3 Reasons Why Random Voltages are ACE!! // RANDOM8 from Mylar Melodies & Befaco

video upload by DivKid

"Here's a 3 patches series video that distils down many of the reasons I think random voltages are ace to just 3 examples. It's also a bit of a quick demo of the fantastic new RANDOM8, your new random mate from your pal and mine Mylar Melodies (and Befaco)."

*TIMING INDEX // CHAPTERS*
00:00 Hello & previews
00:50 What is Random8 & what are we doing here?

3 PATCHES WITH INCREASING AMOUNTS OF RANDOM
Patch 1 // Random for people that don’t like random (fools!)
02:58 Adding exciting movement to basic synth voices
Patch 2 // Looping random for melodies & riffs
07:17 Looping melodies & modulation for techno jams
Patch 3 // Embrace the random - let the random enter you, be you, surround you
14:54 Generative ambient Krell

THIS VIDEO IS NOT SPONSORED BY ANYONE I was sent the module by Mylar Melodies & Befaco to use as I like but they did not pay for, or have any say in this video. Any questions as always, just ask, clarity is always best."

A demo of RANDOM8: The world's most random module?

video upload by mylarmelodies

"Here's a demo of RANDOM8 (which is out now!) - it gives you 8 stepped or smooth random voltages in 8HP, with per channel looping & attenuator controls, pitch quantiser & more. It's designed to make your modular sound more alive & I designed it in collaboration with Befaco. First I'll explain it (2:33), then we'll Rings in to Clouds it (17:07), then we'll make drums and techno with it (27:42).

I managed to forget to show you how to reset channels to default settings! Just hold the channel button(s) down for 5 seconds. To reset all 8 channels, hold the top and bottom channels for 5 seconds."

CHAPTERS
00:00 - What is RANDOM8?
02:33 - Basic Looping & Evolving
05:35 - Menu Options Summary
06:30 - How to Enter & Edit Menus
07:06 - Steps Menu
07:52 - Leaving Menus
08:37 - Slide
10:02 - Scales Included
11:35 - How to Read the Menus
12:45 - Saving & Loading Presets
13:50 - Styles Summary
16:03 - Wandering Style For Pitch Solos too
17:07 - Ambient: ROSC Style for Pitch
17:53 - Modulating Rings
19:11 - Modulating Clouds
20:54 - Using Dividr for Held Voltages
23:09 - Fast Heavy Modulated Rings into Clouds
25:43 - The art of positioning with RANDOM8
27:42 - Modulating Percussion for Techno
29:41 - The power of Short Step Lengths
30:24 - Accent Modulation is Key
31:12 - 1 Step Loops to Freeze!
32:19 - Subtle Modulation is Good Too
33:13 - Two Step Loop Rhythms
34:42 - Short Steps Summary
35:04 - High-Low Style for Rhythms
36:13 - Clangers Techno
36:39 - Polymetric Modulation
39:35 - Use Offset to Create Accents w/VCA
44:00 - Dividr for repeats
44:51 - Prob for probabalistic repeats
47:25 - A Free RANDOM8 + Final Thoughts

Also see Introducing RANDOM8: 8 Looping Random Voltages in 8HP(!), and additional posts here.

Patching along with Random8 by Mylar Melodies & Befaco

video upload by Stazma

"Today we are going to check out the Random8 by Mylar Melodie and Befaco!

This amazing thing does pack one fully customizable random generator per hp, so no less than eight... eight random generators in eight HP. That's not it! These random can be looped to create repeating pattern (Turing Machine style) and they all have a their dedicated attenuator, so you can send them anywhere you want and tell them to behave straight away.

All in all it's a very inspiring and fun module, obviously great for improvised performances but can be very cool in the studio as well."

00:00 Intro
02:10 Random8 ACID!
09:07 Random8 goes JUNGLE!
13:49 Random8 DELAY
20:56 Mad Breakbeat Experiments
28:18 Random8 goes 5U!
33:53 End talk