A Nice Song for Spring

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"This 1970s Wurlitzer 'Music Learning Module' inspires with its simplicity, making just one sound.

It sounds like a transistor organ, playing a simple, unfiltered waveform. No sensitivity to velocity and a simple gate-like envelope. Immediate attack, immediate release. We could easily recreate this sound with a modern day synthesizer, but would we have been as drawn to or inspired by that sound if it wasn’t coming out of this bright blue relic? Probably not.

We hooked it up to Chroma Console to add a little bit more variety and life to the static nature of the sound. Maybe we’ll make a longer video of this pairing, but until then, enjoy this little synth-pop jam!"

I love this sax - creating ambient music with my soprano

video upload by Christopher White

"Another improvised piece using the soprano saxophone, Lyra-8, Hologram Electronics Microcosm, Oto Bam and Shallow Water pedal."

Sound packs: https://longspaces.gumroad.com

Prophet Rev 2 + Microcosm + Digitakt II + Chroma Console

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"Some moments from a loose performance with a synthesizer, drum machine/sampler, Microcosm, and Chroma Console.

The Prophet Rev 2 is plugged directly into Microcosm. Then, Microcosm is going stereo out into Digitakt II. From there, the whole mix is sent from the Digitakt to Chroma Console and then to our interface to record one stereo track.

Throughout, Chroma Console is always on, serving as an end-of-chain compression/saturation box for all of the instruments and Microcosm. It’s used a bit more aggressively here just so it’s obvious, but it’s capable of much subtler compression and saturation. Just tweak it til you like it.

Delay and Vibrato are used as performative effects, brought on and off using the Dual Bypass feature. Chroma Console is synced to the Digitakt’s clock, which makes all of its time based effects in sync with the music.

Microcosm is kinda just doing it’s thing. Seq C is a preset that sounds very nice and washy, especially if you add some reverb. All that wash gets sidechained by the kick, just by virtue of all the compression that Chroma Console is adding."

A Nice Song For Autumn

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"Hologram’s home base (Knoxville, Tennessee) exhibits pretty stunning colors during the season’s change into winter. This song initially started as a backing track for a short video we made about the Hohner Pianet and Chroma Console, but we thought it would be cool to turn it into something a bit larger in scope and film the performance outside while the autumn landscape is at peak vibrance.

We get a lot of comments asking us to make longer versions of the demos/songs we write to showcase our pedals, so this is us making good on those requests. This is an original piece written, performed, and filmed by Hologram staff - we hope you enjoy!"

Chroma Console Performance W/ Mother 32 + Minilogue + Digitakt

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"In this short jam, we've got the Korg Minilogue and Moog Mother 32 routed into the Digitakt II's external inputs. Those two instruments, alongside all the samples and patterns on the Digitakt, are getting sent to Chroma Console to glue it all together.

Extra patch notes below:

1. At the upper end of Sweeten's Amount knob, you'll start to get some really nice soft saturation, perfect for getting that "already mastered" type of analog sound. Adjusting Sensitivity (secondary control of Tilt knob) allows you to dial in just the right amount of saturation for your mix.

2. Done this before in other demos, but it's really useful; if you turn Drift up on the Pitch effect and put the rate knob at 50%, your signal isn't getting pitch shifted, but you'll still get some random/subtle pitch modulation that's very tape-like. Makes the synth sounds like the oscillators are on the verge of drifting out of sync in a cool way.

3. Delay on a whole mix can be cool, so we used Cascade here. Syncs perfectly to MIDI tempo and just adds some nice rhythmic syncopation to the whole thing.

4. Cassette adds more saturation, compression, and tape-like modulation. It's dialed in pretty low here, but the Cassette effect in this form helps add that slightly-uneven result to sound processing that analog gear is often so revered for."

What Does a 50 Year Old Synthesizer Sound Like with Chroma Console?

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"The ARP Odyssey is a truly legendary synthesizer 🎹

This particular synth is a Mark I version (produced between 1972 and 1975) and sounds just a lively in 2024 as it must have 50 years ago.

With 2 oscillators, 1 LFO, 2 envelopes, oscillator sync, ring mod, etc etc, you can get far ranging sounds from this instrument, but admittedly, the sound is a bit dry without any effects.

Not only does Chroma Console look right a home next to the ARP, we think they sound pretty stellar together as well."

Microcosm + Chroma Console + Yamaha Portasound

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"Both Microcosm and Chroma Console are capable of transforming your instrument far beyond its original sound. To demonstrate that, we hooked up a vintage Yamaha Portasound PC-50 to both of them to create cinematic sounds from the Portasound's endearing attempt at a 'piano' sound."

First look at the Hologram Electronics Microcosm (on the Oberheim TEO-5)

video upload by Yuki The Synth Dragon

"Thanks to ‪@HologramElectronics‬ for sending me such an amazing pedal !

0:00 opening demo
1:29 opening info
5:30 sound demos !
33:00 closing info"

Elektron Digitakt + Elektron Analog Four + Chroma Console

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"Chroma Console expert mode 🤓

Using the Dual Bypass feature, you control what modules come on and off with the bypass foot switch. Here we have the bypass foot switch bringing in and out Phaser and Reels. When it gets into self-oscillation territory (and if you have trails enabled), the self-oscillation will naturally decay when deactivating delay and other Diffusion effects. Makes for fun and interactive live effects processing 🎛"

Here We Are by ThorF

"So, here we are. Me and you, together in this very moment.Thank you for reaching this point. You make it all worth while. The music on this album, was written/recorded in the last 4 years. Everything ,except mastering, was done in my home studio in LA. To sculpt the atmosphere you are listening to I used various synths and efx. All hardware. Clicks & pops, mis-timed midi messages, live mistakes and other things :) It’s all on it. For few good reasons. It’s how the hardware I own, sounds. It’s how I play my instruments, sounds. From the computer that records the audio to the end of the FX chain.

The machines have character.
I hope their character gets delivered to your ears with these recordings.

Instruments: Novation Summit, BC Deckards Dream MKII, Roland Juno 106, Roland JX-3P, Yamaha DX7, Jomox Alphabase Drum Synthesizer, Custom Eurorack System, Coffee. FX: Strymon Big Sky/Timeline, OTO Machines BIM/BAM/BOUM, Hologram Electronics Microcosm, TC Electronics Hall Of Fame 2/Helix Phaser, Coffee. Recording Hardware: PC Desktop/Windows 64 bit, Quad Core 4.0 MHZ, 32 GB RAM, 5TB SSD Combined, MOTU 828es/16A/Midi Express, Furman Power Conditioner, Roland Gold Instruments Cables, Coffee. Recording Software: Reason 12, Coffee."

https://moatun7.bandcamp.com/album/here-we-are

Intellijel Cascadia: patching Ring Mod into FX loop with Chroma Console

video uploads by The Synth Shed

Playlist:

1. Intellijel Cascadia sound demo with Vector Five12 sequencer (no talking)

Sound demo showing how to set up a basic patch and modulations (based on some of the start-up examples in the manual) - with CV pitch/gate controlled through the amazing Five12 Vector Sequencer to give us a driving techno line with lots of dirt.

side-note: I don't know if I was hallucinating after too much coffee, but by the end I thought the melody had morphed into the Star Wars Imperial March. WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE!

2. Intellijel Cascadia: patching Ring Mod into FX loop with Chroma Console

Fourth part of my initial Cascadia explorations, again using the Chroma on fx duties, but this time with the added textures created by patching the Cascadia's Ring Modulator into the FX loop. Tasty sounds!

3. Intellijel Cascadia x Chroma Console = 'Add N to (X)'

Building on the patch and sequence created for my first Cascadia sound demo, we take things further with the addition of the inspiring multi-fx unit Chroma Console from Hologram Electronics. The perfect pairing for creating experimental sounds - and if you slow the tempo you're in instant 'Add N to (X)' chunky synth groove territory. Once again driven by the Five12 Vector Sequencer.

4. Intellijel Cascadia x Chroma Console PART 2: Filthy fuzz bass!

Had so much fun experimenting with this killer combo in the first video, that I ended up recording another video just to show how dang low down and dirty the Cascadia can go with a little help from its friends (in this case, FX from the Chroma and sequencing via the Five12 Vector)

Microcosm and Chroma Console with Drum Machine

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"Microcosm and Chroma Console being used in tandem to create a super dynamic/glitchy drum processing chain 🎛

Microcosm's Tunnel presets (secret sauce for percussive sounds) track your input signal and do a bunch of wild granular processing in realtime. In this video, you'll hear how quickly Microcosm tracks the incoming drums and spits out weird time-stretched samples and other miscellaneous space noises

Microcosm's output is going directly into Chroma Console, where we've made a patch that in addition to crunching up the drums/Microcosm also has some interesting time-based effects going on with the Collage effect.

Stick around for a walkthrough of these patches and a little jam at the end 🥁"

Rocco's Resurrection from Supersex OST by Ralf Hildenbeutel, Moog Matriarch + Erica Synths Perkons

video upload by Mattelica

"Excerpt from Rocco's Resurrection from the Supersex OST with a Moog Matriarch + Erica Synths Perkons to a Hologram Electronics Microcosm to a Yamaha MG10xu mixer to a Canon 6D + 17-40mm lens"

Chroma Console: Sound from Scratch #4

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"In this video, we’re using a barebones mono synth (Korg MS20) with Chroma Console. The MS20 has a mono output and no built-in effects, which makes it a great platform for demonstrating Chroma Console’s stereo effects.

We build two patches (a massive bass/lead preset, as well as a more ambient, tape-like preset). We also explore Chroma Console’s CAPTURE feature, an ephemeral looper/sustainer, which can be used to expand sonic possibilities, as well as a tool for improvisation."

Erica Synths Perkins Demo + Hologram Electronics Microcosm "Robotron X" by MATTELICA

video upload by Mattelica

"Original track with the Erica Synths Perkons thru a Hologram Electronics Microcosm to a Yamaha MG10xu mixer to a Canon 6D + 17-40mm lens"

Cadence Demo Gates, Drones and LDRs

video upload by DecadeBridge

"Cadence's oscillator A gating the Dreabox Erebus.
Erebus LFO to Cadence's filter cutoff CV in.
Cadence's oscillators B, C and D out to the Hologram Electronics Microcosm.
Using a torch to change the oscillator pitch using the LDRs."

Matrix mixer ambient jam.

video upload by DecadeBridge

"A simple demo of the passive standalone 3 x 3 Matrix mixer.

The Moog Subharmonicon VCO1 is routed to input 1. VCO2 connected to input 2.
The left channel of the volca keys is connected to input 3.

Out 1 from the matrix mixer is connected to the audio interface sending a mixed dry signal of the 3 inputs.
Out 2 is connected to the hologram electronics Microcosm.
Out 3 is connected to the battery powered Low Pass Filter."

Warpman Demos Jan Feb 2023

video upload by DecadeBridge

"A few demos using the Warpman cassette player motor controller in different ways.

00:00 - Using the players radio to create and record a hi-hat rhythm with the ableton push. Then switching to the cassette tape to create a chord loop using Warpman. Kick and snare from Rample.
01:46 - Controlling the pitch of the tape using the SQ1 as a CV source connected to the 0HP VCA bridge between the Warpman and modified player.
02:47 - Recording the radio to tape whilst using the Warpman to change the speed of the cassette motor, then playing back the results.
03:20 - Running the player's stereo out through the 0HP VCA controlled by the Moog Subharmonicon's envelopes. The output from the VCA is then connected to the Hologram electronics Microcosm.
04:14 - Another patch using the SQ1 to control the player's pitch whilst using the Warpman to alter the pitch range. 05:31 - A simple dirty breakbeat tape loop."

Hologram Microcosm: Prophet Rev 2

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"When you're out of LFOs and built-in effects on your synthesizer, you can rely on Microcosm to add complexity in broad strokes to your sound."

Hologram Microcosm: Electric Piano and Mono Synth

video upload by Hologram Electronics

"In addition to its eccentric effects, Microcosm can be used in more traditional sound design contexts too!

🎹 The electric piano here (Hohner Pianet) has no onboard effects. With Microcosm's Looper Only mode, we created a chorus + reverb effect to run the Pianet through."