brndnwilliams wrote:grabbed a teletype yesterday to control JF and the 301. Anyone here doing this already?
I am indeed sometimes grumpy (and a double dad now, too) and I have a Teletype. It basically fills all my sequencing needs and much more. It's great and makes me want even less modules than I already have as it can do so much. Programming it is not like C++ at all, it's more akin to some sort of zen programming/puzzle solving in a way, as there are lots of limitations (and smart design choices) and you have to learn how to handle what is there in an efficient way. And you can do a lot, that's for sure. I'm an engineer and I've been programming professionally for a long time, so my point of view on this might be a bit different from people with a different background.
I also have the TXi/TXo expanders and can use the TXo as 4 envelopes/LFOs/oscillators, which is great too.
No ER301 for me though, but that's a great combination if it fits your workflow. The 301 + Teletype might be too many screens in the modular for me, but it works well for other people.
And there was a Just Friends for sale used at my local eurorack retailer, which surprisingly stayed available on their website after a day or two and cost basically what I had in my paypal account so I took it as a sign and got it. I've just had time to use it in shape/cycle mode (normal and run/plume) and it's excellent for that already. Next is shapes mode, to modulate many things. I really like the Mannequins approach of driving a number of similar elements through an unified interface, it works better than I thought. And I'm probably going to want to get a Three Sisters at some point.
But I don't want to spend money as my 7U is already full so if someone here has a Three Sisters and wants a Basimilus Iteritas Alter, I might be interested in a trade...