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Modor DR-2: A solo jam @180bpm

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Some drum machines are built for real-time tweaking, others you program and hit 'play' while you tweak something else. The Perkons drum machine is a real-time tweaker; the LXR-02 is more a playback machine. Where does the DR-2 sit? It certainly has enough knobs and if you can remember some of the (many) shortcuts then there's lots of available functions on the front panel. Then there's the six little knobs above the faders that can be assigned to any parameter per voice. Yet I've never come up with a parameter that I can't immediately access by the front panel anyway so I've never used them.

Here I'm doing pretty basic stuff. There's a single four-bar pattern and two drumkits. I swap between kits, mute various voices and change the overall bar length. It's also very easy to change the step length per voice (just hold down the voice letter and press the step number) but I didn't want to get too tricky since you can't just reload the pattern to reset the length. The pitch drifting synth sounds come from the portamento amount.

In terms of functionality it all works very smoothly. The only thing I find troublesome is that any drumkit or pattern above the first 16 can only be accessed by holding down the 17-32 button and then pressing the step number. That makes fast changes outside the first 16 patterns and kits much more prone to error. It would be much more logical imo if just selecting the number grouping (eg 17-32) meant that's what you automatically get.

If it all sounds a little gritty to you then good! I used plenty of distortion on most of the voices and even applied some compressor which can be quite vicious and I'm not even sure how to turn it off once it's on!

As usual there's absolutely no other processing than what you see. No compression, EQ or any other DAW effect.

Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

Erica Synths x Hexinverter Mutant BD9 sound demo

video upload by Erica Synths

"Hexinverter’s BD9 is a modular take on the classic TR-909 kick, enhanced with voltage-controlled distortion and added flexibility. Its analog VCO delivers sine or square wave bassdrums, with pitch ranging from 30Hz to 240Hz and full CV control.

Timeline:
00:02 - Take 1 / Going through the controls of the Mutant BD9
01:31 - Take 2 / Jam with Perkons Voice
03:06 - Take 3 / Exploring the square ewave core with SUB
04:51 - Take 4 / Jam with Sample Drum
06:06 - Take 5 / Fully open Decay with SUB on, sent through the Black LPG, which is being triggered with extra triggers separate from the main bass drum trigger"

"Lived and Not Yet Lived" synth jam w/Perkons, Moog Labyrinth, OB-X8

video upload by Tim Grogan

"I like attributing significance to everyday things and then setting a mood to it sort of like scoring a film. Today's subject was my ceiling fan.

A synth jam I envisioned laying in bed this morning while drifting mentally through various scenes. Wanted to follow the visuals. Here's the result"

Perkons ONLY Jam

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"So it took me borrowing a 909 and being taught by John Tejada for me to finally use my Perkons by Erica Synths. This thing is dope! So I attempt to just jam with nothing but the Perokons and see how far I can get exploring its groove settings, parameter locks, using voice 2 for the kick instead of 1 and more."

BEYOND DRUMS! USE PERKONS AS 4 MONO SYNTHS ft OP-XY

video upload by The Midlife Synthesist

"Turn Around Sun See" w Perkons, Maschine Plus, Monkey Riot pedals, Plaits, Morphagene

video upload by Tim Grogan

"Jam having fun with Maschine Plus and Perkons."

Complete Techno + Dark Ambient palette: Perkons Voice deep dive demo

video upload by Dave Mech

"Here I'm showing the Perkons Voice eurorack module by Erica Synths which conveniently gives us access to all the wondrous Perkons HD-01 sounds but in 1/16th the size. Sure, it doesn't have the amazing sequencing capabilities but it does offer other interesting capabilities, like patch selection modulation and in general CV control over all parameters, which can yield beautiful results. And it's possible to get decay layers to up to 4 voices. So lots of drone and ambient sound source capabilities!

If you're interested in presets, samples and courses, check out https://davemech.live/shop"

Erica Synths Introduces Perkons Voice Eurorack Module

video upload by Erica Synths

"Erica Synths Perkons Voice is a eurorack incarnation of the percussion voices from the PERKONS HD-01 Drum machine. Like on the drum machine, the module has hybrid architecture, featuring a digital sound engine followed by an analogue multi-mode filter and overdrive. Users can select among 13 sound generation algorithms and save up to 99 presets that can be recalled easily. Tune and Patch CV inputs are configurable for various CV settings and are tuned to 1V/oct. Module also features a 4-voice poly overlap mode and samples on the "Rompler" engine can be easily replaced.

Timeline:

00:00 - Take 1 / 2x Perkons Voices sequenced with Black Sequencer
00:48 - Take 2 / Scrolling through factory presets
01:52 - Take 3 / Sequencing patches with Black Sequencer
02:23 - Take 4 / Playing with 4-voice poly overlap mode
02:58 - Take 5 / Sequencing snare and adding various CV modulations
04:38 - Take 6 / Self generating patch with Perkons Voice, Modulator and Stereo FX
05:35 - Take 7 / Patches sequenced with Black Sequencer
06:22 - Take 8 / More 4-voice poly overlap exploration
08:08 - Take 9 / Patch with 3x Perkons Voices as sound sources
08:30 - Take 10 / 4x Cowbell grains. Setting decay to to max makes sample to loop
10:25 - Take 11 / Wall of Karplus. Mega drone with voice overlap triggered and modulated with Befall rampage"

CHROMA CONSOLE MEETS PERKONS

video upload by Keith Duncan Sound

"THIS IS ME EXPERIMENTING WITH THE CHROMA CONSOLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I AM ON THE SEARCH FOR A GOD PLAYABLE EFFECTS BOX LIKE THE DREADBOX TYPHON BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS IT... YOU WILL SEE WHY."

Erica Synths - Perkons HD-01 - Techno Jam

video upload by Exsiderurgica

New Perkons Voice Eurorack Module From Erica Synths Incoming

This one is in via SovietSportsTechno.

Erica Synths Perkons HD-01

video upload by Tim Shoebridge

"Here's my personal take on this fascinating and rather exotic piece of hardware from Erica Synths. I've had it for a couple of months, I'm by no means an expert, but I thought I would share with you the way in which I am experimenting with Perkons and integrating it into my studio."

Neutral Labs Scrooge – sequenced malfunction generator

video upload by nyppy

"Available as a DIY kit or assembled desktop synth or 42 HP Eurorack module."

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

User videos:



1. Neutral Labs Scrooge and Digitakt II - live electronic performance - Jay Hosking

2. So…is it a drum machine?" The Neutral Labs SCROOGE Demo - mylarmelodies

00:00 Don't call it a drum machine!
01:06 What is Scrooge?
02:02 How it works.
04:07 Panel Controls
06:49 Making a Pattern From Scratch
08:42 Step Knob Automation
13:09 Adding More Voices
14:25 Ratcheting for Tone Creation
15:25 ...Then Adding 808
16:39 Funky Oizo Jam
17:17 'Control All' Feature
19:00 'Random Pattern' Generator
20:55 Manually Editing It.
22:17 A Techno Ending.

3. What's a Sequenced Malfunction Generator // Neutral Labs Scrooge Review and Demo - Starsky Carr

0:00 What's A Scrooge
2:00 Demo with TR606 and Elmyra2
4:04 Quick Start Guide
12:20 CTL ALL FTW
13:58 How to Create a Pattern
21:18 Creating Variations with CTL ALL
25:12 Randomisation
25:51 Function Buttons
27:41 Microtiming
30:24 Evolving Patterns with Random Variation
32:13 Playing with Perkons



"Scrooge is a sequenced malfunction generator, available as a 42 HP Eurorack module or semi-modular desktop synth. While you can convince it to deliver boomy kick drum sounds, clicky hi-hats or metallic snares, it would much rather be making glitchy artifacts, hollow crackles and horribly distorted growls. It contains a sophisticated and performance-oriented step sequencer with parameter locking and the possibility to control all steps across multiple tracks at once. Its 5 distinct and fully analog voices are made up of special circuits that work without dedicated power supplies, scrounging power from the sequencer control signals instead, which gives them an organic and unstable quality. As a bonus, it means you won’t have to power the unit itself if you sequence it from external gear.

5 distinct analog voices
device can work passively without a power supply if sequenced from external gear
each voice can be routed to either of 2 main outputs (headphone compatible)
individual voice outputs
individual voice CV inputs that respond well to audio signals
2 modulation tracks, individually routable to voices
2 modulation CV inputs
onboard step sequencer
parameter locking per step
"control all" mode (change parameters for several steps and tracks at once), great for interactive playing
arbitrary step length per track (up to 64 steps)
generative algorithm builds random variations on patterns (available while performing), or creates random patterns from scratch
pattern chaining (up to 32 patterns)
stores up to 128 patterns in 16 banks
microtiming
CV slew limiter per track
can sequence external gear
sync output
sync and reset inputs
MIDI input (TRS type A)"

"Dream of the Mystic Mist" live synth jam w Perkons, Keystep Pro, Take 5, Plaits, Atlantis, XPO

video upload by Tim Grogan

"Synth jam from 10-22-24, performed and recorded live into Pro Tools with no overdubs.

I'm sort of pulsating all around my rig and just full of joy and possibilities performing this. I get swept away quite honestly and just in the moment with the tones and sequences I've set up. 3 basic scenes in this one but lots of variations and options within each one.

Still getting to know the #ericasynths Perkons and I'm really enjoying the sounds and the workflow of it. I'm using the direct outs for each of the 4 voices to record them individually for mix control and adding a touch of reverb and delay (plug-ins) to a couple of the voices.

Main sequence from #arturia Keystep Pro playing the #intellijel Atlantis complete synth voice and a counter sequence playing the #mutableinstruments Plaits. I'm using a #sequentialcircuits Take 5 to manually play a pad created by ‪@GEOSynths‬ called Exodus, with a couple of small tweaks.

I'm also using a #makenoisemusic XPO through their QPAS filter, then through a #4ms dual envelope/filter and finally processed through a #qubitelectronix Nautilus for some cool delay fx.

This jam opens with a sample on the Morphagene I made by recording a little short cue I made in Pro Tools using Arturia Pigments, then recorded that as a splice into Morphagene and triggering its playback from the Keystep Pro."

Disconsolate - Live industrial slow doom techno - Perkons HD-01

video upload by Abre Ojos

"62.3bpm Industrial Psychedelic Doom Techno

Live hardware jam with Perkons HD-01 and Ableton Push 3 Standalone for FX with some Roar and Hybrid Reverb.

Video processed live through Resolume

Shot with GH5 MKII

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

What's better than one Perkons? // Dual Erica Synths Perkons Jam

video upload by Dave Mech

"Courses, presets, samples and more at https://davemech.live/shop

Since I bought a white Perkons, I temporary have two Perkons in the studio before selling the blue one to a new happy owner. So I thought I'd make use of that situation and record a raw dual Perkons Jam. And I'll be damned, It's actually really fun to dual wield these! Enjoy this 160 bpm raw live performance.

Gear used:
2x Perkons
OTO BAM
Dreadbox Raindrops
PlayDifferently Model 1.4
OTO boum + Doctron IMC (from main out of mixer)
Slight post processing with iZotope Ozone"

Make Music Day: Erica Synths and Elektron featuring Perkons HD-01, Octatrack and Analog Heat+FX

video upload by Group Technologies Australasia

"Here's our little jam for Make Music Day using the Perkons HD-01 from Erica Synths, along with Elektron Octatrack and Analog Heat+FX. What music are you making?

In this video the Perkons is running into the Octatrack, which is live sampling and re-slicing the Perkons' audio. All audio is being processed by the Analog Heat+FX whilst adding a little reverb too."

Why to Love The Erica Synths Perkons HD 01 Drum Synth

video upload by Miles Away

Review, sound demo and tutorial/walkthrough of the brand new Black Edition of the Erica Synths Perkons, a modern hybrid drum machine synthesizer. Learn how it works and listen to how versatile PERKONS is, from heavy noise techno to beautiful drone jams!

0:00 - intro / what is Perkons?

1:11 - demo song #1 DOOM Industrial

3:46 - why I love Perkons so much vs other drum machines

5:32 - demo song #2 - Melodic Synthwave

7:08 - creating a basic beat, setting tempo

7:54 - the power of a parameter locking sequencer

9:25 - master compressor and creating a more complex pattern

10:19 - voice 1 overview

12:22 - voice 2 overview

12:56 - voice 3 overview and bucket BBD delay

15:42 - voice 4 overview

16:55 - ratchet, odds and probability parameters

18:42 - divide, multiply, groove and play modes

21:34 - modulation LFO section

23:12 - send and return features, using Perkons with external gear

25:04 - bonus feature: Perkons as a drone synth!

26:47 - closing thoughts / final verdict

27:36 - demo song #3 - live chill techno with LUMI Keys and Polyend Play+

Modor DR-2 tutorial Part 1: Getting started

video upload by Richard DeHove

"The Modor DR-2 is one of what I consider the 'Big Five' in the drum machine world. There's the DR-2, Perkons, Pulsar-23, Rtym MkII and the Alpha Base.

This is not a sound design video, nor do I go through the many sound models and parameter options, that's for later videos. This one is a guide to the DR-2's basic operations, although of course there's plenty of hits along the way. The intention is to explore the many functions of the DR-2 in an ongoing tutorial series.

I've admired this machine for a couple of years and am excited to have got this one on loan from Modor. So it was very cheeky of me to switch out all the knobs for big black grippy ones from Erica Synths, but, well, it just looked too sweet and clean and my Big Box of Knobs is always looking for opportunities.

Soundwise there is a limiter on the output just to avoid any surprises and my voice is damping the drum machine level whenever I speak, which should explain any volume fluctuations.

0:00 Overview
0:29 Power & firmware
1:00 Front panel
2:10 32nd notes
2:55 Sound models
4:37 Knobs
5:28 Ergonomics
6:50 Envelopes
7:55 Change patterns & kits
9:40 Bars
10:15 Track length
12:15 Muting
12:42 Play modes
14:15 Saving
16:41 Tilt filter
17:50 Clear tracks
18:57 Initialize
19:59 Copy & paste
20:55 Random fill
22:05 Random steps
23:59 Random value
25:17 Parameter locks
26:46 Alpha & beta channels
32:00 For next time

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