2hp VCO // 'Classic' Curtis CEM3340 Eurorack oscillator

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Next up in the #2hpTuesdays series of videos on the 2hp Eurorack modules is the VCO module. It's a Curtis CEM3340 based analog oscillator with triangle, pulse and saw outputs, FM, hard sync and PWM and of course tuning and 1v/oct control.
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  • @blaythessteuer
    @blaythessteuer5 жыл бұрын

    "and of course tuning" nice

  • @derivativ3
    @derivativ34 жыл бұрын

    Introducing me to audio rate pwm was amazing, thanks man !

  • @deadscenedotcom
    @deadscenedotcom3 ай бұрын

    I don't understand why the reviews of this aren't better on Modular Grid. I own three of them, thanks to this video.

  • @DivKid

    @DivKid

    3 ай бұрын

    Does it have a low star rating or something? Not sure how many people bother to rate the models they have, or change their ratings if they initial impression a rating and change their minds with more experience with it.

  • @deadscenedotcom

    @deadscenedotcom

    3 ай бұрын

    @@DivKid 3.71 (7 Votes) Average Rating

  • @deadscenedotcom

    @deadscenedotcom

    3 ай бұрын

    @@DivKid Personally, I think it has a great edgy personality, which you can really pick up on in your demo.

  • @SkullDraizer
    @SkullDraizer5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for brightening out days with synth videos.

  • @TroyBlackford
    @TroyBlackford4 жыл бұрын

    Great overview. I can't believe they can fit all these features into such narrow modules. This would be cool at three times the hp, but as it is, it's insane. I only have their MIDI/CV/Gate/Clk module but it has a billion features in the same tiny frame. And they have a full line of basically anything you could want in a modular setup. Amazing engineering.

  • @mkkrt
    @mkkrt5 жыл бұрын

    Ordered one yesterday.

  • @seancraig5373
    @seancraig53732 жыл бұрын

    very helpful review--nice sound for such a slim VCO!

  • @DivKid

    @DivKid

    2 жыл бұрын

    cheers Sean

  • @BrunoWiebelt
    @BrunoWiebelt5 жыл бұрын

    simple is best ... mostly; thanks for this weeks highlight and funny gratulation to 22.222 ;)

  • @lefunghi6151
    @lefunghi6151 Жыл бұрын

    I have to resist the urge to put 5 of those together, but I really don't want to resist it xD

  • @DivKid

    @DivKid

    Жыл бұрын

    small analogue polyphony is definitely appealing

  • @tonalaxis
    @tonalaxis5 жыл бұрын

    WOW 😮

  • @RobotHottdog
    @RobotHottdog5 жыл бұрын

    Is this the same as the old version with a sine wave?

  • @GuitarsAndSynths
    @GuitarsAndSynths3 жыл бұрын

    Ace! I have 8HP free and need more VCOs to fit in my case since I have a Batumi quad LFO and 2 VCOs and need to balance these out along with another clock and S&H module. Maybe get few of these 2hp modules or wait for the new Expert Sleepers Disting EX to solve my flawed modular setup?

  • @standudinski
    @standudinski5 жыл бұрын

    Ben, you must have spent a fortune on the knurlies alone!

  • @VictorSteiner
    @VictorSteiner5 жыл бұрын

    Just when I thought about buying this for my „mainly control only but also want 3 soundsources but don‘t have a lot of space“ skiff :P So 3 of these and a lot of fiddling with small knobs that are too close together or a Doepfer Quad VCO that is cheaper but needs a lot more space.

  • @RobotHottdog

    @RobotHottdog

    5 жыл бұрын

    VictorSteiner space them apart or put them in your rack the makes sense.

  • @DoctorKarul

    @DoctorKarul

    5 жыл бұрын

    See Mr Doepfer's recent interview on Molten Music Technologies #TSR19 . He explains a little of the new quad modules, they have shared controls so you can modulate all 4 together, without multing your cable into 4 2hp oscs.

  • @VictorSteiner

    @VictorSteiner

    5 жыл бұрын

    Karl Stamm have seen that one, thnx. I would use it as 3 voices with my René. The Doepfer doesn‘t normalize to every not-plugged in 1/V, it just has the „for all“ control, right? So I couldn‘t do 2x2 oscillators with only 2 cables?

  • @shedskin8
    @shedskin8 Жыл бұрын

    What about the cem3396? Any available in eurorack?

  • @richardadams429
    @richardadams4295 жыл бұрын

    hey there!..HELP ME!!..this is for anyone really to answer. ive just got the 2hpMIDI and can anyone for the love of god tell me how to make it work with Ableton please? i can find nothing

  • @leonardovelazquez1029
    @leonardovelazquez10294 жыл бұрын

    I love this little vco! I like the sound of it way more than I like the sound of my larger more expensive vcos (dpo, dixie 2). It sounds closer to my moog, is there another vco like this but with more features?

  • @starkindlerus

    @starkindlerus

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Doepfer A-111 series oscillators are mostly based on the same chip I believe.

  • @leonardovelazquez1029

    @leonardovelazquez1029

    4 жыл бұрын

    David thank you, that looks great, just hard to say if the sound will be as raw and rich from the videos I’m seeing

  • @MusicwithLisp

    @MusicwithLisp

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@leonardovelazquez1029 as is the electrosmith 3340. I'm trying to pick one of these!

  • @FILML4D4N
    @FILML4D4N5 жыл бұрын

    I have the old 2hp OSC. Sin but no pwm. When did that change? The old could not be a CEM3340 vco i guess. Good to know if anybody is looking for an used OSC.

  • @derivativ3

    @derivativ3

    4 жыл бұрын

    FILML4D4N you can always make a square with pen control by using a comparator and a dc signal into the inputs 😋

  • @The_Invisible_Man
    @The_Invisible_Man2 жыл бұрын

    Does the PWM work on all the waveforms?

  • @NickHchaos
    @NickHchaos5 жыл бұрын

    0:23 instant Sh-101. That's amazing they put it in 2 hp. It's craziness if people actually think the CEm is the best osc out there, really? It's very good for being on a CHIP that's cheap to manufacture and very stable across a wide range. That doesn't mean the sound smoothness and depth can match the components of a carefully put together discrete VCO, like AJH.

  • @geoffhanssler9887

    @geoffhanssler9887

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think the fact that it sounds like the SH-101 is much more the result of the filter next to the oscillator than the oscillator itself

  • @NickHchaos

    @NickHchaos

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@geoffhanssler9887 Well, both. I have a CEM as well an as SH-101 filter, and a discrete oscillator into the 101 does NOT sound like a 101, it is just too smooth--actually this is more like how the SH-2 sounds, which I have and love, since they use some of the best discrete oscillators ever made in a synth. It is one of the most well-kept secrets of vintage mono synths, a way deeper sound than the 101 is capable of.

  • @AdamTheAd-vanc3d

    @AdamTheAd-vanc3d

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@geoffhanssler9887 True the 101 sounds like the 101 because of the signal path not just because of the VCO. It's a combo of VC,O , F and the A and how hot the signal drives the next part and, I'm sure you guys know lots of factors including factory. calibration.

  • @soundfx68
    @soundfx685 жыл бұрын

    To me, it's like a 16-bit C64 which I don't think is a strange analogy - it's like a clean SID with much of the character.

  • @Vurt72

    @Vurt72

    5 жыл бұрын

    this is nothing like a SID chip..

  • @wajobu
    @wajobu5 жыл бұрын

    "...because, why not?"

  • @movax20h
    @movax20h4 жыл бұрын

    They make really nice series of modules, but I feel half of their modules should be half of the price. 100$ for a simple DC offset level, MIX or LOGIC modules? Ridiculous a bit. They contain electronics worth maybe 1$. Their VCO is 129$, which is acceptable, but still a bit more than I would expect. 100-110$ maybe. Some more esoteric modules they make are however worth their price. Again almost all their modules are the same price, with no regards to how much complexity or work is behind them.

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