MUTING MIXER & VCA Jam w/ V-SHAPE wave shaper/folder #eurorack by AJH Synth

video upload by AJH Synth Official

"The V-Shape is a wave-folder/wave-shaping module, and also features a distortion circuit, with full CV control - it can make a single VCO sound a lot more interesting. The Gemini also features here, using both of its 2 VCFs and shared CV control to filter the same input signal separately.

Video & Performance by @DreamsOfWires

The AJH SYNTH Eurorack modular range consists of high-end modules, all hand-made in the UK, most of which are based on classic, vintage designs, authentically recreating the circuitry of much sought-after analogue instruments and technologies of the past, whilst greatly expanding them, and bringing them to modern Eurorack levels of convenience, limitless flexibility, and reliability.
Official website page: https://ajhsynth.com

Check out the AJH Synth playlists for module 'User Guides', and 'Patch of The Week' videos, which will be either performances or 'how to' guides, detailing functions/methods, and a range of sounds, some familiar, some less so, containing a patch sheet at the end to show you how to construct it for yourself."

LFO/LFO (Circuit Tracks Version)

video upload by Guinan

"This week’s track is a version of the classic 1988 Warp records release ‘LFO’ by the UK Leeds band, LFO. Seen at the time as part of a genre then known as ‘bleep techno’ it was characterised by hard, uncompromising electronic minimalist industrial techno tracks such as this.

I’m hoping I’m not the only one who remembers and loves this track! If you like this try and find 'Testone/Sweet Exorcist' in a similar style - possibly one for a future cover too.

More details for synth nerds

I already had some ‘Speak & Spell’ samples I’d downloaded years ago so this was a great starting point. I had separate samples for the “L”, “F’ and “O” and I thought it would be fun to throw in one of the starting noises the toy makes when switched on. The same toy is featured on Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer World’ album so the sound will be a familiar one.

The main chord sequence comes from a Kawai K1 preset patch. Luckily there is a free fantastic software synth emulation of this keyboard available online so I was able to create a sample for the repeating chords. The emulator can be downloaded from the following page,
https://www.nilsschneider.de/wp/categ...
I’d encourage you to leave a donation for the author if you find this emulator useful.

All of these samples are sequenced alternately on the Drum 4 track.
There is a single repeating rhythm pattern using 909 samples played on Drum 1-3.
Synth 1 plays an FM-sounding bass patch, and Synth 2 is a representation of the staccato bleep sound (a small amount of pitch envelope helps recreate the original sound). Add lots of reverb and voila!"

Pacific State/808 State - (Circuit Tracks Version)

video upload by Guinan

"This week’s track is another favourite Hacienda club track. This time from 1989 by the group 808 State (thanks again to Yves Big City @bigcitymastering for inspiring this series).

The original was actually recorded in January 1988 as a reply to the emerging Chicago House scene ‘Pacific State’ has been released in a number of guises. Sometimes just called ‘Pacific,’ others times being labelled numerically after other Roland machines eg. 707, 202. This version is a bit of an amalgamation of a few versions.

Worth noting too that Gerald Simpson ('A Guy Called Gerald') was originally one of the founding members of 808 State before leaving to start his solo career with 'Voodoo Ray'.

I was inspired to cover this after recently acquiring a copy of the Emulator II library disks (to recreate the Kraftwerk track, 'Tour De France' [posted here].
Among these disks, Disk 22 is entitled ‘Loon Garden’. Cited by many as the original source of the ‘Loon’ bird sample we all know and love, it also features a ‘shakahuchi’ sample familiar to anyone who’s ever heard ‘Sledgehammer’ by Peter Gabriel and is a historic piece of sound design. Once you’ve heard these samples you can’t help but hear them across the whole spectrum of popular music. If anyone knows who originally recorded these original samples (also in the Akai S900 library) please leave a comment?

As I started piecing this together I found this excellent video by @CaptainPikant
• Analyzing PACIFIC STATE - How to make clas... [embedded below]
which elegantly detailed the rhythm patterns used. I simplified these somewhat to fit the drum tracks into just 2 tracks to allow room for Sax and Sound Effects tracks (see below).

There is a small snatch of sampled 'sax' played on Logic sampler to fill in for the original sax solo played by Graham Massey from the band but otherwise everything was programmed and played on the Circuit Tracks. No extra synths or FX were used and the audio is recorded straight out of the stereo outs.

I hope you enjoy this track as much as I did putting it together and check back soon for more.

More details for synth nerds.

The bass patch was programmed into Synth 1 to serve as both bass and melody line. The pad sound on Synth 2 is yet another detuned sawtooth pad with chorus, but rolled off with a 24dB low pass filter to create a sound a bit more like the original Juno (said to have been sampled as a chord into a Casio FZ1 sampler).

The drum sounds are a mixture of various 909,707 and 727 Roland drum machine samples from the Reverb Drum Machines collection (normalised and filtered where required).

The Sax sound was played using the sampler instrument in Logic (and is just a preset). The 3 edited phrases were placed onto Drum pad slots and triggered using Drum 3 when required.

Another sample was a ‘bell’ patch created on the Tracks but sampled as a ‘glissando’ to double up the glissando played on the pad on Synth 2, as a break between sections of the song.

Finally Drum 4 was reserved for water and ‘Loon’ sound effects (plus additional 727 rhythm). Did you know the Loon is actually a Canadian diving aquatic bird somewhat like a duck and not at all exotic!

The tracks were as follows;
125BPM, Swing 59%
Synth 1 – bass and melody
Synth 2 – chorused pad chords
Drum 1 – 707 bass drum
Drum 2 – Hihat, Open Hat, Clap and Ride samples.
Drum 3 – Sampled sax lines (and Tracks synth 'bell' glissando sample in break)
Drum 4 – Sound effects, alternating with 727 percussion sampled bongo and muted conga sounds."

Analyzing PACIFIC STATE - How to make classic 909 Ambient House beats | Drum Patterns Explained

video upload by Captain Pikant

"Join us as we analyze and rebuild the unique rhythm of 808 State's timeless Ambient House classic layer by layer."

0:00 Introduction
0:46 Pattern 1
2:54 Loon
4:27 Pattern 2
5:26 Percussion Layer
6:22 One-Shot Patterns
6:49 End Jam

Patching Rests with VCAs

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Pete from the Make Noise Instagram channel here, filling in this week with a video all about VCAs and silence... sort of (and also not really).

In this video I share three different patches for introducing rests and dynamic modulation using (1) a Maths + TEMPI combination, (2) a 0-Coast + 0-CTRL pairing and (3) an X-PAN + Ch.Svr duo.

Timestamps:
0:00 - introduction
1:07 - the Binary Zone
2:05 - a Binary Zone-inspired John Blacet tribute patch with Maths + TEMPI
5:30 - a "one-cable" 0-CTRL patch
8:20 - an X-PAN + Ch.Svr 'balanced modulator' patch (two variations)
15:27 - outro

As promised throughout the video, below are links for further reading/viewing:

1. the footage of me at a synth meetup in 2009 is courtesy of Scooter McCrae (thanks Scooter!), and the full video from that event can be found on his YouTube channel: • Muff Wiggler Forum July 2009 Gathering [posted here]

2. the manual for the Blacet Binary Zone can be found here: https://archive.org/details/manualzil...

3. an archive of the Binary Zone page on the Blacet website can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/200310020...

4. The forum post where Grant Richter first shared the "balanced modulator" patch for his XMix module can be found on Page 1 of this thread: https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/view...

And while you're on the internet, stop by the Make Noise Instagram channel for daily patch videos: / makenoisemusic

Thanks for watching, and happy patching!

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Dark & Long (Dark Train)/Underworld - Circuit Tracks Version.

video upload by Guinan

"Best known for being featured in the movie Danny Boyle movie ‘Trainspotting’ this track was first released in 1994 by the band, Underworld. It featured also in the 2012 opening ceremony of the London Olympics (which was also directed by Danny Boyle). Prior to this my wife was only slightly aware of the band, but this song (and others featured) made her an instant fan! The album it is featured on (‘Isles Of Wonder’) is her favourite and is played in our house, in her car, on her phone whenever and wherever she has a chance so this is dedicated to her. Love xx

I was inspired to do this version after PinkPantheress’s new track inspired by this song. I’ve done a version of her track too and you can find it here; [Illegal/PinkPantheress video below]

Everything you hear is programmed into, played and produced by the Circuit Tracks. No extra synths or effects were used and the audio is a straight recording from the stereo out. There are a couple of samples being played (see below) to fill out the track and some very dodgy singing of the repeated refrain ‘Dark Train’ by yours truly.

More details for synth nerds:

This was fun to do and having polished this a bit more I would like to go back and redo the PinkPantheress track….if anyone would like to see an Underworld/Pink Pantheress mashup remix (‘Illegal’ in the style of ‘Dark Train’) leave a comment below and I’ll happily oblige ;)
The sounds on this were self-created exclusively for this track. The drum samples used were my go-to 909 and 707 samples from Yves Big City’s ‘90’s House Dream’ pack. I addition I created a looped chord for the choir sound (I used Arturia’s Emulator softsynth) and I merged this chord with edited filtered sections of my voice to produce the repeated ‘Dark Train’ section.
The track layout was as follows,
Tempo 136 BPM
Synth 1 – Bass Organ patch
Synth 2 – Main synth stab/pad sound (I used a wavetable wave, ‘Tri-Saw Blend’, detuned it and added tons of reverb)
Drum 1 – 909 bass drum and rim sounds (no reverb)
Drum 2 – 909 & 707 Hihat (closed and open and some ride)
Drum 3 – 909 Claps
Drum 4 – Arturia Emulator softsynth Choir chord loop (4 bars) and merged choir/”Dark Train’ vocals all loaded onto drum pads and played as if drum sequences.

Illegal/PinkPantheress - Circuit Tracks Version

video upload by Guinan

"This week's track is so new the paint is still fresh! ‘Illegal’ by PinkPantheress. This hyperpop spin on modern UK Garage just shows how dance music evolves and constantly changes.

If you don’t know the track yet see the original here;"

PinkPantheress - Illegal (Official Video)

video upload by Pinkpantheress

BIG THREE BEATS | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"A remake/extention of the "Dark Techno" 0-Coast patch of the week from 2017 - this time with 0-CTRL and Strega to fill it out!

Check out the ancient original here: • 0-Coast Patch of the Week #14: Dark Techno" [posted here]

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Live Set Re-recorded - from Superbooth25, feat AJH SYNTH all-analogue modules

video upload by AJH Synth Official

"This is a re-recording of a 20-minute live set by @DreamsOfWires for Superbooth25, and consists of two old tracks from my video back-catalog. It's quite a minimal rig, configured as two all-analogue synth voices - one for melodic patterns, one for pitched drone parts.
The actual performance at the event suffered technical problems as a result of failing cables and a dodgy musician's inability to recover much from it. As a result said musician decided to record a version of it after returning home, demonstrating how it should have sounded.
In my defence, this rig had been on display for 3 days at the AJH Synth booth, demoing modules, being re-patched, fiddled with, then re-patched, etc... but then again, a bad workman always blames their tools :P
I hope this version is more audible.

Modules used:
(AJH SYNTH)
Matrix VCF
Transistor Ladder Filter
Sonic XV Diode Ladder Filter
Vintage Transistor Core VCO x4
Sample Hold & Slew
Contour Generators
Wave Swarm
Ring SM
Muting Mixer
Discrete Cascaded VCA
Glide + Noise MkII
Dual LFO VCA
(Other brands)
Squarp Hermod+ sequencer
XAOC Devices Sarajewo analog delay
ALM Busy Circuits MFX for reverb
Cosmotronic Cosmix
Happy Nerding Isolator
Homemade case powered by Konstant Lab BoardPWR

The AJH SYNTH Eurorack modular range consists of high-end modules, all hand-made in the UK, most of which are based on classic, vintage designs, authentically recreating the circuitry of much sought-after analogue instruments and technologies of the past, whilst greatly expanding them, and bringing them to modern Eurorack levels of convenience, limitless flexibility, and reliability.
Official website page: https://ajhsynth.com

Check out the AJH Synth playlists for module 'User Guides', and 'Patch of The Week' videos, which will be either performances or 'how to' guides, detailing functions/methods, and a range of sounds, some familiar, some less so, containing a patch sheet at the end to show you how to construct it for yourself.

Inspiration is All Around You

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Pete from the Make Noise Instagram channel here, filling in this week with a 'hangout' video, in which we go exploring Asheville looking for inspiration to patch with.

Record shops! Movie stores! Waterfalls! This one has it all."

Timestamps:
0:00 - introduction
1:40 - surface noise texture exploration
5:30 - VHS tape ribbon controller
7:18 - waterfall tape loop
11:05 - outro

"Here is the New Music article mentioned in the video: https://newmusicusa.org/nmbx/synthesi...

A note about using VHS tapes as ribbon controllers: at some point, it seems that VHS tapes changed formula and the newer tapes just don't work for this sort of thing. Instead, look for older tapes where one of the sides has more of a matte finish— this is the side you want to have facing up (newer tapes tend to have two shiny sides and neither of them will work for this experiment).

Thanks for watching, and happy patching!"

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Polykit-16 with added performance modes

video upload by Craig Barnes

"When I first built this synth although it was bi-timbral I never really made the operation so you could easily use the bi-timbral modes, it had patch setups, but not performances to take advantage of the dual sounds, so this week I went out if my way to add the performance mode."

V-SHAPE and SAMPLE HOLD & SLEW Stepped Wave-Shaping / Timbre Modulation Session #eurorack

video upload by AJH Synth Official

"Short performance example using Sample & Hold to add random modulation to wave shape in a musically intuitive way. The V-Shape is a very capable wave shaper, also featuring optional distortion, and voltage control over both. Here the wave shape of a simple triangle wave is being twisted to produce a much more interesting variety of timbres, each being instigated by gate signals from a keyboard CV controller. Gate signals sent to the Clock input of the Sample Hold & Slew module bypass its internal clock, and trigger it to create a new random voltage when a gate signal is received. This way a keyboard or sequencer can be used to step through the random voltages as desired. See the following video for an example doing this with a sequencer, also using the V-Shape: • Patch of the Week: 'Schulze School' -..." [2nd video in the playist here]

Dreadbox Murmux Adept #1 | Winterdagen

video upload by Winterdagen

"When I went to Synthfest UK a few months ago, I fell completely in love with the Dreadbox Murmux Adept. I tried just about every poly synth I could find out there and this was the one that instantly mesmerized me. However I thought I would never be able to get my hands on one as only 300 units have been made and they'd been long gone. Until last week, when out of the blue one popped up.

I've been head over heels for this thing the past week. I made about 40 patches and wrote 10 new pieces of music on it in a few nights, it is really that inspiring. I'll be posting some of my first explorations on it over the next few weeks and here's the first one.

For this piece I thought it'd be interesting to see if I could get a patch to start out as an ambient pad, morphing into a plucked sound. I made use of the amazing effects on it (BBD + delay), both adding quite some noise to the signal chain. The delay gets noisy at long delay times and I absolutely love the way it sounds. In fact I compressed the sound afterward to make the ever changing noise of the effects more prominent because I love it so much. Murmux can definitely sound clean as well, but I love pushing the effects to get a more noisy signal to create an intimate world of sounds."

Monome Norns Shield (Fall) & Eurorack - Ambient Journey On A Monday Morning

video upload by Kuro Kasetto

"A chilled-out ambient journey to start the week, using the Monome Norns Shield with the 'Fall' script and a Eurorack modular setup. This patch is a mix of soft textures, evolving drones, and smooth rhythms, created with modules like Collide 4, Typhoon, Esquivel, Morphagene, o_C, Pamela's New Workout, Muxlicer, and more. Perfect for that peaceful Monday morning vibe or just to relax and get lost in sound."

Instruō - tràigh [Signature Edition]

video upload by Instruō

Update: DivKid video added below.

"Hello!
Jason here.
Thank you for watching this video :)

This Signature Edition limited re-release of the tràigh low-pass filter module is available for purchase direct from Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/18233...

I am producing a limited batch which will be available for purchase while stock lasts.

This revised module was developed as a creative side project over the past month or two as a means of dealing with the unfortunate situation of having a very large pet greyhound with a relatively large diagnosis of cancer.
Winston was confirmed to have a stage 2 soft cell sarcoma earlier this year. He underwent a surgery on September 24th during which the tumour was successfully removed. (He has recovered very well and quickly!)
Due to the location of the sarcoma there is a high likelihood of cancer cells remaining at a microscopic level. If left unchecked they will likely return as a tumour with a chance of metastasising.
Winston began a 4 week treatment of radiotherapy on November 4th.
As of writing this we are now past the half way point and he is responding very well with no significant side effects presenting.
Each treatment requires full general anaesthetic, so I have a very dopey boy every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the entire month of November.
The vets do provide him with some roast chicken each session when he wakes up. So he seems quite happy with his current unusual routine.

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ReSynthesizin' | Make Noise

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"In this first ReSynthesizer Patch of the Week, we take a close look at how Spectraphon does its resynthesizin'."

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Quord Patch of the Week: Bell

video upload by Sound Workshop

"How to make a ringing bell sound on Quord."

Dubwave Transmission - (Eurorack Jam Session)

video upload by Electronisounds Audio

"...been building this patch up in my spare time over the past week or so...
I hope you enjoy the chilled, dubby vibe!
Thanks for watching!

Whatever kind of music you are making - KEEP IT UP, Friends!
Don't stop making *YOUR MUSIC*!!

--- ▼CONNECT with me / SUPPORT creativity and good content▼
WEBSTORE ► https://www.electronisounds.com/
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Super Synthesis is Shutting Down Dec 31 w/ Big Sale & Two New Modules

via Super Synthesis

"It is with bittersweet excitement I announce that Super Synthesis is closing Dec 31st, 2024. That will be right around 11.5 years, and it's been a total blast. I started Super when I was 23 years old making format-less kits and noise boxes instead of finishing my EE degree. I still am pretty sure that was the right move lol... ask again when I'm 120! I will keep supporting all of my modules forever, and the current lineup will live on as DIY kits from Synthcube, and as open source designs on the Super github. I'll probably keep putting new stuff there too as it gets finished, as open designs and synth education have been my goal and priority since day one.

On Jan 1, the Super store will close down for good. Until then, everything is discounted in an effort to liquidate stock. Right now your whole order is 40% off. If anything is left by the holidays, that discount will get deeper! I really just want this stuff in people's racks.

This is a good and happy thing. If anyone is curious about anything, starting or running or closing Super, it's one of my favorite things to talk about.

After this post on reddit, I sold out overnight:

'Enough people have reached out wanting to know about a final run or hidden stock that I've decided to try something that I've strictly avoided the past 11 years: a pre-order.

I totally want to do another run, but I can't justify buying stuff that may end up undoing the magic of selling out of my stock!

Between now (Friday night, 9/27) and a week from now (next Friday night, 10/4) I have enabled purchase of all modules (including two new modules that no one has ever seen!). At the end of the week, I'll shut down ordering and get everything made. It will take about 4 weeks to get boards made by robots and modules assembled by homie Matt (Matt rules), then I'll ship them all out. If this is too long, I understand! I think it's the only way I can really go about this, though. Since I'm going to start spending the money on production immediately following this 1 week period, there will be no refunds once it closes. If you need to cancel your order, make sure you reach out before then!

I have been working on a reverb and a chorus for the past couple of years. I love them, but funds and time and various things got in the way of actually releasing them. They're both kind of noisy, mono, sort of imperfect, and totally badass. I'll try to get some demos up, but at $59.40 ($99 at the 40% discount), you could just grab one or both and support j'boy! This reverb was a blast to develop. I got to learn all about vintage resource-constrained reverbs and came up with an original algorithm that is super tasty and useful. The chorus module is a little less exciting, I guess, but the delay time goes up to about 1/3 of a second so it's really just badass modulated delay. Check them both out:

https://www.supersynthesis.com/products/room
https://www.supersynthesis.com/products/chorus"

"ROOM is a simple reverb effect boasting much tasty character comprised of modulated all pass delay lines with high and low pass filters in the main feedback path.

FEEDBACK controls the overall feedback around the loop. At max, the verb will sustain nearly indefinitely.

LP and HP control the cutoff frequencies of the high-pass and low-pass filters in the main feedback path. Adjust LP for darker, danker, sounds. Adjust HP to remove boom, simulate smaller spaces, or create long twinkly sizzles.

SIZE controls the length of the internal delay lines. At minimum you get little cabinets or bathrooms, at max you get deep halls and spacious canyons.

ROOM is retro. It's kind of noisy. It is deliciously useful.

schematics and more on our github"

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The power of stepped random voltages: create infinite textures with just thee modules

video upload by Frap Tools

"This Week Federico takes us for a tour of one of his favorite techniques: random S&H everywhere!

We will use a single S&H from Sapèl, multiply it through the 333, and patch it to many points of Brenso's complex section. Thanks to its many attenuverters, it will be possible to create a drone sound that will change its timber infinite times at every clock strike."

Exploring Arbhar + Guitar

video upload by Mega Modularis

"Hello there!

Welcome back to another video, this week we’re finally getting around to exploring the wonderful @instruo Arbhar! In the first part of a three or four part series, I begin to explore Arbhar’s potential through some guitar samples I recorded, enjoy!

MM."

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Patch Tips & Tricks for Improving Basic Waveforms!

video upload by The Unperson

"In today's video I explore some synthesis techniques and patching tricks for getting the most out of basic waveforms. I had a big list of ideas for this video but I'm not great at being concise so here is half of them, and the other half will be released in a part 2 video out next week! Hope you enjoy.

Cheers!

Ally

#synthesis #eurorack #modular #patch #synth

CONTENT
0:00 - Intro/Vibrato
4:09 - PWM
6:36 - Wavefolding
9:51 - Glissando
12:17 - HP Filter
15:24 - LPG
18:11 - Outro"