Eurorack Modular - July 25 2024

video upload by John L Rice

"It’s been a month since I’ve posted any new modular synth experiments so here’s one to get me back in the saddle! 🤓

Synth Tech: E102 Quad Temporal Shifter and four E330 Multimode VCO
Modcan: Quad LFO
Happy Nerding: 3x MIA
ADDAC: VC Rotator
VPME: T43 Precision Adder
Instruo: Quad Performance Quantizer
Klavis: Quadigy EG
Xaoc Devices: Praga VCA/mixer
Strymon: Magneto delay/reverb
Erica Synths: Black VC Clock v2
2hp: Delay
Doepfer: A-182-1 Switched Multiple (modified)
Circuit Abbey: Unify mixer"

MeloDICER With New MEX3 MIDI Expander Playing Both Eurorack Voices And Alesis NanoPiano

video upload by John L Rice

"The meloDICER’s analog output goes into a Synth Tech E102 Quad Temporal Shifter for my typical four voice Eurorack patch and the meloDICER is also sending out MIDI via the MEX3 MIDI expander to an Alesis NanoPiano. At the beginning you are hearing only the Eurorack voices and then I turn up the volume of the NanoPiano and by the end I’ve turned off the Eurorack voices and just the sound from the NanoPiano synth remains. #modularsynth #electronicmusic #eurorack"

Last Test Of Briefcase Eurorack System Before I Get Back To “More Important” Projects

video upload by John L Rice

"Modules used:

Synthesis Technology - E330 VCO x 4, E102 Quad Temporal Shifter
Happy Nerding - 3XMIA attenuverter/mixer, FX AID reverb/effects
Instruo - Quad Performance Quantizer, QPQ Keyboard
Strymon Engineering - Magneto Stereo Delay/Reverb
Vermona - meloDICER Stochastic Pattern Generator
Circuit Abbey - Unify, Unify Input Expander
4ms - WAV Recorder, Row Power 40 x 2
Xaoc Devices - Praga VC Stereo Mixer
Doepfer - A-182-1 Switched Multiple
vpme.de - T43 precision voltage adder
Klavis - Quadigy envelop generator
JLR - cutom output and mult panel
Erica Synths - Octasource LFO
2hp - DIV clock divider
Modcan - Quad LFO"

The Room Outside Of Time 2

video upload by John L Rice

"A quick one I should have spent more time on, and also should NOT have spent ANY time on, but I wanted to record a bit of it for the memories! 😅

Unlike a lot of my recent complex sequencer experiments this one only uses 5 steps of a single row of one Moon 569 sequencer! The CV out is patched into a Synth Tech E102 Quad Temporal Shifter (shift register) and the 4 outputs go to 4 voices, each consisting of a MOTM-300 VCO, saw out to a Happy Nerding FM AID, to a Moon 517 VCF and finally to a Oakley Dual VCA. VCF and VCA modulation was from a Club Of The Knobs C911P poly EG and the FM AIDs and VCFs got additional modulation from a Krisp1 OCTO LFO. Effects are from the usual Strymon BigSky and Timeline pedals and Lexicon MX400 rack. I used the Roland A-88 keyboard to transpose the sequence via a MOTM-650 module and the bassy-lead was played on an Expressive E Osmose keyboard."

Unplanned Modular Noodle July 22 2022

video upload by John L Rice

"The lead sound is a combination of a @mellotronfactory M4000D and @yamahasynths_official FS1R. Modules used: @synthesistechnology MOTM-300 VCOs, MOTM-650 MIDI to CV (for transposing the sequencer only), and E102 Quad Temporal Shifter, @moonmodularhq 517 VCFs and 569 sequencer, Oakley Dual VCAs, @cluboftheknobs_synthesizer C911P poly ADSR and C969 Euclidean clock/divider, and Modcan 55B quantizers. Effects used were @strymonengineering BigSky and Timeline pedals and a @lexicon_pro MX400.

#modularsynths #mellotronm4000d #5umodular"

John L Rice Modular Synth Performance at the 2018 Seward Park MOTS

Published on May 14, 2018 John L Rice

"This is a recording of my performance at last Saturday's MOTS event and a still shot of my setup. This is an ambient/atmospheric drone with some sequencing. (so no drum beats, vocals, guitar solos or any sort of predictable structure! ;-) It will sound best when listened to on a great system that can reproduce very low frequencies (sub woofer needed) although I'm not sure yet if the YT compression will ruin the sound or not.

I used my briefcase sized eurorack modular synthesizer featuring Synth Tech E330 VCOs and E102 Quad Temporal Shifter, and a Strymon Magneto delay etc and a TC Electronic T2 reverb pedal."

Five Thoughts For Eurorack Modular

Published on Mar 2, 2018 John L Rice

"While this isn't a demo of the ADDAC214 VC Rotator, all five of these pieces use it in the patch. See patch details below:

Unless otherwise noted the following terms indicate:
ADDAC214 - ADDAC System ADDAC214 VC Rotator sequential switch
VCO - Synth Tech E330 Multimode VCO
EG - Modcan Quad Envelope
VCA - Bubble Sound VCA4p
Voice - VCO+EG+VCA
Mixer - Circuit Abbey Unify + expander
Sequencer - Division6 Mattson SQ816
Clock - Erica Synths Black VC Clock v2
LFO - Erica Synths Black Octasource
E102 - Synth Tech E102 Quad Temporal Shifter
QPQ - Instruo Quad Performance Quantizer
Delay - Mooer Ocean Machine pedal
Reverb - Mooer Ocean Machine and TC Electronic T2 pedals

1) Initial Test 0:00
A typical 4 voice patch I do with this system is to process a CV sequence through the E102 shift register and then through the QPQ to provide CV and gates for the Voices. In this case the ADDAC214 is inserted between the E102 and QPQ so that when clocked at a faster rate the QPQ gets channel updates more often and fires the Voices more often. I'm using a modified Doepfer A-182-1 Switched Multiple + Doepfer A-180-2 Multiple to switch between the different Clock outputs. Delay used was the Synth Tech E580 Resampling Mini Delay.

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From Russia With Love of Quantization

Published on Jun 23, 2017 Dudadius

"Intellijel Metropolis spits out the sequence.

Modcan Triple Osc plays primary line.

Intellijel uScale sends A and B outputs of the same line to Cwejman VCO-2RM.

Planar is shifting the B output.

All three voices go through a Macbeth Backend Filter.

Same sequence goes to a Synthesis Technology E102 Quad Temporal Shifter, running at a slower rate.

That output goes to a E350 Morphing Terrarium and E440 VCF, playing the sub bass.

Circadian Rhythms plays a Audio Damage Madhatter/Cwejman CTG-VC (with the release modulated by RG-6)

And also plays an ALM Dinky’s Taiko.

A little Modcan Dual Delay and Makenoise Erbeverb. Some more modulation from XAOC Batumi and Maths"

E102 Quad Temporal Shifter - Basic Two Voice Patch Tutorial

Published on Apr 14, 2017 John L Rice

"Please ask questions in the comments section below. I thought to do this quickly and unscripted but watching the finished video I feel I could have explained a few things more clearly. ;-)

I hope I have at least inspired you to explore the many possibilities this great module has to offer!

More info on the Synth Tech E102 here:
http://synthtech.com/eurorack/E102/

The beginning of this video uses the following modules and gear:
Synth Tech - E102, E330, E355, E950
Intellijel - Quadra
Bubblesound - VCA4p
Circuit Abbey - Unify, Unify Input Expander
Xaoc Devices - Tirana x 2
Ladik - Q-010
Synthrotek - Deluxe Power
TC Electronics - Alter Ego V2, Trinity 2
Mackie - 402-VLZ3
Canon - C100
Xeen - 14mm T1.5
Atomos - Ninja Blade
Neumann - TLM193
A-Designs - MP-2A
Warm Audio - WA2A
Lavry - Blue AD/DA

In addition, the ending section has the following modules and gear:
Circuit Abbey G8
Erica Synths Pico Drums
Mutable Instruments Rings
Steady State Fate SPO
Synth Tech E440
Mellotron M4000D Rack
Quantec 2402/F

Assembled and edited with:
Sony - Vegas Pro 13"

Strum - Modular Patch

Published on Aug 16, 2016 Richard Devine

This was a patch experiment using the new Mutable Instruments Rings/Clouds Modules, and trying to create strumming/plucking guitar like sounds within a patch. The inspiration came from playing around with the Clouds Parasites 1.3 alternate firmware running in the Resonator mode highlighting the 'scatter' (or strum) function. The master clock was the Tiptop Circadian Rhythms module, taking the first 4 outputs into my Nord Drum 2 for the Kick, snare, closed and open hi-hats. From there the clock output from the CR was multiplied and then sent to the Modcan Touch Sequencer. First row output from the TS was sent to the intellijel Shapeshifter creating a two note baseline sequence that comes in at 1:58. The second sequence Row2 output from the TS was sent to the "ALM Akemie's Castle" module OSC A output using the chord function, that comes in at 25 seconds. The gates from the modcan where set to a 16th's pulse sequence. Modulation from the synthesis technology E102 Quad Temporal Shifter output 1 modulating the Multiplier input on Operator 1. The 2, 3 and 4 outputs from the E102 where also modulating the Operator 2, 3, and 4 inputs on the Akemie's Castle. This was creating the harmonic timbre changing as the sequence was playing.
The slowly evolving sweeping noise textures that come in at 1:09 is from the Music Thing Radio Music module. The sample was a white noise sampled lightly filtered and then sent to the intellijel HexVCA with the amplitude CV control via a Intellijel Dixie modulating from slow to high rates (free running). The Make Noise Rene was being externally clocked from the Circadian Rhythm, and was sending out a quantized output to the Mutable Instruments Clouds pitch input creating the chord guitar sequence. The strum sounds on Clouds was played by the 4ms QCD running in 32th division output into the Trigger input. The freeze input was also triggered by a Ladik R-110 Random clock module. The combination of the two created the trill chord like strums.

The bass guitar tone sound that comes in at 1:24 are from the MakeNoise Mysteron, that is being sequenced by the Modcan Touch Sequencer, Row Output 3 was programmed in the same key but a lower octave. The "Rings" module was creating slow attack soft high pitched chords in reverb that come around 2:50. There was additional processing of the Clouds output that was sent into the Tiptop ZDSP module running the "Halls of Vahalla" card program 8 "Ginnungagap" creating the high pitch octave deep reverb shimmer effects. The harmonic slow swells that come in at 3:30 where created using another intellijel Dixie oscillator sine output running into an Strymon "Big Sky" pedal being harmonically controlled by an intellijel µScale V1. The output was being played slowly then processed using the "Choral" mode, creating the slow shimmer swells. The entire mix was sent into the Eventide Space pedal using the "Corridors" patch.

Download the free track here: bit.ly/1QZqXQR
Mutable Instruments Rings : mutable-instruments.net/modules/rings
Clouds Parasites firmware: mqtthiqs.github.io/parasites/clouds.html"

Strum - Modular Patch by Richard Devine

Strum - Modular Patch from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"This was a patch experiment using the new Mutable Instruments Rings/Clouds Modules, and trying to create strumming/plucking guitar like sounds within a patch. The inspiration came from playing around with the Clouds Parasites 1.3 alternate firmware running in the Resonator mode highlighting the "scatter" (or strum) function. The master clock was the Tiptop Circadian Rhythms module, taking the first 4 outputs into my Nord Drum 2 for the Kick, snare, closed and open hi-hats. From there the clock output from the CR was multiplied and then sent to the Modcan Touch Sequencer. First row output from the TS was sent to the intellijel Shapeshifter creating a two note baseline sequence that comes in at 1:58. The second sequence Row2 output from the TS was sent to the "ALM Akemie's Castle" module OSC A output using the chord function, that comes in at 25 seconds. The gates from the modcan where set to a 16th's pulse sequence. Modulation from the synthesis technology E102 Quad Temporal Shifter output 1 modulating the Multiplier input on Operator 1. The 2, 3 and 4 outputs from the E102 where also modulating the Operator 2, 3, and 4 inputs on the Akemie's Castle. This was creating the harmonic timbre changing as the sequence was playing.

The slowly evolving sweeping noise textures that come in at 1:09 is from the Music Thing Radio Music module. The sample was a white noise sampled lightly filtered and then sent to the intellijel HexVCA with the amplitude CV control via a Intellijel Dixie modulating from slow to high rates (free running). The Make Noise Rene was being externally clocked from the Circadian Rhythm, and was sending out a quantized output to the Mutable Instruments Clouds pitch input creating the chord guitar sequence. The strum sounds on Clouds was played by the 4ms QCD running in 32th division output into the Trigger input. The freeze input was also triggered by a Ladik R-110 Random clock module. The combination of the two created the trill chord like strums.

The bass guitar tone sound that comes in at 1:24 are from the MakeNoise Mysteron, that is being sequenced by the Modcan Touch Sequencer, Row Output 3 was programmed in the same key but a lower octave. The "Rings" module was creating slow attack soft high pitched chords in reverb that come around 2:50. There was additional processing of the Clouds output that was sent into the Tiptop ZDSP module running the "Halls of Vahalla" card program 8 "Ginnungagap" creating the high pitch octave deep reverb shimmer effects. The harmonic slow swells that come in at 3:30 where created using another intellijel Dixie oscillator sine output running into an Strymon "Big Sky" pedal being harmonically controlled by an intellijel µScale V1. The output was being played slowly then processed using the "Choral" mode, creating the slow shimmer swells. The entire mix was sent into the Eventide Space pedal using the "Corridors" patch.

Download the free track here: http://bit.ly/1QZqXQR

Mutable Instruments Rings : http://mutable-instruments.net/modules/rings

Clouds Parasites firmware: https://mqtthiqs.github.io/parasites/clouds.html

Eek102

Eek102 from DUDADIUS on Vimeo.

"Extended Synthesis Technology E102 Quad Temporal Shifter exploration, with Intellijel Metropolis."

CR Hex Mutant Patch

CR Hex Mutant Patch from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"Patch experiment using the Tiptop Circadian Rhythm in group looping mode. I first went in and programed 8 different patterns for each of the 8 groups. Each one was setup at 4 x 16 sequence. So for this patch I had 64 patterns playing top to bottom. I improvised different mutes on the fly, and used the fill function on various channels to repeat pulses/gates at different times. The master tempo was set to 154 then dropped and shifted down to 120 towards the end of the video.

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New Synth Gear and Makers in January 2015

After this year's massive New Years post, I thought it might be interesting to see how many new makers and new gear announcements we received in a single month.

This may or may not become a monthly theme on the site depending on interest.  If you think it's worth while, leave a comment.

At a high level we had 12 new makers, one new old maker previously never featured on the site, and a whopping 193 new synth related products. Check out the module list below.  The list is a combination of what was either announced or released this month.

The list in order of appearance:

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NAMM2015 Synthesis Technology E620 USB CV Converter and E102 Quad Temporal Shifter

Published on Jan 24, 2015 Analogue Zone Showroom / Hangszer

"Introducing the new Synthesis Technology E620 USB CV Converter and E102 Quad Temporal Shifter at the NAMM2015 Show"

E102 Quad Temporal Shifter - ASR Quick Test #10

Published on Jun 24, 2014 John L Rice·283 videos

"More experiments with manual adjustments of ASR Shift Delay times and using CV outputs to trigger ADSR envelopes."

All tests in revers order posted here.

E102 Quad Temporal Shifter - ASR Quick Test #9

Published on Jun 23, 2014 John L Rice·283 videos

"Experiments with CV control of Delay time."

E102 Quad Temporal Shifter - ASR Quick Test #8

Published on Jun 1, 2014 John L Rice·274 videos

"OK, last one of these . . . .

Note that there are no plans I know of to sell the E102 in any color than the normal Synth Tech Silver/Grey. Not in black and especially not in plaid! ;-)"

E102 Quad Temporal Shifter - ASR Quick Test #7

Published on Jun 1, 2014 John L Rice·274 videos

"Again, like last time not really a video . . ."

E102 Quad Temporal Shifter - ASR Quick Test #6

Published on May 30, 2014 John L Rice·274 videos

"Sorry, this isn't really a video and there is some distortion in the audio but for what it is worth, here it is! ;-)"