Intro to "Spiral" Draft (Vangelis Cover) - Roland System-500, Audiothingies Doctor A, OB-6, Lyra-8

video by thesrabbit

"This started off as an exercise on how to do auto-panning within a Eurorack system, without having any mixer modules with pan controls or CV panning inputs. I thought about what sort of musical piece would be a good way to test out my explorations, and the answer is "Spiral" by Vangelis, of course! The intro is probably my favorite synth piece of all time. The breakdown of the patch used here for the main sequence is as follows, from left to right:

Roland System-500 512 Dual VCO:
One oscillator sawtooth and pulse wave out, range set to 16' (should have done 32'). PWM is applied via an LFO.

Roland System-500 521 Dual VCF:
Oscillator sawtooth and pulse coming into the filter's mixer, level of the pulse wave is 100%, and the level of the sawtooth is about 50%
Cutoff set low to start with, resonance about half-way up. The cutoff inputs are fed from the outputs of an envelope generator and an LFO. Playing with the levels of these inputs in real time along with the resonance knob is critical to capturing the vibe of the original sequence and delivers that pulsating sound.

Roland System-500 505 Dual VCF:
Output of the 521 is going to the input of the first filter in the 505. I'm only using this module for its built-in VCA. The cutoff is open all the way. This does add some extra brightness to the sound, but my other VCA's are all used up in this patch. Once the signal runs through the 505's VCA output, it is effectively a complete single synth voice, ready to be recorded or routed to a mixer, etc.

Buffered Multiple:
The first mult input is the output of an envelope generator from the Dreadbox Ataxia. One of the mult's outputs is routed to one of the 521's cutoff inputs and another one of the mult's outputs is routed to the 505's VCA level input. The second mult input is the output of the 505's VCA. Two outputs of the second mult are routed to the inputs of each VCA in a Doepfer Dual VCA module on the far right. Using a buffered mult means that the outputs have exact copies of the input signal. Having 2 identical copies of the single synth voice is critical to the auto-panning process.

Dreadbox Utopia:
The triangle LFO of the Utopia is routed to both the pulse width input of the 512 oscillator and to one of the cutoff inputs on the 521 VCF. The rate of this LFO is pretty slow. This slow modulation of the pulse width and filter is another critical component to recreating the vibe of the original sound.

Dreadbox Ataxia:
Mod 1 is setup as a standard ADSR envelope. Its output is split and sent to one of the 521's cutoff inputs and the 505's VCA level input. This is already mentioned above in the "Buffered Multiple" section. Attack is 0, the decay is set to around 40% and sustain and release are probably no more than 10%. This envelope is triggered by the gate of incoming notes from the sequencer.
Mod 2 is setup as a fairly slow LFO, with a wave shape that's somewhere between a triangle and a sawtooth. Its output is split into 2 with a passive mult and routed to the "rise" and "fall" inputs of the Make Noise Function module.

Make Noise Function:
This is setup to basically function as a slow triangle-ish LFO with a positive and negative output. The positive output is routed to the CV input of VCA 1 of the Doepfer Dual VCA module, and the negative output is routed to the CV input of VCA 2. Cycle mode is enabled and the "rise" and "fall" parameters are continuously manipulated in real-time via the output of an LFO from the Dreadbox Ataxia. The net effect of this is that audio doesn't simply sweep from left to right at a steady even pace. The panning speed changes in accordance with the signal coming from the Dreadbox Ataxia's LFO. This variable panning speed in conjunction with external stereo delay creates a nice swirling spacey effect.

Doepfer Dual VCA:
Each VCA's input is an exact copy of the output of the 505's VCA (the complete synth voice). The CV input levels on each VCA are maxed out and the gain control is maxed on the second VCA. The positive output of the Make Noise Function is routed to VCA 1's CV input and the negative output is routed to VCA 2's CV input. As the positive output of the Make Noise Function increases (moves up and away from zero), what this does is effectively pull the level of VCA 2's output down (by applying negative voltage) while simultaneously pushing the level of VCA 1's output up. As the positive and negative output from the Make Noise Function approaches 0, the level of VCA 1 drops and the level of VCA 2 increases (as the pullback applied to the maxed out gain level of VCA 2 diminishes). This is the final piece of the auto-panning puzzle. The output of VCA 1 is then connected to an input on a desktop mixer that's panned hard left and the output of VCA 2 is connected to an input on the same mixer that's panned hard right."

Dreadbox AFFORDABLE Eurorack Modules IN-DEPTH WALKTHROUGH @ Soundmit

Published on Nov 5, 2019 BoBeats

"In this video we are checking out Dreadbox Chromatic eurorack modules. Not only are they good looking and affordable, they offer a lot of functionality too!

Check out Dreadbox: https://www.dreadbox-fx.com/
Check out Soundmit: http://www.soundmit.com
Support my videos: http://www.patreon.com/bobeats

#dreadbox #eurorack #modular"

Portable Powerhouse: Dreadbox Nymphes and Teenage Engineering OP-Z

video upload by Patchwerks Seattle

"In this video Matthew Piecora (aka EZBOT) sequences the Dreadbox Nymphes with the Teenage Engineering OP-Z.

The Nymphes is a six voice analog polysynth by Dreadbox. The Nymphes boasts and all analog signal path for crystal clear audio. Offering multiple play modes, an LFO with 28 possible destinations, and the classic Dreadbox reverb we have all come to love in a very portable form factor.

Learn more about the Dreadbox Nymphes here: https://bit.ly/dreadbox_nymphes OP–Z is an advanced fully portable 16-track sequencer and synthesizer, with a range of both sample based and synthesis based sounds. it's the world's first stand-alone sequencer of it's kind, that lets you sequence music, visuals, lights and more.

OP–Z can be used completely stand alone and comes with an intuitive led lit interface. when you want next level real time visual feedback, use the screen you already have in your pocket via an iOS app.

Hardware features include a usb-c host and device, wireless communication over BLE, 4-pin 3.5 mm stereo headphone and line-out, accelerometer, user replaceable battery and built-in microphone.
Looking for some sweet accessories? Check these out:

Learn more about the Teenage Engineering OP-Z here: https://bit.ly/teenage_engineering_opz

https://patchwerks.com/ Video by: Matthew Piecora https://www.ezbot.live"

Dreadbox Hypnosis Short

video upload by Kraft Music

"Shop for your perfect Dreadbox gear at Kraft Music: https://www.kraftmusic.com/brands/dreadbox

You are getting sleepy....very sleepy...WAKE UP!!! and enjoy this mind melting quick jam by Adam Berzowski, with the Hypnosis time effects processor from Dreadbox, along with the excellent Korg Monologue.

Dreadbox Hypnosis Time Effects Processor works with your synths, guitar or even a mic to give you a dreamy and out-of-this-world sound.

Time effects processor with 3 independent effects
Analog spring reverb with a 3-spring tank and a unique pitch modulation circuit
Stereo analog BBD chorus/flanger with 3 LFO waves
Stereo digital delay with 3 delay types and freeze function
Variable input and output gain controls (from microphone to eurorack levels)
Preset memory for up to 49 presets

Get more for your money with an exclusive deals from Kraft Music. Get the accessories you'll need to get the most out of your new effects box, all for one low price. If you have any questions, please contact us. Our knowledgeable sales advisors will be happy to assist in getting everything that's right for your setup!"

Dreadbox Typhon Meets Elektron Digitone

andy carter

"I borrowed a friends Elektron Digitone for a week and experimented with connecting the Typhon to it directly.
The Digitone has 4 midi tracks besides it's 4 internal FM engine based tracks, i wrote a simple midi pattern to trigger the Typhon.

They make a good pairing i think."

And a couple more of just the Dreadbox Typhon by andy carter including one of the interface:

Dreadbox Typhon - Tekkaz Test1

andy carter

"Just a quick demo of my new Dreadbox Typhon. It's a cool little synth, sounds great, the fx,modulation, and sequencer are good fun to use and manipulate.
It's very hands-on, you can get lost tweaking it.

Will be really good for playing live with, jamming different presets and stuff."

Dreadbox Typhon - is the screen and slider interface a pain to use?


"I saw quite a lot of concerns about the screen and slider interface that the Typhon uses, so, as there is not a lot of these synths out in the wild at the moment i thought I'd try to make a video showing it being tweaked by a rather average user - me!

I think it's pretty simple to use, and is mostly one page that you scroll left and right through, though sometimes you have a second page, but that's not on many functions.

Anyway, hope this video is helpful! : )"

Three Drives - Greece 2000 played with Dreadbox NYX Erebus Hades & Tr-09 (Riamiwo StudioVlog 46)

Published on Jul 21, 2017 riamiwovideos

"While I was jamming around I had the idea to play the track 'Greece 2000' of Three Drives with my greek synths :)
The Dreadbox Erebus and NYX are sequenced by the Arturia BeatstepPro and the Hades is sequenced by the Roland Tb03. And all is synced to the Tr09. Hope you enjoy the track:)

Synths/Gear:
Dreadbox NYX
Dreadbox Erebus
Dreadbox Hades
Roland Tr-09
Roland Tr-09
Arturia Beatstep Pro

Get my latest release Sonar Resonanz EP:
Beatport: http://bit.ly/2urvQcL
iTunes: http://apple.co/2u6SA28
Junoload: http://bit.ly/2txHxlv

Listen to the EP on soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2ttRu2L"

Jam #1 of 2024: Dreadbox Erebus, Polyend Play+, Korg Volca Keys

video upload by Goth Jocks

"My first submission for #jamuary2024 Polyend Play Plus is providing all drums and sequencing the Korg Volca and Dreadbox Erebus. Also playing a few melodic samples and minimal use of the Play’s internal synths, which you can hear mostly at the beginning and end of the video.

Meris Mercury7 is in the the send of my mixer for some dub swells. Volca Keys is running through an Electro Harmonix Memory Man Deluxe and a Boss DC-2w chorus"

Dark ambient house w/ Polyend Play+, Critter Guitari Organelle, and Dreadbox Erebus & Nymphes

video upload by Goth Jocks

"Moody dance jam for #jamuary2024 with Dreadbox Erebus Reissue, Nymphes, Critter & Guitari Organelle M, Polyend Play Plus"

09 - The Dreadbox Typhon: Sequencer

AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the functionality of the sequencer found on the Dreadbox Typhon.

The theme for this demonstration was recorded by multitracking the Dreadbox Typhon over drum patterns fashioned from GarageBand loops."

AutomaticGainsay Dreadbox Typhon posts

Dreadbox Murmux v2 - First Look

Published on Oct 1, 2016 ProckGnosis

"First look at the new Dreadbox Murmux v2, the awesome lovechild of a Dreadbox' Murmux Semi-Modular, the Erebus, and several Dreadbox modules, after a heavy night of slamming ouzo shots.

Highlights for me would be:
- The 3 independent oscillators plus a sub osc
- The combined high pass and low pass filter mixing
- The "drive" control

The Murmux was already pretty solid as a lead and bass synth, but these 3 extra features (just highlighted above), REALLY help push it up another notch for cutting leads and ballsy basses.

Though recorded the day before I went on vacation, it was edited and thrown together in between bouts of seriously needed relaxing here in Greece. Cheers!"

Dreadbox Kappa 2 on Erebus

Published on Jul 22, 2015 Dreadbox

8-step sequencer
Tap tempo clock
Passive CV Filter
White Noise Generator
Classic Sample & Hold
ADS Envelope Generator
Ideal for any CV Controlled Device

To see more in this series click on the Dreadbox channel label below and scroll through previous posts. You can also search for "Dreadbox Kappa" or other on the top left of the site.

04 The Dreadbox Typhon: Filter

AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the filter found on the Dreadbox Typhon.

The theme for this demonstration was recorded by multitracking the Dreadbox Typhon over drum patterns fashioned from GarageBand loops."

AutomaticGainsay Dreadbox Typhon posts

Dreadbox Announces New Medusa 3 OSC Analog Mono Synth

Coming December 2017

All Analog Circuit developed by Dreadbox
Midi to CV, Sequencer and Arpeggiator developed by Polyend
64 step Sequencer that can store the Filter’s Cut off, Modulation Wheel and Velocity values, with a memory of 7 sequences
Arpeggiator with Up, Up-Down, 2 Octave Up, 2 Octave Down, 2 Octave Up-Down or Played Order
3 Classic Dreadbox VCOs:
2x osc with saw, pulse or triangle wave
1x osc with advanced wave forming (7 different waveforms)
A brand new 12dB/oct Filter design with variable thickness (active for frequencies 110Hz and below)
A dedicated Attack, Decay/Release, Sustain Envelope Generator to the Filter and the Amp
A Simple and Easy to use Modulation section
You can Polychain multiple units and achieve Polyphony
8 patch points for eurorack experience

via Dreadbox

Dreadbox Hypnosis - Quick Jam

Published on Aug 28, 2019 Kraft Music

"Shop for your perfect Dreadbox gear at Kraft Music: https://www.kraftmusic.com/brands/dre...

You are getting sleepy....very sleepy...WAKE UP!!! and enjoy this quick jam of the Hypnosis time effects processor from Dreadbox, along with the excellent Korg Monologue.

Dreadbox Hypnosis Time Effects Processor works with your synths, guitar or even a mic to give you a dreamy and out-of-this-world sound.

Time effects processor with 3 independent effects
Analog spring reverb with a 3-spring tank and a unique pitch modulation circuit
Stereo analog BBD chorus/flanger with 3 LFO waves
Stereo digital delay with 3 delay types and freeze function
Variable input and output gain controls (from microphone to eurorack levels)
Preset memory for up to 49 presets

Get more for your money with an exclusive deals from Kraft Music. Get the accessories you'll need to get the most out of your new effects box, all for one low price. If you have any questions, please contact us. Our knowledgeable sales advisors will be happy to assist in getting everything that's right for your setup!"

Dreadbox Medusa - Synergy Bundle 128 presets and 64 seqs

LFOstore

"#Dreadbox#Polyend#DreadboxMedusa#Presets
Lfo team proudly presents its bundle soundset for greek creature - Dreadbox Medusa

Buy: https://sellfy.com/lfo/p/dreadbox-med...

"Synergy" Bundle contains 128 Modern and Retro single presets +64 modern sequences.

We spend much time to create:

Deep Leads & Basses
Beautiful Plucks
Modular movement sounds
FXs

Made by Nick Klimenko aka Chronos, a creator of "Organica" for Waldorf Blofeld & "WS Universe" for Korg Wavestation & Anton Sacral Reason author of "Stratosphere" for Wavestate.

Synergy sounds massive & deep and made as a part of our "Cinematic"
series patches (DeepMind, Wavestate,Argon8 etc)

Extend your Medusa sound universe with ummy presets!"

Ambient synth jam with Dreadbox Nymphes, Erebus, Kinotone Ribbons, Chase Bliss Mood MkII

video upload by Jay Hosking

"A live, semi-improvised synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

I recently bought the Kinotone Ribbons, and a member of my Patreon community wisely suggested that I run the Dreadbox Nymphes through it. He was very right (thanks, Robbie!): the Nymphes already has tons of analog synth character, but the Ribbons' stereo reverb plus its tape effects really made the perfect ambient sound.

I played around on the Keystep until I found some chords I liked, sequenced the chord progression on the Keystep, and then went searching for a second synth to complement the Nymphes & Ribbons.

I settled on the Erebus because it's small, sounds fantastic, and has lots of hands-on control. To add some character of its own, I used the Mood MkII to add some sample-reduced tape, plus some of its own reverb. It ended up lo-fi in its own way, and quite different from the Nymphes & Ribbons combo.

At first I thought I might play the Erebus separately, but the slow pace, plus wanting to keep it meditative, made me try something different instead. Here, I sent the same sequencing data to both synths. However, since the Erebus was in mono mode, it had to choose a single note from the polyphony of the chords, leading to a sort of melody line of its own. It was a happy accident, and a peaceful finished song.

Dreadbox Nymphes into Kinotone Ribbons - chords
Dreadbox Erebus into Chase Bliss Mood MkII - lead
Arturia Keystep 37 - sequencing

Thanks for listening.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

03-The Dreadbox Typhon: Oscillators Part Two

AutomaticGainsay

"Here is part two of a two-part demonstration of the sound and functionality of the oscillator structure of the Dreadbox Typhon.

The theme for this demonstration was recorded by multitracking the Dreadbox Typhon over drum patterns fashioned from GarageBand loops."

AutomaticGainsay Dreadbox Typhon posts

10 The Dreadbox Typhon: Effects- Distortion

AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the set of distortion-based effects found on the Dreadbox Typhon.

The theme for this demonstration was recorded by multitracking the Dreadbox Typhon over drum patterns fashioned from GarageBand loops."

AutomaticGainsay Dreadbox Typhon posts

05- The Dreadbox Typhon: Filter Envelope

AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the filter envelope found on the Dreadbox Typhon.

The theme for this demonstration was recorded by multitracking the Dreadbox Typhon over drum patterns fashioned from GarageBand loops."

AutomaticGainsay Dreadbox Typhon posts

BAF 2025: Dreadbox Artemis Polysynth

video upload by sonicstate

"at BAF 2025, we spoke with Orfeas from Dreadbox about *Artemis*, their forthcoming six-voice analogue synthesizer. The synth features dual VCOs per voice with full MPE compatibility, demonstrated alongside a ROLI Seabird for enhanced expression. Dreadbox introduced a through-zero FM capability, a first for the brand, allowing for more dynamic bass tones and FM-style sounds. The onboard modulation matrix lets you assign parameters to CCs, aftertouch, and polyaftertouch.

The synth comes with a classic Dreadbox filter, switchable between two and four poles, reminiscent of the Erebus series. Stereo voice panning is enabled through a voice spread function similar to the Murmux.

Effects from Sinevibes offer enhanced modulation, delays, and reverb options within four effect slots, providing greater creative control. Connectivity includes stereo outputs, USB for MIDI, and classic MIDI in/out. Expected availability is end of February to mid-March."

Dreadbox DIY Hades - Unboxing and first part of the soldering (Riamiwo StudioVlog 58)

Published on Oct 13, 2017 riamiwovideos

"Last week I got the Hades DIY-Kit... so there's more working on the Hades than working on tracks! It's really funny and a welcome change to the normal studio-work! I hope to finish the Hades next week and looking forward to the first Jamsession with it!"

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