Scramble your patches - with Tesseract's new module!

video upload by Electrum Modular

"Tesseract Modular sent me their new module, Smith, to review. it’s an 8 x 8 precision-buffered matrix, with trigger/cv control and presets, and it can handle audio, cv, and even pitch cv.

Here are four ideas for using Smith to shake up your patches:
1:22 Percussion scrambler
4:10 Melodic shuffler
7:03 Modulation jumbler
10:37 Module permutation

'Agent Smith' digital art by Hersson Piratoba
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nossreh..."

Banyan: generative ambient through switching loops

video upload by Electrum Modular

"With Disting EX’s multiswitch algo (6 switches, each with 6 inputs and 4 outputs), you can generate long, melodic sequences with just three voltages. By placing the switches in parallel, so their inputs and outputs overlap, and by adding a few feedback loops, the sequence can get quite complex and unpredictable."

#techno Jam with #tesseract MODULAR - Tukra and Step Fader MKII feat Osiris and Ring

video upload by Flat Round Modular Music

"Two sequencers, one goal. Live live live.
They are very useful with no menus; One knob or one button, one function.
Simple in appearance, but powerful.
Maybe there look seems to be dated, but don't trust appearances, these are beast.
Try theme..buy theme (I'm not sponsored !)"

Minimalism for Modular #2: Ann Southam's "Rivers"

video upload by Electrum Modular

"I’ve been playing Ann Southam’s exquisite pieces on the piano for a few months, and have been discovering lots of ideas in them that could be applied to a modular system.

This video is also a tribute to a composer who should be a household name like Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley.

0:00 Introduction
1:07 Rivers 1st set
4:22 Rivers 2nd set
7:18 Rivers 3rd set

Previous video in this series: [posted here]
Earlier video on polychords on the Subharmonicon: [posted here]

A great starting point for those curious about Southam is Christina Petrowska-Quilico’s recording – amazingly, the only recording – of Rivers:

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Tesseract Modular Vinia - multichannel audio generator and processor eurorack module

video upload by Tesseract Modular

"VINIA is a multichannel audio generator and processor eurorack module.

Patch description:
Vinia's channels 1 & 2 are a generating the bass. Several parameters of this sound are being modulated by different
layers of a macro, and that macro it's being controlled by the envelope of the channel 1.
Channel 3 is making the chords (with tube saturation).
Channel 4 has a sample player. The sample selection of this one is modulated by its mini sequencer, the amount of bit crusher and 'metalizer' are modulated by a macro which is controlled by a CV input (using Polar8 as manual CV source).
Channel 5 is doing the melody with a multi VCO (5 detuned voices oscillator).
Channel 6 is a delay (used in send/return with TexMix).
Channels 7 & 8 are a stereo plate reverb, used in send return too.
Main drums comes from Tukra. Melody and bass lines comes from Step Fader mkII and everything's mixed with TexMix."

Vinia it's an 8 audio channels multifunction eurorack module.

VINIA video manual

video upload by Tesseract Modular

0:00 Brief overview
0:55 Instruments & effects
1:28 Main menu
2:05 Constructor
3:08 Editor
4:34 Modulation
5:46 VCO
8:56 Sample players
10:56 Chords
14:27 Drum Synth
17:45 Global
18:55 Presets
19:18 Macros
21:17 Mixer
22:00 Utilities
23:04 Monitor

Tesseract Modular STONK - Joystick controller & looper

video upload by Tesseract Modular

"Tesseract Modular STONK - Joystick controller & looper
This video cover the basic functions."

"Stonk it's a joystick controller with 2 channels of CV and 2 of audio. It’s a CV generator, looper & audio processor.

Very hands on module which can be a sort of chaos pad or dj looper. Features:

2 audio in & out (AC coupled)
2 CV in & out (DC coupled) ±5V
2 extra CV outputs ±10V
12 illuminated push buttons
CV & Audio looper (2:30 per channel)
LFO
Euclidean envelope generator
Multimode Filter
Stereo Reverb
Wave Folder
VCA
The audio AD/DA is 24 bit, 48 KHz, the internal audio handle is 32 bit float.

The CV AD/DA is 16/12 bits, 12 KHz.

The extra CV outputs are the analog sum and difference of the CV outputs 1&2.

Each channel has 6 modes available. By default 2 parameters are assigned to the horizontal & vertical axes but this can be easily tweaked, so it’s possible to control any of them (frequency, symmetry, offset or amplitude of the LFO, for example) not only with the joystick but with the 2 CV inputs.

The polarity control & offset of every parameter can also be modified on every mode and every channel.

6 presets for store and recall not only the joystick assignment and settings but all the parameter values for all modes and channels."

Minimalism for Modular #I: Additive Sequencing

Patches for minimalist music #I: additive sequencing video upload by Electrum Modular

"In this new series of videos, I’ll be applying the ideas and techniques of minimalist composers to modular synthesis.

First up: the linear additive process.

Modules used:
Tesseract’s Step Fader II
Expert Sleeper’s Disting EX
ALM’s MFX
ALM’s Pamela’s New Workout

Hapi/xylophone multisamples downloaded (free) from: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2011...

I’m using Dan Warburton’s terms, from 'A Working Terminology for Minimal Music' (1988) http://www.paristransatlantic.com/mag..."

Switches (Eurorack sequencing without sequencers)

video upload by Electrum Modular

"A sequential switch is an essential utility for modular music-making. But Disting EX's multi-switch offers up to SIX switches that can be configured in multiple ways: bidrectional, sequential, random, ping-pong, etc. And each switch is essentially a double switch: it can alternate its inputs AND outputs. Best of all, these sequences can work separately but they can also work together, sharing the same inputs and outputs. Or you could create nested switches.
Here's an experiment with sending three switches to the same output, to create a longer melodic sequence.

Modules used:
Disting EX
ALM’s Pamela’s New Workout
Intellijel's Scales
Tesseract's Sweet Sixteen
Alright Devices' Chronoblob
Mutable Instruments' Plaits"

Sonic sculptures (generative modular music)

video upload by Electrum Modular

"(For Paula)

This patch was inspired by hours (weeks?) of listening to Morton Feldman’s exquisite music. It ended up quite different harmonically from Feldman’s pieces, partly due to the limitations of a modular system. The envelope generators and attenuators required some tweaking to get that balance between repetition and divergence, revolving and evolving. In retrospect, I could have left longer silences between notes.
NOTE: no delay effect used here, as it would have reintroduced a pulse.

“Almost all of Feldman’s music is slow and soft. Only at first sight is this a limitation. I see it rather as a narrow door, to whose dimensions one has to adapt oneself (as in Alice in Wonderland) before one can pass through it into a state of being that is expressed in Feldman’s music. Only when one has become accustomed to the dimness of the light can one begin to perceive the richness and variety which is the material of the music...Feldman sees sounds as reverberating endlessly, never getting lost, changing their resonances as they die away, or rather not die away, but recede from our ears, and soft because softness is compelling, because an insidious invasion of our senses is more effective than a frontal attack.”” -- Cornelius Cardew, quoted by John Tilbury in “On Playing Feldman”

Video sequences from Works of Calder (d. Herbert Matter, 1950), an experimental film featuring a soundtrack by John Cage; available at archive.org.

Title image: Tentoonstelling Kinetische Plastiek Am. beeldhouwer Alexander Calder in Stedelij, Bestanddeelnr (October 2, 1969); creative commons.

Modules used:
Expert Sleepers’ Disting EX
Disting mk4
ALM’s Pamela’s New Workout
Behringer Neutron
ALM’s Pip Slope x2
Make Noise Maths
Intellijel Quad VCA
Tesseract’s Sweet Sixteen"

Tesseract Tukra | Survival Guide

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"This is one of the toughest videos I've made so far. Just imagine a module that has 80 buttons which are all menu items, and many of these buttons have secondary functions. Many of them open one or more pages. It's huge. I noticed that reference videos don't really work, because there's no reference. It's just one big tablet of hieroglyphs. So I tried a different approach for this 'survival guide'. Since this is a production value channel, I focused on what a competitive high end drum sequencer should be capable of - and how it's done on Tukra. While I was diving into these fundamental tasks, I discovered one of the best sequencers out there, only to realize that I was only scratching it's enigmatic surface. Welcome to episode 1!"

Allemande (Disting EX's Poly Wavetable)

video upload by Electrum Modular

"I've been working on the Allemande from J. S. Bach's French Suite No. 4 in E-flat, BWV 815, and was frustrated that I couldn't hear all those long, held notes. Rather than select one of its cheesy organ presets, I decided to connect the piano to my (smaller) Eurorack case. It worked well with all of the polyphonic algorithms on the Disting EX, but the Poly Wavetable gives you the most options for using keyboard velocity not just to control volume but also to shape the timbre - via filter cutoff, wavetable position, etc. I set the envelope times/levels/curves so that the held notes would remain audible, but in the background.

Here is how I connected the piano to the modular: USB Midi cable - DOREMIDI midi host - 5-pin MIDI cable - TRS adaptor cable - MIDIXO breakout, which connected to the rear of the Disting via 4-pin ribbon cable. If there's a more direct way to connect them, please let me know in the comments!

Further patch notes in the video.

Other gear used:
ALM's Pamela's New Workout
Mutable Instruments' Beads
Tesseract's Sweet Sixteen
Expert Sleeper's Disting Mk4
Intellijel's Out

EQ and compression in Logic Pro

Keywords: #eurorack #modular #piano #Bach"

Ritardando (Disting EX's Granulator)

video upload by Electrum Modular

"Exploring the feature-packed granulator algorithm on the Disting EX, controlled via i2C by Tesseract Modular’s Sweet Sixteen faderbank. Thanks to Ed for supplying the Rachmaninoff piano sample. Detailed patch notes in the video.

#eurorack #modular #granularsynthesis #ambient #electronicmusic"

Tesseract, módulos Eurorack desde Sevilla

video upload by Hispasonic

"Mangu Díaz es un sevillano enfrascado en una miríada de proyectos musicales. Entre ellos está Tesseract, su propia marca Eurorack, cuya lista de módulos anda ya por la veintena.

En este vídeo nos explica detalladamente el funcionamiento de Tukra, un secuenciador de 8 pistas con audio y midi que promete ser "una solución todo en uno para la batería en tu rack" y además, tiene una gran capacidad de integración con otros equipos (no sólo Eurorack). En Tukra no hay submenús, todas las funciones y vistas son accesibles en todo momento, y ofrece hasta 64 pasos por patrón, 64 patrones, 64 partes y 16 canciones por proyecto.

También nos muestra su última creación, Step Fader MkII, que estará disponible este mismo año. Como su nombre indica, es la evolución del anterior Step Fader, un secuenciador dual que presume de ser divertido de usar.

00:00 Introducción
00:21 Tukra
10:06 Step Fader MkII"

Googlish:

"Mangu Díaz is a Sevillian immersed in a myriad of musical projects. Among them is Tesseract, its own Eurorack brand, whose list of modules is already in its twenties.

In this video he explains in detail how Tukra works, an 8-track sequencer with audio and midi that promises to be "an all-in-one solution for the drums in your rack" and also has a great capacity for integration with other equipment (not Eurorack only). In Tukra there are no submenus, all functions and views are accessible at all times, and it offers up to 64 steps per pattern, 64 patterns, 64 parts, and 16 songs per project.

He also shows us his latest creation, Step Fader MkII, which will be available later this year. As its name suggests, it is the evolution of the previous Step Fader, a dual sequencer that claims to be fun to use.

00:00 Introduction
00:21 Tukra
10:06 Step Fader MkII"

Tukra Video Manual Part 2

video upload by Synth Diy Guy

Part 1 here

"Part 2! featuring fw update procedure, creating a user bank of samples, using the mod matrix, euclidean functions and more.



The Tukra by Tesseract is a trigger sequencer, sample player and drum synth with a unique user interface. More info here: https://www.tesseractmodular.com/euro...



https://www.patreon.com/quincas

https://www.quincasmoreira.com/



Stay Noisy!

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Tukra Video Manual - Part 1

video upload by Synth Diy Guy

You can find additional details on Tesseract Modular's Tukra here.

"Finally, the first installment of the much anticipated Tukra Manual!
Time Index below!

The Tukra by Tesseract is a trigger sequencer, sample player and drum synth with a unique user interface.

https://www.patreon.com/quincas
https://www.quincasmoreira.com/

Stay Noisy!

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Tesseract Modular Tukra, FranKinksTides, & Radioactive Eurorack Modules

Playlist:
1. Tukra - audio examples

All audio recorded directly from Tukra's stereo output.
00:00​ - Intro
00:06​ - Drum synth used for melody & bass
00:55​ - Master filter
01:18​ - Triplets and micro grid
01:55​ - Bass line with the drum synth
02:28​ - Pattern with different track length
02:58​ - track 6
03:40​ - Filter & bit crusher
05:21​ - Pattern with a different drum kit on each track
06:41​ - Bye

2. TUKRA - introduction video

This is a brief overview of TUKRA, an eurorack trigger sequencer with audio and midi.

3. TUKRA - basics

Basic edit tools (copy, paste, random, clear)
Encoder's secondary function is always track selection, click it to switch the function.

4. TUKRA

TUKRA playing the same pattern with different songs (each song has it's own settings for the drums, mixer, modulation...)

5. Making melodies with FranKinksTides as function generator
6. Tesseract Radioactive Demo 2

Radioactive is a small but powerful 14-bit analog modelling voltage-controlled digital sound source: a complete voice Eurorack module in 6HP.

See https://www.tesseractmodular.com for more. Modules featured above:

TUKRA is an 8 track eurorack trigger sequencer with audio and midi.
This module can be an ‘all in one’ solution for drums in your rack, but it also has great integration capabilities with other gear (eurorack modules, drum boxes, DAWs, midi devices and midi surface controllers).
There are no submenus, all functions and views are accessible all the time.
Brief overview:
Up to 64 steps per pattern, 64 patterns, 64 parts and 16 songs per project. 64 projects in the microSD card.
Play mode, clock divider, length & choke settings independent per track & pattern.
Step value (can be used for modulation, to define the midi velocity, midi note & drum synth pitch or sample selection).
32 HP

FranKinksTides is a 18hp dual Tides (based on the Swirls pcb layout) with the max/min circuit from Kinks and some switches for sync, quadrature, pll and fm operation . It can be a double/complex oscillator, a dual function generator or any combination of oscillator, Lfo and Envelope generator with lots of cv control plus some interesting cross-modulation and sync features.
some improvements in version 1.2:
-Mix output is now buffered, no signal bleeding on single outs.
-Mix pot controls also the balance of the signals sent to the max/min circuit.
-Uni/bi switch now also determines the signal sent to FM1.
-Clock/sync switch has now a center OFF position, no need of plugging a dummy cable in the Clock1 when using Sheeps firmware to avoid ultra fast sound bank changes.
small improvements for DIY:
-Bigger font size on the pcb.
-Parts renumbered for easy DIY.
original design by Émilie Gillet

Also see the demo by Stefan Tretau here.

Radioactive is a small but powerful 14-bit analog modelling voltage-controlled digital sound source: a complete voice Eurorack module in 6HP. It consists of 3 simultaneous independent oscillators, voltage-controlled AR/ASR transient generator, voltage-controlled pitch slew (glide) and voltage-controlled waveshaper with 5 different modes, but that's just the beginning. Its forte consists of selectable gate/trigger/constant envelope timing signals, rather unique 3-voice polyphonic mode, semitone-quantized mode, voltage-controlled waveform selection, on-the-fly selectable 10Vpp CV input range with offset (except for Pitch), a few experimental features, and then some.
Under the hood, it's a chiptune-inspired wavetable-gnawing sound cruncher with a mind of it's own, and oh boy it's dirty. It could be described as raw and untamed, but it would probably be an understatement.

Also see the Tesseract Nutella demo by Quincas aka Synth DIY Guy here.

Kit Overview #36 - Tesseract Nutella - (Eurorack Tsunami)

Published on Feb 7, 2019 Synth Diy Guy

"Welcome to my overview of the amazing Nutella, by Tesseract. It's a complete Eurorack front end for the Sparkfun Tsunami board, a powerful sample player.

Video produced by Quincas, shot by Quincas and Edgar Lopez."

Synth Diy Guy Kit Overview videos

Just a Minute - Frankinkstides

Published on Jul 17, 2018 Stefan Tretau

"FranKinksTides by Mangu Diaz"

Tesseract appears to be the brand. New maker and new module.