Nervy jam w/ Torso T-1, Moog Matriarch, Micromonsta 2, Drumbrute Impact

video upload by Jay Hosking

"Please support my work on Patreon: / jayhosking
A live synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

After my recent work with the S-4, Torso reached out to see if I'd like to borrow the T-1 for a couple of months, with no expectations on me making a video or doing anything publicly with it. I found the T-1 to be an exceptional sequencer for noodling around, for both better and worse. Better: you quickly start writing song ideas you wouldn't otherwise come up with, and arranging multiple parts across different instruments is extremely fast. Worse: it was challenging for me to shape the output into a finished song; to get to the finish line, I had to work against (or ignore) some of the T-1's best features.

Together, it makes me think the T-1 would shine most as an idea generator with another sequencer (e.g. the DAW), where you could take output from the T-1 and then further refine it. Really enjoyed my time with it, though.

This also marks the return of the Moog Matriarch. I had sold off the Matriarch because it was too large for my smaller studio, or maybe too large to justify keeping around as a mono device for the table. Then I got a larger studio and immediately missed it. Happy to have it back, even if it still feels too big for what it does.

As for the rest, well, they do what they do well. The Micromonsta 2 is a great synth for filling in the gaps, and is bitimbral; the Arturia Drumbrute Impact is a superb drum machine for live performance; and the Chroma Console is a perfect little sweetener, here taking a mono instrument into the stereo space.

Performed and recorded live to a multitrack output, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.

Thanks for listening.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

Pladask Rom Walkthrough and Demo // Spaces That Never Were

video upload by Lesjamusic

"In this video, we’ll walk through the ROM’s unique features, and hear how it pairs beautifully with the Stereo Dradd to create collapsing echoes, frozen tones, and artificial ambiences.

00:00 Introduction
01:51 Front Panel Walkthrough
04:46 Algorithm Walkthough
08:45 Nymphes Arp ➡ Grain
13:16 Guitar interlude 1
14:17 Elmyra 2 ➡ Hall
16:40 Guitar Interlude 2
17:48 Nymphes Keys ➡ Frame
20:07 Organelle (Plaits) ➡ Grain
22:44 Guitar Interlude 3 (The Simon Section)
24:41 Organelle (DX7) ➡ Frame
30:36 Nymphes Pad ➡ Frame
34:29 Final thoughts

🎛️ Gear featured:
Pladask ROM
Pladask Stereo Dradd
Dreadbox Nymphes
Torso S-4
Neutral Labs Elmyra 2
Critter & Guitari Organelle M
Mutable Ears
ALM / Busy Circuits Pamela's Pro Workout

"Pladask ROM is the Eurorack sibling of the Stereo Dradd — a reverb that doesn’t simulate real spaces, but invents new ones. Closely related to Pladask's DRAUME pedal. With three algorithms (HALL, FRAME, GRAIN), clock control, random modulation, and stereo unpredictability, ROM excels at turning static sounds into restless, living textures.

If you enjoy experimental sound design, modular weirdness, and reverb that goes beyond realism, ROM is a perfect tool for your rack."

Severance - Intro | Live cover with Torso T-1 🎹

video upload by Yan Cook

"Got inspired after watching 'Severance', highly recommend the series by the way, and wanted to recreate the main theme using the T-1 and my Digitakt, a very fun challenge 🙃
This is my cover of 'Main Titles' by Theodore Shapiro."

This thing can sequence everything in the studio 🎹 | Torso T-1

video upload by Yan Cook

"Testing my new studio setup with a little Downtempo sketch and talking a bit about the Torso T-1 sequencer."

The S-4 shines as a coloring device

video upload by torso electronics

"The S-4 shines as a coloring device, adding distortion and compression to live performances. Here, the T-1 sequences the Mode Machines ADX-1, with outputs split into two S-4 channels, plus a third for parallel processing. Visit www.torsoelectronics.com for more"

TTMC 158 , Tokyo Delay , Timbre & Tokyo Gate , Elektron Model:Cycles , torso T-1 , Doepfer A-155

video upload by Tokyo Tape Music Center

Late night jam session - Novation Peak and Torso T-1 sequencer

video upload by Street Dog Hanoi

"This is part of a bigger video series I’m working on right now showing various iPad workflows. Here. Was a jam intended to demo the simpler use case of an iPad between two devices.

All fx are from the Peak, no post production was applied to this recording."

Alexander Ewald using the T-1

video upload by torso electronics

"Big thanks to @XanderEwald for experimenting with the T-1 in various setups! :D What's your favorite instrument to sequence using the T-1?"

First day with Pulsar-23

video upload by Bobo Meijer

"One more jam from my first day with the Pulsar-23 and this time i used the Torso T-1 to sequence it ☺️"

Soma Pulsar-23 day 2

video upload by Bobo Meijer

"Day 2 with the Pulsar-23 and i have read up and checked some tutorials on how the loopers and clock works and its starting to make sense . Here i also made the sidechain patch from rhe Synthdog manual ☺️"

Torso T-1 Full Tutorial - House

video upload by Digiphex Electronics

S-4 Explorations: Track demonstration

video upload by torso electronics

"In this video, three tracks are being played on S-4. The first track runs a filter modulation on a vocal sample. The second is a drum track with a granular detuning effect, and the third receives notes from T-1."

Quad Multimode Filter & Morphing Scanner Bank // Atlas by Vostok Instruments

video upload by DivKid

"I really love the approach of Vostok Instruments where they’re building out modules that not only sound great, but that offer multiple channels of the same functions. In modular you often need more, and not particularly more variety, but more of the same functions to push creativity and deeper levels of patching.

Atlas is a set of 4 multimode filters (low pass, high pass, band pass), with clever normalisations, dual modulation inputs per channel, a ‘classic synths of Japan in the 80s’ inspired sound PLUS you get an interpolating scanner bank that will morph between the four filter outputs. It’s an impressive thing that’s been a delight to play and patch with.

As always I hope the video provides you patches to explore Atlas and other filters and functions in your own systems."

Update: new video from Stazma:

Atlas Eurorack Module Demo | Gear Talk w/ Vostok Instruments

video upload by Stazma

00:00 Intro
01:14 Module Overview
04:46 Scan section
07:39 My first patch with Atlas
08:11 Four voice poly synth patch
11:23 Funky Bass & vowels
14:01 Ping it!
14:54 Stereo patch
17:17 Ambient w/ Torso T-1
18:14 Drum machine patch
21:34 End talk



Mini press release follows:

"Atlas is the latest addition to our range of multi-channel modules, a fully analog, four-channel multimode filter.

The cores are a modern approach to the gain-cell-based filters included in many of the classic Japanese synths of the 80s, with a vastly improved dynamic range, a super-accurate resonance compensation circuit, and a clean self-oscillation. It is perfect for recreating iconic TR-drum sounds by pinging the filters with fast envelopes or triggers.

In addition to the four filters, the module counts with a dedicated Interpolating Scanning Circuit that morphs between all the filter outputs to create new shapes and timbres."

User Manual

Additional details via Vostok Instruments:

When we talk about the sound signature of synths, filters are probably one of the first topics appearing.

On Atlas, we dive into the sound of the 80s Japanese classics with four gain-cell-based multimode filters that keep the silky and creamy sound of those legendary machines along with some technical improvements like a better noise floor, an accurate resonance compensation, and a daisy-chain input implementation that makes some patching techniques like parallel filtering a lot easier.

The filter cores have been carefully designed and tweaked to be pristine without losing character. With three filter modes available per channel, 4p-LP, 2p-HP, and 4p-BP, Atlas can cover almost any filtering technique, from superb filter sweeps to multi-slope resonant patches.

Thanks to its precise resonance circuit, each core creates a clean sine wave when self-oscillating. Excite the inputs with fast trigger or gate signals, and you will get TR-like drum sounds, from deep kickdrums to nice toms and congas.

In addition, the module counts with a CV-controlled Interpolating Scanner circuit that morphs softly between each filter output, creating new shapes and timbres as it fades between the channels.

Features
Four analog multimode, gain-cell-based VCF circuits.
Three modes per channel: 4p-LP, 2p-HP, and 4p-BP.
Resonance compensation circuit.
Daisy-chained audio and Freq inputs.
Secondary CV input, selectable between Frequency or Resonance.
CV-controlled Interpolating Scanner circuit.

modor NF-1 / tanzbar / re-201. arp2600m

video upload by studio snippets

"sequenced by torso t-1"

Build specific melodies with the T-1

video upload by torso electronics

"With T-1, it's easy to create specific melodies and chord progressions. Using step-edits over 64 steps provides ample opportunity to build longer musical progressions. The Cycles function allows you to create automations and transpositions of the musical patterns. Subsequently, it's really fun and easy to move the musical patterns on a macro level and explore different expressions.
Happy sequencing!"

Time stamps
00:00 Intro
00:24 Increase step count to 64
00:39 Make step-edits (parameter locks)
01:08 Make four chords
01:25 Press the BANK button to exit step-edit mode
01:39 Build a simple melody
01:53 Increase step count to 32 on the second track
02:18 Copy steps from one page to another
02:38 Make variation to the melody with CYCLES
03:03 Make macro adjustments to both tracks

TipTop Audio ART Octopus, ATX1 and Vortex, MI Ripples, Warp, Torso T-1 and Teenage Engineering TX-6

video upload by Luca Longobardi

"A simple sequence as an exercise to become familiar with the new TipTop ART modules.
The most immediate thing I can tell you is that pressing a simple button to easily have the 3 oscillators perfectly tuned was a great feeling.
The three voices (2 ATX1 ART Analog VCOs and 1 Vortex ART Wavetable VCO) are controlled by the Torso T-1 via Midi through the Octopus (USB/Midi to Art Interface+Voices Manager), Ripples as filter on all three voices and delay by the Warps (alternative firmware). Reverb and mono-to-stereo magic from the TX-6."

Boards Of Canada - Everything You Do Is A Balloon 🤍

video upload by torso electronics

"Boards Of Canada 🤍
'Everything You Do Is A Balloon' from 1996!
The T-1 is sequencing all tracks."

T-1 + Pulsar 23

video upload by torso electronics

"Experience techno heaven as you play with the incredibly rich-sounding Pulsar23 alongside T-1. These two machines together are a time-consuming delight. Happy sequencing!"

T-1 + NINA

video upload by torso electronics

"T-1 + NINA! T-1 and the incredibly impressive NINA synth from Melbourne Instruments make a perfect duo. With its 12-tone polyphony and multiple layering, NINA offers an unparalleled playing experience. Happy sequencing!"

Robert Miles - Children

video upload by torso electronics

"Robert Miles 🤍
The trance anthem 'Children' from 1995! The T-1 is sequencing all tracks."

CC tracks

video upload by torso electronics

"T-1 also can sequence and communicate MIDI CC - Control Change messages.
This means that you have complete control over your music and can experiment with random modulation and automation lanes to create dynamic and unique patterns.

With the random modulation curve feature, you can apply it to every CC knob and create dynamic sounds. And if you need to smooth out the curves, simply use the available slew option. To access it, hold down Ctrl + Random and turn a CC knob.

The embedded automation lane, lets you save the CC values for each step. Happy sequencing!"