MrNovember wrote:01010111 wrote:MrNovember wrote:01010111 wrote:The only thing that gives me any pause when it comes to the vidiot is that it still runs at the same voltage as the rest of the LZX line and would need some voltage conversion to work well with any other modular gear.
On another note, I still don’t want to go full modular, and I’m thinking about flipping my Lifeforms SV-1 for a Plankton Electronics Ants. Anyone else seen this or have opinions on this?
Ants looks and sounds pretty cool. I don't know much
about the Lifeforms, but Ants seems a little more inviting to me.
And I'm pretty sure you're going to have voltage issues any time you're trying to combine euro and video synths, but looking at the Vidiot manual, it seems like it should be pretty friendly weird other gear. It has an envelope follower specifically designed for audio and all the CV inputs expect +/-10VDC
The Ants seems like it’s more geared towards a “
modular” experience than the lifeforms, and more and more I’m finding myself sitting in front of my Lifeforms looking for weirder things to do with it. Where this thing has so many functions, it seems a lot more capable as a standalone
modular system.
Somehow I missed the +/- 10VDC thing. Where did you hear
about that, though? According to the manual the key source inputs only accept 1VDC? If all the inputs accept +/- 10VDC, then this thing’s a no-brainer.
Yeah, I feel like you're right with the Ants. It seems a lot more patchable than the Lifeforms. Lifeforms looks like it has a lot more normalized connections.
It's just the CV inputs that appear to be +/-10VDC (eg. manual page 8 #30 horizontal CV in, #33 vertical CV in, etc.). A lot of the specific video signals like the key source inputs are still only 1VDC. So not all inputs, but it looks like you have CV over horizontal and vertical frequency, brightness, contrast, detail, and red/green/blue levels.
i'm so late to the party but the ants thing seems pretty cool! it'd be hard for me to decide between an 0-coast or ants if I was looking for a completely standalone unit. I totally feel the SV-1 getting stale after a while if you're not looking to expand, but -everything-
about it is useful when expanding. I've thought
about flipping it but I would literally have to buy everything it offers in separate modules. I'm really into the character of the oscillators, too. btw all the normalized connections on the sv-1 can be 'broken' by inserting a cable into whatever normied connection. frees up cables!
I didn't even realize the Vidiot was more welcoming to regular voltages. I'm definitely going that route come $$ season
got tired of waiting for a tripe sloths to pop up, finally emailed the dude and should have one next week
So happy with this beautiful monster!
