Pamela’s PRO Workout by ALM / Busy Circuits is now available for VCV Rack, matching all functionality of the popular hardware Eurorack module. Includes the AXON-2 expander for just $20 on the VCV Library.
Pip Slope (a compact envelope generator) and MCO (a digital VCO with morphing wavetables) are now available for free.
Download now at https://busycircuits.com/vcv/
That’s a great demo, I love the crunchy sounds and the pads at the end. I’ll grab the free modules and probably buy MFX, not sure I need Pam’s but it’s good to have the option of such a widely used hardware module in Rack.
If anyone else has seen the video ALM put out about syncing Pam’s Pro with a DAW
…and was looking for the free Pam Sync DAW plugin I found it here…
Pams is a great addition but is that blue encoder errartic as hell, it’s difficult to dial in sometimes, or is it just me?
The PAM sync VST also works with other clock generators as well like Impromptu Clocked. Just match the settings like PPQN to x24.
the blue button works with the keyboard shortcuts enabled,
I can edit the parameters when I use the → ´ ← key and the mouse
(on my german layout - qwertz - keyboard)
I have set PPQN to x24 on Impromptu Clocked. But Pamela reducing the bpm from 120 to 115. =(
I suspect the code behind is still optimised for fingers and that doesn’t translate well into mouse control? I find that if I’m gentle in clicking and dragging, it works alright.
For knobs and sliders in Rack, you get finer control holding Ctrl as you drag. Shift gives you coarser (faster) changes. Right click lets you type an exact value.
Oh, I know. Of course:) But PPW’s encoder is indeed a bit strange in that when you want crank a value up to 100%, quickly, as you do, it might stop at, say, 92%. But again, I’ve gotten used to it: a ~deliberately slow mouse movement does it.
Hi! Found a bug. If you assign something to the expander on СV5-7, then when the patch is reloaded, this assignment is reset to something else. However, there are no such problems if assigned to СV4 or СV1-2. Or maybe it’s just me who has this problem?
I have a similar issue with their MFX module, report it to help@busycircuits.com. They got back to me immediately and are working on a fix.
Hi folks, who users of ALM things (or whole bundle), how a much it usable today ? Bugs fixed ? Is the dev active ? Just plan to grab bundle, but some worries after reading, tnx to community.
I’m also on the fence regarding the ALM bundle…
My take is that they seem to work better now and are worth grabbing if you want the specific fx from MFX or the workflow of Pam’s, etc.
FWIW I love my hardware ALM but almost never reach for it in VCV since space is not an issue. Eg. the nested workflow of Pam’s doesn’t make as much sense when you can build out specific chains to do the same thing and have better ways to overview and modulate them. That said, I would recommend them to anyone who is exploring getting a Pam’s or MFX IRL.
Cizzle and Tyso Daiko also make great sound sources in VCV. The new Pluck module is probably a better overall buy than Tyso for physical modeling purposes. My 2c!
PAM works great! Esp if you use their PAM Sync vst when trying to sync a DAW. I’ve have yet to explore the other modules despite already having them.
Grabbed bundle (currently for 40$ btw), preliminary impressed by MFX, so many things in single piece, cool. Somehow didn’t pay attention initially.
cool cool, so will it load in a patch with your settings or does it still load with initialized settings even in saved patches. I would already have it in my collection, but the word was it would not save my work.
Dmn you scared me. Fortunately it saveable ! I just now tried (in Studio One at least), save project with different algos enabled in MFX, and then with changed parameters in algo. All was saved\reopen flawless.
UPD: hovever, this about MFX at least. Did not tested other yet. Where you read about probs with recalling ? Maybe some other certain module idk, i would check
I still have problems with MFX on Windows 10. I’ve reported this before to their support but it’s still happening, I tested it again just now. For example on the Digi-PCM algorithm, if I change the bandwidth parameter to CV1, save it, and then re-open the patch it’s changed itself to 6kHz. Really annoying.
In other news, the MCO mk2 sounds amazing. Would be nice if that comes to Rack, but I wouldn’t buy unless it’s less buggy.
