Album with Make Noise only - Fracture #03 Live Performance

video upload by Anton Anru

"🎆 Fractures is the result of a series of experiments with the Make Noise modular trio: 0-Coast, Strega, and 0-Ctrl. This combination of instruments is perfectly suited for generative ambient music, where hypnotic repetition merges with expression and dynamic movement.
💽 I recorded a 10-track album using only three Make Noise devices and VST effects. All tracks were recorded live in a single take, with no additional editing. Each piece is built around a sequenced pattern and a complex patch that evolves continuously, shaped manually in real time.

The album is available on all streaming platforms.
➕ SoundCloud: / fractures
➕ Bandcamp: https://anru.bandcamp.com/album/fract...

The album explores a wide emotional range — from brighter, more uplifting moments to darker, more noise-driven textures — offering a diverse sonic journey shaped by the raw, living nature of modular synthesis.

📒 I also have patches for Make Noise and other synthesizers: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/

🎛 Lately, I’ve been more interested in working with simpler forms rather than complex arrangements in DAW. Semi-modular synths are perfect for this approach. In this case, the arrangement is the patch itself. If it’s well thought out, you can easily play a full track in a specific genre—like ambient or techno—using just that one patch.

📝 I’m curious to hear your thoughts—does this kind of format immerse you in a certain mood or evoke a specific emotion? Or does the sound feel too experimental and harder to connect with? I’d really appreciate any feedback. Enjoy listening!"

Patching Rests with VCAs

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Pete from the Make Noise Instagram channel here, filling in this week with a video all about VCAs and silence... sort of (and also not really).

In this video I share three different patches for introducing rests and dynamic modulation using (1) a Maths + TEMPI combination, (2) a 0-Coast + 0-CTRL pairing and (3) an X-PAN + Ch.Svr duo.

Timestamps:
0:00 - introduction
1:07 - the Binary Zone
2:05 - a Binary Zone-inspired John Blacet tribute patch with Maths + TEMPI
5:30 - a "one-cable" 0-CTRL patch
8:20 - an X-PAN + Ch.Svr 'balanced modulator' patch (two variations)
15:27 - outro

As promised throughout the video, below are links for further reading/viewing:

1. the footage of me at a synth meetup in 2009 is courtesy of Scooter McCrae (thanks Scooter!), and the full video from that event can be found on his YouTube channel: • Muff Wiggler Forum July 2009 Gathering [posted here]

2. the manual for the Blacet Binary Zone can be found here: https://archive.org/details/manualzil...

3. an archive of the Binary Zone page on the Blacet website can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/200310020...

4. The forum post where Grant Richter first shared the "balanced modulator" patch for his XMix module can be found on Page 1 of this thread: https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/view...

And while you're on the internet, stop by the Make Noise Instagram channel for daily patch videos: / makenoisemusic

Thanks for watching, and happy patching!

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Experimental Beats w/ Nord Lead, Modular Synth, Grandmother | Broken step 2025-06-20

video upload by atnr

"A track built with ‪@NordKeyboards‬ Nord Lead, a modular synth, and ‪@MoogSynthesizers‬ Grandmother—IDM driven by wildly shifting beats and modulation-rich stabs.

Modular drums: Two Mutable Instruments Plaits, an ‪@instruo‬ Instruō Cs-L, and a Basimilus Iteritas form the beat architecture.

Sequencing comes from a monome Grid and White Whale, with extra trigger multiplication/division via a 4ms Quad Clock Distributor (QCD).

Kick: Plaits through a ‪@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC‬ QPAS filter, shaped by a Function envelope.
Metallic percussion: Another Plaits voice.
Tom-like hits: Layered Cs-L and Basimilus Iteritas.

Nord Lead: Heavily modulated to create metallic stabs, processed with reverb from a ‪@gfisys‬ Specular Tempus."

Three Is The Magic Number | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"This week, Walker patches with the magic number: THREE! Three-step sequences, 3/4 time and more! Tune in for TRIPLE the inspiration this time around!"

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Dual mono recording and using stackables featuring Strega and 0-Coast.

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"New modules are cool, but old modules are cool too.
Strega Unleashed is not the most descriptive title, but hey, I suck at making my videos easier to find by a wider audience. This is for everyone who wants to get more stereo from a mono semi-modular synth.

My increasing love and diminishing hate relationship with Strega is still going strong. I was under the impression I heard most of what it can do, but I was wrong. This whole idea started when I wondered about the Buchla TTA 264 'polyphonic adapter' which could round robin notes to various destinations. I am not using it in this video, this is more like a proof of concept. Strega is obviously a mono voice, but the delay accepts 'pitch cv'. The same applies to the 'Agitation' LFO. It gets even cooler when you also have a O-Coast because it provides another VCO and the 'Slope' LFO which can run audio rate too. The 264 could send pitch CV to four destinations like a rotating sequential switch and this will probably also work with the WMD sequential switch matrix.

However, in this proof of concept I'll just use stackables to honor the 'dark easel' as it comes, so without any fancy modules you don't own, and only using free VST's from Native Instruments (Replika, Raum). So there are two main takeaways in this video, regardless of owning a Strega or not. Stackables can make your old synth sound brand new, and recording your outputs on as many mono channels in the DAW as you can - so you can mix, pan and add FX later."

MultiMod Pulse Fields | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Let’s use the MultiMod on a very simple gate sequence to create some juxtaposed rhythms.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules..."

GeneMorphing with the MakeNoise Morphagene

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"The Morph is 2-channel stereo, but this also means we can use it in dual mono and dub two sources at once. When we flip inputs, we can make amazing new textures. We can even loop the morph's output back in with a clever device like a matrix mixer. Let's bring some new life to the modules we already have!

I used Todd Barton's Waterphone video to harvest some sounds, used with permission. The best sounds are on YouTube! • Waterphone Demo: Waters-Hubbert [posted here]

Sidenote: I've been writing my own visual FX code over the last two weeks, trying to create nightvision filters and AI shape detection for shapes, hands, faces, etc. I needed to test them, so this video is a bit of a test case.I will use them sparsely, but not today. I know they're not top notch yet, but it feels different when you designed them yourself. Also, I want to bring a bit of the Cinematic Laboratory to a live show, allowing me to also visualize what I play when there's a big screen nearby.

Also, my efforts of exploring AI assisted coding may have brought me the opportunity to speak at a big ICT conference. I am sure some of you hate all of this, but the future is here and we can't stop it. Modular is my retirement hobby, but ICT made it possible. This is a time where I actually have to excuse myself for using AI. It's FAQ'ed up."

BIG THREE BEATS | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"A remake/extention of the "Dark Techno" 0-Coast patch of the week from 2017 - this time with 0-CTRL and Strega to fill it out!

Check out the ancient original here: • 0-Coast Patch of the Week #14: Dark Techno" [posted here]

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

SCJS#56 SAMPLE JUMBLER

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Small Case Jam Sessions #56 - SAMPLE JUMBLER

4ms Sampler factory samples jumbled by NLC Hyperchaos and Make Noise Jumbler into Mutable Instruments Beads as a delay in frippertronics mode."

Summer Preview | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Summer is on the way... what's on the docket?"

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Reviving Classics with MultiMod | MakeNoise NUSS | Episode 03

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"MultiMod arrived two months ago, my Jumbler is pre-ordered and PoliMaths is expected end of summer or later. It's a great time to be a MakeNoise fan. However, my collection of old, classic and discontinued modules is growing way too fast. I always say that a new module should be able to revive your old modules. If not, doublecheck if you really need it.

In this video, I hooked up MultiMod with 0-Coast, Strega and DPO.
I also used my beloved Tetsuo Noise Box and run a true analog 'pling' through a Cacophon (MultiMod and Mimeophon) to find out how that would sound. Very cool."

ReSynthesizin' Pete | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Let's make a few patches out of ReSynthesized Arrays of Pete's voice!"

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Dreamer 💭 (Sequential Take 5 + H90 / Nymphes + Microtubes X / 0Coast + Timeline / TR6S / Hapax)

video upload by 2-Minute Warning

"Back to the ~2-minute format 😅

In this track, the Hapax is sequencing all the instruments, starting with the Take 5 where I tweak a few knobs. Then comes the BASS played by the Nymphes. For this sound, I used its LFO's delay parameter. Thus you first hear the sound without any modulation, then comes the syncopated part at the end of the sound! I finally launch the LEAD part played by the 0-Coast through the Timeline delay and DRUMS, played by the TR-6S. The Hapax FILL button is being used here to activate a couple of MIDI effects on the different tracks.

Hardware used *

// 🥁 DRUMS: Roland TR-6S (Digital Rhythm Performer)
// 🎸 BASS: Dreadbox Nymphes (6-voice analog synth) + Darkglass Microtubes X (Multiband analog Distortion)
// 🎹 PLUCKS: Sequential Take 5 (5-voice analog synth) + Eventide H90
// 🎸 LEAD: Make Noise 0-Coast (semi-modular analog mono synth) + Strymon Timeline (Ice Delay)
// SEQUENCER: Squarp Instruments Hapax

Recorded in one shot and mixed in Ableton Live."

Inspiration is All Around You

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Pete from the Make Noise Instagram channel here, filling in this week with a 'hangout' video, in which we go exploring Asheville looking for inspiration to patch with.

Record shops! Movie stores! Waterfalls! This one has it all."

Timestamps:
0:00 - introduction
1:40 - surface noise texture exploration
5:30 - VHS tape ribbon controller
7:18 - waterfall tape loop
11:05 - outro

"Here is the New Music article mentioned in the video: https://newmusicusa.org/nmbx/synthesi...

A note about using VHS tapes as ribbon controllers: at some point, it seems that VHS tapes changed formula and the newer tapes just don't work for this sort of thing. Instead, look for older tapes where one of the sides has more of a matte finish— this is the side you want to have facing up (newer tapes tend to have two shiny sides and neither of them will work for this experiment).

Thanks for watching, and happy patching!"

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Superbooth 2025 Highlights

video upload by Thomann Synthesizers

"Just got back from this year´s Superbooth in Berlin. Here are some of our highlights.
Frap Tools just might have dropped the polysynth of the year. Intellijel surprised us with a stunning desktop mixer.
Haken Audio & La Voix Du Luthier’s resonator turns any synth into an acoustic instrument—and Korg’s Phase 8 is finally production-ready. Superbooth 2025 came through!”

Interesting bits and pieces:
00:07 Intellijel
02:01 Frap Tools
03:59 Haken Audio & La Voix Du Luthier
06:45 Korg
08:55 Make Noise
10:40 Polyend"

Make Noise Shared System + QMMG | Eurorack Modular Synth

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

Make Noise Polimaths | Superbooth 2025

video upload by Thomann Synthesizers

"At Superbooth 2025, Make Noise unveiled Polimaths, an ambitious evolution of their iconic Maths module. This new eight-channel function generator is part of their New Universal Synthesizer System (NUSS), designed to transform single gestures into multiple, evolving signals."

Jumblin' the Chaos Grooves | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Let’s see if we can take a highly amorphous Jumble and wrangle it into something that follows a rhythm."

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Sonicware LoFi-6, Make Noise Strega & Ableton MODE

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

Fonitronik PS3100 / external modulation / GENERATE 3 / MATHS

video upload by BRiES

"In this clip I experimented with sending envelopes and audio rate modulation to the CV inputs on the Fonitronik PS3100 Triple Resonator. GENERATE 3 is used as an audio source and it's set up (with the help of a second VCO) to produce a sync tone."

Additional Fonitronik PS3100 posts.