Torso Live Session #4: A. Dixen

video upload by torso electronics

"Torso Electronics presents the fourth live session recorded at our office space in Copenhagen.

In this episode, A. Dixen takes a minimalist approach to his live setup, using the S4, T1, Elektron Octatrack, Elektron Model:Cycles, Eventide Space and Boss DD-500 Digital Delay.

With the S4 being the newest addition to the setup, A. Dixen focuses on exploring and utilising it as much as possible, while relying on the T1 as the creative centrepiece for structuring and sequencing the instruments connected.

About A. Dixen
A standard bearer for the fusion of Copenhagen’s latent experimentalism with a more club-forward sensibility, A.Dixen - the moniker of Copenhagen’s Anders Dixen - is a project neither rigid nor bound, expressing instead a path of development which follows that of his own mental intrigue. It is an effort in condensing years experienced at a wide vantage and spectrum of musicality, to refine it into something delivered with measured intent.

From driving u.k. techno and bass-weighted percussive tek to liminal dub abstactions and a kind of obtuse psych-minimalism, there lies in Dixen a freedom of movement and play expressed like currents in his mental wind. Whether via the introspection of scattered polyrhythms paired with dense atmospheres or through straight 4-to-the-floor thump, there is a coherent sonic thread which strings these diverse modes together, one bound oft in modular synthesis and analogue experimentalism. Despite this headsy proclivity, he is just as likely set to rights by the weather, the time, the space; sun beams through rafters calling forth an early tech-house attitude, a deep-house swagger, a steppers inclination borne out in more recent radio outings and club sets.

Through A.dixen we find entire multitudes, a reservoir channeled through an adaptive seekers sentiment into something singular. Forward, ever beyond.

See more:
Artist (https://linktr.ee/a.dixen?utm_source=...)
Website https://torsoelectronics.com/
Instagram ( / torsoelectronics )"

Modular vid #331

video upload by Phisynth

"Here’s the Max/MSP interface I’ve built to control the awesome Destiny+ Model Q-2. The amount and variety of sounds you can get out of this little device is totally insane. All sounds are coming from the MQ2, with a little delay/reverb from the Eventide Eclipse. The patch is almost done — I still need to build a proper preset management system…
#destinyplus #modelQ2 #eventideeclipse #torsoT1"

Programma900 Probe 8 / The Wall (with Torso Electronics S-4)

video upload by takao_kurokawa

"Torso Electronics S-4 plays 4 layers made from the same p900 drone notes: it's so easy to create various textures, and phrases on a broad register from a single audio source.
bass melody of p900 is my improvisation on the fly.

#destinyplus #modularsynth #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic"

S4 & T1: Track in 10 - Using the Novation Peak

video upload by torso electronics

"An empty project and 10 minutes on the clock. In an uninterrupted one take we explore ideas, sculpt sounds, and let the S4 and T1 guide the moment. 'Track in 10' is about staying in the flow and creating without overthinking.

In this “Track in 10” we are using the T1 to sequence the Novation Peak, and utilizing the looping and processing capabilities on the S4 to transform the recorded audio into lush, ambient pads and melodies."

Torso Live Session #3: Lorenzo Colombo

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"Torso Electronics presents the third live session recorded at our office space in Copenhagen.

In this episode, percussionist and sound artist Lorenzo Colombo presents an electroacoustic concert featuring the T1 and S4 in a hybrid setup combining metal percussion instruments and solenoids.

The performance is driven by the T1, used as both sequencer and live MIDI keyboard. It controls the SOMA Pulsar-23 and a set of dadamachines solenoids. The solenoids hit a set of Kolberg percussion bell plates, which function simultaneously as acoustic instruments and conductive metallic surfaces. Through body-resistance and circuit-bending interactions, these plates influence electrical signals and directly modulate the Pulsar-23 as well as generates MIDI that control the same instrument . All audio is routed into the S4, used as the sole sound-shaping and modulation unit.

About Lorenzo Colombo
Lorenzo Colombo is a Copenhagen-based percussionist, performer, and sound artist dedicated to contemporary and experimental music. He teaches percussion and post-instrumental performance at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where he earned his Soloist Diploma in 2023. A recipient of the Léonie Sonning Talent Prize and Musikanmelderringens Kunstnerpriser, Lorenzo was also part of Statens Kunstfond’s Den Unge Kunstneriske Elite program (2023–24)."

Erica Synths Steampipe + Torso S4 // DAY 17 #jamuary2026

video upload by Dexba

"Perfectionism almost killed this video, and for a second, I forgot about the point of #jamuary I recorded, and recorded, and re-recorded, and a few days have passed, back and forth, because I care so much about this sound, this vibe, this balance.
I am not 100% satisfied, but I have to let it go, because otherwise I know for sure I will start to hate these chords, I will have to tweak the sounds once again, I will change the video, and so on.
But I do love the resulting vibe, and I will try my best to bring variations on this theme in some live scenario, maybe with a different controller instead of the OPXY (which I am only using because it has midi via 3.5mm jack and... an audible metronome, I am looking at you, Torso)
I hope you'll like it, now this jam is free to run wild on the internet 🧡"

Torso S-4 + • Textural Ambient Cinematic

video upload by Nate Connelly Music

"Track title : Winter Signal

Equipment Used:
• Torso S-4 Sculpting Sampler
• Sequential Prophet REV2
• Moog Sub 37
• Strymon Big Sky
• Gold Mike SPL Pre-Amp
• Pro VLAII Compressor

Recorded into:
• Cubase PRO 11

Very minimal EQ post processing.

Thanks for listening.

#ambientmusic #electronicmusic #synth"

Bugbrand Chirper Study 37 / Obfuscation (with Torso Electronics S-4)

video upload by takao_kurokawa

"A pursuit of the depth of sonic texture using 4 independent layers (2 bugbrand's + 2 Torso Electronics S-4's)

Voice:
Bugbrand Chirper System, DRM2
Torso Electronics S-4

Effects:
Chase Bliss Lossy

#bugbrand #modularsynth #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic"

S4: Track in 10 - Bird samples

video upload by torso electronics

"An empty project and 10 minutes on the clock. In an uninterrupted one take we explore ideas, sculpt sounds, and let the S4 sculpting sampler guide the moment. "Track in 10" is about staying in the flow and creating without overthinking.

In this 'Track in 10' we are using the sound of four different birds to create a strange ambient soundscape.

Recordings used:

Alpine Swift by Esperanza Poveda
[https://xeno-canto.org/433619](https://xeno-canto.org/433619)

Downy Woodpecker by Joseph Morlan
[https://xeno-canto.org/547321](https://xeno-canto.org/547321)

Northern Mockingbird by Richard E. Webster
[https://xeno-canto.org/1035190](https://xeno-canto.org/1035190)

Red Rumped Parrot by Marc Anderson
[https://xeno-canto.org/578563](https://xeno-canto.org/578563)"

Dirtywave M8 and Torso S-4 Jam 260117

video upload by Indra Perkasa

"technical notes / self-reminder.

both M8 and S4 connected to mac desktop using usb.
then using Loopback, i route audio from M8 to S4 with details:
M8 Main Out to S4 Track 4
M8 Track 4 (Pads Hypersynth) to S4 Track 2
M8 Track 1 (FM Bass Synth) to S4 Track 3

S4 Track 1 is playing back sample that i also recorded from M8 via usb-Loopback.
more on this, at first i tried to connect directly using usb from M8 to S4. it worked, but there's audio crackles. i assumed this happen because of the different sample rate. M8 is 44Khz and S4 is 48KHz. so i found a workaround that is working nicely (no crackles) using Loopback as a bridge.

M8 also sending midi to S4 to send clock, control Start/Stop, and send midi cc to control Mix FIlter of S4 Track 1 and 2. i did this using Midi Patchbay app, its an open source app. very handy app with for this kind of situation, just want a simple routing without needing to use DAW.

then i use ableton just to record, set audio input to S4, audio out to my audio interface for monitoring.

its amazing nowadays how you can multitrack record music gear without using audio cables, only 2 usb! and just want to say Loopback is really really nice. simple, but very useful."

Buchla Kaleidoscope 23/ The Mountain Vibrates (Easel Command, Torso Electronincs S-4)

video upload by takao_kurokawa

"all the sound sources are from the Buchla Easel Command, recorded on the fly.
and each of the 4 tracks of Torso Electronics S-4 acts as a different granular/resonator effector and looper.

#buchla #modularsynth #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic"

Meng Qi Wing Pinger + Torso S4 // DAY 7 #jamuary2026

video upload by Dexba

"What a fitting combination of instruments! Love, love, love.
I would have liked to spend more time (and I will) crafting a more intricate performance, but the time of a lunch break clearly wasn't enough.
Still, I love what came out of this jam, and the great polyrhythms that naturally arose.
I hope you'll like it! 🧡"

Make Noise Strega + Torso S4 // DAY 2 #jamuary2026

video upload by Dexba

"The music is tickling: I've spent the last night envisioning a setup that could yield the most power in the shortest amount of time, both for the recording and the preparation.

I decided not to use the OPXY again, because I feel like just resorting to a groovebox would be a bit like cheating. Anyway, here we are, and I am very happy I've uncovered yet another use for the Strega :)"

Torso Electronics S4: first jam

video upload by Freaky Tweaky

"This is the most fun granular processor I've ever used.
I particularly like the operating system that allows you to quickly assign parameters to mod and perform.

In addition to granular, it has a full range of effects including filter bank, distortion, a noise addition function similar to Ableton's Erosion, a simple compressor, and spatial effects, making it an excellent multi-effects unit."

S4: Track in 10 - 4 Random samples

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"An empty project and 10 minutes on the clock. In an uninterrupted one-take, we explore ideas, sculpt sounds, and let the S4 sculpting sampler guide the moment. "Track in 10" is about staying in the flow and creating without overthinking.

In this video, we take four random Splice samples and run them through the S4 device chain, building a full idea from scratch in real time. Everything is captured: the decisions, mistakes, and happy accidents."

Torso S4 and Teenage Engineering OP-XY

video upload by Luca Longobardi

"Granular, granular, granular."

BAPBAPBADABAP // TORSO Electronics S 4 // Unboxing // No Talking

video upload by LESINDES

S4: Track in 10 - Kick drum only

video upload by torso electronics

"An empty project and 10 minutes on the clock. In an uninterrupted one take we explore ideas, sculpt sounds, and let the S4 sculpting sampler guide the moment. "Track in 10" is about staying in the flow and creating without overthinking."

torso S-4 + Plinky Jam - Improvisation on RD

video upload by Indra Perkasa

" #torsoelectronics #plinkysynth #idm
#torsoelectronics #plinkysynth #idm #electronicmusic #jakarta

!! WARNING !!
This video contains intense flashing lights, rapid cuts, and strobe effects that may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photosensitivities. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.

Improvisation on RD
a song by Gus Paul (Firzi O)

footage of Jakarta
shot by John Navid,
pre-assembled & scrubbed by Reuben Tourino.

//

tech notes:
this is a one take live recording. with mixing and mastering done in post.

all audio recording are multi-tracked (4 stereo channel) via usb c from S-4 to my hackintosh (macos sequoia). recorded using ableton live 11.

i set the buffer size to 256, which seems to be a sweet spot. i was using buffer size 128, but i was getting a lot of noise crackles/cpu drop out.

ableton is sending midi clock to S-4 via usb, then from S-4 i send midi clock to Plinky via TRS 3.5mm. i was sending midi clock to Plinky from ableton via usb, but it was not stable/very wonky. then i tried the TRS from S-4 which was very tight and a lot better.
and also , i need the set the midi sync delay in ableton, i think its about -36ms.

audio out from Plinky goes to S-4 analog in, and i put it into track 4."

Modular vid #330

video upload by Phisynth

"Modcan, Serge & BugBrand modulars, Pulsar-23 sequenced by Dual Benjolin, BB DDSR & Scrotum Labs Grilles, Waldorf Iridium & Hydrasynth sequenced by Torso T-1 and Oxi One #modcan #bugbrand #sergemodular #scrotumlabs #hydrasynth #waldorfiridium #somapulsar23 #torsoT1 #oxione #eventideclipse"