thanks for sharing this with us. i have got two fo them and it's a killer pair. the power of these is not just a drum triggering device but super flexible sequencer / melody driver.
An Akai MAX25 is generating the notes, playing the Moog Mother-32 with a second VCO coming from one of the Distings. Panning thanks to the Verbos mixer.
They are two different approaches. Grids starts with analyzing a number of popular drum patterns of a set length, and gives you a way to interpolate between them. It also allows you to set a general note density for each of its three channels - as in more dense or less dense - but it picks how many triggers per pattern that actually means. as well as change the note density for each trigger channel (three of them). It has a second mode to replicate a straight Euclidean sequencer. It has an internal clock, or can be externally clocked. There is no provision to directly enter your own patterns. The Chaos control creates its own variations and fills. Knight's Gallop starts with a number of numerically-based drum patterns, including clock divisions, Euclidean, and hand-edited Euclidean for its two channels. It allows you to set the pattern length as well as the exact number of triggers per pattern, and to select which table of triggers you want it to play. One of the tables allows you to enter your own notes. It does not have its own clock. So Grids is more about guiding the module through variations, where KG is more about about selecting which pattern you want.
@@LearningModular hey thanks for the detailed response! So knights gallop gives you finer control. It still seems overpriced to me relative to Grids which is cheaper and has three times as many outputs and the chaos parameter... I guess the ubiquity of Grids puts some people off
@@LearningModular I would say that they are not really "two different approaches", rather variations of a very similar approach. I guess editing your own beats is possible in knights gallop, but if that's really important to you then you're probably not looking at either of these.
@@sumocloud I can't speak to grids but all of Shakmat's modules are very fast and "playable". You can immediately get a lot of interesting rhythmic variations. Also they nicely compact.
thanks for sharing this with us. i have got two fo them and it's a killer pair. the power of these is not just a drum triggering device but super flexible sequencer / melody driver.
Just got one today, after selling it years ago. Such a great sequencer for Hihats and Snares
Its a great module and the best documented and packed DIY kit i ever seen. Highly recommended. Thanks for the great explainer video!
Excellent demo of a musical module. Thanks!
looks like a very genius module, just got one, looking forward to implementing.
great demo. ordered one.
This sounds amazing.
My wallet doesnt need this, but I do.
This is awesome! Now do a video all of Shakmat's modules, lol. They're manuals aren't the most in depth.
great job !
Who makes that red splitting cable? Ive seen the hosa which has 2 females ends, but that one looks more useful again!
Hosa Hopscotch Cable.
What's generating the arpeggio voice? The Mother-32?
An Akai MAX25 is generating the notes, playing the Moog Mother-32 with a second VCO coming from one of the Distings. Panning thanks to the Verbos mixer.
Shame the snare is more of a flappy tom. I’d like to hear how it sounds with hats also.
sounds like danny carey
Grids lite... Or am I missing something?
They are two different approaches. Grids starts with analyzing a number of popular drum patterns of a set length, and gives you a way to interpolate between them. It also allows you to set a general note density for each of its three channels - as in more dense or less dense - but it picks how many triggers per pattern that actually means. as well as change the note density for each trigger channel (three of them). It has a second mode to replicate a straight Euclidean sequencer. It has an internal clock, or can be externally clocked. There is no provision to directly enter your own patterns. The Chaos control creates its own variations and fills.
Knight's Gallop starts with a number of numerically-based drum patterns, including clock divisions, Euclidean, and hand-edited Euclidean for its two channels. It allows you to set the pattern length as well as the exact number of triggers per pattern, and to select which table of triggers you want it to play. One of the tables allows you to enter your own notes. It does not have its own clock.
So Grids is more about guiding the module through variations, where KG is more about about selecting which pattern you want.
@@LearningModular hey thanks for the detailed response! So knights gallop gives you finer control. It still seems overpriced to me relative to Grids which is cheaper and has three times as many outputs and the chaos parameter... I guess the ubiquity of Grids puts some people off
@@LearningModular I would say that they are not really "two different approaches", rather variations of a very similar approach. I guess editing your own beats is possible in knights gallop, but if that's really important to you then you're probably not looking at either of these.
@@sumocloud I can't speak to grids but all of Shakmat's modules are very fast and "playable". You can immediately get a lot of interesting rhythmic variations. Also they nicely compact.