verbos complex oscillator | minimal modular music | eurorack modular synthesizer

Published on Apr 16, 2020 Elinch

„a quiet piece in the quiet time. built around the verbos complex oscillator.“

00:00 sequence /// alm squid salmple (16 cues triggered randomly, soundsource verbos co)
00:20 sequence /// alm squid salmple (8 cues triggered randomly, soundsource verbos co saw) / t-rex replicator / verbos amp & tone
00:50 sequence /// alm squid salmple (8 cues triggered randomly, soundsource verbos co & endorphine.es furthrrrr generator)
00:54 noise /// endorphine.es furthrrrr generator
01:20 bass /// verbos co sine 01 out
01:50 pad /// make noise morphagene (sample sos from verbos co & endorphine.es furthrrrr generator)
02:30 slow sequence /// verbos co triangle 02 out / 4ms dld
02:50 brass-like slow sequence /// verbos co master out / verbos noise & filter / verbos scan & pan / t-rex replicator / verbos amp & tone
03:32 voice /// alm squid salmple

verbos co sequenced by patterning & polyend poly. reverb comes from 2hp reverb. recorded live with tascam dr 100.
for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

Introducing System Coupe - ALM Busy Circuits

Published on Apr 23, 2020 ALM TV

"ALM/Busycircuits is pleased to announce the ALM System Coupe - our first complete modular synthesis system. A unique modern approach to audio production featuring pattern creation and sequencing, modulation, sampling, numerous sound sources and DAW integration combining analog and digital technologies in a unique fully patchable fun, flexible & creative environment.

Use the Coupe as a creative tool to create new original musical ideas and phrases, an enjoyable pursuit to take on travels, a flexible instrument for live sets or imaginative first, or ongoing, steps into modern modular synthesis. The System Coupe works great on its own or in partnership with your existing set up.

The Coupe consists of a powered case populated with a curated set of ALM modules - some new, some proven classics. All the modules are special editions, with grey panels, white screens, magenta and blue knobs and a custom compact 84hp case.

Unique new modules include a basic Mult, ‘Milton’ - a line level input, a buffered mult, a mixer and attenuator, and the ‘MCF’ a multimode analog filter.

Shipping NOW. Expected RRP £1799 . Available from ALM stockists worldwide."

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ALM022 - SQUID SALMPLE - Deep Dive 2 - Oscillators, Slicing & Sequencing

Published on Mar 10, 2020 ALM TV

"The ALM Squid Salmple is a powerful 8 channel Eurorack sample player and recorder that has more than just a couple tricks up its sleeve. Due to a flexible design it is possible to turn the Squid in to an echo, pitch shifting and multitap delay, live looper, wavetable oscillator, CV generator and sequencer, sample and hold, drum slicer, pseudo time stretcher and more! Here we examine some patches relating to the creation of oscillators, pseudo granular loops, drum slicing and sequencing. Future videos will explore other techniques and ideas."

ALM Squid Salmple posts

ALM System Jams

video uploads by ALM TV

Playist:
System Jam #1

This patch is from a series of jams featuring an all ALM groovebox style setup with sequencing from the ASQ-1 & Pam, sounds from Squid, Akemie’s Taiko & Tyso Daiko, and mixing via 2 MEGA-TANGs, Jumble Henge & MFX. A faderbank with 16 offsets is patched around the system for performance and macro controls (making use of the assignable CV inputs of Squid, Pam and MFX).

Big thanks to Ed2d (Edd Butterworth @begg_egg) for the patch / performance and Andrew Duff (@allthesixes666) for the video synth visuals.

Patch notes:
A chord and bass line from the Squid Salmple are processed through the built in channel filters with their cutoffs controlled via assignable CV by the faderbank offsets. The bass line is only triggered, with pitch changes occurring via stepping through different cue sets. The v/oct inputs are used to transpose the chord and bass lines together using the ASQ-1’s global transpose function.

The snare and vocal samples are also a single sample using cue sets to step through different sounds each time the channel is triggered. An additional snare from the Tyso Daiko is layered in and processed by gated PL8 reverb from an MFX.

The faderbank sliders control many changes including open hi-hat width, sample pitch, and the snare/vocal rolls. To create the fast rolls, Pam’s new ‘ratchet’ wave is used to trigger the sounds, with the slider controlling the width parameter to let more/less ‘triggers’ through.

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ALM022 - SQUID SALMPLE - Deep Dive 1 - Delay & Live Looping

Published on Feb 19, 2020

"The ALM Squid Salmple is a powerful 8 channel Eurorack sample player and recorder that has more than just a couple tricks up its sleeve. Due to a flexible design it is possible to turn the Squid in to an echo, pitch shifting and multitap delay, live looper, wavetable oscillator, CV generator and sequencer, sample and hold, drum slicer, and more! Here we examine some patches relating to the creation of delay and other effects. Future videos will explore other techniques and ideas."

ALM Squid Salmple posts

62HP EP2: Sample And Scratch Groovebox

Perfect Circuit

"For this second episode of 62HP we put together a groovebox system that combines sample based sounds with a simple synth voice, effects and a pseudo scratching sound with a fader for cutting the sound.

The ALM Squid Salmple generates most of the sounds with it's 8 channels of sampling. Everything is sequenced with the Malekko Varigate 8+. Erica Synths Pico Voice is used for a synth line and the Pico DSP adds effects to the case. The "scratch" sound is made with a sample looping on the Squid Salmple, the pitch is modulated with the Soundmachines LS1 and the sound is cut in and out with a Jesse Dean Designs JDDX2R Fader. Everything is housed in an Intellijel Palette case and the 1U Quadratt is used as a mixer.

Module List:

ALM Squid Salmple
Malekko Varigate 8+
Erica Synths Pico Voice
Erica Synths Pico DSP
2X Soundmachines LS1
Intellijel Quadatt
Jesse Dean Designs JDDX2R Fader

available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/catalo..."

ALM Squid Salmple - Firmware Update 185 - New Features

video upload by ALM TV

"The Squid Salmple now includes the ability to reassign the 'Chan' input to control one of several different global functions, including: choking all channels, ‘punching in’ cues during recording, loading the next bank, resetting all cue steps, and resetting all steps sequences. (To assign hold ‘Func’ + Press the ‘Chan’ & ‘USB’ buttons.)

Additionally, a new 'Steps' option has been added under each channel's 'Env' page, allowing for polyphonic round robin triggering of a select range of channels.

In this video we build a simple patch for each of the new additions to explore their musical applications.

To update your Squid Salmple to FW185 visit: https://busycircuits.com/firmware/alm...

SECTION TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - 'Steps' - Polyphonic round robin triggering

1:27 - 'Chan' Input Reassign
1:47 - Choke all channels
2:39 - 'Punch in' cue sets during record
3:36 - Load next bank
4:23 - Reset all cue steps
5:11 - Reset all 'Steps' sequences
5:54 - Outro

Thanks for watching!"

ALM SQUID SALMPLE - Deep Dive 3 - ALM022

video upload by ALM TV

"The ALM Squid Salmple is a powerful 8 channel Eurorack sample player and recorder. In this third part in the Deep Dive series we once again take a look at more of its unique and creative uses. Patches in this video require at least firmware v167 (see https://busycircuits.com/alm022 for the latest firmware).

Patches include: synthesising drums from scratch, polyphonic playback from a live monophonic source, sequencing audio using extend record, building multistage envelopes by chaining channels, and exploring stereo patching.

For more info visit http://busycircuits.com/alm022
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Section Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro - Section Overview
1:02 - Polyphony and Scales
8:19 - Extend Record Sequencing
13:12 - Multistage Envelopes
22:41 - Stereo Operation
32:41 - Drum Synthesis - Setup
45:22 - Drum Synthesis - Jam Patch
48:35 - Outro

Thanks for watching!"

ALM Busy Circuits Squid Salmple // Fast & powerful 8 channel audio and CV sampler in Eurorack

Published on Jul 11, 2019 DivKidVideo

"So here's the Squid Salmple from ALM Busy Circuits. It's an 8 channel Eurorack sampler that can record, mangle, modulate and playback audio or CV. It's fast and immediate with quick on the fly recording options and an easy interface that very quickly became a fast and intuitive way to work with both audio and CV. There's a phenomenal bank of samples that comes with it on the USB stick that's really well put together from a range of artists and sources. You've got 5 outputs, 3 assignable (to multiple destinations) CV inputs, 8 trigger inputs and plenty of control and options. I'd love to hear what you think about the module and the video so leave a comment and let's chat. Skip around with the timing index below if you see fit and cheers for watching!


**TIMING INDEX // SECTIONS**

PLEASE NOTE - all no talking demo patches are entirely dry with the outputs just mixed on the HexMix with level, pan and EQ.

00:00 Hello and video preview

01:28 What is the Squid Salmple? Feature run down.

03:43 Demo patch - bank 01 - 606 drums + lately bass

03:52 Getting started

05:01 Demo patch - bank 02 - 707 drums

05:06 Channel parameters 1 - channels 1-5 (with percussion)

08:15 Demo patch - bank 06 - 808 drums

08:26 Demo patch - bank 07 - 909 drums

08:30 Channel parameters 2 - channels 6-8 (with synth drones)

10:22 Demo patch - bank 08 - CR78 drums

10:28 Demo patch - bank 13 - R70 drums

10:34 Muting

11:10 Demo patch - bank 18 - Linn drum

11:19 CV playback & mangling

14:48 Demo patch - bank 25 - Sash M5N Beats

15:04 The FIRST PATCH I made with the module

17:06 Demo patch - bank 27 - Jack Mumdance drums

17:16 Key combos (mega useful!)

19:25 Demo patch - bank 29 - Jack Mumdance drums

19:32 Demo patch - bank 39 - Sash Beats - jungle tapes

19:38 Choking

21:04 Demo patch - bank 40 - GRM Tools + Microtonic drums

21:14 CV inputs & CV assign, attenuate + offset

24:04 Demo patch - bank 45 - Lauren Flax chords/melody

24:21 How to set up accents

25:35 Demo patch - bank 51 - Sue Zuki sample bank

25:51 How to record samples

27:15 Demo patch - bank 52 - Dungeon Acid Domestic Percussion

27:23 Live sampling on the fly

29:03 Demo patch - bank 54 - NYZ Field Recordings

29:20 Sampling CV (control voltages)

31:02 Demo patch - bank 59 - Yamaha CS80 notes

31:11 Demo patch - bank 64 - Russell Haswell Hordijk Benjolin

31:17 Notes of loading & saving

32:31 Demo patch - bank 66 - Ebcidic Cocoquantus

32:45 Demo patch - bank 67 - Ebcidic Lyra-8

32:53 “Poor mans delay” patch example from the manual

34:20 Demo patch - bank 68 - Drums + Roland SH101

34:29 Cue sets (this is simple yet powerful!)

37:50 Demo patch - bank 75 - Andrew Duff Roland TB303 + drums

** THIS VIDEO WAS SPONSORED BY ALM BUSY CIRCUITS** By sponsoring the video they received a service, which a demonstration video. However they had no control over what was said, patched or used in the video."

ALM Squid Salmple & Pamela's Disqcotheque Sounds SuperBooth 2019

Published on May 9, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"ALM Busy Circuits showed us two new things at SuperBooth 2019. The Squid Salmple is and 8 track sampler and Pamela's Discotheque syncs your analog clocks up with your CDJ, even when spinning and scratching the CDJ quickly.

ALM Modules available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/alm-bu..."

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Squid Salmple - Filters - Firmware Update 147

ALM TV

"The Squid Salmple now includes an independent multimode filter per channel! In this video we show off the sounds of the four different filter types while building up a basic track that utilises filtering on drums, bass, and chords.

To update your Squid Salmple to FW147 visit: https://busycircuits.com/firmware/alm...

SECTION TIME STAMPS
0:00 Intro - Filter Pages
0:36 Manual Sweeps / Filter Types
1:27 Creating a Bass Voice (single cycle wave)
2:45 Adding Chords
3:14 Engaging Filter on Chords
3:50 Modulating Drum Filter with Random CV
4:30 Outro

Thanks for watching!"

Superbooth 20HE: ALM System Coupe - Complete Eurorack System

Published on Apr 26, 2020 sonicstate

"ALM Busy Circuits System Coupe is ALM’s first foray into a complete modular system. The System Coupe ships with an arrangement of some of ALM’s most popular modules including; Pamela’s New Workout, Squid Salmple, MCO, Tangle Quartet and more. It also features a couple of unique modules to the system including a simple Mult and utility module called Milton.

The idea of the system is designed to create a full palette of modules for music making. The Squid Salmpler can be used in a variety of different ways from simple drum sampler triggering to a weird sampling delay and much more.

The System Coupe comes in a unique colour scheme, grey background with white writing and magenta and blue knobs. It is housed in ALM’s own case design and comes with their own power supply. The system should be available imminently and will cost £1899."

Eurorack Videos by Nightlife Electronics

"Nightlife Electronics is a shop based in Vancouver, British Columbia that specializes in the sale and service of the world's finest drum machines, synthesizers, eurorack modular and samplers. Visit our online shop to see what we have in store or if you are in the Vancouver area please stop by and try some amazing synths in person!"

https://nightlife-electronics.com/

Playlist for the above:

1. Xaoc Devices Odessa, Batumi, Belgrad

This video showcases a selection of Xaoc Devices modules. We have the Odessa additive oscillator as the only sound sound source with it's different outputs being individually processed through the Endorphines Milky Way, Xaoc Belgrad and the Intellijel Multi FX 1U. The sequence is generated by the Tirana II and one channel of the Batumi being mixed and fed into an Intellijel Duatt to Intellijel Scales for Quantization. The remaining channels of the Batumi add some subtle modulations here and there. The Fundamental output of the Odessa is running through a seperate channel with it's own envelope control to add more variation to the sequence.

Modules Used
Xaoc Devices : Odessa, Batumi, Belgrad, Tirana II, Tallin
Intellijel : Dual ADSR, Scales, Duatt 1U, Muti-FX 1U
Mutable Instruments : Tides, Kinks, Links
Steady State Fate : Muton
Endorphin.es : Milky Way

2. 4MS Spherical Wavetable Navigator with 4MS Dual Looping Delay

In this video we have a selection of 4MS modules; the Spherical Wavetable Navigator (SWN) running into the Dual Looping Delay and finally into the Listen 4. The Spherical Wavetable Navigator is a really deep and interesting sound source. You have full control over 6 internal wavetable oscillators that each have a 1V/oct input. Each of the 6 can be independently shaped and sculpted in real time for ultimate improvisation. The outputs of the SWN are being fed into the Dual Looping Delay to keep things rolling nicely. The dual, syncopated melodic sequence is provided by the Korg SQ1.

3. Xaoc, ALM, Instruo, Intellijel, Mutable Instruments Dub

Here we have a dark, slow dubbed out jam using the Mutable Instruments Tides being filtered by the Instruo I-o47 to create a polyphonic chord pattern. The Xaoc Devices Odessa, filtered by Belgrad, adds an eerie evolving atmosphere over the top.
The sequence is derived from the Xaoc Devices Tirana II and Batumi mixed in the Mutable Links middle section with the "min" output being fed into an Intellijel Duatt then Scales for quantizing. The Duatt is essential here for keeping the sequence CV within a specific range so we don't have a wide swing in of voltages being fed into the quantizer.
The drums are all from the ALM Squid Salmple being sequenced by the Intellijel Steppy. The Squid is running into the Endorphines Squark Dirty to Me filter to give a little more character. FX on other parts of the patch are from Endorphines Milky Way and Intellijel Multi FX 1U.

https://nightlife-electronics.com/

BeatPPL Podcast 74 - Matthew of ALM Busy Circuits

Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit

"interview w/ Matthew of ALM Busy Circuits as he joins us to chat about ALM’s first complete modular system the 'COUPE', Squid Salmple, Pamela's new workout, ALM’s backstory and all things ALM busy circuits."

SQUID SALMPLE - Firmware Update 125 - New Features

Published on Apr 7, 2020 ALM TV

"Here's some of the new features just added to the Squid firmware version 125! Auto chop drum breaks, internally route EOS triggers, and easily create a self contained delay with the new record modes. Stay tuned for more Squid Salmple explorations coming soon."

Squid Salmple, Pam in Buchla & sync modular to DJ gear with ALM Busy Circuits // Superbooth 2019

Published on May 23, 2019 DivKidVideo

"Lots of good stuff going on at the ALM Busy Circuits booth at Superbooth 2019. First up Pamela's Discotheque takes the Pioneer DJ Ethernet protocol/standard for clock syncing DJ and makes that compatible with MIDI DIN, USB MIDI and analog clock outputs at various rates so you can reliably sync DJ gear with your modular systems. There's the new Squid Salmple which is a multichannel sampler meant to be quick and intuitive for both sampling and sample playback. Finally we can now see Pamela (of Pamela's Workout fame) in the 4U Buchla format."

ALM Busy Circuits Soundbank Demo

Published on Nov 10, 2019 Rafa Bono

"Short demo of all soundbanks availables by default on ALM Busy Circuits Squid Salmple.
No V/oct inputs on channels 6, 7 & 8.

Gear used:
Tip Top Audio Circadian Rythms
AL Busy Circuits Squid Salmple
Nano Modules MAR"

SQUID SALMPLE - Button Combos & Shortcuts

ALM TV

"The Squid Salmple offers numerous button combos that allow for faster set up and access to deeper additional features that take sample recording and playback further than simply triggering sounds. Here we demonstrate the application of these shortcuts via simple patches.

TIMING INDEX:
Channel Operations
0:00 Intro
0:07 Mute & Solo Individual Channels
0:45 Reference Sample Data From Another Channel
1:30 Swap Any Two Channels
1:53 'Choke' a Channel with Playback of Another

Parameter Operations
2:24 Move to the Same Parameter on a Different Channel
2:42 Change Selected Parameter to the Same Value on ALL Channels
3:10 Attenuating and Offsetting Assigned CV

Cue Sets
4:44 Entering Cue Sets Screen and Deleting Individual Cue Sets

Recording:
5:18 Record Monitor the Input Signal
5:37 Lock the Recording Destination Channel

File Operations:
6:42 Previewing Samples from USB

Thanks for watching!"

G&T and Squid Salmple - Funky Slap Bass / Patch Tip

video upload by Robots Are Red

"In this video I share patch tips for G&T by After Later Audio and the Squid Salmple by ALM Busy Circuits, and how they can work well together to make a funky slap bass style patch that is keyboard playable. G&T is great for turning any keyboard patch into an expressive press/release reactive patch."

Squid Salmple test jam

video upload by Planter Music

"Testing out the Squid Salmple as a eurorack drum machine. This is the Linn drum setting. I’m using the Mother-32 for the bass sounds and an ALM MCO through the QPAS for the melodic sounds. "