East-Coast Modular Eastern Osmosis

video upload by John L Rice

"Something just for fun. All first takes and some minimal editing.

Solo Synth:
Expressive E Osmose

Modular Synth Sequence:
Moon Modular - 569 sequencer, 591 switcher, 517 VCFs
Synth Tech - MOTM-300 VCOs
Oakley - Dual VCAs
Krisp1 - Octo LFO
Club Of the Knobs - C911p poly EG

Modular Synth Drone:
Modcan - 58B VCDO, 66B Control
Club Of the Knobs - C998B Spectral Modulator, C1660 VC Phase Processor
Marienberg Devices - Sine Phase VCO
Synthetic Sound Labs - 1250 Quad LFO
Oakley - Flanger/Chorus

Effects and Mixing For The Modular:
Strymon - BigSky and Timeline pedals
Lexicon - MX400 rack
Allen & Heath - MW3 20s mixer

Hand Percussion:
Generic - small Tabla, small doumbek, goat hooves
Zildjian - finger cymbals
PANArt - Hang Gede

Thank you for watching, rating, and commenting! :-) If you'd like to "tip your server" I would be most grateful and you can do so at the link below:
https://buymeacoffee.com/johnlrice"

Processed Mellotron M4000D May 31st 2024

video upload by John L Rice

"A quick and dirty Mellotron noodle. I currently can’t stand for long (foot issue) so I took some experimental noodling audio and some rough snapshots of the gear used and edited it all into a video FWIW.

So it's the Mellotron M4000D Rack was processed through a Club Of The Knobs fixed filter bank and channel enhancer with 6 outputs of the channel enhancer mixed by Modcan and Moon mixers and returned to the main Allen and Heath mixer for some additional EQ and effects processing from Strymon pedals Mobius, DECO, and BigSky, plus a touch of reverb from the Lexicon MX400."

Remembering Gert Jalass

video upload by John L Rice

"The sad news of Gert's passing put me out of sorts and I ended up looking through old pictures and decided to make a very short and quick remembrance video out of them. Rest in peace Gert, and condolences to all of his friends and family. Feel free to share comments and stories relating to Gert in the comments section below if you like.

The simple sequence is a Moon Modular 569 Quad Sequential Voltage Source running two identical voices each consisting of a MOTM-300 VCO, 1/4 of a MOTM-380 quad LFO, 1/2 of a Moon 517 VCF, 1/2 of a Oakley dual VCA and 1/5 of a Club Of The Knobs poly EG. Also used: Expressive-E Osmose keyboard, Mellotron M4000D Rack, Roland A-88 controller, Strymon BigSky and Timeline pedals, Lexicon MX400 rack."

New COTK MODEL 10 SYNTHESIZER, 900-RC Ribbon Controller & Improved C952 Keyboard Controller

via CLUB OF THE KNOBS

"Unlike its predecessor, the C901-series VCO's are temperature compensated for stable tuning over a wide range of tracking…

We also developed a Ribbon Controller - our 900-RC

Last but not least, we improved our C952 Keyboard Controller

By new software that includes some new functions such as:
- the Arpeggiator can now also run in random mode
- the Legato mode allows ratcheting sequences."

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Drifting - An Ambient Journey

video upload by John L Rice

"Except for some occasional knob tweaking this patch was playing itself.

Modules used:
Modcan - 58B x 2, 31B, 69B, 66B, 53B, 73B, 55B
Club Of The Knobs - C914B, C914E
Synthesis Technology - MOTM-410
Synthetic Sound Labs - 1250
Synthesizers.com - Q125

Also:
Allen & Heath - MixWizard 3 20S
Lexicon - MX400

Thanks for watching! :-)"

Phantom Of The Random

video upload by John L Rice

"A basic 4 voice poly modular synth patch (Synth Tech VCOs, Moon VCFs, Oakley VCAs, COTK EGs) with a lot of processing (COTK Spectral Modulator and Phase Processor, Oakley Flanger/Chorus) modulated by (Synth Tech, Krisp1, Modcan, and Marienberg LFOs)"

Quick Test Of The Club Of The Knobs C1670 Ensemble Generator

video upload by John L Rice

"I haven’t used this module in years so I gave it a test to check for functionality. It works about like new but could use a proper calibration? "

Time Corridors

video upload by John L Rice

"And another "modular Tetris" rearrangement session which led to some keyboard noodling which lead to a recording which lead to a video which lead to the need to add a lot more parts and video editing which lead to the reality that I have much more important things to be doing which caused me to stop where I was at which is why all you get is this unfinished thing! 😅

Modules used:
Oakley/Krisp1 - Slim VCO B, Diode Superladder VCF, Flanger/Chorus
STG - Envelope
Moon - 569 sequencer
Corsynth - C102 VC LFO
Grove Audio - PM Resonator
Modcan - Quantizer 55B
Marienberg - Sine Phase VCO
Club Of The Knobs - C1660 VC Phase Processor

Keyboard:
Expressive E - Osmose

Effects:
Strymon - BigSky, Timeline, Mobius
Lexicon - MX400"

Do You Suffer From SSSS? (Sticky Sequencer Switch Syndrome)

video upload by John L Rice

"Several brands of modular synths, including Moog, Synthesizers.com, Moon Modular, Club Of The Knobs, Mos-Lab, Synth-Werk, etc. use a particular style of momentary push button switch in their sequencer modules that can sometimes bind and stick, which is annoying to unacceptable. I don’t know if all of these switches are made by the Switchcraft company or some are knockoffs? Anyways, this video shows how bad the switches can sometimes be and shows some possible solutions."

Monster Man - Forbidden Places, Forbidden Friends

video upload by John L Rice

"A quick synthesizer doodle with video collage.

Modular Synth:
SSL - Scat-Talker
Modcan - Touch Sequencer 72B
COTK - C914B FFB
Free State FX - Supra Resonator

Other:
Expressive E - Osmose
Roland - A-88, Integra7
Strymon - BigSky, Timeline
Lexicon - MX400
Allen & Heath - Mix Wizard 20S
Tascam - SD-20M

#modularsynth #electronicmusic #experimentalmusic"

Explanation Of Previously Posted 5U Modular Synth Patch

video upload by John L Rice

"A quick unrehearsed video just handheld and using the iPad mic. The patch is almost the same but I hadn’t saved the effects settings so they are different and I notice I missed patching in modulation for two of the FM AIDS so I added that."

Quick Test Patch After Successfully Repairing My Modcan Control 66B

video upload by John L Rice

"All 4 channels of the Modcan 66B go into two Modcan 55B quantizers to provide CV and gates to 4 voices (Synth Tech VCOs, Moon VCFs, Oakley/Krisp14u VCAs, Club Of The Knobs EGs, and Strymon + Lexicon effects. Recorded on iPad Pro."

A Different Day, A Different Modular Synth!

video upload by John L Rice

"Mostly Mos-Lab modules with one each from Synth-Werk, STG Soundlabs, Grove Audio, Club Of The Knobs, GRP Synthesizer, Tall Dog Audio, and Moon Modular."

Some Simple Seasonal Synthesis

video upload by John L Rice

"Modules used:
Synth Tech : two MOTM-300 VCOs and MOTM-650 MIDI to CV
Moon Modular: 502D VCA/ Ring Modulator
Club Of The Knobs: C911P Poly EG
STG Soundlabs: Envelope Generator

Reverb from Lexicon MX400 and Strymon BigSky."

Quick ‘n Rough: 5U Modular Mostly Patched With Tendrils Cables Plus Integra7 And FS1R

video upload by John L Rice

"Four Voice 5U modular: Synth Tech, Moon Modular, Happy Nerding, Oakley, Krisp1, Club Of The Knobs, Tendrils Cables

Additional Synths: Roland, Yamaha

Effects: Strymon, Lexicon"

Quick Low Effort 5U Modular Synth Though Oscilloscope For Fun

video upload by John L Rice

"Synth Tech VCO’s, Moon sequencer and dual VCA, Club Of The Knobs poly EG, CorSynth LFO, Strymon and Lexicon effects. #modularsynthesizer #oscilloscope #oscilloscopemusic"

Sequencer Therapy Part 2 - October 21 2023

video upload by John L Rice

"Expanding off the patch from the previous video: besides several tweaks I added in the Club Of The Knobs Ratchet Sequencer and a Moon Modular 569 sequencer to control it. I also played along on an ExpressiveE Osmose keyboard and a Roland Integra7. #modularsynth #sequencer #electronicmusic"

Sequencer Therapy - October 17 2023

video upload by John L Rice

"I just felt like playing with a sequence for my peace of mind. Not as good as hugging a dog, but better than nothing! 🤓😁 Klee sequencer built by Megaohm Audio is shown. Off screen the usual modules: Synth Tech MOTM-300 VCOs, MOTM-380 LFO, Moon 517 VCF, Oakley/Krisp1 VCAs, STG Envelopes, Modcan 55B quantizer and 73B delay, Club Of The Knobs C969 clock, Strymon and Lexicon reverb. #modularsynth #sequencer #electronicmusic"

The Room Outside Of Time 2

video upload by John L Rice

"A quick one I should have spent more time on, and also should NOT have spent ANY time on, but I wanted to record a bit of it for the memories! 😅

Unlike a lot of my recent complex sequencer experiments this one only uses 5 steps of a single row of one Moon 569 sequencer! The CV out is patched into a Synth Tech E102 Quad Temporal Shifter (shift register) and the 4 outputs go to 4 voices, each consisting of a MOTM-300 VCO, saw out to a Happy Nerding FM AID, to a Moon 517 VCF and finally to a Oakley Dual VCA. VCF and VCA modulation was from a Club Of The Knobs C911P poly EG and the FM AIDs and VCFs got additional modulation from a Krisp1 OCTO LFO. Effects are from the usual Strymon BigSky and Timeline pedals and Lexicon MX400 rack. I used the Roland A-88 keyboard to transpose the sequence via a MOTM-650 module and the bassy-lead was played on an Expressive E Osmose keyboard."

The Room Outside Of Time

video upload by John L Rice

"Similar to several of the recent sequencer demos I've posted, but different.

The 569 sequencer is again in 2x16 mode and using the same tuning as the last few videos. The difference this time is I patched two gate outputs from the 569EGB rows 1 and 2 into the two 564 sequential switches and then patched all 8 outputs, 4 each, from the 564 switches into rows 1 and 2 of the 569ES. The 564 switches are shifted by the 554 Octal Clock divider, which is normal'd to the Corsynth C102 LFO which is the master clock and also is shifting the 569.

The sequenced voice is a single Martin Jan Koehler VCO, the Tidal Modulator, which is a 5U version of Mutable Instruments Tides module. All four outputs get voiced separately but at the same time with 1/2 of a Moon 517 VCF, 1/2 of an Oakely Dual VCA, and 1/5 of a Club Of The Knobs C911P poly EG. Each voice goes to a separate input of the Allen & Heath MixWizard and panned evenly across the stereo field. A Krisp1 OCTO LFO modulates 4 of the Tidal Modulator's parameters.

The solo voice is a Roland Integra7 played via a Roland A-88 keyboard.

Effects used are the usual Strymon BigSky and Timeline pedals and the Lexicon MX400."