Fala Versio | Versio Platform | Episode 13

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"Noise Engineering has just released three new firmwares for the Versio, Legio and Alia platforms. As always, they're amazing and they're free downloads for any of those platforms. Fala Versio is a formant filter that's super easy to use. It will add a lot of vocal expression to your patch. On mild settings you can create choir-like sounds, on more extreme settings it will talk. In short, it's just amazing.

This is a simple video, which was a warm bath after my last Leibniz video. I'll be using MakeNoise Strega, Bruxa, Serge Medusa and the Broken Loquelic as my sound sources which create an excellent mood for the time between XMAS and the happy new year. I did not make any 'best wishes' or 'best of 2024' video this year because I couldn't finish it in time. I also realized that my 'best of 2024' are never going to be my all time favorites (except the new Serge Medusa and Instruo Dail).

Obviously I wish you all the best and I am hoping you'll have a great time patching the modular during the holiday season - and beyond. I'll probably post something before the end of the year.

Serge has been a personal discovery in 2024, so instead of getting the latest modules, I went back to 70's tech and it's a dream come true. I also love Bruxa a lot. Objectively the Joranalogue x Hainbach Collide 4 is a major achievement in eurorack, and it's impossible to ignore DivKid's colllab-contributions to the eurorack landscape, including the Droid patch.

I still need to figure out my DivSkip. XAOC Berlin is a must-have in the Leibniz niche, but on it's own it's just a very basic VCO. Another favorite is Oneiroi and it's cool to see that Black Maths is on the bestseller list, proving the old stuff doesn't get old. The new Buchla/TTA modules are also dreams that came true and it's great to finally have an orginal 259 . I didn't have time to dive into the new Qu-Bit StarDust looper, but I bet it will be worth checking out if you want to escape monophony."

DivSkip: Exploring Speed Ramps

video upload by Making Sound Machines

"This clip showcases one of our favourite modes on DivSkip, our module collaboration with ‪@DivKid‬, speed ramps for triggers!

DivSkip's channel 1 is set to play a house pattern with a 4/4 kick on Out A, and a snare on the upbeats on Out B. The Kick trigger is going directly ‪@VladimirPantelic‬ ‘s VPME QD quad drum. The snare trigger is duplicated with Multiplikand, and used both as trigger for channel 4 and an 808 snare on Mutable Instruments Peaks.

DivSkip's channel 4 is set to ramp mode. Depending on how the knob is set, the time between two triggers will speed up or slow down. This speed ramp advances an arpeggio played on the ‪@weareelektron8453‬ Model:Samples in single cycle waveform mode.

Finally, #DivSkip 's channel 2 is playing a noise model on Mutable Instruments Plaits, with the A and B outputs triggering different settings using ‪@vaskiembedded‬‘s super handy ECS-4 Triggered Switch module.

Enrica mutes and unmutes each channel on the fly with a click of the push potentiometer.

DIY Kits are in stock at ‪@ThonkSynthDIY‬ (UK) and ‪@NightlifeElectronics‬ (CAN - DIY and built), and at ‪@explodingshed5542‬ (EU)

Built modules are available at ‪@signal-sounds‬ (UK), ‪@PerfectCircuit‬ (US), and for preorder at ‪@Elevator-Sound‬ (UK+EU) and ‪@schneidersladen_berlin‬ (EU)"

Additional DivSkip posts

Euclidean Beats on DivSkip

video upload by Making Sound Machines

"Getting ready for Machina Bristonica 2024 in Bristol UK, coming up this weekend! We are having a workshop on Saturday starting 14.00 where you can build our DIY kits or a @plinkysynth with us! And on Sunday at 14.15, we will be on the DivKid stage chatting with Ben about Life, the Universe and Modular. Come meet us there, and bring your best questions!

In this last-jam-before-the-flight-leaves, we are exploring the Euclidean Modes built into DivSkip, our module collaboration with @DivKid.

Euclidean rhythms are a fun and intuitive way to generate looping musical patterns. #DivSkip has two modes that generate Euclidean rhythms. The one used here, Euclidean Split, always sets three steps and distributes them over a pattern length that can be adjusted using the knob.

In this patch, Enrica adjusts the length of the pattern which in turn advances alternating bass and chord notes played on the @WeAreElektron Model:cycles. This results in cool syncopated, rhythmic shifts throughout the sketch.

She adds a shifting pattern of ghost notes with a clock divider on DivSkip's channel 3, set to three steps. The sound is generated using Mutable Instruments Plaits, with the A and B outputs triggering alternating CV settings using @vaskiembedded's ECS-4 Triggered Switch module.

DivSkip's channel 1 is set to play a four-to-the-floor pattern on Out A and B, going to kick and snare on @VladimirPantelic's VPME QD quad drum voice.

Enrica mutes and unmutes each channel on the fly with a click of the push potentiometer.

DIY Kits are in stock at @ThonkSynthDIY (UK), @explodingshed5542 (EU) and @NightlifeElectronics (CAN - DIY and built)

Built modules are available at @signal-sounds (UK), @PerfectCircuit (US), @Elevator-Sound (UK+EU) and @schneidersladen_berlin (EU)"

DivSkip in a tiny case: Minimal Setup

video upload by Making Sound Machines

"We thought we'd try and built the smallest viable setup using DivSkip, our collaboration with @DivKid. So we set out to collect a couple of modules that pair great with #DivSkip in a tiny 48HP @4msCompany pod. It turned out really fun!

The Clock input is generated using Music Thing Modular's insanely practical startup module. Here it's used to output sixteenth note triggers.
DivSkip's channel 1 is set to play a modbap pattern on Out A and B, going to kick and snare on @VladimirPantelic's awesome VPME QD quad drum voice.
DivSkip's channel 2 is set to offbeats, triggering @TimoRozendal's super cool FMP drum. It's a fantastic DIY module using the @YamahaSynthsOfficial YM2413 FM chip - you need to check it out.

The Gliss module from @BelaPlatform plays back a looping CV recording, changing both the sound parameters on FMP and the pattern on DivSkip's channel 4, which in turn is generating a grooving syncopated sixteenth note sequence.

Finally, DivSkip's channel 4 sends a pattern from its Euclidean Split mode to the Karplus-Strong generator on the QD Drum.

Enrica mutes and unmutes each channel on the fly with a click of the push potentiometer.

DIY Kits will restock shortly at @thonksynth (UK), @explodingshed (EU) and @nightlife_electronics (CAN - DIY and built)
Built modules are available at @signal_sounds (UK), @perfect_circuit (US), @elevatorsoundbristol (UK), @elevatorsound_eu (EU) and #schneidersladen (EU)"

Meet DivSkip! A new multimode rhythmic powerhouse from DivKid & Making Sound Machines

video upload by DivKid

"It's my absolutely pleasure to introduce you to DivSkip! An 8 mode, trigger conditioning workhorse for playability, musicality and utility.

DivSkip is a 4 channel trigger and gate processor with multiple modes, dual outputs per channel, performance mute groups and alternate gate mode. Plug in triggers or gates from a clock, logic module or sequencer and generate new rhythms and variations.

DivSkip has 8 modes including Bernoulli Gates, Clock Division, Turing, Euclidean Split, Euclidean Classic, Ramp / Gate Length, Retrigger and Pattern. All provided musical performative rhythms for your modular system.

FEATURES
• 4 Channels of Triggers or Gates
• push-to-mute
• 8 modes per Channel
• LED rings for visualization

SPECS
• 8hp width
• Current draw +12V 45mA & -12V 15mA
• Depth 35mm"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.


video upload by Making Sound Machines

"DivSkip is a four channel trigger / gate processor for Eurorack. Eight modes on four independent channels make this 8HP module a Swiss Army Knife to chain behind clock utilities, trigger sequencers, and logic modules. Each channel can be muted and unmuted with a click of the push potentiometer.

In this patch, Enrica is using Bernoulli mode, adding weighted probability to a swung pattern generated with Stolperbeats. An incoming sixteenth note trigger is randomly sent to either Out A or B, with the position of the potentiometer determining whether an open or closed hihat is more likely to play. This allows her to generate lively rhythmic variation on the fly.

For the cymbal sound, the same mode is patched to set whether the sound is likely to play or not. A simple trigger on the upbeats is transformed into a burst and sent to the Snare module, using #DivSkip in Retrigger mode on channel 4.

All drum sounds are played with ‪@patchingpanda‬'s line of drum modules, with BD-Z on Kick, Hatz on Hihats, Punch and Shuby on Snare and NVHS on cymbals. The chords are played on the ‪@WeAreElektron‬ modelcycles, with all voices set to the same mode."