modular shades #24 | tutorial | modular eurorack synthesizer

Published on Feb 6, 2020 Elinch

"NEW ALBUM „IN BETWEEN PATCHES“ OUT NOW AS LIMITED CASSETTE OR AS A DOWNLOAD FROM SEIL RECORDS ON BANDCAMP
https://seilrecords.bandcamp.com/albu...

"for the pleasure of releasing my new album on seil records, there is a making of video by me for the first time.
it is the first piece on side a that consists mainly of live loops. the loops are gone when the modular system is switched off. therefore, the video only shows the method of creating the piece. in the main part, i therefore use the drum loop of the original work, which i then sampled directly.

have fun listening and watching"

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #25 | for the world | meditation music | modular eurorack synthesizer

Published on Dec 13, 2019 Elinch

"a 30-minute meditative declaration of love to the world. with the hope that all people think more about the future of the earth than they are in themselves."


the basis is a 30 minute slow motion trip through a 10 second snippet of music.



1. seq /// morphagene / 10 sec. peace of music stretched to 30 minutes controlled by slow lfo (alm pamelas) / oto reverb

2. bass /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player (sample source make noise sto / optomix)

3. voices /// morphagene / random voice samples

4. sh /// make noise sto / clouds
5. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player (sample source verbos ho / optomix)
6. choir /// orthogonal devices er-301 manual grains / position mod. by slow lfo
7. choir /// orthogonal devices er-301 manual grains / position manualy controlled by intellijel triatt
8. reverse /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player (mutable instruments rings)



malekkos voltage block served as a cv mixer for the er-301.recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.


thank you for the great video recordings from tom fisk."

modular shades #23 | shifted in blue | morphagene ems vcs3 verbos ho

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Published on Oct 2, 2019 Elinch

"a minimal piece based on 2 morphagene reel sets, which i recorded in the sound on sound procedure with the ems vcs 3. the harmonic oscillator comes later as a driving sequence to it.

1. element /// make noise morphagene 01 reel (sos with ems vcs 3) / orthogonal devices er-301 filter and delay
2. element /// make noise morphagene 01 reel (sos with ems vcs 3) / orthogonal devices er-301 filter and delay
3. seq /// verbos ho saw out / make noise optomix / vex lo-fi junky / mi clouds
4. seq /// verbos ho mix out / make noise optomix / vex lo-fi junky / mi clouds
5. bass /// make noises sto /

sequencer malekko voltage block

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #22 | travel along the green wall | minimal modular eurorack synthesizer music

Published on Mar 13, 2019 Elinch

„thank you for over 2000 followers. i’m overjoyed. here's a new piece. based on 4 sampled sequences from verbos harmonic oscillator - sequenced by fugue machine. these are sometimes passed through with a slow lfo, or played in different speeds and playback directions. as always, please bring some time to listen.“

modular shades #22 | verbos harmonic oscillator er-301 | modular eurorack
synthesizer

1. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 manual grains / position mod. by slow lfo (sample source verbos ho)
2. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player (sample source verbos ho)
3. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player / pitch x2 (sample source verbos ho)
4. bass seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player / half pitch, reverse (sample source verbos ho)
5. pad /// orthogonal devices er-301 manual grains / position mod. manually (sample source verbos ho)
6. oriental slices /// make noise morphagene 01
7. choir slices /// make noise morphagene 02
8. effect /// verbos harmonic oscillator

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.

modular shades #21 berlin#01

Published on Nov 8, 2018 Elinch

"berlin is, since i can think, something very special for me - longing, mysterious, history.
in the first part of my soundtrack for berlin, I want to dedicate myself to the "golden 20s" of the last century.
this brief phase of abundance, the heyday of art and culture. However, with an oppressive feeling, the dark time that comes then.

my first album is now available on bandcamp: https://elinch.bandcamp.com/

1. backgound #1 /// make noise morphagene (voice samples - randomly triggered by alm) / mutable instruments clouds
2. backgound #2 /// make noise morphagene (sequences from verbos harmonic oscillator - randomly triggered by alm) / mutable instruments clouds

malekko voltage block is used as a cv-mixer (er301)
3. vb fader 01 granular #1 /// orthagonal devices er-301 granular mashine (mutable instruments rings sample)
4. vb fader 02 granular #2 /// orthagonal devices er-301 granular mashine (mutable instruments rings sample)
5. vb fader 03 granular #3 /// orthagonal devices er-301 granular mashine (mutable instruments rings sample)
6. vb fader 04 effects /// verbos harmonic oscillator & make noise sto / ring modulated by listing mk4 / audio in in er-301
7. vb fader 05 sample #1 /// orthagonal devices er-301 sample player (strings sample)
8. vb fader 06 sample #2 /// orthagonal devices er-301 sample player (piano sample - randomly triggered by alm)
9. vb fader 07 granular #4 /// orthagonal devices er-301 granular mashine (choir sample)
10. vb fader 08 sample #3 /// orthagonal devices er-301 sample player (piano sequence sample)

recorded live with tascam dr 100. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #20 | autumn

Published on Oct 24, 2018 Elinch

"finally, my 9u system is complete again. the piece begins with rings controlled by ribn and has 3 "parts". please take a look at the video in peace.

my first album is now available on bandcamp
https://elinch.bandcamp.com/

1. sequence #1 /// mutable instruments rings (sequenced by marbles - amplitude controlled by ribn) / mutable instruments rings
2. voice pad /// make noise morphagene / 4ms topographic delay loop (amplitude controlled by ribn)
3. Voice /// make noise morphagene (gene size / slide / amplitude controlled by ribn) / mutable instruments rings
4. effets /// mutable instruments plaits (pitch controlled by marbles - amplitude controlled by ribn) / mutable instruments rings
5. sequence #2 /// intellijel dixie 2 (sequenced by malekko varigate 4+) / manhattan analog svvcf / zvex lofi junky / 4ms dld
6. sequence #2 parallel /// intellijel dixie 2 (sequenced by malekko varigate 4+) / don buchla thonas white dual lpg / zvex lofi junky / 4ms dld
7. noise /// pico rnd / xaoc devices kamieniec / 4ms dld
8. sequence #3 /// rings (sequenced by patterning) / strymon magneto
9. vintage synth sound /// dreadbox omikron (sequenced by patterning) / don buchla thonas white dual lpg


recorded live with tascam dr 100. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.
the beautiful female voice is a 3 second sample from my daughter vinyl (https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/if-...)."

modular shades #19 | the stream | plaits & verbos harmonic oscillator

Published on Apr 20, 2018 Elinch

"thank you for over 1000 subscribers !!! that really makes me happy. enclosed a piece with 3 sequences from plaits. once sequenced live, once as a sample in the er-301 and once edited with the morphagene. the piece builds on a drone from the verbos harmonic oscillator. attention! a very slow piece. bring your time and enjoy listening. the world is fast enough."

1. drone /// verbos harmonic oscillator / mutable instruments clouds
2. voices /// make noise morphagene (radio samples from all over the world)
3. sequence /// mutable instruments plaits / lofi junky (sample er-301 sampling player)
4. bass /// sinus from er-301
5. sequence /// mutable instruments plaits / lofi junky (recorded and manipulated with morphagene)
6. sequence /// mutable instruments plaits (sequenced by malekko voltage block / delay from er-301)
7. effect sound /// orthogonal devices er-301 granular machine
8. field recording /// er-301 sampling player

sequenced by malekko voltage block. recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing.
for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #18 | the stream | plaits & orthogonal devices er-301

Published on Mar 14, 2018 Elinch

"the idea of the title is a sequence of plaits edited in the orthogonal devices er-301 with 3 pitshshifter delays and 5 clocked stereo delays.

1. noisefloor /// make noise morphagene (different sounds from my garden, edited with borderlands)
2. sequence /// mutable instruments plaits / er-301 (3 pitshshifter delays and 5 clocked stereo delays)
3. Voice /// er-301 granular machine
4. arpeggio /// verbos harmonic oscillator / optomix / er-301 (filter & delay)
5. pad /// mutable instruments clouds / granular
6. backwards & forwards /// orthogonal devices er-301 sample player (samples from mutable instruments rings)
7. big pad /// make noise morphagene (sample from plaits) / er-301 (3 pitshshifter delays and 5 clocked stereo delays)
8. drums /// make noise morphagene (sources / paterning / recording from knocking on wood)

sequenced by malekko voltage block. recorded live with tascam dr 100.
no audio processing. the compression at the end comes from the internal limiter of the tascam dr 100.
for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #17 | pantone black | granular modular ambient music morphagene er-301

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Elinch

"'thanks for more than 500 subscribers. i never expected that. my youtube channel was actually just a personal notebook designed for my eurorack patches. its nice to be a small part of this lovely worldwide modular community. have a nice christmas party and a happy new year!'

modular shades #17 | granular modular ambient music orthogonal devices er-301

in this patch i have played again manually with the granular synthesis of the er-301. intellijel triatt controls the starting points of three granular mashines.

1. seq /// make noise morphagene (sample source verbos harmonic osc sequence)
2. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 (sample source verbos harmonic osc sequence)
3. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 (sample source verbos harmonic osc sequence)
4. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 (sample source mutable instruments rings)
5. bass /// verbos harmonic oscillator controled by xaoc batumi & make noise sto / into mutable instruments clouds
6. seq /// make noise morphagene (sample source voice) into disting mk4

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #16 | pantone 187 | granular modular ambient music morphagene er-301

Published on Dec 10, 2017 Elinch

1. water collage /// orthogonal devices er-301 granular mashine
2. seq /// make noise morphagene / start controlled by alm pamelas new workout / into mutable instruments clouds
3. fragment /// orthogonal devices er-301 granular mashine
4. bass /// verbos harmonic oscillator controlled by xaoc batumi / into disting mk4 (delay)
5. pad /// make noise morphagene into mutable instruments clouds
6. seq /// make noise sto & optomix into disting mk4 (delay)
7. fragment /// orthogonal devices er-301 granular mashine

sequenced by malekko voltage block. recorded live with tascam dr 100.
no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.

modular shades #15 | pantone 432 | granular modular music orthogonal devices er-301

Published on Nov 3, 2017 Elinch

"in this patch i have played manually with the granular synthesis of the er-301. intellijel triatt a controls the starting point, triatt b the length of the granular. (sample is the same 30 second mutable instruments rings sequences as in modular shades # 14)
the drums also come from er-301 triggerd with different start points. additional sounds come from the two make noise orphagenes. the bass comes from the verbos harmonic oscillator.

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #14 | pantone 437 | random ambient modular music

Published on Oct 13, 2017 Elinch

"in the center are 3 random granular sequences (internal random lfo controls starting points) of the orthogonal devices er-301 (starting material: 30 seconds loop, mutable instruments rings randomly sequenced by the disting mk4).

at the beginning, a ring modulation (intellijel dixie 2 / make noise sto) is alternately heard with a sound sequence of the make noise morphagene. both go through the zvex instant lo-fi junky in the tape delay of the disting mk4.
the noisy sounds comes from the dreadbox gamma and go into the 4ms dld. volume is controlled by batumi.

from 05:43
mutable instruments rings randomly sequenced from the malice voltage block and then goes into mutable instruments clouds. the bass comes from the dreadbox omikron. the drums-like sound is produced by dreadbox lamda in self-oscillation.

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing.
for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #13 | pantone 437 | ambient modular music

Published on Sep 11, 2017 Elinch

"Here is a spontaneous video. I'm actually sitting on another piece of music. The idea has emerged by the way.
My cat has still wallked into the video and wanted to say hello to you.

beginning /// make noise morphagene (triggered by end of splice) / zvex instant lo-fi junky / 4ms dld
background /// mutable instruments rings sequenced by listing mk4 (random quantized) / dreadbox lamda (modulated by dreadbox omikron) / 4ms dld
background /// orthogonal devices er-301 (granular pad) / mutable instruments clouds
seq /// dreadbox omikron / dreadbox gamma (filter) / zvex instant lo-fi junky / 4ms dld
bass /// intellijel dixie 2 / vcl vcf 74

sequenced by malekko voltage block / mutable instruments yarns. recorded live with tascam dr 100.
no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #12 | "pantone 549" ambient modular music

Published on Jul 24, 2017 Elinch

orthogonal devices er-301 (2 sample player (sequence 02 & bass) / 2 grain units (background sounds))
intellijel dixie 2+ (sequence 01) / vcl vcf 74 / intellijel uvca / 4md dld
make noise sto (sequence 03) / noise optomix
dreadbox theta noise (hihats) / dreadbox lamda / intellijel quadra / intellijel uvca / schulte cpmpct phasing a / 4md dld / 4md dld
dreadbox omikron (effects)/ controled by disting mk4 (ring modulator) / intellijel uvca / 4md dld
mutable instruments clouds (pad surroundings)
dreadbox gamma (pad) / zvex instant lo-fi junky / 4md dld
dreadbox theata noise / dreadbox lamda / 4md dld

sequenced by malekko voltage block / mutable instruments yarns. recorded live with tascam dr 100. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.

modular shades #11 | feat. cotk model 15 & orthogonal devices er-301

Published on Jul 20, 2017 Elinch

"cotk model 15 (main sequence) / oto bam
orthogonal devices er-301 (4 sample player (drums) / 2 grain units (background sounds))
intellijel dixie 2+ (second sequence)/ intellijel quadra / vcl vcf 74 / make noise optomix / zvex instant lo-fi junky / 4md dld
dreadbox theta noise (hihats) / dreadbox lamda / intellijel quadra / intellijel uvca / schulte cpmpct phasing a / 4md dld
dreadbox omikron (effects)/ controled by disting mk4 (ring modulator) / dreadbox lamda / intellijel uvca / 4md dld
dreadbox gamma (pad) / 4md dld

sequenced by arturia beat step pro / yarns. recorded live with tascam dr 100 (The internal limiter intervenes a bit ,-). for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #10 | feat. morphagene & orthogonal devices er-301

Published on Jul 5, 2017 Elinch

"modular shades #10 | feat. morphagene & orthogonal devices er-301

peace of music in two parts.
first part feat. morphagene (00:00 - 03:21).
second part feat. orthogonal devices er-301 (03:21)

first part
make noise morphagene sequence / 4ms dld
make noise sto / wmd mixer / wmd pm
rings / zvex instant lo-fi junky / 4ms dld
dreadbox theta noise / intellijel quadra / intellijel uvca

second part
orthogonal devices er-301 (4 sample player (drums) / 2 grain units & 1 loop units (background sounds))
intellijel dixie 2+ / intellijel quadra / vcl vcf 74 / intellijel uvca / tc electronic flashback triple delay
dreadbox gamma

all parts
mutable instruments clouds (voice sounds) / 4ms dld
dreadbox omikron / controled by disting mk4 (ring modulator) / dreadbox lamda / intellijel uvca

sequenced by artery beat step pro / yarns / voltage block. recorded live with tascam dr 100 (a bit limiting from the tascam at the end). for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #09 ems vcs3 & borderlands

Published on Jun 6, 2017 Elinch

"ems vcs 3 mk2 & borderlands #01

peace of music with my restored ems vcs 3 mk 2. all sounds come from the vcs 3 and were sampled and sequenced with borderlands. only the piano chords come from cubasis with chorus and zero reverb. the live sequenced solo sound of the vcs also has a reverb from zero reverb.
recorded live with audioshare.

for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

iTunes: Borderlands Granular - Chris Carlson

modular shades #08 | morphagene

Published on May 17, 2017 Elinch

"peace of music with morphagene. this time only short patch notes, because what you see is what you hear.
make noise morphagene into clouds and 4ms dld. bass by optomix. second sequence is the intellijel dixie 2+ into vcf 24 and lo-fi junky. third sequence dreadbox omikron into lamda, delta. pad from gamma modulate by theta
sequenced by yarns. recorded live with tascam dr 100.
for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

All parts here.

modular shades #07 | minimal music

Published on Apr 28, 2017 Elinch

"modular shades #07 | minimal music

chord: mutable instruments rings (fm mode) / intellijel uvca / zvex instant lo-fi junky /
mutable instruments clouds

second tone: make noise sto / make noise optomix

third tone: intellijel dixie 2+ (saw) / vcl vcf 74 / 4md dld

forth tone: dreadbox omikron (saw) (controled by disting mk4 - Shift Register Random Quantized CVs) / dreadbox lamda / 4md dld

fifth tone: dreadbox omikron (triangle) / dreadbox lamda / 4md dld

sixth tone: intellijel dixie 2+ (sub) / dreadbox omikron (ext. in / sub out) / dreadbox lamda / 4md dld

seventh tone: dreadbox gamma / 4md dld

for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

You can find all posts featuring modular shades by Elinch here.

modular shades #06 | minimal music

Published on Apr 19, 2017 Elinch

"sorry. this time a bit longer. i could not stop.

recorded in one take, no overdubs.

melody: intellijel dixie 2+ / vcl vcf 74 / zvex instant lo-fi junky / 4md dld / mutable instruments clouds

background: mutable instruments rings / dreadbox lamda / 4md dld / mutable instruments clouds

bass: dreadbox omikron / make noise optomix

melody 2: make noise sto / make noise optomix / oto bam

random sequence: expert sleepers disting mk4 / dreadbox omikron / dreadbox delta

sequencer: mutable instruments yarns

intellijel quadra modulates vcl vcf 74 / 4ms dld (clock) / dreadbox lamda (VCA) / intellijel uvca / dreadbox delta (cv)

dreadbox theta modulates 4ms dld (time) / rings (frequency) / sto (frequency) / theta random modulates clouds (size)

xaoc modulates clouds (tex & pos) / wmd performance mixer (pan chanel 8) / vcl vcf 74 / rings (position & structure)

for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

You can find all posts featuring modular shades by Elinch here.