Signal Flow Podcast Ep2: Our favourite sequencers, under-the-radar modules & more

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
03:37 News roundup
07:13 Favourite sequencers
23:21 Under-the-radar modules
32:32 Current trends in Eurorack

"In this episode, Tom and Luke discuss their favourite sequencers, share some favourite under-the-radar brands and modules, and chat about some of the current trends in Eurorack, from multi-algorithmic digital powerhouses to manufacturer-specific ecosystems.

Thanks to everyone who commented on episode one! You can get in touch with questions, feedback and suggestions via signalflow@signalsounds.com

Some of the gear discussed:
https://signalsounds.com/xaoc-devices...
https://www.signalsounds.com/dannysou...
https://www.signalsounds.com/new-syst...
https://www.signalsounds.com/make-noi...
https://www.signalsounds.com/noise-en...
https://www.signalsounds.com/making-s...
https://signalsounds.com/fancyyyyy-sy...
https://alteredstatemachines.net/aris..."

The Unperson’s Rings video:

Mutable Instruments Rings is still one of the BEST modules!!

video upload by The Unperson

"Rings by Mutable Instruments is one of the few modules on my 'Never Sell' list. It will always be fun, always sound good, and always have new sounds to discover, and that is the sign of a very well designed module. Join me for 20 minutes of sound and discovery!

Please consider supporting my channel by checking out my patreon: / theunperson

#rings #mutableinstruments #eurorack

0:00 - Intro
1:35 - Overview
3:16 - Drone
7:23 - FM Synthesis!
11:51 - External Audio In
15:02 - Hidden Mode Overview
16:48 - Final Jam!"

Xaoc Devices Kamieniec II - new features!

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XAOC Devices Kamieniec II Phaser and Allpass Expansion Review

video upload by Molten Music Technology




"KAMIENIEC II
ANALOG RESONANT PHASE ROTATOR

ALLPASS EXTENSION

MODELS OF 1977

Introducing two new Xaoc Devices products: Kamieniec II and its Allpass Expansion sidekick. Kamieniec II is an updated and extended revision of Kamieniec - our analog module inspired by a range of classic phaser effect units from the 1970s. We aimed to preserve the classic sound while making Kamieniec versatile enough to shine with any modular sound source. The newly released module shares the basic specifications with its predecessor: 4 and 6-stage outputs, built in triangle LFO (with a separate output in the true modular spirit), manual resonance control (up to extremely high values), and spicy feedback routing modes. On the other hand, Kamieniec II is a truly new beast with redesigned circuitry and new features, such as voltage control over resonance, a third feedback mode, and an LFO reset input. We have retained the chaining feature and we are glad to say Kamieniec II is fully compatible with the original Kamieniec, so you can easily mix and match both generations of the module should you develop a craving for more stages.

Want even more stages without sacrificing precious HP in your case? We've got you covered. Enter the Allpass Expansion - an optional circuit board installed at the back of Kamieniec II. It adds up to 16 sweepable stages for a total of 22 (!), making Kamieniec II one of the most multidimensional and versatile analog phasers available in Eurorack.

Oh, and one last thing - Kamieniec II is 10HP.

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Eurorack Study 6 / Adagio (Xaoc Odessa, Koszalin, Joranalogue Collide4, etc)

video upload by takao_kurokawa

"modules:
Xaoc Devices: Odessa+Hel, Koszalin, Sewastopol II
Joranalogue Audio Design: Collide 4
Toppobrillo Sport Modulator 2
ADDAC System Stochastic Function Generator
Five12 Vector Sequencer
Hikari Instruments Dual Delay"

The Waldorf Protein MPE

video upload by Ebotronix

Waldorf Protein (MPE ~ Osmose) , Poly Aftertouch doesn't work!
Iridium (Exquis), NW 1 (Drone),
Expressive E Osmose,
Intuitive Instruments Exquis,
Hologram Electronics Microcosm Special Edition 2024,
Strymon Big Sky MX, in Dual Mono Mode controlled with
Midi CC by, 16n Faderbank, AtoVproject ,
Mutable Instruments Ripples,
XAOC Devices Batumi,
Mixolydian Scale,
10.02.2026
video# 2607

FreqGen - Orbital Drift (Live Modular Performance)

video upload by celldweller

"I haven't done this in a while. No softsynths. No presets. Just raw voltage, evolving sequences, and semi-controlled chaos, captured in real time. Why would I do this? Because I can.

Available on all DSPs Wed, February 4th.
A Celldweller Production.

Patch Notes

I’ve had Intellijel’s Metropolis for a long time and have used it on many songs. A family member bought me Metropolix as a gift and it was time for me to wrap my head around all the upgrades and new features, so that was the impetus for this track and the foundation it was built on.

Intellijel Metropolix to Livewire AFG. Modulating pulse width and harmonic animation with Ornament & Crime. That’s run through one of my fav filters of all time, the Cwejman MMF-2 modulated by the Tip Top Z4000 EG for a bit of snap but mostly as seen in the vid, manual modulation of the cutoff. Hands are handy.

Drums are sequenced by the Erica Synths Drum Sequencer with kick, hats and percussion all in random mode. The Drum Sequencer is controlling the VPME QD & QEX which I loaded up with my own selection of drum samples.

I used Make Noise Pressure Points/Brains for the main played lead, controlling pitch of the XAOC Devices Odessa. Gates fired from PP/Brains trigger another Z4000 EG which mults through a Synthrotek mult to a Pittsburgh Modular VCA and the Roland 521 VCF (The thing I keep looking up at, hoping it would wave or say hi. It never did, but it did an amazing job at filtering the Odessa.)

The little arp I added at the last minute. It lives on another rack which contains all my 5U stuff. Sadly it’s not in the video bc I didn’t know I was going to utilize it when I set up the cameras. Next time. The arp uses all Synthesizers.Com modules, sequenced by the Q119 and filtered by the Q150 Transistor Ladder filter.

Delays and reverbs from multiple Tip Top Z-DSPs. Some EQ & compression and maybe a delay in Cubase which mainly acted as my tape machine to record the performance. As I normally do when I patch, it’s all synced to Cubase clock using Expert Sleepers modules & Silent Way software.

If you read even one sentence from these patch notes, you get a lollipop and if you made it to the end you’re a true legend and clearly as nerdy as I am. 🙌"

Transformation by Parallel Worlds

"Parallel Worlds - 'Transformation' CD album/Digital Download, Now available in Bandcamp!

CD is limited-edition of 100 copies. its Glass-Mastered.

Digital Download is NAME YOUR PRICE for the first 3 days!

All tracks composed, arranged and produced by Bakis Sirros during 2023-2025.

Thanks to: friends and family, John Sirros, Alessandro Vaccaro, Mamonu, Ingo Zobel, Dimitris Pavlidis, Angelos Ioakimoglou, Andreas Vamvakaris.

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, ADDAC System, Analogue Solutions, Buchla Tiptop Audio, Befaco, Schlappi Engineering, Neuzeit, Strymon and others)
 Analogue Systems RS-Integrator modular,Korg SQ-64
,Korg Drumlogue
,Korg Wavestate

facebook.com/parallelworldsmusic

Mastered by Lorenzo Montana'

Artwork by LoMo"

Xaoc Devices Introduces Konin 1963 Amplitenuator

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Check with dealers on the right for availability.

"We've got a new small utility module for you - Konin Amplitenuator! It is only 4HP and fits into any case. It is designed for precise manual control of gain and attenuation across two channels. Whenever you need to boost a weak signal by up to +20 dB or tame it down to just 1% of its original amplitude (or even less!), Konin is ready to oblige. It also serves as a versatile voltage source, spanning the full range from -10V to +10V, or fine-tuning to 10mV, all adjustable with a single, smooth turn of the knob. Oh, and it can be a simple dual attenuator as well. This one doesn't break the bank, but will certainly feature in many of your patches.

Main features:
width 4HP
depth 32mm (including cable bracket)
precision attenuator
attenuverter
signal amplifier up to +20dB
dual adjustable voltage source
PRICE: 90 EUR, available now!"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

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Xaoc Devices Introduces Zlin 1982 Crossfader

video upload by Xaoc Devices

"Please welcome a new member of the Xaoc Devices Eurorack modules family. Zlin [zlin] is a small utility module (only 3HP!) that can act as an audio signal and CV cross-fader, a linear VCA with drone control, a ducking VCA, or a feedback controller. It is a tool perfect for any modular environment - a missing piece of the puzzle greatly enhancing the creative potential of any system. Use it to construct unusual waveforms, simulate classic subtractive-style dynamic timbre shaping without the need for any filters, or simply morph between rich signals.

As Zlin is DC-coupled and built around a modern high-quality dual VCA chip, it delivers a wide dynamic range with low noise and distortion. A slider potentiometer with an illuminated LED provides visual feedback of the module’s state. An auxiliary jack with three selectable functions adds further flexibility for creative patching.

Main features:
width 3HP
depth 32mm (including cable bracket)
+25mA/-15mA
voltage and manually controlled cross-fader
linear, DC-coupled VCA with drone and duck functions
feedback controller
visual indication of mix ratio
AUX jack for patching tricks

PRICE: 100 EUR MSRP, available now!"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

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What to do with a resonator? // Xaoc Oradea Deep dive

video upload by Monotrail Tech Talk

"Resonators have always been a bit of a mystery to me. Exploring the Xaoc Devices Oradea is a great opportunity to see what sounds and patches I can get from the concept. In this video I use the quad resonator for four different approaches. I explore the basics, but also try to push them to musical examples."

Timetable:
00:00 – Intro
01:50 – Waveshaper
08:40 – Percussion
19:19 – Processor
24:23 – Oscillator

Xaoc Devices Oradea | Quad analogue resonator demo & patch ideas

video upload by Tom Churchill

"This is Oradea, from Xaoc Devices. It’s a four-channel analogue resonator which you can use to process external audio or generate sounds from scratch. This video is sponsored by Xaoc Devices, and in it, I’ll walk you through the front panel controls and build a few patches to show what it can do.

Big shout to DivKid once again for the audio swap - look out for his Oradea video soon!"

Chapters:
00:00 Intro & patch previews
02:25 Oradea overview
03:56 Basic audio processing
08:54 Processing chord textures
11:57 Hypnotic techno machine 1
16:55 Subtle polyphonic pinging
20:24 Drum FX processing
24:03 Hypnotic techno machine 2
27:05 Acoustic flute-style synthesis
29:40 Oradea as a quad sine VCO

You can find additional Oradea posts here.

Introducing Oradea & Arad by Xaoc Devices

video upload by Xaoc Devices

Intro video for Oradea. You can find additional posts here.

"Oradea [ˌɔraˈdɛa] is a quadruple voltage controlled analog resonator. You can use it to enhance external audio or to generate tones. It can mimic the resonant characteristics of physical objects or spaces. Oradea’s frequency response can be tuned over the entire range of audible frequencies with V/oct response. The module offers precise control over the resonance of each band up to extremely high values with long response to pinging. Oradea is additionaly equipped with four individual trigger inputs for exciting its filters with internally generated, uniform, and finely tuned impulses.

Individual outputs allow you to externally process each band separately. Resonant frequency gain compensation prevents uncontrolled distortion (the gain at peak does not increase with resonance). There is a VCA and a polarity switch in each channel, so you can remotely shape the overall amplitude and manually change the phase response.

Arad [ˈarat] is an expander for the Oradea quadruple resonator. It adds three additional features. Arad features direct audio inputs for individual channels, so you can use each channel for a different audio source (the individual channel outputs are already incorporated into the main module). There are buttons and gate inputs for manual and/or remote clickless muting and unmuting of the channels. Another group of four buttons acts in parallel to the EXCITE inputs of Oradea, allowing for manual triggering.

For detailed information, please read the manual:
http://xaocdevices.com/manuals/xaoc_o..."

Sofia's Daughter overview and tutorial

video upload by Omri Cohen

"Here you can find Sofia’s Daughter - https://library.vcvrack.com/VenomOsci...
You can find these patches, along with many others, available on my Patreon page - / patches-from-134118209
Here is the Venom recreation patch of Sofia - https://patchstorage.com/orb_sq-and-v...

Just to clarify: Venom did reach out to XAOC Devices about this module and received their blessing. Everything is above board and done with their knowledge and approval.

Introduction - 00:00
Basic functionality - 01:18
Feedback modulation - 07:38
Sync and one shot - 15:08
Chords - 19:33
Polyphonic Ripples - 20:21
Low frequency Ripples - 21:14
Polyphonic rhythms - 22:26
FM - 24:02"

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."

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.

Sounds from Superbooth 2025: Xaoc Devices Oradea⁠

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."

XAOC DEVICES ORADEA, ARAD & SAMARKANDA - SUPERBOOTH 2025

video upload by Les Sondiers

Xaoc Devices Introduces ORADEA and ARAD Eurorack Modules

Press release follows:

ORADEA
QUADRUPLE VOLTAGE CONTROLLED RESONATOR
MODEL OF 1950

ARAD
RESONATOR COMMANDER
MODEL OF 1950

Please welcome Oradea: a quadruple voltage controlled analog resonator. You can use it to enhance external audio or to generate tones. It can mimic the resonant characteristics of physical objects or spaces. Oradea's frequency response can be tuned over the entire range of audible frequencies with V/oct response. The module offers precise control over the resonance of each band up to extremely high values with long response to pinging. Oradea is additionaly equipped with four individual trigger inputs for exciting its filters with internally generated, uniform, and finely tuned impulses.

Individual outputs allow you to externally process each band separately. Resonant frequency gain compensation prevents uncontrolled distortion (the gain at peak does not increase with resonance). There is a VCA and a polarity switch in each channel, so you can remotely shape the overall amplitude and manually change the phase response.

By adding Oradea's expander Arad, you gain three additional features. Arad features direct audio inputs for individual channels, so you can use each channel for a different audio source (the individual channel outputs are already incorporated into the main module). There are buttons and gate inputs for manual and/or remote clickless muting and unmuting of the channels. Another group of four buttons acts in parallel to the TRIG inputs of Oradea, allowing for manual triggering.

Oradea main features:
- width 20HP
- depth 40mm (including cable bracket)
- +210mA/-190mA
- Four independently adjustable bands
- Manual and voltage control over tuning frequency, resonance, and level
- Joint and individual CV inputs with calibrated V/oct tracking
- Dedicated trigger inputs for exciting individual channels
- Individual outputs and mixed output
- Signal polarity switchable for each channel
- Signal level indicators with multi-color LEDs

PRICE: 520 EUR MSRP, available next month!

Arad features:
- width 6HP
- depth 30mm (including cable bracket)
- +10mA/-0mA
- clickless muting and unmuting buttons and gate/trigger inputs
- manual trigger buttons
- individual audio input for each channel

PRICE: 120 EUR MSRP, available next month!

Check with dealers on the right.

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Liminal Patch 008 : Ambient Eurorack Modular Exploration

video upload by Botched Creative

"Creaturae Imaginis is a slow-burning descent into tone, texture, and atmosphere—12 minutes of ambient analog synthesis, layered with subtle generative elements. Recorded live to multitrack, each voice was captured in isolation, allowing for extensive post-processing and detailed mixing. The result is a piece that blurs the line between raw performance and sculpted sound design—a meditation on presence, process, and the strange beauty of voltage in motion.

Main Synths:
Forge TME Vhikk X, Maneco Labs Grone 2 Dark Drone Machine, Moog Mother 32, Moog Matriarch, Archea Loki, Winterbloom Castor & Pollux.

Sequencer:
Arturia KeyStep Pro

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, Maneco Labs Filter Eko, Animal Factory Vivisect, After Later Audio Cloaks,

Post-Processing:
Walrus Audio Fable, OBNE Darkstar, Meris Mercury X, Meris Mercury 7, Meris Polymoon, Meris LVX, Boss RE-20, Chase Bliss Mood, Chase Bliss Generation Loss, Strymon Timeline, Strymon Big Sky, Abelton Live (tracking), Motu Digital Performer (mixing), Kush Audio, Slate Digital, Valhalla DSP, Waves plugins.

Enjoy the in-between world."

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

XAOC DEVICES SAMARKANDA first test

video upload by ALEQ Modular

"I'm just receiving the XAOC DEVICES SAMARKANDA module !!!

The ultimate delay module ?
Maybe not , it needs some extra modules, maybe, like filters, or compressors.
But the best I know in the 'modular' spirit. And it's what I'm looking for.

Why ? because the module fonctionnalities are completely open. Almost all parameters are CV (or gate) controllable, and the 4 delays can be independante.
So, if I need more functionnalities, I can add them to the module by patching other modules: there are all the jacks we need.
Also, no sub menus or tiny screen.
It means that it can be deeply connected to all my other modules: the 'modular' spirit...

To show how this module is easy to use, this is really an 'out of the box' test. (for a result after a deep exploration of the module, see the very good demo that are already on youtube, from your favorit youtubers)

Audio sources are the DUAL UNDULA OSCILLATOR and the 4TOMS from LARIX ELEKTRO.
Sequences with LARIX ELEKTRO module, RITOURNELLE serie."