Ovis Legio: Granular Shepard tone processor on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Ovis Legio is a granular pitch shifter designed to create Shepard tones, those endlessly rising or falling sounds that never seem to arrive.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Pitch. This moves through the endless pitch sweep, wrapping around every octave to create that continuous Shepard-tone illusion.

Count controls the number of grains in the sound. Length changes the size of those grains.

Layers changes how many octave-spaced layers make up the Shepard tone, while Fade gives you different ways those layers can move and crossfade into one another.

And send a gate to Hit and all of those octave layers come through together.

Ovis can make your Legio endlessly rise, but when you're ready to come back down to Earth, a quick USB swap can turn the same module into a synth voice, percussion voice, wavefolder, dynamics processor, and lots more.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Getting Started: Modifying CV with attenuators and offset modules

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Control voltage doesn't always need to be used exactly as it's generated. Sometimes, making small adjustments to a CV signal is the key to getting the sound you're after.

This video is part of our Getting Started blog post:
https://noiseengineering.us/blogs/loq...

One of the most common ways to modify CV is with attenuation.

Here, an LFO is modulating one of the Blendex inputs on Toros. At full strength, the modulation is dramatic. By attenuating the LFO signal using a module like Lapsus Os, we reduce its voltage range, creating a much more subtle effect.

Next, we’ll switch Lapsus Os into bipolar mode with a flip of the channel’s switch.

And then there's offset.

Here, we're using Sinc Pr avus to add an offset to the same LFO. The modulation keeps its shape, but its entire voltage range shifts, changing where it begins and how it interacts.

Whether you're using Lapsus Os to fine-tune modulation or Sinc Pravus to shift it into a different range, modifying your control voltage gives you more expressive and precise control over your patches.

Join us on Discord! Invite link: / discord"

Reso Legio: Karplus-Strong voice+resonator on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Reso Legio is a Karplus-Strong physical-modeling voice and resonator that creates plucked strings with different resonant body types.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Body. This changes the resonant body between acoustic guitar, violin, and banjo.

Decay controls how long the string rings out, taking you from short, tight plucks to long, sustained tones.

Brightness shapes the high-frequency character of the string.

Then there's Chorus. Choose between off, medium, and deep settings to add movement and dimension to the voice.

And since Pitch tracks 1 volt per octave, you can sequence Reso just like any other melodic voice.

The Excite inputs let you bring in external audio and send it through Reso's resonator, turning other sounds into string-like textures.

Reso is just one of many free firmwares available for Legio. When you're ready to trade physical modeling for something else, connect over USB and your Legio can become a whole new module.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.
Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Klang Legio: Crazy drum with zappy percussion on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Klang Legio is a wacky midrange percussion voice based on the Basimilus engine, built for zaps, hits, and all sorts of wild drum sounds.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Decay. This takes your hits from short and snappy, into ringing percussion.

Impact changes the character and punch of every hit.

The Harm switch changes the harmonic structure of the voice, while Spread changes how those harmonics are distributed.

And of course, you can sequence or modulate Pitch, quickly turning those percussive hits into zaps, drops, and other melodic weirdness.

And a press of the Pitch encoder gives you a quick mute.

You can also bring in other sounds into the audio inputs, mixing them right into Klang's output.

Klang turns Legio into a pretty unusual percussion voice, but that's only one possibility. Swap the firmware over USB and your Legio can become a different drum, synth voice, effect, or processor.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.
Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Bos Legio: Cowbell voice on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Bos Legio is a cowbell and agogô-style percussion voice with three different synthesis engines because, obviously, you need more cowbell.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Mode. This switches between three completely different ways to make your bells: an 808-inspired square-wave engine, an additive bell, and an FM/ring-mod engine for much more metallic textures.

Decay controls how long every hit rings out. Tone changes the harmonic character of the sound.

Then there's Tilt. This shifts the overall brightness between dark, normal, and bright.

Pitch tracks 1 volt per octave, and a quick press of the Pitch encoder also mutes the voice.

Bring another signal into the FM inputs and Bos starts getting a little less bell-like.

Today your Legio has a fever for cowbell. Tomorrow it can be a supersaw, wavefolder, granular processor, or physical-modeling voice. And they're all free to swap over a USB connection.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Mnemonic - Recorded live at Essence Festival Oct 2026 - Elektron Tonverk & Eurorack

video upload by Abre Ojos

"Recorded at the Essence Festival in Canberra 3-4 October 2026.

Here is a quick run through of the whole set up: • Elektron Tonverk & Eurorack live set up wa... [Below]

Check out the Essence Festival: https://www.essencefestival.com.au/

@WeAreElektron Tonverk
@ModbapModular Trinity 2.0
@NoiseEngineering Manis Iteritas, Terci Ruina & Viol Ruina
Monsoon, Knit & uRings
Forge TME VHIKK-X
@Endorphines Ghost & Sqwk Dirty to Me
@EricaSynths Black Joystick 2
@busycircuits Pams New Workout
@DivKid DivSkip
@intellijel Multigrain
@1010music Bluebox

Video:
Live visuals using Battle Between the Worlds (1969) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
iPhne camera
Roland V1-HD
@entropyandsons Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video
Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

Elektron Tonverk & Eurorack live set up walk through

video upload by Abre Ojos

"This was recorded the morning before my live set at the Essence Festival in Canberra 3-4 October 2026.

Here is a quick run through of the whole set up. Make sure to watch the Tonverk MIDI mapping set up for more info:
• Elektron Tonverk vs Eurorack Modular - Mak... [posted here]

00:00 Intro ramble & the concept
01:06 The Tonverk set up
04:35 Into the modular - the Manis Iteritas & Ghost
7:17 The Modbap Trinity sounds
16:15 Plaits (Knit) into the Multigrain
20:31 The VHIKK-X & Bib"

Tom Legio: Analog-inspired tom voice on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Tom Legio is an analog-inspired tom voice with plenty of punch, saturation, and wavefolding for taking things well beyond traditional tom sounds.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Decay. This controls how long the toms ring out, from short, tight hits to longer booms.

Punch changes the impact of every hit.

The Tone switch adds different amounts of wavefolding, adding extra harmonics and crunch to the sound.

And if you want to push things further, the Saturation switch gives you three levels of drive at the output.

Pitch lets you tune Tom across a wide range, and a quick press of the Pitch encoder also mutes the voice.

You can bring other sounds into the audio inputs as well, and mix them directly with Tom's output.

Tom is just one way to build a percussion section with Legio. You'll also find Snare, Kick, Klang, Tymp, Bos, Cymbal, Marimba, and plenty of other voices and effects to swap for free with a USB connection.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Monster Man: Riding The Rails

video upload by John L Rice

"This started as just a sequencer experiment on my large 5U modular and eventually I tuned it into another low effort installment for my 'Monster Man' series [previuos post] since the vibe was mostly there.

Using two Moon Modular 569 sequencers in 4x8 mode I patched all 8 CV outputs into a Modcan Scanner 69B set to switch mode and patched the Scanner's mono output to a Modcan Quantizer 55B. An Oakley/Krisp1 Slim VCO is the master clock with a SSL V-Gates divider providing a divide by 8 pulse to switch the Scanner to move to the next sequencer row and also reset both sequencers to ensure synchronization. This created a 64 step sequence but unfortunately I didn't take the time to create a recognizable melody so it just sounds random! 🙄🤦‍♂️😅 The patch is still up, maybe I will work out a better demo?

The output of the quantizer goes to a somewhat basic voice: a Noise Engineering Cursus Iteritas Magnus VCO to a Grove Audio LP VCF to a Synthesizers.com VCA2++. A Marienberg Devices VC Envelope Generator modulates both the VCF and VCF with a Marienberg Sine Phase Oscillator modulating both the VCO and the EG.

I played an Expressive-E Osmose keyboard along with the sequencer track, and then later added a second Osmose track fir the very low notes that you might not be able to hear unless you have a sub woofer or very good headphones or monitors?

Everything went through my Allen & Heath MixWizard and used Strymon BigSky and timeline effects pedals and a Roland RSP-550 rack effects unit.

Thanks for watching, liking, and commenting! 😎💖🤗

#modularsynth #modularsynthesizers #electronicmusic"

Marimba Legio: Percussive physical-modeling voice on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Marimba Legio is a physical-modeling voice and resonator based on the sounds of struck and bowed resonant bars.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Type. This gives you three different resonant materials to work with, from woody marimba tones to metallic bars and glassy tubes.

Decay controls how long those resonances ring out, from short percussive hits to long, sustained tones.

Tone changes the character of the strike itself, going from softer, rounder hits to much brighter attacks.

Then there's Mode. You can use Marimba as a traditional struck voice, or bring external audio into the Excite inputs to strike or bow those resonators in completely different ways.

And since Pitch tracks 1 volt per octave, Marimba can be sequenced just like an oscillator.

Today your Legio is a marimba. Tomorrow it can be a supersaw, a snare, a wavefolder, or something considerably stranger. And they're all free to swap over a USB connection.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Cymbal Legio: Voice based on granular metallurgy on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Cymbal Legio is a granular percussion voice built for tight hi-hats to crashes and rides.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Type and Alloy. Together, these give you a range of different cymbal characters, from tight metallic hits to bigger, more resonant sounds.

Decay controls how long each hit rings out, while Tone lets you shape the brightness and character of the cymbal.

Then there's Morph. This blends between different grain sources.

And pressing the Morph encoder gives you a quick mute.

The Mix inputs let you bring other sounds into the Cymbal and mix them right alongside it.

Cymbal is just one way to transform your Legio. When you're ready to move beyond crashes and rides, check out the other synth voices, effects, resonators, and more for free with a USB connection.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Snare Legio: Analog-inspired snare voice on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Snare Legio is an analog-inspired snare voice with plenty of control over the body, noise, and punch of every hit.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Decay. This controls how long the body of the snare rings out.

Noise controls the snare-wire character, letting you blend in as much noisy texture as you want.

The Impact switch changes the intensity of the attack, with three levels of punch from softer hits to much harder strikes.

Then there's the Wire switch, changing the tightness of the snare wires, giving you loose, standard, and tight variations on the sound.

And of course, Pitch lets you tune the whole voice, or add some modulation to get a little closer to industrial territory.

You can also press the Pitch encoder to mute.

With the audio inputs, you can bring in other sounds and mix them directly with the Snare's output.

Today your Legio is a snare drum. A quick USB swap and it can become a supersaw, wavefolder, granular processor, or something completely different.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Kick Legio: Analog-inspired kick voice on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Kick Legio is an analog-inspired kick voice with plenty of ways to go from clean and punchy to heavily distorted.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Decay. This shapes the length of your kick, from tight little hits to long, booming tails.

Impact controls the punch of the voice, letting you add more weight and aggression to every hit.

The Tone switch gives you three different flavors of the kick, including clean, crunchy, and wavefolded options.

And if you want even more dirt, the Saturation switch adds three levels of drive to the output.

Pitch gives you another way to completely change the character of the voice. And a quick press of the Pitch encoder mutes the voice.

The inputs give you a way to duck an incoming signal with the kick, making it easy to carve out some space every time it hits.

Kick is just one of several percussion voices available for Legio. You'll also find Snare, Tom, Klang, Cymbal, Bos, Marimba, and Tymp, plus a whole collection of synth voices and effects to swap in with a USB connection.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.
Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

AT Legio: Ataraxic Translatron Legio LFSR lofi oscillator on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"AT Legio is an LFSR lofi oscillator inspired by the very first Noise Engineering module, Ataraxic Translatron. And now, it can do a whole lot more.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

AT starts with two LFSRs. Tone shapes the first, while Mod controls a second LFSR that modulates it. Together, they can take things from crunchy digital tones to much more chaotic textures.

And then we can make things weirder.

This left switch changes the audio input behavior, giving us another completely different set of sounds.

And because that wasn't enough, there's Chorus. That right switch spreads everything out into a much wider stereo voice.

We can also hard sync AT from another oscillator - another way to push the harmonics around and get some nasty digital textures.

And bring in another voice with its audio inputs.

AT is one of the many free firmwares available for the Legio platform. Grab a Legio module, connect it over USB, and you can swap AT and the rest of the Legio firmware collection whenever you want.

23 Firmwares.
One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Gator Legio: Stereo supersaw PM oscillator on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Gator Legio is a stereo supersaw oscillator inspired by the Manis Iteritas Alia core, with piles of detuned saws, phase modulation, and plenty of stereo movement.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Detune. This spreads the saw voices apart in pitch, taking your sound from a tight unison to a huge, dense, swarm of saws.

Saw Mod changes the character of those waves, giving you another way to push the harmonics with that classic Noise Engineering sound.

Then there's Saw Count. This switch changes the number of saw waves in the swarm.

And since Gator is stereo, the Stereoness switch spreads those voices across the stereo field for an even wider sound.

The inputs are for phase modulation. Feed in another oscillator and you can take that supersaw into much stranger territory.

And send a gate to the 8vA input and Gator instantly jumps up an octave, giving you another fun way to animate a sequence.

Gator is one of several synth voices available for Legio. You'll also find AT, Plus, Unda, Reso, and plenty of completely different percussion voices and effects to swap in over USB.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Bitcrush Legio: Stereo pitch-tracking downsampler on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Bitcrush Legio is a stereo bitcrusher and downsampler with pitch-tracking sample-rate reduction, giving you all sorts of ways to digitally destroy a sound.

Let's start with Bits. This reduces the bit depth of your signal, adding everything from subtle digital grit to seriously crunchy textures.

Then there's Rate. Instead of simply setting the downsample rate, Rate tracks 1 volt per octave, so we can sequence or modulate it just like the pitch of an oscillator.

Dither adds noise before the signal is quantized, changing the character of all that digital destruction.

And if things are getting a little too crispy, the LPF switch gives us two flavors of filtering to tame the high end, or we can switch it off completely and let all that crunch through.

The Envelope switch gives us two ways to control dynamics, either matching the original volume or normalizing the signal before crushing it.

And pressing the encoder or sending a gate to the Hit input are easy ways to bypass the whole effect, perfect for dropping Bitcrush in and out of a performance.

And Bitcrush is only one option. The entire Legio firmware collection is free to swap with a simple USB connection.

23 Firmwares.
One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Torso Live Session #8: Nene H

video upload by torso electronics and Nene H

"torso electronics presents a live session recorded at ikii, an intimate listening space for sound and art in Berlin.

In this episode, Nene H performs with the modular system at the centre of her current live and studio practice. The set moves through raw, buzzing, glassy textures, uneasy rhythmic patterns, and moments of melancholia.

Her live setup is entirely hardware-based, with no computer, timecode, or pre-recorded material. Its voices include a Make Noise DPO, Synthesis Technology Cloud Terrarium, Erica Synths Bass VCO, and Noise Engineering Basimilus, summed through an Intellijel Mixup.

Sequencing comes from the T1 and Make Noise René 2. René moves around a grid rather than following a conventional line from beginning to end, allowing patterns to appear in orders that would be difficult to write by hand.

Rather than following a fixed structure, Nene H records the system, samples it, and plays the material again. Sounds move continuously between synthesis, recording, sampling, and performance, allowing the set to find its shape in real time.

The result is raw, restless, and emotionally charged, shaped by Nene H’s close relationship with a system that has developed its own personality over time.

About Nene H
Nene H is a Turkish-Azerbaijani producer, DJ, and live artist based in Berlin. A conservatory-trained pianist, her work moves between club music, improvisation, composition, and collaborative performance.

Her catalog spans Standard Deviation, Intrepid Skin, Live From Earth, Incienso, and UMAY. Her albums include Ali علي and Second Skin. Her forthcoming EP, Seltsame Fabeln, arrives October 16, 2026 on UMAY."

Plus Legio: Full additive voice on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"Plus Legio is a full additive voice that combines harmonic control with built-in and external phase modulation.

Get a Legio module and swap to this firmware today:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Let's start with Timbre. This changes the harmonic content of the oscillator.

Time controls the internal envelope, shaping how the sound evolves after each trigger.

Then there's the LFO switch. You can turn the internal LFO on for continuous movement, or use the envelope setting to tie that modulation to every hit.

The Mod switch changes the direction of that modulation, letting it move the sound in either direction or turn it off completely.

And if you want to bring in some outside influence, the inputs add phase modulation, opening up even more harmonic territory.

Plus transforms your Legio into a full additive voice. Swap firmwares over USB whenever you want to trade additive synthesis for percussion, physical modeling, effects, or something completely different.

23 Firmwares.One Legio.

Visit noiseengineering.us or your favorite retailer to get a Legio module in your case."

Reticulum Versio vs Soma Cosmos

video upload by John Schussler

"The Soma Cosmos 'Drifting Memory Station' is unfortunately only available as a very large pedal unit. I've been on the lookout for a Eurorack module that could do the same thing, and found a firmware called 'Reticulum Versio' (created independently of Noise Engineering) that replicates much of the Cosmos functionality.

Now that I have both, I figured I'd try them out next to each other and see how they compare. The Cosmos has a few more features and control, which is to be expected since it's got more real estate to work with, but the Reticulum captures the core of Cosmos.

Many thanks to Ohnoabear (from ModWiggler) for his Reticulum firmware, and for sharing it with the community.

VCOs: Beehive/Plaits and Pony VCO. Sequencer: Acid Rain Ziggurat. Envelope: Zadar"

23 Firmwares. One Legio: Introducing 16 new firmwares on the Legio platform

video upload by Noise Engineering

"We may have overdone it. Legio already had 7 firmwares. So naturally, we made 16 more.

Already have a Legio? Connect it over USB, head to our website, and start exploring. Need one? We have plenty available in our webshop:
https://noiseengineering.us/products/...

Yep. 16 new Legio firmwares are available now, bringing the platform to 23 free firmwares in total."

Getting Started: What is Slew in modular synthesis?

video upload by Noise Engineering

https://noiseengineering.us/products/mimetic-digitwolis/

"A slew limiter smooths out changes in voltage. Instead of a signal jumping instantly from one value to the next, slew creates a gradual transition between them.

One place you'll find slew is built right into Mimetic Digitwolis.

This video is part of our Getting Started blog post:
https://noiseengineering.us/blogs/loq...

Let's start with a simple sequence going to Manis’ Pitch input. With slew turned off, every note changes instantly. Now we'll increase the slew amount. Instead of abrupt jumps, the notes glide smoothly into one another, creating classic portamento.

Slew isn't just limited to pitch .

Here, another lane on Mimetic Digitwolis is sending stepped modulation to the Low Pass Filter input on Manis. Without slew, each change is immediate. By adding slew to that lane, those abrupt steps become smooth transitions, creating a more fluid, evolving timbre.

Let’s hear them both together, with slew applied to the pitch and filter modulation.

While dedicated slew limiter modules offer additional features like independent rise and fall times or CV control, even a simple slew function—like the one built into Mimetic Digitwolis—can add a lot of expression to your melodies and patches.

Join us on Discord! Invite link: / discord"