Xtensions | Shared System 'X' tutorials episode 05 | New Arrivals

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"In my Shared System X series, I am exploring custom layouts for the MakeNoise multiverse. Since most modules offer basic features (modulation, basic waveforms, ringmod) they can also be useful for learning modular techniques. I already made a 'first patch' video for the new Channel Saver and PrssPnt modules, but they can have a different purpose in every new patch, so I wanted to use the 'new arrivals' with various modules like Morphagene and Mimeophon. They are extensions to the collection you already have, and this collection will immediately extend its capabilities with millions of new options. But I'll also revisit the DXG because it has a kind of 'weird' signal path I did not fully understand.

Here are the topics for today's tutorial:

00:00 Introduction
00:10 Dynamic gates
01:52 Complex LFO's
04:06 Mimeophon meets PrsSPNT
07:38 DXG insert/return
09:03 Waveforging (making twisted waveforms)"

Erbe-Verb Lasers | Make Noise

video upload by

"Lasers... with Erbe-Verb."

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

MakeNoise PrssPnt & Channel Saver | First Patch

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"When MakeNoise announced the two little utility modules I couldn't help wondering why.

Channel Saver is like the two center Maths channels which most of us already have in our case. But it's also remarkably close to a Buchla 257 voltage math because of the crossfader. Unfortunately it doesn't have a CV to crossfade, which X-PAN has. It's a nice utility on its own, and a welcome patch buddy for Maths when it's doing 22 more important things. It all sounds like no big deal, but the combo can do amazing things once you start patching. A new module will exponentially expand your options.

PrssPnt is a no-brainer imho. Pressure Points was the go-to module for adding human interaction, but it was also the module that always had to go in favor for more important utilities. The video claims it's discontinued, but it's not. It's still available and in stock. The Brains expander, however, is officially in the discontinued list. Regardless, there's always room for the 4HP PrssPnt and even a tiny bit of human touch can do wonders. You'll be the clock, the expression and the source of uncertainty. I should have used that line in the video. But I bet you'll see it in a next Shared System X episode.

In this first-patch video, I removed Maths and Tempi, so no clocks or envelopes. I had to move the case around by touch and creativity. Working with limitations isn't just a fun challenge, it also makes room to really listen what your VCO's are capable of. I thought I knew the DPO, but it seems I only scratched the surface."

Make Noise Strega & Boss Metal Zone

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"Make Noise Modular Synth (Sample Pack) https://akihikomatsumoto.bandcamp.com..."

"Voltage Is The Language" with Ch.Svr | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Let's use Ch.Svr to investigate how control voltage operates, both what it does and how it flows within the system.

Musical backdrop by Sam!

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Anton Anru - Silence Live at Winzavod

video upload by Anton Anru

"I gave a warm noise ambient live at the opening of the video art exhibition: Private//Public held at U Contemporary Gallery, Winzavod.
My video 'Silence' is also presented in the gallery. Soon the work will be available for everyone.
Camera: Anna Grusho"

Planet λ

video upload by Ebotronix

Make Noise System
Contour, 2x Erbe Verb, Function, LXD, 2x Maths V1, Maths V2,
2x Mimeophone, 2x MMG, 4x Moddemix, Morphagene , Mysteron,
2x Optomix, 2x Pressure Points / Brains, QMMG, QPAS,
Rene´, Spectraphone, 5x STO, 2x Telharmonic (Shepard Generator) ,
Tempi, 5 x Xpan, XPO, 2x Wiard Wogglebug!
the others:
Befaco Stereo Mixer,
Jouranalogue Filter 8 for octal panning!
ATO Faderbank 16 n 2x erbe verb and 2 x Mimeophone
4.05.2024
video # 2370

Planet Σ

video upload by Ebotronix

Make Noise System ~ Linear Drone
Contour, 2x Erbe Verb, Function, LXD, 2x Maths V1, Maths V2,
2x Mimeophone, 2x MMG, 4x Moddemix, Morphagene , Mysteron,
2x Optomix, 2x Pressure Points / Brains, QMMG, QPAS,
Rene´, Spectraphone, 5x STO, 2x Telharmonic (Shepard Generator) ,
Tempi, 5 x Xpan, XPO, 2x Wiard Wogglebug!
the others:
Befaco Stereo Mixer,
Jouranalogue Filter 8 for octal panning!
ATO Faderbank 16 n
3.05.2024
video # 2369

Patchin' with PrssPnt and Ch.Svr | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"0:00 Intro
0:11 Manual Sequence Sample & Hold
1:47 Multi-Source Filter Modulation
3:02 Clock Subtraction
4:47 Digital Sandwich Dissection
6:38 Zone of Post-Binary Sequencing
9:39 Manual Sequencing

The PrssPnt music synthesizer module is a controller in which several signals are generated by touching the printed copper wire at the bottom of the instrument. Touching PrssPnt, you become part of the circuit, generating a total of four simultaneous signals (two CV, two Gate).

The basic function of PrssPnt will be familiar to anyone who has used Pressure Points or 0-CTRL. It could be seen as a single “souped-up” channel of one of these devices. Since it is a single channel, the tuned voltage outputs are not relevant, and instead are replaced with more playable sensitivity controls and alternate pressure and gate outputs.

• Momentary Gate output remains high as long as it is being pressed
• Toggled Gate output goes high and low with each successive press of the plate: press it to make it go high, press it again to make it go low
• Pressure output generates a positive control signal proportional to the amount of Pressure applied, further tailored by the Sensitivity Panel Control
• Smooth Touch Function recreates the useful patch of sending a Pressure Output through a carefully tuned slew limiter for extended function generation
• Turning up the Slew amount will allow for larger than life functions with very long decay to be generated by hand.
• All four outputs available simultaneously"

https://www.makenoisemusic.com/module...

Walpurgis Night ~ Dreams in the Witch House

video upload by Ebotronix

Make Noise System
Contour, Erbe Verb, Function, LXD, 2x Maths V1, Maths V2,
2x Mimeophone, 2x MMG, 4x Moddemix, Morphagene , Mysteron,
2x Optomix, 2x Pressure Points / Brains, QMMG, QPAS,
Rene´, Spectraphone, 5x STO, 2x Telharmonic (Shepard Generator) ,
Tempi, 5 x Xpan, XPO, 2x Wiard Wogglebug!
more € rack:
4ms Peg,
Befaco Stereo Mixer,
Doepfer R2m Ribbon Controller , A 156, A 182-1.
Mutable Instruments Shades.
Tunefish Modular 3 x Ornament and Crime (Locrian Scale) ,
Temps Utile, µ Yarns.
XAOC Batumi (3x), FX Aid XL (2x)
Strymon AA1 Level Shifter and 2x Cloudburst ~ Midi CC by 16n Faderbank!
12/ 8 time, part one in E♭ ~ part two in E
30.04. / 1.05 ~ 2024
video # 2368

Special Announcement from Make Noise!

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

PrssPnt theme music by Sam!

"The PrssPnt music synthesizer module is a controller in which several signals are generated by touching the printed copper wire at the bottom of the instrument. Touching PrssPnt, you become part of the circuit, generating a total of four simultaneous signals (two CV, two Gate).

The basic function of PrssPnt will be familiar to anyone who has used Pressure Points or 0-CTRL. It could be seen as a single “souped-up” channel of one of these devices. Since it is a single channel, the tuned voltage outputs are not relevant, and instead are replaced with more playable sensitivity controls and alternate pressure and gate outputs.


• Momentary Gate output remains high as long as it is being pressed
• Toggled Gate output goes high and low with each successive press of the plate: press it to make it go high, press it again to make it go low
• Pressure output generates a positive control signal proportional to the amount of Pressure applied, further tailored by the Sensitivity Panel Control
• Smooth Touch Function recreates the useful patch of sending a Pressure Output through a carefully tuned slew limiter for extended function generation
• Turning up the Slew amount will allow for larger than life functions with very long decay to be generated by hand.
• All four outputs available simultaneously


Specs:
4hp
14mA @+12V
0mA @-12V
30mm depth (incl. power cable)

https://www.makenoisemusic.com/module..."

"The Ch. Svr music synthesizer module is a small utility module, offering several channels of signal-processing that will be useful in just about any modular system. As a condensation/extension of the sum/offset/attenuversion aspects of MATHS, it continues the great tradition of sculpting the control signals we use to sculpt our sound signals.

• Scale, amplify, attenuate, or invert an incoming signal using Channels 1 or 2
• Generate DC offsets when Channel 1 or 2 is unpatched
• Crossfade between two signals, or attenuate one signal, using Channel 3
• SUM and INVerted Sum Bus for addition, subtraction, mirroring, inversion etc.
• Individual Channel Outputs for Channels 1 and 2 allow independent use of all three channels
• Anywhere you need more subtle modulation, Ch. Svr is there for you… now all your eurorack slivers may have subtle and intentional modulation they deserve!


Specs:
6hp
20mA @+12V
10mA @-12V
30mm depth (incl. power cable)

https://www.makenoisemusic.com/module..."

ERBE-VERB THUNDER | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"With the Erbe-Verb and Morphagene, we can apply heavy manipulation of space, but also perhaps disrupt time.

Special thanks to Sam, Lee, Bayley, Mike, Lewis, and Sun Ra.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Planet η

video upload by Ebotronix

Make Noise System
Contour,
Erbe Verb,
Function,
LXD,
2x Maths V1,
Maths V2,
2x Mimeophone,
2x MMG,
4x Moddemix,
Morphagene ,
Mysteron,
2x Optomix,
2x Pressure Points / Brains,
QMMG,
QPAS,
Rene´,
Spectraphone,
5x STO,
2x Telharmonic (Shepard Generator) ,
Tempi,
5 x Xpan,
XPO,
2x Wiard Wogglebug!
Drums: Kick by STO, Snare STO and Telharmonic Noise ,
Hihat Telharmonic Noise to QMMG HPF,
Percusion by Mysteron, fast Strike by DPO.
Hihat by Telharmonic Noise to MMG Hipass Filter.
Drum Sequence by Schottkey Ratchet.
XAOC Batumi 3x
Befaco Stereo Mixer,
Tunefish Modular 3 x Ornament and Crime (Aeolian Scale) ,
Temps Utile, µ Yarns.
Doepfer A 156.
4ms Peg,
Strymon AA1 Level Shifter and 2x Cloudburst ~ Midi CC by 16n Faderbank!
12/ 8 time
27.04.2024
video # 2367

Make Noise Strega & Boss Metal Zone

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"Make Noise Modular Synth (Sample Pack) https://akihikomatsumoto.bandcamp.com..."

Buchla Music Easel in Eurorack!

video upload by Electrum Modular

"Unveiling of the Easel-esque system! Demonstration includes three patches, with notes on each."

Modules:
ST Modular SHIKENSA (1st post to feature one)
Intellijel Scales
ALM Pip Slope
ALM Pamela's Workout
Intellijel Dixie II+
Shakmat Banshee Reach
Intellijel Bifold
Make Noise Optomix
Synthrotek MIXIV
ART Junction (1st post to feature one)
Mutable Instruments Beads
ALM MFX
Doboz Touch Plate Controller & Gliss
Expert Sleepers Disting

SOMA Pulsar-23 and Make Noise Strega with Meris Mercury X reverb jam

video upload by Bobo Meijer

"Jamming away with the SOMA Pulsar-23 and Make Noise Strega. This could have been way shorter because it’s not happening much here but I got carried away 😌 adding the Meris Mercury X to the Strega can definitely bring some very nice results… i just have some difficulty taming the Strega itself and think i want an 0-ctrl for it but not sure to keep this or go for a Lyra-8 perhaps."

Building a Buchla 248 MARF with Stages, Stages, Stages and Marbles

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"Sorry about that title. The MARF is short for the Multiple ARbitrary Function generator, a huge Buchla design carrying the model number 248, and is part of the 200 series. It's not easy to compare it with anything, but you could see it as a 16 step 0-CTRL, a Rossum Control Forge and maybe even the 250e circular Dual Arbitrary Function generator (DARF) like Frap Tools USTA. I contacted Todd Barton (thanks so much!) to be able to study a few MARF images. The sliders made me think of Mutable Stages, and the control section reminded me of Marbles. While getting lost on the way, I finally got a patch that sounded similar: 'music that sounds like dancing butterflies'.
The recipe involves variable timing, notes, a quantizer, and a transpose. You may also need a trigger or gate when a segment runs or finishes. There's a lot to explore here, and I don't think you can find a MARF in a single eurorack solution. I tried to approximate it, but I also needed Maths to do envelopes and gate extraction. It took a while to make this video and I wasn't sure about the results until the very end. Then suddenly, it worked.

You'll need a lot of stuff to do it, but there may be smaller solutions. I'll revisit this idea when my Control Forge arrives and I'll be able to combine USTA with the CF.

This is a complex video so I hope it will make a bit of sense. It would have been better to figure all this out and then make a video. But you'd be missing the fun of exploration. There are plenty of useful examples of how 'factory' Stages can be used, but I installed the Qiemem firmware for max flexibility. In the end I only used its 'random segment' feature in this video, but it doesn't play a role in the MARF patch. You can do this with factory Stages but it still requires a chain of 2 or 3. You can use any sequencer with a clock input for this. A DFAM will also help you to cover the time/level sequence.

Installation requires playing a .WAV into the module which can be bit of a drag. I recommend using a eurorack sample player like the BitBox for a high success ratio. Using a phone, PC or pad can be a nightmare. Also, I am not sure if the firmware works on a clone, please comment if you tried it.
https://github.com/qiemem/eurorack/re...

I am still trying to wrap my head around it. Even though Stages and Marbles are now discontinued, they're easy to find as fully functional clones. With Eurorack, we have the 'power' to build our own synths, or get inspired by designs which are still amazing and modern after +50 years. I hope it inspires you too."

Make Noise Function demo

video upload by Stazma

"Today I'll show some (there's more!) things the Function can do. It can do like it's half a Maths even if it is a bit less... it's also a bit more. I had one a while back and took the plunge on that superb looking new black panel version. First because I had some space for it in my Make Noise system and also because you can always use another function generator in a modular system., especialy when it is as flexible as this one.

So I'll show you around some of the MANY things this module can do, and also show you some "advanced pro tips" with it. You can try all these patch with your own function generator if you don't have this one.

Have fun!"

Up & Down | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Let's start getting a little more systematic with escape patch ideas.

Let’s start with an assumption, let’s say a hypothesis actually, that this is a subterranean place, a 'netherworld.'

Let’s make a new escape patch. Let’s base it on the idea of 'going up and down.'

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

electro jam - make noise 0coast

video upload by elias kohli

"one synth only - and some pedals. mainly the strymon night sky gave me the necessary space and stereo feeling."