Using the Shruthi-1 - Mutable instruments' users community

looping first note glitch

Stevism — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:11:57 -0400

anyone else have a glitch where if you loop a segment of midi, usually just a measure, that the first note won’t trigger, or if it is, it’s not sustaining at all?

if i move the midi note just a teeny tiny bit (like 1/64th) then it will work no problem, so it hasn’t been too much of an issue…but if there’s a fix you guys know of then i’d love to know it

i’m using reaper…tested with software synths and other hardware synths and none of them are doing it, this is related to the shruthi

thanks!

[mod matrix] CV1 and CV2 destinations ?

Georges — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:48:46 -0400

What are the CV1 and CV2 destinations for ?

Octatrack Shruthi User needed - CC Prgm Chance Question

monoaural — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:44:50 -0400

I have my Shruthi MIDI-in connected to the OT MIDI-out. Everything seems to work pretty fine at the first glance. I´m able to trigger the Shruthi and the OT parameter locks work just fine, after assigning some CC Values the OT knobs according to the paramter/cc number sheet in the shruthi manual. Doing so, i do have assigned CC32 to a knob but it has no effect on the programm change.
What am i missing here?
Actually hoping to manage it via try-and-error i assigned all 127 CC values one after another to the OT knobs, but non seem to change to programm.

I had a chance yesterday to sequence my Shruthi with a friends Machindrum. I workek like a charm. Even the programm change was p-lockable for each step. That was awesome!

Keyboard to filter cutoff, can't find it in the menus?

Dunk — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:10:51 -0400

This should be an easy one, I have looked in the menus and the manual but I cant seem to change the key tracking of the filter. It seems to be set at 100% by default. Where should I be looking?

NRPN to CC using reaktor 5, almost there, help!

topaz — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:12:15 -0400

Hi guys

As some might know Shruthi only sends NRPN and Live does not support NRPN so I have been
Hacking away at a converter that takes incoming NRPN from shruthi and converts to standard CC’s

It works but, for some reason reaktor is sending a reset message when live clips starts.

If reaktor dudes are up for having a look pleas PM me and I will share a link.

Cheers
Matt

NRPN and CC from a Novation ReMOTE 25?

tribo — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:40:03 -0400

Hi everyone – I know similar questions have been asked before but I’m still struggling to figure this one out…..
I’ve made a template to control my Shruthi from a ReMOTE 25 and the CC parameters work fine (Osc shape, filter res etc etc)
But I’m having no success with all those parameters that you can only access through NRPN like Mod Source etc.

Has anyone actually solved this one yet?

Issue with V-Synth XT as MIDI interface between PC and Shruthi

Georges — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:33:29 -0400

Maybe this a bit off topic, but since my V-synth XT is the only MIDI interface I have to send .syx files to my Shruthi I’ll post nevertheless ;-)
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When I use MidiOx to send a small .syx file (i.e. a few hundred bytes, e.g. a Shruthi-1 single patch or a Roland JX-8P single patch) to a synth wich is connected to the MIDI OUT of my V-synth XT everything works fine.

But with the same configuration, when I send a larger .syx file (e.g. a Shruthi-1 firmware update or a JX-8P whole bank of patches) the V-synth XT does not send it out correctly.

Are there V-Synth XT users here ?
Is this a known bug? Is there a solution?
Or should I definitely buy a dedicated USB 2 MIDI interface?

Droning the sounds without notes

Nelson_Baboon — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:27:35 -0400

Hi – a friend is building me an ambika, and has nicely lent me his triple Shruthi-1 in the interim…...
There is one feature of the xpander (probably my favorite overall non-modular synth) but very few other synths, but one that I really appreciate. This is the ability to simply to turn up the vca and let the sound drone – and then slowly modujlating other parameters over time. Forgive me if I’ve missed this in the manual thus far, but I’m curious as to whether others find this a desirable feature, whether it’s possible to add this in the future, etc. Of course this also pertains to the ambika, but I don’t quite have that yet….

[Modulation matrix]Velocity to filter envelope depth ?

Georges — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:01:25 -0400

I want to modulate the filter envelope depth with the velocity :

>> the harder you play, the more the filter is modulated by its envelope

(N.B. this is not the same as velocity to cutoff).

Is this possible with the mod matrix ? Maybe with an ‘operator’ ?

Preset patch #126

Georges — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:29:06 -0400

Could someone please post the preset patch #126 “in>xxxxx“ as a .syx file ?

Thanks.

Global restore ?

Georges — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:53:52 -0400

I have done a full MIDI backup of my Shruthi and I have saved it as a .syx file with MidiOx.

When I want to reload it in my Shruthi, do I just have to send it that .syx file ?

Patch dump and upload ?

Georges — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:18:40 -0400

How do I dump a single patch from the Shruthi ?
How do I upload a sysex file to this forum ?

Loading a patch ?

Georges — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:56:00 -0400

The manual says :
When receiving a patch by SysEx, the received patch is not written to persistent patch memory, it is only temporarily loaded in memory so you can edit it, and if you’re happy with it, save it yourself.

Just to be sure that I won’t erase nor override anything in my Shruthi when sending it a patch except, say, user patch memory #150 in which I want to load the patch, could someone please confirm that all I have to do is to send the .syx file I have downloaded from the patch-sharing area to the Shruthi (using MidiOx, for instance) and then to save the patch edit buffer to patch #150 (in my example) ?

Display after power up ?

Georges — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:37:37 -0400

When I power up my Shruthi it displays ‘mutable instruments v0.97’ and it keeps displaying that message until I press a button.

Is that a normal behaviour ? Or should it display the ‘browse :patch 1 init’ screen or the performance screen a short while after power up ?

Serial Number

ballacr75 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:21:15 -0400

Hi, does my shruthi-1 have a serial number? Where I can find it?
Thanks
www.acadballa.com

Anybody made a 'cheat sheet'/function decals?

peanutismint — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:41:59 -0400

Just built my first Shruthi-1 and trying to make patch-editing a bit more user-friendly.

Tried a quick but unsuccessful forum search to see if anyone had already made a simple menu-diagram ‘cheat sheet’ or function decals that I could stick to the inside of my case to remind myself of what each button does…. I suppose the best method would be to edit patches via my iPad or similar….

Anybody already done the legwork who would be willing to share their diagrams/case decal designs??

Waveform 0/1 and not -1/1

ballacr75 — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:02:01 -0400

Hi, I’ve passed audio of shruthi-1 in an oscilloscope and seems that signal is not from -1/1 but 0/1!!! someone can explain me?
thanks

Some Shruthi-1 Wavetable

ballacr75 — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:04:50 -0400

Hi, I’ve generated these wavetable for shruthi-1 from excell, some basic waveform harmonics…Plese return comment!

Midi CC/NRPN out

topaz — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:36:25 -0400

Hi guys, I am seeing some odd behaviour sending out midi from shruthi polivoks in live 9.

CC38 is being recorded for both cutoff and resonance.

any idea what could be wrong ?

cheers
Matt

Is it possible to turn off receiving program/bank change messages

piscione — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:26:20 -0400

Topic says it all. My Roland A90 doesn’t seem to behave the way the manual would lead me to believe, meaning I can’t seem to turn off the sending of program change messages, so I’m wondering if it is possible to set a Shruthi to ignore those.

Shruthi-1 Volume CC#

Rusty — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:37:11 -0400

Does the Shruthi-1 have a CC# for main Volume?

I’d presume 7; but can’t see it in the manual.

Shruthi + Arturia MiniBrute

hedgemunkee — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:06:30 -0400

Just a quick tip on using and expanding the Shruthi.
I output the Shruthi into my Arturia Minibrute and Midi out of Minibrute into Shruthi. I can then layer up Shruthi & Minibrute to great effect utilising minibrute filters, vibrato & other features….
Anyone else using a similar set-up?

Can I power the Shruthi-1 with 12V

mcpepe — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:07:50 -0400

Hi. I want to power my Shruthi-1 with 12 V.

In the web, and the online manual it says in some places 7,5V-9V and in another places 7,5V-12V…so I am not sure if I can do it, or I will burn my Shruthi-1..
In the case of the Shruthi-1 (the transparent) it says 7-12V.
I own several 12V power-supplys that I can use, but no 9V power-supply.

slave LFO double trigger?

comboy — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:32:38 -0400

Hello everyone!

maybe it’s just a user error, but whenever i set LFO2 to slave mode, I get random double triggers when playing notes.

- I load a patch (for example patch 3 “moonrise”)

- on the filter page I set LFO to max

- on lfo2 page i set Mod to sla

I would expect a triangle lfo modulating the filter and being reset on every note on.
instead I get a modulation that sounds like a saw down waveform first.
Or so to speak – double retriggers of the LFO waveform.
It sounds like there is a second, unsynced waveform running somewhere that is resetting my LFO

what am I doing wrong? ;)

cheers,
comboy

Unknown Modulation on Pitch ?

Ixindamix — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:05:35 -0400

Hello
I’m new to using the Shruthi – I have a SMR4 mkII Filter Board.
I made a group of new patches but there is an unknown modulation i can’t seem to get rid of.
When you press the same key on the keyboard the pitch of the note changes.
I’ve been trying to work out what this is and have looked at the modulation settings + Arpeggiator and Sequencer but I can’t get it to stop.
Any ideas ?

Can Shruthi send notes out from the sequencer?

Pish — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:04:57 -0400

Can Shruthi send notes out from the sequencer? As in say I have it set in the Roland mode, if I have it connected to my Midi>CV box to my MC202 do I basically then have a SH101?

Max Shruthi-1 editor for mac

Smugrik — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:07:40 -0400

Hi,

I worked on a Shruthi-1 editor (one more) as my first Max project, I believe it now supports all the synth parameters as NRPN, including the various filter boards settings in firmware 0.97.
I have tested it with my own filters, 4PM, SSM and SVF and so far it seems to be working well.

Thanks to dnigrin’s paper I made it a standalone macosx app, you can download the .app from this link:

https://github.com/downloads/smugrik/Shruthi-1-Editor/Shruthi-1%20Editor.app.zip
Just unzip and drop on the applications folder.

And the Max 6 project is open source and available on my GitHub:

https://github.com/smugrik/Shruthi-1-Editor

I hope to make it a standalone for Windows too if I manage to get another power supply for my laptop…

In the future I might add more parameters for the arp section, and support SYSEX for patch transfer…

Your feedback is welcome, hope you enjoy it :-)

Manual

Pish — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:57:19 -0400

Is there a way to print the manual off the website without the left hand panel? So it fits on an A4 portrait page?

SVF Filter after sysex

static — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:16:53 -0500

sigh somehow my svf ain’t the same anymore and it used to work fine after tuning the machine … one of them doesn’t respond, neither cut nor res, env.
what I did today was sending some of the official patches, one by one via sysex to try them out.
this brings up another question: are those compliant with the svf board?
I tried syx firmware rewrite with no improvement to the issue.