Buchla and beyond with synth legend Suzanne Ciani | Signal Flow Podcast Ep10

video upload by Signal Sounds

"We were beyond delighted that the legendary Suzanne Ciani paid a visit to our Glasgow showroom ahead of her performance as part of Sonica 2026. Luke and Tom spoke to her about being synonymous with Buchla, and her long career in electronic music - from building synths in California in the 1960s to collaborating with Actress and continuing to tour the world with her 200-series system. Big thanks to Su ‘SHHE’ Shaw and Jenn at Electric Shores for setting this up for us.

Suzanne Ciani tour dates, tickets and releases: https://www.sevwave.com/

Sonica Glasgow: https://sonic-a.co.uk/about

Get in touch with questions, feedback and suggestions via signalflow@signalsounds.com

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:28 On being synonymous with the Buchla
08:45 Working in quad and giving life to sound
13:19 How audiences have changed
16:33 Reacting against the male-dominated classical world
20:20 Collaborating with Actress and others
25:01 Buchla vs Serge
29:04 Setup for current live performances
32:15 Outro"

Signal Flow Podcast Episodes

Signal Flow Podcast Ep1: Forge-TME Vhikk X, Korg Phase8, Intellijel Jellymix & more

video upload by Signal Sounds and Tom Churchill

"Welcome to the first episode of Signal Flow, a new podcast from Signal Sounds! Luke Palmer and Tom Churchill will be chatting about synths, modular, studio gear, patching techniques... basically, anything to do with playing, recording and performing electronic music!

Get in touch with questions, feedback and suggestions via signalflow@signalsounds.com

Find out more about the gear discussed: https://www.signalsounds.com"

Scoring films, recording synths & the advantages of hardware over software | Signal Flow Podcast Ep6

video upload by Signal Sounds, Tom Churchill, Luukke

"Luke and Tom are back with another chat about the world of synthesisers and electronic music, recorded at Signal Sounds HQ. This time, Luke discusses his work scoring short films, and the pair chat about their respective approaches to recording synths in the studio. They also cover some new arrivals at Signal Sounds HQ and discuss what hardware does better than software when it comes to making music.

Get in touch with questions, feedback and suggestions via signalflow@signalsounds.com

Gear discussed:
Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder: https://www.signalsounds.com/fairfiel...

Sixty Four Pixels CVOCD-X:
https://www.signalsounds.com/sixty-fo...

Earthlink Modular Trails:
https://www.signalsounds.com/earthlin...

00:00 Introduction
01:18 Luke on film scoring
10:46 Tom on moving his studio (and some new toys)
19:45 Luke on the Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder
21:59 Tom on the Sixty Four Pixels CVOCD-X
24:52 Tom on the Earthlink Modular Trails
27:33 Approaches to recording synths & hardware effects
36:55 Hardware vs software
49:37 Outro"

Will microtonal music save us from the AI apocalypse? | Signal Flow Podcast Ep8

video upload by Signal Sounds, Tom Churchill, Luukke

"Tom and Luke shoot the breeze about new pedals, making videos, playing live, exploring alternative tunings, and whether microtonality might be the key to staying one step ahead of AI-generated music…

Gear discussed:
Whimsical Raps Atrium:
https://www.signalsounds.com/whimsica...
Fancyyyyy Synthesis K-Accumulator:
https://www.signalsounds.com/fancyyyy..."

Signal Flow Podcast Ep3: Playing live with Serge & GRM Tools Atelier (in quad)

video upload by Signal Sounds and Tom Churchill

"In this episode, Luke breaks down his setup for a recent live performance at GLOSS (the Glasgow Library of Synthesised Sound), which involved GRM Tools Atelier, Max for Live, and a two-panel Serge Paperface system (hand-built by Tom). We also round up a few new arrivals in the showroom, including the UDO Audio DMNO, ASM Hydrasynth and Shakmat Modular Ballista Blast, and share a few recommendations.

Get in touch with questions, feedback and suggestions via signalflow@signalsounds.com

Some of the gear discussed:
https://www.signalsounds.com/udo-audi...
https://www.signalsounds.com/asm-levi...
https://www.signalsounds.com/shakmat-...

Recommendations
La Synthèse Humaine: / @lasynthesehumaine6932
Innis Chonnel & Loris S. Sarid: https://lorisssarid.bandcamp.com/albu...
Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon: https://elorisaxl.bandcamp.com/album/...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:21 UDO Audio DMNO
03:22 ASM Leviasynth
04:44 Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder
10:11 Shakmat in-store & Ballista Blast
13:58 Luke on live performance
37:18 Tom on live performance
46:08 Recommendations & outro"

Signal Flow Podcast Ep2: Our favourite sequencers, under-the-radar modules & more

video upload by Signal Sounds

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
03:37 News roundup
07:13 Favourite sequencers
23:21 Under-the-radar modules
32:32 Current trends in Eurorack

"In this episode, Tom and Luke discuss their favourite sequencers, share some favourite under-the-radar brands and modules, and chat about some of the current trends in Eurorack, from multi-algorithmic digital powerhouses to manufacturer-specific ecosystems.

Thanks to everyone who commented on episode one! You can get in touch with questions, feedback and suggestions via signalflow@signalsounds.com

Some of the gear discussed:
https://signalsounds.com/xaoc-devices...
https://www.signalsounds.com/dannysou...
https://www.signalsounds.com/new-syst...
https://www.signalsounds.com/make-noi...
https://www.signalsounds.com/noise-en...
https://www.signalsounds.com/making-s...
https://signalsounds.com/fancyyyyy-sy...
https://alteredstatemachines.net/aris..."

The Unperson’s Rings video:

Mutable Instruments Rings is still one of the BEST modules!!

video upload by The Unperson

"Rings by Mutable Instruments is one of the few modules on my 'Never Sell' list. It will always be fun, always sound good, and always have new sounds to discover, and that is the sign of a very well designed module. Join me for 20 minutes of sound and discovery!

Please consider supporting my channel by checking out my patreon: / theunperson

#rings #mutableinstruments #eurorack

0:00 - Intro
1:35 - Overview
3:16 - Drone
7:23 - FM Synthesis!
11:51 - External Audio In
15:02 - Hidden Mode Overview
16:48 - Final Jam!"

Talking Vhikk-X with Fletcher from Forge-TME: Signal Flow Podcast Ep5

video upload by The Diary Of A CEO Clips

"In this episode, Tom and Luke are joined by Fletcher from Forge-TME - the brains behind the highly sought-after Vhikk-X Eurorack module - for an extended chat at the Signal Sounds Glasgow HQ.

We cover the origin story of the brand, the development of the module and what owners can expect from the upcoming new algorithms, as well as reflecting on this year’s Superboth and the current modular landscape. Big thanks to Fletcher for coming up to hang out - this one was a lot of fun!

Vhikk-X is (sometimes) available here:
https://www.signalsounds.com/forge-tm...

Get in touch with questions, feedback and suggestions via signalflow@signalsounds.com"

Talking GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) & our desert island gear | Signal Flow Podcast Ep9

video upload by Signal Sounds and Tom Churchill

"Luke and Tom chat about a subject that will have affected almost everyone involved in electronic music production at some point: gear acquisition syndrome (GAS) - the uncontrollable urge to buy new music equipment. They talk about their own experiences with buying and selling synths and recording gear, and reveal what they’d keep if they were marooned on a desert island with only three power points.

Get in touch with questions, feedback and suggestions via signalflow@signalsounds.com

Chapters
00:00 Intro and Q&A callout
01:40 Luke on his next film score and Chase Bliss Big Time
09:32 Tom on the Floating Points ballet & his love for Ensoniq samplers
20:03 Gear Acqusition Syndrome (GAS)
43:33 Our desert island gear"

https://www.signalsounds.com/...

Audulus iOS Tutorials

Published on Oct 20, 2016 audulus

Get Audulus for: iOS | Mac | Windows/Linux

iTunes:

Playlist:
Audulus iOS Tutorial Part 1: Opening Audulus for the First Time
Audulus iOS Tutorial 2: Navigating the Patch Browser
Audulus iOS Tutorial Part 3: Basic Signal Flow
Audulus iOS Tutorial Part 4: On-Screen Keyboard
Audulus iOS Tutorial Part 5: Subpatches and Group Function
Audulus Build Podcast #5: ES-8 Acid Bass Sequencer
Audulus Build Podcast #6: How to Upload and Download Patches at the Forum on iOS

Talking Serge, cybernetics & techno with Chris Miller (Gunnar Haslam/La Synthese Humaine)

video upload by Signal Sounds and Tom Churchill

"Tom and Luke are joined by a special guest for this episode of Signal Flow: Chris Miller, aka Gunnar Haslam, La Synthese Humaine (and many, many other aliases). Chris was a leading light in the early 2010s New York techno scene, and has gone on to use the Serge modular synthesiser to explore analogue computing, cybernetics and experimental sound design through his revered YouTube channel, La Synthese Humaine. He has also worked at Moog, where he produced and presented a superb series on the basics of synthesis, is one half of the excellent Base Camp Beta podcast with Shawn O’Sullivan, and is an all-round good egg with a wealth of knowledge on everything from experimental music to science, philosophy and economics. Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!"

You can find Chris' La Synthèse Humaine videos featured here, and his Synthesizing with Moog videos here.

You can find his label, Critique of Everyday Life here.

https://www.signalsounds.com