Fly semi generative modular ambient

video upload by murratti 127

modular synth
eurorack

In this setting I only used the following modules:
black sequencer • erica synths
M185, vector wave, night rider • ryk
alan, morcom, enigma • after later audio
øchd • instruo
melotus versio, tymp legio • noise engineering
DPLPG • mengqimusic
boundary • schlappi engineering
258t, 281t • buchla tiptop audio
mimeophone, maths, XPO, QPAS, 0-ctrl • make noise
alter 2 • folktek
chainsaw • acid rain
T43 • vpme
crave • behringer

Metasonix - RK2 XS-VCA

video upload by SchneidersLaden

"Here is a quick look at the Metasonix RK2 XS-VCA module - a tube-based VCA module with that Metasonix DNA. At gentle, soft settings the module is able to behave like a pretty normal VCA with some tube distortion but with rising gain the clipping distortion gets more and more. Turn up the Feedback and all hell is breaking loose. Sounds great right!"

"The ultimate vacuum tube VCA which can be more, for instance a pre-amp with 30dB gain, an amplifier for stereo and signal-cancelling effects and/or an extreme distortion effect. It can be gentle with a moderate bit of tube distortion but on the other hand it can tenderize a piece of meat with its raw power.

At gentle, soft settings the module is able to behave like a pretty normal VCA with some tube distortion but with rising gain the clipping distortion gets more and more. Turn up the Feedback and all hell is breaking loose.

In Metasonix' own words: 'What does it sound like? Imagine a slightly tubby tube amplifier, suddenly turning into a screaming chainsaw. And flying around the room to break your sappy bleeps and bloops. A bulldozer on fire crushing your nads. Strange tentacles of doom rise up from the bottom of the ocean and slap your sister's asscrack.'
Nothing to add."

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TB-303 Acid Ambient Eurorack Modular Synthesizer | Happy 303 Day

Published on Mar 2, 2020 sworn64

"Roland TB-303 through an MXR Distortion+ pedal, synced to the System80 880. Moog DFAM on the ambient, noise percussion. Main lead synth is the Noise Engineering Manis Iteritas through a Make Noise Mimeophon. Melody is created from clocked stepped random of a Make Noise Wogglbug with occasional voltage sweeps mixed in from a cycling Maths, all quantized by an Intellijel Scales. Super saw chord pad is an Acid Rain Technology Chainsaw filtered in stereo by a System80 Jove and 860.

Xaoc Devices Batumi is sending various LFO modulations throughout the patch to make it ebb and flow. Delay on the 303 from the 4ms Dual Looping Delay. Reverb is the Halls of Valhalla on the Tiptop Audio Z-DSP. Mix is through the WMD Performance mixer.

Did you celebrate 303 day? Have you ever made ambient music with an acid bassline? Let me know in the comments.

#tb303 #eurorack #acidbassline"

Rainy day with Loopman

video upload by murratti 127

"Black Sequencer from erica synths controls the bass drum from mosaic, the pique from after later audio, the kermit from industrial music and chainsaw from acid rain. 0-CTRL from make noise controls the resonate from after later audio, this signal is filtered with night rider from ryk and the mimeophone is used as an effect. Other effects and voices from the Benjolin v2 from after later audio. Roucha legio and yester versio from noise engineering.

My voice from the Loopman controlled with math and soundhack with morphagene from make noise. Hope you like this video! Comments welcome!"

MACHINE

video upload by murratti 127

"Alan from After Later Audio plays the bass drum from mosaic and resonate from after later audio as a touring machine, this signal is filtered with night rider from ryk and the mimeophone is used as an effect. Pique from after later is used as a drum voice and is controlled by 0-ctrl from make noise. disting mk4 by expert sleepers runs with shift register quantized CVs and plays acid rain's chainsaw. this signal runs through the roucha legio and yester version from noise engineering. maths and wogglebug play a little too.
Hope you like this video! Comments welcome!"

A Friendly Chat with Ryan Hume (Acid Rain Technology)

Red Means Recording

"Let's chat with Ryan Hume of Acid Rain Technology! They make Eurorack modules like Chainsaw, Maestro, Navigator, and more."

Small Tube VCA/Distortion Modules

video upload by John Schussler

"There seem to be more and more folks making modules with small tubes these days. I have a few of them, and figured I'd do a comparison. These are all 'distortion' modules in one sense or another. Some are VCAs, some are filters, and some are just tube-y grimy-ness.

I've also thrown in an intro to the cDVCA, a new kind of VCA that is also a specialist at distortion. It doesn't have a tube, so it gets a solo spot at the end.

Source audio is the saw out of an Acid Rain Chainsaw. Envelope from Zadar.
Sequence from Stochastic IG

00:00 Intro
00:20 Atonal OD - sweeps
03:52 Karltron Tube
06:35 Thermo Nuclear
09:27 Gotharman
11:48 Atonal OD - sequence
15:50 Karltron Tube
18:52 Thermo Nuclear
21:49 Gotharman
25:32 Bonus - cDVCA"

an exchange of noiz HALLOWEEN 102022

video upload by thenoiztemple

"In this special event of AEON...a Halloween experiment occurred.
Each performer was tasked with creating a soundscape using samples from a horror film that was assigned to them.

Performances by:
00:00 BROKEN ROBOT BRAIN TUBES - THE SHINING
12:18 MUSCIENCE* - THE OMEN
19:33 CAUSTIC SCREAMING BUTTERFLY - JACOB'S LADDER
39:01 ETHER RESEARCH - HELLRAISER
53:32 ILLICIT RELATIONSHIP - TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
01:06:39 ASTROGENIC HALLUCINAUTING - PHANTASM

*note: Due to a last minute cancellation...MUSCIENCE put together a piece using The Omen as the source that was 6 minutes and 66 seconds. Due to the fact that he also could not be there...an avatar of his head stood in and the piece was played from a cassette.

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An Exchange of Noiz (AEON) is a bi-monthly showcase of Experimental, Electronic, Drone, Ambient and just plain Weird Music in Houston, TX.

Curated by SPIKE the Percussionist. [ http://manipulate.net/ ]

The performance space is provided by Sound Exchange Record Store.
[ http://www.soundexchangehouston.com/ ] The shows are free and beverages are provided by our sponsor 8th Wonder Brewery. [ https://8thwonder.com/ ]"

Three Generative Sequencers - And one that isn't

video upload by John Schussler

"I have a few generative sequencers I've not had time to play with, and figured I'd compare how they...play. Three are generative in one form or another, and one, the Berlin School, is not. I leave you to suffer with that incongruity in silence.

This is my first exploration with each of them, so I'm just getting a feel for how they work. You're along for the ride, but don't expect too much.

VCO is Acid Rain Chainsaw. LPG is Rabid Elephant Natural Gate. No envelope. Delay here and there is Make Noise Mimeophon. Quantizer is 2hp Tune.

00:00 Intro
00:20 Feigen
12:00 Anima
23:29 Odds
31:34 Berlin School"

This appears to be the first post to feature Subsongs Modular.

Eurorack distortion comparison - January 2023

video upload by John Schussler

"I used to number my distortion comparisons, but there are so many now, and in different forms, that I've decided it'll be easier to just go by date.

Here's the January 2023 batch. All have been released fairly recently AFAIK.

The comparison is a little tilted in that some are just drive circuits, while others are full on distortion/clippers. But I prefer to think of it as comparing along a range vs. a head-to-head evaluation.

Note that the video goes from soft to loud at times, because, y'know, distortion, so I recommend not blasting it too loud until you've skipped around a bit to get a feel for the dynamic range.

VCO is an Acid Rain Chainsaw saw wave. Envelope: Zadar. Sequencer: Stochastic IG.

00:00 Intro
Sweeps
00:20 Atonal OD
02:44 London Drive
03:49 Twin Drive
04:33 Nijel
05:42 cDVCA
08:08 L'Ecorcheur
Sequence
11:07 Atonal OD
14:18 London Drive
16:25 Twin Drive
18:00 Nijel
19:40 cDVCA
22:34 L'Ecorcheur"

Melodicer vs. Black Sequencer - one or both?

video upload by John Schussler

"I haven't spent much time with the Erica Synths Black Sequencer, and I noticed in a thread the other day somebody mentioning it serving as a substitute for the Vermona Melodicer.

Say what? I have a Melodicer, and it's the cat's meow. Can it really be supplanted by the Erica Synths offering?

They're big modules, so it's worth asking the question. Which is what you have here...me asking the question of whether I keep both or just one.

Source VCO is an Acid Rain Chainsaw. No envelope, just the output gates from the sequencer’s going to a Bard tube LPG.

00:00 Intro
00:20 Vermona
02:21 Black Sequencer
10:29 Tiebreaker"

What's On My Sampler? Halloween Horror Sample Edition Synthesizer Rik Marston

Rik Marston Official

"What's On My Sampler?" NEW Series on Rik Marston Official!
Showing off my personal sample collection I have obtained thru
the years. I have loaded these samples on countless samplers.
There will be many samples you will recognize from Horror's BEST!
I love SAMPLING as much as I love Analog & Digital synthesizers!
It is an ART for sure & a BLAST to use them in music!
Yamaha Motif XF6 is our master sampler today :)
"Beetlejuice" @ 00:41
"Evil Dead" @ 01:17
"Exorcist" @ 01:30
"Friday The 13th" @01:51
"Halloween" @ 02:02
"Hellraiser" @ 02:43
"Lost Boys" @ 02:59
"Night Of The Living Dead" @ 03:11
"Texas Chainsaw Massacre" @ 04:06

Meteorite friends featured at the very end:
Two North West Africa 869 Chondrite Meteorites!"

You can find additional What's On My Sampler? posts by Rik Marston here.
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And tunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/rik-marston/1057646302

Neutral Labs: Pip clocked cv generator

video upload by John Schussler

"Along with Nijel (see previous vid), Martin at Neutral Labs sent along a kit for Pip, his new clocked CV generator. Its main selling point is the synchronization between the two channels: channel A can run at a multiple or fraction of channel B, and both are clocked so they'll stay in sync with the beat.

You can get some interesting rhythmic sounds out of your modules that have two cv inputs by using contrasting waves and different ratios (there are 16 'pages' of waves, each with two waves that can be morphed to make new waves).

The most interesting part, however, is when you self-modulate it. You get the benefit of the synchronized channels, clocked, plus interesting little additions that bring the whole thing to life (Spoiler alert! Skip to 23m22s for my favorite bit).

VCO: Chainsaw. Sequencer: Stochastic IG

00:00 Intro
00:20 Encephalo Adjuster
05:35 Nijel
07:08 Scrat
11:13 Pizza
13:09 Siren
16:10 Self-modulation"

16bit Chainsaw Calligraphy live jam/remix

YouTube via timexile
"A live mashup of this amazing 16bit tune using a patch I made in Reaktor using the Maschine controller from NI. FX on the pads and twisters, bar progress on the top 8 buttons, track section on the 8 buttons to the left of the pads."

Roland JUNO 60 Ambient Psychedelic HALLOWEEN Korg VOLCA Bass ELKA X705 tubbutec juno66 #44

Published on Oct 31, 2015 VolcaRock

"AMBIENT Psychedelic HALLOWEEN SPECIAL with additional video from Horror Nights (with our girlfriends under zombie & chainsaw attack :)
ROLAND JUNO 60 with Tubbutec Juno 66 Mod (Portamento, Duophonic/Unison, Supersaw/square, Detune, MIDI, Chord Memory, ...),
Space Organ ELKA x705, Korg Volca Bass, Elektron Octatrack & Guitar.

Tubbutec Mod is a must have for experimental Juno 6/60/106 owners turning the amazing Juno into a more flexible & more VCO-sounding REAL BOUTIQUE synth (greetz to all Ju-6 owners :-) The developer did a great job! Unbelievable that you get a new firmware upgrade for a synth from 1982!

Horror Nights is an amazing event at Europapark Rust/Germany . It's like being in your own horror movie. 6 big houses with different topics and lots of zombie , mummy and monster action on the whole outdoor area. additional video also contains some modern and vintage ghost trains and fantasy worlds @ Europapark Rust.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN MY FRIENDS, hope you enjoy my music video :-)

________________________________________­________________________________

Instruments used:
ROLAND JUNO 60 (1982) (with Tubbutec Mod & Peavey Studio Mix controller) String FX: Vermona PH-16 phaser
ELKA X705 (1978) space organ with two Rhapsody 610 string machines & Solist 505 synth (string FX EHX small stone)
Korg Volca Bass
Elektron Octattrack (drum& percussion loops, guitar post FX, vocal samples)
Godin LGX-SA guitar

All instruments have been filmed while recording!"

Neutral Labs Nijel Distortion

video upload by John Schussler

"I really liked Neutral Labs' first module: Scrat. It's a filter plus distortion in 8hp. But y'know, maybe you have lots of filters and only want the distortion bit, so to the rescue comes Nijel: just 4hp, but using the same sound cards as Scrat (the cards are called "Nuts"), and with plenty of attitude.

So as soon as I heard of Nijel's existence I jumped at the chance to build one (it's a super easy build...all the SMD components are already on the PCB, you just do pots and jacks for the most part). Many thanks to Martin at Neutral Labs for getting me in early.

Sound source: Acid Rain Chainsaw (3 VCO). Envelope: Zadar. Sequencer: Stochastic IG.

00:00 Intro
00:20 Sweeps
01:22 Nuts
03:12 Sequence
08:33 Scrat
12:02 LFO Drive"

Meadowlark - a generative piece

video upload by ann annie

"Hello again!


annannie.com

Testing out my custom portable suitcases - powered by V-Mount battery, with internal speakers, VU meters, onboard outputs, and various power gauges. There are a few prototypes for sale and more about these on my instagram @annnannie

PATCH NOTES ~

- Reel to reel playing high pad, recorded from modular
- Modular - live processing of the reel to reel output and creating cello sounds / smearing the tape hiss
- Recorded with an SSL 2+ interface, and Blackmagic Pocket 4k camera w/ rokinon 28mm f2.8 (4k ProRes 422 - edited in FinalCut Pro)

// signal flow
REEL — CLOUDS
CHAINSAW — RINGS — BEADS
Pam’s providing modulation and random clock to Hermod (sequencing) — self patched to level and “slop” amount."

chainsaw

YouTube via SuperRoss007 | September 03, 2010

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Music Thing Modular Mini Drive | Ambient Modular Synthesizer | Sworn64

video upload by Sworn64

"Having a little jam with the Music Thing Modular Mini Drive module from Thonk designed by Tom Whitwell.

The Mini Drive is a 4hp incandescent lamp based Overdrive/Distortion module inspired by the classic Moog Minimoog input gain. If you’re looking to get into DIY, this is very quick and easy kit to build.

Main voice is a Mutable Instruments Plaits through a Mutable Instruments Ripples, through the Mini Drive. Sequenced by the Make Noise Rene 2, clocked by the Korg SQ-1. Mutable Instruments Clouds provides the granular delay effects while the Happy Nerding FX Aid XL provides the Reverb. WMD AXYS crossfader controls the reverb send amount which is modulated by a Steady State Fate RND STP random sample and hold voltage to give the voice random splashes of reverb. The droning voice is the Acid Rain Technology Chainsaw through the System 80 Jove and 860 filters slowly modulated by an LFO. This voice is also sent through the TipTop Audio Z-Verb."

https://www.thonk.co.uk/product-category/mtfk/?=m

New from Bard Synthesizers - LPG and Ring Modulator

video upload by John Schussler

"I recently got a couple new modules from Bard Synthesizers. The VTG low pass gate is available as part of his normal product lineup, but the ring modulator is a custom build. I'm guessing if you like it you could talk him into building you one as well, but note that it takes a bit longer, what with it being a custom build and all.

Here's a little sampler to get an idea how they sound. Plus some extra from the Erica Synths Fusion Ring Modulator at the end for comparison.

Source VCOs are an Acid Rain Chainsaw and a Befaco Pony VCO.
Envelope from Zadar.

00:00 Intro
00:20 LPG
06:00 Gilbert Ringmod
11:27 Erica Ringmod"