Stoermelder Strip: Not only good for saving "strips"

stoermelder · June 17, 2020, 6:45pm

Yes, actually two:

stoermelder/vcvrack-packone/blob/v1/docs/Grip.md

# stoermelder GRIP

GRIP is a small utility module which helps you to keep knobs, faders, switchs or buttons locked at a specific value. It avoids accidental parameter changes and prevents randomization using the context menu option.

![GRIP intro](./Grip-intro.png)

A parameter can be locked by activating "mapping mode" (white light) using the single button on the panel and a click on the parameter afterwards, a red mapping square will appear next to it. Mutiple parameters can be locked by repeating this procedure and a list of all locked parameters is shown in the context menu of the module.  
One instance of GRIP can lock up to 32 parameters.

![GRIP lock](./Grip-lock.gif)

GRIP was added in v1.6.0 of PackOne.

Or

github.com

stoermelder/vcvrack-packone/blob/v1/docs/Strip.md#on-off-rand

# stoermelder STRIP

STRIP is a module for managing a strip of modules. A "strip" is a group of modules formed in a single row of Rack without any empty spaces between them, directly next to STRIP on the left or right side. STRIP provides functionality to disable, to randomize and to save or load strips of modules. Copy and paste is possible, too.

![STRIP Intro](./Strip-intro.gif)

STRIP uses Rack v1's expander-mechanism to traverse the modules in a group. Changing the modules in a strip is simply moving them a bit in Rack and creating an empty space between the rest of the modules. 

### MODE

STRIP can be configured which modules will be considered as managed. By default STRIP handles all modules left and right of itself, but the MODE-button allows you to toggle to left-only or right-only. Which modules are affected is shown by the triangle-shaped LEDs on the panel.

### ON, OFF, RAND

The sections ON, OFF and RAND provide CV control of options only available in the context menu of modules: ON and OFF triggers "Disable" with different modes, RAND triggers "Randomize". 

**Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that both functions "Disable" and "Randomize" were not designed to be controlled by CV or modulated at audio rate. Please do not contact the developers of Rack or any modules if unexpected behavior occurs or high CPU usage is noticeable.**

![STRIP RAND](./Strip-rand.gif)

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contemporaryinsanity · June 18, 2020, 10:24am

Thanks Ben, still no joy.

Screen grab below shows what I’m attempting to exclude from randomisation, the modulation knobs are excluded correctly but the mapping in the router still changes when I hit randomise, attempting to lock the mapping buttons with grip also has no effect.

Edit: Tried switching to include mode, included tune, bend & time, hit randomise and the three included controls changed as expected, along with the mapping in the modulation router, I’m guessing (as I can’t look at the source) that this is a Vult specific issue? @modlfo?

modlfo · June 18, 2020, 2:20pm

The modulation router slots are not parameters, that’s why it’s not possible to lock. The parameters you see (“Trummor 2 Slot 1 Select”) are the buttons. For now it’s not possible to lock the modulation router.

contemporaryinsanity · June 18, 2020, 2:28pm

Thanks Leonardo, so we can’t lock but we CAN randomise, somewhat confused by that, can live with it though

Edit: A workaround should anyone else wish to do similar selective randomisation with Vult modules that include the mod router:

STRIP needs to exclude the channel selectors on the POLYCON16s and the POLYCON16s range should be 0-10V.

stoermelder · June 20, 2020, 5:48am

I could add an option the which excludes the randomization of the module itself, so only parameters get randomized. We’ll see what I can do.

contemporaryinsanity · June 20, 2020, 10:08am

That would be handy & I’d be grateful, my workaround isn’t ideal.

Mentzel · June 20, 2020, 11:49am

Play around with the module and i love it. Is there a possibilitiy where the randomization glides between new values. To make the changes less sudden?

contemporaryinsanity · June 20, 2020, 11:56am

Something similar could be handy in 8/16FACE too.

stoermelder · June 20, 2020, 1:20pm

That won’t be possible: 8FACE loads presets of a module and every module handles presets its own way, so I can’t interfere here. But you can lock some parameters with GRIP even if you use 8FACE…

rsmus7 · June 27, 2020, 2:52pm

I could imagine two different randomization modes for Strip:

mode A:
Strip randomizes the module and I can deselect parameters which I don’t want to randomize
mode B:
Strip doesn’t randomize anything, but I can/need to choose parameters which I would like to randomize

jm2c