Love the Compare 2 so much it has become the center of my system. I send phased lfos from Tides that is triggered by Pam's, and get a wide-range of rhythmic gates that can change instantly by morphing through the shape, phase, frequency, and slope of the lfo's (on top of changing Compare's size and shift), while still staying relatively in sync with the rest of the system. It's a dream for dance music!
Comparators have been one of those things that I never totally got, and really didn't understand how to musically apply them. Thanks for the great video demonstrating how funky they can be!
Great demonstration. And an interesting little rack! Particularly for me, since I'm one of those people who, every so often, redesigns his 180 - 200 hp kit and thinks of it as a temporary instrument, rather than the type that has an ever-expanding wall of modules.
My case / setup is super fluid, I wish it wasn’t but I’m constantly tweaking the combination of bits and trying stuff out. There’s are some elements that seem quite fixed like, Trident oscillator, Filter 8, Pams Workout and synths like Hydrasynth but the rest I’m swapping around a lot.
@@SoundsMick As a kind of challenge, and because I'm obstinate, I'm trying to do without Pam these days. Quadrax + expander always stay in, as does Filter 8, Mob of Emus (which I was very turned off by at first, but became a challenge and is now a staple modulation source for me), d0. For the time being, Generate 3 is also in there. Love these Joranalogues. The Compare 2 is probably next. Seems like a bit of a luxury - not something I really need - but it might shake up my routine a bit.
Thank you for this excellent tutorial on using this module and how comparators work in modular! I just ordered one to spice up my patches. That and a sequential switch with matrix mixer are core tools for modular patch advancement. Looking forward to using Maestro and Kermit for modulation sources with it to tweak my patches.
OMG! 5m in, you put a drink down right in the middle of the rack! I never put liquids near mine! That aside, this is the next module I want, I'm looking at logic gates working with switches at the moment, to create different kinds of patterns, and this looks like a really handy module for that. This is a great concise and clear explanation of it that differs from the Divkid rundown, and helps us understand it in a different way. Cheers! Liked and subbed.
You say it can compare against pitches (such as F4). How does that work? Do you use both comparators to detect some phase relationship specific to the target pitch?
I guess you'd create a short window then shift until it detects the pitch, would only need to use one of the comparators to do it. I'm going to make a follow up to this showing more examples of how it can be used, so will look to include this :)
To clarify: you'd be processing the V/oct. pitch CV signal in this case. To detect a certain pitch in an oscillator output, you'd need a pitch-to-CV converter first, which wouldn't work as well.
This module is just another little modular electronics masterpiece by Joranalogue, just like many of them.
Thanks for the video.
Love the Compare 2 so much it has become the center of my system. I send phased lfos from Tides that is triggered by Pam's, and get a wide-range of rhythmic gates that can change instantly by morphing through the shape, phase, frequency, and slope of the lfo's (on top of changing Compare's size and shift), while still staying relatively in sync with the rest of the system. It's a dream for dance music!
Well that was the most comprehensive video about the Compare 2!
Comparators have been one of those things that I never totally got, and really didn't understand how to musically apply them. Thanks for the great video demonstrating how funky they can be!
That's great dude thanks, glad you got something out of it :)
Great demonstration. And an interesting little rack! Particularly for me, since I'm one of those people who, every so often, redesigns his 180 - 200 hp kit and thinks of it as a temporary instrument, rather than the type that has an ever-expanding wall of modules.
My case / setup is super fluid, I wish it wasn’t but I’m constantly tweaking the combination of bits and trying stuff out. There’s are some elements that seem quite fixed like, Trident oscillator, Filter 8, Pams Workout and synths like Hydrasynth but the rest I’m swapping around a lot.
@@SoundsMick As a kind of challenge, and because I'm obstinate, I'm trying to do without Pam these days. Quadrax + expander always stay in, as does Filter 8, Mob of Emus (which I was very turned off by at first, but became a challenge and is now a staple modulation source for me), d0. For the time being, Generate 3 is also in there. Love these Joranalogues. The Compare 2 is probably next. Seems like a bit of a luxury - not something I really need - but it might shake up my routine a bit.
Short and Concise! Clearly the most straight forward video to grasp the concept of the compare 2 ! thanks for sharing mate :)
Nice of you to say, thank you!
Thank you for this excellent tutorial on using this module and how comparators work in modular! I just ordered one to spice up my patches. That and a sequential switch with matrix mixer are core tools for modular patch advancement. Looking forward to using Maestro and Kermit for modulation sources with it to tweak my patches.
Sounds like a powerful setup!
Excellent Visual Representation
of Compare 2 signal flow
Thank You Immensely
Clear Concise to the point
Great Work Fine Sir
Thanks for the kind words!
Great video, thank you! Just as I was feeling frustrated about getting this thing to fit with my practices, some new things to try!
Great to hear, hope it clicks with you!
Very good overview with great use cases, thank you.
Great guide! It's not something I've ever considered, but the ability to get those humanised swung rhythms is well cool 😎
Great video about a great module. Joranalogue excels at innovative application of classic techniques. Such smart and useful designs.
Thanks! I agree about Joranalogue, quickly becoming one of my favourite designers.
Great video for a great module, thank you. I use mine for some reason in every patch.
Thank you nice to hear :)
Brilliant explanation. Thank you!
OMG! 5m in, you put a drink down right in the middle of the rack! I never put liquids near mine!
That aside, this is the next module I want, I'm looking at logic gates working with switches at the moment, to create different kinds of patterns, and this looks like a really handy module for that. This is a great concise and clear explanation of it that differs from the Divkid rundown, and helps us understand it in a different way. Cheers! Liked and subbed.
Haha it was a well practiced manoeuvre, I’ve not spilled anything yet! Heheh glad you liked the video mate.
Excellent tutorial. Thx for the visuals👍🏻
Thanks Brian
lovely comparator idea
Really well explained, great sounds. Fkin love it mate - subscribed
Thanks!
Such a great video! I really appreciate the effort.
Thank you! Great to hear, glad you found it useful :)
Whoa! Great stuff, thanks for sharing man. Really enjoyed the audio rate explorations. I wonder what you could do with a Planar CVing the Compare 2 :)
ah yeah that's a great idea!
I love this
excellent video, however your cavalier attitude to the proximity of your white cardy and modules, with the red wine, is triggering my anxiety. hehe
hahah!
You say it can compare against pitches (such as F4). How does that work? Do you use both comparators to detect some phase relationship specific to the target pitch?
I guess you'd create a short window then shift until it detects the pitch, would only need to use one of the comparators to do it. I'm going to make a follow up to this showing more examples of how it can be used, so will look to include this :)
To clarify: you'd be processing the V/oct. pitch CV signal in this case. To detect a certain pitch in an oscillator output, you'd need a pitch-to-CV converter first, which wouldn't work as well.
@@joranalogue yeah detecting voltage not pitch I mean to say :)