Boutiques on the Rocks: synth field trip on batteries

Published on Feb 26, 2019 Ludwig Kopp

"Went out in the sunshine with Roland Boutique JX-03 & TR-08
for a microtonal adventure on the river banks.

Raw audio with built-in FX only....and on the rocks.

Thanks for watching!"

Boutiques on the (wood) Block

Published on Feb 27, 2019 Ludwig Kopp

"Part 2 of the synth field trip....
after rocks...some wood.

Roland Boutique JX-03 and TR-08 make a great pair.

Thanks for checking my stuff."

Dreadbox Erebus & Rhythm Wolf "ChiRp Tune"

Published on Jan 6, 2017 Ludwig Kopp

"Erebus meets the Wolf.
Erebus gets some layered midi from a sequencer which was earlier programmed by the wolf.
The wolf is listening to the midi clock.
Sound is all raw.
No computers here."

Update: one more:

Dreadbox Erebus analog synth Greets n Pipes

Published on Dec 29, 2016 Ludwig Kopp

"Dreadbox Erebus with Akai Rhythm Wolf
All analog Sequencing jam
No DAW
No added sugar, external FX or processing"

CaveManmovie

Published on Mar 1, 2019 Ludwig Kopp

"' Cave Man' is Part 3 of the Boutique field trip "Boutiques on the Rock"

- starring nature and the Roland Boutique TR-08 with JX-03
- audio is recorded "as is" into the BeatBoy with the boxes' built-in FX only

Thanks for checking my stuff."

See the outdoors label below for more outdoor jams. You can find posts featuring Ludwig Kopp here.

Bad Eagle : A semi-modular sequence creation

Published on Mar 27, 2019 Ludwig Kopp

"In this 'Episode the 8 step DIY sequencer returns to make some noise with the Dreabox Erebus:
One man's noise is another man's music!!!

I had no idea what's going to happen when I opened the suitcase this time...

and it's getting a little dramatic as the imaginary BAD EAGLE (not bald eagle) is preying to lift its victim off into the sky.

All sounds are straight out of the box:
sped up occasionnally together with the vid so you don't fall asleep watching the whole process in realtime.

Thanks for watching!"

Update:

DIY sequencer Review

Published on Mar 27, 2019 Ludwig Kopp

Chip Boomers : Electribe Amk2 bass drum abuse

Published on Feb 17, 2019 Ludwig Kopp

" Orange Grove " analogue synth sequence jam

Published on Jun 30, 2018 Ludwig Kopp

"Thanks for Watching!

little sequence on:
- Dreadbox Erebus
- Akai Rhythm Wolf
- Korg Volca Bass
- Mosky Reverb (powersupply adding lots of messy noise)
- recorded directly into Korg BeatBoy
- listening to the direct raw sound, no postproduction or DAW"

"Arachnophonics" analogue semi-modular synth jam

Published on Apr 1, 2018 Ludwig Kopp

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Akai Rhythm Wolf & Dreadbox Erebus driven by Arturia Beatstep.

"Bill in the Woods" Synth sequence jam

Published on Mar 11, 2018 Ludwig Kopp

"'Bill is in the woods and got lost in a repetitive sequence. Will he ever find back out?'

Little analog synth jam with:
- Dreadbox Erebus
- Arturia Beatstep
- Akai Rhythm Wolf

Thanks for checking this out.
if you like it, Feel free to like and subscribe
if you don't.... don't tell anyone."

"Symptoms" Synth-tones analogue sequence jam

Published on Feb 13, 2018 Ludwig Kopp

"Dreadbox Erebus goes into the next round with Arturia Beatstep and Akai Rhythm Wolf in an all analogue sequencing.
Thanks or watching!"

Trip seeing the Erebus in orange. Camera trickery of course.

Light off ... Sound on ! Volca bass jam

Published on Jul 28, 2018 Ludwig Kopp

- minimal jam with the Korg Volca Bass

- Mosky Reverb on the Volca

- Beatboy delivering some drums

- direct recording of the raw jam to the Beatboy

Thanks for watching!

"Space Drum" analog synth sequence jam

Published on Apr 13, 2017 Ludwig Kopp

"Minimalistic portable setup jam of analog synths.
The small semimodular features a patch using the LFO as a voice.
On a tom-like adsr envelope, it produces a sound reminding me of a synare drum synth i once cloned.

Gear used:
- Dreadbox Erebus with built in lofi delay
- Akai Rhythm Wolf drum machine
- Korg SQ1 step sequencer
- Recorded 'as is' to a Korg Beat Boy

No external FX or processing.

Thank you for stopping by."

"Valserine" Volca analog synth jam

Published on Mar 4, 2018 Ludwig Kopp

"The little Volca Bass needed some fresh air again.
This time I took it to the Valserine River.
A picnic table was long abandoned from summer and invited to a little sequence jam.
Recorded the session to the Korg Beatboy.
Back Home I added a pinch of reverb.
Thanks for checking this out."

Festive Days downtempo sequencing

Published on Dec 18, 2018 Ludwig Kopp

Getting in the festive mood with:
Dreadbox Erebus
Roland Boutique JX-03
Akai Rhythm Wolf
aaaand the Korg Electribe

Thanks for checking.

"Triangled Candy" analog synth sequencing

Published on May 28, 2017 Ludwig Kopp

"Jamming with the sweet sound of triangle waves;
The LFO, used as a 3rd soundoscillator, pitching in some noise effects

Gear:
Dreadbox Erebus with built-in delay
Akai Rhythm Wolf for drums and sequencing first oscillator of the Erebus
Korg SQ1 to sequence 2nd oscillator of Erebus

No processing or external FX.
Thanks for checking this out! 🎧🎶"

"Lap Funk" Korg Volca Bass sequence jam

Published on Feb 18, 2018 Ludwig Kopp

"Struggling one handed phone filming while chaining some sequences on the Volca Bass.

I offered it some reverb afterwards.
Thanks for checking this out.
🖐🤖🖐"

Baldwin and the Chiptuners

Published on Jan 19, 2019 Ludwig Kopp

Sequence adventure, for synth heads only

- Dreadbox Erebus
- Roland Boutique JX-03
- Korg Electribe

"Anti Depressiva" autumnal jam with Vitamin Erebus, Akai Rhythm Wolf & Beatstep

Published on Sep 25, 2017 Ludwig Kopp

"Contains Vitamin:
A Kai Rhythm Wolf
B eatstep
D readbox Erebus

Unprocessed crude analogue.
Thanks for checking."

"Delay Drips" a semi modular synth fx-adventure

Published on Nov 19, 2017 Ludwig Kopp

"A humble one hand lo-fi one-taker while trying to capture on my phone.

- Only FX is the built-in delay of the Dreadbox Erebus
...and there's plenty of it
- Sequence is provided by the Akai Rhythm Wolf

Thanks for checking this out!"

Ironing is Fun (k) with a Volca bass analogue synth

Published on Jan 20, 2018 Ludwig Kopp

"We all love ironing. Right?
At least I gave it another try using a Volca bass.
Mostly used the three voices polyphonic
and recorded them into a 'Beatboy' (tuner-recorder-drummachine)
I wanted to use its built-in little Drummaschine.
But I had to record it seperately into a DAW 😨
and "iron-up" with the bass recording.
Still has some frowns here and there.

Thanks for checking this out!"

Never thought of using an ironing board as a stand before...

The Beat Boy appears to have been released in 2013 based on the video below. I don't think one has ever been featured on the site before.

"With many rhythm patterns for you to play along with, Beat Boy is a great way to develop your sense of rhythm. It's also fun to casually jam along with the patterns, or use them to refine your riff ideas. With offerings for every genre of rhythm pattern (8-beat, 16-beat, pop, funk, reggae, dance beats, and more), Beat Boy fully supports a wide range of musical styles. The volume of the backing rhythm can be adjusted, so you can set the mix balance accordingly with your guitar, ensuring that you'll be able to clearly hear the rhythm while you jam. The LCD display shows the drums actually being struck, providing a unique visual element. The tempo of each rhythm can be adjusted intuitively by using the tap tempo feature or it can be specified as a precise numeric value for more accurate settings."


Published on Sep 4, 2013 Korg

"The Korg Beat Boy enables guitarists or bassists to improve their skills quickly and easily with three practice tools plus a tuner, all in a single unit. In addition to the tuner, Beat Boy contains a rhythm machine covering 100 diverse styles, an effects section for sonic variation when jamming along with the rhythms, plus an onboard recorder that allows for 16-bit/44.1 kHz recording. The compact Beat Boy fits easily into the pocket of a gig bag, for practice both at home or on-the-go."

Skylines : Sequencing with an outlook

Published on Mar 3, 2019 Ludwig Kopp

"Dawn with the Roland Boutique JX-03 in a high place above Lyon City.
Audio recorded 'as is' straight out of the one box.
Started to program at 6:10 (in the split screen)
and finished the track at 7:05 while the sun came up.

Thanks for watching."

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Note: I created a new outdoor views for these moving forward. I thought of lumping in the outdoors label but think I'll keep them separate for now. Note there are tons of videos in the archives w/o the label. If you spot any feel free to let me know by either leaving a comment on the post or emailing me, and I will add the label.