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1. - 4. ERICA SYNTHS HEXDRUMS 01 - 04 // MACHINA BRISTRONICA '25 // LØSTLVLS

I got to spend some quality time with the Hexdrums - it sounds really beefy and each voice has a tonne of sweet spots. The Hexdrums has loads of saturation available, is built to a high standard and feels very performative. This is the first of four videos.

Check out my samples on Bandcamp - loads of vintage and modern drum machines and more, all samples ethically-sourced and locally-grown here in the lab in Bristol, UK: https://lostlvls.bandcamp.com/

5. ERICA SYNTHS PERKONS HD-01 // MACHINA BRISTRONICA '25 // LØSTLVLS

The formidable Perkons HD-01 was available at Machina Bristronica - how could I resist? For my money the Perkons is the most 'jammable' and gratifying drum machine on the market, hands-down. The person using it before filming this session was dancing and really enjoying their time with it. Was a joy to witness!

6. MODOR DR-2 // MACHINA BRISTRONICA '25 // LØSTLVLS

The excellent DR-2 drum machine from Modor aka Marcel Belmans. Was a treat to finally meet Marcel and discuss his creations. In this video Marcel kindly demonstrated the DR-2 for us.

7. BODY SYNTHS METAL FETISHIST x2 // MACHINA BRISTRONICA '25 // LØSTLVLS

Been wanting to check this little weirdo out for some time - two is even better!

https://bodysynths.com/

MODOR Reveals the NF-1k

Priced at 2950€

Details via MODOR Music

The Modor NF-1k synthesizer is the keyboard version of our original desktop synth: the Modor NF-1. You can read everything about the NF-1 and its sound engine over here.

The NF-1k has:

- a 49-key weighted keyboard by Fatar

- with polyphonic aftertouch

- a large (50cm) touch strip for pitch bends

- and 2 smaller (10cm) touch strips for modulation (mod'wheel' and CC3).

However, the NF-1k is more than just an NF-1 with a keyboard:

- An extra, newly developed voice board doubles the polyphony of the NF-1 to 16 voices, and makes it 2-part multitimbral. So 2 NF-1 patches can be layered, split over the keyboard or independently sequenced over MIDI.

- We added a programmable and midi syncable ARPEGGIATOR to it: Up, Down, Up+Down, Program and Random options.

- A very simple to use CHORD mode and a HOLD function have been added.

- and finally there's a UNISON mode with detuning and stereo spread.

Together, all these features controlling 2 entire NF-1 sound engines with their unusual but highly musical filters and waveforms, the NF-1k is an incredible inspiration machine. Already while building and programming, we constantly found ourselves carried away, just playing for hours, enjoying to play and create new musical riffs and themes on this machine... 😎 🎹 🎶

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Modor NF-1 Digital DSP Synth with Wood Sides and Rack Ears SN 150010

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Modor DR-2 Digital Drum Synth & Sequencer SN 250231 w/ Upgraded UV Resistant Knobs

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STUDIO ELECTRONICS CODE LUXE WAVE FOLDING Part III. DOING PIANO!

video upload by ONEPOLYMER

"STUDIO ELECTRONICS CODE LUXE Synthesizer.
WAVE FOLDING Example with PIANO Sound. YES, IT CAN! (at 1:55 onw.) 😊

The Update/Upgrade sounds amazing - is worth every cent in my opinion (got my hands on since 2hrs). Every Paramter is now storeable in memory including The 8106 (Roland) Dual Filter Settings as well as the Overdrive and Feedback. The Envelopes sound faster to me ...

Gear used on this SHORT HOUSE TRACK:
MODOR DR-2 (Drums)
STUDIO ELECTRONICS CODE LUXE (Multitracked Sounds except Voices)

Enjoy the bits
onepolymer"

STUDIO ELECTRONICS CODE LUXE WAVE FOLDING Part II.

video upload by ONEPOLYMER

Part 1 here

"STUDIO ELECTRONICS CODE LUXE Synthesizer.
WAVE FOLDING Example +, MINI Track live sequenced and recorded. No FX on the CODE LUXE.

The Update/Upgrade sounds amazing - is worth every cent in my opinion (got my hands on since 2hrs). Every Paramter is now storeable in memory including The 8106 (Roland) Dual Filter Settings as well as the Overdrive and Feedback. The Envelopes sound faster to me ...

Gear used on MINI TRACK:
YAMAHA DMP 9-16 (Mixer)
MODOR DR-2 (Drums)
AKAI# S700 (CODE LUXE Sampled Bass)
ROLAND JD-XA (Sequencer + Sounds)
ROLAND TB-3
STUDIO ELECTRONICS CODE LUXE (no FX)

Enjoy the bits
onepolymer"

DR-2 jam - using a polyclock on the BD

video upload by Modor Music

"A little jam on the Modor DR-2, using a 10:16 polyrhythmic clock on the kick and claps.
The kicks fall in most patterns on the 1st, 3rd and 4th step of a 5 step-pattern compressed into the time of 4 beats. The bottle ticking on top works as a regular 4/4 'metronome'.
Models used: String Bassdrum, Filter Claps, Hihat, Marching Snare, Bottle and Crash Cymbal.
The Marching Snare gets some random extra hits on top of the programmed pattern, for a constant little variation in the pattern."

Rattling String BDs with the DR-2

video upload by Modor Music

"Some 'rattling' breakbeats using the String BD.
More detail on the String BD synthesis model can be found here: https://modormusic.com/dr2os005.html
The other models used are the Basic SN, Filter Claps, Filter HH, Ride and Crash Cymbal."

Modor DR-2 Sine Synth & Rumble jam

video upload by Modor Music

"A little jam using ao the Sine Synth model and the Rumble BD!"

Happy summer chords on the NF-1!

video upload by Modor Music

"Some happy summer chords on the Modor NF-1 😎
With parameter build up starting from in Init sawtooth patch, in case you need some happy summer vibe in your studio too!"

Modor NF-1 Digital DSP Synthesizer

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Modor NF-1 Digital DSP Synth

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Modor NF-1M Digital Polyphonic Synthesizer

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Modor DR-2: A solo jam @180bpm

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Some drum machines are built for real-time tweaking, others you program and hit 'play' while you tweak something else. The Perkons drum machine is a real-time tweaker; the LXR-02 is more a playback machine. Where does the DR-2 sit? It certainly has enough knobs and if you can remember some of the (many) shortcuts then there's lots of available functions on the front panel. Then there's the six little knobs above the faders that can be assigned to any parameter per voice. Yet I've never come up with a parameter that I can't immediately access by the front panel anyway so I've never used them.

Here I'm doing pretty basic stuff. There's a single four-bar pattern and two drumkits. I swap between kits, mute various voices and change the overall bar length. It's also very easy to change the step length per voice (just hold down the voice letter and press the step number) but I didn't want to get too tricky since you can't just reload the pattern to reset the length. The pitch drifting synth sounds come from the portamento amount.

In terms of functionality it all works very smoothly. The only thing I find troublesome is that any drumkit or pattern above the first 16 can only be accessed by holding down the 17-32 button and then pressing the step number. That makes fast changes outside the first 16 patterns and kits much more prone to error. It would be much more logical imo if just selecting the number grouping (eg 17-32) meant that's what you automatically get.

If it all sounds a little gritty to you then good! I used plenty of distortion on most of the voices and even applied some compressor which can be quite vicious and I'm not even sure how to turn it off once it's on!

As usual there's absolutely no other processing than what you see. No compression, EQ or any other DAW effect.

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Creating sounds on the Modor DR-2: A detailed expedition

video upload by Richard DeHove

"In the latest instalment of my "If You Want A Short, Splashy, Gotcha Video This Isn't For You" series I noodle about in lengthy detail with sounds on the Modor DR-2. The idea here isn't a quick showcase of wondrous sounds, it's to give you a genuine feel for what it's like to use the DR-2. That means transiting through hundreds of gradations and flavors of a sound. No doubt sometimes you'll hear your preferred sound pass by as I adjust a parameter too far or wind back something too hard. Watching this back I can see points at which I should have stopped but instead kept tweaking. The filtered clap for example sounded pretty good after about 10 seconds but I kept flogging it death :D But that's the essence of this video - as the old saying goes it's the journey not the destination.

A quick note on the audio track: The Modor's buttons are very loud and clicky. It gives them a satisfying sureness in the studio but means they're quite intrusive on video. I did my best to EQ them out, gate them out, and manually mute them when possible. The result in headphones may sound slightly choppy (and somewhat mangled my voice) but I wanted to make sure you could hear the Modor's sounds properly rather than being mixed with room noise and button clicks.

I hope here I've got across the fact that the DR-2 is beautifully crafted to deliver a massive range of customizable sound. It's easy to dial in the basics of an excellent sound, and then have the controls you need to zoom in on what you want. The main problem is when to stop noodling.

Despite the length of this video I only touched on a tiny fraction of the Modor's sounds. If you're interested in hearing more, or any particular types of sound, please let me know.

Finally, Mr Modor if you're reading this: Please make an all-black version with second-layer subtext on the knobs.

0:00 Basic info
2:01 Drum models
2:34 Noise bass drum
7:10 Basic snare
11:42 Filtered clap
18:49 Square bass drum
24:37 Snare adventure
29:55 A tom?
30:38 Crash cymbal
34:48 Electro snare / tom

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LSPXPO 2025: Play Basslines on the Modor DR-2 Drum Machine

video upload by sonicstate

"It's been a little while since we caught up with Marcel from Modor, so it was great to see him again, bearing news of updates to the *DR2 6-channel drum machine*, recently adding baseline synthesis algorithms. This update enabled new possibilities like using parameter locks on pitch to program melodies with simple one oscillator synthesis models.

The DR2 features six instruments, each capable of utilizing distinct synthesis models out of the twenty available for creating various drum sounds, all generated through real-time synthesis. An on-board step sequencer and an optional menu for settings facilitate this. Despite numerous updates and features, frequent menu access is rarely required unless adjusting systems settings. Marcel also demonstrated how P-locks could be used creatively to alter pitch for melody creation, explaining that while one channel is dedicated to bass lines, it leaves five other channels for drum use."

Modor NF-1 polyphonic desktop synth

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14:16 Polyrhythmic clock, 1-min jam

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"A 1-min Modor DR-2 jam using a 14:16 polyrhythmic clock on the Electro Snare."

0:00 Setting up the polyclock
0:07 Polyclock principle
0:14 Jam!

1-min Modor DR-2 Jam

video upload by Modor Music

"Modor DR-2 1 minute jam using following synthesis models:
Saw Synth
Claps
Ride Cymbal(*)
Noise BD
Basic SN

(*) indicated 'Hihat' in the video, but it is the Ride Cymbal model. Apologies! :-)"

1-min Modor DR-2 Jam

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"Modor DR-2 1 minute jam using following synthesis models:
Rumble BD
Analog SN
Rimshot
Saw Synth
Filter Hihats"