First patch with the Mutable Instruments, Clouds, Elements, Streams and Shelves modules

First patch with the Mutable Instruments, Clouds, Elements, Streams and Shelves modules from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

Sequence starts with a cable connection to the clock output from the Steady State Fate Ultra Random module. This clock output was sent to a intellijel hub mult. From here the clock was sent to first to a 4ms RCD/QCD, Delptronics Trigger Man, and to the MakeNoise Rene. First output gates from 4ms RCD 4 divide output to the trigger input on the Braids module top row, running in "WLM" mode. Second multi output was sent to a 4ms QCD output green channel 4, set at division trigger time of 16. This would trigger single notes on the "Elements" module, that begin at 1:42. The playback mode is running in "Secret Easter Egg Mode" :-) The selected note sequence from the QCV output from Rene. Final output from Elements was sent to the Eventide "Pitch" pedal using the "Crystalizer" algorithm.

Clouds - was processing recorded chunks from the drum percussion, kick used from the top row "Peaks" 808 kick drum synthesis model. Then a snare created from the "grey" noise output from the SSF Quantum rainbow running through right side of Streams to make a snare drum, which was running in envelope mode with shape position to the left, short decay. Then a third voice using the blue noise output from the SSF quantum rainbow for hi-hats. Amplitude triggered/controlled by a HexVCA. The drum sequence was programmed from the Delptronics Triggerman, using all 8 patterns stringed together running in pattern play mode but being CV controlled by the S&H # 1 output from the SSF Ultra Random. Output for all voices was grouped and multiplied into two separate mixers. First three channels of the Intellijel Mutamix, which was then sent to output channel B. From there the summed mix was sent into the "left" side input of Clouds. Then triggered in time with the sequence by a 8th division trigger from the 4ms RCD. The freeze input in Clouds was triggered in time 7th divisions from the 4ms RCD, so that the chunks would process and record then play back in spurts of timed randomness. The mode was set in the pitchshifter/timestretcher configuration, where the grains where spliced so that created interesting granular pitching repeats and percussive glitch effects, as the rhythmic beats played through. Focused ranges where selected for the "Density/Pitchshifter" and "Timestetcher/Texture" controls. These where being controlled by the S&H #2 output from the SSF Ultra Random. The 1/volt pitch input was controlled by the toggle A/B output from the SSF ultra random. The clean drum outputs also sent to the channels 5, 6, and 7 on the Blue Lantern "Mix 'Em Up" module.

Streams left side processing from the MakeNoise Mysteron output, which was being triggered by the 5th division output, for the metallic ripple delay like sounds, with the mutation knob set to counter clockwise, low bit mode.
The "Shelves" module was processing the acid like filter parts that get un-muted at 12 seconds. The sound source running into "Shelves" was the "Braids" module bottom row, running in "CSAW" mode. CV controlled by the CV output from the MakeNoise Rene sent to another intellijel hub mult. From here each CV output was sent to the "Frequency" inputs pink, green and white jacks on "Shelves". The "Tides" high tide output modulation the CV controlling the top frequency input on "Shelves" Each filter knob was set so the incoming "CSAW" input was being processed like a formant filter effect.

Smooth Sub OSC bassline coming from the MakeNoise STO. This was being CV controlled by a intellijel µScale (B) output. Playing back 8 notes while being triggered from the 2nd division trigger on the 4ms RCD. Triangle wave output from a Intellijel Dixie (syncd) to the sequence controlling the input (1V/Oct). Second STO at 55 seconds, alternating high note triggers from the 1 channel output from the 4ms QCD 6th division output. The second STO output sent to a MakeNoise Optomix for short quick plucks.

The light reverb soft lead at 1:15 from sine wave output from another intellijel Dixie, being CV played from the 1V/Oct input from MakeNoise PressurePoints. The output was then ran into a Strymon "BigSky" pedal running the "nonLinear" reverb algorithm. The Chords coming in at 1:35 played by a Qu-Bit Nebulae module. The 4 chord sequence was hand played and recorded from a Roland Jupiter-6,. The sample was then cut into a 32 bar loop and then was restarted/played from a the 3rd output trigger on the 4ms QCD. This output was manually volume controlled by a Intellijel µAttQuad log/lin attenuator. Grids was being clocked from multi output from the SSF Ultra Random, from here the first output trigger channel was sent into a Addac 101 .WAV Player. Notes sequenced and recorded from the Mutable Instruments "Elements" Module. 4 notes in a specific order was played 4 times 32 bars/samples. This was triggered by the gate input triggered by the Gate Y output on Rene. Trill high notes from Microbe Modular Equation Composer running in Synth3Osc is a 3 osc synth mode.

Mutable Instruments - Shelves FM, Feedback, Oscillation & More

Published on Jan 2, 2015 DivKidMusic

"So I had to do a follow up to go through a few other features that both people asked for and things I felt I'd missed out. Check out the main overview of Shelves here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTSXQ..."

Mutable Instruments - Shelves

Published on Dec 23, 2014

"Absolutely wicked EQ! Simple as. Analogue circuit which clips beautifully, high and low shelf, two parametric EQs. CV over every EQ frequency, EQ gains and also over parametric Q (bandwidth) control."

Mutable Instruments Tides - Demonstrations by Perfect Circuit Audio

Published on Jan 11, 2017 Perfect Circuit Audio

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Playlist:
1. Mutable Instruments Tides Modulation Demonstration

"In this demo, we are using Tides as a slow modulation source to modulate the filter cutoff of the second resonant filter of Shelves. Braids in CSAW mode is the sound source fed through Shelves. Two LFO signals from Peaks are patched into Tides' first two waveshaping inputs to demonstrate how these morphing frequencies sound at low frequency. A Clock is then generated from Grids and patched into the Trigger input to demonstrate Tides' ability to function as an envelope. The top button is the mode select knob, which can select between oscillator mode, AD envelope mode, and ASR envelope mode."

2. Mutable Istruments Tides Oscillator Demonstration

"In this demo, we begin by just morphing the waveshape knobs while in oscillator mode. Each of the three knobs affects a different part of the timbre, with the third knob cutting off to nothing (with Parasites installed.) A modulation source from Peaks (LFO to slow triangle wave) is then patched into the third waveshape control. Frames is then switched into Sequencer mode, being clocked by Channel 2 of Peaks. These four sequencer channels from Frames are then patched into the two other waveshape controls, the Level VCA and the 1v/Oct input (with the internal Quantizer from Parasites enabled.) For a little bit of space, the final output is then patched into Clouds, being fedback for Size and Position modulation. A full morphing sequenced line with FX with only four modules!"

3. Mutable Instruments Tides Parasites Feature Demonstration

"In this demo, we show how the internal quantizer works within Tides Parasite. To access the quantizer, long press the top button. It will begin blinking with green, and with presses from the mode buttons, it will scan through the quantizer presets. The menu counts upwards in binary, including no quantization, semitones, a major scale, a minor scale, whole tone, pentatonic minor, poor pentatonic, and fifths. (These were scanned backwards in the video.) To exit the quantizer mode, long press the top button again. The second section demonstrates how the mode "Two Bumps" can be used to generate a shepards tone. This is taken directly from the Tides parasites manual on Mqtthiqs' github account. "Put the oscillator in this "octaves" mode, put the width at noon and the frequency around 9 o'clock; 28 octaves will ring at the same time, many of them way outside the audible range. Now feed a slow sawtooth to the 1V/Oct input, and adjust its amplitude so that it is 1V (or 2 or 3... any round number of volts). Monitor the Bipolar output: you will hear a Shepard-Risset infinite glissando."

Nodebeat & Expert Sleepers FH-1 - Generative Eurorack Demo

Published on Nov 15, 2015 Owen Canivet

"Generative patch, Expert Sleepers FH-1 converting 4 pitch/gate pairs from Nodebeat and sequencing:

Square = Mutable instruments Peaks (DMC firmware) random kick
Red circle = Mutable instruments Braids 'Harm' algorithm
Green circle = Mutable instruments Braids 'wtx4' algorithm
Blue circle = Intellijel Shapeshifter chords processed by Shelves"

iTunes: NodeBeat HD - AffinityBlue

eurorack modular synthesizer ambient jam

Published on Feb 27, 2015 bigcitymusic

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"Patch notes:

Melody from Intellijel Shapeshifter to Mutable Instruments Shelves and Streams to Sputnik Quad VCF/VCA to Tiptop Z-DSP Dragonfly Delay
4ms QCD/QPLFO to Sputnik Quad VCA/VCA CV input
Sputnik West Coast Random Source to QCD Div/Mult
Percussion from Mutable Instruments Elements to Tiptop Z-DSP Dragonfly Delay"

Mutable Instruments - Shelves

Published on Dec 23, 2014 DivKidMusic

"Absolutely wicked EQ! Simple as. Analogue circuit which clips beautifully, high and low shelf, two parametric EQs. CV over every EQ frequency, EQ gains and also over parametric Q (bandwidth) control. Fire away with any questions and watch out for videos for the other new Mutable Instruments modules Clouds, Elements and Streams coming soon."

New Modules from Mutable Instruments - Shelves, Clouds, Streams & Elements

"Shelves brings to Eurorack modular systems something we are all very familiar with: the 4-band parametric EQ typically found in console channel strips. But this time, there’s CV control! The first band is a low-pass shelving filter, the fourth band a high-pass shelving filter, and band #2 and #3 have full-blown parametric controls with bandwidth (Q) adjustment. All analog.

Shelves will provide a subtler spectral shaping & coloring than standard multimode filters. It is particularly useful in the feedback loop of effects or more generally in feedback patches in which the slightest tonal change has drastic consequences. Or as a novel way of shaping sounds obtained by west-coast techniques. Or as a formant-ish filter. Or to emulate the body of instruments in the context of physical modelling patches…

Unlike console EQs, each band is not restricted to a narrow range of frequencies: it can be swept across the entire audio range, from 20 Hz to 20kHz – with unexpected phase cancellations or reinforcements when corrections compete in the same frequency range. All parameters have direct CV control. Global frequency and cut/boost CV inputs allow simultaneous CV control of all channels.

Expander [pic here]

Shelves’ two parametric sections are, behind the scenes, full-blown 12-dB multimode filters. The expander panel gives you access to their low-pass, band-pass, and high-pass outputs"

"Clouds is a granular audio processor – with a couple of twists.

Unlike granular sample players, Clouds is focused on the realtime granularization of incoming audio signals, and the acquisition of textures from them.

Classic controls such as grain position, size, and pitch are provided. Clouds can superimpose up to 16 grains simultaneously and thus create thick textures. Control over texture density, independently of grain size, is thus provided. An external trigger input allows grains to be seeded in sync with LFOs or rhythmic generators.

To provide a richer variety of timbres, Clouds allows the shape of the grain’s envelope to be morphed – from sharp rectangular edges to a smooth bell curve. In addition, a diffusion network can further dissolve the edges of grains into blurry textures.

“Grain mesh” modes automatically adjust grain density, size, and the offset between successive grains in order to generate a continuous stream of audio that can be pitch-shifted / time-stretched in the manner of old-school samplers (or time-domain pitch/time processors).

Finally, to cover various applications of granular synthesis without the need for additional modules, Clouds’ comes with four voltage-controlled “blend modes” for mixing and re-routing its output signal: VC dry/wet balance, VC channel crossfade, VC feedback, and VC reverberation.

Clouds’ delay memory ranges from 1s to 8s depending on audio quality settings."

"Streams provides two channels of extremely flexible signal dynamics manipulation.

Each channel consists of an analog voltage-controlled filter and amplifier (VCFA). The response curve of the amplifier section is continuously variable from exponential to linear. The amplifier gain is directly controllable from a CV input, through an attenuator. But what makes Streams truly unique is the multi-purpose EXCITE input. The signal routed to this input is analyzed by a micro-controller and translated into internal control voltages for the VCFA, turning Streams into a very versatile signal contouring tool:

Envelope generator

The EXCITE input can work as a trigger input, triggering an internal AD or AR envelope routed to the gain and the filter cutoff (in variable amount). With only 6-HP of space, you can shape an oscillator or noise source into a full-bodied sound.

Vactrol curve generator

The EXCITE input is processed by a digital model of a resistive opto-isolator (Vactrol), controlling the gain and the filter cutoff (in variable amount). The digital emulation allows the modification of properties of opto-isolators – such as response time – which are otherwise difficult to control. The virtual vactrol response can be either optimized for processing CVs, or triggers (for “plucked” sounds).

Amplitude and frequency content follower

The envelope and cutoff of the EXCITE signal is measured, and applied to the signal on the VCFA input.

Compressor/limiter

Streams’ VCF is disabled, and the VCA is used to control the dynamics of the input signal. An intuitive control scheme allows the compressor to be used either for peak reduction/limiting operation; or for boosting signal levels with soft-limiting. The EXCITE input can be used as a sidechain."

"Elements is a full-blown synthesis voice based on modal synthesis – an under-appreciated flavour of physical modelling synthesis with a strange and abstract feel.

Elements combines an exciter synthesis section, generating raw, noisy sounds characteristic of bowing (filtered friction noise), blowing (pitch-controlled granular noise), or striking (stick, mallet, hammer or brush sample playback… or bursts of synthetic impulsions). These sources, or external audio signals, are processed by a modal filter bank – an ensemble of 64 tuned band-pass filters simulating the response of various resonant structures (plates, strings, tubes…) with adjustable brightness and dampening. A stereo ambience reverberator adds depth and presence to the sound.

All parameters have a very meaningful and well-delimited impact on the sound. When designing Elements, great care has been taken in selecting parameter ranges and control curves, producing a large palette of sounds – often beyond physical realism – but always well controlled and stable. The “dark spots” of noise and feedback are reached gradually, and they do still react to controls. The module is deliberately menu- and switch-free – what you dial/patch is what you hear!"

Synthesis Technology MORPHING TERRARIUM // Mutable Instruments CLOUDS + SHELVES // MINIATURE 37

Published on Jun 25, 2015 LESINDES

"building up a new Eurorack System with first implants of wavetable oscillator SYNTHESIS TECHNOLOGY MORPHING TERRARIUM -- MUTABLE INSTRUMENTS VC controlled shifter CLOUDS + multimode VC vocal filter SHELVES"

Modular Jams by e-pleasure

Published on Feb 19, 2017 e-pleasure

This one in via Florian Anwander.

Playlist with descriptions:

1. Modularjam 1

"My first Video of a simple sunday evening patch I played and recorded for myself. I use this for the documentation of my modular patch experiments.

The Drone: Is a Braids with the VOWL model, going thru the RT451 stereo multimode filter, one with HP the other with LP. They go to two channels of the 4ms VCA Matrix. The VCA Matrix is triggered from the Vermona Fourmulator, each LFO 90° shifted, so I get a quadrophonic effect in my studio with 4 speakers around my head.

Kickdrum: I used the Synthrotek ds-m, a wasp from doepfer, a channel from the HexVCA and a envelope from Intellijel. Triggered directly from the ALM Pamela's Workout.

The rhythmic plingplong: Is coming from the OSC-03 form MFB, triggered by the doepfer sequencer, the trigger is multiplied according to the voltage delivered to the A160-5 ratcheting controller.

The snare: Is a noise, going only thru the doepfer VCA in exponentional mode, controlled by an envelope, and then thru a Roland Demora stereo delay.

Bass by MFB Dominion1
Lead by Moog Sub37"

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Happy New Year From MATRIXSYNTH! - A Look Back at 2014

Happy New Year everyone!

I want to start by thanking everyone that comes to MATRIXSYNTH and helps make it what it is - the readers, the supporters, and of course all the sponsors on the right.

THANK YOU and have a GREAT 2015!!!

This site is a labor of love and a ton of work. This site is ultimately meant to be an testament to everything synth in the making. We have over nine years of daily synth history captured here, 119,983 published posts. I can't wait to see what the future brings us in 2015!

That said, here are a few interesting bits from 2014 in the longest post of the year. ;)

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Mutable Instruments CLOUDS + SHELVES // WAVEFORMS // REPETITIVE // miniature 39

Published on Aug 4, 2015 LESINDES

"MUTBALE INSTRUMENTS CLOUDS & SHELVES can do for PITTSBURGH MODULAR WAVEFORMS"

Mutable Instruments CLOUDS + SHELVES // Pittsburgh WAVEFORMS // miniature 40

Published on Oct 21, 2015 LESINDES

"This now sound very electronic!!
MUTBALE INSTRUMENTS CLOUDS & SHELVES can do for PITTSBURGH MODULAR WAVEFORMS & what they can do for you!!"

Modular experiment

Published on Mar 16, 2016 SYNTH GURU

"Intellijel Metropolis sequencer, Intellijel Atlantis synth module, Mutable Instruments, Grids, Peaks, Rings, Clouds, She­lves, Studio Electronics STE16, Korg Polysix pad processed thru Shelves and Clouds"

Modular impro2

Published on Mar 18, 2016 SYNTH GURU

"Intellijel: Metropolis sequencer, Atlantis synthesizer module, Mutable Instruments: Peaks, Clouds, Shelves, Rings, S­tudio Electronics STE16

Warning:one volume peak at some point"

Mutable Instruments Elements vs contact microphone

Published on Mar 30, 2016 vinnui

"M.I. Elements excited by a piezo contact microphone, via mic preamp and M.I. Shelves.
External effects: Strymon Bigsky.
Controllers: Sound Machines LS1 and LP1, QuNexus."

Mutable Instruments Full System w/ Blades & Manuals

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Intellijel CASE-7U-104HP Eurorack Case with Power Supply:

Top Row:
Elements
Tides
Plaits
Marbels
Veils
Ripples
Shades

2ed Row:
Rings
Stages
Shelves
Streams
Warps
Blades
Beads
Ears

1u Row:
Headphones 1u
Buff Mult 1u
ZeroScope 1u
Multi-Fx 1u
Stereo Line Out 1u
Stereo Mixer 1u

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Mutable Instruments - Tides vs Shelves

Published on Mar 9, 2015 thisisprisma

20 Module Mutable Instruments Eurorack System with Doepfer A-100 powered case

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What's included:

Original boxes/packaging, manuals, and toys for each module

Doepfer A-100 P9 Eurorack Powered Case (9U) with manual and original packaging

-Veils
-Shades
-Tides
-Stages
-Ripples
-Blinds
-Links
-Rings
-Elements
-Plaits
-Kinks
-Shelves
-Grids
-Yarns
-Marbles
-Branches
-Peaks
-Streams
-Warps
-Frames

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Pittsburgh WAVEFORMS // Mutable CLOUDS + SHELVES // miniature 38

Published on Jul 25, 2015 LESINDES

"MUTBALE INSTRUMENTS CLOUDS & SHELVES can do for PITTSBURGH MODULAR WAVEFORMS"