New UDO Ribbon controller RBN-1

Yes, we will indeed :slight_smile:

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And maybe a Super 6 with the updated keyboard, for us to try? :wink:
(see you there)

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Pretty sure that will be there, they had it at Superbooth.

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I like the decal. I’m glad you bothered doing that. It’s a nice touch :blush:

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When is the deadline to order one? I’m going to place an order in the next couple weeks.

Well the video with Gaz pushed me over the edge to take the plunge. Ribbon ordered. :wink:

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Hey, any news on when the RBN-1 might start shipping? Halfway through December now :grin:

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I got a notice mine shipped today from UK → USA and should arrive just before Chris Kringle on 12/24. :smiley:

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Got the shipped notification today, arriving tomorrow!

Got my delivery info - Monday. Got a livestreaming gig on Saturday night and had hoped to use it then but still pretty excited. Presume I’ll need a firmware update for that ‘smart pitch’ stuff seen on Gaz’s show?

Yes for super 6 please update to 1,6 online now

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Just wanted to say a big thanks - ribbon arrived today so my livestreaming tonight will have lots of gratuitous wails and pitch bends. Installation was easy and it looks like a quality piece of kit through and through.

Am I right in thinking that the total range for one sweep is intended to be 1 octave rather than mapping to the octaves printed on the ribbon? Somehow I was imagining some kind of Ondes Martenot thing might be possible. Interesting how you can keep going up too if you keep notes held and do multiple strokes.

Great work guys!

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Finally got my RBN-1 and it’s great, really well built. Great job UDO team!
Whilst exploring playing with the ribbon, I kept thinking that it would be amazing if we had a sostenuto sustain option.
This would really expand on what you could do with the ribbon. Play a chord, hit the sostenuto pedal and carry on adding new notes that you can use the ribbon on without running out of voices and everything becoming a huge wash.
@DDS @udo-audio it would be great if we could have a sostenuto mode <3

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While asking for stuff, I’d love it if the markings on the ribbon meant something. Right now they are perfectly positioned over three octaves so it would be an absolute delight if you could slide your fingers over notes accurately in the style of an Ondes Martenot.

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Yes to sostenuto! I really miss having the option in general.

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Even better would be to be able to use a triple pedal that would include delay freeze, sostenuto and sustain.
It would open up to same performance possibilities

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Had my first go with the ribbon and the Super 8. It’s very nice and I am impressed with the quality. Making it magnetic was genius. I’m getting an octave jump once in a great while that doesn’t make sense. Overall, it’s working as expected 95% of the time.

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Yeah this would be rad, it’s kind of weird as is. I guess I assumed the markings would line up with notes like the Continuum controller.

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I’m slowly getting better with it - not quite as easy to control as other ribbons I’ve used but feels nice and hopefully I’ll master it one day. Vangelis I’m not!

I saw the eurorack module for the ribbon. Nice work! Any chance I can wire it to the module and the Super 8 at the same time? Is there a pass-thru mode? The eurorack module is well designed. So glad you guys entered the space.