Bruxa by MakeNoise & Cortini | It's a GOOD witch.

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"While MakeNoise is focusing on the Resynthesizer, now is the time people are finally receiving their Bruxa. While it inevitably reminds of Strega and the Lyra 8 (FX) I think it's cleaner, more musical and easier to control. However, we can't debate personal taste and the distinct sound of the mono delay may be too lo-fi for some.

I got truly amazing results when I hooked it up with Echophon. What's not to love. I pre-ordered Bruxa when it was announced, and pre-ordered a second one after the Asheville flood. I would not recommend getting two, especially with Echophon nearby, but a dual Bruxa can make some great eerie textures that remind of the mighty Erbe-Verb."

Tiptop/Buchla 200 Series | Episode 11 | 285t Frequency Shifter & Balanced Modulator

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"The 285t is a worthy addition to the already impressive classic 200 series by Tiptop Archeology and Buchla. It has two separate sections which can be combined at will. The top section is a frequency shifter with a built in reference VCO/LFO that can go up to 1K and allows modulation and FM. You can use your own reference sound by switching up to EXT but then you'll need to take care of FM and modulation yourself. The section can be used to play with the perceived pitch of any source, tuning it up and down at will. You can also use it (multed) to add an extra layer to a single voice, or to a mix.

The lower section is a classic ring modulator with a dedicated out, and a variable output that's under CV control. Variable mode can morph the effect from off to amplitude modulation (unipolar) to ring modulation (bipolar) which adds metallic effects. Ring modulation works best with sinewave modulators, but you can throw any combo of waveforms at it. It pairs very well with the 'simple' 258 VCO because it has two sinewaves, where the 259 has only one.

00:00 Introduction
00:31 Bipolar Shifts
04:00 Beats
04:27 Audio
05:33 Beats and Audio
06:04 Feedback patch with the 296t Spectral Processor
07:56 Ring Modulation"

Collide 4 | Episode 02 | Experiments with SpringRay2, X, Y, I and Q channels and a triphop.

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I felt I had to do an episode 02 after anything else and maybe this should have been EP01. But you just can't make shortcuts with this module. It takes time to understand it and appreciate it as a sculpting tool. I am slowly getting the hang of it and I just needed to share my progress.

00:00 Introduction
00:37 Intellijel Springray 2 with C4 in the insert/return
03:06 Cancel the IN- and IN+ inputs, with MakeNoise STO
04:16 X, Y, I and Q, with DPO and two XPOs.
07:05 Triphop multitrack jam with the THREE-BODY
10:20 Springtank life under a magnifying glass"

Side note: This appears to be the first post to feature the SpringRay2. You can find posts featuring the original here.

Collide 4 | Quadrature Spectral Computer | by Joranalogue and Hainbach

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"A few months ago, Hainbach recycled the full circle of 1950's being pioneered by people like Mort Subotnick and then miniaturized by people like Don Buchla in the 1960's, then rediscovered by people like Hainbach (and many others I am not familiar with) in the 2020's and then miniaturized into 20 HP by Joran from Jorananalogue in 2024. Hello COLLIDE 4, what took you so long?

I've been intrigued with Hainbach's journey into the vintage and classic scrapheaps of sound but the risk of shock, the smell, weight and size of all this gear made it easy to resist or even explore. I absolutely loved his Totem project making the best drones I ever heard. But this particular rabbit hole was easy to resist. 20 HP is not.

The COLLIDE 4 brings a lot of unfamiliar concepts to the table of sound design, like a Lock-in Amp, a Hilbert Transform Network and a Quadrature VCO. Just when you thought you were getting the hang of eurorack, again you realize you know nothing. It also features a filter, an envelope follower and a phase/frequency shifter. It's all originally designed to detect and possibly isolate little sounds in a soup of very faint noise, so the first thing people do is to crank it up and wonder if it can make normal music. Yes it can, and it saturates like nothing else. Just don't buy it BECAUSE you want to make normal music.

My favorite use case is to explore very faint sounds, like the raw output from a Piezo, an electric guitar or a sensitive electromagnetic sniffer. Theres a whole new world out there for you to discover."

Introducing The Make Noise ReSynthesizer

Playlist of ReSynthesizer patch video uploads by MAKEN0ISE

"In this video we go over the history and concept of this new 7U system, and also visit Drop of Sun Studios here in West Asheville to let the ReSynthesizer encounter the sounds of various musical instruments.

A free pack of Morphagene Reels from the sessions can be found here:

https://freesound.org/people/makenois...

Vocals, Harmonium: Elisa Faires
Electric Sitra: Chandra Shukla
Pedal Steel: Mike Johnson
Piano: Walker
Recording engineer: Mike Johnson
Filming and edit: Peter, Lewis, and Walker

https://dropofsun.com/
https://elisafaires.com/
https://xambuca.com/bio"

The MSRP for the Make Noise ReSynthesizer System is $4599. Pre Order Now, Shipping in early November. Check with dealers on the right.

"Introducing the ReSynthesizer!

The ReSynthesizer can trace its origins to Spring 2023, with Walker and Rodent putting together a collection of modules to announce and demonstrate the Soundhack Spectraphon at Superbooth ‘23. We knew that these modules would need to complement Spectraphon in a way that would show its true capabilities. As such, this specialized layout comprised a single-system overview of the last 8 years of Make Noise module designs.

After Superbooth Walker and Peter continued to use a similar system configuration in videos for our Youtube and Instagram Channels, prompting some folks to speculate if it was to be our new 7U system. At that time we had no plans for a new system; in fact, this layout had been intended as temporary all along, but we found that it made a useful layout in almost all cases and so we continued using it in videos anyway. (The layout even gained the popular unofficial moniker “System X” thanks to the speculative work of Cinematic Laboratory and others.) Choices like the unusual placement of the Morphagene, adjacent to Spectraphon, which we initially assumed would be mainly for a very specific use-case, quickly became second nature to patch. The Spectraphon and Morphagene work together to ReSynthesize raw materials into lush soundscapes, microsound manipulations, or wherever the path leads.

In early 2024, we announced DXG for the easy mixdown of mono or stereo signals, and PrssPnt to add physical touch interaction. With these pieces in place, the ReSynthesizer is born. Pairing the Spectraphon with the Morphagene and the core Make Noise CV generation suite, and housed in the powerful and portable 4 Zone CV Bus Case, the ReSynthesizer is an open design blackboard ready for experimentation and discovery.

We’ve put this collection through its paces and have found it to hold up to any test we throw at it— we can’t wait to hear what sounds you find with it!"

• Voltage Controlled DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
• Voltage Controlled Spectral Analysis/Resynthesis/Noise Generation: Spectraphon
• Voltage Controlled Stereo Repeats and Halos: Mimeophon
• Voltage Controlled Stereo Granularization: Morphagene
• Complex Random Voltage Generator: Wogglebug
• Dual Analog Control Voltage generator: MATHS (x2!)
• Voltage Controlled Panning, Crossfading, and Mixing: X-PAN
• Polyphonic Time Shifting: TEMPI
• New School Sequencing: René
• Human Expression/Control: PrssPnt
• Stereo Low Pass Gating and Mixing: DXG
• Horizontal Control Signal Distribution and Indication, plus Final Outputs: CV Bus
• Voltage Controlled Multi-Mode Multi-Peak Stereo Filtering: QPAS
• 4 Zone 7U CV Bus case w/ original power supply and AC Adapter, Ready to Play
• Blanking panels as appropriate (selection may vary)
• Ships with 30 patch cables
• Comes with Lid, Highly portable, Meets requirements for carry-on luggage

Special thanks to Drop of Sun Studios, Elisa Faires, and Chandra Shukla for taking part in this recording session!

https://www.makenoisemusic.com/synthe..."

Buchla/Tiptop 259T | A Legend Revived

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I don't think this module needs any introduction in Eurorack. Don Buchla inspired countless complex oscillators before it inspired Serge Tcherepnin and digital FM pioneers like John Chowning who brought FM on a chip to Yamaha. The 259 is a landmark VCO. One could assume it would old compared to modern gear like the DPO, Cs-L, Furthrrr, Brenso, Verbos CO and many more, but the 259 has a unique sound you will not find anywhere else.

There's 50 years between the 259c and the Tiptop recreation. A lot has changed. The original featured eight vactrols, but the T has none due to Hazardous Substance Regulations (RoHS). It's fair to say it's impossible to stay faithful. Autotune wasn't finished yet, it relied on the forthcoming 300 series that never took off. Remote/local control relied on Easel programming card tech which is useless in its eurorack incarnation. Tiptop decided to add ART support, a proprietary protocol which supports autotuning VCO's.

Real Buchla 259's are extremely rare, they're mostly faithfully recreated clones. So I had no idea how the real thing sounds and the 1M $ question is obviously 'does it sound the same'. Spoiler alert: it does. This video also concludes my 259 origin story, so it's episode 04 in the 259 playlist, and episode 09 in my Tiptop 200 series playlist. It's a bit confusing but it it makes sense to me.

Bottom line, it's a beauty."

ThreeTom Modular Doppio (Double Espresso AMP/DRIVE/Limiter)

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I got my Doppio ( a Double Espresso) when I visted Dutch Modular Fest in 2023. It was still a prototype and I think it was officially announced eight months ago. I saw it again at DMF 2024 and I agreed with Tom (all three of them) to make a video about it. I really like to support the small manufacturer, so this video is sponsored by me and I paid full price.

Doppio is one of those modules you'd set and forget, a module you can always rely on when things get loud, and a module you can depend on when your source material is barely audible. So in a nutshell, it's a stereo AMP that can amplify your source 1x, 5x or 21x. If you want to blow things up, you can also try modular level and make it 21 times louder, and maybe add some extra drive to it. Need more? You can also patch dual mono to achieve a x42 gain but I can't think of a scenario where I'd use this creatively. When used incorrectly, it will saturate your source to a point where I'd say it's ruined.
When used creatively, there are no rules. When use correctively, less is more.

When dynamics are unpredictable, the module provides a limiter, which attenuates your peaks and avoids your sound from clipping.
If you're coming in TOO loud, the limiter will try do damage control, but results may vary between 'not so bad' and 'abandon all hope'. So gain staging for your intended use will always be important. If you use regular modules and a decent mixer, your mixer may already provide soft-limiting (e.g. Erica Synths) and this will not be a must-have module. So always check before you get gear lust.

I use it a lot, preferrably just before my output module, or near my mic preamp. It's a permanent part of my 'new' Utility Case, which I've prepared to have the modules I often use always nearby, regardless of the subject of a video."

Molten Bypass | By Molten Modular and Befaco

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I really love it when the YouTube creators work together with manufacturers to realize modules we may all need, but can't get. Following in DivKid's footsteps, Robin from Molten Modular now presents his second Befaco collab after the Motion Meter. The Bypass is - you may have guessed it - a 'detour' circuit. Typical usage is hard-switching between a dry sound and an FX chain. It seems a bit similar to send/return, but the Bypass opens and closes an entirely different path. It's more like an insert/return, with a Launch button to open and close it (also CV controlled). When the Launch is set to 'soft', the return remains engaged, and only the insert goes on/off.

Even though on paper it's a simple utility with four ins and four outs, it opens up a lot of possibilities which are relatively simple to patch with separates, but you may need a switch matrix or something much bigger than just 4HP.

00:00 Less hard
00:43 Hard vs Soft switching
02:13 Rhythmic CV injection
02:55 Typical usage of FX insert/return
03:52 Feedback patching made 'less hard'."

Molten BYPASS Q & A

video upload by Molten Music Technology

See the announcement post here.

Trace | Interpolating CV and Audio Scanner | by DivKid and Vostok Instruments

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"As a 4HP utility module, the Trace isn't that special. It's basically four inputs and one output, with a slider to crossfade between the inputs. But still. If you'd want to do something similar, you would need to patch precise CV to smoothly scan through these inputs with a mixer that supports crossfading. Buchla's Voltage Math (Tiptop 257T) has two crossfaders on board, and you may have a MakeNoise XPAN nearby. I also think it would be possible with a big mixer and a Mutable Tides to slowly fade in/out. The vintage and discontinued MakeNoise RxMx was all about scanned mixing and offered six channels. But I don't think there's anything that can do this in 4 HP. DivKid has a talent to identify the things we're missing in our cases and the Vostok/Divkid Trace is a valuable addition to any patch that involves a VCO with multiple outputs or lots of CV. Highly recommended and lots of fun."

QMMG DAY | September 7th and 9th. Let the Hunger Games begin

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"These are special days that will be remembered. Today, Saturday, you could theoretically pick up a QMMG at MakeNoise HQ, but only if you can drag your body to Ashville. If you manage to go there, keep an eye on Eugene F. Vactrolman. He may be wearing many disguises to break the 'one per customer' rule. Or maybe he'll bring the Vactrolman family, who knows. Then Sunday comes. A day for reflection. Preparation for Monday 9th. Create magic spells on Strega and summon Sauron. Or Gandalf.

Dealers all over the world have specific instructions to only accept pre-orders on the 9th. I have no idea how this will go down. Would you be able to place the order, or just leave your email. Will it be like a lottery, or more like the Hunger Games. I don't even know if they'll be available in the EU. If you happen to have Minions, use them. Explain to them the QMMG is like a quad banana. I'll have my family behind smartphones and laptops. If that doesn't work, I may need to create a timeloop and relive September 9th for as long as it takes. So if you don't see any new videos for two weeks, you'll know I'll be working on it.

It's also unclear if MakeNoise starts shipping when all preorders are settled, or stock is already present. I can't remember a modular event like this. It's never done before. MakeNoise is writing history and we're part of it. I wish you best of luck, and I 'expect' to see a lot of you sharing QMMG videos again. Let the Hunger Games begin."

Dutch Modular Fest 2024 | Artistic Impression

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"Dutch Modular Fest, Saturday August 31st, 2024
dB music facilties, Utrecht.

I wish DMF was every month, somewhere. But it's not. It's our Dutch annual event, celebrating the modular community and nearby manufacturers. I can't do interviews like DivKid and Mylar, and there's no 'best of show' except maybe all of them. Thanks to Allert Aalders (Sonar Traffic, Modulation) and Veerle Pennock (Acid Solder Club) for making this happen. And all the people who volunteered, participated, engineered, served and performed.

This video is sponsored by the Lab, with compliments."

Geometric Anomaly | by This Is Not Rocket Science

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"The Geometric Anomaly earned SonicState's 'best of modular' on Superbooth 2024 so I am proud to present it to you. However...
Only 50 were made and some are 'reserved', whatever that means.
So how does this work?

TiNRS is basically Stijn and Priscilla Haring-Kuipers from Amsterdam so it's a small independent manufacturer with limited resources. Stijn made the Geometric Anomaly 'for his birthday', so the plan was to make only one. Then Priscilla said something like 'nice, get yourself a different present, and build a few more, like 50'. Anyway, the Geometric Anomaly is a very limited edition and time will tell how limited it really is. If I am informed correctly, they ran out of parts to build more.

I am a big fan of TiNRS, so I bought one and I'll treat it as any other new module worthy of a cool video.

TiNRS likes to perform live, and usually they had to drag a big Fenix IV modular synth to a gig. The Geometric Anomaly is a slimmed down mini Fenix with two VCO's, ADSR envelope generators and filters. One SVF, one Ladder. It looks like a complex VCO, but I'd describe it as a 'live performance synth' that's made to tweak on stage. It can make huge sounds with minimal effort but it also provides plenty of resources to go 'complex' if you really want to. It may not be 'best of modular', but I think it deserves the predicate 'best new VCO for live performers'. But I am biased, so just listen and decide for yourself.

I could use the fortcoming 'Bopp & Steve' effect module in this video, but I need to emphasize that it's a prototype and there's still a lot of work to be done because the planned DSP chip was recently updated and a rewrite is necessary. I'll keep you posted."

Modulation 'Masterclass'

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"First of all, I put 'masterclass' between quotes because I am not a master. I can call myself an 'expert' after +10.000 hours of patching but that's no guarantee for good information. However, you wouldn't be interested in watching modulation basics either. So my 'masterclasses' are more like sitting around the campfire, telling ghost stories, and we're all equal.

I've been inspired by a subscriber, who pointed to his beloved Rossum Trident/Triton as his/her/their favorite VCO. I looked it up, decided there's too much overlap with my THREE-BODY VCO, but noticed something interesting called 'Zing modulation'. It's a recipe based on ring modulation, with the simple trick of syncing the carrier and modulator. Dave wrote he may have been the first person who ever used the term 'hard-sync', but credited the technology to Serge Tcherepnin. Suddenly I was lost and inspired in a new world of modulation I did not know about. Since it's a recipe instead of a circuit, we can all use it as long as your VCO has a Sync input, and you have a ringmod in your case. If you don't, get one. It's an essential piece and it costs nothing.

I can't explain Zing modulation (ZM) without Ring modulation (RM) without thru-zero amplitude modulation (AM) and when the bloody TZ comes along I am aways reminded that I am still clueless about thru-zero FM. I've seen good, bad and no explanations about TZFM. I know it preserves pitch, it's been restricted to digital - but now it's also possible with analog - and it needs to be supported by the VCO. You can't seem to patch it up, the VCO should do it. I have a problem with things that can't be done. It's not that I am stubborn, an important aspect of creativitiy is to never give up. And to be confident you'll figure it out eventually. Thanks to Dave Rossum's recipe, I wondered if I could ringmod my modulator VCO before it goes to my principal VCO's LIN-FM. It can't possibly be amplitude modulation anymore.
I experimented with ring-modulating the modulator with an inverted version of itself, so it would flip polarity and go thru-zero. I don't know if this qualifies as true thru-zero so I call it WTFM.

Anyway, this video can keep you busy for weeks. Happy Patching!
Robert.

00:00 Intro
00:52 Amplitude Modulation
01:44 Frequency Modulation
02:47 Ring Modulation
04:12 Zing modulation by Dave Rossum
04:52 Thru-Zero Linear Frequency Modulation
05:59 Thru-Zero Linear WTF Modulation by Cinematic Laboratory
08:17 A few Ring Mod alternatives
09:32 Zing along with Serge and Dave"

Serge New Timbral Oscillator (NTO) | Tutorials | Episode 05

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I did my very best to remain objective and compared the NTO with simple basic sounds to my favorite VCO - the MakeNoise DPO - and the digital perfection of the Schlappi Three-Body. The NTO has been around since 1976 and represents the origins of modern synthesis. I just learned about it this year, so better late than never. It's surrounded by praise to the level of 'hard to believe'.

I used reverb on the raw sounds, and I found out that a digital effect can easily ruin the analog experience. I used ALM MFX, and it sounds great with NTO. But it sounds terribly aliased with the DPO and I wasn't happy with the Three-body result either. I wouldn't have known with raw sounds and I would not be able to share it. I've patched DPO a thousand times and it sounds clean and woody in the MakeNoise universe, but the raw waveforms are far from perfect and there's a certain bite. In this video, you may also learn that every VCO carries the signature of it's maker. DPO sounds like Tony Rolando. The 259 sounds like Buchla. Cs-L sounds like Jason Lim. Three-Body sounds like Schlappi. The NTO sounds like Serge, and now I have a new personal analog favorite.

The NTO is pure sophistication. I can say this both objectively (backed up by history and other reviews) and subjectively (it melts your heart). In the end it's just a VCO, which is about 10% of your whole patch. In many occasions, any quality VCO will be enough. But if you're looking for something special, this may be it. But your own personal opinion and taste will always be more important than mine!

You will be listening to analog through MFX AD/DA and my DAW's AD/DA. It's impossible to really listen to analog on YouTube but the DAW captures analog very well. There are plenty of raw sound NTO videos on youtube, so if you need to deepen your interest, please do some research. I've linked to an interview with Serge, where he explains a few things. It's a privilege to be able to hear him talk about it."

MazeRunner | Moog Labyrinth as a controller and processor

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I can appreciate that some of you had enough of that new Moog. But it's such a fun and amazing machine and it opens up new possibilities every day I use it. In this video, it will drive MakeNoise DPO - which is a trick or treat by itself - but there's more. You can patch anything into the VCF input of the patchbay, and when it's clocked, you can animate the filter with the shift registers. When used on a simple drum pattern, you can mute, sculpt, resonate and modulate one or more drum events and turn it into a live drummer that can improvise, and bring the beat back when it's time for the drop. I'll be using Tesseract Tukra for both drum patterns and sounds. Don't let the hieroglyphs fool you, it's super easy to use when there's a Labyrinth nearby.

And while we're at it, why not go full industrial? Because we're civilized people. But not today."

Buchla Tiptop 296T Demystified

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I must admit I made the same mistake twice. When I bought the Frap Tools fumana, I assumed it was like an EQ. I never really gelled with it. When I got the 296T, I even posted it was like an EQ. In this video, I knew the bands are resonant and colored. I posted a V1 a few days ago, but took it down. It was all about me not liking the 296T because it sounds thin and nasal. I tried all kinds of scenarios, added filters, etc, etc to compensate for the sound and in the end I concluded it's not suitable as an end-of-chain processor. But I wasn't enjoying myself at all and it was all over the video. You could get the impression the 296 wasn't any good. This is absolutely not the case.

This V2 is basically the same footage, but with a different attitude. While going through all of this, I realized the 296 is designed for vocoding and spectral transfers. Sure I knew all that, but knowledge alone doesn't make me wiser. It's the experience. I noticed that the frequency bands on the 296 focus on the vocal range. It will always sound like a vocoder, even without transferring colors and envelopes from sound A to sound B. I already made a 'robot voices' video with the Fumana and the 296, so I've linked it to this video.

Happy patching!
R."

ADDAC112A | Voltage Controlled Looper and Granular Processor

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"It took me a while before I felt ready to make this video. When I did the Grainmakers Playlist compare, I took a long break from granulars. When I made up my mind to do the 112 video, the big manual and deep menu was waiting for me. So it took me four days to make this one. I am aware this video will only appeal to a small audience, but my channel isn't about plays, it's more like a community service. The 112 is a deep, complex module and even with the manual nearby I messed up a few takes. So there's a lot to learn and I hope this video will help you out a bit."

00:00 Introduction
00:43 The Basics
09:47 Piezo Mics?
11:03 Triggered Grains
14:51 Clocked operations
18:04 'Cheap' Sequencing
21:25 Luxury Soundscapes

Additional ADDAC 112 posts

WitchTech, Inc. | A Strega Techno Rumble

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I am working on a new video which will take some time to finish. While experimenting I got seriously distracted by Strega again. Like it or not, here's another video about the Witch. I ran the sub output into the pre-amp and turned down the pitch to a decent BPM for techno, which is about 125.5 in this session. I pushed the pre-amp and output as far as I could, dialed in the delay into a rumble and ended with a mean, dark, menacing techno beat.

At some point I got a steady pulse and produced two more takes around it. I added a screaming drone, a super simple 125.5 drum loop from a VST and some basement reverb. It's probably one of the heaviest industrial tracks I ever made."

ONEIROI by Befaco | First Patch

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"Oneiroi is Greek for 'dreams', or rather the mythological personification of entities that bring you dreams and nightmares. It's hard to compare it to any existing module, VST or hardware synth. There's a supporting VCO with a sinewave and a supersaw/wavetable generator, that can be detuned and set to an offset. There's a looper with a five second buffer. The looper is used to generate the waves in the wavetable, so it's more like a dynamic texture generator. The looper's window size can be set to milliseconds so it can become a wavetable itself with a buffer you can scan. All of this is under CV control.

A central modulation 'LFO' that can be mapped to any knob except itself and can provide chaotic movement, typical LFO shapes, S&H and envelope following. Finally there's an FX section with a filter, resonator, echo and a weird reverb with lots of character. The individual elements aren't revolutionary, but as a combo they will make a lot of dreams come true.

How about nightmares? Don't worry, all FX can self resonate and when you make the Looper record itself, you can tear the fabric of the universe apart.
But you'll need to deliberately choose its dark side. I will definitely do a 'nightmare machine' video too! But not today. Today it's just too good to be true.

Oneiroi has a lot of character and many different 'faces'. It will make excellent first impressions, but at some point it feels like watching Titanic for the 10th time. The euphoria wears out. This only means it's time to bring something new to the stereo input. Then the excellence and euphoria will return in full force. Sweet dreams are made of this."

The Magic World of Analog | Serge Modular | Episode 04

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"In this video, I'll dive into the magic world of analog synthesis with a focus on the Serge Wavemultiplier (folder) and Resonant EQ. They sound great, but many of the Serge modules have secret 'magic' worlds, or less dramatic, they can do things you would not expect.

I also took the opportunity to do a compare with the Ohmicide digital distortion, which is ported from a VST. I don't want to compare digital and analog sonically, because I believe digitally modelled analog sounds just as good as real analog. The differences are revealed when unexpected conditions take place. In real analog, mother nature will determine what happens (cause and effect). In digital, you'd encounter an exception. So let's see what happens when Ohmicide has to process its own output :).

Another difference is that digital modules don't have a secret world beyond the code."