10 patches with the Pico System III

Erica Synths

"Exploring possibilities of the Pico System III in different setups."

Novation Circuit Tracks Dawless Hardware Jams by Ascetic Wires

"Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jamming with Novation Circuit Tracks."

Playlist:
1. Dawless Hardware Techno Acid Jam #1: Novation Circuit Tracks + Cyclone Analogic TT-303 & Roland TB-3
1. Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jam #2: Novation Circuit Tracks + Cyclone TT-303 MK1 & Roland TB-3
3. Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jam #3: Novation Circuit Tracks + Roland TB-3 Touch Bassline (303).
4. Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jam #4: Novation Circuit Tracks + Roland TB-3 Touch Bassline (303).
5. Dawless Hardware Deep Techno Jam #5: Novation Circuit Tracks + Roland SP-404A Sampler (404, 404SX).
6. Dawless Hardware Deep Techno Jam #6: Novation Circuit Tracks + Roland SP-404A Sampler (404, 404SX).
7. Dawless Hardware Ambient Jam #7: Novation Circuit Tracks + Erica Pico System III & Modal CRAFTsynth.
8. Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jam #8: Novation Circuit Tracks + Pico System III & Modal CRAFTsynth
9. Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jam #9: Novation Circuit Tracks + Modal CRAFTsynth Wavetable Synth.

Erica Synths Pico System I patches

Published on Dec 20, 2016 Erica Synths

"During last week we asked different people to patch the Pico System and this is with what they came up with!"

Erica Synths -Pico QUANT & Pico CV Mixer in use

Published on Oct 30, 2018 Dziam Bass

"Another demo of modules from Erica Synths this time is Pico QUANT-Quantizer and Pico CV Mix , both of them despite being small because only 3HP, it raises your system to a new level. Above all, Quant allows you to load various scales through up to 8 slots via mobile applications so you can always move between 8 scales in one module, which results in developing melodies for new long sequences. also lets you skip the notes using tolerance and in real time bypasses the notes, which also repeatedly melts your melodies even during improvisation.

Pico CV MIX is the ability to connect 3 CVs of modulation sources to one module and mix them together in different ways for complex modulation, now imagine these possibilities, I gave you some of them in this video with the sound from Pico VOICE with reverb from Black Hole DSP also from Erica Synths."

Polyphonic Eurorack: First Try and Walkthrough

video by thesrabbit

"Here's my first attempt at polyphony within a modular system. I've got 4 distinct voices, each with its own oscillator, filter, amp, and envelope. To make things more interesting, I added a sort of sub-oscillator to the first voice, though it can sound quite dissonant depending upon when that voice is triggered.

There is a very detailed rundown after the demo "performance", but to summarize:
Each voice is a single sawtooth wave, with the addition of a square wave sub-oscillator on voice 1. All 4 oscillators run through their own low pass filter. The first 2 run through filters 1 and 2 on the System-500 521 dual VCF module. The 3rd oscillator runs through the LPF on the System-500 505 module. The 4th oscillator runs through the LPF on the MS-20 Mini. From there, each voice has its own VCA, and then the output of those VCAs are routed to the System-500 530 module, which acts as a stereo mixer. Voices 1 and 3 are panned to the left, 2 and 4 are panned to the right. This produces an effect similar to auto-panning. All four voices run through a BBD and spring reverb tank, which adds a ton of extra grit. Each voice has its own dedicated envelope generator. The first 2 have the System-500 540's envelopes. The 3rd voice uses a single ADSR from the Dreadbox Ataxia. The 4th voice simply uses EG2 on the MS-20 Mini.

I did my best to get a similar sound out of each voice, though it's far from perfect. However, that's really the whole point of this experiment: to do something that no standard polysynth can do.

In the demo, I've got aux sends setup in Logic to the Audiothingies Dr. A for delay, and for reverb I've got my favorite Alesis MIDIVerb II and Quadraverb combo. These effects run in parallel and were recorded in real time along with the dry output of my mixer. I tried to mix in the effects so that they're about 55/45 dry/wet.

Modules used:
Roland System-500: 512, 521, 505, 530, 540
2HP VCO (x2)
Polyend Poly 2
Arcus Audio buffered mult
Pittsburgh Modular Giraffe (x2)
Blue Lantern Subharmonics
Manhattan Analog DTM
Doepfer Dual VCA (x2)
Dreadbox Ataxia
Erica Synths PICO BBD
G-Storm Electro Spring Reverb Tank Driver
Korg MS-20 Mini"

Erica Synths case with modules unboxing

Published on Oct 25, 2018 Dziam Bass

"After yesterday's delivery of great items from the 40% off and all day assembly of modules, of course we have unbonxing. We love to make such films so you can do something about us and look at Erica Synths shop and sell them because it really pays off.
The important info is that these modules will not be produced again and for the last part of the stock will never come back, that's why I emphasize this fact so much because I have these products in hand and are really great.
High performance and mega utility are certainly pluses.
in the movie itself I based music only on these modules and on PICO System II also from Erica Synths.
Very nice Tube Fusion Mixer added a little character here which nice to give a darker sound for the sum.
Also the melody is used for PICO VCO and PICO QUANT-Quantizer and the added space effect of Black Hole DSP-is a great module with 16 effects each with two control parameters, plus dry / wet. This is just a small part of what you can do with it, you can look at the offer of Erica Synths who has a huge amount of other fantastic modules.
Only the imagination can limit you, we do not allow it."

Erica synths-PICO VCF3 24dB/oct lowpass filter demo

Published on Sep 21, 2018 Dziam Bass

"Erica Synths Pico VCF3, despite its small size, is a mighty, classical sounding 24dB/oct lowpass filter that makes Pico System sound like much larger setups."

Erica Synths Pico Demo

via Perfect Circuit Audio

"Erica Synths Pico series is a collection of eurorack modules in an incredibly small 3HP per module width. Put them all together and you have yourself the smallest eurorack modular synth system available. So small in fact, you can build an entire Pico modular synth system that fits in a space smaller than an Intellijel Atlantis. Don't let the compact size and low cost per module fool you; while these modules are tiny and relatively inexpensive, the sound, functionality, and build quality are impressive. It's no surprise the Pico modules are showing up in so many racks on Modular Grid already."

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54HP Episode 3: Incessant Noodler

Published on Apr 6, 2018 Perfect Circuit Audio

"In episode 3 of 54HP we put together a generative ambient system called the “Incessant Noodler” which will just keep playing droney ambient music for as long as you let it. It has a few random voltage generators to create sequences and modulation, then a powerful quantizer with built in shift register will convert those random voltages into a scale. For generating sounds the Noodler has an analog and a digital VCO and envelope with built in VCA. To make everything sound more ambient there are two effects units with multiple types of delays and reverbs to create a wash of sounds from your generative sequence.

Let us know in the comments what type 54hp of case you want to see next.

Module List:

Make Noise Wogglebug
2HP Turing Machine
Toppobrillo Quantimator
Make Noise STO
Erica Synths Pico VCO
Erica Synths Pico Mod
Erica Synths Pico A Mix
Synthesis Technology E580
Erica Synths Pico DSP

Available here: https://www.perfectcircuitaudio.com/c..."

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Perfect Circuit Audio 54HP Episodes

62HP EP2: Sample And Scratch Groovebox

Perfect Circuit

"For this second episode of 62HP we put together a groovebox system that combines sample based sounds with a simple synth voice, effects and a pseudo scratching sound with a fader for cutting the sound.

The ALM Squid Salmple generates most of the sounds with it's 8 channels of sampling. Everything is sequenced with the Malekko Varigate 8+. Erica Synths Pico Voice is used for a synth line and the Pico DSP adds effects to the case. The "scratch" sound is made with a sample looping on the Squid Salmple, the pitch is modulated with the Soundmachines LS1 and the sound is cut in and out with a Jesse Dean Designs JDDX2R Fader. Everything is housed in an Intellijel Palette case and the 1U Quadratt is used as a mixer.

Module List:

ALM Squid Salmple
Malekko Varigate 8+
Erica Synths Pico Voice
Erica Synths Pico DSP
2X Soundmachines LS1
Intellijel Quadatt
Jesse Dean Designs JDDX2R Fader

available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/catalo..."

Arturia Drumbrute Impact /Rebach Analog VCO GR11 Modular eurorack connect

Published on Sep 25, 2018 Dziam Bass

"Hi Friends.
I connected the modular synthesizer via the built-in clock in Arturia DrumBrute Impact.
I used only one VCO GR11 from Rebach to show how cool it works.
sound Drum FM from Drumbrute Impact I gave to 1 out of 4 an individual out which has on the back of the device and added to the modulation in Erica Synths Black Dual VCF combined with Black Modulator.
I gave some arrangements with the Drumbrute Impact mute for fun.
DrumBrute Impact has quite a lot of distortion on the sum also is built in, so the sounds are very saturated.
clock in Impact is available for master clock from PICO TRIGG, the main clock module in PICO System II from Erica Synths.
it's just a small connection but you can think of what can be if you combine more modulation and this drum machine.!!!"

62HP EP3: Small Synth + Sampler

Perfect Circuit

Perfect Circuit 62HP posts

"Episode 3 of 62HP is here! For this system we built a small single voice synth designed to make one sound at a time and combined it with an Elektron Digitakt. This allows you to sample a bunch of sounds into the Digitakt and then sequence a live voice on the synth and make a full song.

The system includes uses a Make Noise STO and ALM MCO as oscillators, the MCO can be used as a noise generator as well. We used an Aion 904A lowpass filter which is based on the Moog Modular filter, for VCAs we used a WMD DVCA (great for drums) and a Plankton Nutone which can also be used as a tube distortion. The Zadar gives us all of the envelopes we need, an Erica Pico DSP gives us some effects and mixing can be done with the Malekko Mix and Intellijel Quadratt. The Elektron Digitakt doesn't fit in the eurorack case but is an important part of this system since it provides the ability to sample the synth and then sequence it with midi.

All of the gear in this video available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/catalo...

Timeline:

00:00 - Intro
00:05 - Jam
03:10 - System Overview
03:47 - Drum Sounds
03:59 - Bass Patch
04:36 - Snare Patch
04:50 - Outro"

Pico Patch : Episode 1 - Intergalactic Warfare

Published on Mar 6, 2020 Synth Diy Guy

"First installment of my new series on patching strategies for the Erica Synths Pico System 3! This thing is so much fun I decided to do a whole series rather than a single video :)"

The Bateleur VCO /Nerdseq- XOR /Primary Oscillator /PICO DRUMS ,Black Hole DSP -Erica Synths

Published on Feb 3, 2019 Dziam Bass

"Hey Guys !!
Finally some music. This time I used Nerdseq for the bass line that comes from The Bateleur VCO from birdkids
also cowbel and snare are samples from Nerdseq used from an SD card.
The synth melody is also from Nerdseq but I recorded it through midi to Nerdseq and plays the Primary Oscillator module from Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers with added Black Hole DSP- Erica Synths reverb. Kick and hat comes from PICO DRUMS -Erica Synths later after 2:30 I also added one voice similar to Horns this is from PICO VOICE - Erica Synths plus Pico DSP reverb.
It's nicely subtle combined in the mixer tube Fusion Mixer plus Black Stereo Mixer - both from Erica Synths.
It was a nice evening and I recorded this live when the whole sound comes only from my modular system"

"ConCord" sinfonietta for 16 oscillators by Platon Buravicky

Erica Synths

"ConCord – sinfonietta for 16 well-tempered oscillators was composed and performed by composer Platon Buravicky during his residency in Erica Synths Studio on November 2020.
Platon used custom, full analogue modular system, assembled in Erica Synths 3x126HP monster case. The system consists of 16 Black VCO2’s, 8 Black MIDI-CV interfaces, 4 Black Quad VCA’s, 6 Black Dual EG’s, 1 Black Envelope Generator and 9 Pico Scales. No VCF’s – all sounds come straight from VCO’s, expression is added by Black MIDI-CV module modulation output adjusted by Pico Scale. The system is sequenced by a score in Sibelius software and MOTU MIDI interface."

Eric Synths Techno System

biologik

"A quick jam with the Erica Synths Techno System.

System modified to remove Link and dual drive. Replaced with pico trigg, pico drums, and doepfer a-138s stereo mixer."

Erica Synths Pico Modular System Patch Demo

Published on Jun 27, 2016 Perfect Circuit Audio

"This demo shows off a single patch with the Pico modular system from Erica Synths."

https://www.perfectcircuitaudio.com/erica-synths-pico-modular

Erica Synths Pico System 1 Eurorack Modular Portable System

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Erica Synths - Pico System - Electro

Published on Mar 23, 2019 Geylo Follen

"some 808 beats with this modular system."