Introducing Tyso Daiko - Dual Wavetable Drum Voice - ALM031

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"Introducing the TYSO DAIKO, the successor to the recently retired Dinky. The ‘Tyso Daiko’ updates our unique 12 bit drum module with another voice, new features, capabilities and improved control.

The Twin voices are independently triggered and output, but share pitch, envelope and other parameters of a swept wavetable oscillator (with updated waves). A ‘surface’ control to adds optional additional ‘punch’ or attack to output.

One voice is output through a voltage controlled analog tilt EQ emphasising upper or lower frequencies. The other voice is output through a digital wavefolder which adds increasing timbre complexity reaching noise. Voices also feature accent and choke control (voice 1!).

Full voltage control including a V/Oct pitch input makes the Daiko a fun, expressive and wide ranging drum module with extremely wide pallet of sounds with lots of modulation possibilities.

In this video we take a look at all the features and build some patches with the Daiko as the centrepiece.


Section Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:46 - Basic Connections - Trig Inputs
2:16 - Basic Connections -Accent Input
2:53 - Basic Connections -Choke Input
3:21 - Basic Connections -V/Oct Input
4:11 - Voice Controls - Release
4:44 - Voice Controls -Surface
5:43 - Voice Controls -Waves
8:12 - Out 1 - EQ Section
10:33 - Out 2 - Wavefolder
12:02 - Pitch Controls
14:53 - CV Inputs
18:18 - Patches - Dual Voice Bubbling Sounds
21:07 - Patches - Beat with 8 Sampled Daiko Hits
23:09 - Patches - Ambient Dual Synth Voices
26:52 - Outro"

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ALM TV Busy Visits.. EP001 POWELL & EP002 Andrew Hale

POWELL - Busy Visits.. EP001
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"ALM Busy Circuits presents 'BUSY VISITS..' a brand new video series where we delve into the creative spaces and creative practises of some of our favourite artists.

For the first episode, we visit Powell.

Powell is an artist and musician living and working in London. He is also the founder of Diagonal Records, an imprint created in 2011 that has since grown to incorporate over 60 physical and digital releases, many of them made iconic by Guy Featherstone’s visual direction for the label. He released a volley of deviant dance-oriented music on XL Recordings, as well as a collaboration in 2018 with Turner Prize-winning artist and photographer Wolfgang Tillmans. In 2020 he launched A Folder with visual artist Marte Eknæs and Swiss filmmaker Michael Amstad; AF is a music, film and image platform that can be [mis]understood as a release or work that never ends. In late 2021 he will release Piano Music 1-7 on Editions Mego. VIVA PITA.

https://diagonal-records.com

https://afolder.studio

https://odbpowell.bandcamp.com

https://www.instagram.com/odbpowell"

Andrew Hale - Busy Visits.. EP002
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'ALM Busy Circuits presents 'BUSY VISITS..' a brand new video series where we delve into the creative spaces and creative practises of some of our favourite artists.

In this episode we visit the London based studio of Andrew Hale from the band Sade.

Andrew Hale has been a member of platinum and grammy award winning band Sade since 1983. He is also known for his scoring work including BAFTA award winning computer game sound track 'LA Noire’, and critically acclaimed OST's for 'Scott Pilgrim' & ‘A Wrinkle In Time’.

https://www.sade.com/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0998914/"

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ALM SQUID SALMPLE - Deep Dive 3 - ALM022

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"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

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Super mmMiditroid

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"An all ALM system playing the ‘Brinstar’ theme from Super Metroid composed by Kenji Yamamoto in 1994. Super Metroid released 27 years ago today!

Original Version: [below]

Patch Notes:
2 mmMidi’s are chained via a standard 3.5mm headphone splitter. This provides 4 CV / Gate / Velocity and 8 Trig outputs to control the whole system. Midi data is sent from Ableton controlling the following voices:

(Red / Blue Cables) - 2x Akemie’s Castle voices for pad sounds controlled by Pip and Quaid, each out patched to 2 channels of Tangle paired with Pam and Jumble Henge to create autopan. Velocity changes attack time of the envelopes between sections.

(Green Cables) - Akemie’s Taiko as a percussive synth voice, patched out to Squid using channels 6, 7, and 8 as a stereo delay (see the squid 'deep dive' videos for info on setting this up).

(Yellow Cables) - MCO / MUM M8 as a simple square bass voice, with filter manually controlled and VCA controlled by Pip.

(Black Cables) - Squid’s first half as 4 drum sounds in similar style to the original composition.

All mixed down to Stereo via the Jumble Henge."

Brinstar Overgrown with Vegetation Area - Super Metroid
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MC-4 Electro Jam

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"The Roland MC-4 was an early microprocessor based sequencer released by Roland in 1981.

In this patch Pam is synced via Din Sync to the Roland MC-4 clock. Pam is then used to sequence a drum pattern using mainly the Squid Salmple (and Akemies Taiko).

The MC-4 CV outputs are used to provide melody and some modulation to 3 MCO's."

Introducing Jumble Henge - 16 Input Stereo Spectral Mixer - ALM029

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"Introducing the Jumble Henge, a 16 input stereo spectral mixer with a unique patch-based mixing interface in a compact space.

Jumble Henge is a space efficient solution for creating rich stereo mixes from a number of both mono and stereo sources, working great in a compact live system or more creatively explored in the studio. Mix down entire patches, sum stereo effect returns or create a complex feedback network all with an intuitive, musically focused approach.

Jumble Henge was designed in collaboration with Worng Electronics and is based on their existing larger and more featured ‘SoundStage’ module.

In this video we take a look at the features and explore unique patching with the Henge.

SECTION TIME STAMPS:
0:00​ Intro

1:27​ Overview - Features
2:37​ Overview - Panning
4:57​ Overview - Filtering
6:24​ Overview - Creating a Mix

9:19​ Modulation - Auto Panning
10:44​ Modulation - Filter Modulation

11:36​ Patches - Mix Position Modulation with VCAs and Filters
15:07​ Patches - Input Switching with Boss Bow Two
18:24​ Patches - Feedback and Distortion
21:01​ Patches - VC Feedback with Effects / Outro

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PE-1 - Basics - ALM016

ALM TV

"The PE-1 is a dual band parametric EQ and simple two channel mixer. It is inspired by the EQ circuits used in early ‘Portastudio’ type 4 track tape mixers. PE-1 provides +/-12db of boost and cut across 2 selected frequency bands. The top band ranges from 1kHz - 8kHz and the bottom band from 62Hz - 1.5kHz.

In this video we look at some common uses; a classic EQ, adding warmth & character to a digital source and shaping the feedback loop of a delay patch.

SECTION TIME STAMPS
0:00 Intro - Boosting / cutting and sweeping bands following a beat
3:32 Warming up digital source - Akemie's Castle chords
7:32 Shaping the feedback loop of a delay"

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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

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Amiga Music Mouse with dual Akemie Castles

ALM TV

"Using Laurie Spiegel‘s amazing 'Music Mouse' program on a Commodore Amiga 2000 computer to sequence dual Akemie Castles for 4 FM voices.

'Music Mouse turns your computer into a musical instrument, played by pushing the music around in real time with the computers mouse while accessinging the realtime control options from the computer keyboard'

Music Mouse was written in the mid 1980s by composer and computer music pioneer Laurie Spiegel for the Apple Mac. It was also soon ported to both the Atari St and Amiga computers. The Amiga version is our favourite due to its use of color and ability to also play samples as well as produce MIDI.

Via a simple Amiga MIDI interface, 4 voices of MIDI data are processed by dual ALM mmMidis to sequence each of the two voice of two Akemie Castles. Some delay processing then added via an Ursa Major SST-282."

Akemie's Taiko - Overview - ALM015

ALM TV

"Akemie’s Taiko is a complete FM synthesis based drum voice with a massive range of sounds, shaped under both direct and voltage control. Based on the larger Akemie’s Castle, the Taiko’s simplified control scheme centers on key FM parameters that are grouped rather than separated for each operator. This arrangement, as well as the inclusion of 2 drum-oriented release envelopes makes the Taiko a fun and immediate source of unique percussive and melodic timbres.

In this video we take a deeper look at the voice structure and go over some patch tips for getting the most out of Akemie’s Taiko.

SECTION TIME STAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:37 Getting Started - Basic Connections

1:56 FM Parameters - Release Controls
2:38 FM Parameters - Ratio
3:42 FM Parameters - Waves
4:44 FM Parameters - Feedback
5:21 FM Parameters - Algorithms
8:36 FM Parameters - Speed / Freq Start & End

11:00 CV Inputs - Rhythmic Synth Voice Patch
13:32 CV Inputs - 'Multiple Voice' Beat Patch

16:31 Single Drum Sounds - Kick
18:09 Single Drum Sounds - Snare
19:21 Single Drum Sounds - Hats
20:57 Single Drum Sounds - Toms

22:44 Additional Patches - External Sequencer
24:26 Additional Patches - Ratio 'Chords' / Outro

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ALM System Coupe - Quickstart Guide

ALM TV

"The system coupe is a modern modular groove box combing both digital and analog technologies. It features sound generation, processing and sampling, innovative pattern creation and sequencing, plenty of modulation, and midi and external audio inputs.

Wether you have recently purchased a Coupe or are just hearing about it for the first time, this Quickstart guide will help to explain the sections and show some of the possibilities within the system.

SECTION TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro - Demo Patch

Module Overviews:
1:37 mmMidi / mmT
3:08 Pamela's NEW Workout
3:53 Quaid Megaslope
4:41 Mult
4:54 Squid Salmple
6:26 Milton
7:18 MCO
7:45 MCF
8:42 Tangle Quartet
9:07 HPO

Patch Guides:
9:27 Midi Controlled Subtractive Synth Voice
14:27 Midi Controlled Drum Kit
18:09 Sequencing a Full Track Internally
29:09 Interfacing With External Equipment - Sampling In
30:32 Interfacing With External Equipment - Stompbox Send / Return
32:18 Bonus - Additive Synth Voice

36:33 Outro

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New ALM Pip Slope (mk II) - Overview - ALM028

ALM TV

"The ‘Pip Slope’ (mark II) is a compact envelope and function generator. It supports both Attack/Decay and Attack/Sustain/Decay type envelopes with both direct and voltage control of Attack and Decay times. Envelope shapes can be morphed between exponential, linear and logarithmic type slopes. Envelopes can be made to loop, repeating infinitely or decreasing with time or amplitude for echo and bouncing ball type effects. An ‘End of Cycle’ trigger output further extends the envelopes functionality for both clocking and burst type effects.

The mark II Pip Slope adds a number of new features and improvements over the original Pip Slope whilst remaining the same size. Improvements include increased output resolution, control of fast envelopes, shape control, 5 or 8v maximum envelope level, various loop modes and an additional trigger output."

New System Coupe by ALM Busy Circuits

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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S.B.G. Basics - Connecting Effects Pedals - ALM006

ALM TV

"The ‘S.B.G’ is a compact utility module intended for the interfacing of guitar effect pedals with your eurorack modular system.

It provides both attenuation and amplification of audio signals for level matching together with a crossfade control to conveniently adjust the wet/dry mix of a processed signal. The module also offers regulation of outgoing CV signals for safer use of pedal expression inputs.

Here we look at how to connect up audio and expression CV to a typical effects pedal."

ALM Beast's Chalkboard - Basics - ALM002

ALM TV

"Beast’s Chalkboard is dual channel stepped voltage source and adder for your eurorack modular synthesizer system.

It primarily is intended as a dual octave switcher for VCO’s but has many other uses including sequence transposition, FM ratio creation, buffered CV distribution, state changes, and VCO calibration.

SECTION TIME STAMPS
0:00 Intro - Basic Octave Switching
0:55 External Voltage Processing & Thru Out
2:38 State / Timbral Changes
4:31 Attenuating Output for Smaller Step Range

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ALM Beast's Chalkboard made its first appearance on the site back in 2013. You can find additional posts here.

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

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MCO - Compact Digital VCO - ALM021

ALM TV

"The MCO is a compact but powerful digital oscillator. It features a wavetable output with 9 morphing waves, a pulse output that allows for 4 types of PWM applied to any of those waves, and an octave down square wave output. There are v/oct and sync inputs plus CV over wave selection, PWM and PWM type. In this video we take a practical look at many ways to patch, modulate, and layer the MCO to create a wide variety of tones.

SECTION TIME STAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:48 Outputs & Waves - Main Out
3:18 Outputs & Waves - Pulse Output
5:51 Pulse Output - PWM Types & CV Input
8:25 Outputs & Waves - Sub Output
10:10 Sub Output - Mixing Outputs

12:43 Sync Input - Sync Affecting Each Wave
15:02 Sync Input - Sync & PWM
16:16 Sync Input - Sync w/ Sub Output
17:11 Sync Input - Typical Sequence / Sync Patch

18:32 Techniques - Liquid Sounds - Sub Osc Modulating VCF
20:45 Techniques - Main Out Modulating VCF
24:37 Techniques - Pseudo VCA w/ Triangle Wave PWM
25:36 Techniques - Self Patched Modulation
27:22 Techniques - Self Patched Sync - Chaotic Feedback

30:52 Patches - Using Each Output Like a Synth Voice
33:31 Patches - Creating Percussion Voices
37:02 Patches - Fading Between Arpeggiated Outputs

40:53 Outro

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Boss Bow Two Overview - 8 Way Multimode Switch - ALM027

ALM TV

"The brand new Boss Bow Two is an eight way bidirectional multimode switch with three different selection modes: step, strobe, and address. These control methods and I/O flexibility allow for a wide range of potential patches with Boss Bow Two as it can interface with essentially any signals generated in a modular system. In this video we look at making complex LFOs, routing voices, modifying/creating trigger patterns, creating unique sequences, slicing up envelopes, switch ring modulation, and much more!

TIMING INDEX:
0:11 Introduction / Overview
0:54 Inputs and Outputs

Modes
1:45 Address Mode Overview - Routing Synth Voices
3:43 Address Mode Overview - On / Off with Reset
5:21 Address Mode - Routing 8 LFOs
7:47 Address Mode - Creating Complex Envelopes

10:25 Strobe Mode Overview - Beats from a Single Clock
14:20 Strobe Mode - Ratcheting with Multiple Clocks
15:21 Strobe Mode - 1 Voice With 4 Sequenced Oscs

18:05 Step Mode Overview
18:52 Step Mode - Chaining Two 4-Step Sequencers
22:34 Step Mode - Patching 8 Offsets to Create a CV Sequencer
26:16 Step Mode - Slicing an Envelope to 1 Output per Stage

Patches
28:26 Looping Envelope to Castle CV Inputs (Step Mode) / Out of Time Beats
30:16 Ring Mod Style Audio Rate On / Off Switching (Address or Strobe Modes)
31:53 Pre Filter Switching Thru Oscillator Outputs (Step Mode)
34:06 Feeding MCO Outs Back In to Sync (Step Mode)
35:13 Rerouting a Euclidean Pattern Around the System - Complex Beat (Strobe Mode)

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"‘Boss Bow Two’ is an 8 way bidirectional voltage controlled switch with 3 different control modes: address, strobe, and step. Each control mode uniquely routes signals from an input ‘I/O’ to an output ‘I/O’. Address mode allows for instant routing manually via the offset or external control voltage, step mode sequentially advances I/O following signal at the clock input and the strobe mode combines the two, holding the addressed position until the next clock pulse.

The reset input allows for master on off switching in address and strobe modes and traditional sequencer style ‘reset’ in step mode. The control input features both an attenuverter and offset to precisely select which of the 8 I/O’s are available to be ‘switched’ in address and strobe modes and sets the direction of travel in step mode.

As it is bidirectional, audio or CV can be routed from 1 of up to 8 inputs to a single output or a single input to 1 of up to 8 outputs. The unique features and flexibility of the ‘BB2’ allow for a wide range of potential patches to be created.

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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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