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/

As always, thank you for watching, rating, following, subscribing, and commenting! 🥳 Please consider "buying me a coffee" if you found the content of this video helpful, interesting, or entertaining. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice ​

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/

As always, thank you for watching, rating, following, subscribing, and commenting! 🥳 Please consider "buying me a coffee" if you found the content of this video helpful, interesting, or entertaining. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

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.

As always, thank you for watching, rating, following, and commenting! 🥳
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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

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"

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...

As always, thank you for watching, rating, following, and commenting! 🥳
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JLR's Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown #1 -

video upload by John L Rice

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...​

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"

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/​

As always, thank you for watching, rating, following, and commenting! 🥳
If you are able to, please consider "buying me a coffee" if you found this content helpful or entertaining: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

Exploring The SSL 1530 Tube VCA / Timbral Gate

John L Rice

"More information will be available soon at: https://steamsynth.com/shop/product-c...

Index:
0:00 - Beginning
0:25 - Features Listed (with example of two voices interacting)
2:20 - Basic Tests
9:30 - Using an EG to modulate gain
12:06 - Example 2 of two voices interacting
12:53 - Simple percussion sound design
14:49 - Melodic example 1 of subtle warming/mild distortion
18:03 - Processing complex sounds with heavy distortion
20:38 - Melodic example 2 of subtle warming/mild distortion
22:43 - Example 3 of two voices interacting
23:49 - Drone modulation
26:32 - End

Models of modular gear used in this video (that I can remember!):
Club Of The Knobs: C914B, C964, C966, C969, C1660
Grove Audio: G714
Marienberg: VC Sine Phase VCO
Modcan: 31B, 40B, 55B, 58B, 60B, 73B
Moon Modular: 517, 526, 564, 565, 565E, 569, 592
STG Soundlabs: EG, Oscillator
Synthesis Technology MOTM: 101, 300, 320
Synthetic Sound Labs: 1530 Tube VCA / Timbral Gate

Other production gear used:
Roland: A-88 MIDI keyboard
MOTU: MTPAV
Mellotron: M4000D Rack
Strymon Engineering: Timeline and BigSky pedals
Lexicon: MX400 effects rack
Samson: S-Patch Plus patch bays
Allen and Heath: MixWizard 20-S
Canon: C100 cameras, CN-E lenses
Dracast and Fotodiox: LED lighting
Tascam: SD-20M flash recorder

Post production gear used:
Lavry Engineering: Blue DA converters
Little Labs: Model 5 AES router
Coleman Audio: M3-PH audio switcher
PMC: dB1+ monitors, XB1-A sub
Neumann: KM120 monitors
Avantone: MixCubes
Microsoft: Windows 10 Pro
Sony: Vegas Pro 13 NLE software

If you found this or any of my other videos interesting, helpful or entertaining, please send a tip if you can? Thank You! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

Mellotron M4000D - Card 03

John L Rice

"These are the sounds available on the Mellotron M4000D expansion card number 3, which will work in the original full sized M4000D, the Mini M4000D, and the M4000D Rack. (expansion cards are not compatible with the Mellotron Micro). I made this video so people that are interested in purchasing the card can get a general idea of what's on it.

INDEX:
0:00 Introduction With Solo Harp
1:20 Gino Vanelli Strings
7:34 Lead Sounds / Sound Effects
19:46 Music Master 600 Rhythms
24:40 Music Master 500 Rhythms/Accompaniments

The Mellotron company has a SoundCloud account and they have a lot of nice examples of the sounds on their available expansion cards, check it out! https://soundcloud.com/mellotronfactory

On this card there are individual sounds that can be played "normally" (solos and chords as on a piano or organ etc) and then there are sounds that are to be played one key at a time because they are either predefined chords or an accompaniment section. Accompaniments might be a single instrument like guitar or an entire band. There are also keys that that have percussion parts, sound effects, and melodic full band fills for intros and outros.

As always, thank you for watching, rating and commenting! 😎 If you are able to, please consider "buying me a coffee" if you found this content helpful or entertaining: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

The Story of Patchwerks: Seattle's Synthesizer Store

"This is the story of Patchwerks, Seattle’s synthesizer store."

https://patchwerks.com/

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Mellotron M4000D - Card 02

John L Rice

"These are the sounds available on the Mellotron M4000D expansion card number 2, which will work in the original full sized M4000D, the Mini M4000D, and the M4000D Rack. (expansion cards are not compatible with the Mellotron Micro). I made this video so people that are interested in purchasing the card can get a general idea of what's on it.

INDEX:
0:00 Introduction with accordion
1:00 Wind instruments
5:05 Artist sound effects *
10:08 Wine Glasses
10:58 Keyboard instruments
14:45 Orchestral percussion
18:04 Spanish guitar
18:35 Accompaniments
31:17 Strings
34:27 Voices

* two years ago (August 2018) another person posted detailed videos of the artist sound effects collections, which is why I didn't take the time to clearly demonstrate them here: https://www.youtube.com/user/troubles...

On this card there are individual sounds that can be played "normally" (solos and chords as on a piano or organ etc) and then there are sounds that are to be played one key at a time because they are either predefined chords or an accompaniment section. Accompaniments might be a single instrument like guitar or an entire band. There are also keys that that have percussion parts, sound effects, and melodic full band fills for intros and outros.

As always, thank you for watching, rating and commenting! 😎 If you are able to, please consider 'buying me a coffee' if you found this content helpful or entertaining: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

Exploring The Moon Modular 530 VC Stereo Digital Delay

Published on May 4, 2020 John L Rice

"This is another long video so please expand this description to see the index so you can jump around if desired.

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INDEX:
0:00 - Beginning
0:18 - Front Panel Features Listed
3:05 - Digital Mode General Explorations (melodic)
7:36 - Digital Mode General Explorations (drum)
9:38 - Tape Mode General Explorations (drum)
10:45 - External Clock Sync Explorations (drum)
12:51 - Hinting At Famous Songs ;-)
13:42 - Delay Time Modulation (LFO)
15:35 - Wet/Dry Mix Modulation (LFO)
16:26 - Simple Arpeggiation In PingPong (with noise floor check)
17:59 - Another Simple Arp/Sequence In PingPong
19:34 - 4 Voice Poly Modular In PingPong (with overload check)
21:25 - Flange/Chorus Effects (LFO Modulated)
25:31 - Tape Mode General Explorations (melodic)
26:56 - Flange/Chorus Effects (Hand Modulated)
28:38 - Reverse Mode Exploration
32:20 - Cookie The Cautious Of Cables Cat ;-)
32:45 - Hold With Add Looping Test
35:42 - Karplus-Strong Test
37:03 - Drone With Several Parameters Modulated

Gear Used In This Video:
Moon Modular - sequencers, quantizer, filters, and the 530 delay of course
Synth Tech - MOTM VCOs, VCF, EGs, VCA, Noise, LFOs, MIDI to CV
Modcan - B series VCO, VCF, VCA, clock
Club Of The Knobs - clock/divider
STG Soundlabs - EGs
Krisp1 - LFO
Oakley Sound - VCF
Noise Engineering - VCO
Marienberg - VCO
Dove Audio - VCO
Grove Audio - VCAs
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Roland - keyboards
Strymon - BigSky reverb pedal
Lexicon - MX400 reverb
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Canon C100 MkII cameras and CN-E lenses
Tascam SD-20M Audio Recorder
Sony Vegas Pro 13 NLE software
Windows 8.1 PC"

JLR Live On KSER.org 90.7 FM - March 6 2020

Published on Mar 21, 2020 John L Rice

"This was basically a random collection of some old and new ideas I had been working on and 'arranged' in real-time live on air. ;-)

If you found this or any of my other videos helpful or entertaining, please consider tipping? Thank You! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice

Gear Used:
32" Paiste Earth gong with AKG C411 contact mic and processed with the following gear:
Hotone A-Station mic pre pedal with effects loop
MXR 10 Band EQ pedal
Electro Harmonix Ravish Sitar pedal
TC Electronic Flashback delay pedal
TC Electronic Hall Of Fame reverb pedal
Mackie 402-VLZ3 mixer

Rav Vast Onoleo B steel tongue drum with AKG C411 contact mic and processed with the following gear:
Mackie 1202-VLZ4 mixer
Walrus Audio Julia tremolo/chorus pedal
MXR Octave Fuzz pedal
Strymon DIG delay pedal

Vermona PerFOURmer MkII quad analog synthesizer processed with the following gear:
Mackie 1202-VLZ4 mixer
Meris Mercury7 reverb pedal

Roland RD-64 piano/synth keyboard processed with the following gear:
Mackie 1202-VLZ4 mixer
Meris Mercury7 reverb pedal

Mellotron Micro keyboard processed with the following gear:
Mackie 1202-VLZ4 mixer
Meris Mercury7 reverb pedal

Synthetic Sound Labs Radio Music module processed with the following gear:
Mackie 1202-VLZ4 mixer
Walrus Audio SLO reverb pedal

#JohnLRice #electronicmusic #experimentalmusic"

Exploring The Z5000 Multi Effect Eurorack Module

Published on Jan 1, 2020 John L Rice

"More information on the new Z5000 Multi Effect module, as well as the similar and also new ECHOZ (delays only) and ZVERB (reverbs only) here: http://tiptopaudio.com/zverb-echoz-z5...

Exciting News! I'll be performing at the SynthPlex convention at the end of March 2020!!!! I'll also be hanging around the Moon Modular and https://www.noisebug.net/ booths. Stop by and say hi and catch my performance if possible! :-)
https://www.synthplex.com/artists-gri...

If you found this or any of my other videos helpful or entertaining, please consider tipping your waitress? ;-) Thank You! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice

KEYBOARD NOODLING
0:00 - Beginning
0:25 - Front Panel Features Listed
2:15 - Mellotron Micro w/Z5000 Reverbs
5:50 - Mellotron Micro w/Z5000 Reverbs + CV Modulation
9:25 - Mellotron Micro w/Z5000 Delays + CV Modulation
15:00 - Mellotron Micro w/Z5000 P/MOD + CV Modulation
DRUM MACHINE FIDDLING
29:40 - Roland TR-505 w/Z5000 Delays
31:50 - Roland TR-505 w/Z5000 Delays + CV Modulation
43:00 - Roland TR-505 w/Z5000 P/MOD + CV Modulation
MODULAR DRONING
48:45 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 Reverbs
50:00 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 Reverbs + CV Modulation
55:35 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 Delays
56:10 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 Delays + CV Modulation
1:00:35 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 P/MOD + CV Modulation
1:06:15 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 Reverbs + CV Modulation
1:07:50 - End

Gear Used In This Video:
4ms powered Pod 40x case
Strymon AA.1 level shifter
Steady State Fate S.P.O. attenuverter
Ladik C-012 lag
Erica Synths Black Octasource LFO
TipTop Audio Z5000 Multi Effect
Happy Nerding LED Meters
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Mellotron Micro keyboard
Roland TR-505 drum machine
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Synthesizers.com Box4 case
Moon Modular 524 Quad VC LFO
Moon Modular 524A Quad VC LFO expander
Moon Modular 526 Reversable Mixer
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Canon C100 MkII cameras and CN-E lenses
Sound Devices MixPre 6 II audio recorder
Sony Vegas Pro 13 non-linear editing software
Windows 8.1 PC
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Thanks so very much for watching, rating, commenting, telling your friends, tipping, and not throwing rotten vegetables at my head! ;-) Happy 2020 New Year To You All! 🤗😘😎🥳🤓"

Exploring The SSL 1140 THUNDRUM

Published on Dec 27, 2019 John L Rice

"Thanks again to Doug at Synthetic Sound Labs for sending over some ThunDrums for me to try out! More info here.

Exciting News! I'll be performing at the SynthPlex convention at the end of March 2020!!!! I'll also be hanging around the Moon Modular and https://www.noisebug.net/ booths. Stop by and say hi and catch my performance if possible! :-)
https://www.synthplex.com/artists-gri...

If you found this or any of my other videos helpful or entertaining, please send a tip if you can? Thank You! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice

Index:
0:00 - Beginning
0:25 - Features Listed
1:52 - Basic Operations
5:44 - External LFO Modulation
9:34 - External Triggering
9:50 - External Sequencer
12:55 - Simple Drum Beat
13:45 - Ratchet/Typewriter/Creaky Ship?
14:24 - End

Modulation Sources:
Synthesis Technology MOTM-320 and MOTM-380 LFO's, MOTM-300 VCO
Krisp1 OCTO LFO
Moon Modular 569 sequencer"

Exploring The SSL 1650 Mini Sequencer

Published on Dec 24, 2019 John L Rice

"Many thanks to Doug at Synthetic Sound Labs for sending over the Mini Sequencer for me to try out! :-) More info at: https://steamsynth.com/shop/moog-unit...

Exciting News! I'll be performing at the SynthPlex convention at the end of March 2020!!!! I'll also be hanging around the Moon Modular and https://www.noisebug.net/ booths. Stop by and say hi and catch my performance if possible! :-)
https://www.synthplex.com/artists-gri...

If you found this or any of my other videos helpful or entertaining, please send a tip if you can? Thank You! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice

Index:
0:00 - Beginning
0:25 - Features Listed
2:40 - Basic Operations
6:06 - Resets And Clocking Via Moon 569
8:56 - Ratcheting Via COTK C964
9:56 - 2 Voice Patch Clocked Via COTK C969
14:55 - 2 Voice Patch Re-voiced/Transposed Via COTK C966/Moon 565
19:34 - End"

Party At Baal's Place

Published on Dec 8, 2019 John L Rice

"This is the little music video that came about as an afterthought as I was working on the demo for the Laurentide SynthWorks Baal 3080 VCF module, full video here: [posted here]

I thought that more people will get to watch it if it was it's own separate video so I made a quick edit with a few minor tweaks. The full story of how this all came about is in the full demo video but in short, here's the gear I used:

Laurentide SynthWorks - Baal 3080 VCF
Moon Modular - 569 sequencer, 526 mixer
Synthesis Technology - MOTM-300 VCOs, MOTM-800 EG, MOTM-1800 EG, MOTM-190 VCA, MOTM-380 LFO, MOTM-650 MIDI to CV
Strymon - Timeline delay and BigSky reverb pedals
Retro Mechanical Labs - Electron Fuzz pedal
JHS - Firefly fuzz pedal
Lexicon - MX-400 reverb
Roland - Integra7 synth, A-49 keyboard
Mellotron - M4000D rack
Musser - tubular bells
Marantz - PMD-661 flash recorder
Canon - C100 MkII cameras and CN-E lenses
Fotodiox and Dracast LED lighting
Sony - Vegas Pro 13

Thanks for watching, rating, commenting, telling your friends, etc. If you've found this and/or my other videos useful or entertaining, please consider buying me a fancy cup of coffee? :-)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

Exploring The Baal 3080 VCF

Published on Dec 7, 2019 John L Rice

"The Baal 3080 VCF

Index:
0:00 - Beginning/Title Card
0:22 - Control Locations
1:10 - Waveform And Noise Testing (Dry, No Resonance)
3:10 - Noise With Resonance (volume warning!)
4:18 - Bandpass Tests
6:07 - Tracking Test
6:43 - Patch Test With Rhythmic Modulation
8:54 - Party At Baal's Place
11:22 - End

Most of the gear used is explained throughout the video but since the special music video Party At Baal's Place is more involved, here are some details:
The same patch that was at the soundtrack for the introduction of this demo is the same one that plays throughout the Party At Baal's Place music video. I used a Moon Modular 569 sequencer to control the MOTM-300 VCO pitch and to also control Baal's frequency cutoff, in addition to manually playing with the frequency cutoff and resonance knobs. Strymon Timeline and BigSky pedals were used as well as a Lexicon MX-400, all for reverb and delay.

Things were very simple, just what you hear on the introduction, until I thought, "hey, I could put a drum beat to this" . . . and from that point on it was days of "just one more quick little addition?"! (insert emoticons of a face-plant and burning banana! ;-) And there was no initial click track so . . . . .

All the drum-set parts come from a Roland Integra7 played from a A-49 keyboard, because it was the middle of the night and I wasn't setup to record acoustic drums anyways. The china/trash ride cymbal was recorded first, then the snare and bass drums in another pass, and crash/splash cymbals were added on a third pass. I dropped those into tracks and spent days cursing my sloppiness as I kept trying to tweak the timings. Some of the fills were actually created in the DAW by chopping up simpler parts and recombining them.

Next I started coming up with the lead/melody synth parts. The patch was almost all Synth Tech MOTM modules except for a Moon 526 mixer the Baal 3080 VCF of course. (2 x MOTM-300 VCOs, OTM-800 EG, MOTM-1800 EG, MOTM-190 VCA, MOTM-380 LFO, MOTM-650 MIDI to CV) I'm proud to say I played all of those parts by hand, even the fast parts, but it did take a lot of practice. The next day I started wishing I had used some distortion so I replayed it again through a Retro Mechanical Labs Electron Fuzz pedal and JHS Firefly fuzz pedal in series.

The rest of the parts were quick and easy. The choir voices are from a Mellotron M4000D rack (male chorus and boys choir combined). The chime is an actual acoustic Musser brand chime just recorded with a handheld flash recorder. And that's my voice at the very end. ;-)

Then came the video editing. I spent a while searching https://www.pond5.com/ for clips that might go well and I eventually developed a sort of "midnight party at Baal's place" sort of story for fun. ;-)

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"At its core, this is the CA3080 OTA based filter that was in the Original Rev-A version of the Octave Cat, before they switched to The SSM2040. It has been adjusted for modular level. The expo-Converter uses super-matched 3906’s and is temperature Compensated For upwards of 5-octave tracking.

Additionally, there is a 4-pole output, as well as a 1-pole output. These outputs are inverted from each other, so they can be mixed Together for Bandpass.

​18mA +15vdc
18ma -15vdc
Format: mu/dotcom
Size: 1 MU space. 2.25” depth from panel front
Panel: anodized aluminum
Inputs: 1 Audio (ac coupled), 1 CV (1v/oct), 1 CV with attenuation
Outputs: 1 4-pole, 1 1-pole (inverted)"