Skull & Circuits METAL-O-TRON / first moments / modulated by Vox Machina LEO LEO sequencer

video upload by BRiES

"A while ago I acquired this nice METAL-O-TRON by ‪@skullandcircuits‬ which instantly proved to be a treasure trove of ringmod and other timbres. This video is me firing up the module for the very first time, so it's really nothing more than just a first exploration (but I always find it fun to record). I hope you enjoy this short video (more to come).

In the meantime I made a thorough deep-dive on the module that you can watch here:" [see this post]

Modor DR-2 / wicked drumcomputer vs eurorack system / first jam

video upload by BRiES

"This is a jam I did with the Modor DR-2 in the "I didn't read the manual yet just hooked it up 15 minutes ago"-stage. I synced my eurorack system to the analog clock of the drumcomputer (24ppqn) via Pamela's New Workout's clock input."

Morphor Radical Acoustics / ECHON 6 / first moments, touching base

video upload by BRiES

"Last week Boris from ‪@morphor.radical.acoustics‬ explained in a lot of detail how to operate this huge and deep machine - unfortunately I only remember a few of the basics. Nevertheless I wanted to create some kind of patch before diving head first into the manual for ECHON 6.

(a bit of reverb and stereo delay were added in post-production)

To be continued..."

You can find additional posts featuring the Morphor ECHON 6 here.

Larix Elektro CV GENERATOR / interesting stepped cv generator / all (?) the patterns

video upload by BRiES

"Due to endless possible permutations of the patterns with different combinations of settings for pattern length, variation, algorithm flavor... it's impossible to show ALL of the possible melody (or general CV) patterns. Instead I showed all of the basic patterns and at least some of the possible variations so you get an idea of what this module is capable of.

CV Generator webpage: https://larix-elektro.com/PRODUCT_RIT...

Thanks to Larix Elektro for sending these modules for me to try out."

Cosmotronic MESSOR PEDAL / a serious COMPRESSOR for the studio or the stage / extensive playthrough

video upload by BRiES

"In this video we discover what the reinvented MESSOR pedal by Cosmotronic can do to a variety of sound sources. We also have a look at all the controls.

Want to know more?
Cosmotronic Messor Pedal webpage: https://cosmotronic.nl/modules/messor...

0:00 intro
2:30 features explanation
17:07 drums and loops
34:47 sidechain example
41:53 full mix and stems
55:23 closing thoughts
57:09 thank you for watching!
57:22 outro"

A COMPACT ANALOG COMPRESSOR

Messor is a fully analog stereo feed-forward VCA compressor designed for studio, modular, and live systems. The architecture is derived from the original Cosmotronic eurorack module, with extended headroom, improved channel matching, and a revised sidechain topology optimized for wide dynamic ranges.

HIGH HEADROOM

The internal ±12 V regulated power rail provides substantial headroom and consistent operating conditions for both line-level and modular-level sources. It reliably handles high-transient material from synthesizers, drum machines, and percussion-heavy sources without premature clipping. High-impedance inputs and balanced outputs simplify interfacing with modular systems, samplers, and balanced studio equipment.

Signal flow begins with a low-noise stereo preamplifier offering up to 18 dB of gain, followed by a pair of matched VCA control blocks. The feed-forward topology provides predictable transient behavior, accurate envelope shaping, and stable stereo imaging. A post-VCA conditioning stage adds tube-like saturation, introducing controlled harmonic content when driven into overload.

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SUPER saws for the win / with Happy Nerding SUPER SAWTOR (and how to live without it)

video upload by BRiES

"In this video I demonstrate a technique described in the Compare 2 Practical User guide (link below) for how to create animated supersaws. I also demonstrate the amazing Happy Nerding SUPER SAWTOR which makes it so much easier to create that thick sound. Also also: how amazing does that HN MMM VCF sound!?

Thanks to Happy Nerding for supporting this video."

Skull & Circuits METAL-O-TRON II / extensive playthrough / metallic percussion and beyond

video upload by BRiES

"METAL-O-TRON 2 by ‪@skullandcircuits‬ is a 16HP module built for creating stereotypical XOR logic (ringmod) metallic and noisy percussion (think 808 hihats), but in this deep dive video I try to demonstrate that you can do much more with it. There's a general introduction, a deeper dive and a pretty long section with a few (in my opinion) cool patches explained in much detail."

0:00 intro
1:18 general overview
3:30 deeper dive
17:34 patches patches patches
48:58 closing thoughts

Colin Benders - Reunion - #Eurorack Jamsession & an Analysis by BRiES

Sep 5, 2016 video upload by Colin Benders

"Ever since I came back home I've been pushing out tracks non stop. finally got something of a workflow going it seems. Not looking forward to editing it all later but thats another story.

-
2020 Edit:
Still haven't released this track lol. I have been plenty active since I have recorded this track though!"

BHSTS / REUNION by Colin Benders / compositional analysis

video upload by BRiES

0:00 the track
17:33 the analysis

On the larger system:

ER101 & 102 Microtonal Experiment | Modular Mayhem with Colin Benders

video upload by Colin Benders

"Last weekend I was asked to do a full ambient show with no drums, so I got creative with some patch ideas and stumbled upon a feature I had never used before... let's see how deep we can go with this! expect lots of polyphony and wild sequences, things can get crazy today...!

Go ahead and have some fun with the 'Prignalia' stems: https://linktr.ee/colinbenders
You can upload version over there if you want to! _________________________________
Sole but far-from-lonely emperor of a monster 243-module rack, genre-unbound sound explorer, modular mad scientist to the bone, call him whatever you like it’s a fact: Dutch wave-tumbler Colin Benders defies the conventions of so easily tag-slapped electronics as much as his music confronts gravity itself. Untamed and unshackled from today’s main line of tepid production behaviourism, striving in an artistic lane truly his own, Benders has completely veered off the grand street's accepted modus operandi to operate his gear and imagination in utterly innovative fashion.

Having garnered a more than solid experience of the first-hand musician-to-listener experience, Benders keeps on cutting new trails for live electronics, away from drowsy standards and mimetic attitudes. Instead, the Dutch performer pledges to rethink our whole consumption and digestive process of music through lengthy, free-jazz-like momentums to lose your mind and body to. The knowledge and time spent perfecting his craft both apart and before his online audience shines through these patched-up symphonies of boisterous sine-waves, all-engulfing lo-end swells and hair-raising crescendos that have already conquered the likes of Dekmantel, Awakenings, ADE and Berghain. #modularsynth #colinbenders"

IT’S ALIVE!!! My monstersynth is done!

video upload by Colin Benders

"Its done!!! The synth is up and running! after 3 weeks of chaos and many more of evading the task, I finally have the layout I always wanted... time for a quick recap! I'll take you through the steps of how I approached the eurorack design of my monstersynth in this final vlog entry of my build series.

if you're interested in the layout and have a look at the guts of this gargantuan thing, follow these links!

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/v...

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/v..."

Joranalogue Audio Design Introduces WALK 4 & WARP 1 Eurorack Modules

Press release follows:

"Emerging from the Joranalogue labs are two exciting new additions to our ever-growing series of fully analogue Eurorack modules. Let's dig into this dynamic duo.

First up: like a sample and hold with a master's degree, Walk 4 combines four analogue accumulators with a clock generator, four white noise sources and an auto reset to create a 10 HP voltage stepping, arpeggiating and random walking juggernaut.

With full voltage control and independent value and trigger inputs for each accumulator, there’s always more stochastic patching to explore ahead. And if you need a reliable master clock source with a huge range, 1 volt per octave tracking and external reset—that’s covered, too.

Meanwhile, its partner Warp 1 is a new breed of analogue waveshaper, based on a precise mathematical relationship between input and output, governed by a variable power function.

From subtle timbral colouring to wild hyperbolic distortion, it provides a level of control that’s unprecedented in waveshapers, combining meaningful parameters, clear LED indication, complete voltage control and DC to supersonic operation.

Friend of the brand BRiES already went and made a couple of excellent overview videos—be sure to check them out below. And, if you want to be among the very first people to patch these modules up, drop by our booth at Machina Bristronica in Bristol (UK), on Saturday the 27th or Sunday the 28th of September!"

Joranalogue Audio Design Introduces WALK 4 | Quad Brownian Accumulator | Quick Overview

video upload by Joranalogue Audio Design

WALK 4

QUAD BROWNIAN ACCUMULATOR

4 high-precision analogue voltage accumulators.

Integrated wide-range clock trigger generator with 1 volt per octave tracking.

Trend parameter for simultaneous modulation of all accumulator values.

4 white noise generators add adjustable volatility.

Constrain provides counteracting force, preventing voltages from accumulating too quickly.

Automatic and trigger-driven reset functions.

Add input adds a continuous external signal to all accumulator outputs.


Joranalogue Audio Design Introduces WARP 1 | Power Curve Waveshaper | Quick Overview

video upload by Joranalogue Audio Design

WARP 1

POWER CURVE WAVESHAPER

Analogue waveshaper based on power functions.

Adjustable exponent shapes waveforms from concave, to straight, to convex.

Hyper mode shapes incoming signals into hyperbolic-like waveforms.

Absolute value function for full wave rectifier use.

Symmetry control for asymmetric waveshaping.

Precision output clipper with independent negative and positive clipping levels.

Regular, inverted and polarity comparator outputs.

Excellent visual feedback: input voltage, output voltage and clipper status indicator LEDs.

Joranalogue Audio Design MORPH 4 / source of macro cv? yes!

video upload by BRiES

"MORPH 4 can be used to generate voltages! Say what? Yes, it's a feature that had escaped my attetion until a few weeks ago when Joran pointed out the 5V normal to the first signal input on the module.
In this video I explain and demonstrate the feature and I finalise a patch."

We made an analog RINGS with Joranalogue Audio Design modules

video upload by BRiES

"Because that's how we roll.

0:00 intro
0:58 start build
7:13 detailed intervention
11:53 exploration mode 1 monophonic
28:38 mode 1 duophonic
34:44 mode 2 sympathetic strings
53:23 outro jam"

Also see We built a 5 BAND VOCODER at Joranalogue Audio Design HQ

Arcane Devices CARESS OF STARS / first time use / 1U cv and gate sequencer / discount for backers

video upload by BRiES

"A few weeks ago Pawel of Arcane Devices contacted me about possibly testing out this versatile 1U sequencer. I don't have a 1U row but fortunately they have a custom enclosure made just for it! Mind you that this video is me trying out the module for the very first time, without having read the manual and without updating the firmware to a current state. I like how easy it is to program something musical with it and the 'loop' feature that lets you loop any length of steps is just awesome for on the fly polymeter vibes."

New Systems Instruments DISCRETE MAP and DMAP / full breakdown

video upload by BRiES

"In this video I explain how I used DISCRETE MAP and the expander DMAP A/B/C in a track and along the way I demonstrate how the module works. This really is a unique sequencer. The expander makes so much sense as well.

Thanks to ‪@NewSystemsInstruments‬ for letting me have a go with these modules.

Featured song:"

DISCRETE TOPOGRAPHICS / full system jam with DISCRETE MAP and DMAP by New Systems Instruments

video upload by BRiES

Joranalogue Audio Design ROUTE 4 / transposing CYCLE 5

video upload by BRiES

"The second V/oct input on CYCLE 5 is interesting to use for transposing the pitch of the VCO. When using the precise 1V outputs of ROUTE 4 (with the help of C2) you can create arp jumps across a few octaves. Let's figure out how I did it."

We built a 5 BAND VOCODER at Joranalogue Audio Design HQ

video upload by BRiES

"This idea was stuck in my head for at least a year before I finally decided to just ask Joran (‪@joranalogue‬ ) what he thought of the concept of building a vocoder using his modules.

The result is a crude 'proof-of-concept' 5 band vocoder that sounds a bit crap, especially on live vocals, but nonetheless it was a fun learning experience. I would like to repeat this educational endeavour for other ridiculous builds.

I realised afterwards that I should have documented the build process a bit more, explaining why certain choices were made. Maybe I can figure out how to logistically approach that for a next build. Looking forward to that.

Thanks to Joran and Frits at Joranalogue Audio Design HQ for having me, for providing a smörgåsbord of modules and for putting up with my relentless questions, jokes and general ADHD vibes.

Also: awesome video room amirite?!"

REST FACTOR / sequences with odd lengths / eurorack performance

video upload by BRiES

"The bass is driven by a 1.3x clock from Pamela's New Workout - the envelopes for the filter are 2 mixed envelopes, one triggered by probability gates (from a clock 4x) and one triggered by the 1.3x clock.

I had a lot of fun making this."

BUTTERS 'MASTERCLASS' / patch & mix breakdown / eurorack jam to polished dubstep track

video upload by BRiES

"The album containing this track is on bandcamp: https://bries.bandcamp.com/album/d-a-b

0:00 intro
3:45 eurorack patch breakdown
25:45 DAW mix breakdown
58:08 outro"

Shakmat BISHOP'S MISCELLANY / a first go with this riff generating powerhouse

video upload by BRiES

"This video is an uncut unedited recording of me playing around with the various settings on Bishop's Miscellany Mk2 by ‪@ShakmatModular‬
I hope you enjoy the riffage."

Introducing Boundary Layer by Schlappi Engineering

video upload by SCHLAPPI ENGINEERING

"Boundary Layer is a triple cycling slew acting as a powerhouse of modulation, audio mayhem, and obscure modular tricks."

00:00 Intro Montage
00:26 Introduction
00:43 Control Overview
01:50 Stereo Drone Patch
04:54 Three Percussive Envelopes
07:50 Envelope, Portamento, and Modulator
10:45 Outro jams

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

8 Patches with Boundary Layer by Schlappi Engineering

video upload by Stazma

"New Schlappi Engineering module alert!!!!
Welcome the Boudary Layer, a triple cycling slew acting as a powerhouse of modulation, audio mayhem, and obscure modular tricks in the tradition of Serge DUSG, the Make Noise Maths, our own Boundary, and others while also bringing a few new things to the table.

I'll show you some of my favorite patches with it, most can apply to other similar modules so it might interesting to anyone.

Have fun!"

Schlappi Engineering BOUNDARY LAYER / triple function generator / extensive playthrough

video upload by BRiES

"BOUNDARY LAYER by ‪@SCHLAPPIENGINEERING‬ is an apex triple function generator for eurorack. It has all the tricks up its sleeves and (as usual) is just a joy to work with due to it's well thought out interface and versatile feature set.
In this video I tried getting across how damn useful function generators are, how BOUNDARY LAYER works and how much fun it is to make patches with the module.
I hope you enjoy the video."

0:00 intro
0:40 feature overview
41:22 patch examples
1:00:15 closing thoughts



Boundary Layer is a triple cycling slew acting as a powerhouse of modulation, audio
mayhem, and obscure modular tricks. Each of the channels can act individually as:
-a modulation oscillator
-voltage controlled slew (including portamento)
-AR/AD envelope (decay or release determined by choice of input).

All three channels are tied together by three global inputs, as well as three outputs which select the MAX, MID, and MIN of all three voltages. Using different combinations at audio rate allows for patch programmable stereo drone synth capabilities.

Features

3 separate channels
3 global inputs
3 combined outputs MAX/MID/MIN
Oscillates from low LFO rate (a minute?) to audio rate (>10kHz with exponential feedback)
A CV input switchable between RISE/FALL/BOTH
Bound input for simultaneous control over cycling rate and amplitude
TRIG input for AD envelopes
SLEW input for AR envelopes and portamento or filtering
EOC ouput header switchable between EOR and EOF
16 HP
Skiff friendly 32mm depth (including cable)
current draw: +12V 170mA, -12V 100mA

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

Jolin Lab KRONO / versatile clock and pattern generation in just 4hp / playthrough

video upload by BRiES

"KRONO is a new, open-source (fully customizable) clock and pattern generator for eurorack in just 4hp. Check out the video for a quick overview of all the modes of operation, a whole bunch of patch examples and a guide on how to upgrade the firmware."

0:00 intro
1:49 quick overview
22:49 patch examples
43:23 update procedure
47:06 outro

BRiES 0-input (rap album): https://bries.bandcamp.com/album/0-input"