MonoPolyphony | Modular Composing | Episode 10 | Feat. Endless Processor

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"Polyphony in eurorack isn't always easy. It can be, if you'd use midi capable modules like Poly Cinematic or BitBox (just to name two I own). A modular purist would pick multiple VCOs, VCA's, envelopes and VCFs, and wise modular purists would use Quad designs. I don't consider myself a purist, I can't handle rules very well and I won't deny myself the easy way of midi and working with the DAW. I can also confirm it's amazing to patch a 'quad full voice' setup every once in a while and explore multi-timbral polyphony. However, most of the time I'd use a single full voice and experiment with freezes and sustain FX. Great modules for this are Clouds, Endless Processor, the Mimeophon, Morphagene, StarDust, Arbhar, etc. Anything that can freeze, remember, loop and repitch.

In this episode, I'll use Blukac Endless Processor and its expander to turn a mono voice into a polyphonic experience. I called it 'monopolyphony' and I think it's an excellent compromise.

This is one of the first videos where I'l start using patch notes and diagrams. I never realized my patches aren't obvious, easy and straigtforward at all. If my goal is to teach you something, I'll need to make diagrams too. I also know I love to make powerpoints."