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

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"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"

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: jammin with Shakmat

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"We're on the ground in Berlin at the year's biggest synth event. Stay up to date with all the latest gear news, announcements, and preorder info on our Superbooth coverage hub."

SHAKMAT LANCER'S LASH (SNARE), BALLISTA BLAST (FULL SYNTH VOICE)

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Click CC on the bottom of the player for subtitles, or if you know French, just listen.

Inside Shakmat Modular at Superbooth 2025 | Belgian Eurorack Brilliance Unleashed

video upload by Jonathan Knightsnare

"In this episode from Superbooth 2025, I explore the world of Shakmat Modular—one of the most inventive and musically forward-thinking modular synth makers in the Eurorack scene.

Hailing from Brussels, Belgium, Shakmat isn’t just another modular brand. They're a collective of engineers, designers, and musicians with one mission: to build Eurorack tools that are both technically innovative and artistically expressive. Their modules are crafted to inspire creativity—whether you’re making complex generative patches or crafting tight grooves for live performance.

In this video, I dive hands-on with some of their latest and most exciting modules—from smart sequencers to playful clock tools and creative modulation sources. What I love most is how everything they make feels immediately usable yet deeply explorable. No menu-diving, just powerful musical interaction.

Whether you’re into micro-timing madness, live patching, or experimental sequencing, Shakmat gives you the kind of gear that asks you to play—not just program.

Big shoutout to the Shakmat team for taking time to chat and share their passion. If you’re into next-gen modular tools with a deep musical heart, keep these folks on your radar."

Shakmat Griffin's Claws Eurorack Module: Move, Record, Attenuate, Perform

video upload by MATTHS

"I was lucky enough to be sent this wonderful #eurorack modules by #Shakmat called Griffins Claws. I've been so busy, I only just got around to uploading the video. Anyway, here is some various uses for it which I think you will find useful. This has become a central part of my case due to the extreme versatility this thing provides. Sequencing, CV recording, CV and Audio Mixing and more."

01:26 Recording
04:00 Amplitude Control
04:30 Offset Control
04:36 Clock
05:00 Sync
08:00 Reset
10:10 Delete
11:30 Audio and CV Use
17:30 Samples and Synths
24:27 Drones
28:19 Sequencing

www.matthsmatthsmatths.com

Shakmat Griffin's Claws: Demo

video upload by Shakmat

"Attenuators and VCAs are the secret sauce of every modular patch, providing opportunities for creative control and sonic movement. However, simple attenuators require constant adjustments, while voltage-controlled ones never offer precise attenuation throughout the evolution of your patch. Enter Griffin’s Claws, a new way to automate attenuation in an intuitive yet detailed way in your system.

Griffin’s Claws features four recordable attenuators with offset normalization, selectable linear or logarithmic response, and cascaded mixing on the outputs. Syncing with external clocks, gate outputs tied to fader movements, Sample & Hold, non-volatile memory of 16 presets, select bus compatibility and control on rate and amplitude complete this rich set of features. With such flexibility and precision, you will find that Griffin’s Claws soon becomes indispensable in both live performances and studio setups.

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Basics & Recording
2:57 Clocked Recording
6:46 Rate
9:14 Ampitude
10:06 Offset
10:54 Options
14:03 Memory
16:51 Select Bus
17:53 Audio Patch Example
22:04 Linking"

Modulation Revolution - Shakmat Modular présente Griffin's Claws

video upload by Audiorial

"Salut !
Moduler c'est le cœur de la synthèse modulaire, alors quand un constructeur sort un module qui révolutionne cette fonctionnalité basique, ça donne Griffin's Claws, et le constructeur c'est Shakmat Modular. 4 atténuateurs avec mémoire de mouvement et mix en cascade, tant au niveau CV qu'avec de l'audio, Grffin's Claws en cache encore bien plus sous ses 4 knurlies ;)"

"Hello!
Modulation is the heart of modular synthesis, so when a manufacturer releases a module that revolutionizes this basic functionality, it's called Griffin's Claws, and that manufacturer is Shakmat Modular. Featuring four attenuators with motion memory and cascading mixing, both CV and audio, Griffin's Claws hides even more under its four knurlies ;)"

✅https://payhip.com/Audiorial
✅Tuto sampling complet : https://payhip.com/b/PO0fq

Every type of analog synthesis explained using the SAME 4 modules

video upload by mylarmelodies

"In this tutorial I'll use this little cluster of 4 Shakmat modules to explain and demonstrate every type of analogue synthesis, by patching them differently. I'll explain what you need to follow along, the key differences between FM Synthesis types (Expo, Linear, Thru-Zero), Phase Modulation, Ring Modulation, Amplitude Modulation, Waveshaping, Additive and Subtractive. We'll see how they are in isolation and start to see the possibilities when you combine these methods, as well as discuss ideas and applications as we go along.

Thanks to sponsors Shakmat for being into this idea, and whose analogue range exemplify that it's 'how you patch it'. Modular is not necessarily about one shiny module that does it all, but about having things you can combine to make the same functionality as the shiny thing!"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

CHAPTERS
00:00 What we'll do in this video, the spirit of modular
01:30 What do I need to follow along?
03:45 FM Synthesis: Intro
04:46 FM: Exponential
09:50 FM: Linear
15:55 Why We Need Thru Zero FM
17:35 Phase Modulation
19:44 Phase Modulation vs Thru Zero
21:44 FM Types Recapped!
22:57 Ring Modulation
28:55 Amplitude Modulation
35:07 Waveshaping
42:48 Additive
46:30 Subtractive
50:33 Closing thoughts

02.07.2025 Mos-Lab & Scrotum Lab

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"Une séquence très simple pour tester un quantizer que je pense adopter.
Je n'ai eu que des problèmes techniques depuis que j'ai acheté des modules et un rack Series 500. Ça a commencé avec le boitier 500 qui ne passait même pas dans le rack et ça a continué module après module (même avec du neuf qui ne fonctionnait pas et que j'ai du échanger), jusqu'au ground loop hier sur les entrée DI qui empêche tout ! Bref j'aurais mieux fait de m'en tenir à mon setup habituel, plutôt que de me lancer dans le API 500. Alors afin de me calmer, je me suis mis sur le 2500 et j'en ai profité pour essayer un quantizer (le Shakmat Bard Quartet) avec une séquence toute simple. J'ai commencé la session avec un tempo bien rapide ( • 02.07.2025 Mos-Lab & Scrotum Lab - Th... ) et puis la séquence et le tempo se sont adoucis jusqu'à cette fin de session qui aurait pu encore continuer, continuer, continuer..."

Googlish:

"A very simple sequence to test a quantizer that I think I will adopt.
I have had nothing but technical problems since I bought modules and a Series 500 rack. It started with the 500 box that did not even fit in the rack and it continued module after module (even with new ones that did not work and that I had to exchange), until the ground loop yesterday on the DI inputs that prevented everything! In short, I would have done better to stick to my usual setup, rather than launching into the API 500. So in order to calm down, I switched to the 2500 and took the opportunity to try a quantizer (the Shakmat Bard Quartet) with a very simple sequence. I started the session with a very fast tempo ( • 02.07.2025 Mos-Lab & Scrotum Lab - Th... ) and then the sequence and the tempo softened until this end of the session which could have continued, continued, continued..."

RoaF Modular - Welcome | Generative Modular Synth Ambient

video upload by ChiaroBen

"Played some more with the ALA Monsoon this time - a drone from Moog Mavis is recorded into Monsoon after some wavefolding, and then put through some heavy reverb. A heavily (self-)modulated Maths is opening the VCA channel. The melody comes from ALA Beehive into the Void algorithm from TTA Zverb, while the aux out goes through ALA Benjolin (with the filter being modulated bei Benjolin's Rungler) and into pico DSP's delay.
The v/oct from ALA Steps quantized by Shakmat Bard Quartet, with the harmonies switched by RitS QUA through Noise Engineering Vice Verga. I used the trigger input on the Beehive for the first time, with the ochd expander providing the triggers.

Remember - music is powerful.

This music is published under a Creative Commons license. You may use samples, cover, and transform parts or the entirety of it without my explicit consent, as long as you credit me and release your work under a Creative Commons license as well. Commercial use is allowed. But don't just reupload this untransformed.

Thank you."

RoaF Modular - Carol of the Oscillators | A Modular Synth Patch

video upload by ChiaroBen

"A variation on Carol of the Bells - the main 4 note melody always struck me as very melancholic for a christmas song, and I've been fascinated with it for a while now. This is my spin on it.

Pico VCO is playing the melody, while ALA Beehive is providing a bassline. Coloured noise into Benjolin as a texture filler, and sometimes little drum hits, which are also coloured noise from Pico Noise.

The melody gets put through Pico DSP delay, and then TTA Zverb - the Shimmer Pitch Adjust is one of my favourite reverb modes on that module.

Pitch info comes from Mimetic Digitalis, which gets put through Shakmat's Bard Quartet for quantization. Channel 2 provides the bass, with four different notes switched by the harmoy, which comes from RitS QUA's attenuaters put through Trace, swept by øchd expander.

Noise Engineering's Kith Ruina provides distortion for the bassline, and sometimes breaks up, which caught me by surprise, but I like to record my patches with errors and all, instead of slaving over a perfect patch every time - generative music is unpredictable in places, and that's what makes it organic.

Switching the bass notes with Vice Verga instead of Trace would've probably been less disruptive, but I decided against rerecording and keeping the track as is.

Happy Holidays, everyone. Remember - music is powerful.

This music is published under a Creative Commons license. You may use samples, cover, and transform parts or the entirety of it without my explicit consent, as long as you credit me and release your work under a Creative Commons license as well. Commercial use is allowed. But don't just reupload this untransformed.

Thank you."

NDLR's ~ Odyssey

video upload by Ebotronix

Eurorack
Buchla 259t,
Tunefish Modular:
Mutable Instruments Peaks,Shades.
System 80 µJove
ST Modular Alstaden,
Ornament and Crime (Dorian Scale)
Arp Odyssey Module, Solina.
Conductive Labs The NDLR V2
Roland J 6 Chords,
Boss MD 500
Doepfer R2m Ribbon Controller
Line 6 DL 4 MK2
Electro Harmonix Mel 9
Shakmat Aeolus Seeds
Make Noise XPan
Strymon Big Sky MX in Dual Mono Mode controlled with
Midi CC ( 16 channels) by 16n Faderbank AtoVproject
14.12.2024
Video# 2441

Artist Picks: Best Music Gear of 2024 (Part 2)

video upload by Perfect Circuit

Check out the accompanying article on our blog, Signal."

"2024 is soon drawing to a close—so, we're taking a look back at the year, and taking account of all of the weird and wonderful instruments that gave us some inspiration this year. Synthesizers, drum machines, and Eurorack modules to samplers and effects, this year had no shortage of inspiring instruments.

So, we reached out to some of our friends and content creators to fill us in on their year, asking one simple question: what was the coolest piece of gear YOU got this year? For some, that meant brand-new releases, but for others, it meant sitting down and digging into classic instruments.

In this video, we hear from:
0:05 Emily Hopkins on the Expressive E Osmose + Vongon Replay
3:36 The Midlife Synthesist on the Arturia Polybrute 12
5:36 Son Wu on the Elektron Octatrack
10:38 Monotrail on the ADDAC507 Random Bézier Waves
13:32 Surco on the Shakmat Battering Ram + OXI Meta

Check out the accompanying article on our blog, Signal."

You can find additional Artist Picks: Best Music Gear of 2024 posts here.

Shakmat Analog Sub System overview and patch examples

video upload by Shakmat

"Presenting you today some patches and a small glimpse of what our 100% analog sub system is capable of.

Covering some drums synthesis, west-coast, lowpass gate, through 0 phase modulation (TZPM) and more

No fuss, no talk just some audio examples of our 100% analog modules

Shakmat is a modular synthesizer company based in Brussels, Belgium. We create modules pushing musical expression and creativity forward. Shakmat team gathers engineers, designers and musicians, providing a mixed technical and musical approach to module conception."

Filter & VCA factory - Centaur's Gate demo - Shakmat Modular

video upload by Stazma

"Today we dive into the Centaur's Gate by Shalmat Modular.
This guy is a very flexible dual module that can do pretty much anything filter or amplitude related. From clean and liquid sweeps to sreaming resonance, as well as crunchy VCA and gentle Lowpass Gate.

Have fun!!!"

00:00 Intro
01:22 Module Overview
09:21 Now music: Electro!
14:53 IDM Jungle
17:25 Stepping filter & Type CV
19:55 Mono to stereo with a drum machine
22:30 LPG & Buchla Bongos

Addtional posts featring Dentaur's Gate

Shakmat Modular Workshop at SchneidersLaden

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"On September 26th, Shakmat Modular hosted an exclusive workshop at SchneidersLaden’s former showroom in Kreuzberg. Known for their innovative, performance-oriented Eurorack modules, Shakmat founder François Gaspard demonstrated unique patching techniques and musical workflows, offering deep insights into their design process.

After the presentation, the evening transitioned into an informal gathering with drinks, allowing attendees to connect with fellow enthusiasts and the creators themselves. A perfect blend of learning, creativity, and community at one of the last workshops in the beloved Kottbusser Tor showroom!"

Making Modular Musical: Quantizer Tips & Tricks (feat. Omri Cohen + Shakmat Bard Quartet)

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"We've all heard it before: 'That's cool, but can you make MUSIC with that thing!?'

Modular synthesizers are notoriously good at all manner of sonic chaos—but with some practice and some clever techniques, it's easily possible to turn your Eurorack system into a source of cascading, gorgeous generative harmonies. It. can be as harmonious (or discordant!) as you want it to be. One of the most important tools for wrangling the chaos and making it 'musical'? Quantizers—an important tool in any melody-oriented modular artist's toolkit.

In this video, our friend ‪@OmriCohen-Music‬ shows us some of HIS favorite tips and tricks for generating harmonies and melodies with modular synthesizer—all focused around the spectacular Shakmat Bard Quartet quad quantizer. Buckle in...there's a lot to learn!

Learn more about Quantizers on our blog, Signal: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal...
More tactics for making modular more musical: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal...
Order a Bard Quartet here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/shakma..."

QMMG vs 292T vs Sosumi vs Centaur's Gate

video upload by Stazma

"Ok so after talking making the "favorite sounds of the QMMG" video I had some requests about making a shootout between it and the 292t from Tiptop Audio & Buchla.

I decided to indulge AND to add two other recent lpgs to the table with the Sosumi by Nekya Circuits, a small 4hp, knobless, dual LPG inspired by the original Buchla 292; and the Centaur's Gate by Shakmat, that does MUCH more (multi mode filters / VCA, with preset recall) than all others but does have an internal analog vactrol emulation that I wanted to check out alongside the others."

Aspasia

video upload by Ebotronix

Strymon Big Sky in Dual Mono controlled by 16n ATO Faderbank
Verbos Harmonic Oscillator , Scan & Pan
4ms QCD/ Expander, Peg, VCA Matrix, DLD.
Happy Nerding Super Sawtor
Rare Waves Grendel Formant Filter, v1.
Toppobrillo 2x TWF .
Joranalogue Filter 8 , FLD6.
Shakmat Aeolus Seeds
Antimatter Audio v3kt ~ Victor Joystick
Mutable Instruments 3x Ripples, Shades
RYO Optodist
Feedback Modular 2x Two59 VCO
Flame Airlectron, Memoslider
System80 2x µJove by
Tunefish Modular 2x µ Veils, µ Braids, Ornament and Crime
Make Noise Moddemix
ADDAC 2x 301 Floor Control
Befaco ST Mix
14.08.2024
vid # 2404

Verbos Harmonic Oscillator Drone with Strymon Big Sky MX

video upload by Ebotronix

Verbos Harmonic Oscillator , Scan & Pan
Strymon Big Sky in Dual Mono controlled by 16n ATO Faderbank
Happy Nerding Super Sawtor
Rare Waves Grendel Formant Filter, v1.
Toppobrillo 2x TWF .
Joranalogue Filter 8 ,Select 2.
Shakmat Aeolus Seeds
Antimatter Audio v3kt ~ Victor Joystick
Mutable Instruments Ripples
Funque Rat Distortion
MFB Fisual VCA
Feedback Modular 2x Two59 VCO
System80 2x µJove by
Tunefish Modular 2x µ Veils
ADDAC 305 Manual Latches
10.08.2024
vid # 2402