disting NT - Single VCO chord and accompaniment

video upload by Expert Sleepers

"This video shows the disting NT's Temporal Freeze in action, freezing notes played by an analogue VCO to create a chord, over which the same voice can then play lead line notes.
Various algorithms on the disting work together to create the CV/gate pattern for the chord notes, the CV/gate patterns for the lead notes, and to freeze the notes at the right times."

disting NT - Breakbeat slicing

video upload by Expert Sleepers

"This video shows the disting NT as a self contained sample slicer with effects.

A combination of simple algorithms is used to randomise the slice selection, but maintaining some degree of the usual progression through the sample - also while forcing the 'one' to the first slice of the sample (go search up 'Bootsy’s Funk Formula').

A Kirbinator and flanger provide additional ear candy."

disting NT - Temporal Freeze sound examples with guitar

video upload by Expert Sleepers

"Examples of the new Temporal Freeze algorithm in action (to be added in the forthcoming firmware v1.12).

00:03 Manual freeze
00:33 Envelope triggered freeze
01:19 Envelope triggered freeze with octave down
01:30 Envelope triggered freeze with octave down, slow attack"

disting NT - Temporal Freeze sound examples

video upload by Expert Sleepers

"Examples of the new Temporal Freeze algorithm in action (to be added in the forthcoming firmware v1.12).

00:03 Electric piano
00:23 Low strings
00:41 Orchestral texture
01:09 Choir
01:52 Choir, multiple freezes
02:12 Electric piano, multiple freezes with octave down"

Buran - psydoom techno ritual - Push 3 & Modular

video uploads by Abre Ojos

Two videos, two tracks. Walk-through videos below.

73bpm - Titles take us places
73bpm - Lost in the sandpit

Audio:
Ableton Push 3 Standalone
Eurorack Modular:
‪@ExpertSleepersLtd‬ ES-10
Forge TME VHIKK-X
‪@knobula_synths‬ Kickain
‪@Endorphines‬ Ghost
‪@EricaSynths‬ Perkons Voice
‪@DivKid‬ DivSkip
⁨‪@intellijel‬ Multigrain
ALM Pamelas New Workout
‪@afterlateraudio‬ Atom (MI Elements) & Knit (MI Plaits)
‪@NoiseEngineering‬ Terci Ruina
‪@GamechangerAudio‬ Plasmavoice

Video:
Live visuals using Body of the Prey (1967) from Archive.org
Video microscope
Sony ZV1
Roland V1-HD
‪@entropyandsons‬ Recursion Studio
Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net Buran - Ableton Push 3 standalone & Eurorack Modular live set up walk thru


Two videos:

1. Buran - Ableton Push 3 standalone & Eurorack Modular live set up walk thru

First gig in a while so I've been thinking about what set up to use and here it is. Come for a wander down the hardware road to see how I am putting this all together, making the modular and Push 3 be friends, module choice, and the why of the set up.

00:00 Intro jam
01:25 Intro ramble & the why
05:28 The Push set up
29:40 The modular overview
31:13 1U MIDI + system clock
35:45 Expert Sleepers ES-10
42:34 Kickain & Perkons Voice
47:33 Kint (Plaits) & Atom (Elements)
53:27 VHIKK-X
58:22 Plasmavoice
1:05:41 Dust of Time
1:13:24 Multigrain

2. Buran - Live visuals video hardware set up walk thru

First gig in a while so I've been thinking about what set up to use and here it is. Come for a wander down the hardware road to see how I am putting this all together. This is the video side of things and the why of the set up.

00:00 Intro ramblings
03:31 Rodecaster Video
06:32 iPad, Sony ZV1, Video Microscope
16:55 Video capture cards
19:28 Recursion Studio & V1-HD
23:55 Nanocontrol MIDI
28:12 Resolume Avenue

disting NT - Looper "automatic sustain"

video upload by Expert Sleepers

"This video demonstrates a simple modular technique being applied within a disting NT preset, where the module is being used as a pedalboard multi-effect based around the Looper algorithm.

An envelope tracker follows the input audio, generating an internal CV which is in turn mapped to modulate the 'Overdub fade' parameter of the Looper.

The result is than when there's input from the player, the new material replaces the old loop, but when the player stops, the loop is effectively frozen. Furthermore, the player can control the depth of the fade with the dynamics of their playing.

Any parameter on the disting NT can be mapped in this way."

Latest disting NT firmware 1.11 Videos

video upload by Expert Sleepers

Playlist:

1. disting NT - DJ Filter
2. disting NT - 14 bit MIDI CCs
3. disting NT - Crossfade looping in the Poly Multisample algorithm
4. disting NT - Continuous calibration mode in the Auto-calibrator algorithm
5. disting NT - Performance Page
6. disting NT - Some simple usage examples

Also see Expert Sleepers disting NT Envelope, Compressor, Arpeggiator & Poly Macro Oscillator 2 (Polyphonic Plaits)

Expert Sleepers disting NT Envelope, Compressor, Arpeggiator & Poly Macro Oscillator 2

video uploads by Expert Sleepers

Playlist:

1. disting NT - Envelope (DAHDSR)
2. disting NT - Compressor
3. disting NT - Arpeggiator
4. disting NT - Poly Macro Oscillator 2 (Polyphonic Plaits)

FAC Polyflo New AUv3 Plugin

video upload by Fred Anton Corvest

"FAC Polyflo is a new AUv3 plugin built for modulating and sequencing MIDI instruments and modular gear via control voltage.

It outputs both MIDI and analog CV simultaneously, making it a powerful tool for hybrid setups that combine digital and analog gear.

Universal purchase for iOS, macOS, and Vision Pro | Pre-order now at 50% off – $4.99 until October 11| Launch price: $6.99 → Final price: $9.99 (USD)

This release could be a great fit for your audience interested in modular, AUv3 plugins, and hybrid setups.

Learn more at https://fredantoncorvest.com/FAC_Poly..."

AUv3 plugin to modulate and sequence MIDI instruments and modular hardware
Outputs MIDI and analog CV simultaneously for integrated hybrid setups
Fully functional in software-only environments with full MIDI support
Converts LFOs, MIDI notes, pitch, and control changes into control voltages
Includes two LFO generators with random spline, cross-modulation and syncing
Integrated envelope follower to track audio input or sidechain signal
Six FLO(W) processors for combining and shaping signals with math and logic
Each FLO supports 18 inputs with individual polarity, divider and multiplier
Multi-out support, built-in waveform viewer, Audio FX, and MIDI FX
Advanced Responsive Design, portrait and landscape views
Universal Purchase: AUv3 for iOS (iPad/iPhone), macOS and Vision Pro

Where Modulation Connects

FAC Polyflo is an AUv3 plugin for modulating and sequencing MIDI instruments and modular gear via control voltage. It outputs MIDI and analog CV simultaneously, making it well-suited for hybrid setups that combine digital and analog equipment.

The plugin includes two LFO generators offering 10 waveforms, including classic shapes and random spline, with support for cross-modulation and syncing. It also features an envelope follower that tracks audio FX input or an external sidechain. The generated signals, together with the host clock and MIDI input, are fed into six independent FLO(W) processors.

These processors combine, shape, and route inputs using math operations, conditional logic, and comparators. Each FLO includes individual polarity, division, and multiplication controls, providing deep and flexible modulation that balances chaotic creativity with precise timing.

Each FLO processor output is connected to its own output bus, enabling easy integration with hardware via DC-coupled audio interfaces like the Expert Sleepers ES-9. For simpler setups, FLO outputs can be routed to the stereo output. FAC Polyflo can also convert MIDI notes, pitch, and control changes into control voltages, making it a powerful MIDI-to-CV solution.

If you prefer to work exclusively with software, the plugin runs smoothly in software-only environments with full MIDI support, making it equally suited for purely digital workflows.

FAC Polyflo works as both an Audio Unit FX and MIDI FX, featuring a clean, touch-optimized interface with precise control and waveform visualization. It’s available as an AUv3 for iOS (iPad/iPhone), macOS, and Vision Pro, and requires a compatible AUv3 host app to run.

Seventh Summoner & Arp Of Darkness - Swarm Bending

video upload by FlatSix Modular

"Playing around today with the Seventh Summoner and Arp Of Darkness in the small case. I like where this is headed so I thought I’d share.

https://www.flatsixmodular.com

Patch Notes: Clock is handled by Pam’s Pro Workout.

Voice 1 is sequenced by the Seventh Summoner and consists of the supersaw patch on Braids through the 2051 Bit Corrupter patch on the MFX and then into the delay patch on a Noise Engineering Desmodus Versio with the “MultiVersio” firmware flashed to it.

Voice 2 is a saw wave oscillator from the Disting MK4 processed through a Pittsburgh Modular low pass filter, and being sequenced by Sequence X on an Ornament & Crime module with the Phaserville Suite firmware running. The filter is being modulated by the Shredder applet on the Ornament & Crime.

Voice 3 is being arpeggiated by the Arp Of Darkness, and is made up of a swarm & detune patch on the Neutron Sound Dust of Time running through a ping pong delay on another Disting MK4 by Expert Sleepers. I’m hand modulating the swarm to detune the swarmed notes giving it that dissonant contrast and the release of bring things back to unity.

In-Case Drums are being handled by an Erica Synths Pico Drums module running through A low pass filter on another Disting MK4 and into Data Bender by Qu-Bit for glitching duties.

All outputs run through a Kombucha by WGD for delay send duties and then into a Befaco STMIX for mix down to an Intellijel Headphones output in the 1U row.

Additional drums provided by the K.O. II by Teenage Engineering running my own personal samples."

Summon the Darkness - Arp Of Darkness & Seventh Summoner eurorack performanceIMG 5565

video upload by FlatSix Modular

"A one take performance, pairing the Seventh Summoner with the Arp Of Darkness showing how the two used together can turn a small rig into a full featured performance case.

Patch Notes: All clicking duties are handled by Pam’s Pro Workout.

Voice 1 is sequenced by the Seventh Summoner and consists of the vowel patch on Braids through the Ensembles patch on the MFX and then into the retro patch on a Noise Engineering Desmodus Versio with the “MultiVersio” firmware flashed to it. The vowel patch is being modulated by Ebb & LFO patch on the Ornament & Crime running the Phaserville Suite

Voice 2 is a saw wave oscillator from the Disting MK4 processed through a Pittsburgh Modular low pass filter, and being sequenced by Sequence X on an Ornament & Crime module with the Phaserville Suite firmware running.

Voice 3 is being arpeggiated by the Arp Of Darkness, and is made up of a swarm & harm patch on the Neutron Sound Dust of Time running through a ping pong delay on another Disting MK4 by Expert Sleepers.

In-Case Drums are being handled by an Erica Synths Pico Drums module running through A low pass filter on another Disting MK4 and into Data Bender by Qu-Bit for glitching duties.

All outputs run through a Kombucha by WGD for delay send duties and then into a Befaco STMIX for mix down to an Intellijel Headphones output in the 1U row.

Additional drums provided by the K.O. II by Teenage Engineering running my own personal samples."

Moog Labyrinth, Body Synths Metal Fetishist, Oberheim SEM, Juno60

video upload by Dreamcraft Music and Sound

"Inspiration:
Oberheim SEM sequenced with Body Synths Metal Fetishist https://tinyurl.com/4jpbkyha [posted here]

Patch Notes:
Tempo Sync to DAW:
Logic Pro: expert sleepers ES-5 patched to Pamela’s New Workout

Bass Sequence:
Oberheim SEM sequenced with Body Synths Metal Fetishist

Percussion:
Moog Labyrinth

Lead Synth:
Juno 60
Knifonium

@bodysynths @moogsynthesizers
#bodysynths #metalfetishist #Moog #synthesizer"

disting NT - New factory presets for firmware v1.9.0

video upload by Expert Sleepers

"Four new presets and two algorithm demos, for firmware v1.9.0.

00:01 Auto tanpura (preset demo)
01:26 Radio Musique (preset demo)
02:49 Barberpole Phaser (preset demo)
04:17 Env sequence drum (preset demo)
07:21 VCO - Pulsar (algorithm demo)
09:12 Sample Player (Sliced) (algorithm demo)"

Liminal Patch 010 : Dark Ambient Modular Exploration : 10 Minutes of Threshold Invocation

video upload by Botched Creative

"AETHERIS NEXUSis a 10-minute descent into modular tension, where structured performance collides with controlled unpredictability. A convergence of control and surrender. Droning analog oscillators stretch across a dark horizon. Sculpted noise writhes in the aether—each exhale a ghost of resonance. Randomized ostinatos emerge like faulty memories. Pulsing bass figures carve a path agnostic to meter—structured, but answerable only to their own internal logic.

Recorded live to multitrack, each voice was captured in real time—a fleeting convergence of structure and volatility. What emerged was part performance, part algorithmic drift: a mesh of voltages and reactive systems colliding in ways that can’t be precisely reentered.
An improvisation encoded in circuitry and instinct. Once aligned—now gone.

Liminal Patch 010 marks the end of Series One. Liminal Patches Series Two will return after a brief hiatus.

0:00 :: Intro
0:30 :: Synth layer 01 : Moog Subharmonicon
1:21 :: Synth drone 01 : Archae Loki
1:53 :: Texture drone 01 : Maneco Labs Grone 2 Dark Drone Machine
2:15 :: Bell Sequence : Black Corporation Deckard's Voice
2:35 :: Texture drone 02: Forge TME Vhikk X
3:21 :: Bass Synth : Moog Matriarch
3:52 :: Synth drone 02 : Winterbloom Castor & Pollux
04:20 :: The middle bit
09:08 :: The end logo
09:23 :: A subtle hint


Main Synths:
Moog Subharmonicon, Moog Matriarch, Archea Loki, Winterbloom Castor & Pollux. Black Corporation Deckard's Voice, Maneco Labs Grone 2 Dark Drone Machine, Forge TME Vhikk X.

Sequencer:
Qu-Bit Bloom

Processors:
Make Noise Maths, Happy Nerding 3x Mia, ALM Pam's Pro Workout, Xaoc Devices Zadar, Xoac Timiszoara, Expert Sleepers ES-9, Intellijel Quadratt, Thorn Audio VC LFO, Maneco Labs Clusterverb, After Later Audio Cloaks,

Post-Processing:
Abelton Live (tracking), Motu Digital Performer (mixing), Kush Audio, Slate Digital, Valhalla DSP, Waves plugins.

Become the infinite threshold."

Liminal Patch 008 : Ambient Eurorack Modular Exploration

video upload by Botched Creative

"Creaturae Imaginis is a slow-burning descent into tone, texture, and atmosphere—12 minutes of ambient analog synthesis, layered with subtle generative elements. Recorded live to multitrack, each voice was captured in isolation, allowing for extensive post-processing and detailed mixing. The result is a piece that blurs the line between raw performance and sculpted sound design—a meditation on presence, process, and the strange beauty of voltage in motion.

Main Synths:
Forge TME Vhikk X, Maneco Labs Grone 2 Dark Drone Machine, Moog Mother 32, Moog Matriarch, Archea Loki, Winterbloom Castor & Pollux.

Sequencer:
Arturia KeyStep Pro

Processors:
Make Noise Maths, Happy Nerding 3x Mia, ALM Pam's Pro Workout, Xaoc Devices Zadar, Xoac Timiszoara, Expert Sleepers ES-9, Intellijel Quadratt, Thorn Audio VC LFO, Maneco Labs Clusterverb, Maneco Labs Filter Eko, Animal Factory Vivisect, After Later Audio Cloaks,

Post-Processing:
Walrus Audio Fable, OBNE Darkstar, Meris Mercury X, Meris Mercury 7, Meris Polymoon, Meris LVX, Boss RE-20, Chase Bliss Mood, Chase Bliss Generation Loss, Strymon Timeline, Strymon Big Sky, Abelton Live (tracking), Motu Digital Performer (mixing), Kush Audio, Slate Digital, Valhalla DSP, Waves plugins.

Enjoy the in-between world."

Liminal Patch 005 : Semi-Generative Ambient Modular Synthesizer Exploration | Tempus Vacuus

video upload by Botched Creative

"7 Minutes of semi-generative ambient modular synthesizer exploration. Recorded live to multitrack.

Main Synths:
Archaea Loki, Winterbloom Castor & Pollux, Black Corp Deckard's Voice, Maneco Labs Grone 2 Dark Drone Machine, Forge TME Vhikk X.

Patching Notes:
0:00 :: Intro
0:14 :: Layer 01 : Forge TME Vhikk X
0:43 :: Layer 02 : Maneco Labs Grone 2
1:55 :: Layer 03 : Black Corp. Deckard's Voice
2:35 :: Layer 04 : Winterbloom Castor & Pollux
3:26 :: Layer 05 : Archaea Loki
3:45 :: The Rest of the Video

Sequencer:
QuBit Bloom Fractal Sequencer.

Processors:
Make Noise Maths, Happy Nerding 3x Mia, ALM Pam's Pro Workout, Xaoc Devices Zadar, Erica Synths Black Low-Pass VCF, Doepfer A-140-2V Envelope Generator, Expert Sleepers ES-9, Intellijel Quadratt, Thorn Audio VC LFO, Maneco Labs Clusterverb, Endorphines Ghost, Xaoc Timiszoara.

Post-Processing:
Abelton Live (tracking), Motu Digital Performer (mixing), Kush Audio, Slate Digital, Valhalla DSP, Waves plugins.

Full disclosure: The video portion was recorded after recording the audio (I don't have ten hands).

Enjoy the in-between world."

disting NT - New factory presets for firmware v1.7.0

video upload by Expert Sleepers

"Two new factory presets, focussing on the Step Sequencer Head, Tracker, and Pitch Shifter algorithms.

00:01 Fugue Moods (Step Sequencer Head)
01:49 Track and Harmonise (Tracker and Pitch Shifter)"

disting NT - C++ API and Faust

video upload by Expert Sleepers

"From firmware v1.7.0 the disting NT has a C++ API, allowing you to write your own algorithms as plug-ins. There is also support for converting DSP code written in Faust to the module.

00:01 Introduction
00:42 Using plug-ins
02:53 Faust 'greyhole' demo
04:24 VCO plug-in
05:06 Thoughts and motivation
06:07 Introduction to Faust & the Faust IDE"

small changes: pianola

video upload by Expert Sleepers

"We're delighted to announce 'pianola' by small changes.

small changes is the alter ego of Electrum Modular.

Their thoughtful and beautifully presented videos on modular synth composition have delighted us for some time, and their frequent use of the Expert Sleepers disting EX module made them an obvious choice for an Expert Sleepers label release.

'pianola' focusses specifically on Electrum Modular's interest in the work of minimalist composers, some well known and some less so.

Available in physical form as a limited edition cassette.

Each track on the album has its own video explaining the patch and compositional process in detail:

See Minimalism for Modular Electrum Modular for additional videos.

disting NT - Lua Script demos

video upload by Expert Sleepers

"Lua Script algorithms were added in firmware v1.6.0 and refined in v1.7.0. In this video, I demonstrate some scripts created by users since the feature was added.

The scripts can all be found in our GitHub:
https://github.com/expertsleepersltd/..."