3 Modules #4: Clouds, Ears, Ripples

Published on Apr 25, 2017 Comparative Irrelevance

All parts here.

"Wow, this one turned out to be a lot of fun! As you can hear, this patch is capable of a wide range of craziness – all without using any "support" modules, and without any added reverb or other out-of-the-rack effects. (show more)

I figured the "obvious" way to go here, would be to use Ears' contact mic as a sound source, filter the audio through Ripples, and tag on the Clouds as a delay/reverb effect at the end. So, naturally, I decided to do something completely different. :)

Patch notes:
This is basically a feedback loop, from Clouds' output via Ears, through Ripples' 4 pole LPF, and back into Clouds. For most of the patch, though, Ripples' resonance is at full, which means it produces sine tones – the audio input is virtually inaudible at max resonance.

However, by using Ears' envelope follower output to control the gain on Ripples, there's still a feedback response, even when the audio input is drowned by the resonance peak. I think it's easy to forget that Ears is more than just a contact mic/external audio input. Its envelope follower and gate makes it ideally suited to control feedback loops in this manner.

The sine tones/fed back audio is passed from Ripples to Clouds, which chops it up into grains, pitch shifts those grains, and adds reverb. I'm manually modulating the grain size, density, texture (i.e. grain envelope shape) and reverb mix level. The pitch is modulated with an audio signal from Ripples BP2 output. However, since the pitch is set "per grain", the result is more akin to a S&H pitch modulation than audio rate FM.

Thanks for watching!

The series overview spreadsheet can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/..."

3 Modules #2: uScale, Brain Seed, Branches

Published on Apr 17, 2017 Comparative Irrelevance

"This is probably the silliest three module combination I can put together: none of these modules produce any kind of signal on their own, and even with external input they're not really meant to produce sound. (Patch notes below)

Patch #1:
Noise tools generates an audio rate pulse wave, which feeds into Branches. Branches produces two signals from this input: a pulse wave at an octave below the input (ch. 1) and a sporadic series of triggers (ch. 2).

The pulse wave is then fed into the slew limter, as a basic low pass filter to smooth it out a little. It then passes to the uScale V/oct, which functions as a kind of bit crusher (disabling steps leads to a lower "bit depth"). The output from uScale is the audio signal we hear.

The triggers from Branches are used to step through a sequence of random values on the Brain Seed. These values are then sent to the uScale shift input, which causes the audio signal to sputter and jump around to different pitches and tones.

Patch #2:
I actually made this one first, but it felt a bit "cheaty" because of the heavy use of the shimmer reverb and filtering via the noise tools slew limiter, and also the uScale didn't really contribute much. Anyways, here's what's up:

Once again, the noise tools provides an audio rate pulse wave. Branches and Brain Seed are used to divide the signal into different sub-harmonics, and uScale is used to bitcrush one of the waves.

These three drones are mixed together in the Quadratt, which is what I'm tweaking most of the time, and then the sum is sent through the slew limiter/LPF on its way out to the Big Sky reverb."

Casio HT 700 demotrack

Published on Apr 25, 2017 ikworgek

"Demotrack of the casio HT-700 a lovely little keyboard.
all sounds from the casio
some reverb and delay

enjoy!"

beat with all moogerfoogers at once in parallel 2017 04 25

Published on Apr 25, 2017 NomNomChomsky

"How does a beat sound going through all moogerfoogers!? This is how. Same kick, snare and hihat samples into RingMod MF102, 12 stager phaser MF103, Analog Delay MF104z, Murf MF108M, Freqbox 107.
Download the loop and each track on my soundcloud here:-
https://soundcloud.com/8nomnomchomsky...
I don't have an MF 101, but I'm using the lowpass filter on the Voyager RME instead."

Vako Orchestron VIOLIN Disc Demo - KRAFTWERK - Franz Schubert

Published on Apr 25, 2017 optigandotcom

"I transcribed the Vako Orchestron VIOLIN disc parts from Kraftwerk's 'Franz Schubert' and put together a little demo / cover version. I cheated and used samples instead of learning the parts and playing them live on a real Orchestron, but hey, life's too short. You can get my Orchestron samples here:

http://optigan.com/shoptigan/soundwar...

I put this together in Cubase. The synth sequence is played by Retrologue. I didn't spend too much time dialing in the sound just right, but it's close enough.

The other thing I didn't take the time to do is emulate the dynamics of Kraftwerk's original Orchestron performance. I'm assuming this was Ralf just improvising, most likely with a foot pedal to control volume, because there's lots of dynamic volume stuff happening that isn't possible by just playing an Orchestron straight. It would have taken a lot of time to re-create all these dynamics, so I didn't.

I also decided to omit the "Endless Endless" coda.

The disc image you see is our own remastered version of the original Orchestron Violin disc. These are also periodically available, if you happen to have an Orchestron to play one in:

http://optigan.com/shoptigan/new-opti..."

Dave Smith Tempest 808 Style Snare Tutorial

Published on Apr 25, 2017 AdamSchneiderMusic

"My third tutorial video for the DSI Tempest, focusing on how to create an 808 style snare sound using Osc 3 for digital noise, Osc 4 as a sine tone, and Osc 1 for a little bit of analog noise.

http://www.adamschneidermusic.com"

All parts here.

Prophet 6 - Dave Smith Instruments Step Sequencer

Published on Mar 12, 2016 Mistaken For Robots

"The 80's flows from the Prophet!!!"

Sequential Prophet-6 Presets 400-449

Published on Apr 24, 2017 Pure Ambient Drone

"Sequential Circuits Prophet 6 Synthesizer Patches, Sounds and Presets Demo, Patches 400-449.

Part 7 of me playing the Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 6 module with no external effects. Played notes up and down to give an idea of what each patch sounds like."

All parts here.

Lavender Announces European Spring Shows

I am happy to announce MATRIXSYNTH member Lavender will be performing in Europe this Spring. See this previous post for his latest video for Carved Intentions.


"Lavender announces European Spring Shows:

04/23 ............ Humboldthain Club ......… Berlin
04/26 ………...... Niko Matcha ......…….. Brussels *
04/28 …............... Spektrum .................. Berlin
04/29 ….…........ Modularsquare ............ Paris

Details/tickets: www.lavendersynth.com

Description:
Transforming field recordings into new sound objects and re-purposing them in the context of depth of field and spatial placement. A meditative performance using a minimal modular synthesizer setup and video projections.

* Brussels set will be followed by a collaborative techno set w/ CADENC (Belgium)"

'Breakfast of Champions' - ngarjuna

Published on Apr 25, 2017 ngarjuna
What's your secret?

"Modular Jam 75 - 'Breakfast of Champions'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
Live - the following were all put down live together
Drums
Olympia Noise Co. Patterning

SMR Patch
Two ten-step custom scales, one on each side of the ring
Sequencer One CV1 is providing the positional voltage which controls the rotation CV IN (and hence the main melody)
Into the Zvex Instant Lofi Junky modulated dynamically via uVCA (opened by SQR LFO from Octo) by PEG OR
*in this case I needed the SQR to turn on and off just before the beat divisions and learned what an AMAZING unquantized LFO the Octocontroller is as well

Modular Smooth Lead
Pitch CV and Gate from the Avalon sequencer
Pitch to Intellijel Rubicon and Pittsburgh Oscillator
PG VCO getting Octocontroller LFO to PWM and a bit of Rubicon TRI to FM
Rubicon getting sync modulation from Pittsburgh Oscillator
Rubicon Sigmoid and Pittsburgh Square Into the Omsonic RNF
Omsonic CV'd by Wogglebug STEPPED, Maths and an Octocontroller LFO (to V/oct)
Gate driving Make Noise Maths and AJH Minimod Contour Generator

Plucky Lead
2 channels of Ornament and Crime in Quantermain: Turing Mode
Handing out pitch to the STO and Sputnik 2
Sputnik2 going into Timbre modulated by PEG1 into Optomix1
STO shape modulated by Wogglebug SMOOTH into Optomix2
Maths ch4 triggered by Octo opening Optomix2
Dual ADSR ch1 triggered by a different Octo opening Optomix1
Octo gates also striking Optomix (both channels)

Bass
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon

Added later were:
Samples
Acid Voices
Other stuff"