Things to do with VCAs w/ Fascina by Ritual Electronics

video upload by Stazma and Ritual Electronics

"Today we are going to check out Fascina, the new dual VCA module by Ritual Electronics. This little beauty packs up a lot of cool tricks in a rather small package with drive and audio control inputs on each channel. The audio control inputs is an envelope follower that will allow you to compress, gate, duck your VCA output from any audio sources.

More infos here: https://www.ritualelectronics.com/

Have fun!!!"

00:00 Intro
02:17 Panel Overview
03:08 VCO VCF VCA
08:06 Modulation Controler
10:42 Crunchy Breakbeats
15:56 Anti-Click
16:39 Amplitude Modulation
18:24 Auto-Dub
23:59 Envelope Follower Trick

Altar 2 by Ritual Electronics - Demo and Overview

video upload by Stazma

"Today I'll be showing you the Altar 2, a very good sounding and looking analog 18dB/octave state variable discrete filter, made by Ritual Electronics in Marseille, France.

Because of it's look and the fact there's no filter in the Buchla & Tiptop Audio line Ive decided to use it in my 'Buchla Suitcase' for a recent two weeks modular class and everyone liked it there.

Have fun!

00:00 Intro
01:02 Overview
07:29 Talking Filter Patch
09:51 Ping It!
14:07 Drum Machine processing w/ System80 880
19:01 Feedback patching & jam
22:29 End talk"

The Ritual Electronics Altar is a 3-pole 18db/oct state-variable filter with the ability to smoothly crossfade between filter types. The module's resonance has an attenuverter in it's CV input which allows for quick bumps in the resonance that can act as "accents" to liven up your patterns. Additionally the module's input gain can drive the filter core into distortion, and the ability to run two inputs into the filter allows you to push it even harder. This combined with the module's crossfading filter design give Altar multiple options for ever changing, yet still very rich timbres.

ALTAR II FEATURES

3-pole, 18dB/oct state-variable filter for Eurorack modular synthesizers
Redesigned discrete transistor core
Filter type can smoothly fade between Bandpass, Lowpass, and Highpass modes
Input gain stage drives into distortion
CV for filter type blend (Color), filter cutoff frequency, and resonance—each with dedicated attenuverters

A 1U Delay with character - Crypta by Ritual Electronics

video upload by Stazma

"Today we are checking out the new 1U delay from Ritual Electronics: Crypta.
It's a PT2933 delay, meaning it has that crunchy and lo-fi character you are to expect from this chip, but this one is taking that crunchyness VERY far, with it's 'poubelle' switch ('poubelle' is French for 'trash can'). All the way from classic delay & chorus to fuzz like PWM sounds, there's quite a bunch of fun stuff to try with this thing.

Have fun!!!"

00:00 Intro
02:44 Module Overview
07:06 Chorus / Vibrato / Flanger
09:53 WTH is "Poubelle"???
13:09 Breakbeat Torture and feedback
19:11 End talk & Dub

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"From short and clean delays to long and filthy echoes all the way to utter sonic destruction

It can reflect, it can smear, it can resonate, it can dub, it can noise, it can no-input. Crypta is a powerful 1U Eurorack delay module, designed to bring complex, immersive echoes to your modular setup. With intuitive controls for delay time, feedback, and mix, Crypta allows for smooth adjustments, whether you're aiming for subtle short resonator-like repeats, dramatic, cascading echoes or full on broken noises.

Designed to span from ultra-short, clean delays to long, filthy echoes, Crypta pushes the PT2399 delay to its limits. We’ve abused the modest karaoke chip to get around 4 seconds of delay—possibly the longest anyone has dared to go.

Crypta has a 'Poubelle' switch. Means 'trash can' in French. In middle position you have your regular delay. To the left and to the right you get two flavors of broken. Circuit bending by design, similar to the Color switch which makes Guillotine so great."

Aranea by Ritual Electronics - Matrix Mixers are great fun

video upload by Stazma

"Today I'll be showing some cool stuff to do with Aranea, a new five by five matrix mixer by Ritual Electronics. These kind of units are great for feedback, drony and noisy stuff but also awesome at the classic "dub mixing" technics. I'll show you a bit of everything, from textural drones, harsh noise junglism and acid Dub ;-)

00:00 Intro
01:29 Module Overview with some drones
06:49 'No Input Mixing' to harsh noise Junglism
13:02 Control hub
17:24 Dub Mixing
23:57 End talk and more harsh noise Junglism!"

292t as a resonant filter | Buchla & Tiptop Audio Tips & Tricks

video upload by Stazma

"Today let's see how we can turn, "patch program" for the Serge heads around here, the 292t into a resonant filter / lowpass gate.
We'll do it using the 207t and 257t to stay inside the TT / Buchla family but I'll also show it with the Goma Pro from Black Noise and the Aranea matrix mixer by Ritual Electronics."

00:00 Intro
01:01 Patch 1 w/ the 207t preamp and 257t
06:26 Voltage controled resonance
08:05 Patch 2: w/ Goma Pro
12:20 Patch 3 w/ Aranea [Matrix Mixer]