02.10.2024 BugBrand meets Scrotum Lab

video upload by batchas

"No overdub. No external effects."

Batchas "Resilience" [SHORT]

video upload by batchas

"Without any external effect. No overdub. Direct out."

Bugbrand Chirper Study 45 / Derangement

video upload by takao_kurokawa

"Manually triggered drums sounds by DRM2 & Weevil

Effects:
Soma Laboratory Cosmos
Chase Bliss Reverse Mode C"

Modular vid #337

video upload by Phisynth

"Rhythmic patch on the BugBrand - all sounds coming from 2 X DRM1 + expanders + 1 X DRM2. No sequencer used ("melodies" are coming from divisions of the main clock into the matrix mixer)
#bugbrand #analogsynths #modularsynths"

Bugbrand Chirper Study 40 / Robots' Spat

video upload by takao_kurokawa

"Voices:
Bugbrand Chirper System, DRM2

Effects:
Chase Bliss Lossy, Mood MKII"

Bugbrand Chirper Study 39/ Crispy Swamp

video upload by takao_kurokawa

"Voices:
Bugbrand Chirper System

Effects:
Bugbrand( PT Delay, Phase inside the system)
Chase Bliss Lossy, Reverse Mode C

#bugbrand #modularsynth #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic"

Bugbrand Chirper Study 38 / Vapor Saturation (with Home Bake Drones Max)

video upload by takao_kurokawa

"Here I'm using DRONES MAX by ‪@homebakeinstruments8214‬ , easy-to-use and well-thought wavetable synthesizer.
Bugbrands' are mainly playing drums sounds.
A pinch of noisebox with cocoquantus accompanied.

#bugbrand #modularsynth #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic"

Bugbrand Chirper Study 37 / Obfuscation (with Torso Electronics S-4)

video upload by takao_kurokawa

"A pursuit of the depth of sonic texture using 4 independent layers (2 bugbrand's + 2 Torso Electronics S-4's)

Voice:
Bugbrand Chirper System, DRM2
Torso Electronics S-4

Effects:
Chase Bliss Lossy

#bugbrand #modularsynth #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic"

video upload by takao_kurokawa

"Ugomeki: wriggling

Voice:
Bugbrand Chirper System
Buchla Easel Command

Effects:
Chase Bliss Mood MKII, Onward

#bugbrand #modularsynth #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic"

Bugbrand Chirper Study 33 / Blue Weevil Squeeze (Chirper, Easel Command)

video upload by takao_kurokawa

Voice:
Bugbrand Chirper (featuring Weevil Module)
Buchla Easel Command

Effects:
Chase Bliss Mood MKII, Onward

#bugbrand #modularsynth #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic

Bugbrand Chirper Study 32/ Sunday Forest

video upload by takao_kurokawa

Voice:
Bugbrand Chirper System, DRM2

Effects:
Hologram Electronics Microcosm
Chase Bliss Mood MKII
Ciat-Lonbarde Cocoquantus 2

#bugbrand #modularsynth #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic

Buchla Kaleidoscope 22 / Celestial Moments (Easel Comamnd, Five12 Vector, Pladask Draume, etc.)

video upload by takao_kurokawa

voice: Buchla Easel Command with Tokyo Tape Music Center 291
bass: Bugbrand DRM2
sequence: Five12 vector sequencer
reverb: Pladask Elektrisk DRAUME
glitch: Chase Bliss Onward

#buchla #modularsynth #ambientmusic #experimentalmusic

Bugbrand Chirper Study 31 / Slumbering Alarm

video upload by takao_kurokawa

Voice:
Bugrand Chirper System, DRM2

Effects:
Hologram Electronics Microcosm
Chase Bliss Mood

Modular vid #330

video upload by Phisynth

"Modcan, Serge & BugBrand modulars, Pulsar-23 sequenced by Dual Benjolin, BB DDSR & Scrotum Labs Grilles, Waldorf Iridium & Hydrasynth sequenced by Torso T-1 and Oxi One #modcan #bugbrand #sergemodular #scrotumlabs #hydrasynth #waldorfiridium #somapulsar23 #torsoT1 #oxione #eventideclipse"

Here’s Why it’s Called the Chriper [Bugbrand]

video upload by NOISEBUG

"This is the Bugbrand Chirper Mini-System. Available now at Nosiebug

#synth #synthesizer #modularsynth #bugbrand"

Bugbrand - Weevil Mini-System

video upload by NOISEBUG

"Weevil mini-system is delivering a full range of noise, percussion, blips and fun! Amazing the amount of sound such a small collection of modules is capable of producing.. These Bugbrand machines are really top tier. Get yourself a mini Bugbrand System at Noisebug today. Head to Noisebug.net to learn more. #synth #fracrack #bugbrand #modularsynth #sounddesign"

https://www.noisebug.net/

Bugbrand - Pings, Sweeps and Feedback with the Crossover Filter and PT Delay

video upload by NOISEBUG

"Exploring two incredible sounding standalone Bugbrand effects boxes. The Crossover Filter and PT Delay. These boxes offer a wide range of features and produce rich timbres instantly. Full analog in both cases, these units saturate, oscillate and modulate in the most delightful of ways.

Example 1: filter pings into delay
Example 2: simple sequence coming from a larger Bugbrand system offscreen, patched into Crossover Filter and into PT Delay

North Americans can purchase Bugbrand exclusively at Nosiebug. Shop the growing collection here: https://www.noisebug.net/collections/...

#synth #synthesizer #modularsynth #bugbrand #analogeffects"

3am - Better Late Than Dead

video upload by justin3am

"Spooky Serge! An Evil Pet! BugBrand Brutality! WARNING: STROBE EFFECTS!!
This piece was originally intended to be a halloween themed video but I couldn't get it done in time. lol
Using the ‪@BugBrand‬ Chirper for the main voice, controlled by the ‪@prismcircuits1974‬ Hymenium and processed by ‪@Endorphines‬ Evil Pet. The undulating background is comprised of some classic Serge feedback patches, running through a Bastl Thyme+.

#modularsynth"

BugBrand Introduces TCS - Touch Control Sequencer

via BugBrand (For those in the US: check on availability with Noisebug per below)

"The 5FW design stems from ideas I used way back in the Old Blue days when I had the CTL1 Touch Panel - that design went through a few iterations during its 4 years of life, moving from just a control/preset device to incorporating some basic sequencing. Now I have taken it several steps further - expanding it out to 8 steps and increasing the control & sequencing options. The result is a powerful little hands-on sequencing hub! It can link up with other clocking devices, especially the Sequence - indeed, I'm just beginning to investigate a joiner/expander for the pair that would allow the Control link to be easily switched on/off and also incorporate a handful of other useful functions.

In the meantime, the first modules are starting to ship - they can either fit in a larger system or sit in a 5FW case - perhaps an interesting addition to other banana systems!

US shipping & Tariffs:
There has been a fair bit of uncertainty because of new tariffs on shipments into the US (10% from UK vs 20% or more from most other places), alongside the ending of the De Minimis exemption for shipments under $800. Given that I send a fair amount to people in the States, these changes have proved worrying!

Thankfully I've been able to jiggle things around and have found that I can still send things easily & affordably - indeed, often including pre-payment of tariffs while not raising the overall shipping cost, and sticking with Royal Mail who have proved so reliable over many years of use.

Noisebug:
But, alongside these changes, I'm rekindling my prior work with the wonderful Noisebug store of Pomona, California. Just today I've sent a reasonable initial load - a couple of 1Frame systems, several mini-systems and a handful of red designs.

As you know, I've tended to work directly with people worldwide, but have kept in with a very few small & specific stores - Noisebug really fit the bill here for me! So if you've got requests, feel free to get in contact with them - or continue to nudge me direct ;)"

Tone Science Module No.10 The Final Patch (DiN:TS10)

"Now available as a double CD with an 8-page booklet & download

Tone Science sub-label, from DiN records, concludes it’s exploration of the world of modular synth music.

Since the first volume in the Tone Science series was released in 2018, seventy-two musicians in total have joined in with this celebration of the musical possibilities of modular synthesis. These artists have been from a huge range of backgrounds but have all shared the unifying purpose of showcasing the incredible variety of sonic possibilities these instruments can offer.

Tone Science sub-label, from DiN records, concludes its exploration of the world of modular synth music.

Since the first volume in the Tone Science series was released in 2018, seventy-two musicians in total have joined in with this celebration of the musical possibilities of modular synthesis. These artists have been from a huge range of backgrounds but have all shared the unifying purpose of showcasing the incredible variety of sonic possibilities these instruments can offer.

The intervening seven years have seen the modular synth world expanding at an exponential rate and whilst one wouldn’t go so far as to say these synths are mainstream, they are certainly far more prevalent than in the past. It’s especially gratifying to see so many musicians now either play solo sets with them or to include them in their onstage arsenal.

Thus we come to this, the final instalment in the Tone Science series. Nothing lasts forever and certainly stopping at this nice round number of ten seems like a good way to not only end the series but to release the Final Patch, a real celebration of what has gone before and perhaps to hint at what is possible for the future. A beautifully packaged double CD featuring twenty artists who have appeared on previous iterations of the series, it really is a who’s who of modular synth musicians. The release is accompanied by an eight-page booklet with an essay by Neil Mason and some final words from the guiding force behind the whole project, Ian Boddy, label boss at DiN. And as Boddy so succinctly puts it in his liner notes, “for me, despite the technological nature of the equipment, the emotional quality of the music is the single most important factor”. The Final Patch certainly delivers on that ethos.

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Modular vid #326

video upload by Phisynth

"A (mostly) Serge modular drone, with some help from BugBrand & Eventide Eclipse"

Modcan system to the left; DSI Pro 2 below that.