Sequencer Art II

video upload by John L Rice

"Notes suggested by Alan: C, E, F, G, Bb, C, E, F

The Chladni app used on my iPad for the visuals mimics the nodal patterns that appear on surfaces when modulated at audio frequencies. This was pioneered by Robert Hooke in the late 1600's and by Ernst Chladni in the late 1700's.

Gear used:
Large format modular synth: Synth Tech, Moon Modular, Club Of The Knobs
Yamaha FS1R
Mellotron M4000D Rack
Roland A-88 keyboard controller
Strymon and Lexicon effects

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Meandering On The Eve - A Berlin School Meditation

video upload by John L Rice

"An unplanned and unedited real-time performance on Christmas Eve 2024.

Modules Used:
Moon Modular - sequencer, switch, quantizer, VCFs
Synthesis Technology - VCOs, LFO
Club Of the Knobs - clock, poly ADSR
Oakley Sound - VCAs

Keyboard Synth:
Expressive E - Osmose
Mellotron - M4000D

Effects:
Strymon - BigSky and Timeline pedals
Lexicon - MX400

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Searching For The Guiding Light

video upload by John L Rice

"Another of my typical random sequence patches with a side of noodling that I turned into something more.

Modules Used:
Moon Modular - sequencer and VCFs
Synthesis Technology - VCOs, MIDI control, quad ASR
Club Of the Knobs - clock, poly ADSR
Oakley Sound - VCAs
Krisp1 - LFO

Keyboard Synth:
Expressive E - Osmose
Mellotron - M4000D

Effects:
Strymon - BigSky and Timeline pedals
Lexicon - MX400

Percussion Instruments:
Yudin Workshop - Pulsar
Musser - bells
Ludwig - chimes
Zildjian - crotales
Alan Abel - triangle

Percussion Recording Chain:
Neumann - KM183 mic
Martech - MSS10 mic pre
Focusrite - Red 2 EQ
Audioscape - V-Comp compressor
Lavry - Blue A/D converters

Artwork clips generated at https://www.imagine.art/

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An A.I. Adventure

video upload by John L Rice

"Trying my hand at using AI generated image/video clips for fun.

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:20 Desktop Synthesizers
0:39 Interstellar Synthesists
1:27 Keyboard Synthesizers
2:07 Desert Synthesists
3:00 Wizard Synthesists
4:10 Synthesized JLR
5:32 End

Music Equipment Used:
Synthesis Technology MOTM Modular
Moon Modular sequencer
Mellotron M4000D
Yamaha FS1R
Strymon BigSky and Timeline
Lexicon MX400
Acoustic Percussion: Mark Tree and Orchestral Chimes

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JLR's Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #14 -

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JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown posts

"This is my fourteenth video breakdown/rundown, this time for my very smallest Eurorack system, just a single 4ms Pod20 case! This will be the last one for a while, thanks for enduring my unprecedented flood of breakdowns this month and for your patience waiting for the "big one" coming late 2024/early 2025 (hopefully!)

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:20 Introduction
0:56 Module and Modifications
3:06 Final Words
4:14 Demo: "The Night Train Never Stops"
10:48 End

List of the modules in this system
Synthrotek: TST
Mutable instruments: Ears
Intellijel: Mult (modified)
Polaxis: Talko
4ms Company: Pod20 (modified)

Additional items shown and used for the demo:
Division 6: Business Card Synthesizer
Tall Dog: uClouds SE (clone of Mutable Instruments Clouds)
Tendrils Cables: patch cables
Strymon: BigSky and Timeline pedals
Lexicon: MX400

Train video clips licensed from Pixabay.com artists in the following order:
Coverr-Free-Footage
run2cross
AiVreaSaStii

DRUNK BABY IS DRUBK clips are from the "Woodsie TV" YouTube channel.

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JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #13 -

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JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown posts

"This is my thirteenth video breakdown/rundown, this time for one of my very smallest Eurorack systems, just a single 4ms Pod40x case!

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:20 Introduction
0:55 Module Rundown
2:15 Modifications
2:23 Final Words
2:44 Demo: 'Boil The Noodles, Winter Is Coming'
8:25 End

List of the modules in this system
Erica Synths: Black MIDI-CV v2, Black VCO2, Pico MODulator
Happy Nerding: HM VCO
2hp: LFO
The Harvestman: Polivoks VCF (2013)
4ms Company: Pod40x
Tendrils Cables: patch cables
Arturia: Keystep keyboard used for demo

Note that additional reverb came from an external device for the audio sample. Otherwise all sounds were from the displayed system.

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JLR' s Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #12 -

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JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown posts

"This is my twelfth video breakdown/rundown, this time for one of my smallest Eurorack systems, just a single 4ms Pod48x case!

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:20 Introduction
0:55 Module Rundown
2:15 Modifications
3:06 Final Words
3:24 Demo: "We Ponder The Meaning As We Fall Like Leaves"
5:27 End

List of the modules in this system
Vermona: meloDICER, MEX3
2hp: Rnd
Tall Dog: µBraids SE
Happy Nerding: FX AID
4ms Company: Pod48x
Tendrils Cables: patch cables

Note that additional reverb came from an external device for the audio sample. Otherwise all sounds were from the displayed system.

The MIDI synth in the demo is an Alesis NanoPiano and is played by the Vermona meloDICER+MEX3.

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JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #11 -

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JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown posts

"This is my eleventh video breakdown/rundown, this time for one of my smaller Eurorack systems, multiple 4ms Pod cases and a Haken ContinuuMini mounted on a Pedaltrain pedalboard.

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:20 Introduction
1:45 Module Rundown
4:15 Modifications
6:30 Final Words
6:53 Demo: "Counting Past Missteps As I Stumble Towards The Future"
10:08 End

List of the modules in this system
Kilpatrick Audio: K2579, KMIDI (both modified)
Noise Engineering: Horologic Solum, Bin Seq, Clep Diaz
Rebel Technology: Chronos mkII
WMD/Steady State Fate: S.P.O., MMF, ADSRVCA
Modcan: Triple VCO
Meng Qi Music: DPLPG
Synthesis Technology: E950, E951
Division 6: Mix VI
Mutable Instruments: Kinks
Erica Synths: Black Hole DSP
4ms Company: Listen Four 1/4, Pod26 (x2), Pod32 (x2)

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JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #10 -

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JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown posts

"This is my tenth video breakdown/rundown, this time for one of my smallest 5U systems built into a repurposed GRP R24 sequencer case.

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:20 Introduction
1:00 Module Rundown
2:12 Modifications
6:28 Final Words
7:00 Demo 1: 'Echo Drone' 9:51 Demo 1: 'Tongue-Pan Processing' 12:04 End

List of the 5 modules in this system
Corsynth: C103 Frequency Divider Multiplier
Modcan: Digital Delay 59B
Encore Electronics: Universal Event Generator
Modcan: Envelope Follower 45B
Free State FX: Supra Resonator (MI Rings clone)

The percussion instrument used is a steel tongue drum/tongue pan and made by EOX DRUM. If you are interested in this sort of instrument check them out and other manufacturers like RAV Vast and Yudin Workshop."

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JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #9 -

video upload by John L Rice

JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown posts

"This is my ninth video breakdown/rundown, this time for my compact Eurorack system in a small lighting controller case.

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:20 Introduction
0:55 Module Rundown
3:38 Modifications
6:20 Final Words
7:01 "It's Leftovers" (unplanned audio demo)
8:34 End

List of the 21 modules in this system
Happy Nerding: HM VCO x3, FM AID, ADSR
2hp: LFO, Seq, Delay, Trim, Mult
Erica Synths: Trigg, Drums
Synthesis Technology: E440
Doepfer: A138n
Division 6: Multiplicity VI
Bubble Sound: 141
TipTop Audio: ONE
Intellijel: Springray
Circuit Abbey: Unify
Synthwerks: Lamp-3
4ms Company: Row Power 30
(plus a Keith McMillen QuNexus keyboard)

Note that additional reverb came from an external device for the audio sample. Otherwise all sounds were from the displayed system.

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East-Coast Modular Eastern Osmosis

video upload by John L Rice

"Something just for fun. All first takes and some minimal editing.

Solo Synth:
Expressive E Osmose

Modular Synth Sequence:
Moon Modular - 569 sequencer, 591 switcher, 517 VCFs
Synth Tech - MOTM-300 VCOs
Oakley - Dual VCAs
Krisp1 - Octo LFO
Club Of the Knobs - C911p poly EG

Modular Synth Drone:
Modcan - 58B VCDO, 66B Control
Club Of the Knobs - C998B Spectral Modulator, C1660 VC Phase Processor
Marienberg Devices - Sine Phase VCO
Synthetic Sound Labs - 1250 Quad LFO
Oakley - Flanger/Chorus

Effects and Mixing For The Modular:
Strymon - BigSky and Timeline pedals
Lexicon - MX400 rack
Allen & Heath - MW3 20s mixer

Hand Percussion:
Generic - small Tabla, small doumbek, goat hooves
Zildjian - finger cymbals
PANArt - Hang Gede

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JLR's Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #4 -

video upload by John L Rice

JLR's Modular Synthesizers System Breakdown posts

"This is the fourth video breakdown/rundown for one of my modular synth systems, this time I'm doing one of my smallest 5U systems that is in a Moon Modular case. Next time I'll do my Ace toolbox Eurorack system. Please subscribe to my channel and click the 'bell' button to be notified when I post new videos! :-)

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:20 Introduction/
3:08 Modules and Modifications Overview
7:23 Modification Details
11:05 Miscellaneous Items and Final Words
11:55 Low Effort Nothing To Write Home About System Wiggle
19:04 End

List of manufacturers and modules in this system:
Corsynth - C112 Assistants
Club of the Knobs - C 1631
Synthesizers.com - Q167
Electrosmith - 3340 VCO (x 2)
Electrosmith - 2144 LPF
Synthesizers.com - Q109 (x 2)
Synthesizers.com - Q148
Synthesizers.com - Q115

You can see details of the modules on my ModularGrid page:
https://www.modulargrid.net/d/racks/v...

Check out the music of Dallas Acid at https://www.dallasacid.com/

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Tentative Schedule Revised Dec 1 2021 (subject to change)
1) 5U - DotCom Tolex Jul 08, 2021
2) 5U - DotCom Box11 Aug 18, 2021
3) ER - EWI Briefcase Dec 01, 2021
4) 5U - Suppliment #1 Mar 03, 2022
4) 5U - Moon Case Mar 17, 2022
5) ER - Ace Toolbox (Apr 01, 2022)
6) 5U - Triple Box4 (May 01, 2022)
7) ER - RoadReady (Jun 01, 2022)
8) 5U - EWI 16 table (Jul 01, 2022)
9) ER - Pedalboard/Pod (Aug 01, 2022)
10) 5U - GRP Case (Sep 01, 2022)
11) ER - EWI Table case (Oct 01, 2022)
12) 5U - EWI 16 seq+syn (Nov 01, 2022)
13) 5U - The WALL! (Dec 01, 2022)
14) Series wrap up? (??? ??, 2023)"

JLR's Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #3 -

video upload by John L Rice

JLR's Modular Synthesizers System Breakdown posts

"This is the third video breakdown/rundown for one of my modular synth systems, this time I'm doing my Eurorack briefcase. Next time I'll do one of my small 5U systems.

Index:
0:00 Beginning
1:24 Introduction
2:05 Modules and Modifications In Tray
5:02 ASR Newsreel
5:58 Modules and Modifications In Tray (continued)
9:42 Modules and Modifications In Lid
16:13 Additional Modification And Construction Notes
26:03 Pleased Ann Buy
27:21 Wiggle 1: Typical Poly Patch
32:57 Wiggle 2: Magneto Magic
33:39 Wiggle 3: Getting Lost
34:52 Wiggle 4: Into The Beyond
36:38 Wiggle 5: Rotated ASR
40:03 Wiggle 6: The Twins Have Spoken
43:20 End

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JLR's Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #2 -

video upload by John L Rice

JLR's Modular Synthesizers System Breakdown posts

"This is the second video breakdown/rundown for one of my modular synth systems, this time a small 5U one. Next time I'll do one of my Euroracck systems.

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:19 Introduction
0:32 Modules and Modifications Overview
6:26 Modification Details
9:33 Miscellaneous Items and Final Words
11:30 Wrong Side Of The Jacks
12:02 It's A Jaaaack Celebration
13:09 Jack Frost Patching With His Toes
14:50 Release The JACKEN!
16:14 Your Jack-Jokes Have Become Tiresome
20:10 End

List of the modules in this system:
Moon Modular - 526 Reversible Mixer
YuSynth - Quadrature LFO
FreeState FX - 116 Dual Trigger Processor
Chrutil - MU version of Plaits Macro Oscillator
Martin Jan Koehler - Macro Oscillator based on Plaits
Synthesizers.com - Q171 Quantizer Bank
Synthesizers.com - Q172 Quantizer Aid
Synthesizers.com - Q157 SH++ Utilities
Synthetic Sound Labs - Mini Sequencer II Model 1651

You can see details of the modules on my ModularGrid page:
https://www.modulargrid.net/d/racks/v...

Also part of the system:
Synthesizers.com - Box11 Case
Synthesizers.com - Right Angle 'A' Series Patch Cables
Gator Cases - padded utility bag model G-MULTIFX-2411
TC Electronic - Hall Of Fame, Flashback, and MojoMojo pedals
Analog Craftsman - acBUS power distribution board

Check out Aaron Kraten's wonderful artwork at http://aaronkratenart.com/

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Five Filtered-Noise Patches

video upload by John L Rice

"WARNING: TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN!
Sorry, I think this video turned out a little louder than I intended it to be, it was a rush job for fun!

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:20 Ultrasound Cat
2:30 Caterpillar
3:51 Ten Pound Termites
6:00 Heavy Breather Cat
7:03 Crazy Cat And The Modular Couple
10:37 End

All patches used at least the noise from the Mos-Lab 923 Filters and Noise module and the Club Of The Knobs C914B Fixed Filter Bank.

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COTK FFB FFT

video upload by John L Rice

"This is mainly for modular synth nerds, audio geeks, and maybe a couple fans of the movie Eraserhead? ;-)

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:14 White Noise Level Setting
1:05 All Bands Open, Turning Down One At A Time
1:45 All Bands Closed, Solo Each In Isolation
2:45 Open Up All Bands In Random Order
3:25 Pink Noise Level Setting
4:35 All Bands Open, Turning Down One At A Time
5:15 All Bands Closed, Solo Each In Isolation
6:13 Open Up All Bands In Random Order
6:54 End

Gear Used:
Club Of The Knobs - C914B Fixed Filter Bank
Mos-Lab - 923 Noise/Filters
Moon Modular - 526 mixer
Apple - iPad Pro 10.5"
Faber Acoustical - SignalScope app
Line6 - SonicPort interface
Allen & Heath MixWizard 20S
Tascam SD-20M flash recorder
Canon C100 MkII camera
Canon CN-E 85mm lens
PC running Windows 10 Pro
Sony Vegas Pro 13 NLE

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Shift Register Shenanigans With The Synth Tech E102 And Friends

video upload by John L Rice

"A quick video of some shift register experiments for fun! And yes, the E102 is a Eurorack module temporarily mounted in my largest 5U system, one day I'll properly re-panel it! ;-)

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:18 Frère Jacques Basics
2:48 Frère Jacques Randomized
5:00 Frère Jacques In Disguise
7:52 End

Gear Used:
Synthesis Technology - E102, MOTM-300, MOTM-380
Moon Modular - 569, 569EGB, 564, 565, 565D, 517, 592
Happy Nerding - FM AID, Super Sawtor
Oakley Sound - Dual VCA
Krisp1 - OCTO
STG Sound Labs - Envelope
Club Of The Knobs - C915
Modcan - Control 66B
Synthesizers.com - Q125, Q961
Strymon - BigSky
Lexicon - MX400
Allen & Heath MixWizard 20S
Tascam SD-20M flash recorder
Canon C100 MkII camera
Canon CN-E 20mm lens
PC running Windows 10 Pro
Sony Vegas Pro 13 NLE

I recommend downloading the Synthesis Technology E102 PDF document to get a better understanding of all the fantastic features it has:
https://synthtech.com/docs/E102_manua...

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JLR's Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #1 -

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JLR's Modular Synthesizers System Breakdown posts

"This is something I've been thinking about for a long time, a separate video breakdown/rundown for each of my separate modular synth systems. I have about eight 5U modular systems and about four Eurorack modular systems to do so it will take a while to get through them all. (and I'll still be doing other types of videos in-between of course) Index: 0:00 Beginning 0:17 Introduction 1:40 Modules In The System 3:29 Modifications Overview 9:01 Module Modifications Detail 16:18 Case/Power Modifications Detail 19:19 Miscellaneous Items and Final Words 20:20 Unplanned Bonus Wiggle 29:40 End List of the modules in this system: Mos-Lab 921ABBB VCO set Synth-Werk 6401M Bode Ringmodulator (NOT a 'frequency modulator'!) STG Soundlabs Mixer Grove Audio GMS-294A LP VCF Mos-Lab 911 Envelope Generator (x2) Mos-Lab 902 VCA Club Of The Knobs C946 v1 LFO Grp Synthesizer R24 sequencer Oakley / Krisp1 Deep Equinoxe phase shifter Moon Modular 530 stereo delay You can see details for the above modules on my ModularGrid page for this system at https://www.modulargrid.net/d/racks/v... Check out Aaron Kraten's wonderful artwork at http://aaronkratenart.com/ As always, thank you for watching, rating, following, and commenting! 🥳 Please consider "buying me a coffee" if you found this content helpful or entertaining: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

Universal Power Plate - A Modular Synthesizer Power Supply Build

video by John L Rice

"I needed to upgrade a power supply for my large format modular synth so I thought I'd document most of the process I typically go through.

Index:
0:00​​ Introduction
1:28​ Safety Warning
1:56​ Parts Description
3:50​ Power Inlet Install
5:23​ Main Unit Install
7:13​ Banana Jack Install
8:23​ Distribution Board Build
11:58​ Distribution Board Install
13:03​ AC Wiring
17:13​ DC Wiring
19:56​ Done, Comparison, and Thanks Richard Brewster
20:49​ Image Of PSU Installed (improvised music starts)
21:09​ Bonus Section - Building Cables (no talking)
22:50​ (music continues with random video clips)
25:28​​ End

The main parts I used:
JLR UPP custom rack panel from https://www.frontpanelexpress.com​
Qualtek 864-03/001 AC inlet, filter, fuse, switch
Bel Power HAA-0.8-AG linear power supply
MOTM-900 power distribution board from https://synthcube.com​

Video gear: Canon C100 MkII camera and Canon EFS 10-18mm lens
Voiceover gear: Neumann TLM-193 mic and John Hardy M-1 preamp
Music gear: Modular synthesizer, Mellotron M4000D, Yamaha FS1R, Strymon pedals

Richard Brewster's blog page that got me started making rackmount power supplies: https://pugix.com/synth/portable-rack...​

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Mellotron Micro & Strymon Pedals Into A La Voix du Luthier ONDE

video by John L Rice

"Trying out the ONDE acoustic resonator amplifier with the Mellotron Micro and Strymon DECO, DIG, and BigSky pedals.

INDEX:
0:00​​ Introduction
0:36​​ Explanation
2:15​ Saxy Noodlin'
3:07​ Flutey Tootin'
4:20​​ Vocally Warblin'
4:40​ Fiddly Fiddlin'
6:17​ Stringy Pluckin'
7:36​ Amazingly Graceful (almost)
9:03​ Licorice Stick Lickin'
9:33​ Toccata And Fugue D Minus
10:10​ The Endy Endin'

For more info on the gear used check out the manufacturers:
Mellotron Micro: https://www.digitalmellotron.com/​
Strymon Engineering: https://www.strymon.net/​
La Voix du Lutier: https://www.la-voix-du-luthier.com/​

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