Halloween Special: The Mad Teknician Jam

Published on Oct 30, 2014 HardtekStudios

"Having fun with some glitchy drone music. Gear used is a Circuit Bent SR-16 Alesis Drum Machine, processed by a Delay/Reverb FX on the Korg Koass Pad 3. The Bleep Labs Bitblob (Goopy blinky thing in the jar) is being processed by a Decimater on the Korg Kaoss Pad mini 2. Bleep Labs Bit Blob Jr. (Wirey thing above KP3) has a dying battery, therefore is extra glitchy. and finally the Bleep Labs/Hardtek Ugly Cousin (left of KP3) is clean but triggered by a button, not droning. Everybody have a Rockin Halloween."

Shockwaves Lab; The Kaoss of Evolution

Published on Apr 11, 2015 HardtekStudios

"BASS Heavy track! Listen thru headphones or a HiFi system. Download the audio track for FREE here- https://soundcloud.com/hardtek-studio...
Korg Volca Bass & Beats recorded clean. DSI Evolver waveshape sequence processed by Reverse Delay patch on Korg Kaoss Pad 3."

Beats of FM & LFO's (Moog DFAM, Mother-32 & MF-102 Ring Modulator)

Published on Mar 4, 2018 HardtekStudios

"In this little experiment, I test how varied the sounds of DFAM sequence can be. The Mother-32 accompanies with some synth wobble while running thru the Moogerfooger 102 Ring Modulator. Lots of patching between all three units to create a fun FM percussion line with some modulating synth."

Alienoids Attark! (Akai Tom cat thru Korg TP-2 w/ Circuit Bent Kawai K1m)

Published on Mar 15, 2018 HardtekStudios

"For this track, different types of gear will team up to battle the Attark of the Alienoids. The Akai Tom Cat is going thru the TP-2 Tube Preamp for some toasty tube crunch & optical compression. The Disco Tom track of the Tom Cat is sequencing the Circuit Bent Kawai K1m. All of this recorded into Logic with some extra compression, EQ & reverb."

Playing the Volca FM with Midi Keys

Published on May 18, 2016 HardtekStudios

"Finally getting around to making this requested video. The Novation Mininova is only being used to play the Volca FM, so no audio is coming from the Mininova. Only the Volca FM plays any sound. Also enjoy a playlist of Hardtek videos all featuring the Korg Volca FM-https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list..."



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Crossbreeding of the Volca-Wolf 2

Published on Jul 4, 2015 HardtekStudios

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This time I am modulating the Wolf bass with the frequency of the Volca Bass with some Wolf drums accompanying it."

Novation Circuit Unboxing & Demo [ & Cruddy Candy From Sweetwater]

Published on Oct 12, 2015 HardtekStudios

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"Join me for the exciting unboxing of the Novation Circuit, followed by some head scratching, a demo of the presets and some tweaking, and finally my thoughts after playing it. The audio during the demo is starit from the Circuit into my Mackie Onyx mixer and recorded into Logic. There is no processing, so what you hear is what you will get if you buy one."

One Hand Moog Jam (Moog DFAM, Mother-32 & MF Drive)

Published on Mar 8, 2018 HardtekStudios

"Time for quick semi-modular Moog jam using a handheld camera instead of a fixed angle. The Moog DFAM is showing of some good drum skills with plenty of FM style blips & bloops. The Mother-32 has some squelchy acid bass running thru the Minifooger Drive pedal for some overdrive & extra filtering."

The Decaying Noise (Circuit & KP3)

Published on Dec 30, 2015 HardtekStudios

"Download the audio track for FREE here-https://soundcloud.com/hardtek-studio...
I wanted to do something hard & heavy for my last jam of 2015. Setup is simple, the Circuit is playing all the sound and is going into the Kaoss Pad 3 for bit brushing & looping/glitch FX. Expect bigger better things from Hardtek Studios in 2016!!!!!!!!"

Nightmares for Daddy Poltergeist (Circuit & Volca FM)

Published on Apr 27, 2016 HardtekStudios

"This is my first video using my own custom samples in the Novation Circuit. The Volca FM is midi slaved to the Circuit."

You can find the track here: https://soundcloud.com/hardtek-studio...

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Moog DFAM on Acid

Published on Mar 1, 2018 HardtekStudios

"It's time to prove that the Moog DFAM is not just a drum synth! We will start simple & show off some great acid bass lines! Does it sound just like a 303? No way! But it can do an acid style bass all on it's own! Recorded strait into Garageband with no external processing. You can see a bit of the Mother-32 in the screen, but she had taken the day off."

13 by 9 (Novation Circuit)

Published on Sep 12, 2019 HardtekStudios

"Sorry for the lapse in uploads. Good news for you is that Camping World is going into it's slow season. That means more free time to get back into some groove box jamming! Thank you so much for sticking around!"

Analog Experiments 8 (Novation Circuit Mono thru Moog MuRF)

Published on Nov 9, 2017 HardtekStudios

"The Novation Circuit Mono Station audio out is routed into the audio in of the Moog MuRF. The MuRF turns it into a stereo signal that is routed init my Mackie Onyx mixer feeding Logic for recording. Lots of gate/cv stuff too. The Circuit Mono's sync out is routed into the MuRF's step/tap in to sync the filter sequencer to the Circuit Mono's tempo. I occasionally tweak the MuRF's Rate knob to scramble the tempo before it automatically resyncs. The C-Mono's LFO is routed to the aux CV out, which is routed to the CV in of the MuRF's Envelope. Throughout the jam, I increase the LFO about from zero to get some really interesting and percolating sounds."

Nastiest Drum Machine Ever? (Mattel Synsonics Drums)

Published on Mar 22, 2017 HardtekStudios

"This thing has actually been collecting dust for a while, so I decided to pull it out and give it another go. It has a really unique sound, due to the cheap, but ANALOG sound engine inside. The pads don't work so well, so I just focused on the programming. This was recorded strait into Logic with absolutely no pre or post processing, so this is the true sound of it."

Analog Experiments 7 (Tom Cat, Retroverb & TP-2)

Published on Jul 5, 2017 HardtekStudios

"The 'Analog Experiments' series have resumed, and there will be plenty more coming! For this installment, I break a common rule for running effects in series by running the Tom Cat thru the Vermona Retroverb reverb first, and then into the TP-2 for tube distortion and optical compression. This causes the reverb signal to combine with the drums for a super big sound. The Vermona Retoverb has a dedicated Attack/Decay envelope to control the reverb tail. I tweak the Decay knob a lot and the Wet/Dry mix knob for kewl reverb accents, along with other knobs."

The Synthorcist (Moog DFAM, Mother-32, Freqbox & MF Delay)

Published on Jun 7, 2018 HardtekStudios

"The waveforms of the Moog DFAM, Mother-32 & Freqbox are possessing each other into an analog demon of multiple heads thirteens of knobs. Cables ran back & forth connects their neurons into one mind of many voices. The MF Delay allows it's spirit to linger for far too long."

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Akai Timbre Wolf Unboxing & Demo

Published on Jun 19, 2016 HardtekStudios

"Very exited to have this relatively new piece from Akai. I think it will complement the Tom Cat & Rhythm Wolf really well!"

Moog Drums (Moog DFAM, Mother-32 & MF Delay)

Published on Feb 15, 2018 HardtekStudios

"The DFAM is producing a hard, synth heavy kick while the Mother-32 is accompanying it with a saw wave & white noise hi-hat running into the MF Delay pedal for some extra movement & groovement. The DFAM is synced to the Mother-32 via the Assign output, with the Mult being used for the DFAM. The DFAM is returning the favor by sharing it's sequencer & Envelopes with the Mother-32."

Cerberus' Four Heads (Akai Timbre Wolf thru Elektron Octatrack MK2)

Published on Sep 27, 2018 HardtekStudios

"Download the audio track for FREE here-https://soundcloud.com/hardtek-studios/cerberus-four-heads
In this video, I have the four individual outs of the Akai Timbre Wolf Going into the four individual inputs of the Elektron Octatrack MK2. Each Octatrack channel has two fx applied to each Timbre Wolf part, to twist them into very different sounds from each other. Even thought they are exactly the same synthesizerx4. Joining these mangled Wolves are metal hits for the main kick & snare, a hyper, chopped up drum loop, and lots of sound design loops. Each mangled by there own set of FX with lots of crossfader controlled scenes to further the animation of sound. The eight part is used asa a master channel for full mix filtering & compression. A bit of extra compression, EQ and verb was added in Logic."

The Dead Left of Dread (Circuit & Mono Station)

Published on Oct 2, 2019 HardtekStudios

"Thank you for over 1 million views!
Both Novation Circuit come together for this zombie trudging groove stomp. Acid Bass by the Novation Circuit Mono Station. Drums & other synths & FX by the Novation Circuit. Standard Midi sync."