your wife bangs you extra hard for your devotion to our beloved platform. Your name should be on a plaque somewhere for the work you have done 4 us.

May Your Offspring Be Blessed,

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:15 pm

erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:51 am

It sounds damn good!!!
Now with moving values is all more friendly, and the overall interface is more intuitive

Ah, do you have modified the device circuit? IMO It seems to sound better than older LC1 version.
I love it as insert in my synth main out!
Thanks!

MCCY · Post by **MCCY** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:16 am

Erminardi,
no, I did not change the circuit!!! It's 100% optical work... But yes, with the new look me too thinks that it sounds better. Strange, isn't it? Yesterday evening I spent 15minutes just fascinated watching the device and listening to the fine music which came out of it... I was listening with my eyes too and I really had the impression, that it sounds better than the first design.

- Optics change sound - In the future I will have to spend more time with grafics...

Martin

MCCY · Post by **MCCY** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:18 am

@scope4live

It's so nice to have someone so positive here. It's pure fun, building these devices and knowing that someone likes them an uses them to make fine music (which I have not the time for by now)!

Thank you for your kind words!

Martin

erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:30 am

On 2006-08-04 02:16, MCCYRANO wrote:
Erminardi,
no, I did not change the circuit!!! It's 100% optical work... But yes, with the new look me too thinks that it sounds better. Strange, isn't it? Yesterday evening I spent 15minutes just fascinated watching the device and listening to the fine music which came out of it... I was listening with my eyes too and I really had the impression, that it sounds better than the first design.

- Optics change sound - In the future I will have to spend more time with grafics...

Martin

Yep, I'm a grafic designer, I absolutely know that...

(look Digital Audio Soft's "fashion" effect...

)
Howewer I thik I had some problems with old LC1 because I heard some distortion in out signal. Now it's oll ok, maybe it was only a bad Scope session...

MCCY · Post by **MCCY** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:55 am

Ah, I should have said that: All has it's limits. Don't push the gain too hard with movements. If movement becomes too fast and wide, you will hear some distortion to the signal (it's because it has to go through too much values at ones). If you use it in a movement-range of lets say 3dbs it's fine. I did not have such problems with the other values so I think wide movements are fine there, but I'd be careful.
For sweet sounds you don't need very wide movement.

Lima · Post by **Lima** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:41 am

Thank you Mc!

ElectronicaDub · Post by **ElectronicaDub** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:53 pm

I'm glad people are making new devices. All you developers - I say more!

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MCCY · Post by **MCCY** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:20 pm

Does anybody know how to
1. connect two different panels
2. set fixed position values for startup for both

Thanks

Martin

MCCY · Post by **MCCY** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:19 am

Think I got it... was kind of obvious...

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MCCY · Post by **MCCY** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:56 am

Here comes maybe the last design update for now. I had to try that with the old wheels, but I'm not very satisfied with the result. Maybe in other devices it will look better.
Maybe in a different size?

Martin

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:06 am

I tried Eminardi's approach by placing in synth's main out. I place it in the 4th AUX Buss adding it to the synths that have jumpier db's in their outputs. Not sure why, but it adds cream to all my coffees. It really sweetens up my synths like softclip, only better.

May You Be Molested, By Large Breasted Babes,

Jimmy V.

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:11 am

When you do bug fixing to such a bundle like this one. Do you also do it with the older versions? I mean, you say you like "the funky green" better. And that is version 2 out of 4. Are they identical in all other aspects than the visuals?

MCCY · Post by **MCCY** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:19 am

I began design after finishing the circuit. I haven't found a bug after that. If there is a bug I'll have to decide to throw out the buggy versions.

Martin

When I fix a bug in multiple similiar devices, it's quite easy, btw. Like batch processing...

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