New Uses for Old Circuits 02: Sources Of Inversion

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New Uses for Old Circuits Series

"New Uses for Old Circuits is a series looking at linear and nonlinear processes in the modular system.

In this video we go through every module in the Serge synthesizer to discover which circuits create an inversion at the output. As a result, we create perhaps the most boring synthesizer video on YouTube, but we also lay some important groundwork for the future - creating a conceptual map of the Serge that will be very helpful in feedback patching.

Apologies about the periodic focusing issues - I'm still working on it :)"

New Uses for Old Circuits 03: Sources Of Inversion

video upload by La Synthèse Humaine

New Uses for Old Circuits Series

"New Uses for Old Circuits is a series looking at linear and nonlinear processes in the modular system.

In this video we go through every module in the Serge synthesizer to discover which circuits create an inversion at the output. As a result, we create perhaps the most boring synthesizer video on YouTube, but we also lay some important groundwork for the future - creating a conceptual map of the Serge that will be very helpful in feedback patching.

Apologies about the periodic focusing issues - I'm still working on it :)"

New Uses for Old Circuits 04: Studies in Linear and Nonlinear Systems

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New Uses for Old Circuits Series

"New Uses for Old Circuits is a series looking at linear and nonlinear processes in the modular system.

In this video we get right to the heart of the matter and discover what defines a linear system (and therefore what defines a nonlinear system). Linear systems are systems that obey the laws of homogeneity and superposition, whereas nonlinear systems are ones that break these laws."

New Uses for Old Circuits 01: Slew Generators as Lowpass Gates

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New Uses for Old Circuits Series

"New Uses for Old Circuits is a series looking at linear and nonlinear processes in the modular system.

In this video we start from the basics and look at the two most famous modules of the Serge system: the Dual Universal Slope Generator (DUSG) and Smooth/Stepped Generator (SSG). These two flavors of slew generator allow us to not only create modulation sources but process audio signals, acting as low level lowpass filters."

Sound Design with Cybernetics: Interference and Inversion

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New Uses for Old Circuits Series

"New Uses for Old Circuits is a series looking at linear and nonlinear processes in the modular system.

In this video we look at the al-Jabr (الجبر) patch - a patch that injects inverted signals into the feedback loop to tame chaotic behavior, and uses the rate of change (derivative) of a signal as a cybernetic regulator."

Logistic Maps and Analog Computing with Serge

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New Uses for Old Circuits Series

"New Uses for Old Circuits is a series looking at linear and nonlinear processes in the modular system.

In this video we look at the textbook example of a nonlinear and chaotic system - the logistic map. We explore how to use the Serge as an analog computer to take numbers and multiply, add, and subtract them, and further how to create a discrete feedback sequence from them.

Check out Greg Zifcak's website and his example of the Logistic Map: https://www.gzifcak.net/cefms/"

Sound Design with Cybernetics

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New Uses for Old Circuits Series

"New Uses for Old Circuits is a series looking at linear and nonlinear processes in the modular system.

In this video we look at the al-Muqābala ( المقابلة) patch, which combines everything we've discussed so far into a playable system where nonlinear feedback loops are pushed and pulled via cybernetic regulation. A garden of forking, bifurcating paths..."

Nonlinearity And Feedback

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"New Uses for Old Circuits is a series looking at linear and nonlinear processes in the modular system.

In this video we look at simple feedback systems and explore linearity and nonlinearity. We see how basic audio feedback through a linear system (basically a volume knob) can accentuate or attenuate what is already present in a sound. But sending the feedback through a nonlinear system transforms the sound into something else entirely."

Feedback Networks in the Style of David Tudor

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"New Uses for Old Circuits is a series looking at linear and nonlinear processes in the modular system.

In this video we look at the work of David Tudor and how he created dense networks of feedback in an approximation of a neural network.

0:00 Intro
1:37 David Tudor
4:53 Neural Synthesis

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Cybernetic Regulation for Melodic Sequences and Missile Interceptors

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"There is no way out. Lie and wait, lie still and be quiet. Screaming holds across the sky. When it comes, will it come in darkness, or will it bring its own light? Will the light come before or after?"