Stoicism //SIG+/XPO/QPAS/Mimeophon//

video upload by Aleatoric Machine

"A self-playing Eurorack modular synthesizer patch featuring Make Noise’s XPO, QPAS & Mimeophon, and Stochastic Instruments’ Stochastic Inspiration Generator (SIG+). Plus many more modules described below.

Everything you hear in this is coming from a single monophonic sequence from the SIG+ and a single Make Noise XPO. I’m pretty amazed by how much variety of tone and texture can come from this single oscillator, all at the same time. The different waveform outputs are each running through their own VCAs, filters, triggers, and effects, but the melodic content is all the same. I’ll go through the sequencing in a minute, but first I’m going to focus on the audio signal paths.

Overall, the XPO’s L & R modulation are controlled by a triangle LFO coming from Acid Rain’s Maestro.

The first output is the stereo square wave, which goes through QPAS and Mimeophon, then into the mixer. QPAS’s L & R rotation and Q are modulated by two different smooth random waves from ALM’s Pamela’s Pro Workout. Mimeophon’s repeats are modulated by a smooth random wave coming from Maestro. This voice is triggered by a bouncing ball coming from Make Noise’s Maths.

The second output is the mono triangle wave, which first goes through an Intellijel 1U VCA, then uses Intellijel’s 1U pedal I/O to go through a Chase Bliss Mood (repeats tuned up a 5th) and Chase Bliss Dark World, then into the mixer. This voice is triggered by another bouncing ball from another Maths.

The third output is the mono sawtooth wave, which goes through channel one of a Make Noise ModDemix, an Intellijel Morgasmatron (with panning controlled by separate LFOs going to the L & R FM1 inputs - LFO 1 coming from Mutable Instruments’ Tides and LFO 2 coming from Intellijel’s Rubicon 2), then a Happy Nerding FX Aid XL running a flanger algorithm, then into the mixer. This voice is triggered by a repetitive Euclidian rhythm coming from Acid Rain Constellation and Doepfer Dual ADSR.

The last output is the spike wave going through channel two of the ModDemix, a Doepfer Multimode VCF, and Strymon’s Magneto in shift mode, then into the mixer. Magneto’s repeats are modulated by another smooth random wave coming from Maestro. This voice is triggered by a slower Euclidean rhythm coming from Constellation and Make Noise’s Contour.

Each voice goes into Doepfer’s VC Stereo Mixer, which has a built in VCA on each channel. The level of each voice is independently controlled by a separate smooth random wave from Pam, so the mix is constantly evolving. The voltages coming from Pam are further slewed by Mutable Instruments’ Stages, since the smooth random wave from Pam can still have some sharp edges. Then the whole mix goes through a 2HP Verb, with the reverb mix modulated by another smooth random wave from Pam, and finally through Endorphines’ Golden Master, which connects directly to the Intellijel 7U Performance Case’s built in audio outputs.

Now for the melodic content and harmonic structure. This is all driven by Stochastic Instruments’ Stochastic Inspiration Generator (my first patch with it!). This is an incredible module. I won’t go into everything it does, as there are already a couple very helpful videos out there on that, but suffice it to say that it lives up to its name! I’m using multiple channels, each with its own tonality, then cycling through those via an ALM Boss Bow Two switch to determine which channel will control the v/oct pitch of the XPO. The Boss Bow’s channel is control by a sequence coming from another Stages. Channel one is just a low C, to establish the primary key. Channel two randomly selects pitches from a C major chord, with low C in the bass. Channel three selects pitches from an F minor chord, with an occasional 2nd and 4th and a low F in the bass. Channel 4 selects pitches from a D flat major chord, with an occasional 6th and a low D flat in the bass.

I’m not sure if this is indeterminate enough to be considered generative, since the harmonic content is fairly structured, even if the melody, rhythm, and balance of the parts are all random. It’s more, well, aleatoric. I hope you enjoy it (although I realize than if you are into this sort of thing, you are born of a special breed!)."

Twisted Electrons BlastBeats & the Polyend Tracker - A perfect retro match

video upload by Stazma

00:00 Intro
02:13 Sequencing the drums via Midi + samples
04:45 The FM Synths
08:12 Midi CC to the Blastbeats
10:16 "trigless" automation for CC and velocity
11:57 Dynamic FM!!!!
14:46 Changing kits live on the Blastbeats
15:46 End talk

Sinevibes Corrosion v2 - with Dreadbox Hades

video upload by Sinevibes

"Dreadbox Hades analog bass synthesizer working together with Corrosion v2 multi-algorithm distortion plugin by Sinevibes. Four different algorithms are shown here: Triangle Foldback, Binary Shred, Parabolic, Triangle Clip. Product page for Sinevibes Corrosion v2: https://sinevibes.com/corrosion/"

"The Nurse of Becoming" - Gavin Ryan, Buchla 100 series modular synthesizer

video upload by gavinryanmusic

5 MELODIC BEATS on SOMA PULSAR 23

video upload by kapillarkraft

"The only sound source is the Soma Pulsar 23
with a little sequencing help from Make Noise Pressure Points or Elektron Machinedrum UW.
Have fun watching."

TD-DRM

video upload by TD-DRM

"I sat down in front of the DDRM for a couple of hours on Sunday to see what might fall out. Always difficult trying to come up with something with a camera rolling 😒 A few ideas here which I strung together, some go well together whereas others don't. But anyway, all DDRM sounds, plus Stylus RMX for drums...."

The MARF Files: Ep 2, pt 2 - Quantized Scale Presets

video upload by Source Of Uncertainty

Source Of Uncertainty The MARF Files

3 New Akai MPCs Coming in 2023?

video upload by kowalski: Pad Pusher

"The hackers over at github KikGen uncovered some more exciting information. #akai #mpc"

And some pics, and specs further below.

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64 NEW Modern patches for microKORG (M83, Tame Impala, MGMT, Aphex Twin, Beach House & more! )

video upload by RZ presets

"Modern synthesizer sounds for microKORG! M83, Tame Impala, MGMT, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Beach House and many more!

Patch list & reference points in video (see below)
If you want to buy this pack, send a message to rzpresets@gmail.com
This pack costs 20 Euros, payment is via Paypal.
Patches are also available as manual text input.

BASS
0:00 MGMT - Kids
0:18 College & Electric Youth - A Real Hero
0:38 Neon Indian - Baby's Eyes
1:07 LCD Soundsystem - oh baby
1:30 Pond – Sweep Me Off My Feet
1:51 Desire - Under Your Spell
2:12 The Knife - Heartbeats
2:31 The Dø - Despair, Hangover & Ecstasy
3:09 Hot Chip - Huarache Lights
3:43 Still Corners - Berlin Lovers
3:55 Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
4:09 M83 - Midnight City
4:31 A$AP Rocky - L$D
4:48 The 1975 - Somebody Else
5:10 Phoenix – 1901
5:27 Pond – Sixteen Days

Pads/Organ
5:43 Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
6:07 Tame Impala - Eventually
6:29 Wild Nothing - Paradise
6:51 Caribou - Can't Do Without You
7:15 Aphex Twin - Rhubarb
7:39 Tame Impala - Lost in Yesterday
7:56 Jungle – Casio
8:17 Litany - Bedroom
8:32 Toro y Moi - "Girl Like You"
8:50 M83 – Road Blaster
9:11 Boards of Canada - Everything You Do is a Balloon
9:33 Adamski - Killer
9:52 Christine and the Queens - Tilted
10:06 Clio - Ai-je perdu le nord ?
10:34 Kavinsky - Nightcall
10:54 The Killers - Read My Mind

POLY
11:21 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
11:41 Metronomy – The Look
11:59 Future Islands- Seasons
12:18 Caribou - Never Come Back
12:50 All Saints – Pure Shores
13:23 Neon Indian – Polish Girl
13:37 Beach House – Space Song (arp)
14:05 Beach house – Lazuli (arp)
14:30 The Horrors - Still Life
14:57 Com Truise - Memory
15:19 Tove Lo - No One Dies From Love
15:39 Georgia - About Work The Dancefloor
15:59 Harry Styles - As It Was
16:15 The Wombats – Techno Fan
16:34 Kavinsky – Nightcall
16:57 The Weeknd - Gasoline

LEAD
17:15 MGMT – Time to Pretend
17:29 MGMT – Electric Feel
17:49 MGMT - Kids
18:05 Tame Impala - Why Won’t They Talk To Me?
18:34 Röyksopp - Eple
18:50 Air - La femme d'argent
19:04 Daft Punk - Da Funk
19:27 Men I Trust - Tailwhip
19:48 Metronomy – The Look outro lead
20:13 Boards of Canada - Olson
20:33 Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
20:48 Tycho - Awake
21:00 Tame Impala - Is It True
21:16 Aphex Twin - Fingerbib
21:39 The Wombats - 1996
22:03 Foxygen - Shuggie"

New Distortions - an EMS Sound Study

video upload by zack dagoba

BENGE
FORMS 14
"New Distortions"

Available NOW on Benge's Bandcamp page: https://zackdagoba.bandcamp.com/album...

This sound study was created on electronic instruments made by British synthesiser manufacturer EMS. The specific items used were as follows:

Polysynthi
VCS3 Mk1
Dual Synthi AKS (known as The Crystal Machine)
TKS Sequencer
8-Octave Filter Bank
Pitch To Voltage Converter
Random Signal Generator
Dual High Pass Filter

Note that the Polysynthi has an analogue delay unit which can be accessed via an external input

No other instruments or sound processors were used in this composition

The video was created by Benge at the Memetune VideoLab. The following equipment was used:

Panasonic WJ-MX50 (x 2)
Grass Valley Indigo Video Switcher
Sony DSR DR1000 DVCAM HD Recorder
Sony DSR500 Video Camera
Davinci Resolve

Written and recorded by Benge (BD Edwards) at Memetune Studios, UK


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