HEARTBEATS - The Knife (BRiES cover) / Schlappi Engineering THREE BODY

video upload by BRiES

"THREE BODY by Schlappi Engineering takes care of 100% of the bass arpeggio in this video (aka the main synth). It's very interesting to be able to get all this grit without losing the ability to turn it down for a less harsh sound and without having to worry about relative pitches of your carrier and modulators. No processing was done to the audio coming from THREE BODY afterwards (apart from some low and mid cut EQ and a smidge of compression).

The sequencing for the bass (and part of the higher pitched arp and hihats) is done with eurorack sequencers, I recorded the main part in one take (which I recorded). The poly synth stabs were created with my own plugin PLL-102 (which you can buy as part of my VST pack 'SYNTHS one' on the Decent Sampler webshop).

There's no play-back going on in this video, everything you see happening was recorded live and used unaltered (apart from gentle eq, some compression and autotune - Melda Productions MPitch - for the vocals).

Your boi BRiES takes care of 100% of the singing (which I autotuned in this version of the upload) so be prepared for some vocal cringe.

I spent most of my birthday recording the audio and video for this cover. It's something that I've been wanting to do for a long time (recording a cover where the main part is taken care of by a eurorack system). The song 'heartbeats' (the José Gonzales version) popped into my head a few days ago and I just had to give it a try.

To whom it may concern:This is a cover of the song 'Heartbeats' by The Knife. This video isn't monetized nor is it sponsored (no one is making money off of this video). All rights to the song and lyrics are reserved to The Knife."

Jolin Lab KRONO / versatile clock and pattern generation in just 4hp / playthrough

video upload by BRiES

"KRONO is a new, open-source (fully customizable) clock and pattern generator for eurorack in just 4hp. Check out the video for a quick overview of all the modes of operation, a whole bunch of patch examples and a guide on how to upgrade the firmware."

0:00 intro
1:49 quick overview
22:49 patch examples
43:23 update procedure
47:06 outro

BRiES 0-input (rap album): https://bries.bandcamp.com/album/0-input"

Herzlich Labs & BRiES / SOLIST / 4 channel performance module & mixer with soft MUTE and SOLO

video upload by BRiES

"SOLIST by Herzlich Labs is a 4 channel mixer that can be used as an 'in between' module with your regular mixing setup as well. The main feature and the stars of the show are definitely the soft mutes and solo switches. These controls offer so much flexibility when it comes to creating a dynamic performance (buildups, drops, ...). You can use SOLIST for mixing, muting and soloing audio as well as CV, you can use the direct outs and the mix out at the same time making it possible to use the mix out as a send effect or for parallel processing.

SOLIST was inspired by a suggestion I made to LB of Herzlich Labs. I know he's really passionate about any kind of performance module and since vactrols are something he has extensive experience with I was convinced he would create something wonderful... and that's exactly what he did."

0:00 intro
0:05 meet SOLIST
2:45 direct outs
8:14 mix out as a send
10:46 mixing cv and gates
16:39 jam with direct outs
19:18 acid jam with mix out
21:51 closing thoughts
22:22 thank you for watching!

via Herzlich Labs:

"Solist is not your average performance mixer and mute combination - far from it. Designed in collaboration with Bries, Solist contains four channels of soft vactrol muting, controlled by tactile and pleasantly clicky mechanical switches. Solist will help make your performances shine - but most importantly, the red solo switches allow you to override the current state of the mute switches, allowing for creative transitions between solo and mute states during your performance.

While the audio circuit is fully analog, it is also entirely isolated from the digital circuit that controls the mutes. Running on a fast and reliable Raspberry Pi RP2040, you get all the benefits of digital control without the downsides of digital audio processing. Best of all, the mechanical state of the switches determine the state of the module, so even if you power cycle, you will return to your previous state.

The analog mixer section can be used simultaneously with the individual outputs of the Solist, so for those who already have a mixer solution, the buffered individual outputs will bypass the mixer entirely. You may of course also use both simultaneously for exciting parallel processing opportunities.

Solist brings a whole new aspect of muting and soloing to your Eurorack performances, and with soft opening and closing vactrols, you'll never have to worry about clicks, truncated transients or actuation noise."

Schlappi Engineering BOUNDARY / unique 4Q VCA and function generator / extensive playthrough

video upload by BRiES

"In this video about BOUNDARY by Schlappi Engineering I demonstrate the features of this function generator/vca. Especially the 'bound' parameter on the envelope section gives us behaviour that's very unique to BOUNDARY. I tried to show every feature of the module, but I forgot to mention a few of the LEDs on the frontpanel (those tell you what's happening inside). I'm sure if you've watched the video you'll be able to figure those out when you do a quick glance at the manual.

The build quality is just great, everything is really sturdy, the knobs are heavy duty and I'm not at all affraid that I'll wiggle them off of the unit at any point in time.

Boundary manual: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/054...

If you'd like to support what I do you can do so using Ko-Fi or Patreon:
http://www.ko-fi.com/BRiES
http://www.patreon.com/madebybries

0:00 intro
0:06 hi
1:35 patch examples
5:03 start overview
5:43 rise and fall
18:17 bound parameter
27:50 EOR
29:15 slew
34:06 rectify
37:40 4Q VCA / multiplier
50:33 closing thoughts
51:24 thanks for watching!

DISCLAIMER: This unit got sent to me by Jay from Schlappi Engineering (thanks btw!) to make a comprehensive video about it. In no way does this affect the content of the video: my only goal is to share how the module works, what you can and can't do with it, ... so you can make a better judgement whether BOUNDARY is something you need for your system or not."

IMAVAI #3 / trying out your requests / STEP 8 ODESSA / SED / ADDAC 601

video upload by BRiES

"In this I'll-make-a-video-about-it episode (I'm more and more starting to sound like a tv host) I patched up STEP 8 as an analog shift register for the 5 voices on Odessa (you need the Hel expander for that). I also run a few hot signals into the Rides In The Storm SED low pass filter to see how it behaves when it's being overdriven. The last patch is (not) a vocoder patch where I use half the tools you'd actually need to make a decent vocoder patch. Instead it just sounds interesting.

You can visit any of these links if you'd like to support my work
http://www.ko-fi.com/BRiES
http://www.patreon.com/madebybries

0:00 intro
0:06 STEP 8 (ASR) vs ODESSA
12:23 RITS SED filter
21:53 (not) a vocoder patch
31:51 thanks for watching!"

Xaoc Devices LEIBNIZ #4 / POCZDAM / switching & routing / extensive playthrough

video upload by BRiES

"POCZDAM is a routing and switching utility module for the LEIBNIZ BINARY SUBSYSTEM. It hosts a lot of inputs and outputs that you can use to extract bits (gates) from the selected source or to send your own signals in to route somewhere else in your patch. POCZDAM also features a built-in clock that you manually need to connect for it to have any influence on the system.

POCZDAM is really intuitive to work with but everything really much depends on remembering what you connected to which Leibniz inputs and outputs of Poczdam. While preparing for the video there were a few of times where I was profoundly confused just because I forgot the order in which I chained the modules. As a result of this, I thought a lot about how to concisively demonstrate the functionality of the module, which is not as straightforward as it might seem because you need to know the order of every part of the chain to be able to make sense of it. I decided to just follow the patch examples that are described in the manual, as a safe-guard to make sure there's no confusion which module is routed how and what the expected result of the patches is.

POCZDAM official user manual: https://xaocdevices.com/manuals/xaoc_...
POCZDAM poster/infographic: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1atpE...

You can support my work at http://www.ko-fi.com/BRiES (ideal for one time donations) or https://www.patreon.com/madebyBRiES (ideal for monthly donations). On the support pages there's several downloads to other Leibniz documents (check the gallery on ko-fi / I'm still updating the patreon page), most of these are available for everyone. Supporters get access to exclusive videos (patch examples and breakdowns). Some videos get posted on the support pages earlier as well.

0:00 intro
0:06 hi
1:30 Poczdam features and operation
2:50 source selection
3:25 output 1 bit outputs
4:00 output 1 clock
4:30 output 2 link button
5:05 output 2 clock
5:20 built in clock generator
6:23 output 2 bit inputs
7:20 source select CV input
8:23 patch example 1
14:05 patch example 2
23:27 patch example 3
28:03 patch example 4
38:52 conclusion"

BRiES Nontemporary Toolkit / LYRATE for Decent Sampler

video upload by BRiES

"To download or find out more about the LYRATE plugin pack, visit the Decent Samples webshop: http://www.decentsamples.com

Inspired by the leftfield Lyra 8 instrument by Soma Labs LYRATE offers an unusual interface that enables harmonic (and dissonant) experimentation with a broad set of soundsources. Just like with the SYNTHS one plugin pack I wanted to provide the means to make complex and cinematic sounds yourself. To make this pack I didn’t sample a real Lyra 8, instead I recorded several other (hardware) synths including modular VCOs and a vintage Korg MS20. The core feature of Lyra 8 (i.e. being able to tune and tweak the individual voices) is what excited me to create these virtual instruments."

ORBITAL RECON STATION DELTA / large spaceship ambience & distant voices / binaural delta wave

video upload by BRiES

"The ORS Delta has been orbiting this moon for weeks now. The ship's bending and twisting due to the tidal pull of the nearby gas giant. It's designed to withstand these conditions but still... the constant creaking sends shivers down my spine. Micro-meteorites are hitting the hull relentlessly. It's weird to find so many of them close to a moon. I guess there's rings around this planet? With the outdoor sensors being offline it's hard to tell really. Air-conditioning and heating systems seem to be fully operational. There's people on board somewhere but I can't seem to locate them. Where's this music coming from?

Headphones are required for the full experience.

There's a bit of information about this patch in this video (somewhere):"

DMP04/18112024

video upload by BRiES

"There's some information about the tracks O.R.S. DELTA and Triangle Forrest Choir in this dump."

Feedback Modules MIX BX / MIX CR / MIX KM / eurorack mixer sound comparison

video upload by BRiES

"In this video I run different patches and sounds through these three mixers by Feedback Modules in an attempt to highlight the sound differences between them.

MIX BX, MIX CR and MIX KM have gain to spare and excel at saturating sounds, but they can do clean sounding mixes as well. The channel strips host an equaliser, a gain knob, two auxiliary mono sends (with stereo returns), a panning knob, clickless mutes and a volume control.

For a detailed overview of the features of the MIX BX (which has the same features as the other two mixers) you can take a look at this extensive playthrough video:"

Feedback modules MIX BX / eurorack mixer / extensive playthrough


"In this video I do a complete rundown of all the features this 6 channel eurorack mixer by Feedback Modules (a eurorack maker based in Romania) has to offer.

The MIX BX is perfect for making submixes for your drums or mix (and glue) together synths that benefit from some nice sounding saturation.

I demonstrate how to chain 2 channels to make hardstyle(?) kickdrums and how you can make use of the 2 aux sends to create a bus for parallel saturation.

At the end of the video there's a long 'no talking' segment where I systematically run through different sounds while tweaking the parameters... this might feel like an unnecessary boring part of the video but I really think getting to know what it sounds like is the most important thing... feature-wise the MIX BX is 'what you see is what you get' so there's not a lot of fancy tricks that you can pull of with it, apart from adding tons of character to anything you put through it.

correction: it is capable of amplifying line level signals to modular levels but there's no guarantee that the signal will stay clean

0:00 intro
0:31 hi
2:08 front panel features
12:55 distorted kickdrum trick
18:27 parallel saturation
24:13 no talk runthrough

I was thinking about what to type between 'MIX BX' and 'extensive playthrough' and the things that came to mind were '6 channels of bonkers', 'eurorack 90s grunge mixer', ... but none of that really serves the MIX BX justice. It does all the glue, grit and grime of the Boss BX era range of mixers, but the thing that stood out to me the most, compared to other eurorack mixers I've tried, is the amount of low end on this thing (what I would consider as 'warmth').

You can support my channel at http://ko-fi.com/BRiES - there's some exclusive content and downloads. This includes several patch breakdowns and some designs I made. There's also a seperate shop where I sell virtual instruments (ableton live) and sample packs. If you're interested in getting one on one feedback, guidance, in-depth explanations, etc please contact me at briesmodular at gmail dot com - I just started doing this 1 on 1 thing so it's still very much in its infancy. Send me a message if you're curious!

DISCLAIMER: Andrei from Feedback Modules sent me this mixer because I insisted that he should make some kind of demo to showcase the character (sound) of this mixer, since that's its main feature. I was genuinely interested in the MIX BX and I'm really happy I got the chance to make this video so everyone out there wondering about how it sounds can watch my video and at least get some idea about what it's capable of."

Top 3 Favorite Eurorack Oscillators Picked by Our Pals ALX-106, SURCO, and BRiES

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"Our pals have seen their fair share of oscillators in their time—and now they share some of their favorites.

In this video, our pals ALX-106, SURCO, and BRiES talk about their favorite Eurorack sound sources: the Xaoc Devices Odessa, OXI Coral, and Joranalogue Generate 3. Covering everything from additive synthesis, polyphonic sound generation, and thru-zero modulation potential, this is quite the trio of sound generators...each offering something unique to the Eurorack modular synth format.

Check out these rad oscillators here:
Xaoc Odessa: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/xaoc-o...
OXI Coral: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/oxi-co...
Joranalogue Generate 3: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/jorana..."

The Best Eurorack Modules of 2024 - DivKid & BRiES

video upload by DivKid

"I hope you lists, as we've got lots of them! Here's the "BEST" Eurorack Synthesizer Modules from 2024. But this isn't just a personal favourites video, instead we've looked at this from a few angles, looking at the best performing DivKid videos, community voted favourite modules, sales data from multiple stores around the world and popularity and usage in virtual racks on Modular Grid."

00:00 Hello & intro
00:55 Best performing videos
03:03 Community favourites
03:55 Best selling modules
06:56 Modular Grid Popularity

FAVOURITE 2024 MODULES / spoiler: C4, NIBBLER, SOLIST, VENO-ECHO / + friend suggestions

video upload by BRiES

"Watch the video if you want to find out what my (and friends) favourite modules of 2024 are.

Massive thanks to BlastPast & The Monotonist for their effort in providing a video about their favourite module."

"Also: happy christmas & new year"

0:00 intro
0:30 COLLIDE 4
5:05 NIBBLER
8:27 SOLIST
11:23 VENO-ECHO
17:03 DISCORD contributions intro
17:45 BlastPast: LEVIT8
20:40 The Monotonist: ARANEA
23:34 outro

Joranalogue Audio Design COMPARE 2 / Practical User Guide / announcement

video upload by BRiES

"This summer I spent a few weeks compiling interesting things to do with COMPARE 2 (besides extracting triggers for off-kilter drumpatterns) in this Practical User Guide.

You can find the page for COMPARE 2 here: https://joranalogue.com/collections/e...
Here's a direct link to the Practical User Guide: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/159...

I was kind of blown away myself in how many circuits at least some kind of comparator is used. I'm seeing a lot of second hand adds for people getting rid of COMPARE 2, and while there are of course always several reasons to sell a module, I guess for the most part it has to do with people being confused (I know I was, and still sometimes am) by the cryptic nature of this kind of module.

I love making these more technical and practical kind of documents. If anyone would want to commission a similar guide or manual, or if you'd like me to proofread/copywrite your website or existing manuals... you can contact me here to talk about that: briesmodular at gmail dot com

I was not sponsored for making this particular guide, but if you want to support my work you can visit my ko-fi page here: http://www.ko-fi.com/BRiES

Besides written guides I'm offering tailor made lessons as well (customized to your system - both written and through video call). If you're interested or curious it's best to just contact me to work out the details."

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BUTTERS 'MASTERCLASS' / patch & mix breakdown / eurorack jam to polished dubstep track

video upload by BRiES

"The album containing this track is on bandcamp: https://bries.bandcamp.com/album/d-a-b

0:00 intro
3:45 eurorack patch breakdown
25:45 DAW mix breakdown
58:08 outro"

Joranalogue Audio Design / ROUTE 4 first patch / BIAS 2 / PIVOT 2 / DELAY 1

video upload by BRiES

"This is an ultra-short edit of a long 'patch from scratch' video I made with the recently announced modules of Joranalogue Audio Design.

You can support my work by following any of these links.

https://www.patreon.com/madebybries
https://www.ko-fi.com/bries"

See the announcement post for Joranalogue's ROUTE 4 here.

Joranalogue Audio Design ft. BRiES / channel take over / introduction

video upload by Joranalogue Audio Design

"For the month of April, we're very excited to have BRiES take over our channels! Known for his in-depth tutorial videos on a variety of #eurorack modules with supremely musical excerpts, as well as writing his own extensive guides to Generate 3 and Compare 2, he's always eager to share his latest insights into analogue synthesis."

Schlappi Engineering THREE BODY / first patch / hell yeah

video upload by BRiES

"After being held hostage for over 2 weeks THREE BODY is finally here.

This is a first test minutes after taking it out of the box. Just ace. I love it when modules are self explanatory, yet take some deep understanding to get to the bottom of it (aka instant satisfaction but a lot of room for abuse and exploration).

Schlappi Engineering surely did a terrific job with this one.

Featuring MANDRAKE by Malstrom Audio for kicks, ORBIT 3 by Joranalogue Audio Design for the snare and hats and CHORUS 6 by Soundforce for some tempo synced stereo movement of those hats (aided by Dual LFO)."

Xaoc Devices ERFURT / not just for counting and dividing / extensive playthrough

video upload by BRiES

"In this video I demonstrate how you can use ERFURT either standalone or in the context of the Leibniz Binary Subsystem. I talk about the clock, the inputs and outputs and show you how to extract useful signals from the module. ERFURT isn't just an ordinary counter or clock divider: it can drive the wavetables in JENA, produce sequences through DREZNO or lock the Leibniz system to the masterclock of your patch... to name just a few examples.

PS: I mention somewhere that the slowest clock is a 1/46k but it should be 1/64k. It's a simple mispronunciation because of how numbers work in the dutch language (we say the last number first - ridiculous I know).

____________________________________________________________________
Xaoc Devices ERFURT manual: http://xaocdevices.com/manuals/xaoc_e..."

Additional ERFURT posts

Soundforce µCHORUS 6 + CHORUS 6 / the real juno experience (and a lot more) / extensive playthrough

video upload by BRiES

"This video demonstrates the behaviour of the Soundforce modules µCHORUS 6 and its full sized counterpart CHORUS 6. I also spend some time comparing the sound of the Soundforce modules µDCO, µVCF 6, µCHORUS 6 and CHORUS 6 to my vintage Roland Juno 60 (that I bought about 15 years ago when prices were still a power of ten lower).

When Nicolas of Soundforce asked me if I would be up for making a video about his upcoming Roland Juno inspired chorus modules, I was already excited (it might not be apparent but I'm a huge Juno fanboy) and it's safe to say the µCHORUS 6 delivers when it comes to genuine authenticity. The fact that the big version of his chorus called CHORUS 6 goes far and beyond was something I couldn't really phatom until I tried the unit out. Especially the ability to use audio rate modulation and external CV to modulate just about every parameter turned out to be very interesting indeed.

I use the Soundforce µDCO and µVCF 6 extensively in the video as well. The combo of these modules is very much enjoyable for a fan of 80s era DCO polysynths (even when they're just one mono voice) but they're certainly not limited to sounding like your favourite cheese or Roman goddess."

Joranalogue Audio Design PIVOT 2 / filters and audio rate modulation

video upload by BRiES

"In this clip I used the seperate LP and HP outputs of the MA SVVCF filter routed through PIVOT 2. By changing the pivot parameter you can change the order of the filters. In the middle position they are running in parallel. It's not as straightforward as you'd first expect because I'm connecting both sends to the same filter, so there's always going to be some kind of mixing of the signals or feedback in the filter. It's kinda hard to get your head around in a setup like this."

PHD / eurorack (generative) jam / not a tutorial

video upload by BRiES

"I recently learned a neat new trick to create subharmonic/pll type sounds with a filter thanks to Kinga. We're still figuring out what's causing this (my discord server is proving to be a very powerful and awesome think-tank) so it's a bit too soon to explain. Anyway, I made this patch (is this a drone?) based around the concept of PLL and subharmonics."