Eurorack Modular Mixing Tips with HIVE from Vostok Instruments

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"Here’s the new 10HP stereo Eurorack mixer ‘Hive’ from Vostok Instruments and with the opportunity to make a demo of it I ran with the idea of showing a series of patching making the most of basic features, how to patch them for more advanced exciting things and bringing larger, layered patches and mixes together in the modular format. It's packed full of tips, give them a go."

*TIMING INDEX // CHAPTERS*
00:00 Hello & previews
01:17 What we’re doing in the video
01:57 Hive features
04:13 Modular voices, layers & FX - my first Hive patch!
07:10 Create depth & thick Eurorack techno mixes - sub mixing & patch tips
10:07 Tips for making hi hats exciting
12:02 How to use panning like a traditional VCA
14:25 Panning as an FX send router
17:59 VCV Rack Vostok Instruments
20:25 Audio rate panning basics - beautiful stereo waveshaping
22:21 Making audio rate modulation MUSICAL + DYNAMIC
25:03 Integrating line level gear into the Eurorack mix
26:14 Chaining multiple Hive mixers for more channels
27:12 Modulated stereo oscillator mixing - interesting stereo images at the core of the patch
30:13 How to clip a mixer that doesn’t want to - fantastic distortion

"Hive is our take inside the spectrum of Eurorack mixers. At its core, it is a four-channel stereo mixer with CV-controlled panning per channel, but like any other Vostok module, Hive comes with several quirks that make it a handy module for every system.

Each channel can boost incoming signals to perfectly match the level of your different modules, as well as bring pro-line level devices, such as desktop synthesizers or drum machines, into your rack.

The panning works with a custom panning-law slope of -1.5dB attenuation at the center position, ensuring smooth balance transitions either manually or with CV.

Several modules can be chained together using the dedicated connectors located at the back, allowing the use of other Hive modules as channel expansions or submixes.

Hive packs a bunch of useful features into a compact 10HP layout, making it a perfect stereo mangler, FX sub-mix system, end-of-the-line mixer, and much more."

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