NEW DIVKID MODULE // 'RND STEP' with Steady State Fate // 6 High performance Sample & Holds!

DivKidVideo

"Here we have the new (third) DivKid Eurorack module made in collaboration with Steady State Fate. RND STEP is 6 high performance analogue sample and holds split across 3 channels in 4HP. There's 6 analogue pink noise generators, unipolar and bipolar outputs, high accuracy sampling, long hold time, trigger normalisation for lots of stepped modulation from single triggers, audio rate performance for downsampling and modulated noise tones. I'll leave the video to do the talking and as always I hope the video provides you with lots of ideas to apply to your own systems too.

TIMING INDEX // SECTIONS

00:00 Intro & video previews

01:13 RND STEP, accuracy performance testing & Patreon bonus patch book

02:28 Feature run down

03:53 Quad peak animation

04:38 Generating random gates

05:38 Humanising voices & patches

06:34 Sampling modulation for new patterns and melodies

09:07 Generating downsampled “clocked” noise colours

10:01 Noise percussion

10:23 Creating overlapping chord tones sampling 1v/oct pitch

13:17 Musical pitch tracked downsampling

14:27 Downsampling drum breaks

14:35 Downsampling lo fi voice samples

14:45 Auto chordal composition - using random voltages for polyphonic pitch and levels

15:43 Random Panning & Accents + sampling other noise sources for different random voltage distributions

16:05 A bit of everything for good measure!"

Modular Leap Year Jam

Published on Mar 3, 2020 Cave Way

"#euroracktechno #modulartechno #stereodipole

Recorded a jam on 2/29 - built around a melody being modulated by the SSF stereo dipole."

Steady State Fate SSF Zero Point Oscillator ZPO // unique thru zero FM & AM + morphing and more!

Published on Dec 23, 2019 DivKidVideo

"Here we have the wonderful ZPO from SSF. It has a totally unique take on "thru zero" modulation that couples the frequency modulation with amplitude modulation. Enabling either the linear of exponential FM to go into the thru zero modulation also couples that modulation into the "zero point". The zero point offers level control in a bipolar fashion which can invert waves and provide ring modulation. Merging TZFM and TZAM alongside the other features such as sync, waveform morphing, 3 types of pulse width modulation, sub oscillators and some unique waveform outputs really elevates this as a powerful analogue oscillator.

TIMING INDEX // SECTIONS
00:00 hello & video previews
02:59 what is the Zero Point Oscillator?
04:40 what makes the ZPO unique?
06:37 waveform types and outputs
08:44 waveform morphing
09:24 audio rate morphing
12:17 ring modulation and TZAM (thru zero amplitude modulation)
16:35 thru zero linear & exponential FM and AM
21:06 3 types of pulse width modulation (PWM)
25:35 ZPO as an LFO
28:14 oscillator sync
31:25 tremolo effects
33:25 super stereo drones!
35:38 layering parts to sound like multiple synths
37:57 single VCO turned drum kit
40:26 the space between sines & triangle
42:03 mixing waveforms & additional zero point shaping
44:15 kick drums and weird FM"

Reminder: Steady State Fate Event at CONTROL NY Tonight!

via CONTROL

"Join us tonight at the storefront for an in-store demo from Andrew Morelli of Steady State Fate focussing on the new Zero Point Oscillator. Starts at 7pm!"

SSF Zero Point Oscillator Event at Control in Brooklyn NY this Wednesday, Nov 6

via @SteadyStateFate

"I will be showing off the Zero Point Oscillator at Control in Brooklyn NY on November 6th. All are welcome. 🔮🎛⚡️

#modularsynth #eurorack #steadystatefate #zeropointoscillator #ssfzpo #ctrlmod @ Control…"

https://www.ctrl-mod.com

Quick Tip: Noise Hi-Hat Eurorack Modular Synthesizer Patch Tutorial

Published on Oct 21, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"In this quick tip, we break down how to make a hi-hat sound on a Eurorack modular synth.

You will need:
-a trigger source (clock, sequencer, keyboard, etc.)
-an AD envelope generator (ideally exponential)
-a white noise source
-a highpass filter
-a VCA
-some extra modulation (from an LFO, random source, sequencer, etc.)

The patch:
-white noise output to highpass filter input
-highpass filter output to VCA input
-exponential envelope with immediate attack and short-ish decay
-trigger source to trigger input of envelope
-optionally, modulation source to decay time of envelope
-VCA output is the hat sound

Classic analog hi-hat sounds are pretty easy to synthesize. By running white noise into a VCA and opening the VCA with a snappy AD envelope, you can simulate striking the hat with a drumstick. With shorter decay times on the envelope, the sound will be closer to a closed hi-hat; with longer decay times, you can simulate the sound of an open hi-hat.

By modulating the decay time, it's possible to create patterns that shift between more open and closed sounds. Additionally, running the sound through a highpass filter before the VCA will help to clean up the low-end: experiment with different cutoff frequencies and resonance levels for finer tone control."

https://www.perfectcircuit.com/

Maths as Envelope Follower

Published on Oct 17, 2019 Todd Barton

"If you're enjoying these explorations consider sustaining them at
https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd
Enjoy!"

SSF ZPO (preview) LIN TZFM/MORPH/ZEROPOINT

Published on Sep 17, 2019 SteadyStateFate

"Linear Through Zero FM via Spectrum

Zero Point CV Modulation via ADSRVCA

Morph CV via MiniSLEW

TiNRs Tuesday:
NOTE - ZPO and SPECTRUM
GATE - ADSRVCA
BEAT - Entity BDS
TICK - MiniSLEW

All sounds except kick are RAW from Zero Point Oscillator, no addtional processing."

VOLTLIFE: SSF Entity Percussion extreme modulation

Published on Sep 13, 2019 voltlife

"Modulating the bejesus out of the Entity Percussion to get rich, varied, and frankly bonkers modular drum magic.

Other modules used:
Trigger sequencer - Four Bricks Rook
FM source - Tromsø triangle output
Pitch sequencer - Mimetic Digitalis
Harmonic sequencer - Verbos Voltage Multistage
Cycling envelope - Maths
Delay (only used towards the end) - Chronoblob 2
Reverb - 2hp Reverb
Kick - 2hp Play (stock sample)"

Quiet Touch [Ambient Modular]

Published on Aug 10, 2019 Tape Ghost

"A new patch for my eurorack utilizing the Hertz Donut, Quantum Rainbow, 4MS Spectral Multiband Resonator, and Clouds. Using Pamela's new workout heavily to modular the 4ms SMR. Hertz Donut is used for the bass drones, Quantum Rainbow is used for noise layers, Clouds has a frozen recording of a piano."

Post Acid with Cwejman BLD2, Intellijel Plonk and SSF Entity Bass Drum

Published on Jul 18, 2019 Honeysmack

Modules and gear in use:
Cwejman BLD2
Intellijel Plonk
SSF Entity Bass Drum synthesizer
Make Noise Erbe-Verb
4MS Dual Looping Delay
Malekko Varigate 8+ and Voltage Block
ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's New Workout
Roland TR-909

http://www.instagram.com/_honeysmack_
http://www.honeysmack.info

Steady State Fate Autodyne // Analog Character Compressor in Eurorack - demo + mix tips!

Published on Jul 1, 2019 DivKidVideo

"Autodyne is a great sounding, characterful analog compressor in a 4HP Eurorack module. It has simple controls allowing you to get to the sound and dynamic control you need quickly, external sidechain input, sidechain filter and a tonne of gain if you want to get into analog saturation and clipping too.

TIMING INDEX / SECTIONS

00:10 patch previews

00:53 Functions, compressor walkthrough.

02:32 Full mix demo, parallel compression, sidechain filtering and saturation/clipping

05:56 QUICK PATCH - Techno beat

06:37 QUICK PATCH - Wonky Hip Hop with that drunk swing vibe

07:20 QUICK PATCH - Ambient patch - compression isn’t just for beats!

07:46 QUICK PATCH - Frantic scattered beats a’la IDM / DNB

08:19 Sidechain demo - pumping!

09:30 One of my FAVOURITE mix tips

12:17 Compressing a full mix

Steady State Fate have sponsored this video. For the sake of clarity they have paid for a service which is me providing a demo video. This is NOT a review. Steady State Fate also had no say in what I said, patched or did in the video."

MODULAR TECHNO!!! Steady State Fate Eurorack modules // Superbooth 2019

Published on May 18, 2019 DivKidVideo

"Any booth at a show playing great sounds and music is bound to draw people to it. This year at Superbooth 2019 Andrew of SSF / Steady State Fate gave us a nice slab of modular techno, getting rid of the technical side of demos and jamming out some great sounds on his modules. The upcoming Zero Point Oscillator with plenty of FM and wave shaping mixed with the Stereo Dipole set against the Entity drums and a few other choice modules gave us a chunky slab of thick synth sounds and pounding drums."

Steady State Fate Stereo Dipole // Eurorack quad filter, vco, slew, LFO + more!!!

Published on Apr 28, 2019 DivKidVideo

"So here we have the Stereo Dipole from SSF / Steady State Fate. It's a Eurorack quad filter with two filters per side (A and B, can be left and right for stereo). Each filter is multimode and you can mix and process in series or parallel or use both sides independently. The Stereo Dipole makes for a great quad oscillator, quad LFO, kinetic sub audio boom, slew generator, acidic filter, clean filter, stereo distortion and a tonne more.

TIMING INDEX // SECTION

00:00 Hello + patch previews
01:27 Features + sound demo
04:07 FILTER BURN! Driving the filters & basic modulation
06:29 Frequency dependent panning - stereo imaging
08:08 Turning the Stereo Dipole into a DRUM KIT! Percussion synthesis + FX layers.
10:20 ACIIIIIID + formant/vocal filter processing FX trails.
13:11 Smooth filtering for melodic ambient patches
14:41 Rich HP-LP filter exploration
15:57 Filter pings with polymetric patterns and FM
18:41 Distortion exploration with drum break and 808 kick
21:13 Oscillating filters, clean sine VCOs, FM synthesis and more
22:59 X Mod, cross mod … aka turning the Stereo Dipole into a NOISE MACHINE!!!
24:11 Dipole AB mixing trick
25:37 Audio rate modulation
27:06 HP to LP filtering with Korg MS-20 bass boost trick and variable band width filtering
29:44 Quad LFO generator
31:44 Kinetic LFOs aka SUB AUDIO BOOOOOOM
33:48 Imparting chord tones over your audio
35:34 Slew Limiting (lag, glide, portamento)
38:11 Audio feedback, added weight / low end
39:49 Resonant envelopes. Imparting wobble and LFOs onto envelopes
42:05 Steep filter cut off - 48dB 8 pole filter responses"

Steady State Fate Stereo Dipole *FIRST PATCH* // Quad VCO, distorted bass + chords!

Published on Apr 16, 2019 DivKidVideo

"Wow, really wow! That's my initial impression of the Stereo Dipole from SSF (Steady State Fate). The raw sound of the filters, the control, layout and options ... honestly it's massively impressive and that speaks to the work Andrew at SSF does (he doesn't know I'm doing this, or writing this so hi Andrew if you're reading!)

This first patch makes use of the all four filter peaks oscillating to create a 4 part chord tone, then outputs are sent to the FM of the other filter side for some cross modulated (X MOD) FM and then other outputs feed the inputs which gives all sorts of guitar amp distortion, clipped overdrive type bass overtones."

Steady State Fate Intros Stereo Dipole Quad Multi-Mode VCF

Published on Apr 8, 2019 Synthtopia

"At SynthPlex 2019, Steady State Fate introduced the Stereo Dipole Quad Multi-Mode VCF.

We talked with SSF's Andrew Morelli, who gave us a quick demo of the new filter."

SSF Dipole

SSF Quantum Rainbow 2 Tutorial Videos by Learning Modular

Published on Apr 7, 2019 Learning Modular

"These movies are part of the extended version of the Learning Modular online Eurorack Expansion course: https://learningmodular.com/register/...

For even more information about modules like these (including optional access to my courses) as well as many other modular-related topics, please consider joining my Learning Modular Patreon channel: https://www.patreon.com/LearningModular"

Playlist:

1. SSF Quantum Rainbow 2 1/3: Colors of Noise (LMS EE)

The SSF Quantum Rainbow 2 is a popular Eurorack noise source. In this first movie, I demonstrate its different colors of noise, plus a patch tip for boosting its level:

00:00 overview
00:16 boosting output level
00:53 white noise
01:11 pink noise
01:31 red noise
01:49 grey noise
02:15 blue noise
02:45 purple noise
02:59 quanta noise

2. SSF Quantum Rainbow 2 2/3: Using in a Synth Voice (LMS EE)

In this second movie, I demonstrate some simple ideas for using noise in a normal synthesizer voice:

00:00 patch overview
00:20 noise replacing VCO
00:34 VCO + noise
01:46 noise modulating pulse width
02:51 noise modulating filter cutoff
04:08 enveloping the noise amount
06:12 voltage control of shape

3. SSF Quantum Rainbow 2 3/3: Using for Percussion (LMS EE)

Noise is a great source to use for percussion. In this movie I demonstrate patching different colors of noise thorough LPGs (low pass gates) with different responses:

00:00 overview
00:14 the patch
00:41 some kick drum examples
01:32 some snare & hi-hat examples
02:24 even more examples

SSF Stereo Dipole Eurorack Filter Multipeak VCF Module

Published on Mar 27, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"The Stereo Dipole from SSF is a filter with four filter cores that can be used in mono and stereo modes. In mono quad peak mode you can get interesting vocal formant sounds by stacking and spreading the filter peaks. Each pair of filters has a spread control to adjust the spacing between the filter peaks.

The Stereo Dipole can self oscillate and be tuned to chords or harmonics with the spread control and it responds to frequency modulation well. The second half of this video shows some sounds of the filter used as a sound generator.

We used the Kilpatrick Carbon sequencer to sequence the first part of the video and the SSF Entity Percussion and Entity Bass modules for the drums.

Stereo Dipole available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/ssf-st..."

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SSF Stereo Dipole: Random/Glitch Stereo Field

Published on Mar 4, 2019 SteadyStateFate

"Headphones Recommended.

Steady State Fate Stereo Dipole. A Stereo Quad Core Multimode VCF.

Stereo Field Demo:
Glitch/Noise as audio source. Random CV on all destinations. Various filter topologies.

www.steadystatefate.com

Available March 2019

Credit: Skyler King"

SSF DETECT-Rx Filter Mod Demo

Published on Jul 13, 2018 SteadyStateFate

"Classic Envelope Follower Filter modulation example using the Steady State Fate DETECT-Rx

DETECT-Rx can respond to 3 general frequency ranges and adds an extra manual smoothing filter to control ripple and envelope dynamics.

The Envelope gain control can both attenuate and a large amount of gain to accommodate a wide range of input signal levels."

via SSF:

"The Detect-Rx is a versatile envelope follower, voltage controlled comparator (gate extractor) and rectifier providing many useful prescriptions to fill in your modular needs.

Functions:

DETECT-R is the main input and provides an envelope output, rectified output and gate output simultaneously. If a second signal is also patched into the EXTRACT-R, it can be used separately.

The top two controls and switch alter the response of the resultant envelope. Any signal level from LINE (-10dBv) up to modular (+/-5 to +/-10V) may be used.

The FREQ switch selects the spectra in which the envelope will respond to dynamic changes from the input signal.

SMOOTH adds an additional ripple smoothing level control and tracks the FREQ setting

ENV GAIN controls the level of the envelope and is capable of attenuation as well as a lot of gain for low level input signals and even guitars (some pre-gain may be required for certain guitar pickups)

THRU provides a buffered copy of the input signal for easy patching of classic envelope follower applications and more

An LED is provided for visual feedback of the envelope and peak level (clipping) indication.

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