HWJ - PROTO/NU - idée fixe #KACCUMULATOR

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Hardware Jam Challenge: PROTO/NU

One of my very first patch with the almighty K-ACCUMULATOR, what a beast!
Fancyyyyy K-ACCUMULATOR, NLC Splish & Sloth, MI Beads

Make some noise!

‪@fancysynthesis‬ ‪@cirtcele‬"

SCJS#110 - THORNY WEATHER

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"Small Case Jam Sessions #110

NLC Hypster, Intellijel Flurry, Ritual Electronics AMNIS, SHAKMAT Battering Ram, nanoRings, GEHIRN Noiswasp, XODES AHH & µGR2

Make some noise!"

nonlinearcircuits Dichotomy Paradox 1

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"Updated version of Divine CMOS. Wonderful module for harmonically rich sounds or use as a complex CV patter and gate generator. Thought the LEDs were superbright purple but turned out to be a mild light blue."

via nonlinearcircuits

"This module has been thru a few cycles. The original idea for the design is from an article in Electronotes EN#98 by Lester Ludwig, spectacularly titled ‘A Square-wave Frequency-division Sub-octave Cross-product Module, it’s relationship with Lie algebra, and other related processes’ or more simply known as The Cross Product Module.

The frequencies of two VCO signals are separately divided by /2, /4, /8 & /16 ratios. The corresponding divisions are ANDed together and the results, along with all the raw divided frequencies are mixed together in various ways. You end up with a very harmonically thick, animated sound.

I did a full bloat CMOS (Ludwig’s design was TTL) version for a 4U panel back in 2008 or so, but changed the AND gates to XOR gates for a more ring-modulated effect. Then a minimal, slimmed down eurorack version, called Divine CMOS. This just used the XOR’d signal and outputted a signal determined by the pots.

After some requests for an expanded version, I re-visited the design.

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7555VCO 1

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"Wide ranging sawtooth VCO with the hardest hard sync around."



via nonlinearcircuits

"Not the most exciting name, I simply wanted a 4HP sawtooth VCO to sit next to the Spectrum Shaper.

It is based on the Utility VCO in Electronotes EN67, which was based on designs by R. Tenny (Electronic Design 11/10/75), J.L. Brice (Wireless World (6/76) and others.

It tracks very nicely, turn the CV pot to max for 1V/oct, ranges from approx 10Hz to over 100kHz and supplies 10Vp-p sawtooth and square waves.

The Sync is the hardest of hard syncs around. I left out the capacitor usually used to turn sync signals into a pulse, so if you feed a gate or slow CV signal into Sync the VCO simply stops, think of it is a bonus VCA. Of course, if you use an audio rate sync signal, it works as normal.

It is a pretty easy build. not many parts. Do not mix up the BCM847 and BCM857 dual transistors, see the build notes for where to install a 1k tempco."

HWJ - ONE SOUND - HYPERCHAOS - full jam

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Hardware Jam Challenge: ONE SOUND

The only one sound source is the Bean Jelly, modulations by Hyperchaos (modulated by Bean Jelly PWM) and Splish, crazy stereo thanks to diff-rect (BJ low pass into positive input, BJ high pass into negative input, outputs into Beads) , grainzzz coutesy of Beads!

NLC Hyperchaos Deluxe, NLC Splish, Bean Jelly, MI Beads, NLC diff-rect

Make some noise!"

HWJ - TRAVEL PACK - SO CLOSE SO FAR

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"Hardware Jam Challenge: TRAVEL PACK

NLC Hypster, zlob Trepanator, Forge tme VHIKK X

Make some noise!"

HWJ - FIRE CHAOS - FULL JAM

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"Hardware Jam Challenge: Scorching Soundtrack

NLC Hypster, zlob Trepanator, Forge tme VHIKK X

Make some noise!"

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nonlinear circuits Winnits

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"triple reverse sigmoid chaos in 8HP."

via nonlinearcircuits

This 8HP module contains three reverse sigmoid chaos circuits, these are the same as those used in 1U reverse Sigmoid and How’s the Serenity.

This version exists because not everybody has 1U and How’s the Serenity is quite large and more focused on very slow CV generation. This version is limited to 0805 capacitors to set the timing. Tayda sell 22uF caps and you could stack these to get to 44uF easily enough. Generally, a lot of fun can be had using 1uF, 470n and 220n caps.

The syncing between the stages works very nicely with this module as the frequency ranges are closer together than How’s the Serenity, so they have a more obvious effect upon each other.

Please note if you install caps less than 470n, the 62k on that section needs to be changed to 68k. This prevents the circuit locking into a periodic orbit after CV is applied.

The caps for each section must be the same. So you will see three pads marked C1, install the same value cap in all three.

The LEDs should be very bright to shine thru the panel, a low value for RL helps too, say 2k2 or 3k3 which you are installing elsewhere on the PCB anyway. The panel renders below do not show the LEDs but they are there.

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nonlinear circuits spectrum shaper

video upload by cirtcele

"I'm still learning how to use this thing but here are some excerpts from a patch with Tinkle and FM OP via Product wavefolder both fed into the Spectrum Shaper."

via nonlinear circuits

"36 channel voltage controlled comb filter aka string filter.

This module has some history. In 2018, I was part of a team putting on a show with CellF at the Todays Art festival in Den Haag. I popped down to Rotterdam to visit Dennis (aka Mono-Poly) and his studio of vintage lab gear. Dennis had an incredible patch going centred around a Bruel & Kjaer 36 channel Spectrum Shaper. Listen to his album Testlab to hear how it sounds. I just knew I had to make something like it one day. This type of filter is often called a ‘String filter’, used to emulate stringed instruments tho don’t feel limited by that.

Fast forward to 2026, I read an AES paper by R. Burhans describing his 36 channel comb filter. It reminded me there were some designs in Electronotes, so I looked them up and discovered they were both inspired by and heavily influenced by Burhans, particularly in terms of the comb filter frequencies and spacing. One was a 40 channel version by Ian Fritz using transistor based filters. He had an interesting mod, originally suggested by Lester Ludwig, where each set of 6 filters had a feedback pot. Some screenshots from these articles are at the end of this build guide. The relevant Electronotes issues 107, 115 and 116 can be found online.

The Bernie Hutchins design used 39 regular op amp based filters, along with Ian’s feedback per 6 filters mod and added an inverter so the feedback could be positive or negative (so, centre off). Negative feedback ‘flattens’ the peaks somewhat and smears the sound, positive feedback makes the peaks narrower and higher (if tuned for it, you can make them self-oscillate, see notes). Bernie also added a noise gate on the output, summing 39 channels is always going to be noisy.

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BURHANS TIMBRE 1

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"Multi function module for creating timbre, simple or complex CV/gate patterns and pseudo random noise."

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8hp

This module can be used in a number of ways:

Timbre generator

CV Pattern generator/sequencer

Controllable pseudo-random noise generator

It is based on ideas presented in an AES article by Ralph W. Burhans

Using the switches, pots and signal input, you can create patterns as simple or as complex as you like.

It is not a 6 stage sequencer as most settings enable more than one channel to be active at once and the CV output is a sum of the voltages set by the pots connected to the active stages.

The switches enable extremely long patterns to be generated. The signal input allows you to change and randomise patterns on the fly, but it fun to flick the switches back’n’forth (centre is off); sometimes you might even return to a previous pattern. It is also fun to feedback a gate output into the signal input to create shorter loops that can be altered with the switches as well.

As a timbre generator, it can add harmonics to sine waves or step in and out of pseudo random noise as the signal and/or clock are CV controlled. It might be good to feed the output to a VCF to smooth some of the edges, but it depends on how noisy you want it.

Vexatious - Psy-Doom Dub Drone - Elektron Tonverk & Eurorack Modular

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"‪@WeAreElektron‬ Tonverk & Eurorack
‪@afterlateraudio‬ Adventure case & Atom
Neutron Sounds Dust of Time
‪@QuBitElectronix‬ Scanned
Gehrin Plaits
@makenoisemusic QPAS
‪@EricaSynths‬ Black Joystick 2
Nonlinearcircuits Triple Sloths V2
‪@NoiseEngineering‬ Manis Iteritas & Viol Ruina
Livewire Electronics Vulcan Modulator
‪@1010music‬ bluebox

Live visuals using Year 2889 (1969) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through: Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
‪@entropyandsons‬ Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video"

Elektron Tonverk vs Eurorack Modular - Making feedback drone tones

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00:00 Intro ramble - The Idea!
01:15 The Atom - Elements Clone
04:00 The Tonverk FX - Filter Folder
07:17 The other bits of the Tonverk
08:42 Joystick control and other modulations in the patch
14:32 Let's listen to the feedback patch
18:27 The feedback sample on the Tonverk - Do you Sub bro?
20:51 Let's listen with the kick & rumble
22:24 One more input into the Atom for extra feedback drone tones
26:18 Neutron Sound - Dust of Time layer
29:29 Plaits drone
30:39 All together now!

Stratification - Psy-Doom Ritual Techno Drone - Elektron Tonverk & Eurorack Modular

video upload by Abre Ojos

"54bpm - Layers and layers of layers

@WeAreElektron Tonverk & Eurorack
@afterlateraudio Adventure case & Atom
Neutron Sounds Dust of Time
@QuBitElectronix Scanned
Gehrin Plaits
@makenoisemusic QPAS
@EricaSynths Black Joystick 2
Nonlinearcircuits Triple Sloths V2
@NoiseEngineering Manis Iteritas & Viol Ruina
Livewire Electronics Vulcan Modulator
@1010music bluebox

Video:
Live visuals using The Time Travellers (1964) from Archive.org played through cracked ancient iPad and processed through:
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
@entropyandsons Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

New FREQY, EPILOGUE VCF, & Rong Mid modules by nonlinearcircuits

FREQY video upload by cirtcele

"Frequency Shifter without dome filters"

EPILOGUE VCF

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"Low pass filter with some unusual feedback paths"

Rong Mid

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"Ming Rodulator with VC phase control"

How's the Serenity?

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"Quad reverse sigmoid chaos module with CV inputs, sync controls and mixed outputs
https://www.nonlinearcircuits.com/mod...

single 1U version - https://www.nonlinearcircuits.com/mod..."

"This module is a set of 4 reverse sigmoid chaos circuits, running at different frequencies, there are pots to feed each section into another and influence, sync – sort of, the action. There are also CV inputs for each section which affect the reset or crossover timing, for the faster ones the results are obvious. For the slower ones, give it a few hours.

The reverse sigmoid circuits are similar in concept to the mackey-glass based design used in the NLC Frisson, but are greatly simplified to a bare minimum of parts. Simply an integrator, two all pass filters and a nonlinear stage with two feedback paths. The nice thing about them is you can use any capacitors you like, so long as all three are the same, and the circuit will work with no other mods required. The sections in this module use 1uF, 10uF, 2x 1000uF in series (so 500uF) and 2x 2200uF in series (so 1100uF).

They work quite differently to the Sloth chaos circuits, with a number of ripples or rolls between each attractor, also the three outputs track each other, the faster ones are delayed by a few seconds, the slower ones by minutes. The intent of having 4 different circuits running together with pots to get them to influence each other is to have a module that can create longer tracks with many different but related musical events happening and, of course, weird delayed CV effects. Think of a band where the members all do their own thing but every now and then the sounds and patterns connect and achieve structure, which slowly scatters and reforms in new ways.

Feel free to change the 1uF caps to a higher or lower value, similarly for the 10uF. Stack capacitors on top of each other to get 20uF, or use Tayda 22uF caps and stack them. See pictures on pg6 for info on which caps to change. Make sure the capacitors have at least a 25V rating or higher.

If you want to use larger values than 1000uF and 2200uF, make sure they will fit on the PCB and/or thru the panel holes (1000uF on PCB are 10mm diameter, 2200uF panel holes are 16.8mm)

There are also two difference rectifier circuits which output complex mixes of the individual chaos circuits."

1U REVERSE SIGMOID
DESCRIPTION/USAGE

6hp

This module is a reverse sigmoid chaos circuit; it can be built to run as a fast or slow CV source, or even as an audio/noise source. This is a single version of the four chaos circuits in the NLC How’s the Serenity module.

The reverse sigmoid circuits are similar in concept to the mackey-glass based design used in the NLC Frisson, but are greatly simplified to a bare minimum of parts. Simply an integrator, two all pass filters and a nonlinear stage with two feedback paths.

The nice thing about this design is you can use any capacitors you like, so long as all three are the same the circuit will work with no other mods required. The capacitors are marked ‘C’ on the PCB, 1uF is a good mid-range value to install, but 10uF, 22uF are good too albeit much slower. Lower values than 100nF get you into audio rate territory. Make sure the capacitors have at least a 25V rating or higher.

This works quite differently to the Sloth chaos circuits, with a number of ripples or rolls between each attractor, also the three outputs track each other, the faster versions are delayed by a few seconds, the slower ones by minutes.

The Input expects a positive CV, negative going CVs won’t hurt but will have no effect. The CV signal feeds into the first all-pass filter stage via 10k and a diode, this is different to the method used on How’s the Serenity. On slower builds, using 10uF caps, the effect of the CV will be washed out to some extent. It will still have an effect but not as noticeably as on the faster versions.

Cellular Automata prototype is alive - Low-Gain Electronics / Nonlinear Circuits | 4U Serge Modular

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"A super quick demo showing the latest revision of the Cellular Automata prototype up and running. CV is just feeding an FM input of a sine wave oscillator to show the modulation. One more board revision and it’s ready for public consumption.

Gate outputs (not used in this video) will be buffered and designed to be stack in OR logic configuration. Which makes for quick gate patterns to be made."

nonlinearcircuits Introduces 4HP NEURON

video upload by cirtcele

"This module is a 4HP version of the NLC 8HP Neuron & Difference Rectifier.

The differences are half the panel real estate, SMD components, LEDs to indicate activity and one less input on the Neuron (2 instead of 3).

From the original version description -

The Neuron was inspired by a paper on neural computing and is a variation of a typical analogue neuron circuit. It can be used as a complex audio waveshaper, gate or pulse generator, CV shaper or to generally mess things up. The diff-rect is a hybrid of two basic op amp ‘building blocks’ – a difference circuit and a rectifier. Not sure if I have ever seen the two merged together before. It is probably a bad idea except for synth use, where it is a wonderful idea!

The Difference Rectifier has 4 inputs (two + & two -) and two outputs. The Neuron has 3 2 inputs and one output, the pots control when the neuron will react to incoming signals and how much it will react."

HWJ - A CHANT CHEMISTRY

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Hardware Jam Challenge: Melody

Intellijel Multigrain x Befaco Oneiroi
Having fun with factory sample, modulations by NLC Sloth

Make some noise!"

SCJS#72 - CINEMATIC CHAOS - Bean Jelly x Oneiroi

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"Small Case Jam Sessions #72 - CINEMATIC CHAOS

Bean Jelly into Oneiroi = instant cosmic travel!

Bean Jelly stereo: both low pass and band pass outputs goes into
NLC diff-rect, and then into stereo inputs of Oneiroi.
Oneiroi looper plays a Bean Jelly recording.
Bean Jelly rungler modulates Oneiroi looper start and resonator.
Other modulations on Oneiroi are internal chaos lfo and random morphing.

Recorded live thru Syntakt inputs with delay and reverb

Make some noise!

#ambient #electronicmusic #experimental

‪@Befacosynth‬ ‪@alizondevices‬"

Nightmare ambience 7

video upload by Meska (Meska)

"This is how my nightmare sound like, quick patch on my modular system and Plinky

Bowed noise is Elements
Poly is plinky
"Windy" noise is paralel procesing of the bass line to ruina versio filter by ikary using the 2 even and odd output of the resonantFB
Bass is NLC fm op, to waveshaper to vacium tube with feedback to resonant FB filtered by centaur gate
Arp is NLC FM op, phase modulated, mixed with noise filtered by centaur gate
Arp is paralel pocesing to Typhoon using spectral madness algo, with manual modulation using Allflesh.

All this mixed with jumble henge to polydactul versio to Bib for effect


Thank you for watching.
My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly "dark and expérimental" music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with.

You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/

If you'd like to support the channel​ consider buying music from bandcamp ;)
Contact/booking: meskastatik@gmail.com"

nonlinearcircuits IMMIX 1 | googoomux 1 | demux phaser 1 | path filter 1

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"SSI2190 based VCA/mixer with inverting and non-inverting inputs"

googoomux 1

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"DG408 based mux / demux; either feed one input and route to 8 outputs or 8 inputs routed to one output"

demux phaser 1

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"gate controlled pahser"

path filter 1

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"Unusual path filter, somewhere between a phaser and switching filter."