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Merci

It can be done, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you can secure the Pool to the wall. A Vesa bracket fixed to the wall would be a good way of securing the unit. You can also move The River forward a little to put the K&M support behind it and adjust it so that it's just above The River.

Maisonvague uses another solution

https://gearspace.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1342716-baloran-quot-pool-quot-15.html

What exactly do you want? This summer I'm planning to implement microtonal, perhaps even compatibility with SCALA files. Wouldn't that be enough? In terms of ergonomics, the use of encoders would be possible, but I don't see the advantage of playing the note and shifting it, playing the next note and shifting it, etc.... 

Thanks to both of you, it's noted, available in a future update. I'll see what I can do to get a smart list in Option

Good question ... or suggestion 
Today, mute does not work in the sequencer via SEQ 1..3 or the motion sequencer. Via these two tools, by modulating the ENV of the chosen VCA, it works. But the switching isn't very good. I hadn't planned to automate this.

An old-fashioned strings with two filters in series.

It's an interesting question.  Today, no, Morpher 1 and Morpher 2 are not modulable. Manual action on Morpher 2 can be replaced by action on the expression pedal, but does not modulate Morpher 2. 

When designing The Pool, I always imagined the Morphers as a source of modulation, never as a destination.

But on several occasions, after fine-tuning Morpher 1 for several destinations (often VCA saturation), I've regretted not being able to modulate the whole thing simply.

What would be possible would be to propose a parameter in the sound options to replace manual action on Morpher 1, e.g. expression pedal, breath controller, classic midi CCs, and why not add modulation to the list, e.g. ENV1 modulation. If the user selects this choice, then the ENV modulation is directed to Morpher 1 and no longer to the VCA 1 envelope signal. But I think it's a bit fiddly....

If you have other ideas that combine ergonomics and feasibility, don't hesitate to post them here.

Thanks for your help Maisonvague, version 1.24 is online.

Version 1.24

https://www.baloran.com/ThePool/Updates/ThePool_124.zip

All update instructions are included in the compressed file. After installation and thirty minutes after power-up, perform an autotune.

Changes :
 
1) Screen saver function added. The time before the screen saver is activated can be set in the system settings.

2) Much better support for Live (and certainly other software). NRPNS are perfectly managed in both directions.

I can confirm that there is a problem with the "bipolar" parameters. I think I can deal with the problem quickly, next update.

When I make a bitimbral sound, I always start with

• Mono button
• Init
• Mute VCA 2

I work the sound with the upper half of the panel. When all is good

• De mute VCA 2 and Mute VCA 1

I work the second timbre with the lower half of the panel. When all is good

• De mute VCA 1

I use the panning of each VCA, possibly with slow modulation, to position each timbre. I use the VCA Init to eventually have a timbre in drone mode....
I may delay a gate with the sound options (OPT button) and or loop a digital envelope,
Then, when all is well, I push POLY 4 to test my sound in 4-voice Bitimbral polyphony. And I smile a lot

How to install the legs ?

- Lay The Pool flat on its table or stand.
- Choose the thread on the casing and the position of the knurls in the foot to get the right inclination and the best support. Imagine where the center of gravity will be for this. 
- Fix THE TWO LEGS facing backwards (like a cat lying down...) and tighten a little.
- Lift the back of The Pool and when you have the good inclination, turn the legs so that each one rests on two points.
- Tighten the knobs permanently.
- Release The Pool gently, it should be very stable.

If you try to put one foot and then the other directly into the right position, this is a dangerous operation 

I'll try to make a video when I've got a bit more time.

Sounds
https://www.baloran.com/ThePool/Factory_Sounds_Batch_1.zip

microSD
https://www.baloran.com/ThePool/Factory_microSD_Batch_1.zip

Version 1.22

https://www.baloran.com/ThePool/Updates/ThePool_122.zip

All update instructions are included in the compressed file. After installation and thirty minutes after power-up, perform an autotune.

In English
https://www.baloran.com/ThePool/The_Pool_Manuel_EN_Last.pdf

En Français
https://www.baloran.com/ThePool/The_Pool_Manuel_FR_Dernier.pdf