It started with the ER-301 Sound Computer/Sampler on the way to dinner last year. I’d read about it and how Brian from Orthogonal Devices is known for incredibly well-thought-out modules. When I got my ER-301 a month later with no manual and one rapid-fire demo video from the creator himself, it was nearly incomprehensible. What was clear was the craftsmanship and attention to detail. Becoming more and more familiar with my modules, I knew that I’d want another sequencer or two or three to help round out my rig. The problem was that the ER-101 Sequencer from Orthogonal had been sold out for months.

Then, just a few weeks ago, somebody on Muffwiggler posted he was eager to sell his ER-101/102 combo for an incredible price; I snatched them up right away. It’s now two weeks since I received them in excellent shape; I updated the firmware and waited for a moment to either find a great tutorial or finally give in and read the combined 64 pages of documentation. A familiar name showed up: “Daisuk” he shared the following video a few years ago, and it was super helpful: https://vimeo.com/101873468 

So, after a very busy day testing various levels in my company’s VR product titled Hypatia, which we released to some lucky people yesterday who are getting a sneak peek before we put it up for sale next week, I almost reluctantly got to it so I could do my best in keeping up with the “Patch Of The Day!” Tonight’s entry features my first-ever work with the ER-101, sending a gate signal to the Mutable Instruments Elements, a control voltage feeding the 1V/Oct jack, and then another five CVs modulating various parameters on the Elements.