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Showing posts with label Shakmat. Show all posts

Monday, July 07, 2025

HWJ - AIR VENT - Intellijel Multigrain


video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Hardware Jam Challenge

Granular processing of one sample (glitch with friends vol III)
Additional textures and feedback from MI Beads
Kick from Shakmat Battering Ram"

Friday, July 04, 2025

Shakmat BISHOP'S MISCELLANY / a first go with this riff generating powerhouse


video upload by BRiES

"This video is an uncut unedited recording of me playing around with the various settings on Bishop's Miscellany Mk2 by ‪@ShakmatModular‬
I hope you enjoy the riffage."

Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Bishop’s Miscellany Mk2 - First Jam


video upload by Molten Music Technology

"A very rough first play with the remarkable Bishop’s Miscellany Mk2 from Shakmat Modular. Lot's more detail to come but this is feeling pretty awesome so far."

Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Shakmat Modular Bishop's Miscellany MK2 Released


Demo video upload by Shakmat

"Instant riff maker, that’s how the first version of the Bishop’s Miscellany was described by the users, and it became a guiding mantra throughout the development of this new version.

The Bishop’s Miscellany mk2 is a dual stepped CV/Gate engine built around three core components: a sequence recorder, a CV/Gate processor and a (Re)Generative engine. Sequences can be intuitively recorded, quantized, generated, edited, rearranged, mangled, stored and recalled with ease.

The module features a non-volatile memory on SD card, capable of storing thousands of sequences. Paired with its flexible playlist mode, it becomes a compact and powerful sequence player, equally suited to live performance and detailed studio composition.

Pattern looper, CV/Gate multi-effect, duophonic generative sequencer, two-track sequence player, the Bishop’s Miscellany mk2 does it all, seamlessly shapeshifting from one role to another.

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:48 Basics & Recording
3:43 Process
8:09 (Re)Gen
18:06 Channels & linking
19:51 Edit Sequence
22:24 Memory
24:39 Playlist
28:34 ACVs
33:22 Project
34:14 Select Bus
34:53 Multi-Effects
39:28 Playlist Options
42:34 CV I/O Options
44:01 Main Page Options
46:50 Undo
47:21 Link Options"

Friday, June 27, 2025

SCJS#60 SCAPES - Intellijel Multigrain, Shakmat Griffin's Claws, MI Beads


video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Small Case Jam Sessions #60 - SCAPES

Multigrain processing various samples (contact mic from H&R, glitch with friends volume III, and personal own samples)

Griffin's Claws faders controlling the amplitude of pre-recorded cv, modulating Multigrain x,y,z and morphing Additional textures and feedback by Beads

Recorded live thru Syntakt inputs (dry)"

Friday, June 13, 2025

SCJS#58 BOUNDARIES REMIX - Shakmat Griffin's Claws, Qu-bit Nebulae v2, MI Beads


video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Small Case Jam Sessions #58 BOUNDARIES REMIX

A four bars loop of 'Boundaries', an early SCJS track of mine, mangled by Qu-bit Nebulae v2, effects by MI Beads. Here, Shakmat Griffin's Claws faders control the amplitude of previously recorded cv.

Nebulae: phase vocoding & grains
Griffin's Claws: faders & recorded cv
Beads: feedback & reverb

Recorded live into Syntakt delay & reverb"

Monday, May 12, 2025

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: jammin with Shakmat


video upload by Perfect Circuit

"We're on the ground in Berlin at the year's biggest synth event. Stay up to date with all the latest gear news, announcements, and preorder info on our Superbooth coverage hub."

Friday, May 09, 2025

SHAKMAT LANCER'S LASH (SNARE), BALLISTA BLAST (FULL SYNTH VOICE)


video upload by Les Sondiers

Click CC on the bottom of the player for subtitles, or if you know French, just listen.

Thursday, May 08, 2025

Inside Shakmat Modular at Superbooth 2025 | Belgian Eurorack Brilliance Unleashed


video upload by Jonathan Knightsnare

"In this episode from Superbooth 2025, I explore the world of Shakmat Modular—one of the most inventive and musically forward-thinking modular synth makers in the Eurorack scene.

Hailing from Brussels, Belgium, Shakmat isn’t just another modular brand. They're a collective of engineers, designers, and musicians with one mission: to build Eurorack tools that are both technically innovative and artistically expressive. Their modules are crafted to inspire creativity—whether you’re making complex generative patches or crafting tight grooves for live performance.

In this video, I dive hands-on with some of their latest and most exciting modules—from smart sequencers to playful clock tools and creative modulation sources. What I love most is how everything they make feels immediately usable yet deeply explorable. No menu-diving, just powerful musical interaction.

Whether you’re into micro-timing madness, live patching, or experimental sequencing, Shakmat gives you the kind of gear that asks you to play—not just program.

Big shoutout to the Shakmat team for taking time to chat and share their passion. If you’re into next-gen modular tools with a deep musical heart, keep these folks on your radar."

Monday, April 14, 2025

Fonitronik PS3100 / Triple Resonant Patch / ODESSA / GRIFFIN'S CLAWS


video upload by BRiES

"I used Griffin's Claws to patch the output of the Fonitronik PS3100 back into itself - the result isn't drastic but rather there's a subtle added resonance because of the feedback.

Edited in early 90s fashion for my pleasure."

Wednesday, April 09, 2025

Shakmat Griffin's Claws Eurorack Module: Move, Record, Attenuate, Perform


video upload by MATTHS

"I was lucky enough to be sent this wonderful #eurorack modules by #Shakmat called Griffins Claws. I've been so busy, I only just got around to uploading the video. Anyway, here is some various uses for it which I think you will find useful. This has become a central part of my case due to the extreme versatility this thing provides. Sequencing, CV recording, CV and Audio Mixing and more."

01:26 Recording
04:00 Amplitude Control
04:30 Offset Control
04:36 Clock
05:00 Sync
08:00 Reset
10:10 Delete
11:30 Audio and CV Use
17:30 Samples and Synths
24:27 Drones
28:19 Sequencing

www.matthsmatthsmatths.com

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Shakmat Griffin's Claws: Demo


video upload by Shakmat

"Attenuators and VCAs are the secret sauce of every modular patch, providing opportunities for creative control and sonic movement. However, simple attenuators require constant adjustments, while voltage-controlled ones never offer precise attenuation throughout the evolution of your patch. Enter Griffin’s Claws, a new way to automate attenuation in an intuitive yet detailed way in your system.

Griffin’s Claws features four recordable attenuators with offset normalization, selectable linear or logarithmic response, and cascaded mixing on the outputs. Syncing with external clocks, gate outputs tied to fader movements, Sample & Hold, non-volatile memory of 16 presets, select bus compatibility and control on rate and amplitude complete this rich set of features. With such flexibility and precision, you will find that Griffin’s Claws soon becomes indispensable in both live performances and studio setups.

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Basics & Recording
2:57 Clocked Recording
6:46 Rate
9:14 Ampitude
10:06 Offset
10:54 Options
14:03 Memory
16:51 Select Bus
17:53 Audio Patch Example
22:04 Linking"

Monday, March 24, 2025

Introducing Samarkanda 1953 Resampling Delay Performance Station by Xaoc Devices


video upload by Xaoc Devices



"Meet the lovely Samarkanda - a monster of a delay with unlimited potential

Xaoc Devices Samarkanda is a digital quad delay module with extensive patching capabilities and a lot of flexibility for signal mangling. It can be used as four entirely independent delays, a dual stereo delay, a complex/multi-tap or multi-channel delay, a quad/polyphonic resonator, a dual chorus, a dual flanger reverb, a looper (with sound on sound!), and a granulator, or any combination of those. You can reverse the delayed signal, hold it, squeeze and stretch it beyond all recognition and still go back to the original piece of audio captured in the buffer! The internal lossless normalization (the signal doesn't leave the digital domain) combined with top-notch components (including 24-bit AKM converters and 32-bit internal processing) are responsible for high sound quality. Samarkanda has been conceived in the truly modular spirit. Not only can you control almost all its features remotely with CV/gates, but the external feedback path gives you the opportunity to process the delayed signal with other modules.

Samarkanda offers a wide range of delay times beginning at a mere 0.5ms and reaching up to 15 seconds per channel. That means that, by stacking its four channels, you can achieve up to one minute delay! There are two operating modes switchable individually for each channel. Analog delivers pitch changes that resemble classic analog tape and BBD delays. When you combine it with the looping Hold function, you can play Samarkanda with any 1v/octave CV source - using the Sync function you can even loop single wave cycles. The Digital mode gives you a granular buffer-scrubbing effect (no pitch change) across the whole delay time range. You can seamlessly switch back and forth between modes without losing any information. You can use Samarkanda for multiple tasks at the same time - from four independent delay lines through any combination of channels processing the same signal up to a quad behemoth. You can also use the linking feature for ease of operation (the first channel in the chain acts as the main control source for the others).

As most settings operate on a per-channel basis, you can freely combine different features (such as analog/digital behaviour, delay time range, reverse and hold functions, etc.) in a configuration of your choosing. You can synchronize each of its channels separately to a different source, either via the Sync input, or by using the tap-tempo functionality (with multiplication and division galore). Should you ever get lost, the Purge button comes in handy when/if things start to spiral out of control!

Notable features:
Quadruple resampling delay
Lossless chaining of sections
Delay range of 0.5ms to 15 seconds per channel for a total of 60 seconds when stacked
Analog (tape-like) and digital (granular) sweep behaviours
Continuous, synced, and tap-tempo operation
Clock division and multiplication from 1:8 to 8:1
Buffer freezing and 1V/oct loop playback control
Reverse delay effect
Multiple options for coupling channels

width 42HP
depth 40mm (including cable bracket)
+230mA/-90mA

PRICE: 620 EUR MSRP, available now!"

Check with dealers on the right on availability.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Modulation Revolution - Shakmat Modular présente Griffin's Claws


video upload by Audiorial

"Salut !
Moduler c'est le cœur de la synthèse modulaire, alors quand un constructeur sort un module qui révolutionne cette fonctionnalité basique, ça donne Griffin's Claws, et le constructeur c'est Shakmat Modular. 4 atténuateurs avec mémoire de mouvement et mix en cascade, tant au niveau CV qu'avec de l'audio, Grffin's Claws en cache encore bien plus sous ses 4 knurlies ;)"

"Hello!
Modulation is the heart of modular synthesis, so when a manufacturer releases a module that revolutionizes this basic functionality, it's called Griffin's Claws, and that manufacturer is Shakmat Modular. Featuring four attenuators with motion memory and cascading mixing, both CV and audio, Griffin's Claws hides even more under its four knurlies ;)"

https://payhip.com/Audiorial
✅Tuto sampling complet : https://payhip.com/b/PO0fq

Friday, March 14, 2025

SCJS#45 LEVIATHAN II


video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Small Case Jam Sessions #45 - LEVIATHAN II

Battering Ram: kick & bass
Trepanator: main voice & clock
8bit Cipher: gates & cv
Mini Drive: overdrive & light
AHH: close & open hat
µGR2: random & gates
Beads: reverb & grains

Recorded live into Syntakt delay and reverb.

@zlobmodular @cirtcele @xodesnet @ShakmatModular"

Friday, March 07, 2025

SCJS#44 LEVIATHAN I


video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Small Case Jam Sessions #43 - LEVIATHAN I

Battering Ram: kick & bass
Trepanator: main voice & clock
8bit Cipher: gates & cv
Mini Drive: overdrive & light
AHH: close & open hat
µGR2: random & gates
Beads: reverb & grains

Recorded live into Syntakt delay and reverb.

‪@zlobmodular‬ ‪@cirtcele‬ ‪@xodesnet‬ ‪@ShakmatModular‬

Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Every type of analog synthesis explained using the SAME 4 modules


video upload by mylarmelodies

"In this tutorial I'll use this little cluster of 4 Shakmat modules to explain and demonstrate every type of analogue synthesis, by patching them differently. I'll explain what you need to follow along, the key differences between FM Synthesis types (Expo, Linear, Thru-Zero), Phase Modulation, Ring Modulation, Amplitude Modulation, Waveshaping, Additive and Subtractive. We'll see how they are in isolation and start to see the possibilities when you combine these methods, as well as discuss ideas and applications as we go along.

Thanks to sponsors Shakmat for being into this idea, and whose analogue range exemplify that it's 'how you patch it'. Modular is not necessarily about one shiny module that does it all, but about having things you can combine to make the same functionality as the shiny thing!"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

CHAPTERS
00:00 What we'll do in this video, the spirit of modular
01:30 What do I need to follow along?
03:45 FM Synthesis: Intro
04:46 FM: Exponential
09:50 FM: Linear
15:55 Why We Need Thru Zero FM
17:35 Phase Modulation
19:44 Phase Modulation vs Thru Zero
21:44 FM Types Recapped!
22:57 Ring Modulation
28:55 Amplitude Modulation
35:07 Waveshaping
42:48 Additive
46:30 Subtractive
50:33 Closing thoughts

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Artist Picks: Best Music Gear of 2024 (Part 2)


video upload by Perfect Circuit

Check out the accompanying article on our blog, Signal."

"2024 is soon drawing to a close—so, we're taking a look back at the year, and taking account of all of the weird and wonderful instruments that gave us some inspiration this year. Synthesizers, drum machines, and Eurorack modules to samplers and effects, this year had no shortage of inspiring instruments.

So, we reached out to some of our friends and content creators to fill us in on their year, asking one simple question: what was the coolest piece of gear YOU got this year? For some, that meant brand-new releases, but for others, it meant sitting down and digging into classic instruments.

In this video, we hear from:
0:05 Emily Hopkins on the Expressive E Osmose + Vongon Replay
3:36 The Midlife Synthesist on the Arturia Polybrute 12
5:36 Son Wu on the Elektron Octatrack
10:38 Monotrail on the ADDAC507 Random Bézier Waves
13:32 Surco on the Shakmat Battering Ram + OXI Meta

Check out the accompanying article on our blog, Signal."

You can find additional Artist Picks: Best Music Gear of 2024 posts here.

Shakmat Analog Sub System overview and patch examples


video upload by Shakmat

"Presenting you today some patches and a small glimpse of what our 100% analog sub system is capable of.

Covering some drums synthesis, west-coast, lowpass gate, through 0 phase modulation (TZPM) and more

No fuss, no talk just some audio examples of our 100% analog modules

Shakmat is a modular synthesizer company based in Brussels, Belgium. We create modules pushing musical expression and creativity forward. Shakmat team gathers engineers, designers and musicians, providing a mixed technical and musical approach to module conception."

Monday, November 25, 2024

Filter & VCA factory - Centaur's Gate demo - Shakmat Modular


video upload by Stazma

"Today we dive into the Centaur's Gate by Shalmat Modular.
This guy is a very flexible dual module that can do pretty much anything filter or amplitude related. From clean and liquid sweeps to sreaming resonance, as well as crunchy VCA and gentle Lowpass Gate.

Have fun!!!"

00:00 Intro
01:22 Module Overview
09:21 Now music: Electro!
14:53 IDM Jungle
17:25 Stepping filter & Type CV
19:55 Mono to stereo with a drum machine
22:30 LPG & Buchla Bongos

Addtional posts featring Dentaur's Gate
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