Curves Filter Bank -Flame Instruments/Primary Oscillator ,ModTools,Micro Sequence-Pittsburgh Modular

Dziam Bass

"Today I have a small demo of the Curves 12 Band Filter Bank & seqencer from Flame instruments and modules like Lifeforms Primary Oscillator, Lifeforms Micro Sequence and Lifeforms Mod tools from Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers .😀

For this I used Time Wizard from Shakmat Modular , X-4 from Flame as VCA and Dual LFO from nakedboards .
As a delay I added the guitar effect Red Repeat from Carl Martin .

The whole voice is basically from Pittsburgh ,so Sine wave and Timbre out added to INA and INB in ​​Mod tools.
it was used as a mixer 😀, filter sound and fun with LFO when in the Curves filter for a given band I added LFO , and various gates from Time Wizard module , so the sound is moving all the time,

In curves I only used the ODD input and ODD output but you can also use EVEN or ALL and each band its own VCA and also the Audio OUT.🔥😍

it's best to watch the video yourself and take a look at the pages of these modules and check out the cool ECHO modeled on the Vintage sound from the 1950s. 🔥🔥👌

for me, these are great modules and a nice delay effect that I often use in new music recently
All in Rack Brute 6U from Arturia ."

Ritual Electronics Anima dual VCO - waves sound overview with Altar Filter

Dziam Bass

"Hello All.
today I have a small waves overview of Anima dual VCO from Ritual Electronics .

I reviewed some waves and pitch in the video so that you could see the power of this oscillator, in the second part I added a small sequence and also the Altar filter from Ritual .🔥🔥👌

Anima is Dual voltage controlled segments generator. AD / ASR envelope, LFO, Digital Oscillator and more.
Anima draws its roots in the “west coast” analog function generators and updates them in the digital realm. This take allows for extremely precise 1V / Oct tracking (10+ octaves) when in cycling mode, and for the control of the rising and falling segments (aka attack and decay) curves without affecting timing + a few more tricks.

The 1V / Oct input turns Anima into a very capable digital dual oscillator - when in cycle mode - with two types of frequency modulation and voltage controlled waveform crossfading. Cross patching is highly recommended for harsh mayhem synthesis!

The Curve parameter goes well beyond the usual Lin / Log control. It morphs smoothly between several curvatures (including the classic log, lin and exp) without affecting the rising and falling times.

For maximum versatility each channel of Anima has an output polarity switch, making it 0 to + 8V in unipolar mode or -5 to 5V in bipolar mode, suitable for audio or bipolar CV generation.

Altar is a voltage controlled 3-pole, 18dB / octave state variable filter.

Altar The configuration of the filter can be smoothly crossfaded from BP to LP to HP. This unusual filter type arrangement brings out very nice harmonics and nuances. It is really suited to CV control. The CV input has an attenuverter. Resonance is under voltage control with attenuverter as well allowing for great timbre modulations. It is particularly useful to recreate accent patterns à la 303. There is a gain at Altar input to beef up your signal which then distort the filter core. The filter tracks 1V / oct for 4-5 octaves and can turn into a very sweet sine oscillator

More info here and see also other modules and the latest 1U modules from Ritual electronics: https://www.ritualelectronics.com/

Thanks for watching and have a nice day!
Cheers."

"Anima is a dual voltage-controlled segments generator. It can be an AD or an ASR enveloppe, an LFO, a Digital Oscillator and even more. Breath life into your modular patches with continuously evolving sonic modulations."

Flame 4VOX- Overview wavetables and menu

Dziam Bass

"Hello Guys.
I have a small overview of one of the 4 wavetable oscillators and the menu in the 4Vox-Quad Polyphonic Wavetbale VCO module from Flame instruments
it's basically an introduction to a further series but you can see how you have 4 voices in one VCO and many wavetables for one voice.
this is a total of x4 wavetables and times 4 Vcos .. that gives you 16 voices polyphony.
this module has some nice functions like octave management, morphing between scales, octaves and wavetables.
two knobs, which can be freely selected pot 1 and 2 for .detune, morphing, amplitube move, chord semitone, portamento etc.
both CVs can also be assigned to morphing wavetebles ,scales , octaves etc from 0 ... to 5v, = / - 2.5v or = / - 5v
for this there are many more functions, but here you have access to the menu"

WFM oscillator -LA67 & Rebach VCO-A,VCF-A,ADSR-A

Dziam Bass

"Hello all.
today I patched WFM oscillator from LA67 and Rebach VCO-A, VCF-A ADSR. I added a traingle wave to FM IN in WFM and pulse waves from WFM to PWM IN in VCO rebach.
as you can see nice nice analog sound when i open more and close the filter.
This is a nice combination for me because the WFM is based on the old 1970 KOBOL oscillator and the rebate VCO based on the AS3340 so it gives a great character,
I tried to subtly add FM and open the filter for a musically working sound."

Entropic Doom & Minimod-AJH Synth

Dziam Bass

"Hey everyone.
today I have a small demo with Entropic Doom -Voltage Controlled Noisillator from AJHSynth .
I used Sync in this module and XOR vca to combine both signals for this nice modulation. I add some noise here with the second sound of the oscillator by xor and then modulate by freq ..
It's a cool module that adds new harmonics to the signal and noise. You can dirty it and get a new, very specific sound character with this module. For this I also used 2 x Minimod Vintage Transistor Core VCO and Transistor Ladder filter and Minimod Contour generator for EG.
you can find more demo with this module on AJH Synth website here : https://ajhsynth.com/
but also thanks for your time and watching my video.
Have a nice day.
Best."

How to draw your own Wavetables with the Graphic VCO from Erica Synths

Dziam Bass

"Hey All!

You want to DRAW your own Wavetables in a module - Here You go!

The Graphic VCO from Erica Synths is a wavetable module with a lot of functions, I looked through a bit with drawing and a look at some effects.🔥

Mainly I wanted to show you a wide range that you can draw your own wavetables yourself, you can save them later also use them and combine them with others also yours or others provided in Graphic VCO.

A little o the same module .... Erica Synths Graphic VCO allows you to draw your own waveforms, arrange them in wavetables and wavetable banks, morph between two selected waves and alter the resulting wave in advanced ways (FXes) - apply FM, phase distortion , ring modulation, wavefold / wavewrap, bitcrush.

I really like Morphing between two selected waves, Wavetable matrix design and other great features, but that's what I'll show in the second part.

as I mentioned here drawing and adding a few effects as modulators."

How to make Unique FM Sounds with Graphic VCO and Fusion VCO 2 from #EricaSynths!

Dziam Bass

"Hello everyone.

Today I publish a small demo tutorial on how to create unique FM sounds by combining Syntesis Wavetable on the Graphic VCO module and with the Fusion VCO2 oscillator based on the Tube Vacuum.

As you notice in this case both unique modules and they allow me to create an amazing palette of different sounds.

I am introducing Graphic VCO Out to FM in, thanks to many wavetables I have access to new waves that add to the sound with Fusion VCO 2.

Both work great and complement each other as the Tube sound gets new unique waves and the amount of introductions in FM In and Pitch gives you the freedom to create new sublime and unknown sounds.

It can also add on-the-fly effects such as Wavewrap, Ring modulations or Phase distortion from Garphic VCO which creates new and new colors and shapes of penetrating waves.

See alone in a few small examples ... I leave the rest for your imagination and my own experimentation if you have these modules .."

Great Vacuum Tube sound with Fusion VCO2 ,Fusion VCF3 ,Fusion Mixer ,Fusion Modulator- Erica Synths

Dziam Bass

"Hi Everyone.

I have a small demo of the sound of the newest tube based Filter Fusion VCF3 from Erica Synths.
For many years I have been looking for various compressors and tube preamps for a nice creamy and thick sound for my synthesizers.

I switched to modular and I discovered those tube-based Fusion modules from Erica Synths.
this gives me the comfort of obtaining a sophisticated, nice, juicy sound already when creating the sound in the oscillator without further studio processing.👌🔥

in this video I used Fusion VCO plus Fusion VCF3 and Fusion Mixer and for envelope Fusion Modulator, Kick from Pico Drums also got a kick right away and sounds nice when saturated via Fusion Mixer.

I mainly wanted to show you this filter and these Fusion modules because they are worth the attention for the rich and unique sound that can sound really cool.( personally AWESOME for me)🙃😀😀

Now also the first versions( first series) of the Fusion modules are 40% Off so you can either find new versions or catch even previous versions of the Fusion series.( check bookmark Sale on official site Erica Synths)"

Wavetable fun with 4VOX-Flame/Preset-Polyend/Nerdseq/Quadigy-Klavis

Dziam Bass

"Waves, Wavetable, Wavetables and amazing module 4 VOX -Quad Polyphonic Wavetable VCO from Flame instruments
So ..why I love wavetbales you have in this movie, it allows me to have a larger spectrum of sounds than the analog oscillators themselves.

Here the Preset from Polyend module changes wavetables for one VCO from 4vox. in one VCO I used 2 voices, second vco to bass sound.🙃😀

Preset module also changes slightly the envelope from Quadigi from Klavis to this added drums as you hear.
Everything sequenced by Nerdseq from Xor electronics .

Flame has many options because you have built-in LFO in this module, and rewriting modulation for CV 1 and CV 2 but in the menu you can set for example CV 1 for changing octaves, which gives you plenty of possibilities.

You have also sclaes, chords ,semitones and detune or portamento.👌👌🔥🔥

Each VCO in 4 VOX has its own 4 voices and in each voice you have another 64 wavetables which can also be used for power sound or turn-in CV for the built-in MORPH function.

This is a damn extensive module and I described only one of the VCO uses, here you have as many as 4 in total 16 polyphonic voices.👈 😁

Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day !!"

MSK 013 MIDDLE PATH VCO -North Coast Synthesis Demo

Dziam Bass

"Today I have the newest PATH VCO module from North Coast Synthesis and a small demo with 10 examples.

There are about 10 examples in a patch and some waves This is a really interesting oscillator on which you will bring out various amazing sounds.🔥😀

North Coast's complex VCO is comfortable on a journey to the East or the West, while providing a stable foundation at home in any Eurorack. The module contains two triangle-core VCOs, each with four waveforms and standard V/octave control. As basic VCOs running independently these can be the heart of a traditional subtractive East Coast synthesizer. But the Middle Path's oscillators can also be used together, with or without sync, to drive its unique multi-output Gilbert-style sine shaper. The shaper, which can also take external input, offers wave shaping, distortion, folding, phase modulation including through-zero, and imitation stereo. These effects take the sound into West Coast territory.

The design emphasis is on harmonious combination of simple principles. The exponential converter uses premium analog multipliers and a transistor array to ensure temperature stability without fiddly adjustments or hard-to-control "tempco" resistors; it should provide consistent tracking, and especially between the two oscillators, without needing to warm up. The triangle cores are intrinsically frequency-accurate without needing extra circuitry to compensate for reset time. The sine shaper includes our own novel quadrature modification which can be used to generate a stereo signal or in combination with other modules to create frequency shift effects. The sync circuit joins the oscillator cores in another way with a selection of soft and firm modes.

You can now find this assembled module or DIY KIT directly here on the official North Coast Synthesis website :
https://northcoastsynthesis.com/"

Noisy Oscillator /Comb Filter -Modor , meloDicer-Vermona

Dziam Bass

"Hi All.
Today I took again a very nice Noisy Oscillator module and Comb Filter from Modor Music when I was putting the sequence on my new Melodicer from Vermona.
Noisy oscillator is a two voice digital vco with noise, you can add noise such as SONAR, WIND, ARCADE to its out, each of them you add using the mix knob and it creates your wave becomes a new wave with the addition of noise, which creates obviously new unique sounds.
Comb filter is usually used here as a flanger, I really like this effect and this module also has built-in LFO so basically the flanger moves by itself, as you can see Fb -feedback and speed for LFO and deepth for depth of modulation.
meloDicer is a stochastic sequencer so it's very cool and you can easily get melodic things because the notes are combined with two quantizers,but also just throw the dice to the rhythm or melodies and you have another random melodies still in a melodic way .
whole sequence from melodicer and drums from TwinCusiion also from Vermona triggered by Time wizard and Clock O'Pawn from Shakmat Modular .
for me again crazy fun with these modules .
thanks for watching and have a nice day."

MeloDICER and twinCussion-Vermona/Minimod-AJH Synth/Clock O'Pawn ,Time wizard -Shakmat Modular live

Dziam Bass

"Hello everyone.
for a week I have this meloDICER sequencer from Vermona and I get to know him more and more.
a few days ago I recorded this fast live with it and used Drums twinCussion also from Vermona (Kick and hat) trigger and clock Clock O'Pawn and Time Wizard from Shakmat Modular ( no is in this case but it is used from the second case) and for synth voice modules from AJHSynth as Minimod Vintage Transistor Core VCO, Transistor Ladder Filter, Contour Generator and Discrete Cascade VCA.
I wanted to show this voice and these sequences, also a little fun with resonance and sometimes using longer functions for sequences in fly.
I changed to 12 steps from 16 and as you can see the C slider will also change transpose notes on the fly.
Have fun and thank you for watching .
Have a nice day ;-)"

Drums with WFM oscillator and Decay-VCA like Punch and Hatz from Patching Panda

Dziam Bass

"Hi everyone.

Some time ago I recorded this one small movie why I like triggers like Four Bricks Rook from Shakmat Modular , WFM oscillator from La 67 and modules from Patching Panda like Punch and Hatz for my drums.

Kick based on VCO WFM plus trigger by Four Bricks Rook - a great module for me because you can record your own rhythms with your hand, Punch to the ultimate VCA-DECAY so it is great for kick when I shorten and send out my sound from the oscillator and Hatz as the name says it is a hihats sound module.

open and closed hat in one module. as you can see, some fun with freq and decay to show what colors this hat offers.

WFM is an oscillator based on the old Kobol synth from 1970 so its character is also cool.
Have a nice day and thanks for watching . ;-)"

ARA-Serpens Modular/Anima and Altar Filter -Ritual Electronics

Dziam Bass

"Hello all.
The last two modules I have opened are the new ARA- sequential switch from Serpens Modular and Anima from Ritual Electronics.
I recorded a small patch with these modules when ARA is as a sequencer and Anima has dual digital VCO and EG and LFO, but I only used one VCO and the other I used envelope.
from another module I added lfo for decay and curves changes so from time to time they change in motion. I added Altar filter also from Ritual which adds character to Anima.
I added Drums from Pico Drums triggered via Pico TRIGG from Erica Synths.
I recommend checking these Serpens and Ritual modules because they give you a lot of possibilities and have great performance.
for me it is a lot of fun but also a lot of possibilities which I discover every time I exceed my thoughts on this module and come out great new sounds and sequences which normally I would not put together without the input of these modules when they go further than I can consciously do.
Thanks for ur time and watching and have a GREAT MODULAR day."

MSK 007 Leapfrog Filter-North Coast Synthesis/ Primary Oscillator -Pittsburgh Modular/Quadigy-Klavis

Dziam Bass

"Hi All.
I took Leapfrog Filter MSK 007 from North Coast Synthesis again this morning for fun with FM, I also added MSK 008 VC Octave Switch and I used the Lifeforms Primary Oscillator from Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers and attached an interesting module from Klavis this Quad Programmable Envelope Generator for this morphing envelopes therefore they are once shorter and longer set the sequences in a small motion , Leapfrog with Primary VCO they give me a really nice sound but I also like adding FM in the filter, I added Timbres to exponential FM so I wanted to share this sound in this short video.
let me know what you think about this sound, it seems quite smooth but also with a great character that hits my head.
sorry for my tripod, my dog walked a lot today during the recording ;-)"

Some Techno with modules from Erica Synths

Published on Jun 7, 2020 Dziam Bass

"Hey.

Ok, after two weeks break from the modular first patch I made in this video.

I had the entire case with Erica Synths modules in my hand including the 2x84 Hp case and I used several of them like Pico Drums for drums with Pico Noise and Pico Trigg Pico RND,Pico vca, as well as VCO graphic VCO with my favorite LFO Black Octasource, Pico SEq and Fusion modulator Black Dual VCF for oscillators and Fusion MIxer to add some tubes sounds.

sometimes in brekadown big WET signals via Black Hole DSP for the sequence from Graphic VCO which creates this similar sound pad, it blurs the background so I decided to use it as a texture in breakdown.

So have fun and Big thanks for watching ;-)"

Micro Sequence-Pittsburgh Modular,Rebach VCO ,VCF ADSR Catch series ,Locked Sample and Hold-Ozoe.fr

Published on Jun 4, 2020 Dziam Bass

"Hi everyone.
Here it's some fun with the blue modules Catch series from ReBach which sounds really good.( there is also a black version if U like )"

Flame X-4 and 4 VOX fun with Envelope

Published on Jun 1, 2020 Dziam Bass

"Hello Everyone!

I am playing a lot with the 4 VOX module - Quad Polyphonic Wavetable VCO and I'm using the X-4 Quad Envelope VCA from Flame instruments

Here was a little fun when I used only triggers that I introduced to X-4 for fun.

thanks to this, a nice replaceable melody with a beat is created.

you can lengthen the EG or higher raise the channel and you have more attack in the case of this patch for AD.
For me it's fun when I used 3 sounds from 4 VOX and these wavetable are different from each VCO. create completely new sounds that play to the rhythm of triggers. I added LFO to one VCO, you can hear it changing wavetables."

Vermona TwinCussion- crazy dual percussion module eurorack

Published on May 13, 2020 Dziam Bass

"Is a small demo drum module of TwinCussion from Vermona.
on it you can get a lot of fun and sharp and classic sounds. from soft kick to very strong Hard kick and hats and many other strange sounds.

twinCussion is a dual channel drum-synthesizer module. Its components are explicitly designed to create percussive sounds while its flexible interconnections make it a must-have for rhythm based modular systems.

Special units A and B
twinCussion offers two sensibly structured sound engines, each consisting of an oscillator (complemented by a noise generator in engine 2), a voltage controlled amplifier and an envelope generator. Both sound engines can be used independently or being combined for more complex sounds. The internal structure can be edited and expanded at will, thanks to the multiple in- and outputs being available.

Versatile expert
twinCussion is a versatile sound chameleon. Although its sound engine is specialized in electronic drum sounds, it is not limited to specific instruments of this genre. This module generates pushing bass drums, prominent snares and chirping hi-hats with ease. And there is much more to twinCussion if using a little creative patching. Unleash numerous sounds like wooden clicks, metallic pings and a lot more."

Altar filter-Ritual Electronics strong sounding filter two examples

Published on May 7, 2020 Dziam Bass

"Hi Everybody!
In this video I have some filtering with the Altar filter from Ritual Electronics
I also added the Dual LFO from nakedboards for modulation and in first exmple add Euro DDL delay from Eventide. but I wanted mainly show strong sound from this filter.
Altar is a voltage controlled 3-pole, 18dB / octave state variable filter.
so know it is really cool to use it. Altar also has a CV color thanks to which it has a different filter character and built-in attenuverter to reverse the modulation. in the second example I also used attenuverter.
it's best to just see what this filter can do in this demo.
Thanks for watching.. "