Noir | Ambient Eurorack Modular Synthesizer

Brennan Fowler

"A generative one from the modular. Just installed these awesome new panels big thanks to good friend kittyspit! Black & Gold Designed ER-301 Panels as well as for the Mutable Instruments Modules! Love the design and how the panels look together also with the Ears Module!

If your interested in picking some of these panels up you can get in touch on Instagram or the ER-301 Forum @kittyspit"

first patch | instruō arbhar | granular eurorack modular synthesizer

Published on Jan 9, 2020 Elinch

"first in-between patch with the new instruō arbhar module. Simply record 6 different sources and morph between the layers.
finally pitch wild."

choir is a sample machine from the er-301. sequence is the intellijel dixie II +, whose signal goes into the manhattan analog svvcf and the lofi junky into clouds.
instruō arbhar also goes in clouds.

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.

modular shades #25 | for the world | meditation music | modular eurorack synthesizer

Published on Dec 13, 2019 Elinch

"a 30-minute meditative declaration of love to the world. with the hope that all people think more about the future of the earth than they are in themselves."


the basis is a 30 minute slow motion trip through a 10 second snippet of music.



1. seq /// morphagene / 10 sec. peace of music stretched to 30 minutes controlled by slow lfo (alm pamelas) / oto reverb

2. bass /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player (sample source make noise sto / optomix)

3. voices /// morphagene / random voice samples

4. sh /// make noise sto / clouds
5. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player (sample source verbos ho / optomix)
6. choir /// orthogonal devices er-301 manual grains / position mod. by slow lfo
7. choir /// orthogonal devices er-301 manual grains / position manualy controlled by intellijel triatt
8. reverse /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player (mutable instruments rings)



malekkos voltage block served as a cv mixer for the er-301.recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.


thank you for the great video recordings from tom fisk."

modular shades #23 | shifted in blue | morphagene ems vcs3 verbos ho

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Published on Oct 2, 2019 Elinch

"a minimal piece based on 2 morphagene reel sets, which i recorded in the sound on sound procedure with the ems vcs 3. the harmonic oscillator comes later as a driving sequence to it.

1. element /// make noise morphagene 01 reel (sos with ems vcs 3) / orthogonal devices er-301 filter and delay
2. element /// make noise morphagene 01 reel (sos with ems vcs 3) / orthogonal devices er-301 filter and delay
3. seq /// verbos ho saw out / make noise optomix / vex lo-fi junky / mi clouds
4. seq /// verbos ho mix out / make noise optomix / vex lo-fi junky / mi clouds
5. bass /// make noises sto /

sequencer malekko voltage block

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

Roel Reine - Live Performance with his Modular Eurorack Synth in Los Angeles, Sept 15 2019

Published on Sep 21, 2019 Roel Reine

"This was a part of my performance at 'Modular on the Spot' in Los Angeles. A song I composed that you not often hear from me, very ambient, and it's called: 'Modular Contentment'. Also I cut some of my Drone shots into the montage, that I shot in Thailand during the scouting of one of my movies. All performed on my Eurorack Modular Synth.

This music is a one-take performance, music is performed live without edits or external sequencers other than what's in the case.

Modules used: Intellijel Atlantis, Plonk, Tetrapad, Mannequins Mangrove, Sisters, WMD Fracture, Arpitecht, Just Friends, Butami, ER-301, ER-101, ER-102, Tiptop Circadian Rhythms, WMD Performance Mixer, Mutable Instruments Elements, Braids, Grids, Rings, Clouds, Tiptop Z-DSP, 1010 Music Bitbox, Moog Mother 32, Tiptop s808,

Check out his first music album: Monotonic Diversity - Roel Reine - on all music platforms, iTunes, Spotify, etc"

one patch #01 | arrived at the top | modular eurorack synthesizer

Published on Sep 3, 2019 Elinch

"After a long time :-) again you hear something from me. Nice that you are back.

One Patch - This series of 6 songs is mostly based on a patch. The first piece of the series is very minimalist and builds on 3 pianoloops, which move slightly against each other.
I dedicate this piece to my father, who recently left.

Please listen with a lot of time.

1. noises /// intellijel dixie 2+ & sh modulates manhattan analog svvcf / mutable instruments clouds
2. piano loop 01 /// sampleplayer orthogonal devices er-301
3. piano loop 02 /// sampleplayer orthogonal devices er-301
4. piano loop 03 /// sampleplayer orthogonal devices er-301
4. voice loop 01 /// sampleplayer orthogonal devices er-301
5. voice loop 02 /// sampleplayer orthogonal devices er-301
6. piano pad /// grain unit orthogonal devices er-301
7. some noises /// xaoc devices kamieniec self-oscillating

all signals / 3 modulated delays orthogonal devices er-301 / strymon magneto

recorded live with tascam dr 100. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

FluxFi SC Sampler custom unit for ER 301 eurorack module

Published on Apr 22, 2019 Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit

"here is a free custom sampler I built. This is my first ER-301 custom unit, I will update it and refine it as time goes on I am sure. check it out for free at https://fluxwithit.myshopify.com/prod..."

modular shades #22 | travel along the green wall | minimal modular eurorack synthesizer music

Published on Mar 13, 2019 Elinch

„thank you for over 2000 followers. i’m overjoyed. here's a new piece. based on 4 sampled sequences from verbos harmonic oscillator - sequenced by fugue machine. these are sometimes passed through with a slow lfo, or played in different speeds and playback directions. as always, please bring some time to listen.“

modular shades #22 | verbos harmonic oscillator er-301 | modular eurorack
synthesizer

1. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 manual grains / position mod. by slow lfo (sample source verbos ho)
2. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player (sample source verbos ho)
3. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player / pitch x2 (sample source verbos ho)
4. bass seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 raw player / half pitch, reverse (sample source verbos ho)
5. pad /// orthogonal devices er-301 manual grains / position mod. manually (sample source verbos ho)
6. oriental slices /// make noise morphagene 01
7. choir slices /// make noise morphagene 02
8. effect /// verbos harmonic oscillator

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.

ER-301 | Troika + Trash Echo

Published on Jan 28, 2019 ljs8888

Patch #19 - Tjirpy Tjirps (putting my Orthogonal Devices ER-301 to the test)

Published on Jan 10, 2019 Nīrusu

"I’m a lucky man getting a Orthogonal Devices ER-301 just before Christmas!
I’ve been learning the crap out of this module and my oh my is it deep!
This video is the first I thought was snazzy enough to share.
Oh and...fitted in a very tight 4ms 60hp pod! (The pico output doesn’t actually fit mind you...just a placeholder for an ALM HPO if you’re wondering)

Patch notes:
- the patch on the er301 is an fm synth from Neil Parfitt’s er301 tutorial series.
- varigate is the master clock for the o_c which is in quartremains mode taking a sequence from 2 channels from the varigate and quantizing them to set scales. Output 2 is in a different division.

Utter joy hearing this come from this small collection of modules!"

Live Performance Roel Reiné with a Eurorack Modular Synth, December 16, 2018, Los Angeles

Published on Jan 4, 2019 Roel Reine

Check out Roel Reine on IMDB here. Some Blade Runner samples on this one.

"Director Roel Reiné - ADMIRAL, Redbad, Wu Assassins, Knightfall, Death Race, Hard Target 2, Marvel Inhumans - plays also electronic music.

Live performance Roel Reiné playing a Eurorack Modular Synth. Los Angeles, December 16, 2018, MODULAR ON THE SPOT event.

Modules used: Intellijel Atlantis, Plonk, Tetrapad, Make Noise Rene 2, Cwejman BLD, Mannequins Mangrove, Sisters, WMD Fracture, Arpitecht, Just Friends, Butami, ER-301, ER-101, ER-102, Tiptop Circadian Rhythms, WMD Performance Mixer, Mutable Instruments Elements, Braids, Grids, Rings, Clouds, Tiptop Z-DSP, 1010 Music Bitbox, Moog Mother 32, Eventide Space, Tiptop s808,

Check out his first music album: Monotonic Diversity - Roel Reine - on all music platforms, iTunes, Spotify, etc"

verbos harmonic oscillator #04 | orthogonal devices er-301

Published on Dec 20, 2018 Elinch

"a minimal piece of music to the winter, we had short snow. please pay attention to the listening volume, the piece started very quietly and very deep bass, you can not hear with small speakers.
Have a nice Christmas holiday and a great new year!!!!

my first album is now available on bandcamp: https://elinch.bandcamp.com/

1. string seq 01 /// sampleplayer orthogonal devices er-301
2. string seq 02 /// grain unit orthogonal devices er-301
3. string seq 03 /// sampleplayer orthogonal devices er-301
4. noises /// grain unit orthogonal devices er-301 (mi rings sample)
5. bass/seq /// verbos harmonic oscillator / mutable instruments clouds (pos modulated by pamelas new workout)
6. slow seq /// grain unit orthogonal devices er-301

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

modular shades #21 berlin#01

Published on Nov 8, 2018 Elinch

"berlin is, since i can think, something very special for me - longing, mysterious, history.
in the first part of my soundtrack for berlin, I want to dedicate myself to the "golden 20s" of the last century.
this brief phase of abundance, the heyday of art and culture. However, with an oppressive feeling, the dark time that comes then.

my first album is now available on bandcamp: https://elinch.bandcamp.com/

1. backgound #1 /// make noise morphagene (voice samples - randomly triggered by alm) / mutable instruments clouds
2. backgound #2 /// make noise morphagene (sequences from verbos harmonic oscillator - randomly triggered by alm) / mutable instruments clouds

malekko voltage block is used as a cv-mixer (er301)
3. vb fader 01 granular #1 /// orthagonal devices er-301 granular mashine (mutable instruments rings sample)
4. vb fader 02 granular #2 /// orthagonal devices er-301 granular mashine (mutable instruments rings sample)
5. vb fader 03 granular #3 /// orthagonal devices er-301 granular mashine (mutable instruments rings sample)
6. vb fader 04 effects /// verbos harmonic oscillator & make noise sto / ring modulated by listing mk4 / audio in in er-301
7. vb fader 05 sample #1 /// orthagonal devices er-301 sample player (strings sample)
8. vb fader 06 sample #2 /// orthagonal devices er-301 sample player (piano sample - randomly triggered by alm)
9. vb fader 07 granular #4 /// orthagonal devices er-301 granular mashine (choir sample)
10. vb fader 08 sample #3 /// orthagonal devices er-301 sample player (piano sequence sample)

recorded live with tascam dr 100. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

Tone Science Module No​.​2 Elements and Particles (DiN​:​TS02)

"Tone Science sub-label, from DiN records, continues to explore the world of modular synth music.

DiN was initially set up in 1999 by well known UK synthesist Ian Boddy to bridge the gap between the analogue music of his heritage and the emerging digital possibilities of the future. This label has always forged its own independent path and to date has released 56 physical CD albums as well as 21 download only releases.

Even after being involved in music since the late 1970’s Boddy has continued to explore new sonic territories and in 2016 he released what was probably his most experimental album in “Tone Science” (DiN48). This album comprised five long, slowly evolving self playing compositions realised entirely on his vast arsenal of modular synthesisers. Boddy’s love of the analogue sound has been well documented not only through his own releases but many sound and sample libraries. These instruments all but disappeared in the 1990’s but recent years has seen an unprecedented growth in interest in this form of synthesiser with a proliferation of both module manufacturers and performers using these highly flexible and personal systems.

Thus, inspired by his “Tone Science” release, Boddy has set up this sub-label to feature artists and performers working in the field of modular synthesis. The first release “Module No.1 Structure and Forces” was released in March 2018 and has garnered a lot of critical acclaim. This second compilation “Module No.2 Elements and Particles”, like its predecessor, features nine artists from different musical backgrounds with the common thread being that all the tracks were composed entirely with a modular synth system.

The album opens and closes with the ambient soundscapes of two tracks by Todd Barton and
 r beny. Barton is a world renowned exponent of Buchla modular systems as well as the Music Easel employed on this track. Austin Cairns (aka r beny) has a penchant for lo-fi looped synth atmospheres which combined, in this case, with a field recording creates a haunting, evocative piece. The next three pieces by Bluetech, Parallel Worlds and Paul Nagle build up rhythmic and sequenced elements with a fascinating amount of detail that modular systems are so good at. They also all use various methods to produce a poly-rhythmic, fractal feel as patterns shift and change throughout their tracks. The middle of the album then sees a fascinating experimental ambient interlude by Dave Bessell (a member of the synth group Node) using waveguide physical modelling in the analogue domain. The second half of the album has a rawer, more gritty feel with Richard Quirk building up a crescendo of wonderful textures in his track “Radar Hill”. This is followed by Hainbach using the exotic Ciat-Lonbarde series of hand built instruments to produce, in his words, a piece of “pure electronic music”. Nathan Moody then brings proceedings to a climax with a gnarly, muscular track using a Buchla modular system before the blissful ending piece “Marine Layer” closes out the 60 minute sonic journey the listener has just travelled.

Boddy has curated both the artists and tracks on this album to flow in a musical way and not just be a collection of equipment heavy demos. Though fascinating and always cool to look at, it is important not to get lost in the gear for gear’s sake syndrome. Having said that this album features Eurorack, Serge, Buchla & Ciat-Lonbarde modular systems and the nine tracks show how varied and flexible these instruments can be.

“Tone Science Module No.2 Elements and Particles” continues the journey down the rabbit hole of possibilities and sound worlds inhabited by artists and musicians working in this ever fascinating and varied musical field.
credits
releases October 19, 2018

1. Todd Barton Floating World 8:41
This is an exploration of layering various timbres and textures, each having its own
diverse panning structure and speed. Performed on a Buchla Music Easel with a
TC Electronic Ditto x4 looper and TC T2 reverb.
toddbarton.com

2. Bluetech Magnetic Lullaby 6:36
Multitracked sequencers in long takes at different clock speeds to get a fractal layer of shifting melodies evolving at different rates with Strymon modulation at different times for complexity.
bluetechonline.com

3. Parallel Worlds Additive Procedure 5:56
Eurorack, Analogue Systems and Serge modular systems, using harmonics created via waveshaping/wavefolding & the Verbos Harmonic Oscillator & RS370/375 Polyphonic Harmonic Generator.
parallel-worlds-music.com

4. Paul Nagle Euneirophrenia 7:52
The peaceful state of mind after a pleasant dream. In this mellow polymetric excursion, Cirklon's CVIO juggles a Quadnic, NW1, Plonk, Rings and Plaits.
bogusfocus.com/pn/

5. Dave Bessell Overtone 6:37
Between two worlds, the technical and the theatre of the imagination, the apparently real and the obviously synthetic play hide and seek with your perception. Realised with an all analogue signal path, this is a study in waveguide physical modelling.
sites.google.com/site/davebessellmusic/home\

6. Richard Quirk Radar Hill 7:22
This track is taken from an ongoing collection of music based on abandoned radar stations. Created with an AJH Eurorack system along with a Voltage Multistage, Bark filter, Magneto delay, Radiomusic and a tube Echoplex.
richardquirkmusic.bandcamp.com

7. Hainbach Your Strange Glitter 5:02
Aiming for purity I focused entirely on the Ciat-Lonbarde Plumbutter, Sidrax and Cocoquantus. I wanted this piece to feel like “synthesizer music”, clear and shimmering, yet alien, not rooted in a real acoustic space.
hainbachmusik.com

8. Nathan Moody Prophet And Loss 5:02
This piece was created using a Buchla modular synthesizer (200 & 100 series modules) as a meditation on the false piety of tyrannical populists in the early 21st Century.
nathanmoody.bandcamp.com

9. r beny Marine Layer 7:02
Fog conjuring with Mutable Instruments Rings loops being processed by Orthogonal Devices ER-301, Mannequins Three Sisters, and Strymon Magneto.
rbeny.bandcamp.com


Total Time 60:24
license
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Follow-up to:
Tone Science Module No.2 Elements and Particles Demo Mix
Todd Barton Autumn Tour & New Release

ER-301 varispeed Player slices Audio

Published on Sep 12, 2018 Sequenox

Heavy: a modular synth performance

Published on Sep 11, 2018 Dudadius

"Heavy is a Track from my album The Kindness of Circuits You Meet

https://open.spotify.com/track/2oTX9r...

I laid off quite a few elements as 12 and 21 bar loops from the original track. That track was in two movements; the front half made with an OBXA, Minimoog, Jupiter 8, and Tempest and the back half comprised of mainly modular sounds (Cwejman and Macbeth). I loaded these samples into the ER-301 and sliced on the bars.

I then recreated as much as I could (minus the polyphonic pads, mainly) on the Teletype/Kria controlling the E370, Atlantis, etc. Doubling the percussion with the Varigate (not as tight as I want yet, with the sampled loops…still playing with the offsets).

The Teletype is again the brains of the operation. Spitting out triggers and slice selection to the ER301 based on counters, while at the same time selecting the pattern to be played on the Kria.

I made a Grid scene with the Grid ops that basically functions like Ableton Live with Push. Trigger both samples and Kria Pattern changes. Varying brightness of the buttons shows me which section is where. I can then blend and crossfade between samples from the track and live sounds coming from the modular in realtime. I’d say it’s a pretty even split between the two in this performance."

PPG Wave 2.2 on the side.

ER-301 sample player with MI Marbles

Published on Sep 9, 2018 Sequenox

Roel Reine - Modular Beginnings

Published on Jul 22, 2018 Roel Reine

"Performance at home studio of a new song composed and performed with my Eurorack Modular synth. I call it Modular Beginnings, because it should be the first song of a complete Modular Eurorack Synth album that I want to make this year. In between working on all my other movie and tv-series projects. So this should be the beginning.

No computers were used in the performance of this song. All modular Eurorack synths, recorded live in a single take and into the ER-301 module."

Sunday Night Drone ER-301 Sound Computer

Published on Jul 8, 2018 Sequenox

"Benjolin only sound source"

Benjolin Drone vs ER-301 Ultraviolet Custom Unit Eurorack Modular

Published on Jul 6, 2018 Sequenox

"Lots of modulation"