Up & Down | Make Noise

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"Let's start getting a little more systematic with escape patch ideas.

Let’s start with an assumption, let’s say a hypothesis actually, that this is a subterranean place, a 'netherworld.'

Let’s make a new escape patch. Let’s base it on the idea of 'going up and down.'

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Subterranean Grooves | Make Noise

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"Coming at you live from this mysterious netherworld!"

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The Make Noise Netherworld

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"April Fools' jokes have consequences.

Please comment if you have ideas about how to get Walker back!"

Searching for the Perfect Patch

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"Join Sam and Walker for an uncommon Monday video release as they search for the perfect patch!"

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

The CV Speedometer and the Constitution of Time

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"Is time a substrate that contains and generates all events within it, or is time continually constructed by the interaction of entities within and through it?

Let’s make a patch where time and causality are entangled together for expressive use.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Möbius Gong

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"Let’s use a few oblique feedback paths to make a nice thick gong sound using DXG and QPAS."

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Ringin' & Pingin' | Make Noise

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"Karplus Strong "rings" and resonant filter "pings" are two fun ways to generate malleable sounds from short pulses, clicks, gates, etc. In this video, let's combine the two techniques into one!"

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Hangin' Basslines with FUNCTION | Make Noise

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"The Function’s Hang input can be used to extract or derive simplified versions of a melody, which is great for creating basslines on the fly."

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Black & Gold Function! | Make Noise

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"Make Noise Function has been part of the MATHS family of control voltage utility modules for over a decade! It is a small analog computer designed for solely musical purposes.

We’ve recently decided to produce one last run of the Function, this time with a Black & Gold faceplate, before retiring it, and sending our little ol’ patchin’ pal into the Make Noise Hall of Fame.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

NOISE CHOIR | Make Noise

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"We don’t usually immediately associate the sound of a choir with noise... but let's consider the Noise mode of Spectraphon."

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Interlocked Rhythmic Addresses

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"Let's talk about interlocked rhythms, the overlapping of clocking, gate sequencing, voltage addressing, and generally the feeling of rhythms arising from juxtaposed shapes in continuous flux, rather than regimented segments of time.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Quasi-Sequential Sequence Sequencing with René & DXG | Make Noise

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"... let's agitate that Y sequence a little bit."

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Four DXG Patches (No Talking!) | Make Noise

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"Four DXG Patches.... and a Challenge!

Can you explain the workings of the final patch in this video? Put your answer in the comments!

0:00 'Acid Echoes'
1:30 'QPAS Fork'
3:52 'Tuned Kicks... and Lasers!'
6:04 'Stereo DroneMix'

The final patch starts at 6:04.
A couple things to encounter:

1. How is Channel 2 of the DXG being modulated? Why does it sound 'spiky?'

2. Why does the René sequence sometimes stop on its highest note?

3. Why do the Mimeophon's Repeats sometimes sound 'noisier' than other times?

4. What is happening with the patch cable starting around 10:48?

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

DXG Strike and More! | Make Noise

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"Going into more detail on the Make Noise DXG:

1. Strike input!
2. Dynamic and audio rate modulation
3. Parallel processing with Channel 2 outputs

See the DXG Intro and Overview video for the basics on the DXG's layout and how the Control inputs work: [posted here]

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

DXG Intro and Overview | Make Noise

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Follow-up to yesterday's post. New video and the official press release are in.

"The Dual Stereo Gate (DXG) music synthesizer module is a Dual Stereo Low Pass Gate and Mixer. It follows in the footsteps of the QMMG, Optomix, RxMx, DynaMix, and LxD. Unlike its predecessors, the DXG is specifically oriented around mixing stereo signals, making it an important addition to any system containing modules like XPO, QPAS, Morphagene, Mimeophon, Spectraphon, and other stereo modules by Make Noise or others.

8hp
Shipping January 2024
MSRP $215

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Press release follows:

Make Noise is proud to announce the DXG!

The Dual Stereo Gate (DXG) music synthesizer module is a Dual Stereo Low Pass Gate and Mixer. It follows in the footsteps of the QMMG, Optomix, RxMx, DynaMix, and LxD. Unlike its predecessors, the DXG is specifically oriented around mixing stereo signals, making it an important addition to any system containing modules like XPO, QPAS, Morphagene, Mimeophon,Spectraphon, and other stereo modules by Make Noise or others.

Unique to the DXG is a new low pass gate circuit that does not use vactrols. This circuit is 100% analog and its response was arrived at after many months tailoring it to meet or exceed the expectations that have been set by all the vactrol low pass gates that Make Noise has created over the years. The DXG is a completely new approach which better implements the gentle single pole filtering of a low pass gate, while also emulating the slow decay and memory of the vactrol based low pass gate. This new circuit makes possible the consistency of response necessary for versatile stereo use, while also keeping the module small and affordable so that it can be a key part of just about any modular system.

Unlike previous low pass gates made by Make Noise, all the DXG’s inputs and outputs are stereo. Each set of inputs is normalled so that the left input can be used for a mono signal, sending a copy to both left and right outputs. The Auxiliary inputs are also a stereo pair with mono normalization. These normalizations allow for the DXG to be used as a simple three channel stereo mixer, with one or two of the channels additionally being used for dynamics control and note event generation. The Aux inputs can be used to chain together larger decentralized mixes using additional DXG modules, or X-PAN, Optomix, modDemix etc.

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Make Noise Introduces DXG (Dual Stereo Gate) - Low Pass Gate and Mixer Eurorack Module

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"The Dual Stereo Gate (DXG) music synthesizer module is a Dual Stereo Low Pass Gate and Mixer. It follows in the footsteps of the QMMG, Optomix, RxMx, DynaMix, and LxD. Unlike its predecessors, the DXG is specifically oriented around mixing stereo signals, making it an important addition to any system containing modules like XPO, QPAS, Morphagene, Mimeophon, Spectraphon, and other stereo modules by Make Noise or others.

8hp
Shipping to dealers this month!
MSRP $215"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

Chaos Bells | Make Noise

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"’Tis the season to synthesize some bell sounds! The Spectraphon’s new Chaos mode is actually "Chaos optional." That is, it is very possible to do a nicely tuned modulation that gives the sort of sonorous ringing we associate with bells. The amount of cross modulation and noise that we add in, via the Slide control, is entirely up to us.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules..."

CHAOS WAVES | Make Noise

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"Let’s make some waves!

The Noise and Chaos modes in Spectraphon are particularly well suited to sounds that are inspired by the natural world. Of course nature does contain tonal or pitched sounds, but many of the things that happen on our planet are not the results of steady oscillation, and for that reason the potentially non-periodic outputs of Noise and Chaos modes can be really useful when making such sounds.

SpectraNoise firmware:
http://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules..."

New Spectraphon Firmware! | Make Noise

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Also see: SpectraNoise Coming to Make Noise Spectraphon

Press release follows:

Make Noise is proud to announce SpectraNoise, a new Spectraphon firmware coded by Tom Erbe of Soundhack!

This free firmware can be downloaded directly from our website.

SpectraNoise adds two new oscillator modes: Chaos and Noise.

As with the original Spectraphon firmware, each half of the module is able to run any of the four available modes (SAM, SAO, Chaos, Noise) independently, allowing for a wide range of experimental, harmonically rich timbres.

This new firmware also includes improved low frequency compensation for the Partials parameter in SAO mode.

A new low frequency mode can also be enabled, transforming the module into a chaotic modulation powerhouse!

Noise Mode:

In Noise mode, the Even and Odd outputs contain a pair of sine waves modulated by noise sidebands. The Slide and Focus controls set the frequencies of a low-pass and high-pass filter, respectively, for this modulating noise, further shaping the sidebands.

Chaos Mode:

In Chaos mode, two sine oscillators are each paired with a second sine whose harmonic ratio is set by the Focus control. Partials adds audio rate modulation of one sine by the other, and Slide adds multiple chaotic feedback paths to this modulation.

In both new modes the Sine and Sub/CV outputs, the Pitch Controls and the FM Bus, all work the same as in previously existing modes.

Please refer to the Spectraphon manual for more details!

Additional information:

The updated Spectraphon manual (which includes the SpectraNoise info) can be found here.

A cheat sheet for the various controls and functions of SpectraNoise can be found on our website.

Installing SpectraNoise provides access to sounds otherwise impossible to create with the original Spectraphon firmware. We cannot wait to hear what you create with it! Download today and happy patching!

SpectraNoise Coming to Make Noise Spectraphon

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"Coming soon! SpectraNoise is a new firmware update for the Spectraphon! It adds two new oscillator modes: Chaos, and Noise!

This video features sounds made by the Spectraphon in these modes.

We are hard at work finalizing the SpectraNoise firmware, and we’re excited to share it with you! It will be available within the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned for more information!

http://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules..."