Cyclogenesis

Published on Jan 6, 2018 stretta

"Snowed-in in New England."

MOTU Volta Disc

via https://twitter.com/stretta

Cwejman Review on The Stretta Procedure

click here for the full review.
"This is a somewhat lengthy preamble to deep love of Cwejman modules. To be clear, I own a nice mix of modules from a variety manufacturers. I always enjoyed using my modular, but there was a quality of unpredictability that was endearing in some situations, but somewhat annoying in others. So, sometime in the last six months I picked up a used Cwejman VCO-2RM. It was a revelation. Here was a precision that I have not experienced before in this format. This module does exactly what you ask it to do without giving a few suggestions of its own."

kokiriko bushi

YouTube via fareastrecording. I saw this one posted on The Stretta Procedure (check out some of the other vids there as well). Not sure what is actually used in this one but it is definitely chip music - C64, Nintendo, etc.
"kokiriko bushi / omodaka (far east recording)
downloadable in iTunes Store searching with
"omodaka" as the artist's name
animation dir.:teppei maki"

NAMM: Make Noise Pressure Points and Synthwerks FSR-4

via this VICMOD post on touch interfaces.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com Hall E Booth 1859
http://synthwerks.com/

Also see Stretta's post on touch plate controllers.

AHNE 2007: An Analogue Cinco de Mayo

Just a reminder via alt-mode on AH:

"Analogue Heaven North East 2007 is next Saturday, May 5th from 11AM to
5PM in Bolton, MA! Yup, we're going to make Cinco de Mayo into Syntho
de Mayo!

Dean Stiglitz is also hosting a party and jam session afterwards.

Information can be found at:
http://www.stretta.com/ahne/2007/

Eric"

Monster Case Modular time lapse

YouTube via stretta | January 06, 2011 |

"Time lapse video of me filling my modular. From 2007."

Roland SH-101

YouTube via stretta.
"A test of the functions of the Roland SH-101. Not a keyboard wankery video or musical statement. Created for an ebay auction."

beamz music performance system

YouTube via epiclipsy. "a demonstration of the awesome new product beamz"
It looks like someone took up Stretta's request in the comments of the previous post.
Hopefully the beamz guys will not pull this one. They are definitely getting exposure on all the blogs.
This one via CDM.

Audio Damage Dub Jr. demo

Published on Sep 21, 2013 stretta·78 videos

"A real time demo attempting to show some of the range of the Dub Jr.

This patch looks more complicated than it actually is. Most of the patch is dormant. You're hearing the direct output of the Dub Jr.The source Ostinato is simply an oscillator modulated by a filter. The Dub Jr. is modulated by two identical sources consisting of an LFO into a S&H, which is triggered by a Trigger Riot.

I originally shot this directly framing the Dub Jr, but the video was nonsensical when I was directing my focus on the modulation sources."

Roland Jupiter 8 vs. MKS-80

Check out The Stretta Procedure for the full post. There is a bit more to the following snip.
"In a nutshell, the MKS-80 rev 3/4 shares a lot in common with the Jupiter 6, and the rev5 is completely different from both the rev4 and the Jupiter 8. There is no rack mount Jupiter 8."

Radiohead Broadcasts on New Years Eve

via DEAD AIR SPACE:

"Dear Reader

Hope you are having a peaceful christmas.

As you may now have heard we will be broadcasting a pre-recording of some songs and other bits on New Years Eve.. you will be able to view it online from here at midnight new years eve, uk time that is...

radiohead.tv

as well as other places that i am not sure about. this is a wee celebration of the release of the physical manifestation of 'in rainbows'.

yours hopefully
Thom"

Picutured: Johnny Greenwood and his Analog Systems French Connection and Modular. The French Connection is based on the Ondes Martenot.


Recuerdos de la Alhambra played on a French Connection

The above features the French Connection by Stretta (previously posted)

"After watching the Jean Laurendeau Ondes Martenot video on youtube, I was inspired to seek out an Analogue Systems French Connection controller. It so happens that I came across a used unit, so I jumped on it. I received it two days ago and I was eager (perhaps too eager) to contribute a demo of my new toy to youtube. Yes, my intonation is questionable. My apologies.

All the music was generated exclusively with a (primarily Doepfer) modular synthesizer, one monophonic line at a time. This exercise is somewhat of a test balloon for a long form modular project I'm currently sketching out.

Correction: the original piece is Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega"

Coalescence and Luxation

"This is what I've been working on for the past week after I put my kids to bed. The music is realized entirely using my modular - every total element, one monophonic line at a time. The only non-modular element is Battery which I used for the drums. All of this audio was recorded into my DAW and severely processed and edited, but no other synths were used."

via The Stretta Procedure where you can find the full post with audio and more images.

A.R.Rahman-Gumsum

YouTube via rishabhrajan
"128 monome spectral display max 4 live stretta"

Lego Blacet Miniwave

via The Stretta Procedure

"I needed something temporary until someone comes up with a proper euro miniwave module. That brings us to: the lego enclosure."

Monome / Arduinome running Polygome

YouTube via blogdesorden
"Polygome improvisation with my recently built Arduinome. Polygome is a monome app made by stretta (thanks man!!!). The drum sounds are coming from Ableton Live. Sorry about the poor video and audio quality.

Check out my arduinome build log: http://blog-desorden.blogspot.com/sea...
Other Music and DIY stuff here: http://blog-desorden.blogspot.com/"

Blinken Park

YouTube via stretta.
"A demonstration video of my 'Blinken Park' Max patch which produces a random LED pattern on the monome 256 and MIDI notes."
Music application starts about 1:40 into it. Note the Analogue Systems French Connection based on the Ondes Martenot.

AHNE 2010

flickr set by stretta
(click for more)

Another shot of the Chroma Enabler DIY knob box for the Rhodes Chroma.

Counterspin

Published on Nov 27, 2016

"Multi-tracked Eurorack modular with Monome and OB6.

This is a composition that I first started last year, based on two Max patches: Electric Dharma Wheels and Polygome. I have reimagined that piece and recorded several different parts on a couple eurorack systems (I have access to one at work and a system at home) and on a DSI OB6…and also on my little travel Eurorack when I was at my parent’s home for Thanksgiving. :)

The Max patch Electric Dharma Wheels is programmed to fire off a note every time a wheel on the Arc4 crosses 12 O’clock. Additionally, you can define multiple notes and give each one a probability. The patch is playing four voices on the eurorack (Cwejman, Cloud Generator, Braids, and Modcan Triple Osc). You hear this as the ambient ‘tone’ that starts the track and then comes in and out throughout. The whole thing goes through a Cwejman MMF2 and Intellijel Rainmaker.

I did two percussion patches. The first one is based on MI Grids in Euclidean mode. It plays a combo of some percussion modules and also some noise-based synth voices…like a BLD, and an Audio Damage Neuron. The second patch is from a Circadian Rhythms, also playing a mix of drum modules and noise sources. There was a Jomox Modbase in there as well. Always such a SOLID low end!

Now we come to the real meat of the meal. Polygome is another clever Max patch by Stretta. I programmed a few arpeggiation patterns. Monome Grids then plays these patterns, starting on whatever note you select, so you can get some fun poly-rhythms and harmonic things going on. I set up a dumby soft synth and recorded a one-take improvisation that I captured as midi.

I then spit that midi track out to the trusty OB6, and recorded a take with all the generated notes firing, as is. Sometimes there are 4 or 5 notes playing at a time.

Then I divided that dense midi track into two mono tracks. A lead and a bass.

The lead is played by an Atlantis through the Rainmaker. It comes in at :55.

The bass also comes in at :55, and is the Atlantis again, but with a Dixie II for more of a dual-oscillator ‘Moog’ sound.

I did a fair amount of editing of the percussion tracks (including the use of Audio Damage Replicant doing some randomizing), but other than that, not much was done effects wise in the box. So 98% of what your hearing is just as things came off the synths."

Wiard Waveform City

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via this auction

"This is a Wiard 300 series Waveform City module. The WFC combines a classic multi waveform analog oscillator with a non-linear digital wave table generator. If you're looking at this auction, you most likely know what It does. This module is out of production. Module is in very nice condition and functions perfectly. Comes with original factory ROM. Buy it now and I will include the Stretta ROMs!"

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