"This mk1 is the more sought after original version. There were a few revisions of this instrument, one with buttons rather than rocker switches (as mine has) and I think a couple of revisions on the rocker switch version too.
I got her from the original owner. I used it for the strings and vocoder which both have a unique vintage feel. The vocoder is great using external instruments too and I used it with an external pre-amped mic, though you can stick a mic directly into its XLR port. The human voice section is best used as a carrier signal for the vocoder, but I guess that's subjective as everything else is.
It's been used on everything from Transformers theme song ('robots in disguise'), through to Phil Collins (In the Air Tonight - oh my), Bladerunner soundtrack and Mantronix.
2 fader caps missing as pictured, everything on the synth works perfectly"
"Full patch notes below so you can see how everything was done. Another fairly simple "oh that's pretty cool I'll film it" jam video. Wish I had more time to get into bigger more playable and varied patches but I don't at the minute. So these jams stay as fairly quick little snippets of patches I tend to make when I unwind with the modular after work. Full patch notes below.
Kick
Happy Nerding HM VCO's sine wave output with the WMD Multimode Envelope going into the FM input to trigger a sharp rise and fast exponential decay to create the kick sound.
Snare Noise
This is the white noise output of the Frequency Central System X SH module going through the Frequency Central Meth Amp for tone/feedback shaping. A gate opens up the volume (VCA) on the Meth Amp to create the note length.
Main Percussion
The ALM Busy Circuits Dinky's Taiko module provides percussion and through the video the oscillators releases and on board envelope speed is manually adjusted.
Laser Hi Hats
This is the SARA filter from Din Sync self oscillating with the cut off modulated by the Frequency Central UltraWave LFO with a distorted falling saw wave shape to create the laser resonance style sound. Cut off is adjusting manually through the video.
Drum Mixing & Processing
All four drum parts go into Mutable Instruments Frames working as a basic four channel mixer. The sound then goes into a Synthrotek DLY which has it's mix and feedback amount manually adjusted through the video. This then goes into the main mixer for the patch which is Shades from Mutable Instruments.
Bass
The bass sound is Mutable Instruments Braids in Fold mode. The fold amount is modulated by Mutable Instruments Peaks in LFO mode with smooth/curved sample and hold as the output. Braids then goes into Mutable Instruments Clouds for some granular processing with feedback and reverb. The blend - dry/wet mix of Cloud sis modulated with hand gestures on a HackMe Vectr. This goes into Shades as the master mixer.
Melody
Mutable Instruments Elements provides the melody sound for the main sequence in the patch. It's Blow Timbre is modulated with the System X SH module, the Dampening modulated by one row of a Make Noise Pressure Points sequence, the brightness modulated by another Pressure Points sequence and the resonantor position modulated by a triangle LFO from Peaks.
Sequencing / Clocks
ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's Workout provides all the clocks/triggers in the Euclidean Toy Firmware mode. This triggers the Kick and Laster Hi Hat sound as well as the Dinky's Taiko percussion line. It also sending a clock to the Make Noise Brains module controlling a pair of linked Pressure Points modules. Step 5's gate output on the linked Pressure Points opens up the VCA in the Meth Amp to let the noise through create the snare/noise hit in the drum section. The 3 rows of the pressure points are taken out into an Erica Synths Sequential Switch with the Pressure Points' first step gate output triggering the sequential sequencing. The output of the switch then goes into an RYO Airtenuator for simple attenuation of the voltages before going into an ADDAC 207 Quantizer to send pitch to Elements for the main sequence."
Famous Alesis synth module, circuit bent to high heaven.. and sounding unbelieveable..
I didn't have much time to make this video so just played around a bit on a single preset setting (reed organ I think - strange choice!).
Again I used my QY-70 sequencer to play the MIDI notes (on this occasion a pre-recorded slowcore-ish piece)..
The circuit bends seem to affect most of the factory preset settings, if not all - it's impossible to say, as there are so very many sounds in this thing, just waiting to be messed with.
(I counted 5x banks of 128 programs and 100 mixes!)...of course this is before we even start to look at the possibilty of sysex patches!"
"Quick sequence on the latest addition to the studio, the newly reissued ARP Odyssey.
Sequenced by ZAQ Zaquencer.
With a touch of Valhalla Vintage Verb."
for the special introductory price of just $9.90AU and contains a range of vintage funk basses and leads.
The files are in SYSEX format and can be transferred to your Sub37 from any PC or Mac using freely available software. Included in the pack is also a PDF outlining each of the sounds as well as instructions for transferring them to your Sub37."