QU-Bit Bloom V2 – The Eurorack Sequencer That Grows on You

video upload by Starsky Carr

"The QU-Bit Bloom V2 Eurorack Sequencer takes generative sequencing to the next level — with three independent channels, expanded modulation options, and up to 64 steps per pattern. In this deep dive, I explore how each channel (Blue, Green, and Red) works, show how to program sequences, use the modulation output creatively, and reveal some of Bloom’s new tricks for melodic and rhythmic variation.

If you’re into modular synthesis, this update is a big deal — flexible, musical, and seriously fun to use."

0:00 Overview
0:52 Per Step Parameters
2:37 Shift Functions
5:43 Branch Path and Mutate
9:28 Knob Modes
13:31 Modulation
18:28 Config Settings & Narwhal

Qu-Bit Stardust v1.1.0: Now With More Loops!

video upload by Qu - Bit

"Qu-Bit's cosmic tape looper just received its first offical update which introduces two key feature additions:

1. Multiple loop file handling
2. Frippertronics decay control

Loop file formatting is also improved, with the ability to use mono .wav files, and files with metadata attached.

Follow along as we run through the new features!

Get the update:
https://www.qubitelectronix.com/alter..."

00:00 Intro
00:39 Loop Import
02:42 Loop Save/Overwrite
04:14 Frippertronics Decay Control
05:17 Outro

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."

4ms Ensemble Oscillator (sound.report jam/sounds only + english)

video upload by The Green Man(TGM) + sound.report by Heiner Kruse

"timestamps:

00:00-03:30 Soundintro with a free scale (see how to program it at the end int hte Learn Mode part)
03:30-07:28 Function Overview
07:40-08:40 Root Note (and Pitch Note Modulation) Modulation via Qu Bit Bloom v2
08:40-10:05 Some Sounddesign tweaks (see more later, sorry, the sound is a bit low here)
10:05-11:00 Why is it flickering? + some details (Stereo Spread)
11:00-14:00 Explanation of more basics
14:00-15:20 Sequencer Modulation again including Freeze
15:27-20:24 Learn Mode + Jam"

Additional 4ms Ensemble Oscillator posts

INKYFEST '25 - FOREVER JAMMIN'

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Let's jam forever…

Shakmat Battering Ram, Xodes AHH and
NanoRings sequenced by Shakmat Bishop's Misc Mk2 into Qu-bit Prism. Clock and mod by Pam

Recorded live thru Syntakt inputs with delay and reverb

#electronicmusic

‪@busycircuits‬ ‪@ShakmatModular‬ ‪@QuBitElectronix‬ ‪@xodesnet‬"

NOH Modular Pianist and friends - four chord jam

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"My simple beginnings with the Pianist chord sequencer. It's running chords from Brains (Plaits mode), and sending out a note to the Qu-Bit Surface and Pony VCO and turned into a nice little jam. Full review of Pianist to come soon.

https://nohmodular.com/pianist/"

WISP - Granular Ambient Modular #17 // Instruo Arbhar, Qu-Bit Mojave, Rhodes

video upload by David Falcon

"noun /wɪsp/
a delicate, thin, and sometimes twisting piece or line of something

Me apetecía algo relajante así que hice una pieza para mí mismo. La idea parte sampleando en el @instruo Arbhar: Rhodes, Piano, Vibráfono, Acordeón, Synth bass y Cuerdas. En mi experiencia, este módulo funciona mejor cuando se samplean frases para luego recorrerlas con su motor en lugar de notas individuales. Lleva a sorpresas y texturas interesantes. En esta jam solo utilicé el vibráfono y el rhodes.

La textura aguda, parecida a una voz, soy yo mismo cantando al micro del @QuBitElectronix Mojave y fijando el búfer. Fui editando el módulo hasta hacerlo funcionar en el tema. La línea de bajo nace en el @MoogSynthesizers Subarmonicon y lo envié al @ShakmatModular Dual Dagger para controlar la dinámica.
En el @WeAreElektron Analog Four añado un Kick, Hi-Hat y dos líneas simples en las frecuencias agudas. También improviso con el Nord con un sonido Rhodes en algunas partes a tiempo real (no he podido montar el vídeo que he hecho en el móvil de esta parte por algun motivo en Davinci Resolve)

Gracias por estar al otro lado!

(eng)
I was in the mood for a relaxing piece so I made one for myself! It started by sampling some new sounds into Arbhar. Rhodes, Piano, Vibraphone, Accordion, Synth bass and Strings. In my experience this module works best when sampling phrases to then sweep around with its engine instead of single notes. It leads to more happy accidents and interesting textures. In this jam only the vibraphone and some rhodes was used.

The high texture vocal-like sound is myself singing into Mojave and locking the buffer. I tweaked the module until I found something that worked. It was mixed with a bass line in the subharmonicon and sent to the Dual Dagger to control the dynamics of the song.
Lastly the Analog Four is adding Kick, Hi-Hat and two simple lines on top. I also improvise with a Nord Rhodes sound on top in some of the parts."

Introducing: The Bloom v2 Sequence Editor

video upload by Qu - Bit

"Bloom v2 just got a sweet companion web app. Build complete Bloom v2 sequences with our custom editor, test them out with the built-in synth voice or your favorite plugin, and export sequences to load directly into Bloom v2. Try it today!

https://bloom.qubitelectronix.com

00:00 Intro
01:03 Transport
01:28 Synth Settings
01:54 Pattern Settings
02:45 Sequencer
03:15 Tuning Reference
03:33 Tune Mode
05:10 File Menu
05:42 Playing the sequence on Bloom v2!"

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."

HWJ - A GENTLE SLOPE SUMMER

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Hardaware Jam Challenge: Every good things come to an end

Shakmat Battering Ram, Xodes AHH and
NanoRings sequenced by Shakmat Bishop's Misc Mk2 into Qu-bit Prism. Clock and mod by Pam

Recorded live thru Syntakt inputs with delay and reverb"

Endogenous - dark ambient ritual psychedelic doom - Ableton Move & Eurorack

video upload by Abre Ojos

"66bpm - Grind your third eye and sip the pineal paste"

Track breakdown - Endogenous - Ableton Move & Eurorack modular

video upload by Abre Ojos

"I bought a Move. Here's a quick overview of how I used it with my modular to build this track • Endogenous - dark ambient ritual psychedel...

TLDR: The Move is great. Works really well using the Intellijel MIDI 1U via USB to sync the modular to the Move and send a channel of pitch, gate & velocity.
Let me know if you have any questions on the set up.

Ableton Move
Eurorack Modular:
‪@intellijel‬ Case & MIDI 1U
‪@knobula_synths‬ Kickain
‪@Endorphines‬ Ghost
‪@EricaSynths‬ Perkons Voice
‪@DivKid‬ DivSkip
1010 Bluebox Eurorack
Pamelas New Workout
Qu-Bit Scanned
Novation LaunchControl XL for MIDI control of 1010 Bluebox
@NoiseEngineering Manis Iteritas & Debel Alia

Recorded with Rodecaster Video

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

Bloom v2: A Tutorial

video upload by Qu - Bit

"Meet Bloom v2, an ever-evolving fractal sequencer. Follow along with Michael as we do a complete once over of Bloom v2, from patching it up to a sound source, to pruning the perfect patch.

Learn more about Bloom v2 and other Qu-Bit modules on our site:
https://qubitelectronix.com

Narwhal:
https://narwhal.qubitelectronix.com

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RIFT - Modular Percussion #10 // Arbhar, Prism, Subharmonicon, Mojave, Matriarch

video upload by David Falcon

"/rɪft/
noun
1. a crack, split, or break in something.
2. a serious break in friendly relations.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
El objetivo de este tema era hacer un patch percusivo con el modular. En el Arbhar tengo un sample de estática de la radio que paso por el filtro del Qu-bit Prism. Con un sample and hold desde PAM's lo modulo rítmicamente creando el patrón rítmico más agudo.
Despuén en el Moog Subharmonicon tengo un patch de Bombo que paso a través del Qu-Bit Mojave, y así lograr unos golpes que recuerdan a toms haciendo el beat algo más complejo.

Esa capa base quedó grabada durante un par de semanas sin que tuviera opción de añadirle nada más e iba a subirla así, pero decidí crear una linea de bajo con el Analog Four, un arpegio y una textura con el OP-1 y por último un lead/textura con el Matriarch.

(eng)
The objective of this song was to make a percussive patch with the modular. In the Arbhar I have a sample of radio static that I pass through the Qu-bit Prism filter. With a sample and hold from PAM's I modulate it rhythmically creating the rhythmic pattern.
Later on the Moog Subharmonicon I made a Bass Drum patch that I pass through the Qu-Bit Mojave, and thus achieve some hits that are reminiscent of toms making the beat somewhat more complex.

That base layer was recorded for a couple of weeks without me having the chance to add anything else to it. I was going to upload it like this, but I decided to create a bass line with the Analog Four, an arpeggio and a texture with the OP-1 and finally a lead/texture with the Matriarch."

HWJ FRIDAY 13th - THIS IS THE ONLY ROOM [13 remix]

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Hardware Jams Challenge: FRIDAY 13th
THIS IS THE ONLY ROOM [13 remix]

A fragment of my track 'THIS IS THE ONLY ROOM' remixed with Qu-bit Nebulae v2

Nebulae: phase vocoding & grains
Griffin's Claws: live & recorded cv
Beads: feedback & reverb

Recorded live into Syntakt delay & reverb"

SCJS#58 BOUNDARIES REMIX - Shakmat Griffin's Claws, Qu-bit Nebulae v2, MI Beads

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Small Case Jam Sessions #58 BOUNDARIES REMIX

A four bars loop of 'Boundaries', an early SCJS track of mine, mangled by Qu-bit Nebulae v2, effects by MI Beads. Here, Shakmat Griffin's Claws faders control the amplitude of previously recorded cv.

Nebulae: phase vocoding & grains
Griffin's Claws: faders & recorded cv
Beads: feedback & reverb

Recorded live into Syntakt delay & reverb"

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."

Introducing: Bloom v2

video upload by Qu - Bit

"Our fractal sequencer has blossomed into something new, yet familiar. Follow along as we take a quick look at the new and improved Qu-Bit Bloom v2, a 3-channel, 64 steps per channel CV and gate sequencer with a whole lot of tricks up its sleeve!

Pre-Orders are now available. Shipping everywhere May 27, 2025!"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

Update: press release follows:

Qu-Bit Electronix readily reimagines mainstay sequencer as Bloom v2 with additional features and configurability compared to predecessor

SAN CLEMENTE, CA, USA: Q-Bit Electronix, acclaimed as a California-based modular synthesis brand behind the likes of Data Bender, Nebulae, Stardust, and other premier Eurorack modules, is proud to announce availability of the Daisy platform-based Bloom v2 — readily reimagining its mainstay sequencer as a multi-channel fractal formulation offering an abundance of additional features and configurability compared to its predecessor in ways that its creators collectively could not have hitherto imagined, yet perfectly aligns with an already established ethos of turning a knob and creating musical magic — as of June 18…

As a three-channel, 64-step CV and gate sequencer at its roots, Bloom v2 provides all the bread and butter controls considered necessary for creating a catchy, melodic sequence. Saying that, though, a quick push through the ‘leaves’ — like a tree, the enhanced Eurorack module in question features up to 128 different paths from the eight-step ‘trunk’ sequence’s seven ‘branches’ (taking those eight steps up to 64) to reach those ‘leaves’ and allow everything to musically bloom — reveals just how impressive its available array of controls actually are. After all, Bloom v2 lets users dial in any and allsequence data on a per-step basis — not just the note pitch. Put it this way: while it is perfectly possible to set gate state and length, slew amount, and ratchet amount — read: real (clock-synchronised) ratcheting, no less, users can also allow Bloom v2 to generate any aspect of the sequence by pushing the new reseed button, effectively dice-rolling the sequence for a fresh new take with each push of that button!

“Bloom was really the beginning of our foray into Qu-Bit’s new design ethos, whereby the module can take the wheel and generate beautiful music, if you want it to.” So says Qu-Bit Electronix Co-Founder Andrew Ikenberry by way of an alluring opener, before going on to reveal, “There was so much we wanted to do with the first Bloom, but couldn’t due to the hardware limitations of the time; now, with the Daisy platform, flexible USB port, and bespoke sequence editor, we really feel like Bloom v2 is the de facto Qu-Bit sequencer!”

And advancements have clearly been made above and beyond Bloom. Outside of having an additional channel and double the step length for sequences, Bloom v2 can save and load sequences — and their ‘branches’ — to and from a connected USB drive. Taking things several steps further, Qu-Bit Electronix has gone so far as to integrate a web-based sequence editor on Narwhal (https://narwhal.qubitelectronix.com/), its settings web app, where users can edit every aspect of a sequence — even editing the branch steps, so they can access a fully-programmable 512-step sequence — as well as setting a host of preferential behaviours and settings. Since sequences can be saved as individual files, users can share their sequences with other Bloom v2 users, adding the potential for a rich community of sequence-builders.

Eagle-eyed users of Qu-Bit Electronix’s original fractal sequencer Eurorack module will, without doubt, first become aware of a change brought about by Bloom v2’s updated layout, irrespective of its impressive new features. For instance, the main sequence encoders are now in a horizontal arrangement, with an intricate arboreal pattern weaving between each step. Furthermore, front panel artwork also acts as an eye-catching reference by illuminating which ‘Tune Mode’ the step encoders are using, with five different step editing modes currently available — namely, Note Pitch (illuminated in blue), Gate Length (green), Slew Amount (orange), Ratchet Amount (purple), and Mod Output (white).

Worth noting is the fact that the three channels on Bloom v2 each sport a new output — labelled mod 1, mod 2, and mod 3, respectively — as a CV modulation-focused affair that is fully sequence-able alongside the (self-explanatory) gate 1, gate 2, and gate 3, plus note 1, note 2, and note 3 outputs of the two other channels. But better still, there are three different output modes to choose from when working with those new outputs, Shapes being the default mod output as an LFO shape-builder mode, whereby each step can output a unique LFO shape or ratcheted variant of that shape, allowing usersto build complex modulation strings that are synchronised with the ‘trunk’ sequence; Envelope mode outputs a simple AD (Attack Decay) envelope with per-step peak control; and Stepped Voltage mode outputs a fixed voltage per step between 0V and +5V, perfect for velocity or stereo pan sequencing.

But Bloom v2’s sequences are not just outputted as voltages. Thanks to the new MIDI output and included TRS-to-MIDI cable, it can drive any MIDI-equipped device with its fractal power, and, at the same time, an onboard USB port allows it to become a MIDI host. Try transposing the sequence with a chromatic keyboard or triggering full pattern swaps on the fly with a MIDI controller.

Concludes Andrew Ikenberry: “Bloom v2 really opens up generative sequencing in a whole new way. Indeed, it can be random, while surprisingly intriguing and musical, and I’m excited to share this new evolution of our sequencer with the modular community.”

Clearly, then, Bloom v2 is evolutionary, hitting all the sweet spots as a creative sequencer with its immediacy and fine-tuning abilities all rolled neatly and imaginatively into an 18HP-width Eurorack module that adds a handful of requested additions as well as a few unexpected but game-changing new features. Furthermore, it is future-proofed by being based on the easily-updatable Daisy platform, so Q-Bit Electronix will continue tending their readily reimagined mainstay sequencer while watching how Bloom v2 blossoms throughout the modular community, members of which who can continually content themselves with planting the seeds of their next patch in the meantime.

Bloom v2 is available worldwide from Qu-Bit Electronix’s growing global network of distributors (https://www.qubitelectronix.com/distributors) with an MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) of $499.00 USD or directly via its dedicated webpage (which includes more in-depth information) here: https://www.qubitelectronix.com/shop/p/bloom-v2

Modular Stories by Parallel Worlds

https://neoouija.bandcamp.com/album/modular-stories

Digital Download is 'name your price' for the next 2 days!!

The CD is a limited edition of 75 copies.

Machines used:

Eurorack modular (including modules by Qu-Bit, Synthesis Technology, Make Noise, Verbos, Instruo, Xaoc Devices, Intellijel, Frap Tools, Doepfer, 4ms company, Noise Engineering and others)
Analogue Systems RS-Integrator modular
Korg SQ-64
Korg Volca Modular
Korg Wavestate

link: facebook.com/parallelworldsmusic

released April 8, 2025

Thanks to: friends and family, John Sirros, Alessandro Vaccaro, Mamonu, Ingo Zobel & Dimitris Pavlidis. Mastered by Lorenzo Montana'

Designed by LoMo

Overview of all Kaona Sisyphus filters

video upload by Kaona Modular Music

"A few experiments with the various Sisyphus filters.
No effects are used; the sound is recorded directly from the filter output.
Input: QU-Bit Surface
Notes: Kaona Zazou
Gates: Kaona Joey

00:00 Intro
00:05 High pass filter
02:20 Band pass filter
04:30 Notch filter
06:24 Peak filter
08:50 Comb filter
11:26 Karplus Strong
14:04 Ladder filter"

See the Kaona label below for more.

Saxophone & Chords - New Pianist Firmware & Jam!

video upload by NOH-modular

"The Pianist is a eurorack polyphonic chord sequencer. It offers eight pitch information that you can choose from to build chords, or have it smartly control your chord modules like Mutable Instruments Plaits, Qu-Bit Chord v2, and more!

This video goes over the brand new firmware update which makes the Pianist module compatible with the CIZZLE & MCO mk2 from the friends at ‪@busycircuits‬ :)

It aims to inform you on how to operate the Pianist and how it can be implemented in a modular synthesizer for musical chord progressions."

FOR THE FIRMWARE UPDATE -
• Firmware Files - https://nohmodular.com/pianist/ • Thonny IDE - https://thonny.org/

CHAPTERS -

0:00 - Intro & Crazy Jam
0:57 - Pianist & ALM CIZZLE
2:44 - Pianist & ALM MCO mk2
3:56 - Outro"