3 increasingly weird ways to program a TR-606 module (but keep it satisfying)

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"This is a blend of: A 606 clone eurorack module demo (the LPZW/Tubbutec 6m0d6), and a tutorial - laced with tips and tricks - exploring three increasingly weird ways to trigger and modulate (drum) modules in general - using Gate & CV, Trigger Riot, and sneaky tricks in Ableton Live & MIDI. The overall theme is: Keeping the results 'musical' and satisfying.

We'll also make a generative sequencer with the Mutable instruments stages and use it to control the excellent Doepfer A-111-6. We'll drive it with the Music Thing Mini Drive. We'll turn the Tiptop Audio Trigger Riot into a modulation sequencer. We'll then use Ableton Live and we'll absolutely smash this thing to bits with some simple but very interesting methods to get completely wild patterns, that would take a LOT of modules to do in analog-land.

Happy days."

00:00 Today we shall...
01:07 I made a tiny groovebox
02:03 6m0d6 sound / basics
02:51 Generative sequencer recipe
03:47 Modulating Decay Time / Accent is Life
05:37 The 1U 6quencer
06:51 Now let's DRIVE it.
08:27 Urgh.
09:05 Sub Tom = A bonus bassdrum
10:46 Speeding up, breakbeats
11:05 Creating a two kick 'roll'
12:55 Trigger Riot
16:59 A weird way to make modulation
21:25 More odd triggering ideas
23:04 Why did this work?
24:43 Ableton Madness
26:36 Dummy modulation clips
29:14 Note Echo Madness
31:22 asd's Arpeggiator Insanity

Short overview of Endless Arp's new set up #modular #synthesizer #musicvideo #eurorack #jam

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@XOR Electronics Nerdseq
@Rossum Electro-Music Assimil8or
@TipTopAudio Trigger riot
Orthogonal Devices ER-301
Tesseract Sweet 16
@Instruō Saich
Mannequins Three sisters
@Noise Engineering BIA

Meng Qi Wing Pinger & Soma Lyra 8 #drums with BIA & Trigger riot #music #experiment

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Modular patch + Matriarch #eurorack #synthesizer #livemusic #electronicmusic #experimental #glitch

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#synthesizer

Modules : Trigger riot + BIA + 2hp hats + fx-aid , doepfer vc/mixer , Ooots output

Trigger Riot Action

video upload by Station 252

"Tiptop Audio Trigger Riot is an absolutely essential module in my system. In this video I use it as a clock and reset source for my Z8000 CV sequencer, trigger and accent drum modules and sample players, trigger envelopes, clock delays, ping filters, automate algorithm switching on Z-DSP, start and stop loopers. In all the patches Trigger Riot is the only source of gates and triggers, all played live - no overdubs!"

Tiptop Audio Buchla 200t Sound Demo

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"Buchla and Tiptop Audio 200t series workout.

Exploring Dual Oscillator Model 258t and Quad Function Generator Model 281t sound capabilities while recording my new EP. I was curious how the sound and response of those two modules will fit into my music and at the same time going into territories I wouldn't normally go to out of curiosity.

I've used a bunch of additional modules as my patches grew to hear how 200t modules fit with other eurorack modules and to keep everything in context, those where:

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Doepfer Monster case with modules

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Trigger Riot got a new face

Tiptop .Audio

"The Trigger Riot is a multipurpose trigger module that makes ultra complex patterns of gates triggers and clock pulses. The Riot covers a lot of ground in any Eurorack system from the master clocking for your entire system to algorithmic generation of pulses for envelopes, step sequencers, drums and accents that can venture into highly complex territory driven by simple yet powerful logic and algebra with a dash of pseudo random- ness for some unpredictable results."

Unsung heroes - Tiptop Trigger Riot

Published on May 15, 2020 Signal Sounds

"The focus in this patch is on one of the modules I’ve had in my rack for a long time, the TipTop Audio Trigger Riot. Similar to their Z8000 it’s a matrix of sequencers. It generates 8 interrelated clocks/triggers/gates to drive all of the rhythmic elements of your modular synthesiser.

Here we’ve routed 4 triangle waves from the Snazzy FX Dronebank into the Future Sound Systems VAC1 and the Trigger Riot opens those channels with 4 gate patterns. It’s also providing the trigger sources for the kick drum generated by the Future Sound Systems Recombination Engine and the other voice from the Instruo Cs-L. The output is routed via the mixing desk with an auxiliary send and return from the Echofix EF-X2 tape delay.

Launched a little later than the Z8000 the Trigger Riot seemed, at the time, to be a natural companion to the matrix sequencer. Again, it's a matrix of 8 different sequencers but it outputs clock/gate/trigger patterns rather than variable CV sequences. The most interesting thing I've found with it on my rack for years now is how effortless it is to create seemingly complex rhythmic sequences. The Trigger Riot lets you write patterns over the top of patterns that interweave to give you a wonderfully intricate web of rhythms that all work together with one another. I've often looked at other trigger sequencers to see if I can replicate what Trigger Riot does in a smaller form factor but I've never found anything that could replace it. For me it is, without doubt, one of eurorack's unsung heroes.

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Novation // Bass Station II 4.14 - AFX Mode

Published on Apr 14, 2019 NovationTV

"-CALC- introduces the exciting new update for Bass Station II - v4.14.

The latest firmware update for Bass Station II adds five powerful and innovative new features to Novation’s hugely popular monosynth, all of them developed in response to user feedback and requests, one of those users being particularly noteworthy…

--- AFX Mode (the realisation of Aphex Twin)
--- Fixed duration envelopes
--- Extended sub-oscillator control
--- Oscillator glide diverge
--- Envelope retrigger count

Bass Station II owner? Download the update for free now from components:
--- https://novationmusic.com/components

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Need help installing Bass Station v4.14? We have a handy guide here: http://bit.ly/AFXModeHelp
We have also created a new v4.14 User Guide here: http://bit.ly/AFXModeUserGuide

#WeAreNovation #BassStationII #AFXMode"

Update: and the press release:

"New Bass Station II x Aphex Twin firmware update

The latest firmware update for Bass Station II adds five powerful and innovative new features to Novation’s hugely popular monosynth, all of them developed in response to user feedback and requests, one of those users being particularly noteworthy…

AFX Mode

Electronic music legend Richard James, aka Aphex Twin, has already played an instrumental part in the Bass Station II story, having provided guidance for the implementation of the micro-tuning added with Firmware v2.5. His conceptual contribution to v4.14 is even more profound.

Letting his imagination run riot, James envisioned the decidedly radical notion of having a discrete set of synthesis parameters assigned to each note of Bass Station II, either variations on a ‘seed’ patch, or disparate sounds designed to constitute a chimeric whole. Although this sort of thing could already be kludged using very fast program change messages, having multiple sounds active at the same time would clearly be a far more creative and efficient system.

AFX Mode is the realisation of James’ out-there concept. Put simply, it lets you modify your Bass Station II patch on a key-by-key basis. Use it to introduce subtle changes to a sound as you play up and down the keyboard; divide the keyboard into multiple zones (one per key if you like!), each playing its own sound; or create entire drum kits in a single preset for triggering manually or via the Arpeggiator. It’s a truly inspiring feature that really does open up a whole new world of sound design and performance possibilities.

Fixed duration envelopes

Aiding in the programming of drum sounds and plucks especially, the sustain segments of Bass Station II’s envelopes can now be set to a fixed length, moving on to the release stage regardless of when the key or trigger is actually released after playing a note. When fixed duration envelopes are enabled, the decay stage is taken out of play, and the Decay slider instead sets the duration of the Sustain stage.

Extended sub-oscillator control

With Firmware v4.14, Bass Station II’s sub-oscillator, slaved to the pitch of Oscillator 1, can be detuned using the Coarse and Fine controls. Now you can set the sub to any non-octave tracking interval you like, and knock it out of tune – subtly or dramatically – for creative effect.

Oscillator glide diverge

Prior to Firmware v4.14, both of Bass Station II’s oscillators could only be set to the same Glide time, but now you can slow down the Glide time of Oscillator 2 relative to Oscillator 1 by a variable amount, causing the two to diverge for interesting portamento effects. Just the thing for adding thickness and character to basslines, pads and leads, and certainly not a function you’ll find on many other hardware or software synths.

Envelope retrigger count

The Firmware v2.5 update added envelope retriggering, and now, to help with drum synthesis, the number of times the envelopes retrigger can be adjusted.

Introducing AFX Mode, fixed duration envelopes, extended sub-oscillator control, oscillator glide diverge and envelope retrigger count, Firmware v4.14 is a free update for all Bass Station II users, available via the Components content manager for Mac and PC."

TIPTOP AUDIO - Mix Invert Scale Offset - MISO

Published on Mar 18, 2019 Station 252

Daily Patch #4

MISO chanel 1 - Z4000

MISO channel 2 - z3000 (audio rate and LFO. controlled by the main sequence)

MISO channel A - Math (in cycle mode)

MISO channel B - TT LFO - (attenuverter output also patched into crossfader CV in)

MISO mix output is patched into frequency modulation input on Z2040 LP Filter

Sound source: 2x Z3000 (one is sync'd)
Sequencing: Circadian Rhythms, Z8000, QuantiZer, Trigger Riot, Doepfer Sequential Switch.
Drums: BD808, Tiptop ONE + Tiptop VCA

FX: Z-DSP (Room), Z-DSP (Delay)

Tiptop Audio patch example #3

Published on Mar 15, 2019 Station 252

"Next video in a series of my daily Tiptop Audio System patches. This time using TG ONE as a sound source.
TG ONE, Z3000 oscillator, VCA, 2x Z4000 ADSRs, Forbidden Planet VCF, Z2040 VCF, Z8000, Trigger Riot, Circadian Rhythms, 2x Z-DSP and a soon to be released module that falls into the ''I never knew I needed one'' category"

Tiptop Audio patch example #2

Published on Mar 14, 2019 Station 252

"3x Z3000 oscillators, VCA, 2x Z4000 ADSRs, Forbidden Planet VCF, Z2040 VCF, QuantiZer, Z8000, Trigger Riot, Circadian Rhythms, Z-DSP and a soon to be released module that falls into the ''I never new I needed one'' category"

Tiptop Audio patch example #1

Published on Mar 13, 2019 Station 252

"As the full Tiptop Audio system became a reality its time for a series of daily patch videos to demonstrate different sounds I come up with.

2x Z3000 oscillators, VCA, 2x Z4000 ADSRs, Forbidden Planet VCF, Z2040 VCF, QuantiZer, Z8000, Trigger Riot, Circadian Rhythms, Z-DSP and a soon to be released module that falls into the ''I never new I needed one'' category"

Konstantin Gervis - Live @ Hunter's Grand Cafe, Amsterdam

Published on Jan 6, 2019 Station 252

"Recorded live on 29.12.2018 during the last Modular Moon party in 2018. This is a 100% improvised performance using 100% eurorack modular gear:
Tiptop Audio modules: almost all the drum modules, MixZ, Circadian Rhythms, Trigger Riot, 2x Z3000, 5x Forbidden Planet, 4x Z2040, Z8000, 2x Z-DSP with EchoZ and Halls Of Valhalla, 3x ONE, 1x TG ONE, 2x VCA, 5x Z4000.
As well as: Serge ResEQ, Variable Slope VCF and Variable Q VCF. Future Sound Systems Gristleizer TG3 and TG4, Vermona VcDrive, Antimatter Launch Codes and Doepfer A-124 Wasp Filter."

ZV_K WINTER REHEARSALS 3

Published on Dec 10, 2018 Station 252

"system: Tiptop Audio 909 and 808 Drum modules, ONE sample players, Z2040 and Forbidden Planet filters, VCAs, Circadian Rhythms, Trigger Riot and Z8000 sequencers, Z4000 envelopes, Z-DSP FX processors (Valhalla and EchoZ), Z3000 oscillator. Toppobrillo Multifilter, Doepfer A-124 Wasp Filter, Antimatter Audio Launch Codes sequencer, RS Serge ResEQ, Vermona VcDrive, Roland Demora and Scooper. nw2s output modules. Mackie 1604 mixer."

ZV_K WINTER REHEARSALS 2

Published on Dec 7, 2018 Station 252

"system: Tiptop Audio 909 and 808 Drum modules, ONE sample players, Z2040 and Forbidden Planet filters, VCAs, Circadian Rhythms, Trigger Riot and Z8000 sequencers, Z4000 envelopes, Z-DSP FX processors (Valhalla and EchoZ), Z3000 oscillator. Toppobrillo Multifilter, Doepfer A-124 Wasp Filter, Antimatter Audio Launch Codes sequencer, RS Serge ResEQ, Vermona VcDrive, Roland Demora and Scooper. nw2s output modules. Mackie 1604 mixer."

ZV_K WINTER REHEARSALS

Published on Dec 5, 2018 Station 252

"system: Tiptop Audio 909 and 808 Drum modules, ONE sample players, Z2040 and Forbidden Planet filters, VCAs, Circadian Rhythms, Trigger Riot and Z8000 sequencers, Z4000 envelopes, Z-DSP FX processors (Valhalla and EchoZ), Z3000 oscillator. Toppobrillo Multifilter, Doepfer A-124 Wasp Filter, Antimatter Audio Launch Codes sequencer, RS Serge ResEQ, Vermona VcDrive, Roland Demora and Scooper. nw2s output modules. Mackie 1604 mixer."

FORBIDDEN DUB 2

FORBIDDEN DUB 2 from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"BD909 -> Vermona VcDrive -> Forbidden Planet (Hi-Pass) -> Tiptop Audio Z2040 (Low Pass)

MA808, ONE with a HH sample going through a VCA (for accents) -> Roland Demora

Tiptop ONE (one shot DOTS sample pitch sequenced from Z8000, gates from Trigger Riot) -> Forbidden Planet (Hi-Pass) -> Z2040 -> R*S Serge ResEQ

Tiptop ONE (V-Hause Chord sample) -> Forbidden Planet (Hi-Pass) -> Z2040 (Lo-Pass)

TG ONE (playing Glitchmachines sample) -> Doepfer Wasp filter (High Pass)

MA808 noise source -> Toppobrillo High Pass -> VCA

Modulation sources: 3x Z4000 VC ADSR envelopes, Z3000 oscillator (LFO speed)

Sequenced with Circadian Rhythms, Trigger Riot, Z8000 and Launch Codes.

Send FX: Z-DSP (Halls Of Valhalla - Cathedral), Z-DSP (Tape Delay)

http://tiptopaudio.com/forbidden-planet-analog-filter/"