Build a Generative Drone Patch From Scratch | Orrery Walkthrough

video upload by RedtailWorks

Follow-up to this post.

"Orrery is a free generative modular DAW that runs in your browser. This video is a full technical tour: the interface, what a module is and does, and the Event Horizon patch (D minor, 44 BPM) built from an empty canvas, one module at a time, with the music playing the whole way.

Try Orrery free: https://rustypawz.github.io/orrery/
Open the app directly: https://rustypawz.github.io/orrery/play/
Desktop app: coming soon

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:07 Interface: canvas, transport, songs
0:37 The Rack
0:48 The Clock and what a module is
1:20 Gravity well: sub drone
2:02 Ports: event, audio and modulation
2:15 Event horizon: drone, LFO, Orbits, Cloud
2:45 Aboard: breath, hum, resonator
3:14 Distant signal: Marbles melody
3:49 Void: reverb, tape, output
4:19 Dreams: Rain and String
4:42 Tides: LFOs, Function, Random
5:11 Seasons: Phrase, Dividers, Scenes
5:40 Gravity: macros
5:57 The complete patch
6:09 Editing values and modulation depth
6:29 Scenes
6:41 Mixing with Speakers
6:53 Settings and songs
7:10 Full patch playback

Orrery is open source (GPL-3.0).
Source: https://github.com/RustyPawz/orrery
FM-1 firmwares and OPEN-1: https://rustypawz.github.io/fm1-HYP1/
Support on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/redtailworks

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