OhmerPrems announcements thread

Ohmer · March 7, 2026, 9:52am

Updated screen capture (FranKe module) - Aluminium model (theme), pattern #1, tracks 4-8 muted:

Exactly like FroeZe module, this (WIP) FranKe module is using LCD for 4 first models (themes), and OLED for last 4 (“Signature”-line models) - as usual by Ohmer Modules!

Like FroeZe, the yellow backlit displays (only for Absolute Night theme/model) can be dimmed, or not, by clicking on the Ohmer logo (bottom-right of the module), this affects all 8-track displays, and current PATTERN midi-display (bottom-left, near PATTRN input).

Other LCD-based models (Aluminium, Stage Repro and Cobalt) don’t use backlit LCD.

Pattern 4 (randomized notes), Tracks 1, 2, 3 are SOLO:

Also pattern #99 (the last)…

Ohmer · March 12, 2026, 5:46pm

FranKe module, its Turing Machine in action, at BPM 240.

Remaining to do: the sequence length (LENGTH), the pitch voltage rescaler (V-SCALE), the quantization (nearest note, possibily global sequencer’s scale), the GATE length (gate duration, as %), and VELOCITY (not definitively designed with my customer).

Uncommented (temporary) video…

karlderletzte · March 12, 2026, 5:59pm

Hello, one question: is it possible to implement a clock per track?

Ohmer · March 12, 2026, 6:31pm

Hello!

Firstly, this FranKe module must meet specifications given by my customer (although this module remains my intellectual property).

However your question is not clear.

For sure, no CLK output jacks. Per track, only PITCH (V/Oct), GATE and VELocity output jacks.

Please to be more precise concerning implement a clock per track?

Are you meaning different “speed ratio” per track? (regarling the “master” BPM/frequency).

It’s not too late, in case your request will be agreed by my customer, of course I’ll consider it, but I’ll must be absolutely sure about what you’re wanting! (no want to renew our misunderstanding experience concerning KlokSpid MkII and BPM-CV - if you remember).

Also please consider - for the future - to be more precise about your questions / requests, otherwise I’ll don’t take the time to reply. I’ve ton of stuff at the moment, so I’ll hope you’ll understand this. Thanks in advance.

Dominique.

karlderletzte · March 13, 2026, 7:02am

OK i See.

i mean independently input clocks to drive the track.

sorry for the inconvenience.

Karl

Ohmer · March 13, 2026, 7:44am

Hi Karl,

Don’t worry, but it’s very important to be clear, first by language barrier (assuming English isn’t our native language), also a developer can’t go “in the brain” of somebody, aren’t?

To reply, no, they’re only one input CLOCK jack, used as “time-base” for whole sequencer.

However, this morning I’ve vocal discussion (by WhatsApp) together with my customer (not located in France), he totally agree about clock ratios (all based on main clock), for each track!

Scenario: the external clock is set as BPM 120 (2 Hz), whatever by BPM-CV, or by pulses detection (PPQN 32 or 24). Track 1 will can play at - default - x1 (aka BPM 120, too), track 2 will can play at x2 (aka BPM 240), track 3 will can play at /2.3 (aka BPM 120 divided by 2.3), and so on!

Default for all 8 tracks is always x1. If enabled, Turing Machine will use track 8’s ratio.

Ratios will be (free) decimal factors (max. two decimals), such x2, or x2.5, or /3.14. Ranges of ratios are not yet defined, however.

Also, track delays (delayed/late events), per track too, is “in the pipe” / feature planned since the beginning!

Except in case I’m wrong, I’ve never seen a sequencer module with multiple CLOCK inputs (one per track). I repeat: except in case I’m wrong! Also, the module is already designed, so I’ll can change it, hope you’ll understand our choice.

karlderletzte · March 13, 2026, 7:58am

oh wow, that sounds very good to me.

another question: is it possible or planned to play a single track in reverse or ping along? i mean the possibility for only a single track not the whole sequencer. e.g track 1 plays reverse, the other tracks forward.

Ohmer · March 13, 2026, 8:00am

Yes, like FroeZe is doing! switchable by buttons (piano-like, left and right triangle on D# and E), for selected track - only while playing). Button for PONG will be “F” note. No more feature, because I’ll need the 4 remaining buttons for OCTAVE (to change note octave for selected note in the display), GATE to adjust individual gates, DELAY for track delay, and VELOCITY to adjust individual velocities.

Independent track lengths is cancelled, not viable about the module concept (controls). Too bad!

karlderletzte · March 13, 2026, 8:26am

Ah OK.

what about skipping and muting steps? skipping means jump from previous step directly to the next.

muting means sending no gate or trigger.

Ohmer · March 13, 2026, 8:31am

Reserved, from top to bottom:

(F#/Gb) → Octave adjustment, per note.

(G) → GATE adjustment, per note.

(G#/Ab) → DELAY (for the selected track).

(A) → VELOCITY adjustment, per note.

About FWD and REV buttons, while sequencer is paused, these buttons are used move by one step to previous or next step. Cycle (if left/right bound is reached). Also used on STEP-RECORDING (while transport is paused, to return/advance step, in case of note mistakes).

Muting will be done - per individual note - by setting its GATE to 0% (will be displayed as OFF under GATE during setting).

Note skipping is not under consideration, this feature will not be implemented, I’m sorry.

karlderletzte · March 13, 2026, 8:41am

thanks a lot.

Ohmer · March 13, 2026, 8:41am

You’re welcome Karl!

Implementations will be progressive (but planned & prepared in C++ code) to avoid “bad surprises”, later!

Ohmer · March 13, 2026, 2:21pm

The final layout of the Franke module (panel screen printings).

Aluminium panel (Turing Machine in action on track 8, testing patch using tracks 1 and 8):

Stage Repro panel (while setting first step for track 1 - last step was already set to step 14):

Cobalt panel (while step-recording track 2, step 5 is waiting…):

Absolute Night panel (not dimmed displays - for Absolute Night’s backlit LCD, light can be dimmed or normal by clicking Ohmer logo at the bottom right of the module):

Dark “Signature” panel:

Fort Knox “Signature” panel:

Oxide “Signature” panel:

And the last one, Titanium “Signature” panel:

Ohmer · March 25, 2026, 11:32am

The development is always “on the way”.

Lastest feature addition is any track can be “melodic” (display & play quantized notes), or CV ouput (CV OUT) who can deliver any voltage in -10V/+10V range (by 0.01V step).

Step 1 to Step 16 encoders adjust by +/- 0.01V. Track encoder adjusts by +/- 0.1V (all steps of the track). By clicking on “cell”, this increase by +1V (cycle when +10V limit is reached).

By default (on new module instance, or on Initialize command from contextual menu), like shown below :

Tracks 1 to 6 are melodic tracks (displaying note, octave and accidental).
Track 7 is voltage track (aka CV OUT).
Track 8 is (pre-enabled) 16-bit Turing Machine (press TURING momentary button - near CV1 input jack - to disable & restore previous track 8 as melodic track / or CV OUT).

Track(s) role(s) - Notes or CV OUT - can be changed via contextual menu, either for any single track, also by groups (Tracks 1-4, Track 5-8, All tracks).

Notes and CV OUT are totally independent between each other, so by modifying one this doesn’t affect other!

YouTube presentation video is coming soon (1st weekend of April)…

Ohmer · March 26, 2026, 12:12am

Hi there, this is a French-spoken (but with English closed captions) about quick tour of FranKe analog sequencer module (in development) and a wide presentation (kind of mini tutorial) about its Turing Machine feature. 35 minutes.

Ohmer · March 28, 2026, 9:02am

Hi all!

2’30” video showing all 8 Turing Machine lines in action…

Now all tracks are versatile, any track can be:

Melodic (using notes).
Modulation track (named CV OUT track, free voltages from -10 to +10V, 0.01V steeping).
16-bit Turing Machine line.

Default (fresh instanciated module, or after Initialize command from module’s contextual menu):

Tracks 1 to 5 are melodic (prefilled by C4 notes, velocities @ 100%, gates 50%, no delays, probabilities @ 100%, no skipped step).
Tracks 6 and 7 are “CV OUT” (all steps @ 0V, velocities aren’t applicable, 50% gate, no delay, probabilities @ 100%, no skipped step).
Track 8 is Turing Machine (random sequence, velocities aren’t applicable - replaced by +10V 1ms triggers on sequence cycle/repeat, locked sequence, 16-bit length, floor octave 4, V-Scale @ 100%, gate 50%, no delay, speed factor x1.00).

Ohmer · April 7, 2026, 6:24am

Hi all!

News about FranKe module, in development: the global module’s SETUP is now fully operational. It permits to reduce the module’s contextual menu (right-mouse click menu, over the module). It permits to:

Select the external clock source mode (by pulses 32/24 PPQN, or by BPM-CV).
The RUN input jack behavior (as transport toggle, or while +10V gate is held).
CV1 input jack assignment (temporary list, may be extended later).
CV2 input jack assignment (temporary list, may be extended later).
Flats or sharps preference, for melodic (note-based) tracks.

Also, it reports clock & tempo informations (over track 3’s display), and license status (track 8), because it’s removed from contextual menu.

Planned as public stable release (plugin version 2.6.9) during Saturday, May 2nd.

EDIT: Available as v2.6.9 BETA since April 23rd, 2026.

Ohmer · April 23, 2026, 3:33am

Hi all,

New FranKe analog step-sequencer module (still in development however) is available from OhmerPrems plugin as v2.6.9 BETA (download & manual installation exclusively, not available as beta from “VCV Library” for automatic update).

https://github.com/DomiKamu/OhmerPrems/releases/tag/v2.6.9

At the moment, only the Turing Machine lines (upto 8 at the same time! - or limited to tracks 1 & 2 as Free/Trial for non-OhmerPrems members) are fully operational.

Following images shows the all 8-track running as… Turing Machine lines!

About melodic & modulation (CV OUT) tracks, all possible settings are already implemented (VEL., GATE, SKIP, SUBDIV. and CHANCE), but their gate processors must be developed (by this way, these tracks looks as “muted”, it’s normal at the moment and not a bug).

Turing Machines are using separate parameters, gates, and CYCLE (+10V 1ms trigger send on related VEL./CYCLE output jack, when the sequence is restarted/repeated).

Any track role can be changed by pressing TRK. ROLE button (located near input jacks), press it once, or many times (as required). For Free/Trial (without a valid license V2 keyfile), only tracks 1 and 2 roles can be changed, other tracks are locked.

Each button press: Melodic → CV OUT (modulation) → Turing Machine → Melodic (and so on)…

FranKe User Manual is also under construction (many images/animated GIF must be entirely reworked, and the manual will be finished for end of May, max. beginning of June 2026).

The 6OP-DX synthesizer voice module can be bring to rack, but the module doesn’t output sounds at the moment. Its development is delayed, until second week of May 2026. Thanks in advance for your understanding.

For non-OhmerPrems members today: OhmerPrems member fee remains at 12 euros, until May 15th (will be increased to 15 euros on final FranKe module, then later - to 18 euros as soon as 6OP-DX module becomes fully operational - aka +3 euros per finished module). Obviously, no additional charge for already existing OhmerPrems member! Please remember the OhmerPrems license is perpetual/lifetime (until I’ll “pass away”), and already existing members benefit actual and new (future) modules!

This v2.6.9 BETA replaces (cancelled) v2.6.10 “Alpha” pre-release!

Enjoy.

Ohmer · April 23, 2026, 9:34am

As complement alongside OhmerPrems v2.6.9 BETA (introducing the new FranKe analog step-sequencer module), this is a demo patch file who are using all… 8 Turing Machine lines at the same time!

This patch is working for everyone, either as full version for license owners, also as full player for non-OhmerPrems members. It’s a kind of “self-generative” patch (first patch, all quantizers are set to “NEARBY”, second patch, all quantizers are set to “OFF”):

FranKe (Turing lines DEMO - all tracks).vcv (4.5 KB)

FranKe (Turing lines DEMO - all tracks not quantized).vcv (4.5 KB)

Required plugins/modules to run (all are free, including OhmerPrems plugin as “Free/Trial”, or of course registered by license V2 keyfile - both are using the same binary):

OhmerPrems plugin v2.6.9 BETA (and future versions), download it from here (and install it manually): https://github.com/DomiKamu/OhmerPrems/releases/tag/v2.6.9
MindMeld (at least MixMaster Jr. mixer module)
Befaco (at least PonyVCO oscillator module).
Bogaudio (at least ASDR envelope generator module).
VCV Fundamental plugin (at least VCA module).

Obviously you’ll can replace, later, oscillators/ADSR/VCA/Mixer by your favorite modules!

However, for non-OhmerPrems users (who are using Free/Trial) do not replace the existing FranKe module, otherwise the new/fresh module will be limited to tracks 1/2, patterns 01/02 (instead of full player).

Ohmer · May 21, 2026, 4:38am

Hi all,

The OhmerPrems plugin is updated as stable v2.6.9. Available from its GitHub repository (lastest release section), for manual installation or update. Coming soon from VCV Library for automatic installation/update.

New FranKe analog step-sequencer is operational!

Packages/instructions for this release can be picked directly from here.

Screen captures…