Crafting a bass drum on the LXR-02

video upload by Richard DeHove

"The strange and diabolic art of the bass drum. The bringer of strict order and strength when tamed; the cause of untold misery and chaos when adrift.

Here I try to show what arts and potions are available on the LXR-02 to give you mastery over this wicked imp.

0:00 The Roman Empire
0:28 Kick or bass?
1:47 Initialized sound
2:30 Oscillator
4:00 Amp envelope
5:05 Slope types
5:48 Pitch envelope
10:15 Boominess
11:30 Pillow attenuation*
12:16 Filters
16:58 Transient click
21:52 Adding noise
22:35 LFO

* Yes, this an attempted humour.

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MFOS - Vocoder

video upload by NOISEBUG

"Vocoder from outer space, vocoding sone nice drums from the Erica Synths LXR-02

The vocoder is available now at Noisebug

#modularsynth #synthesizer #synth #analogsynthesizer"

LXR-02 does the DFAM & beyond (5 kits, no talk)

video upload by Richard DeHove

"I recently made the somewhat rash suggestion to try an LXR-02 emulation of the DFAM. Here it is, sort of. At first I thought I'd use only one voice of the LXR. So in all five kits demoed here Voice 1 or 2 tends to claim almost all the LFOs and be a clock-synced complex sound.

But the LXR-02 and DFAM are such very different beasts it seemed odd to be so restrictive. Instead I've gone for a two or three voice 16-step kit and pattern that attempts to capture the flavor of the DFAM rather than strict technical parameters.

The speed of all parts is 73bpm, a couple of the kits use the internal ping-pong delay, and where there is definite pitch it's always on C - just makes things easier for sampling and later processing.

The result is not exactly DFAMish. Demo 2 even sounds bit chiptune to me. But I've never yet owned any two machines which could exactly replicate the other. As an exercise though it's a bit of fun! All LXR-02 challenges happily considered.

On the plus side the LXR-02's ability to store presets is a massive bonus but the constant click-and-twiddle is no match for the knob-filled interface of the DFAM/Edge.

All five kits are on my Patreon. Unused voices (typically 4, 5 and 6) are mostly on the default sounds.

As usual there is absolutely no extra processing of the sound. It's all completely raw LXR-02.

0:00 Demo 1: Slapper
1:00 Demo 2: Chiptune
1:56 Demo 3: Saw
3:06 Demo 4: Frogpond
4:23 Demo 5: Decay

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Behringer Edge with the DB-01

video upload by Richard DeHove

"The Edge-DFAM class of machines is an odd category. Not a very good as a synth due to the constant (and necessary) manipulation of the oscillator frequencies. Not particularly good as a drum machine due to the 8-step limitations and the delicate juggling required to squeeze out multiple sounds. And not so great live since there are no presets and too many parameters to easily morph to a different sound. OTOH if you want a random percussion chaos layer then it's the perfect solution.

Of course they're great fun to twiddle and make unexpected discoveries. They also pair up pretty well with more conventional machines to produce a more complex result than you'd get with 'ordinary' synths.

Having owned both the DFAM and Edge I'm happy but hesitant to admit that in a 1:1 matchup I'd choose the Edge. This is entirely due to the MIDI clock options: The sequence must always start at the start - duh. Some people say the DFAM sounds better (whatever that means) but I'm not feeling anything radically different. My only complaint is that the LPF feels murky and doesn't interact with the resonance control in a pleasing way. The HPF is much superior imo and saves the filter section. Of course it may be that I've now been trained by prolonged Polivoks filter exposure to expect satisfying grit and tortured screaming.

Back on the topic of 'Would I use it live', the more I thought about that the more I thought I'd use the LXR-02 instead. Perhaps a video 'The LXR-02 does the DFAM' would be good?

It may also be of interest to note the use of the DB-01 gate output connected to the noise level in Demo 1. It generates some noise percussion when playing normally because of the gate length but this largely disappears when playing the arpeggiator's much shorter gate length.

As usual there are absolutely no external effects or DAW processing.

0:00 Unboxing
1:25 The setup
1:42 MIDI reset
2:27 Clock divider
3:13 Tuning
4:05 Demo 1: Cheese
4:39 Demo 2: Swinger
5:19 Demo 3: Rubber
6:22 Demo 4: Wired

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The drum machine pedalboard Ep2: Monomyth and Acidbox III

video upload by Richard DeHove

"The second episode in the series which explores different pedal and routing combinations with the LXR-02 drum machine. This time it's Joyo's Darkglass Microtubes X-Ultra clone 'Monomyth' and the Erica Synths Acidbox III. Taking just a stereo pair out, the left side goes into the Monomyth, which is a bass pre-amp with EQ; and the right side goes into the Acidbox and then to the Nemesis stereo delay.

The kits on the LXR-02 have been slightly tweaked in the panning to push the more kick-like sounds to the Monomyth. They've also been programmed with the effects on, so can sound a bit odd when dry.

Four demo tracks here which mainly speak for themselves although I should mention the last demo 'Transient' is interesting in headphones where you can pick out the big effect the Acidbox has on the transients. In hindsight it may have been better not to twiddle the knobs on that one so much, but it's hard to resist that gigantic filter knob :D

The only thing added in the DAW was a brickwall limiter to catch some of the peaks, otherwise everything is as you see it.

0:00 Talk about routing and devices
1:55 Demo 1: Scratchy
2:58 Demo 2: Fat & Thin
4:40 Demo 3: Industrial
6:33 Demo 4: Transient

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LXR 60KNOBS S-1 JAM003 #techno #acid #ambient #newage #sonicpotions #lxr #60knobs #roland #s1

video upload by rin-de Music

Fissure 💔 (Hapax 2.0 // Perfourmer Mk2 + H9 + Pill // TR6S // LXR02 // JU06 + Deco v2)

video upload by 2-Minute Warning

"February 2024, back to the 2-Minute format! (well actually it was a 4:30 jam with a bridge, an outro with different chords etc. but had to justify a bit the name of the channel I think 😅)

This jam is built around a 10-step pattern from the Hapax sequencing the Perfourmer (through the H9 reverb and Pill ducking pedal, triggered by a GATE track from the Hapax). To make this 10-step pattern which drives the whole track sound a bit more complex, I made it play with 3 different voices of the Perfourmer (this is one of the main reasons I bought a Perfourmer a few years ago!). Hence each note is playing a voice with a different oscillator. So it's a 10-step sequence where the oscillators are being played in round robin mode each 3 notes. To make it even more spicy, I also used the Hapax's real-time RANDOMIZER MIDI effect which is transposing some notes randomly!

For the PERCUSSIVE parts, we are in a more classic mode with the main DRUMS being played by the TR-6S and the secondary DRUMS by the LXR-02 (both still sequenced by the Hapax).

And the BASS, is being played by the JU-06A through the DECO v2 pedal."

How much drum machine do you need? Perkons vs the LXR-02

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"To everyone who comments on my videos, sincere thanks. Comments are one of the best things about making videos. If I can use an Australian analogy, my brain is the giant flock of sheep and comments are the cattle dogs barking and nipping to keep me on track. Which is to say that this comparison video of Perkons vs the LXR-02 came from ideas in a comment thread. At first I hesitated since it seemed like an irrelevant and unfair comparison. But the comments reminded me that these are the decisions we face all the time? Will machine X satisfy or should I try for something bigger and better?

As soon as I bought Perkons I sold my old LXR-02 thinking it was redundant. Why would I bother with such a pipsqueak when the Great Blue-Green Master had arrived? But regret soon set in and the LXR-02 returned. Why? Well, that's really the essence of this somewhat chaotic comparison. It's not an analysis of kick and snare drum frequencies, rolloff curves, or about particular waveforms. I'm not trying for lab test answers. This is a collection of critical impressions of both machines, looking at some of the fundamental differences in how they're played and programmed. I hope will be of some use and interest to you.

0:00 The Big Five
0:41 Perkons is big
1:51 Analog vs digital
3:00 The interfaces
3:43 LFO modulation
8:00 Buttons
8:58 Mono vs stereo
11:05 Core sounds
17:01 Parameter locks
22:56 Pitchmod curse
24:09 Drones
25:07 More about knobs
26:26 Envelopes
28:51 Filter knob
32:42 Firmware
38:00 Conclusions

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The drum machine pedalboard Ep1: Roger That & Future Factory

video upload by Richard DeHove

"The first episode in a new series which will explore different pedal and routing combinations with the LXR-02 drum machine. First up are two Roger That pedals from Fairfield Circuitry (for left-right stereo), a Boss GEB-7 EQ and the Future Factory stereo delay from Free the Tone. Some might recognise the pedal setup from my last video with the DB-01. I liked the stereo effect so much it seemed a shame not to swap out the DB-01 for the LXR-02 and give it a test.

0:00 Intro (the only talking)
1:12 Tippy Tap
2:34 Grinder
4:09 Industry Anthem
5:32 King Pong
7:11 Ping Kong
8:49 Rubberman
9:36 Bass Poker
10:41 Modem Dancer

All ideas for the series on combinations, routings or types of patterns are very welcome.

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Erica Synths Stereo FX & Stereo DJ VCF sound demo

video upload by Erica Synths

"We believe that our two new stereo modules in the Drum Series will seriously elevate your drums by adding a dynamic sound treatment. Explore a collection of custom hi-fi delay and reverb effects with the Stereo FX module, driven by our new DSP engine or, sculpt your sounds with the Stereo DJ VCF, delivering the distinctive filtering style commonly found on DJ decks.

Timeline:

00:02 - Take 1 / 12" Record through the Stereo VCF and Stereo FX. VCF is modulated with the Pico EF.
01:49 - Take 2 / Breakbeat through the Stereo FX, Stereo VCF and Stereo Compressor. VCF is modulated with the Pico EF.
02:52 - Take 3 / Sample sent through the Stereo FX different Delay modes.
04:29 - Take 4 / Bongo loop through the Stereo FX. Syncing delay time and freezing reverb by tapping the Patch encoder.
05:24 - Take 5 / Rimshot sent through various Reverb modes.
06:32 - Take 6 / Drum break through Stereo FX. Saving and loading different patches.
07:37 - Take 7 / Cowbell through Stereo FX in Delay mode modulated with the Octasource.
08:19 - Take 8 / LXR Drum module through the Stereo FX on which saved patches are switched with CV.
09:13 - Take 9 / Track from the Sample Drum sent through the Stereo FX and Stereo DJ VCF."

See the dealers on the right for availability.

The STEREO FX module brings hi-fi stereo effects into the Erica Synths Drum Series. Based on our new DSP engine, the module provides a wide range of custom delay and reverb effects. CV control over various parameters and the ability to save up to 10 presets will make this module an integral part of any performance rack.

Features
Hi-Fi stereo FX module
3 delay and 3 reverb effects
Tap and clock synchronization of delay time
Delay time divisions and multiplications in sync mode
10 preset patches
CV control over delay time, feedback, and preset selection
The FX is developed in collaboration with the Dutch company 112dB which offers some of the best-sounding VST instruments.

RRP 270 EUR | MAP 329 USD



As its name suggests, the Erica Synths DJ VCF STEREO module provides sound treatment functionality typically found on DJ decks – it is fully open when the cutoff knob is at 12:00. When turned counter-clockwise, lowpass filtering is applied and when turned clockwise, highpass filtering is initiated. Additionally, there is a nice-sounding, adjustable resonance parameter. This provides hands-on control over the sound during performances as well as unconventional timbre modulations that are hard to achieve with conventional state variable filters.

Features
Fully analogue stereo DJ-style VCF
Manual cutoff and resonance control
Two cutoff CV inputs, one with an attenuverter

RRP 180 EUR | MAP 219 USD

TraumaMutation - Live deep techno journey - Ableton Push 3 & Eurorack modular

video upload by Abre Ojos

"Live hardware jam with Eurorack modular synth & Push 3 standalone

139bpm deep industrial techno journey with a dash of dark ambient doom.

Made for RHYTHM MACHINE MEETZ GROUNDZERO TEKNOCAMP # 16
https://psychomantix.mixlr.com/events...

Ableton Push 3 Standalone
Sequencing via MIDI out to HexInverter Mutant Brain
2 X CV + Pitch
6 X Gates
2 X Clock
Audio in via MOTU Ultralite Mk5 connected via optical to Push 3 for 8 ins.

Novation LaunchControl XL for MIDI control on Push 3

Endorphin.es Ghost Pedal

Eurorack Modular
https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks...

Erica Synths LXR Percussion - snares, hi hats, weirdness
Knobula Kickain - the Kick
Endorphins Ghost & SQWRK Dirty
4MS Spherical Wavetable
4ms Ensemble Oscillator
Forge TME VHIKK-X
2hp Verb
Noise Engineering Manis Iteritas, Electus Versio, Basimilas Iteritas Alter & Terci Ruina

Video processed live through Resolume

Shot with GH5 MKII

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net
Noisy layered drone techno: https://dronskot.net"

LXR 02 × U-He Repro

video upload by DIRTY LITTLE PRESET

Create an industrial drone synth on the LXR-02

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Is it an industrial drone synth? Maybe it's an interactive FM sequencer? It's certainly droney with FM sweeps and industrial grind and that's just one variant. Here I create a single synth voice which is then fed with synced LFO modulation. What's most important here is the technique rather than the specific result. My version has a 16-step melodic pattern, but with a few tweaks you could create a retriggering playable voice, or a much slower evolving noisescape using the random LFO waveform. I'm also just using the first voice, but the snare, clap and metal engines have their own flavors and modulatable parameters as well. I was going to look into them as well as quickly creating different melodic "starter" sequences but this was already getting a bit long for something a bit niche. Let me know if you want to go there :D

Finally, from the programming you'll see how easily the LXR performs as a synth. It certainly wasn't my intention to concentrate on the "LXR as a synth" idea, but synthy things start to slip out very easily once you're in the mode.
The five drone kits demoed at the start are available on Patreon.

0:00 Drone kits demo
2:07 With lo-fi FX
2:55 Kit setup
4:55 LFO - tuning
5:40 LFO - decay
7:55 LFO - FM amount
8:55 LFO - FM fequency
10:00 Twiddlings
11:55 LFO - filter
13:10 Oscillator type
14:47 With delay

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Patching a basic kit from scratch on the LXR-02

video upload by Richard DeHove

"This isn't a dazzleman superkit showcase video. It's a reality ride-along as I put together a pretty standard kit discussing the various parameters, choices and interactions as we go. It's a moderately long video but then there's a lot to cover and I wanted this to be a real walkthrough of the process. Even so I didn't cover lots of interesting things like LFO sidechaining, panning, effects and velocity - that's for next time.
I put a limiter on the final output to catch a couple of spikes but otherwise there is no other processing than what you see. If listening on headphones you may notice a little noise when the mic is active. There was a lot of ambient noise outside with traffic, birds and power tools - and of course the LXR's buttons are very clicky. With those disclaimers aside I hope you find the process and explanations useful.
The resulting kit 'Clomp' is on Patreon.

0:00 Initialize kit
0:47 Hear and play
1:15 Bass drum
2:09 BD - Envelopes
4:25 BD - Add grit
5:30 BD - Transient
7:00 Low tom
8:00 LT - Slope
9:24 LT- Osc 2
10:18 LT - Highpass
11:30 Clavything
12:04 CL - Envelope
12:18 CL - Noise
13:07 CL - Velocity
13:52 CL - LFO
15:59 Snare
16:25 SN - mix
17:27 SN - envelopes
18:28 SN - transient
18:51 SN - filter
19:43 SN - LFO
24:16 Clap
25:57 CP - filter
26:24 CP - LFO
29:12 Hats
30:02 HT - filter
30:16 HT - LFO
31:15 Kit test
32:12 Save kit

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Squeezing variations from 16 steps with the DB-01

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Even the best 16-step pattern gets stale after too many spins. Here I look at a few simple ways to create variations without actually writing any new steps or copying patterns. The LXR-02 helps out in the background. The routing is just the DB-01 into the Boss GEB-7 EQ and then into The Glove pedal. The LXR-02 stereo out is being used as two channels - one into the Boss delay, the other into the Mosky Audio muff clone. The snare sounds are panned mostly to the delay and the bass drum mostly into the Mosky.

The DB-01 is the clock master and one voice of the LXR-02 is simply following the melody from the bassline. The 2-bar LFO on the LXR-02 melodic voice gives it a slow wave effect.

As usual there are no other effects, tweaks or modifications to the sound - only what you see.
ps: Still having some camera wobble issues. I'll solve it next time for sure :/

0:00 No talk variations demo
3:27 Routing setup & FX
6:40 Variation by LFO
8:06 Adding sustain
8:53 LXR doubling
9:32 Key mode mute
10:15 LFO sustain
10:45 LXR tinkles
11:35 Add a pedal

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Create multitrack synth patterns in the LXR-02. Demo and tutorial

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Last time we looked at programming synth sounds on the LXR. This time we take a synth-heavy custom kit of four synth sounds and two drum sounds and team it up with the Midicake Arp. The Arp plays the four synth channels. Later we feed all four synths tracks into the LXR in one pass over 64 steps. While the Midicake is ideal for this you could use any sequencer or arp that can satisfy a few basic requirements: It needs to be able to send note information on different MIDI channels and be able to act as the Midi clock master - pretty basic powers. One tiny caution if you're going to use a Keystep-37: When you press the stop button for the arp or sequencer it sends a value '0' on Midi CC51 - which also happens to be the Midi command on the LXR for amp envelope decay on voice 1.

Feeding pattern data into the LXR is a good idea imo given how many options there are on the Midicake. One of the strengths of the Midicake is that it constantly saves its state as you work so there's no need to ever actively save anything. The downside is that there's no saved version to revert to in case you wander off on some promising but ultimately unsuccessful adventure. The lesson is to copy your patch to a new slot as you go. Same holds for the LXR - I've lost many interesting sounds in furious twiddles or too-confident "save kit" actions that turned out to be 'load kit' instead. Stay organized. For my honoured Patreon friends the LXR kit used here is available for download.

The synth sounds on the LXR are really starting to grow on me. They're pretty harsh and digital but respond well to effects. They're also not like your standard synth sounds so you tend to end up in odd places. It makes a good partner for the Midicake. Another obvious partner-candidate would be the Roland 4D. Not a fan of the superb blandness of Roland sounds but spec-wise it seems like a perfect fit. I only have one criticism of the Midicake Arp: They're now made in black and I've got a white one :/

As usual there is absolutely no extra effects, EQ, compression or alteration of the sound other than what you see.

0:00 Example arp
2:20 Drum pattern
2:45 Each synth sound
4:04 Midicake tracks demo
6:50 How to input data
10:02 LXR playback

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Your LXR-02 drum machine is also an unusual multitimbral synth

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Some machines will never deviate from their designated life mission. Others, like the LXR-02, can entirely reinvent themselves with just a modest push. Erica Synth's little digital drum machine is at heart a six-voice multitimbral synth. The controls are optimised for percussion but it's building blocks are entirely those of synths: Oscillators, envelopes, filters and LFOs. So you're not dressing BoBo the Smoking Chimp with rabbit ears and pretending it's the Easter Bunny. The LXR is already a capable synth.

So here I run through the construction of a couple of synth sounds, meander about through the options, get distracted, lament the poor onboard effects, and end up with a reasonable stereo bassy mid-thing. One small technical note of caution: If you're using a Keystep-37's arpeggiator to play the LXR you may need to go into the LXR's config options and filter the incoming MIDI to just be notes (a single 'N' in the display). This is because the Keystep's 'stop' command sends a CC51 message to the LXR which zeroes Voice 1's decay envelope.

If there's one area where the LXR-02 falls a bit short as a multi-track synth it's in programming and manipulating chromatic sequencer tracks. But a possible solution to that is in the next video...

0:00 Music intro
1:06 Why use it as a synth?
2:30 Which voice?
3:36 Config setup
5:08 Synth basics
7:50 Envelope shape
9:30 Second oscillator
10:20 Detune
12:00 Fiddlings
14:21 LFO
17:34 Stereo field
25:20 FX
27:47 Voice 5
29:27 Repeats
31:12 LFO & FM

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Circadia - Live - Octatrack & Eurorack Modular, LXR, Kickain, Ghost

video upload by Abre Ojos

"Live hardware jam with Eurorack modular synth & Octatrack.

Circadian Rhythms - from sleep/dream to wake to the waking day back to sleep/dream

138bpm synth tech-noise industrial doom house

Eurorack: Knobula Kickain, Endorphins Ghost & SQWRK Dirty, 4MS Spherical Wavetable, Qu-Bit Scanned, Erica Synths LXR, 2hp Verb & Noise Engineering Basimilas Iteritas Alter & Terci Ruina

Elektron Octatrack as performance mixer (thanks EZBOT)

Video processed live through Resolume

Shot with GH5 MKII

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Noisy layered drone techno: https://dronskot.net"

Vortex | Techno Jam with Erica Synths LXR

video upload by Mars Machine

Layered Drum Machine Cymbals Sample Pack by Goldbaby

video upload by GoldbabySamples

"Layered Drum MachineCymbals. Available now: https://www.goldbaby.co.nz/ldmcym.html

Cymbals can be the last special touch to a track to give it excitement and emphasise certain moments. These cymbals were created by layering drum machines, giving them more interest and texture. They will work in many different genres.

For this pack, I have used 31 drum machines in different combinations with multiple layering techniques. All recorded through tasty studio hardware.

Drum Machines: TR-606, TR-626, TR-707, TR-808, TR-909, R-70, RX-5, Linn, XD-5, Microtonic, Drumulator, DPM-48, Razzamatazz, R-50III, Syntakt, LXR-02, ER-1, DR-110, Pulsar, Neuron, MR-10, KPR-77, Crash Pad, Drumatix, Nord Drum, DFAM, Cycles, Conn Rhapsody, DRM-32, DRM-1, DDM-110

Pack Contents:
• 250 x 24-bit wav cymbal samples
•Will load in any software sampler
• Also available as 16-bit wav for hardware samplers
• Downloadable pack - 400 MB"