Erica Synths - Hexinverter Mutant Hot Glue sound demo

video upload by Erica Synths

"The Mutant Hot Glue is a versatile bus mixer for analog effects chain design. The included analog compressor offers series or parallel compression and a sidechain input, making it particularly well suited to drum processing. The distortion can be used in its default position, normalized to the effects send, or like every other part of the module, broken out and used elsewhere in your modular system. Mutant Hot Glue has been faithfully re-designed, paying homage to the original design, with an improved compressor developed in collaboration with Hexinverter Electronique

Timeline:

00:00 - Patch 1 / Glued Drums - Sample Drum, Bassdrum and Pico Drums mixed together. Stereo FX used as Send FX.
01:46 - Patch 2 / Self oscillation patch. Mixer module patched in feedback with itself and modulated with the Octasource.
02:49 - Patch 3 / Glued Drums 2 - Sample Drum, Bassdrum and Pico Drums mixed together. Built in distortion used as send effect.
04:08 - Patch 4 / Glued Drums 3 - Sample Drum, Bassdrum and Pico Drums mixed together. Stereo FX used as Send FX.
05:40 - Patch 5 / Drone Mixer - Waveforms from Black VCO 2 mixed together and sent through the built in distortion."

Live synth pub/demo - Alesis Metavox Vocoder & Erica Synths Pico System III

video upload by SynthAddict

#jamuary2024 13 Make Noise 0-Coast & Erica Synths Pico System 3 - more Buchla-style fun

video upload by SynthAddict

"More Buchla-type wild and strange timbres and patterns.

The Pico bucket brigade delay always provides some cool and unpredictable patterns and frequencies, under full manual control.

Pico System 3 even includes factory and "programmable" voice cards like the real Buchla Music Easel had, so you can avoid all the usual manual cable patching... Buchla was way ahead of its time in this and other ways."

Generative Drum Machine sneak preview

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"So I was trying to check if I could port BRAIDS to the PI PICO. It took me near 3 months of studing and tweaking and adapt the code and finally I got it running

PICO is like 6 times more capable than the original stm32f103 of braids so it left me with a ton of power to experiement and tweak. The first logical step was to replace the 7 segments screen with a 128x64 pixels OLED screen.

Then I added a generative sequencer. And a second envelope. And an LFO. BOOM, it starts to look like a generative drum machine. I fucking love generative drum machines and most of my projects ends looking like one, but they all came from a totally different perspective, sounds totally different and has a unique archhitecture tailored to that system

Currently this one has parameter locks, per step saving and I will be adding probability probabily too :D

Another branch of the project would be to add MIDI (currently working on it) and turn it into a polysynth. Kind of Microfreak, but with the braids oscillators. But that one if ever, will be quite in the future yet.

The Drum machine, is near ready to lauch, and maybe ready to appear as build units, kits and PCBs in my Tindie and Etsy stores, as always

https://www.tindie.com/stores/jc2046/
https://www.etsy.com/es/shop/Spherica..."

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Build your own synthesizer module with PICO ADK!

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"PICO ADK is an integrated system that can run VULT DSP code, and it comes equipped with a high quality digital audio converter and 8 analog inputs for connecting controllers. Building your own hardware synth never has been so easy! Table of contents:

00:00 intro
00:10 hello
00:35 board overview / features
01:19 hardware needed
02:11 downloading and installing the software development kit
04:02 installing your firmware / dsp code
04:26 example 1: a simple synth
05:09 (simple audio example)
05:42 a more complex example (with some hardware controllers)
06:09 how to create and compile your own DSP code / folder & project structure
06:48 how to try some demo scripts from the VULT page
07:33 outlook
08:06 conclusion
08:42 important things to consider!
09:06 full audio demo
11:12 bye bye

Links:
PICO ADK https://schneidersladen.de/de/datanoi..., https://www.tindie.com/products/datan...
Potentiometers: https://amzn.to/3Rxkcc2
Breadboard & cables https://amzn.to/3YsB3Pd
3.5mm stereo sockets https://amzn.to/3I0vT7G
VULT language https://vult-dsp.github.io/vult/overv...
PICO SDK https://www.raspberrypi.com/documenta...
PICO ADK on GitHub https://github.com/DatanoiseTV/PicoAD...

Shell script commands needed:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install npm
sudo npm install vult -g
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raspberrypi/pico-setup/master/pico_setup.sh
chmod +x pico_setup.sh
./pico_setup.sh
cd pico
rm -rf pico-sdk
git clone https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-sdk --branch master --recursive
git clone --recursive https://github.com/DatanoiseTV/PicoADK-Firmware-Template

cd PicoADK-FreeRTOS-Template
export PICO_SDK_FETCH_FROM_GIT=1

mkdir build &&cdbuild
cmake ..
make

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https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"

22 06 19 Scrotum Lab - M Class Pico VCO / Gate Sequencer [AUDIO RATE]

video upload by batchas

"Testing the Gate sequencer in audio rate."

22 06 19 Serge M-Class 10-step Gate Sequencer + VCO


"M-Class panel for Serge Modular System made by Scrotum Lab: 10-step Gate Sequencer (CGS89) + Stroh Pico VCO as very slow LFO or as VCO.

A switch allows the Gate Sequencer to be externally clocked or internally (Pico VCO rate becoming the main clock)."

Erica Synths Pico System II: Patch #10 ("the world’s smallest modular synthesizer") by Ascetic Wires

video upload by Ascetic Wires

"Patch made with Erica Synths Pico System II Modular / Eurorack Synthesizer."

Arturia Keystep Pro & Erica Synths Pico System 2 Arpregio improvisation (no talk )

video upload by Dziam Bass

"Today I have new movie with Arturia Keystep Pro & Erica Synths Pico System 2 Arpregio improvisation (no talk ) .. total improvisation for fun with the use of the arpeggiator by hand in Keystep Pro.
the main voice is a Pico Voice module - a wavetable synthesis
but I don't want to bore you with descriptions .. just listen
Best"

Erica Synths Pico System II: Patch #5 ("the world’s smallest modular synthesizer") by Ascetic Wires.

video upload by Ascetic Wires

"Patch made with Erica Synths Pico System II Modular / Eurorack Synthesizer."

Modular Thing 01 with Moog Subharmonicon and Erica Synths Pico System II Modular / Eurorack Synths.

video upload by Ascetic Wires

"Moog Subharmonicon and Erica Synths Pico System II Modular / Eurorack Synths Jam (video 01) by Ascetic Wires. Enjoy 😊

Recorded with Q2n Zoom Handy Video Recorder"

1 Minute Modular with Erica Synths Pico System II ("the world’s smallest modular synthesizer").

video upload by Ascetic Wires

"1 Minute Modular Synth track with Erica Synths Pico System II Modular / Eurorack Synthesizer ('the world’s smallest modular synthesizer'). More patches using only Pico System II will be released in the near future. Enjoy 😊"

Erika 10:10 - A Modular Synthesizer Exploration with Erica Synths Pico System 3

video upload by Chief Thomson Music

"I just recently got myself the wonderful Erica Synths Pico System 3 and I am currently exploring ideas around this system.
It's quite fun to patch and gives you these playful moments.
Hope you enjoy this 10 minutes and 10 seconds track :-)"

Modular Cacophony by Ascetic Wires: Erica Synths Pico System II + Moog Werkstatt-01 & CV Expander.

video upload by Ascetic Wires

"Erica Synths Pico System II + Moog Werkstatt-01 with CV Expander Board

Recorded on a Q2n Zoom Handy Video Recorder (Video + Audio)

Video Credits: Ascetic Wires"

Erica Synths Pico System III

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"Includes synth, power supply, original patch cables, original blank patch cards, and original preset patch cards!"

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Erica Synths Pico System II: Patch #3 ("the world’s smallest modular synthesizer") by Ascetic Wires.

video upload by Ascetic Wires

"This is the third patch i made with Erica Synths Pico System II Modular / Eurorack Synthesizer. More patches using only Pico System II will be released later this year. Enjoy 😊

Erica Synths Pico System II (SEQ + VCO + VOICE + VCF1 + DRUMS + RND + MOD + A MIX + DSP)

Recorded on a Q2n Zoom Handy Video Recorder (Video + Audio)

Video Credits: Kindel Media (@Pexels) (+edit by Ascetic Wires)

Ascetic Wires nº189 YouTube Video

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New Erica Synths K-Phaser Krautrock Eurorack Module

video upload by Erica Synths

"The Erica Synths Black K-Phaser is our take on a classical, genre defining FX unit – the Krautrock Phaser.

Timeline:
00:02 - Square Wave through Phaser
02:17 - FM radio through Phaser
02:30 - Pico Drums to Pico EF through Phaser with Phase being modulated with the extracted envelope
06:30 - Saw wave through Phaser. FM of the VCO and LFO speed of the phaser is being modulatred wiht S&H from Octasource
04:40 - Breakbeat through Phaser
07:01 - Breakbeat 2 through Phaser. S&HJ is modulating the slice selection and phase offset
06:36 - Guitar through Phaser
06:04 - Cymbals through Phaser
06:40 - Black VCO to Black LPG and then to Phaser and then to DSP 2"

"The Erica Synths Black K-Phaser is our take on a classical, genre defining FX unit – the Krautrock Phaser.

It retains the original concept of 8 all-pass filters with photoresistors, but we redesigned the filters and modulation circuit and added several unique features. A dip switch allows for selecting the number of filter stages involved in the resonance path, while the resonance attenuverter brings in never-heard-before feedback artefacts, and most importantly – the SPREAD mode detunes the all-pass filters for even more distinct behaviour. A built-in voltage controlled LFO with selectable waveforms expands the modulation possibilities of the phaser and can be used as an independent modulation source for your modular system as well.

The Black K-Phaser is our tribute to the German electronic music pioneers that largely shaped the sound of electronic music worldwide.

Features:

8 all-pass filters with photo-resistor control
Classic and Spread (filter detune) mode
Resonance attenuverter
Selectable resonance path
Built in VC LFO with a dedicated output
Wet output
RRP: 190 EUR (VAT excl.)
MAP: 229 USD"

Novation Circuit Tracks Dawless Hardware Jams by Ascetic Wires

"Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jamming with Novation Circuit Tracks."

Playlist:
1. Dawless Hardware Techno Acid Jam #1: Novation Circuit Tracks + Cyclone Analogic TT-303 & Roland TB-3
1. Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jam #2: Novation Circuit Tracks + Cyclone TT-303 MK1 & Roland TB-3
3. Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jam #3: Novation Circuit Tracks + Roland TB-3 Touch Bassline (303).
4. Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jam #4: Novation Circuit Tracks + Roland TB-3 Touch Bassline (303).
5. Dawless Hardware Deep Techno Jam #5: Novation Circuit Tracks + Roland SP-404A Sampler (404, 404SX).
6. Dawless Hardware Deep Techno Jam #6: Novation Circuit Tracks + Roland SP-404A Sampler (404, 404SX).
7. Dawless Hardware Ambient Jam #7: Novation Circuit Tracks + Erica Pico System III & Modal CRAFTsynth.
8. Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jam #8: Novation Circuit Tracks + Pico System III & Modal CRAFTsynth
9. Dawless Hardware Melodic Techno Jam #9: Novation Circuit Tracks + Modal CRAFTsynth Wavetable Synth.

Erica Synths Pico System II unboxing ("the world’s smallest modular synthesizer") by Ascetic Wires.

video upload by Ascetic Wires

"Erica Synths Pico System II unboxing (12/2021) by Ascetic Wires.

Pico modules included in the system are:

SEQ – powerful 16 step sequencer with 16 pattern memory
VCO – 32 custom waves in 2 banks, great 1V/oct tracking and LFO mode
VOICE – sound source with 8 sound generation algorithms
VCF1 – Polivoks-inspired LP/BP VCF, ideal for acid-like basslines
TRIGG – 4 trigger pattern generator & master clock for the system
2xDRUMS – 64 sample player with adjustable parameters and CV control
MULTI2 – buffered audio/CV/clock signal splitter
RND – LFO and random events (random trigger, S&H and noise) generator
MOD – lin/log ASR envelope generator and linear VCA
2xMIX – 3 input audio mixer
DSP – stereo effects processor with 8 great sounding custom effects
OUTPUT – stereo output module with headphone amplifier

Dimensions (WxDxH): 240mmx140mmx80mm
Mass: 1,35 kg excluding PSU

Soundtrack by Ascetic Wires: Erica Synths Pico System II"

Polyphonic Eurorack: First Try and Walkthrough

video by thesrabbit

"Here's my first attempt at polyphony within a modular system. I've got 4 distinct voices, each with its own oscillator, filter, amp, and envelope. To make things more interesting, I added a sort of sub-oscillator to the first voice, though it can sound quite dissonant depending upon when that voice is triggered.

There is a very detailed rundown after the demo "performance", but to summarize:
Each voice is a single sawtooth wave, with the addition of a square wave sub-oscillator on voice 1. All 4 oscillators run through their own low pass filter. The first 2 run through filters 1 and 2 on the System-500 521 dual VCF module. The 3rd oscillator runs through the LPF on the System-500 505 module. The 4th oscillator runs through the LPF on the MS-20 Mini. From there, each voice has its own VCA, and then the output of those VCAs are routed to the System-500 530 module, which acts as a stereo mixer. Voices 1 and 3 are panned to the left, 2 and 4 are panned to the right. This produces an effect similar to auto-panning. All four voices run through a BBD and spring reverb tank, which adds a ton of extra grit. Each voice has its own dedicated envelope generator. The first 2 have the System-500 540's envelopes. The 3rd voice uses a single ADSR from the Dreadbox Ataxia. The 4th voice simply uses EG2 on the MS-20 Mini.

I did my best to get a similar sound out of each voice, though it's far from perfect. However, that's really the whole point of this experiment: to do something that no standard polysynth can do.

In the demo, I've got aux sends setup in Logic to the Audiothingies Dr. A for delay, and for reverb I've got my favorite Alesis MIDIVerb II and Quadraverb combo. These effects run in parallel and were recorded in real time along with the dry output of my mixer. I tried to mix in the effects so that they're about 55/45 dry/wet.

Modules used:
Roland System-500: 512, 521, 505, 530, 540
2HP VCO (x2)
Polyend Poly 2
Arcus Audio buffered mult
Pittsburgh Modular Giraffe (x2)
Blue Lantern Subharmonics
Manhattan Analog DTM
Doepfer Dual VCA (x2)
Dreadbox Ataxia
Erica Synths PICO BBD
G-Storm Electro Spring Reverb Tank Driver
Korg MS-20 Mini"