Modulox Brain - Quick start guide

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Modulox – Quick Start Guide

Modulox Brain

What’s in the Box?

  • 3.5mm jack to MIDI DIN RX-TX + sync cable
  • USB C cable
  • Modulox Brain

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Cleaning the Modulox Sticky Base Pad

Use a wet sponge to clean the gecko pad. Allow it to dry for a few minutes and it will stick again!

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Loading a New Machine on the Modulox Brain

  1. Connect your Modulox Brain using the USB C cable.
  2. Open a Chrome browser.
  3. Visit https://apps.raspiaudio.com/.
  4. Select “modulox” on the left and choose the machine to load on the right.

Open Source Status

  • Software: All our software is open source and can be ported to any ESP32 S3 device.
    Repository: MODULOX_BRAIN on GitHub
  • Hardware: The hardware is closed source. This helps us pay salaries and develop new software features for the open-source community.

Additional Connections

  • Chaining Modulox Devices:
    How to chain more than one Modulox using the jack sync cable?
    plug TTRS jack 3.5mm “IN” port to a second Modulox “OUT” port

  • Connecting Other Modulox Devices:
    How to connect other Modulox devices using the magnetic connectors?
    Align the magnetic pogo pins connectors fo a good snap.

Machines

1. Granulizer

  • Navigating menu:
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    Click on left/right buttons to change menu pages.
    Or click on “menu” button then navigate by turning encoder and right/left to choose the page name in a menu list. If the name in the list starts by an “@” then it’s a page name.

  • Loading a Sample:

    • Direct record on the device.
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      Go to “Select Sample” page and click on middle button. The record starts. Click again to stop. The record stops automatically after 8 seconds.
      The sample is stored in the RAM and disappear if you select an other sample or turn off your modulox.
    • USB upload.

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Keep pressing left button while plugging USB cable. Repositories will appear on computer. Drag and drop wave samples here.

  • Selecting a Sample
    Go to menu “Select sample” and turn the encoder to change the sample.

  • Connecting a MIDI Keyboard
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    Connect the jack-to-MIDI cable to input of modulox, plug the MIDI keyboard and it will work out of the box.

  • Using MIDI Learn
    When you are on a page with a parameter, click on the encoder and you will see a blue screen. Then turn your MIDI CC controller (USB or phisycal MIDI).The CC value will appear on the screen. Click again on the encoder, and it will be mapped.