Yep, but how do you fit a 4*4 mod matrix of the LPF residual to cutoff in the unit?
EDIT: 
ok, so the ZDF self modulation might be a bit hard.
No, mine was unrelated 
when I turn the knob, it switches through the ratios. And usually, cv inputs turn knobs for me, but this one keeps sweeping through the pitch
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Iām having fun testing Dark Energy, itās a very nice module. I know I sound demanding but itās only because I like it, and want it to ābe the best it can beā. So you know the deal; you are free to ignore absolutely everything I say
I would love a slider-setting in the context menu, where I can change the slope of the internal decay envelope, between linear (as now) and exponential. That would allow me to make some nice percussive basses that I like, without having to use external envelopes.
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Ah, I see what you mean. According to the manual thatās deliberate. Only the knob is quantized to semitones, not the frequency CV input. Presumably to use the CV input for external FM.
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shouldnāt it just be exponential all the time?
Well, I would argue that if thereās no choice, then yes, exponential would be most useful. But a sliding choice between linear and exponential might be even better.
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Thank you guys, new module is full of amazing features and sound of course!
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Hi Friends, thanks for your kind messages!
@LarsBjerregaard thanks for your suggestions for the self and crposs mod, you cant modulate the two sides withc two different cv but:
- if you want to modulate both sides at the same time: plug the cv and attenuate with center knob.
- if you want to modulate only one side: turn on center button, and points center knob to the side you want.
- if you want to modulate both side alternativemely: do the same with bipolar cv, negative cv will modulate the opposite side
about having an exponential right click fader. Since the start of the project we tend to limit ourselves to things that could have an harware equivalentā¦ itās just a handy internal modulator. Weāll think about it
about the ratio quantization, yes, the freq mod input is free for ring mod synthesis purposes: try to set a nice sounding ratio with teh knob and send a quick envelope and listen to E, you will understand the idea
about DC offset, sure it can and should be done (not for lfo mode) tho we have to check if it still allows for Eās ring mod synthesis because this is technique very āliberalā with the -/+5V concept 
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My first real play with Dark Energy. Liking itā¦
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Really loving Dark Energy tonight, I took one of JakoJakoās suggestions about feeling uninspired and cracked open a manual and just worked through it.
Wanted to flag a silly typo - āmuplitpiesā for multiplies. Itās such a beautiful manual! Thanks for making these modules.
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I have to say, itās a very fun knob twiddler. Thereāre just so many sounds in there, and the way they interact with each other is so organic and nice.
Itās a great match for vcv rack - the ability to move a knob, ctrl-z to move it back, ctrl-shift-z to return, double-click to suddenly re-init the parameter - what the computer interface lacks in physical knob twiddling, with vcv you get some really amazing things back to make up for it in terms of quick changes and repeatability.
I feel like the Dark Energy module really makes me want to take advantage of all of those different possibilities, pushing it into different dangerous territories and then quickly bringing it back in a controlled way. A very fun and musical module.
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You have no idea how happy I am to revive this old tradition: SOON IN GEODESICS with @marc_boule
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somethingās coming?! and itās making dance moves?!
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Tease!
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To celebrate our future new free Geodesics release, and to trigger the creative minds of the VCV human user community, we wanted to challenge you with a very important question that sits at the center of our new module. The most creative answer will be rewarded by an Hexaquark license!
āConsider two twin composers, each playing the same electronic music piece on identical modular synths. One of them boards a spacecraft for a journey close to light speed. When the twin returns to Earth, will the two music pieces still be in sync? If not, by how many beats would it be off?
The spacecraft follows a circular trajectory through space; it accelerates at 1g from take-off until it reaches cruise speed of 80% of light speed and decelerates at ā1g before landing. The journey lasts exactly 10 years according to Earthās records. Both musical pieces start simultaneously at the moment of launch, and both modular systems play at 120 bpm.ā
We noticed you humans have just found out about AI since our last visit (okā¦ no spoilers!). For this reason, the level of creativity will be the main element of reward. Let yourself go! If youāre not an astrophysicist, you can release your inner sci-fi writer.
The prize is a lifetime license for Geodesics Vultiverse Hexaquark (thank you Leo!). Answers can be posted as comments on the Facebook post or in the VCV forum thread. Results will be announced in one week.
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I already have Hexaquark, so donāt add me to the list, but I thought Iād answer. Somewhere in the cobwebs of my memory are my modern physics class problems related to time, relativity, and objects approaching the speed of light, but Iām too lazy (and fuzzy) to try to solve it that way. Instead Iām remembering years of tape decks, time codes, smpte, iConnectMidi4+, loops before warp algorithms, and the insanity of trying to get anything to reliably get and stay in sync. And all of this in non-relativistic frames of reference. Sure, today itās not such a big problem, but your quiz has triggered some type of sync PTSD, so I would say itās highly unlikely they would stay in sync.
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Hexquark-license owner here, too. So, just because of the art.
Their music is completely in sync because it transcends time and space. So, ChatGPTās answer of 250,560,000 beats of discrepancy between alien musician and earthling is completely off the mark.
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Somewhat of a joke answer, but I couldnāt resist:
Completely out of sync. But it was that way from the start, because they forgot to patch any reset signals 
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As I know that the two composers both play an extended cover version of John Cages 4ā33" they both will be in sync for ever and ever and ever and ā¦
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