"When listening to older synth-featuring albums like Abbey Road, it becomes apparent, that the older the music the simpler the synth patches. And if you have a fine instrument like the OB6, it's sometimes best to just dial up a waveform with a tiny bit of modulation (or wobble from a Space Echo) and play your favourite tunes.
Here comes the sun is in the repertoire of my Band Apache Rizz and we've been working on this tune (which I don't think the Beatles would have ever been able to perform live, due to it's odd metrics) ;-)"
"Let's get down and dirty with the Schlappi Engineering 100 GRIT eurorack module. A heavy heavy distortion unit that just packs so much power.
Features:
8 brass touchpoints
2 inputs to transistor core low pass filter
Voltage control over frequency, resonance, and gain
OTA VCA with soft saturation characteristics
Distortion circuit based around a vintage headphone amplifier driven into instability
Three position x100 gain switch with off, on, and momentary on settings
Each input and cv input is normalled to a different feedback path (6 total)
Seperate outputs for the VCA and distortion
Can operate as a vintage voiced VCA and LPF or a screaming distortion and noise effect
All analog design
14 HP
Skiff friendly 25mm depth
POWER DRAW: +12V 55mA, -12V 70mA"
"EXP-FX, Il Sole e la Luna (eg. The Sun and the Moon) is a 6HP expansion module for Sibilla, aiming to let you admire the same panorama under two different glows.
Depending on the Sibilla uploaded firmware, EXP-FX can either act as an actual Sibilla expander, giving you direct control on more Sibilla’s parameters, or can turn your module into and effect, allowing you to process your favourite oscillator the same way Sibilla processes its internal waveforms.
EXP (il Sole)
Expands your Sibilla by giving you more control on the internal AR envelope and filter resonant frequency.
FX (la Luna)
With configurable eurorack/line stereo inputs, turns your Sibilla into an intricate stereo pitch shifting delay effect. Split your incoming sound in two separate pitch shifted tracks whose stereophony is affected by LFOs movements, white noise, delay lines and sampled bits of audio."
Chapters:
0:00 Meet Sibilla's new expander module
0:35 What's EXP-FX?
1:23 Programming your Sibilla
1:48 EXP - controls and graphic overview
2:30 EXP - separate Q control for resonant LPF
2:54 EXP - slow envelopes for complex evolving pads
4:02 EXP - fast envelopes for percussive sounds
5:19 FX - controls and graphic overview
7:14 FX - stereo pitch-shifting
7:58 FX - LFOs movements and filtering
8:45 FX - layering new sine waves
9:15 FX - the sampling delay network
11:10 FX - glitchy jam
12:45 Ciao!
"Flash one of the two new firmwares on Sibilla to use it together with EXP-FX!
In this video we'll take a walkthrough on how to flash firmwares on Sibilla using both the Sibilla Web Programmer and the Daisy Web Programmer."
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction and what you'll need
1:07 Sibilla Web Programmer
1:44 Written instruction on the small question mark!
2:01 Let's start and connect Sibilla
3:40 Using the Daisy Web Programmer
5:28 Enjoy and test your new expander!
Press release follows:
Clatters Machines announces availability of EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) as Eurorack expander module for Sibilla stereo digital oscillator
SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, ITALY: small town lovers of music and electronic instruments Clatters Machines is proud to announce availability of its EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) — latterly translated (into English) as the Sun and the Moon, marketed as a 6HP Eurorack expander module for its Sibilla stereo digital oscillator (that translates the beauty and harshness of a semi-barren mountain into a 10HP Eurorack module that sculpts sound with various saw and sine waves running through intricate delay networks altered by LFOs — Low Frequency Oscillators — and white noise to create constructive and destructive interferences, enabling ever-evolving soundscapes that can be both droning and/or melodic in nature) to allow anyone to use this majestic modular pairing in two different ways, depending on the uploaded firmware — as of November 15…
Same panorama under different glows. With wonderfully evocative words like those framing Clatters Machines’ concept of being able to see the same panorama — in this case, the mountain of Sibilla that lends its name to the small town lovers of music and electronic instruments’ much-loved Eurorack module — under different lights and shadows, EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) literally sounds interesting. Indeed, depending on the uploaded Sibilla firmware, it can either act as an actual Sibilla expander — enabling direct control over more of that module’s parameters — or a stereo pitch-shifting drone effect — enabling users to process an external oscillator in the same way that Sibilla processes its internal waveforms.
Digging deeper, the EXP firmware adds more control of Sibilla’s internal AR (Attack Release) envelope and filter resonant frequency. For instance, it is possible to transition from long release droning pads to crazy and noisy percussive sounds as a result of this.
The FX firmware, for its part, turns the Sibilla-plus-EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) modular pairing into an intricate stereo pitch-shifting drone effect, effectively splitting the incoming sound into two separate pitch-shifted tracks whose stereophony is affected by the movements of the LFOs, multiple instances of white noise, delay lines, and sampled bits of audio. Thanks to the configurable Eurorack/line stereo inputs, it is possible to process an external oscillator, instrument, or sample in the same way that Sibilla processes its internal waveforms — by creating an intricate network of pitch-shifted delay lines, freezing them, and looping them, thereby creating a complex architecture of resonant frequencies and pitch-shifted audio tracks moving through the stereophonic field, in other words.
'As an intricate and evolving drone machine, Sibilla has been a major inspiration for both us as musicians and also many customers — couldn’t be prouder of this.” So states Clatters Machines Co-founder, engineer, electronic designer Michelangelo Nasso, before delving into the enticing EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) backstory by way of ending with some wonderfully evocative words of his own: “As a result of product showcases at festivals and fairs where we chatted with musicians, friends, and customers, we started wondering how well-known oscillators and instruments would have sounded if processed in the same way that Sibilla does with its internal waveforms; we realised at the same time that Sibilla would not be complete without more control over basic elements such as its internal envelope, so we decided to combine two ideas for two new expander modules into a single unit — namely, EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna), a ‘dual’ expander that allows Sibilla to be used in two different ways... like looking at the same mountain under different tones and glows.'
EXP-FX (il Sole e la Luna) is available worldwide — with a choice of silver- or black-coloured aluminium front panels — from Clatters Machines’s growing global network of retailers (https://clattersmachines.com/retailers-3/) or directly via its online Store (https://clattersmachines.com/shop/) for €164.00 EUR (plus VAT, if applicable).
"Here is my seconde wavetable for plinky, Phase modulated sin wave to a vacuum tube.
at the start of the wavetable you have the simple sin wave phase moidulated, after you have the adition of vacuum tube distortion, to vacuum tube feedback
Thank you for watching.
My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly 'dark and expérimental' music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with.
"Korg has recently launch its new Korg Gallery exhibit at the The Musical Museum in Brentford, West London.. We headed up for a tour form Korg's Luke Edwards, and to get a compressed history of Korg's synth innovations via 21 key instruments.
"LFO Store’s professional sound designers, Nick Klimenko and OttO K. Schwarz, have joined forces to create a massive soundset for one of the finest digital synthesizers of the last decades, the Roland V Synth. Using more than ten years of experience working with this device, the gentlemen present you the ultimate pack for creating a soundtrack. The
'Cinematicа' soundbank - a set of universal sounds that are suitable for writing ambient, cinematic music, classical electronics, as well as rhythmic dance music.
It is worth noting that each patch is carefully prepared with modulation wheel and D-Beam assigned! Some of the presets may be modulated by velocity, aftertouch and X/Y Pad as well. You will find here beautiful strings and bright ethnic instruments, cosmic leads and exciting soundscapes, bold basses and dance sequences, and even a chorale and ambient piano!
These 100 exclusive presets were created by LFO Store team, known for their official cooperation with Access Music (Virus Ti), Modal Electronics (Argon, Cobalt), Native Instruments (Kontakt), and other leaders of the music industry. We wish you a pleasant journey through the sound universe and inspiration in creating your own musical compositions!"
"In this video, I'll take you through my process of building classical music using the Midicake ARP and explore the new scales coming in the v7 firmware update. I'll show how different scales can dramatically affect the mood and atmosphere of the music, starting with more upbeat and vibrant tones, then transitioning to a more relaxed, almost soporific sound by the end.
Through this hands-on demo, you'll get to see my thought process as I experiment with the ARP's capabilities and discover how the various scales can be leveraged to compose emotive, atmospheric pieces. Whether you're a seasoned ARP user or brand new to the instrument, I hope this video provides inspiration and insights to enhance your own music production. Grab a cup of tea, sit back, and enjoy the gentle, soothing soundscapes.
Ready to take your melodies to new modes and moods? Hit play and let's go!"
