960 Sequencer Advanced Techniques #3

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"This is the third video on advanced techniques with the 960 Sequential Controller. We'll be using the Behringer System 55 with two 960 model sequencers in Eurorack format.
We'll also continue to explore how to implement Rests on the 960, along with some related interesting techniques."

TIMECODE
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Use Step Gate Out on Sequencer 1 to Start Sequencer 2
5:20 - Series Configuration: Play Sequencer 1 then Sequencer 2 then Repeat this process
7:08 - Use Step Gate Outs patched to 961 Interface to generate S-trigger for 911 Envelopes
8:40 - Use Clock AND Step Gate Outs as input to 961 Interface
11:30 - Demo
12:13 - Conclusion

960 Sequencer Advanced Techniques #2

video upload by O.Z. Hall

Part 1 here

"This is the second video on advanced techniques with the 960 Sequential Controller. We'll be using the Behringer System 55 with two 960 model sequencers in Eurorack format.

We'll highlight some features of the 960 sequencers, as well as a limitation of the Step Gate Input and Output jacks. We'll also begin to explore how to implement Rests on the 960.

TIMECODE
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - 960 Features and
2:04 - Limitation on Step Gate Input/Output patching
2:44 - Technique 1 - Fix for Step Gate Input/Output patching Limitation
4:37 - Technique 2 - Create a Rest
5:33 - Use Row 3 as Velocity Control
9:18 - Gater Effect using Velocity
10:32 - Conclusion"

960 Sequencer Advanced Techniques 1

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Part 2 here

O.Z. Hall 960 Sequencer posts

"This introduces four advanced techniques for the 960 Sequencer.

TIMECODE
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - 3rd Row Control of Timing
3:21 - Transpose with 2nd 960 Sequencers
6:01 - Alternate Clock with Synced 921 Oscillator
8:40 - Ratchet Effect
12:10 - Closing jam
13:02 - Conclusion"

System 55 - Sequencer as Waveshaper

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"This video looks at using a sequencer, running at audio rates, as a waveshaper. Some sequencers, like the MOOG 960 have a voltage controlled oscillator for a clock. A keyboard control voltage (or another sequencer) can be used to control the clock. Other sequencers require an external VCO to clock them with a reliable pitch control."

TIMECODE
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - The Double Deka Ultrasonic VCO
4:40 - The Q960 Sequencer from Synthesizers.com
5:57 - The KLEE Sequencer
7:44 - The Behringer 960 Sequencer
10:47 - Conclusion and closing jam

Korg E2S Ep 2 Analog Clock Sync Out

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"This episode demonstrates using the "sync out" clock to drive the timing for a modular eurorack system, the Behringer System 55, including 960 sequencer. It includes details of configuring the Electribe 2 clock and sync output.

TIMECODE
0:00 - Series Intro
0:32 - Overview
1:18 - Demo Sync with Behringer System 55
3:08 - Required Parameter Settings
5:33 - Sync Unit Parameter Demo"

System 55 - 960 Sequencer Compliment B advanced Techniques

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"Tangerine Dream created the Berlin School sound. The Moog Sequencer Complement B was the sequencing equipment they used to do it.
This video explores the technical background needed to understand this legendary gear. It also shows specific techniques for achieving the Berlin School sound with this a Behringer System 55 and the Dual Sequencer setup.

Timecode
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - The Moog IIIp system
1:20 - Sequencer Compliment B in detail
1:55 - 960 Sequencer output types: CV & Gate
2:33 - 962 Sequential Switch
3:15 - System 55 - two trigger/gate standards V-trig & S-trig
4:00 - 961 Interface
4:34 - Sequencer Compliment B in detail
4:47 - Possible Destinations for CVs
5:21 - Possible Destinations for trigger/gate
5:58 - Turning this potential into music
6:42 - Configuration 1 - Single 960/962/961
6:51 - music example 1 - 962 sequential switch (manual)
8:10 - music example 2 - 961 interface
8:30 - Configuration 2 - Two 960/962/961
9:08 - music example 3 - 962 sequential switch (clocked)
9:22 - music example 4 - Change Sequence Lengths with switch
10:21 - music example 5 - 960 Row 3 CV to control internal clock
12:50 - Configuration 3 - Use second 960 to transpose first 960
13:45 - Conclusion and music example 6"

Behringer System 55 Sequencer Expansion

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"This is a quick video about expanding the Behringer System 55 modular synth with a second 960 sequencer."

O.Z. Hall Behringer posts

Random Sequence Lengths

video upload by boxoftextures

Follow-up to this post.

"So I was minding my business the other day and checking out Matrixsynth.com, as one does, and came across a post about a video from OZ Hall. He had patched up a Eurorack version of a 960 sequencer so it would vary the sequence lengths. I hadn't even watched the video yet but just from what was in the description I was able to see the whole setup laid out before my eyes. I could make this work in Voltage Modular with randomized sequence lengths picked automatically each time through the sequence. So I set to work and an hour late I had this patch, and in this video I go through it step by step to show how it all works.

The major difference between my version and what OZ Hall did is that I added a Random Task module and a couple of switcher modules so it could switch sequence length on its own without me having to manually do it. Could totally be done in hardware given the proper modules, of course.

To make this work what I've done is to connect each sequencer step's trigger output jack to an input on a switching module. Then, every time the sequencer hits step 1 it sends a clock to the Random Task module, which makes it pick a random voltage. That gets sent to the 1x8 Switch module which picks the output based on the voltage level. That voltage gets sent to the switching module which sends a voltage for the chosen step into the buss module and then on to the trigger input of the sequencer, forcing it to start over from step 1.

So every time the sequencer hits step 1 it essentially picks the step which triggers the reset to step 1 and you get random sequence lengths, picked by the Random Task.

So I'd like to thank both Matrix and OZ Hall, and there are links below to both the post on Matrixsynth.com and to the YouTube video that set all the bells off in my head.

Matrixsynth post: https://www.matrixsynth.com/2022/04/b...
OZ Hall video: https://youtu.be/1RBgkFnQRe0https://youtu.be/1RBgkFnQRe0

Modules used:
From Cherry Audio
960 Sequential Controller
962 Sequential Switch
Random Task
1x8 Switch
SynthVoice
Mini LFO
Stereo Delay

From Andrew Macaulay
Micro MixBus
Fixed DC

From Playertron
Switchboard

From haslo
HÄÄSchen

Lastly, just to make this super clear as I don't explicitly bring it up in the video, say you want to have a four step sequence. In that case, you'd want to patch the output jack of step 5 to the input jack of step one, What we're doing with the switching mechanism is having *all* the output jacks connected at once through the buss but we're letting the Random Task module choose which switch it closes on the switching module to let one of those signals through. So in a sense we're using a module to repatch the bottom row of jacks on the sequencer on the fly.

Featuring
Cherry Audio Voltage Modular https://cherryaudio.com/products/volt...

Recorded and edited in ScreenFlow https://www.telestream.net/screenflow/
Audio routing done in Rogue Amoeba Loopback https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/
Sennheiser XS Lav USB-C microphone https://en-us.sennheiser.com/xs-lav-u...

Twitter: https://twitter.com/selgart
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boxoftextures"

Berlin School 960 Sequencer - Step Inputs/Outputs

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"This demo shows how to use the step inputs and outputs to control which steps in the sequence are played. This is a classic Tangerine Dream technique to break the monotony of playing the same 8 steps repeatedly.
I'm using the Swiss Daisy DSP as a virtual analog voice with delay. The controls I'm adjusting are the wet/dry mix, the envelop to VCF amount and the VCF cutooff frequency.
The simplest example of using the step in/out would be to take the step out from step 5 and connect it to the step in on step 1. This would result in the first four steps being played. (i.e. a reset to change the sequence length from 8 to 4 steps).
In order to quickly repatch to select the step out and step in, I have used a dual 4:1 selector switch, the Frequency Central 'Where" module:
https://synthcube.com/cart/frequencyc...
(no, I'm not paid for this link).
The top switch selects the beginning step; the bottom the ending step.
If the ending step number is BEFORE the beginning step number, the sequence skips the "ending" note and jumps (forward) to the "beginning" note.
One other wrinkle, the "step out" stays high for the entire step duration. I have turned this 100% "gate" into a trigger by running it through an A/D envelope.
One other note, I'm using row three to adjust volumes at each step."

Behringer 960 Sequential Controller with Z506 Swiss Daisy DSP voice #shorts

video upload by O.Z. Hall

"This is a quick demo of the Z506 Swiss Daisy DSP module in eurorack format, driven by the Behringer 960 Sequential Controller. The Z506 Swiss Daisy DSP is in "Voice + Delay" mode. The left hand controls are VCF cutoff, Resonance, ADSR amount to VCF, fine tune.
The right hand control are Delay Time, Feedback, Dry/Wet mix, Decay/Release time for the AR and ADSR.

see http://www.ZebraSynth.net/

Other key components of my performance rig include:
Eurorack Modular - 84hp x 3
Arturia MatrixBrute - analog synth
Sequential Prophet X - hybrid sampler/digital + analog filter poly synth
Arturia BeatStep Pro
Behringer XR-18 mixer ( iPad control )."

ARP 2600 with Euclidean Circles

O.Z. Hall

"The Korg ARP 2600 is augmented by a eurorack cabinet built to support the 2600. The focus is on the Euclidean Circles (v1.9) module and the great rhythms you can easily create with it.

Thanks James Carr for building this cabinet for me!

Technical note. I'm using the Intellijel Metropolis sequencer as a clock source (to start/stop the sequence). The actual sequencing that you hear is from the Behringer 960 Sequential Controller."