I am pondering getting a eurorack bit crusher. I have the Hotone Krush pedal and it is phenomenal. The only drawback is that it has no way to modulate it and free my hands up. I literally have to PLAY it. This video is great for getting more knowledge about the Dystopia, yet, some elements were missing. I didn't understand the signal path fully. What plugs are inputs and what are outputs, also which is CV? I really want to wiggle that bit crusher with a couple envelopes. Perhaps my biggest issue with the dreadbox modules is that the signal path through them is fixed. Wish there was more versatility in that on my other ones. Would love to hear it used in a sample or two of music, especially a analog style drum machine sequence. Again, great video on this module. Still on the fence with this one - Thanks
Thanks a million Griffith, and you raise some very interesting questions ( and recommendations for any future videos ). What would be the best way to assist you? More than willing to jump on a video call to answer your questions :) Feel free to reach out to the email address on the channel.
Just off the top of my head. (Rereading what I wrote and apologize for the novel.) This is based off of being a documentary film maker. Been synthin' as a hobby for 40 years now. not trying to do a sales pitch, but you can see some of my film work on, The informal game channel. Merely saying I know a little bit about film making AND little bit about synths - still learning here. Create a standard procedure of what gets shown. I would first show a close up on the module and explain what the inputs are connected to. Most modules are very logically laid out. Usually they are not very complex once you get one in your hands and play with it. but the point of the video is that viewers do not have one in their hands and need to learn about it. In a video a simple overlay diagram of signal paths would really help. As I understand it, this module has just one input which bypasses the noise and then you have several out's for each function. If that is the case, one can't rout a signal through low pass filter and then rout it through the high pass to create a band pass, or is the idea to take the low and high out's and then mix them on the down stream side? That is really the only thing missing in the video is the need for an explanation of what each input/output does. Follow that with a simple signal path explanation. I own two chromatics, thus I assume this is like all others. Signal goes in. it goes to each section in a linear fashion and then you have an output. Somewhere there is a CV control for each section. Another big pet peeve which you do not do. Too many reviews put a module through effects. I see so many module reviews where it sounds really nice, but what you are hearing is a high end reverb smoothing everything out. I did also have to really think about where you were paching to. In some instances I could not tell what was going in or out because I was not sure what is an in or out on the bit crusher. Maybe be more clear about saying, "I am taking a voice sound and patching it here" or "This is a modulation source" You mention module names, but I do not have those modules. Over all your video was very clear. I recently watched another video and although it was not perfectly clear I was convinced I need the feedback/distortion unit in the video. When I got it, I honestly had a hard time getting anything interesting out of the module. I asked the youtuber what they were doing in specific instances in their vide, They told me they were using too complex a patch to explain it all to me. Well gee, that is no help at all. LOL I have finally learned my lesson on modules, even if they sound cool, the video may be edited where they cut to visuals. Also, if they do not show me CV ins, it's likely the module can't be patched for more interesting motion and free hands playing. I have watched several videos on this one module and yours is the most informative. You may consider adding some 10 second clips showing the sounds you can get in a variety of situations. My personal goal is to run a Korg ER-1 into my Eurorack and use a bit crusher that is being controlled by CV to create motion for my hardware device. My Hotone Skyline Krush is amazing, but it requires too much attention to sound good. I need my hands free to do other things. I am even thinking of using a midi channel and sequencing a note bend to control the effect, so that it is part of a composition. Again, not trying to do self promo on your channel. I posted some improvised music i did a while back on sound cloud. You can skip the beginning and listen at the middle where I use drum machine with bit crush just google this: Burn Fast Burn Fast Burn Fast Burn Fast The.synth.lord.chamber That was a happenstance open jam and I somehow decided the bit crush should go on the drum machine. Pleased it got recorded because now I want to do more with bit crush and drum machine and some bits and pieces in that are a good test reference. You are the second person to tell me to email, but I see no email on youtube channels. Hope you do not mind if i simply post here. Thanks, Griff
Wow. I See your Dreadbox Chronicle Video now. Wow. I have really understand now my modules. Thanks for this Videos❤
Glad it was helpful!
Yes brother! Em's some good bideojames 'splosions!
I never felt I got the most out of this module, mainly because of the very basic manual provided by Dreadbox. This video was super helpful!
Glad it helped!
My mind is trying to grasp the amount of randomness and you go: "sounds like an 80's game,innit?"Ha Ha!Well done!
Awesome :) Thanks a million!
I am pondering getting a eurorack bit crusher. I have the Hotone Krush pedal and it is phenomenal. The only drawback is that it has no way to modulate it and free my hands up. I literally have to PLAY it.
This video is great for getting more knowledge about the Dystopia, yet, some elements were missing. I didn't understand the signal path fully. What plugs are inputs and what are outputs, also which is CV? I really want to wiggle that bit crusher with a couple envelopes.
Perhaps my biggest issue with the dreadbox modules is that the signal path through them is fixed. Wish there was more versatility in that on my other ones.
Would love to hear it used in a sample or two of music, especially a analog style drum machine sequence.
Again, great video on this module. Still on the fence with this one - Thanks
Thanks a million Griffith, and you raise some very interesting questions ( and recommendations for any future videos ). What would be the best way to assist you? More than willing to jump on a video call to answer your questions :) Feel free to reach out to the email address on the channel.
Just off the top of my head. (Rereading what I wrote and apologize for the novel.)
This is based off of being a documentary film maker. Been synthin' as a hobby for 40 years now. not trying to do a sales pitch, but you can see some of my film work on, The informal game channel.
Merely saying I know a little bit about film making AND little bit about synths - still learning here.
Create a standard procedure of what gets shown.
I would first show a close up on the module and explain what the inputs are connected to. Most modules are very logically laid out. Usually they are not very complex once you get one in your hands and play with it. but the point of the video is that viewers do not have one in their hands and need to learn about it.
In a video a simple overlay diagram of signal paths would really help.
As I understand it, this module has just one input which bypasses the noise and then you have several out's for each function. If that is the case, one can't rout a signal through low pass filter and then rout it through the high pass to create a band pass, or is the idea to take the low and high out's and then mix them on the down stream side?
That is really the only thing missing in the video is the need for an explanation of what each input/output does. Follow that with a simple signal path explanation.
I own two chromatics, thus I assume this is like all others. Signal goes in. it goes to each section in a linear fashion and then you have an output. Somewhere there is a CV control for each section.
Another big pet peeve which you do not do. Too many reviews put a module through effects. I see so many module reviews where it sounds really nice, but what you are hearing is a high end reverb smoothing everything out.
I did also have to really think about where you were paching to. In some instances I could not tell what was going in or out because I was not sure what is an in or out on the bit crusher.
Maybe be more clear about saying, "I am taking a voice sound and patching it here" or "This is a modulation source" You mention module names, but I do not have those modules.
Over all your video was very clear. I recently watched another video and although it was not perfectly clear I was convinced I need the feedback/distortion unit in the video. When I got it, I honestly had a hard time getting anything interesting out of the module. I asked the youtuber what they were doing in specific instances in their vide, They told me they were using too complex a patch to explain it all to me. Well gee, that is no help at all. LOL
I have finally learned my lesson on modules, even if they sound cool, the video may be edited where they cut to visuals. Also, if they do not show me CV ins, it's likely the module can't be patched for more interesting motion and free hands playing.
I have watched several videos on this one module and yours is the most informative. You may consider adding some 10 second clips showing the sounds you can get in a variety of situations. My personal goal is to run a Korg ER-1 into my Eurorack and use a bit crusher that is being controlled by CV to create motion for my hardware device. My Hotone Skyline Krush is amazing, but it requires too much attention to sound good. I need my hands free to do other things.
I am even thinking of using a midi channel and sequencing a note bend to control the effect, so that it is part of a composition.
Again, not trying to do self promo on your channel. I posted some improvised music i did a while back on sound cloud. You can skip the beginning and listen at the middle where I use drum machine with bit crush just google this: Burn Fast Burn Fast Burn Fast Burn Fast
The.synth.lord.chamber
That was a happenstance open jam and I somehow decided the bit crush should go on the drum machine. Pleased it got recorded because now I want to do more with bit crush and drum machine and some bits and pieces in that are a good test reference.
You are the second person to tell me to email, but I see no email on youtube channels.
Hope you do not mind if i simply post here.
Thanks, Griff
Thanks for the video! Very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful review :) Thank for exploring
My pleasure 😊
@@TheModularClubhouse I hope soon I will get this awesome module
Great video on this great module. I was wondering if you plan on doing a video on Dreadbox Utopia?
Thanks a million Mark! Sure thing, that's also on my to-do-list for the coming weeks
So the crush output is S&H while the scatter output is track and hold. Edit: no, it's more like a vc mute driven by a comparator...
Also, the bits knob is mislabeled as it's actually manipulating the sample rate.
I feel like it'd be much more useful to have a gate in instead of the scatter out...
Too bad the pulse with modulation is only manually modulatable... 🤔😕