JLR Plays The Tacoma Noise Rodeo - April 29th 2022 at KVLT Mead

video upload by John L Rice

"Loosely planned performance recorded with a Canon M5 camera and it's built in mics while sitting on top of one of the main PA speakers! (not too bad considering how it was done? ;-)

Gear used:
Manikin Electronic - Schrittmacher sequencer
Vermona - Perfourmer MkII synthesizer
Mackie - 802-VLZ3 mixer
TC Electronic - T3 reverb pedal
Keeley Electronics - Fuzz Bender pedal
Electro Harmonix - Mel9 mellotron emulator pedal
Dunlop MXR - Octave Fuzz pedal
Mooer - Ocean Machine reverb/dual delay/looper pedal
Strymon Engineering - Zuma R300 power supply for pedals
Mellotron - Micro keyboard
EWI Tourcase - MXC-008-10 mixer case (heavily modified by JLR)
JLR - custom patch bay for pedals and mixer"

April 26, 2022

video upload by John L Rice

Manikin Schrittmacher sequencer on the top left. Vermona Perfourmer & Mellotron Micro featured in this one. You can find additional John L Rice Mellotron posts here.

Update: YT description added:

"Realtime test after recently reconfiguring my custom pedalboard patch bay. Recorded on my iPad with no edits. Besides the Mellotron Micro Keyboard, the case is a modified MXC-008-10 mixer case from Audiopile.net and contains the following:

Left side:
Manikin Electronic Schrittmacher sequencer
Vermona PERfourMER MKII quad synth

Right side:
Mackie 802-VLZ3 mixer and power supply
Keeley Electronics Fuzz Master pedal
Electro Harmonix Mel9 pedal (mellotron emulator)
Dunlop/MXR Octave Fuzz pedal
Mooer Ocean Machine pedal (reverb, delays, looper)
TC Electronic T3 pedal (modulated reverbs)
Strymon Engineering Zuma R300 power supply (for pedals)
Custom patch bay for pedals and mixer

The patch bay has Canare GS-4 cables soldered directly to the jacks with the other ends terminated with Squareplug SP400 Low Profile Flat TS plugs that connect to the pedals. The patch bay jacks are all normal'd together right to left, and by using patch cables I can easily reconfigure how the pedals are interconnected. The normal connections are:
Mixer EFX send - Fuzz Master - Mel9 - Octave Fuzz - Ocean Machine - T3 - mixer EFX returns*
but in this video I used the mixer insert for the channel the Mellotron is plugged into to connect to the Fuzz Master - T3 and then the rest is configured as:
Mixer EFX send - Mel9 - Octave Fuzz - Ocean Machine - mixer EFX returns*
*the jacks connected to the stereo mixer returns have a second set of cables that go to mixer input 7/8 and by turning up the Aux send for the channel I can create feedback."

Universal Power Plate - A Modular Synthesizer Power Supply Build

video by John L Rice

"I needed to upgrade a power supply for my large format modular synth so I thought I'd document most of the process I typically go through.

Index:
0:00​​ Introduction
1:28​ Safety Warning
1:56​ Parts Description
3:50​ Power Inlet Install
5:23​ Main Unit Install
7:13​ Banana Jack Install
8:23​ Distribution Board Build
11:58​ Distribution Board Install
13:03​ AC Wiring
17:13​ DC Wiring
19:56​ Done, Comparison, and Thanks Richard Brewster
20:49​ Image Of PSU Installed (improvised music starts)
21:09​ Bonus Section - Building Cables (no talking)
22:50​ (music continues with random video clips)
25:28​​ End

The main parts I used:
JLR UPP custom rack panel from https://www.frontpanelexpress.com​
Qualtek 864-03/001 AC inlet, filter, fuse, switch
Bel Power HAA-0.8-AG linear power supply
MOTM-900 power distribution board from https://synthcube.com​

Video gear: Canon C100 MkII camera and Canon EFS 10-18mm lens
Voiceover gear: Neumann TLM-193 mic and John Hardy M-1 preamp
Music gear: Modular synthesizer, Mellotron M4000D, Yamaha FS1R, Strymon pedals

Richard Brewster's blog page that got me started making rackmount power supplies: https://pugix.com/synth/portable-rack...​

As always, thank you for watching, rating, following, and commenting! 🥳
Please consider "buying me a coffee" if you found this content helpful or entertaining: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

Mellotron Micro & Strymon Pedals Into A La Voix du Luthier ONDE

video by John L Rice

"Trying out the ONDE acoustic resonator amplifier with the Mellotron Micro and Strymon DECO, DIG, and BigSky pedals.

INDEX:
0:00​​ Introduction
0:36​​ Explanation
2:15​ Saxy Noodlin'
3:07​ Flutey Tootin'
4:20​​ Vocally Warblin'
4:40​ Fiddly Fiddlin'
6:17​ Stringy Pluckin'
7:36​ Amazingly Graceful (almost)
9:03​ Licorice Stick Lickin'
9:33​ Toccata And Fugue D Minus
10:10​ The Endy Endin'

For more info on the gear used check out the manufacturers:
Mellotron Micro: https://www.digitalmellotron.com/​
Strymon Engineering: https://www.strymon.net/​
La Voix du Lutier: https://www.la-voix-du-luthier.com/​

As always, thank you for watching, rating, following, and commenting! 🥳
If you are able to, please consider "buying me a coffee" if you found this content helpful or entertaining: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

Exploring The SSL 1530 Tube VCA / Timbral Gate

John L Rice

"More information will be available soon at: https://steamsynth.com/shop/product-c...

Index:
0:00 - Beginning
0:25 - Features Listed (with example of two voices interacting)
2:20 - Basic Tests
9:30 - Using an EG to modulate gain
12:06 - Example 2 of two voices interacting
12:53 - Simple percussion sound design
14:49 - Melodic example 1 of subtle warming/mild distortion
18:03 - Processing complex sounds with heavy distortion
20:38 - Melodic example 2 of subtle warming/mild distortion
22:43 - Example 3 of two voices interacting
23:49 - Drone modulation
26:32 - End

Models of modular gear used in this video (that I can remember!):
Club Of The Knobs: C914B, C964, C966, C969, C1660
Grove Audio: G714
Marienberg: VC Sine Phase VCO
Modcan: 31B, 40B, 55B, 58B, 60B, 73B
Moon Modular: 517, 526, 564, 565, 565E, 569, 592
STG Soundlabs: EG, Oscillator
Synthesis Technology MOTM: 101, 300, 320
Synthetic Sound Labs: 1530 Tube VCA / Timbral Gate

Other production gear used:
Roland: A-88 MIDI keyboard
MOTU: MTPAV
Mellotron: M4000D Rack
Strymon Engineering: Timeline and BigSky pedals
Lexicon: MX400 effects rack
Samson: S-Patch Plus patch bays
Allen and Heath: MixWizard 20-S
Canon: C100 cameras, CN-E lenses
Dracast and Fotodiox: LED lighting
Tascam: SD-20M flash recorder

Post production gear used:
Lavry Engineering: Blue DA converters
Little Labs: Model 5 AES router
Coleman Audio: M3-PH audio switcher
PMC: dB1+ monitors, XB1-A sub
Neumann: KM120 monitors
Avantone: MixCubes
Microsoft: Windows 10 Pro
Sony: Vegas Pro 13 NLE software

If you found this or any of my other videos interesting, helpful or entertaining, please send a tip if you can? Thank You! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

Mellotron M4000D - Card 03

John L Rice

"These are the sounds available on the Mellotron M4000D expansion card number 3, which will work in the original full sized M4000D, the Mini M4000D, and the M4000D Rack. (expansion cards are not compatible with the Mellotron Micro). I made this video so people that are interested in purchasing the card can get a general idea of what's on it.

INDEX:
0:00 Introduction With Solo Harp
1:20 Gino Vanelli Strings
7:34 Lead Sounds / Sound Effects
19:46 Music Master 600 Rhythms
24:40 Music Master 500 Rhythms/Accompaniments

The Mellotron company has a SoundCloud account and they have a lot of nice examples of the sounds on their available expansion cards, check it out! https://soundcloud.com/mellotronfactory

On this card there are individual sounds that can be played "normally" (solos and chords as on a piano or organ etc) and then there are sounds that are to be played one key at a time because they are either predefined chords or an accompaniment section. Accompaniments might be a single instrument like guitar or an entire band. There are also keys that that have percussion parts, sound effects, and melodic full band fills for intros and outros.

As always, thank you for watching, rating and commenting! 😎 If you are able to, please consider "buying me a coffee" if you found this content helpful or entertaining: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

Mellotron M4000D - Card 02

John L Rice

"These are the sounds available on the Mellotron M4000D expansion card number 2, which will work in the original full sized M4000D, the Mini M4000D, and the M4000D Rack. (expansion cards are not compatible with the Mellotron Micro). I made this video so people that are interested in purchasing the card can get a general idea of what's on it.

INDEX:
0:00 Introduction with accordion
1:00 Wind instruments
5:05 Artist sound effects *
10:08 Wine Glasses
10:58 Keyboard instruments
14:45 Orchestral percussion
18:04 Spanish guitar
18:35 Accompaniments
31:17 Strings
34:27 Voices

* two years ago (August 2018) another person posted detailed videos of the artist sound effects collections, which is why I didn't take the time to clearly demonstrate them here: https://www.youtube.com/user/troubles...

On this card there are individual sounds that can be played "normally" (solos and chords as on a piano or organ etc) and then there are sounds that are to be played one key at a time because they are either predefined chords or an accompaniment section. Accompaniments might be a single instrument like guitar or an entire band. There are also keys that that have percussion parts, sound effects, and melodic full band fills for intros and outros.

As always, thank you for watching, rating and commenting! 😎 If you are able to, please consider 'buying me a coffee' if you found this content helpful or entertaining: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

JLR Live On KSER.org 90.7 FM - March 6 2020

Published on Mar 21, 2020 John L Rice

"This was basically a random collection of some old and new ideas I had been working on and 'arranged' in real-time live on air. ;-)

If you found this or any of my other videos helpful or entertaining, please consider tipping? Thank You! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice

Gear Used:
32" Paiste Earth gong with AKG C411 contact mic and processed with the following gear:
Hotone A-Station mic pre pedal with effects loop
MXR 10 Band EQ pedal
Electro Harmonix Ravish Sitar pedal
TC Electronic Flashback delay pedal
TC Electronic Hall Of Fame reverb pedal
Mackie 402-VLZ3 mixer

Rav Vast Onoleo B steel tongue drum with AKG C411 contact mic and processed with the following gear:
Mackie 1202-VLZ4 mixer
Walrus Audio Julia tremolo/chorus pedal
MXR Octave Fuzz pedal
Strymon DIG delay pedal

Vermona PerFOURmer MkII quad analog synthesizer processed with the following gear:
Mackie 1202-VLZ4 mixer
Meris Mercury7 reverb pedal

Roland RD-64 piano/synth keyboard processed with the following gear:
Mackie 1202-VLZ4 mixer
Meris Mercury7 reverb pedal

Mellotron Micro keyboard processed with the following gear:
Mackie 1202-VLZ4 mixer
Meris Mercury7 reverb pedal

Synthetic Sound Labs Radio Music module processed with the following gear:
Mackie 1202-VLZ4 mixer
Walrus Audio SLO reverb pedal

#JohnLRice #electronicmusic #experimentalmusic"

Exploring The Z5000 Multi Effect Eurorack Module

Published on Jan 1, 2020 John L Rice

"More information on the new Z5000 Multi Effect module, as well as the similar and also new ECHOZ (delays only) and ZVERB (reverbs only) here: http://tiptopaudio.com/zverb-echoz-z5...

Exciting News! I'll be performing at the SynthPlex convention at the end of March 2020!!!! I'll also be hanging around the Moon Modular and https://www.noisebug.net/ booths. Stop by and say hi and catch my performance if possible! :-)
https://www.synthplex.com/artists-gri...

If you found this or any of my other videos helpful or entertaining, please consider tipping your waitress? ;-) Thank You! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice

KEYBOARD NOODLING
0:00 - Beginning
0:25 - Front Panel Features Listed
2:15 - Mellotron Micro w/Z5000 Reverbs
5:50 - Mellotron Micro w/Z5000 Reverbs + CV Modulation
9:25 - Mellotron Micro w/Z5000 Delays + CV Modulation
15:00 - Mellotron Micro w/Z5000 P/MOD + CV Modulation
DRUM MACHINE FIDDLING
29:40 - Roland TR-505 w/Z5000 Delays
31:50 - Roland TR-505 w/Z5000 Delays + CV Modulation
43:00 - Roland TR-505 w/Z5000 P/MOD + CV Modulation
MODULAR DRONING
48:45 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 Reverbs
50:00 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 Reverbs + CV Modulation
55:35 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 Delays
56:10 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 Delays + CV Modulation
1:00:35 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 P/MOD + CV Modulation
1:06:15 - Moon Modular 524 LFO w/Z5000 Reverbs + CV Modulation
1:07:50 - End

Gear Used In This Video:
4ms powered Pod 40x case
Strymon AA.1 level shifter
Steady State Fate S.P.O. attenuverter
Ladik C-012 lag
Erica Synths Black Octasource LFO
TipTop Audio Z5000 Multi Effect
Happy Nerding LED Meters
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Mellotron Micro keyboard
Roland TR-505 drum machine
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Synthesizers.com Box4 case
Moon Modular 524 Quad VC LFO
Moon Modular 524A Quad VC LFO expander
Moon Modular 526 Reversable Mixer
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Canon C100 MkII cameras and CN-E lenses
Sound Devices MixPre 6 II audio recorder
Sony Vegas Pro 13 non-linear editing software
Windows 8.1 PC
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Thanks so very much for watching, rating, commenting, telling your friends, tipping, and not throwing rotten vegetables at my head! ;-) Happy 2020 New Year To You All! 🤗😘😎🥳🤓"

Party At Baal's Place

Published on Dec 8, 2019 John L Rice

"This is the little music video that came about as an afterthought as I was working on the demo for the Laurentide SynthWorks Baal 3080 VCF module, full video here: [posted here]

I thought that more people will get to watch it if it was it's own separate video so I made a quick edit with a few minor tweaks. The full story of how this all came about is in the full demo video but in short, here's the gear I used:

Laurentide SynthWorks - Baal 3080 VCF
Moon Modular - 569 sequencer, 526 mixer
Synthesis Technology - MOTM-300 VCOs, MOTM-800 EG, MOTM-1800 EG, MOTM-190 VCA, MOTM-380 LFO, MOTM-650 MIDI to CV
Strymon - Timeline delay and BigSky reverb pedals
Retro Mechanical Labs - Electron Fuzz pedal
JHS - Firefly fuzz pedal
Lexicon - MX-400 reverb
Roland - Integra7 synth, A-49 keyboard
Mellotron - M4000D rack
Musser - tubular bells
Marantz - PMD-661 flash recorder
Canon - C100 MkII cameras and CN-E lenses
Fotodiox and Dracast LED lighting
Sony - Vegas Pro 13

Thanks for watching, rating, commenting, telling your friends, etc. If you've found this and/or my other videos useful or entertaining, please consider buying me a fancy cup of coffee? :-)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

Exploring The Baal 3080 VCF

Published on Dec 7, 2019 John L Rice

"The Baal 3080 VCF

Index:
0:00 - Beginning/Title Card
0:22 - Control Locations
1:10 - Waveform And Noise Testing (Dry, No Resonance)
3:10 - Noise With Resonance (volume warning!)
4:18 - Bandpass Tests
6:07 - Tracking Test
6:43 - Patch Test With Rhythmic Modulation
8:54 - Party At Baal's Place
11:22 - End

Most of the gear used is explained throughout the video but since the special music video Party At Baal's Place is more involved, here are some details:
The same patch that was at the soundtrack for the introduction of this demo is the same one that plays throughout the Party At Baal's Place music video. I used a Moon Modular 569 sequencer to control the MOTM-300 VCO pitch and to also control Baal's frequency cutoff, in addition to manually playing with the frequency cutoff and resonance knobs. Strymon Timeline and BigSky pedals were used as well as a Lexicon MX-400, all for reverb and delay.

Things were very simple, just what you hear on the introduction, until I thought, "hey, I could put a drum beat to this" . . . and from that point on it was days of "just one more quick little addition?"! (insert emoticons of a face-plant and burning banana! ;-) And there was no initial click track so . . . . .

All the drum-set parts come from a Roland Integra7 played from a A-49 keyboard, because it was the middle of the night and I wasn't setup to record acoustic drums anyways. The china/trash ride cymbal was recorded first, then the snare and bass drums in another pass, and crash/splash cymbals were added on a third pass. I dropped those into tracks and spent days cursing my sloppiness as I kept trying to tweak the timings. Some of the fills were actually created in the DAW by chopping up simpler parts and recombining them.

Next I started coming up with the lead/melody synth parts. The patch was almost all Synth Tech MOTM modules except for a Moon 526 mixer the Baal 3080 VCF of course. (2 x MOTM-300 VCOs, OTM-800 EG, MOTM-1800 EG, MOTM-190 VCA, MOTM-380 LFO, MOTM-650 MIDI to CV) I'm proud to say I played all of those parts by hand, even the fast parts, but it did take a lot of practice. The next day I started wishing I had used some distortion so I replayed it again through a Retro Mechanical Labs Electron Fuzz pedal and JHS Firefly fuzz pedal in series.

The rest of the parts were quick and easy. The choir voices are from a Mellotron M4000D rack (male chorus and boys choir combined). The chime is an actual acoustic Musser brand chime just recorded with a handheld flash recorder. And that's my voice at the very end. ;-)

Then came the video editing. I spent a while searching https://www.pond5.com/ for clips that might go well and I eventually developed a sort of "midnight party at Baal's place" sort of story for fun. ;-)

OK, thanks for watching, ratings, commenting and for reading this long description! If you've found this and/or my other videos useful or entertaining, please consider tipping me a few bucks?
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice"

"At its core, this is the CA3080 OTA based filter that was in the Original Rev-A version of the Octave Cat, before they switched to The SSM2040. It has been adjusted for modular level. The expo-Converter uses super-matched 3906’s and is temperature Compensated For upwards of 5-octave tracking.

Additionally, there is a 4-pole output, as well as a 1-pole output. These outputs are inverted from each other, so they can be mixed Together for Bandpass.

​18mA +15vdc
18ma -15vdc
Format: mu/dotcom
Size: 1 MU space. 2.25” depth from panel front
Panel: anodized aluminum
Inputs: 1 Audio (ac coupled), 1 CV (1v/oct), 1 CV with attenuation
Outputs: 1 4-pole, 1 1-pole (inverted)"

Mellotron M4000D - Card 4

Published on Nov 13, 2018 John L Rice

"Note: I had 'prematurely' posted this video a year ago but pulled it down after a week by request of the manufacturers involved. Sorry about that, all is cool now! 😎"

JLR At Mokedo - Final Show

Published on Oct 5, 2018 John L Rice

"Gear used in this performance (picture at very end of video)

Moon sequencer: 569 + 569ESB + 569EGB
Moon quantizer: 565 + 565D + 567
Synthetic Sound Labs divider: V-Gates
Corsynth LFO/clock: C102
Vermona synthesizer: PerFOURmer MkII
Mellotron keyboard: Micro
Lexicon reverb/delay: MX400
Samson mixer: SM10
Paiste gong: 28" symphonic
Chau gong: 26" (modified)
Chau gong: 15"
Caroline Guitars reverb pedal: Meteore
TC Electronic reverb pedal: Hall Of Fame
Doumbeks: standard and small sizes (thick aluminum)
Bell: energy bell"

JLR Live On KSER 90.7 FM Radio

Published on Sep 11, 2018

http://imjohn.com/

"Stream live and find out more about KSER FM and The Tunnel at:
http://www.kser.org/content/the-tunnel

List of gear used for this performance (right to left in picture):
* Yamaha MSP3 (for monitoring and Kazooka feedback)
* Kazooka
* Vermona PerFOURmer MkII
* PedalTrain - novo 24 (contents listed left to right / top to bottom)
Micronta - Dual Timer
Strymon - Ojai (and Ojai R30 underneath)
TC Electronic - Ditto (not used)
John L Rice - custom pedal patch bay
Mackie - 802-VLZ3
Retro Mechanical Labs - Custom Fuzz
Strymon - DIG
Meris - Mercury7
Caroline Guitar Company - Météore
JHS Pedals - Firefly
Electro-Harmonix - Mel9 (not used)
Montreal Assembly - Count To Five
* Mellotron - Micro
* Novation - Ultranova
* 5U modular - Moon Modular 569 and 552 used out of it
* Eurorack modular - (for second piece if needed - not used at all)
* Yamaha MSP3 (for monitoring and Kazooka feedback)

Original audio recording by KSER.org
Post production by John L Rice using Sony Vegas Pro 13
Video clips provided by https://www.pond5.com/

Find out about synthesizers and electronic music at the following:
https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/index.php
https://www.matrixsynth.com/
http://www.synthtopia.com/

Thanks for watching/listening/commenting/subscribing! :-)"

Modular on the Spot Seattle.

6 PM Intruder At Occidental Square

Published on Jun 19, 2018 John L Rice

Mellotron Setup:
Micro into a TC Electronic Alter Ego 2 pedal and then into a TC Electronic T2 pedal.

5U Setup:
Two Synth Tech MOTM-310 VCOs, one FMing the other, into a Korg Miku Stomp pedal then into a TC Electronic Flashback pedal and then into a TC Electronic Hall Of Fame pedal.

Eurorack Setup:
4MS: Row Power 30
Happy Nerding: HM VCO (x2), MMM VCF, ADSR,
Erica Synths: TRIGG, SEQ
2hp: LFO v2, Seq, Mix, Delay, Verb, Mult, Trim
Division6: Multiplicity VI
Synth Tech: E950, E951
Qu-Bit: EON
WMD/SSF: ADSRVCA
Intellijel: Springray v1
Circuit Abbey: Unify
Synthwerks: Lamp-3

There are additional shows scheduled at Occidental Square where I and many other wonderful performers will be doing free concerts of live electronic music. Please join us! :-)
July 17th 2018 4 to 6 PM
August 14th 2018 4 to 6 PM

Summer Escape - Modcan B Modular Synth Test And Noodling

Published on May 24, 2018 John L Rice

"Sorry for the still image and poor video quality. I was just testing but I liked what I had going so I cobbled together this quick upload. Modules and gear used as follows:

Modcan:
58B VCDO x 2
40B Dual VCF
60B Quad EG
31B 4VCA
66B Control
72B Sequencer
53B Clock
73B Dual Delay

Mellotron M4000D Rack
Roland A-88 keyboard controller
Strymon BigSky reverb pedal
Roland RSP-550 rack reverb
Tascam SD-20M recorder

Thanks for listening! :-)"

Mellotron Mini Through A Strymon Magneto - The Basics

Published on May 21, 2018 John L Rice

"Mellotron Mini keyboard into a Strymon Magneto eurorack module into a Mackie 402-VLZ3 mixer into a Canon C100 video camera into an Atomos Ninja Blade recorder.

Thanks for watching!"

Spirits Of The Temple Electric - Rabbit Test

Published on Apr 4, 2018 John L Rice

"I almost didn't add this one to my Spirits Of The Temple Electric series since it was only a test but, close enough? It's got a crazy rabbit at least! ;-)

Gear before the oscilloscope:
Roland A-88 MIDI controller
Synth Tech MOTM-650 MIDI to CV
2 x Synth Tech MOTM-300 VCOs
4 x Happy Nerding FM AIDs
1 x Moon Modular 569 sequencer
1 x Krisp1 OCTO
2 x Moon Modular 526 mixers
2 x Synth Tech MOTM-800 EGs
1 x Synth Tech MOTM-190 VCA

Additional gear:
Strymon BigSky and Timeline pedals
Roland RSP-550 rack effects
Mellotron Micro
Allen & Heath MixWizard 20S

Canon C100 MkI camera
Xeen 24mm lens
Atomos Ninja Blade recorder
Sony Vegas Pro 13"

The Sony Mellotron

Published on Feb 19, 2018 Tunnel HQ

"Luke Randall presents: The Sony Mellotron
'A culmination of years of walkman use'

Filmed and Edited by Oliver Randall
Intro song: Chi - Ricci Beats (prod. Oliver Randall)"

This one in via John L Rice.

Five Thoughts For Eurorack Modular

Published on Mar 2, 2018 John L Rice

"While this isn't a demo of the ADDAC214 VC Rotator, all five of these pieces use it in the patch. See patch details below:

Unless otherwise noted the following terms indicate:
ADDAC214 - ADDAC System ADDAC214 VC Rotator sequential switch
VCO - Synth Tech E330 Multimode VCO
EG - Modcan Quad Envelope
VCA - Bubble Sound VCA4p
Voice - VCO+EG+VCA
Mixer - Circuit Abbey Unify + expander
Sequencer - Division6 Mattson SQ816
Clock - Erica Synths Black VC Clock v2
LFO - Erica Synths Black Octasource
E102 - Synth Tech E102 Quad Temporal Shifter
QPQ - Instruo Quad Performance Quantizer
Delay - Mooer Ocean Machine pedal
Reverb - Mooer Ocean Machine and TC Electronic T2 pedals

1) Initial Test 0:00
A typical 4 voice patch I do with this system is to process a CV sequence through the E102 shift register and then through the QPQ to provide CV and gates for the Voices. In this case the ADDAC214 is inserted between the E102 and QPQ so that when clocked at a faster rate the QPQ gets channel updates more often and fires the Voices more often. I'm using a modified Doepfer A-182-1 Switched Multiple + Doepfer A-180-2 Multiple to switch between the different Clock outputs. Delay used was the Synth Tech E580 Resampling Mini Delay.

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