Quantise all the Things! Ornament and Crime Quantermain deep tutorial and patch examples

Quantermain is a pitch quantising application in Ornament and Crime. It has four quantising channels which can run independently or be combined together. But it can do much more than simply quantise pitch; it also has generator modes that can create melodies for you, it can be a sample and hold module, or a source of random voltages. With some creative self-patching you can make it the heart of a generative modular patch.

In this video I explain how Quantermain works, and show you how to set it up in a basic patch. I explain the different trigger modes for quantisers and how they work. I'll also show you how to use it with an unquantised sequencer like the Mimetic Digitalis from Noise Engineering.

There is a lot to cover in this video, so I've broken out the key sections below. Feel free to jump around and re-watch sections, and be sure to leave me feedback and questions in the comments down below.

Here are links to my other Ornament and Crime tutorials:
1. Sequins dual 16 step sequencer:    • Ornament and Crime Sequins mode. Tuto...  
2. Copiermaschine cascading sample and hold generator:    • Ornament and Crime Copiermaschine. Fu...  
3. Harrington 1200 chord generator:    • Harrington 1200 Ornament and Crime fu...  
4. Acid Curds dual 8 step chord sequencer:    • Acid Curds chord sequencer tutorial. ...  
5. Piqued quad envelope, LFO and trigger generator:    • Ornament and Crime Piqued deep tutori...  

Timestamps of sections in the video:
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Tour of the user interface
01:37 Quantisation trigger modes

02:49 Wiring up a basic patch to get started
04:51 Scale masks and rotating scale masks to create melodies
05:48 Setting up quantiser B with a different trigger clock
09:38 Adding a second LFO to quantise a new melody

11:56 Quantising a step sequencer - Mimetic Digitalis

14:01 Linear Feedback Shift Register to generate notes
15:18 Playing generative music using LFSR mode

16:26 Using a quantiser as a Sample and Hold
18:10 Integer Sequence generators
19:13 Understanding modulus and range for generating note values
20:33 Swing mode for integer sequence generation

21:08 Self-patching tips and tricks
22:02 Rotating the scale mask using the output of a quantiser
23:29 Generating triggers using quantisers
25:15 Playing the Mimetic Digitalis using generated triggers from quantisers

26:02 Thank you and final jam

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Gear used in this video:
- Ornament and Crime multi-function module
- ALM Pamela's New Workout
- Klavis Mixwitch mixer and switcher
- Klavis Twin Waves dual VCO
- Mutable Instruments Ripples filter
- Mutable Instruments Plaits
- Expert Sleepers Disting Mk4
- Noise Engineering Mimetic Digitalis
- ST Modular PUSH
- Befaco Out
- Doepfer A-140-2 dual ADSR envelope
- Modules In the Trees 6 channel mixer
- Happy Nerding FX Aid XL effect module

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