Bloom v2: A Tutorial

video upload by Qu - Bit

"Meet Bloom v2, an ever-evolving fractal sequencer. Follow along with Michael as we do a complete once over of Bloom v2, from patching it up to a sound source, to pruning the perfect patch.

Learn more about Bloom v2 and other Qu-Bit modules on our site:
https://qubitelectronix.com

Narwhal:
https://narwhal.qubitelectronix.com

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RIFT - Modular Percussion #10 // Arbhar, Prism, Subharmonicon, Mojave, Matriarch

video upload by David Falcon

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noun
1. a crack, split, or break in something.
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El objetivo de este tema era hacer un patch percusivo con el modular. En el Arbhar tengo un sample de estática de la radio que paso por el filtro del Qu-bit Prism. Con un sample and hold desde PAM's lo modulo rítmicamente creando el patrón rítmico más agudo.
Despuén en el Moog Subharmonicon tengo un patch de Bombo que paso a través del Qu-Bit Mojave, y así lograr unos golpes que recuerdan a toms haciendo el beat algo más complejo.

Esa capa base quedó grabada durante un par de semanas sin que tuviera opción de añadirle nada más e iba a subirla así, pero decidí crear una linea de bajo con el Analog Four, un arpegio y una textura con el OP-1 y por último un lead/textura con el Matriarch.

(eng)
The objective of this song was to make a percussive patch with the modular. In the Arbhar I have a sample of radio static that I pass through the Qu-bit Prism filter. With a sample and hold from PAM's I modulate it rhythmically creating the rhythmic pattern.
Later on the Moog Subharmonicon I made a Bass Drum patch that I pass through the Qu-Bit Mojave, and thus achieve some hits that are reminiscent of toms making the beat somewhat more complex.

That base layer was recorded for a couple of weeks without me having the chance to add anything else to it. I was going to upload it like this, but I decided to create a bass line with the Analog Four, an arpeggio and a texture with the OP-1 and finally a lead/texture with the Matriarch."

HWJ FRIDAY 13th - THIS IS THE ONLY ROOM [13 remix]

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Hardware Jams Challenge: FRIDAY 13th
THIS IS THE ONLY ROOM [13 remix]

A fragment of my track 'THIS IS THE ONLY ROOM' remixed with Qu-bit Nebulae v2

Nebulae: phase vocoding & grains
Griffin's Claws: live & recorded cv
Beads: feedback & reverb

Recorded live into Syntakt delay & reverb"

SCJS#58 BOUNDARIES REMIX - Shakmat Griffin's Claws, Qu-bit Nebulae v2, MI Beads

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Small Case Jam Sessions #58 BOUNDARIES REMIX

A four bars loop of 'Boundaries', an early SCJS track of mine, mangled by Qu-bit Nebulae v2, effects by MI Beads. Here, Shakmat Griffin's Claws faders control the amplitude of previously recorded cv.

Nebulae: phase vocoding & grains
Griffin's Claws: faders & recorded cv
Beads: feedback & reverb

Recorded live into Syntakt delay & reverb"

Liminal Patch 010 : Dark Ambient Modular Exploration : 10 Minutes of Threshold Invocation

video upload by Botched Creative

"AETHERIS NEXUSis a 10-minute descent into modular tension, where structured performance collides with controlled unpredictability. A convergence of control and surrender. Droning analog oscillators stretch across a dark horizon. Sculpted noise writhes in the aether—each exhale a ghost of resonance. Randomized ostinatos emerge like faulty memories. Pulsing bass figures carve a path agnostic to meter—structured, but answerable only to their own internal logic.

Recorded live to multitrack, each voice was captured in real time—a fleeting convergence of structure and volatility. What emerged was part performance, part algorithmic drift: a mesh of voltages and reactive systems colliding in ways that can’t be precisely reentered.
An improvisation encoded in circuitry and instinct. Once aligned—now gone.

Liminal Patch 010 marks the end of Series One. Liminal Patches Series Two will return after a brief hiatus.

0:00 :: Intro
0:30 :: Synth layer 01 : Moog Subharmonicon
1:21 :: Synth drone 01 : Archae Loki
1:53 :: Texture drone 01 : Maneco Labs Grone 2 Dark Drone Machine
2:15 :: Bell Sequence : Black Corporation Deckard's Voice
2:35 :: Texture drone 02: Forge TME Vhikk X
3:21 :: Bass Synth : Moog Matriarch
3:52 :: Synth drone 02 : Winterbloom Castor & Pollux
04:20 :: The middle bit
09:08 :: The end logo
09:23 :: A subtle hint


Main Synths:
Moog Subharmonicon, Moog Matriarch, Archea Loki, Winterbloom Castor & Pollux. Black Corporation Deckard's Voice, Maneco Labs Grone 2 Dark Drone Machine, Forge TME Vhikk X.

Sequencer:
Qu-Bit Bloom

Processors:
Make Noise Maths, Happy Nerding 3x Mia, ALM Pam's Pro Workout, Xaoc Devices Zadar, Xoac Timiszoara, Expert Sleepers ES-9, Intellijel Quadratt, Thorn Audio VC LFO, Maneco Labs Clusterverb, After Later Audio Cloaks,

Post-Processing:
Abelton Live (tracking), Motu Digital Performer (mixing), Kush Audio, Slate Digital, Valhalla DSP, Waves plugins.

Become the infinite threshold."

Introducing: Bloom v2

video upload by Qu - Bit

"Our fractal sequencer has blossomed into something new, yet familiar. Follow along as we take a quick look at the new and improved Qu-Bit Bloom v2, a 3-channel, 64 steps per channel CV and gate sequencer with a whole lot of tricks up its sleeve!

Pre-Orders are now available. Shipping everywhere May 27, 2025!"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

Update: press release follows:

Qu-Bit Electronix readily reimagines mainstay sequencer as Bloom v2 with additional features and configurability compared to predecessor

SAN CLEMENTE, CA, USA: Q-Bit Electronix, acclaimed as a California-based modular synthesis brand behind the likes of Data Bender, Nebulae, Stardust, and other premier Eurorack modules, is proud to announce availability of the Daisy platform-based Bloom v2 — readily reimagining its mainstay sequencer as a multi-channel fractal formulation offering an abundance of additional features and configurability compared to its predecessor in ways that its creators collectively could not have hitherto imagined, yet perfectly aligns with an already established ethos of turning a knob and creating musical magic — as of June 18…

As a three-channel, 64-step CV and gate sequencer at its roots, Bloom v2 provides all the bread and butter controls considered necessary for creating a catchy, melodic sequence. Saying that, though, a quick push through the ‘leaves’ — like a tree, the enhanced Eurorack module in question features up to 128 different paths from the eight-step ‘trunk’ sequence’s seven ‘branches’ (taking those eight steps up to 64) to reach those ‘leaves’ and allow everything to musically bloom — reveals just how impressive its available array of controls actually are. After all, Bloom v2 lets users dial in any and allsequence data on a per-step basis — not just the note pitch. Put it this way: while it is perfectly possible to set gate state and length, slew amount, and ratchet amount — read: real (clock-synchronised) ratcheting, no less, users can also allow Bloom v2 to generate any aspect of the sequence by pushing the new reseed button, effectively dice-rolling the sequence for a fresh new take with each push of that button!

“Bloom was really the beginning of our foray into Qu-Bit’s new design ethos, whereby the module can take the wheel and generate beautiful music, if you want it to.” So says Qu-Bit Electronix Co-Founder Andrew Ikenberry by way of an alluring opener, before going on to reveal, “There was so much we wanted to do with the first Bloom, but couldn’t due to the hardware limitations of the time; now, with the Daisy platform, flexible USB port, and bespoke sequence editor, we really feel like Bloom v2 is the de facto Qu-Bit sequencer!”

And advancements have clearly been made above and beyond Bloom. Outside of having an additional channel and double the step length for sequences, Bloom v2 can save and load sequences — and their ‘branches’ — to and from a connected USB drive. Taking things several steps further, Qu-Bit Electronix has gone so far as to integrate a web-based sequence editor on Narwhal (https://narwhal.qubitelectronix.com/), its settings web app, where users can edit every aspect of a sequence — even editing the branch steps, so they can access a fully-programmable 512-step sequence — as well as setting a host of preferential behaviours and settings. Since sequences can be saved as individual files, users can share their sequences with other Bloom v2 users, adding the potential for a rich community of sequence-builders.

Eagle-eyed users of Qu-Bit Electronix’s original fractal sequencer Eurorack module will, without doubt, first become aware of a change brought about by Bloom v2’s updated layout, irrespective of its impressive new features. For instance, the main sequence encoders are now in a horizontal arrangement, with an intricate arboreal pattern weaving between each step. Furthermore, front panel artwork also acts as an eye-catching reference by illuminating which ‘Tune Mode’ the step encoders are using, with five different step editing modes currently available — namely, Note Pitch (illuminated in blue), Gate Length (green), Slew Amount (orange), Ratchet Amount (purple), and Mod Output (white).

Worth noting is the fact that the three channels on Bloom v2 each sport a new output — labelled mod 1, mod 2, and mod 3, respectively — as a CV modulation-focused affair that is fully sequence-able alongside the (self-explanatory) gate 1, gate 2, and gate 3, plus note 1, note 2, and note 3 outputs of the two other channels. But better still, there are three different output modes to choose from when working with those new outputs, Shapes being the default mod output as an LFO shape-builder mode, whereby each step can output a unique LFO shape or ratcheted variant of that shape, allowing usersto build complex modulation strings that are synchronised with the ‘trunk’ sequence; Envelope mode outputs a simple AD (Attack Decay) envelope with per-step peak control; and Stepped Voltage mode outputs a fixed voltage per step between 0V and +5V, perfect for velocity or stereo pan sequencing.

But Bloom v2’s sequences are not just outputted as voltages. Thanks to the new MIDI output and included TRS-to-MIDI cable, it can drive any MIDI-equipped device with its fractal power, and, at the same time, an onboard USB port allows it to become a MIDI host. Try transposing the sequence with a chromatic keyboard or triggering full pattern swaps on the fly with a MIDI controller.

Concludes Andrew Ikenberry: “Bloom v2 really opens up generative sequencing in a whole new way. Indeed, it can be random, while surprisingly intriguing and musical, and I’m excited to share this new evolution of our sequencer with the modular community.”

Clearly, then, Bloom v2 is evolutionary, hitting all the sweet spots as a creative sequencer with its immediacy and fine-tuning abilities all rolled neatly and imaginatively into an 18HP-width Eurorack module that adds a handful of requested additions as well as a few unexpected but game-changing new features. Furthermore, it is future-proofed by being based on the easily-updatable Daisy platform, so Q-Bit Electronix will continue tending their readily reimagined mainstay sequencer while watching how Bloom v2 blossoms throughout the modular community, members of which who can continually content themselves with planting the seeds of their next patch in the meantime.

Bloom v2 is available worldwide from Qu-Bit Electronix’s growing global network of distributors (https://www.qubitelectronix.com/distributors) with an MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) of $499.00 USD or directly via its dedicated webpage (which includes more in-depth information) here: https://www.qubitelectronix.com/shop/p/bloom-v2

Modular Stories by Parallel Worlds

https://neoouija.bandcamp.com/album/modular-stories

Digital Download is 'name your price' for the next 2 days!!

The CD is a limited edition of 75 copies.

Machines used:

Eurorack modular (including modules by Qu-Bit, Synthesis Technology, Make Noise, Verbos, Instruo, Xaoc Devices, Intellijel, Frap Tools, Doepfer, 4ms company, Noise Engineering and others)
Analogue Systems RS-Integrator modular
Korg SQ-64
Korg Volca Modular
Korg Wavestate

link: facebook.com/parallelworldsmusic

released April 8, 2025

Thanks to: friends and family, John Sirros, Alessandro Vaccaro, Mamonu, Ingo Zobel & Dimitris Pavlidis. Mastered by Lorenzo Montana'

Designed by LoMo

Overview of all Kaona Sisyphus filters

video upload by Kaona Modular Music

"A few experiments with the various Sisyphus filters.
No effects are used; the sound is recorded directly from the filter output.
Input: QU-Bit Surface
Notes: Kaona Zazou
Gates: Kaona Joey

00:00 Intro
00:05 High pass filter
02:20 Band pass filter
04:30 Notch filter
06:24 Peak filter
08:50 Comb filter
11:26 Karplus Strong
14:04 Ladder filter"

See the Kaona label below for more.

Saxophone & Chords - New Pianist Firmware & Jam!

video upload by NOH-modular

"The Pianist is a eurorack polyphonic chord sequencer. It offers eight pitch information that you can choose from to build chords, or have it smartly control your chord modules like Mutable Instruments Plaits, Qu-Bit Chord v2, and more!

This video goes over the brand new firmware update which makes the Pianist module compatible with the CIZZLE & MCO mk2 from the friends at ‪@busycircuits‬ :)

It aims to inform you on how to operate the Pianist and how it can be implemented in a modular synthesizer for musical chord progressions."

FOR THE FIRMWARE UPDATE -
• Firmware Files - https://nohmodular.com/pianist/ • Thonny IDE - https://thonny.org/

CHAPTERS -

0:00 - Intro & Crazy Jam
0:57 - Pianist & ALM CIZZLE
2:44 - Pianist & ALM MCO mk2
3:56 - Outro"

A Quiet Day - A modular ambient piece

video upload by Audiorial

"I don't often publish pure jams like this, but I've been asked quite a few times bout that so I decided to set all things up and do an ambient work.

this jam features :
Bastl Pizza
Bastl Waver
Bastl Neo Trinity
Doepfer A-124-2 Filter
Doepfer A-140 2
Michigan Synth Work Monsoon
QU-Bit Data Bender
ALM Cizzle
ALM MFX
XAOC Zagrzeb
An yet to be released module from an european maker
ADDAC SYSTEM Case"

Nautilus: v1.2.0

video upload by Qu - Bit

"The latest Nautilus firmware is now available! Follow along as we cover the new features found in the update, including mix curve options, new delay and feedback modes, an onboard reverb, and more!

Grab the firmware update here: https://www.qubitelectronix.com/alter..."

00:00 Intro
00:46 How To Update
01:17 Reverb
01:45 Freerunning Delay Mode
02:17 Summed Mono Mode
02:56 LED Dimmer
03:17 Mix Mode
03:40 Continuous Purge
04:08 Reverb Preset
04:42 Custom LED Colors
05:07 Outro

#StarDust by Qu-Bit | #Frippertronics revived

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"First of all, this is not a 'new gear review' videos. I don't do those. I don't get free modules from manufacturers to make a video and I already have tons of loopers in my collection (Morhpagene, Lubadh, etc), so why did I add StarDust? For me, the main reason is Frippertronics. It's an analog vintage tape technique developed by Brian Eno and Robert Fripp using one set of reels on two tape decks. So one records the second deck and the second is recorded by the first deck. Instead of a tape delay, you'd get a tape looper with endless overdubbing.

For me, personally, the sound of Robert Fripp's guitar immediately reminds me of Bowie's Heroes and Scary Monsters (listen to the 'Fashion' track if you don't know it). He's one of my Guitar Gods (Brian May, Fripp, The Edge, Manzanera, Eddie van Halen, and the list is not going on forever) but Fripp always gives me goosebumps because if his sustained sounds and textures. This video is definitely a tribute to Mr. Fripp so suit up!

StarDust is a great looper and it really fits my creative workflow (which is usually borrowed from the musicians I adore). I love to noodle on my Manzanera-inspired Firebird guitar, tuned to Fripp's New Standard Tuning of mostly fifths and one third on the high note to avoid snapping. I can't play, so for me it's a VCO with six strings.

How does it compare to the other major loopers? Well, Lubadh is dual mono which can be used for stereo too. It's great to have two reels that can run in opposite directions and it has an amazing tape emulation. Magneto is primarily a tape echo, but it can also loop as a tape machine and it has a spring reverb emulation (sure it's digital). If you're looking for a vintage tape echo with classic feedback, look no further. The Morphagene is a tape splicer where you have full control over splice points (cuts) and it can store many reels on SD card. It's also excellent for microsound explorations and fragment mangling. It can play three splices at once, with different note distributions (set on SD card). However, Morphagene is 'terrible' in retaining original pitch (green zone) and doesn't track V/OCT very well. You can set V/OCT support on the SD card, but you'd still need to dial in the correct varispeed and finetune. Most Morphagene users probably don't care about keeping in line. They just want to make noise.

BitBox MK2 is the T-REX of loopers which can loop 16 stereo loops at once, so you can use it as a true Loopstation. It can also detect or set splices, do granular stuff, time stretching, make multi-sample libraries and play samples polyphonically. There's simply nothing better, not even an ER-301. Did I miss one? Yes, the ADDAC 112 is also a great looper, but it's HUGE and the manual doesn't end.

If you're into live looping with built in FX, StarDust may be one of the best 'all in one solution' in Eurorack today. There are lots of shift-features, but you'll only need to remember a few of them. If you don't like the 'galaxy LED show', you may have lost the Child in your eyes."

Transpicuous - Eurorack Modular Psychedelic Ritual Industrial Drone - live audiovisual set

video upload by Abre Ojos

"68bpm clarity does not mean uncontaminated ritual industrial doom

Eurorack Modular:
Knobula Kickain
Endorphin.es Ghost
1010 Bluebox Eurorack
Pamelas New Workout
Forge TME VHIKK-X
Qu-Bit Scanned
Befaco Onieroi
Novation LaunchControl XL for MIDI control of 1010 Bluebox
Noise Engineering Manis Iteritas & Terci Ruina

Live visuals using A is For Atom from Archive.org and video feedback.
Video processed live through Resolume
Recorded with Rodecaster Video

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net"

Fala Versio | Versio Platform | Episode 13

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"Noise Engineering has just released three new firmwares for the Versio, Legio and Alia platforms. As always, they're amazing and they're free downloads for any of those platforms. Fala Versio is a formant filter that's super easy to use. It will add a lot of vocal expression to your patch. On mild settings you can create choir-like sounds, on more extreme settings it will talk. In short, it's just amazing.

This is a simple video, which was a warm bath after my last Leibniz video. I'll be using MakeNoise Strega, Bruxa, Serge Medusa and the Broken Loquelic as my sound sources which create an excellent mood for the time between XMAS and the happy new year. I did not make any 'best wishes' or 'best of 2024' video this year because I couldn't finish it in time. I also realized that my 'best of 2024' are never going to be my all time favorites (except the new Serge Medusa and Instruo Dail).

Obviously I wish you all the best and I am hoping you'll have a great time patching the modular during the holiday season - and beyond. I'll probably post something before the end of the year.

Serge has been a personal discovery in 2024, so instead of getting the latest modules, I went back to 70's tech and it's a dream come true. I also love Bruxa a lot. Objectively the Joranalogue x Hainbach Collide 4 is a major achievement in eurorack, and it's impossible to ignore DivKid's colllab-contributions to the eurorack landscape, including the Droid patch.

I still need to figure out my DivSkip. XAOC Berlin is a must-have in the Leibniz niche, but on it's own it's just a very basic VCO. Another favorite is Oneiroi and it's cool to see that Black Maths is on the bestseller list, proving the old stuff doesn't get old. The new Buchla/TTA modules are also dreams that came true and it's great to finally have an orginal 259 . I didn't have time to dive into the new Qu-Bit StarDust looper, but I bet it will be worth checking out if you want to escape monophony."

Qu - Bit Stardust pt. 2: Secondary Features

video upload by Qu - Bit

Part 1 here

"Follow along as we delve deeper in Stardust, our cosmic tape looper. Learn about secondary functions and configurable settings through Narwhal in this no frills demonstration with Michael. Head to the site to learn more, and join our Discord to chat with the Qu-Bit team and other users about Stardust!"

00:00 Intro
00:27 Continous Recording
01:03 Punch-In Record Mode
02:13 Loop Import
02:59 Loop Export
03:34 Reset to Default Settings
04:00 Clock Mode
04:50 Firmware Update
05:07 Pre/Post Effect Chain
05:30 LED Dimmer
05:54 Varispeed Octave Jump
06:11 Varispeed Range
07:30 Inertial Slope
08:40 Narwhal
09:22 Mix Mode
09:59 Nova Output
10:55 Effect CV Lock
11:41 Reverb Type
12:10 Erase/Undo Button Behavior
12:34 Outro

SCJS #32 NOISEVEMBER ONE & SCJS #33 NOISEVEMBER TWO

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"Small Case Jam Sessions #32
Tiptop Audio 258t, Behringer 150, Qu-bit Prism, NLC 1U DIFF-RECT
4U 50hp recorded live into Syntakt reverb and delay"

SCJS #33 NOISEVEMBER TWO

video upload by

Small Case Jam Sessions #33
Tiptop Audio 258t, Behringer 150, Qu-bit Prism, NLC 1U DIFF-RECT
4U 50hp recorded live into Syntakt reverb and delay

00:00 0000
01:03 0001
01:35 0010
02:31 0011
02:54 0100
03:59 0101
05:12 0110
06:10 0111
06:28 1000

Qu-Bit Stardust: An Overview

video upload by Qu - Bit

Part 2 here

"Introducing Stardust, a cosmic tape looper. Much like the cacophony of galaxies, supernovas, and stars we find in our own celestial canvas, Stardust captures layers of audio to construct new sonic imagery, and finds ways to take the esoteric, and make it concrète.

Follow along as we go through a fundamental overview of Stardust, and cover its front panel controls!"

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SFEMF live electronic performance by Amanda Chaudhary

video upload by CatSynth TV

"The full set by (CatSynth host) Amanda Chaudhary at the 2024 San Francisco Electronic Music Festival (SFEMF). The performance took place at The Lab in San Francisco on September 20, 2024.

For more information about Amanda's music, please visit:
https://amandachaudhary.com
https://amandachaudhary.bandcamp.com

For more information about SFEMF, including the full festival program:
http://sfemf.org

For more information about the The Lab
https://thelab.org

00:00 Introduction
00:10 Untitled first piece featuring modular improvisation
02:53 Cartography
08:58 Endorheic Basin
11:59 Cables and Carafes
15:41 Untitled improvisation
17:08 Untitled piece using Cherry Audio Novachord

Instruments included:
Nord Stage EX
Modular with a variety of modules from Make Noise, Metasonix, Morphor, Qu-bit, 2hp, 4ms, Strymon, Synthesis Technology, Buchla, ARC, Malekko, and others.
Arturia V Collection virtual instruments
Cherry Audio virtual instruments
Ableton Live
Kilpatrick Carbon sequencer
Crank Sturgeon Pocket Gamelan"

Qu-Bit Chord 2 Polyphonic Eurorack Module

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Eurorack: Arbhar's Dark Dream

video upload by lucafrancinimusic

"A semi-generative ambient composition featuring Instruo Arbhar.
I've filled its buffers with a few short phrases played by guitar, glockenspiel, voice, cello, synth pad; I've pitched everything down and then I let it play with the help of an LFO from Ornament & Crime which scans the buffers and Qu-Bit Nautilus delay."