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2.9min per reel

300splices per reel

32reels per card

[ rec ] press[ rec ] hold3 s = keep holding› then12:00 = knob straight up◆ = options.txt only

s.o.s. = sound on sound · tla = time lag accumulation · eosg = end of splice / genemax reel length = 2.9_min | 174_sec · 48_khz · 32-bit_float · stereo_.wavyellow = hold

buttons

mg_01

[ rec ]

record into this splice · press again to stop. empty reel = new splice

[ rec ]+[ splice ]

record into a new splice at the end of the reel › [ rec ] stops

[ splice ]

drop a splice marker at the playhead (works while recording)

[ shift ]

next splice · also mounts the microsd card

release

single presses act on release (except rec stop), so combos never misfire

[ rec ] LED

lit while recording · strobes while it waits for a clock

[ rec ]

◆ rsop 1

swapped: a plain press starts a new splice, [ rec ]+[ splice ] records into this one

vari-speed

mg_02

turn [ vari-speed ]

12:00 = stop · cw = forward · ccw = reverse, faster the further you go

1/1 green

original speed at ~2:30 forward / ~9:30 reverse

[ vari-speed ] cv

±4 v through the attenuverter

playback only

recording is never sped up: set it back to green to hear it as captured

[ vari-speed ] cv

◆ vsop 1 / 2

1 = 1v/oct both ways · 2 = forward-only 1v/oct, stop at full ccw

__fig.01 : vari-speedactivity window colors

delete

mg_03

[ shift ]+[ splice ]

delete marker: this splice merges with the next

[ shift ]+[ splice ] 3 s

delete all markers: one big splice, audio kept

[ shift ]+[ rec ]

delete this splice’s audio

[ shift ]+[ rec ] 3 s

clear the reel: every marker and all audio

splice window

flashes to confirm any erase · wait for [ shift ] to stop flashing

* no deleting with a clock patched to play.

sound on sound

mg_04

turn [ s.o.s. ]

ccw = live input · cw = reel only · between = mix

[ rec ] on a loop

time lag accumulation: records over the splice as it loops, s.o.s. sets how much old audio survives

[ s.o.s. ] cv

0–8 v, normalled to +8 v · knob turns into its attenuator

no input

acts as a vca for the loop, or a crossfader between live and loop

tla drift

every pass is re-pitched: off 1/1 (or morph past 2:30) walks out of range

[ rec ] on a loop

◆ inop 1

records the input only: tla becomes a single-repeat delay

organize · reels

mg_05

turn [ organize ]

pick the next splice: evenly spread, lands when this splice / gene ends

[ splice ]+[ rec ]

reel mode in / out (card mounted, reel window flashes)

in reel mode

[ organize ] picks a reel · s.o.s. cw = preview · [ splice ]+[ rec ] loads · [ shift ]+[ rec ] deletes it

[ organize ] / [ shift ]

◆ omod 1

jump right away instead of waiting (may click)

microsound

mg_06

turn [ gene-size ]

ccw = whole splice · cw = tiny genes (grains). never destructive

turn [ slide ]

travel through the splice: scrubs and moves the play start point

turn [ morph ]

gaps › seamless › overlaps › stacked genes with pitch & pan

gene-size 0–8 v, attenuator · slide 0–8 v, attenuverter · morph 0–5 v

genes

◆ gnsm 1

stronger windowing, fades at small gene sizes

input gain

mg_07 · mg203+

[ rec ]+[ shift ]

step through four input gain settings:

ccw [ s.o.s. ]

hear the input only while you set it · inputs are ac coupled, line to modular

__fig.02 : the wellmm_03

clock

mg_08

[ clk ]+morph ccw of 11:00

gene shift (red): every clock jumps to the next gene

[ clk ]+morph 11:00 +

time stretch (blue): clock sets the pace, vari-speed is pitch only

needs

gene-size below a full splice · a clock at least every 3.5 s · tops out ~18 hz

[ clk ]+[ rec ]

rec strobes, then starts and stops on the next clock

[ clk ]

◆ ckop 1 / 2

1 = gene shift only · 2 = time stretch only

gates · cv

mg_09

[ play ]

high = loop · low = stop at the end · rising edge = restart from slide. unpatched = loops

[ rec ] [ splice ] [ shift ]

gate inputs: remote buttons (2.5 v +)

[ eosg ]

gate at the end of every splice / gene: fires faster with gene-size & morph

[ cv out ]

envelope follower, 0–8 v

[ play ]

◆ pmod 1 / 2

1 = momentary (plays while high) · 2 = trigger loop

[ cv out ]

◆ cvop 1

a ramp timed to the gene

[ in ] r

◆ pmin 1

phase-modulates the reel when the left input is empty

microsd

mg_10

[ shift ] LED

on = card mounted · flashing = busy, don’t pull the card

copy a reel

load it › pull the card › wait for shift to go dark › reinsert › [ shift ]

options.txt

made on mount · edit it, reinsert, [ shift ]

max reel length

2.9 min | 174 sec · 48 khz, 32-bit float, stereo .wav

pdf

__fig.03 : front panel01–10 = sections · 12–22 = hardware

[ 01 ] __rec : record · tla · stop

[ 02 ] __vari-speed : speed & direction

[ 03 ] __splice : marker · eos light

[ 04 ] __s.o.s. : input / reel blend

[ 05 ] __organize : next splice · reel

[ 06 ] __gene-size : grain length

[ 07 ] __in : audio in l (mono) / r

[ 08 ] __clk : shift · stretch · rec sync

[ 09 ] __play : gate · retrigger

[ 10 ] __microsd : reels on fat32

[ 12 ] __shift : next splice · mount

[ 13 ] __out : audio out l (mono) / r

[ 14 ] __morph : gene overlap

[ 15 ] __slide : travel · start point

[ 16 ] __windows : speed · morph colors

[ 17 ] __reel : reel color · clock

[ 18 ] __eosg : end of splice / gene

[ 19 ] __cv out : envelope · window

[ 20 ] __cv ins : every knob has one

[ 21 ] __splice window : splice color

[ 22 ] __gate ins : rec · splice · shift

_where things hide

11 · mg_11

options.txt card root · edit the number, re-mount

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vsop0 classic · 1 1v/oct · 2 forward-only 1v/oct

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inop0 record the s.o.s. mix · 1 input only

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pmin1 = right input phase-mods the reel

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omod0 wait for the end · 1 jump now

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gnsm0 classic · 1 smooth gene windows

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rsop1 = swap rec / rec + splice

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pmod0 classic · 1 momentary · 2 trigger loop

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ckop0 hybrid · 1 gene shift · 2 time stretch

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cvop0 envelope · 1 gene ramp

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mcr1–3mg203+: chord ratios for genes 2–4 at high morph · 0.0625–16 · minus = reverse · 1 = unison

microsd card

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formatfat32 · up to 32 reels in the root

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reels.wav, 48 khz 32-bit float stereo · 2.9 min max

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splicesup to 300 per reel · markers live inside the .wav

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no cardone reel only, no reel mode

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morpmarkerm4l device for ableton live: writes splice markers into a reel

home position plain 1/1 loop playback

window colors reels & splices cycle in this order, then repeat

reel · splice 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

vari-speed stop 1/1 +1 oct −1 oct

gain −3 db modular +6 db +12 db

morph gaps · overlaps seamless time stretch gene shift

reel pink / white = new reel flashing = reel mode · clock in

LEDs shift on = mounted · flashing = busy splice = end of splice / gene