MATRIXSYNTH: Making Percussion Loops with the VBrazil Modules


Wednesday, December 03, 2014

Making Percussion Loops with the VBrazil Modules


Making Percussion Loops with the VBrazil Modules from Icaro Ferre on Vimeo.

"After watching the 'one oscillator beat' by Todd Barton (https://vimeo.com/52013392), I thought it'd be a cool idea to try something similar using my new VBrazil modules, the Aether Oscillator and the MultiLFO.
The goal for the patch is simple: to create clicky percussion / drum loops using just one oscillator, some modulation sources and a wave-folder for some west coast vibe.

Explaining this patch in text is tricky because there's a lot of circular / cross modulation happening between the envelope, LFOs and S&H. On the other hand, I'll try to give you a basic overview of the patch:
- The main modulation source in the patch is the LFO 1 in the MultiLFO. LFO 1 can be set to different waveforms and it features a built-in S&H that can be triggered using the HardSync input. I'm using it to control the pitch of oscillator, the frequency of LFO 2 and 3, and some other misc parameters.
- The main clock signal comes from the square output of the LFO 3 (MultiLFO).
- The Expert Sleepers is being used as a wave-folder.
- LFO 2 controls the amount of wave-folding as well as the frequency of the Aether's internal LFO.

It's interesting to notice how the main rhythm comes from the LFO 1 which is basically using a S&H to extract somewhat-repeatable voltage patterns from the LFO itself.

Although its fairly easy to get weird stuff from this patch, I actually managed to cut and edit some loops from it. Download them for free at http://cloud.spektroaudio.com/1hoUh

A bit more about the VBrazil modules:
The VBrazil modules are designed and assembled by Vinicius Brazil, an engineer from Rio de Janeiro / Brazil.
The Aether Oscillator is a hybrid VCO: it generates analog waveforms (Sine / Triangle / Saw / Square / Sub 1 / Sub 2) and it features a built-in digital LFO that can be use for FM and PWM. The LFO can be set to different waveforms including some stepped ones.
The MultiLFO is a triple LFO. LFO 1 is a digital LFO with multiple waveforms, a built-in S&H, hard sync, and phase / symmetry control. LFOs 2 and 3 are analog and the waveform can be set ramp, triangle or sawtooth via the symmetry knob. LFOs 2 and 3 also have square outputs with adjustable pulse-width that can also be adjusted via the symmetry knob.

Thanks for watching! :)"

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