AXOLOTI - a digital Pure Data audio platform for makers

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Elantric

Create Your Own Standalone Synth, Instrument, Effects Unit, Groovebox, Stomp Box
Rounik Sethi on Jan 11, 2015

QuoteAxoloti does the effects processing controlled with a MIDI pedalboard, amplified through a Phonic powermixer and Metro speakers, recorded with a Zoom H4N through its built-in mikes.
No other sound sources than guitar and Axoloti. The EMS Synthi 100 on the background is not connected :)


If you've ever wanted to program your own synth or effects unit, you've probably checked out Reaktor or MaxMSP. But what if you'd like to create standalone hardware? Enter the new Axoloti Core.

The Axoloti is the brainchild of engineer, Johannes Taelman, who has put it onto crowdfunding site, IndieGoGo. And it's only €7,000 away from its funding goal of €25,000 with 18 days remaining.

At this point you may be forgiven for thinking, "I have an Arduino and Raspberry Pi, so what?" Johannes explains the barriers which Axoloti is designed to bypass:

"Compared to Arduino, Teensy, or Raspberry Pi, you do not need to deal with coding or a command line prompt. With Axoloti you can focus directly on what really matters.
"Many project use Arduino together with Pure Data to interface with other electronics. That works, but you have three things to worry about: the electronics, the program on the Arduino, and Pure Data patch. Axoloti simplifies such setups dramatically. "


Using the patcher software program you can easily select objects like oscialltors, envelopes, etc and draw connections to patch them up. Reason and Reaktor users will be more than familiar.

Selecting objects is easy from the software's library.


Selecting objects is easy from the software's library.

In fact, most music computer users should find this pretty straightforward. You can then upload your patch to the hardware and bingo, you're ready to take the hardware with you independent of a computer, plug-in your guitar, microphone, MIDI keyboard, etc.


Patch by patch... you can create something unique and incredible?
As well as catering for "classical" virtual analog synthesis, Axoloti can also handle effects processing, step-sequencing, sample playback, or granular processing. You can make a stomp-box for use with your guitar... or even create your own amplifier or audio control surface as you can attach up to 15 potentiometers, faders, switches, LED's to one unit.

Use Axoloti like a guitar effects processor.
Support Axoloti on IndieGoGo:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/axoloti-a-digital-audio-platform-for-makers/#home

Tech Specs

The Axoloti Core hardware is Open Source and has

Stereo audio input and output with 24bit sampling
DIN MIDI input and output
Micro-sdcard slot for storing patches and samples
Micro-USB device port to connect to your computer
a 180Mhz ARM Cortex M4 microcontroller with 256kB of SRAM, and 1MB of Flash (STM32F427)
USB host plug (in development) to connect USB-MIDI controllers directly (requires USB MIDI class compliance)
Open Source Axoloti core software runs on OS X, Windows, Ubuntu Linux.

Want one? Support Axoloti on IndieGoGo:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/axoloti-a-digital-audio-platform-for-makers/#home[/i]

PD FX

thanks, Elantric cool! Thats something is have looked for quite often, but have never found
But I hope one can program it with real programming, I'm allergic to graphic programming environments.. I get nervous when something looks like puredata.. :)

gumtown

That is really something, the first time I have seen a blank canvas which you can drag & drop the functions you want.
3 of them in one box and you have a hex processor.
Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/

mbenigni

#3
Reminds me of my old Nord Micro Modular - a great tool to have in the effects loop of a combo amp.  I used it for everything from synths to multi-band compression.  Same concepts as described here (though presumably much less powerful), nearly 15 years ago!

http://www.vintagesynth.com/clavia/nordmicro.php


Albert

I used to want to implement a Micro Modular into my big-rack (must be more than 10 years ago). Never happened though. And after getting the GP-10, my setup has never been smaller (GP-10, Korg Nanokontrol (modded with sustainpedal), and laptop with MS3 plus Mobius)


Elantric



Sketching digital audio algorithms with the musical playability of standalone hardware.

The Axoloti Patcher offers a "patcher" environment similar to Max/MSP, Pure Data or Reaktor.

The patches run on a standalone powerful microcontroller board : Axoloti Core.

Check some examples of what it is up to.

Visit or join the community forum.

Current source code is on GitHub, latest release can be found here.


http://www.axoloti.com/


http://community.axoloti.com/c/user-guide

reingarnichts

#7
I have one in a case with the maximum number of potis, two switches and three footswitches.
Nice toy to playaround with. So far I made a patch that was kind of a delay-based freeze (similar to the ehx freeze), a stereo-preamp for my chapman stick (with delay, reverb and distortion) and some multiband-distortion-stuff.


MountainCraft

Anybody ever heard of or been exposed to this thing? If it sounds well, it might be the hot ticket for me as the MIDI volume control I was looking for!  Plus it is customizable as an FX/synth unit and Looks like it would fit in my 1U rack enclosure too!

http://www.axoloti.com/

admin

Quote from: MountainCraft on July 30, 2019, 08:48:36 AM
Anybody ever heard of or been exposed to this thing? If it sounds well, it might be the hot ticket for me as the MIDI volume control I was looking for!  Plus it is customizable as an FX/synth unit and Looks like it would fit in my 1U rack enclosure too!

http://www.axoloti.com/

Look above
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=13565.msg99611#msg99611

BROCKSTAR

Empress Effects ZOIA would be much better and can do all that too and easier.

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