4 Performances with Qu-Bit Bloom

video by Red Means Recording Ambient

Walkthrough:

Exploring Qu-Bit Bloom: Fractal Sequencing

video by

"The Qu-Bit Bloom is a two-channel Eurorack sequencer that can generate new sequences from your input in a variety of ways. They call it "fractal sequencing". I call it neat. We'll get to know it in this video."

Qu-Bit Data Bender: Walkthrough and Demo

video by Red Means Recording

"Data Bender is a circuit-bent digital audio buffer for Eurorack. In this video, we'll listen to it in a variety of contexts. Let's get weird.

00:00​ intro
00:26​ time and repeats
02:16​ corrupt
04:44​ bend (macro mode)
06:30​ break (macro mode)
09:36​ ambient interlude
11:01​ bend (micro mode)
13:39​ break (micro mode)
16:40​ downtempo interlude
17:42​ rings to data bender jam
25:30​ outro"

Winterbloom Castor and Pollux, a Juno-Inspired Friend

video by Red Means Recording

"The Winterbloom Castor and Pollux is a Roland inspired dual oscillator for Eurorack format. In this video, we'll listen to it and check out how it works.

https://winterbloom.com/
https://blog.thea.codes/...
https://gemini.wntr.dev/​

00:00​ simple dual oscillator demo
01:53​ dual sharp adsr electro
03:26​ stereo hardbass
04:46​ unquantized ambient melody
05:57​ bass and lead through mi blades filter
07:57​ dual melody through blades
09:54​ every output arpeggios
12:33​ hard sync part 1
13:50​ hard sync part 2
14:45​ final fantasy"

via Winterbloom:

"Winterbloom Castor & Pollux

249.00
Twins that move in and out of phase, unique but of the same kind, bound together in the infinite universe.

Castor & Pollux is a Roland Juno-inspired oscillator. It contains two digitally-controlled analog oscillators implemented using a faithfully modernized version of the original Juno 106 design. Like its inspiration, it can give you that wonderful 80s sound with independent and mixed ramp, pulse, and sub outputs. But the twins do not stop there- the second oscillator can be used to layer in thick detuned sounds, harmonically complex hard synced waveforms, or as a fully independent second oscillator.

The cherry on top is the digitally-controlled chorusing that applies subtle pitch shifting to the second oscillator. This gives a sound that echos back to the Juno chorus circuit but with a unique twist.

Manufactured in the United States.

Pre-orders placed after February 2021 are expected to start shipping in May, 2021.

Pre-orders placed before February 2021 are expected to start shipping in March, 2021."

Self-Playing Patches on the ASM Hydrasynth: (Ambient Drones)

Red Means Recording

"A self-playing patch is one that you set up to constantly shift, morph, and surprise you. In this video, we'll look at making a self-modulating ambient drone you can just put on in the background and chill to using the ASM Hydrasynth"

Instruo Tš-L and vincâ are Chocolate and Peanut Butter: Modular Monday

Red Means Recording

"Let's take a ride with the Instruo Tš-L (a little complex oscillator) and vincâ (featured-rich VCA).

00:00 intro
01:07 oscillator outputs
03:12 macro patch 01
04:58 macro patch 02 (ambient)
07:17 macro patch 03 (electro)
10:18 fm as a service
12:19 late night jam
14:15 final macro patch"

Chilling with Digitone (Making Ambient with Arpeggios)

Published on Apr 15, 2019 Red Means Recording

"The Elektron Digitone is an 8-voice, 4-part FM synthesizer and sequencer. Let's touch it with our meat hands and see what happens."

Novation Circuit - Slow Down

Published on Sep 1, 2017 bananepoep

"just a short ambient track enjoy.
Visuals from https://www.apexvj.com/
all the wondeful sounds and samples used in the circuit come from red means recording [posted here]"

Telephone (Music Performance Video)

Published on Jul 25, 2017 Red Means Recording

"Get this on Bandcamp: https://soundvision.bandcamp.com/albu...

Live recording of 2x Access Virus Indigo 2 and Novation Bass Station II lines tracked over 6 instances of Operator in Ableton. Drums, vocals, and effects added afterward.

This was supposed to just be an ambient track, but it got away from me and kept getting bigger and more complex. The video was supposed to be simple, too, but also got away from me.
An alternate ambient version is available as part of the single.

Video made using Premiere and After Effects. Captures include Ableton and iZotope interfaces. Watching people play arpeggios is admittedly boring, sorry.

Virus: top and bass arpeggios
BSII: bass arpeggio + live lead"

"Poetry at the core of arts" with a Dedication to Pierre Henry by Marc-Henri Arfeux & the Access Virus

Many of you will be familiar with the Access Virus compositions by Marc-Henri from previous RADIOKLOW posts. Marc-Henri bridges the gap between electronic music and other forms of art. His most recent work is a poem in tribute to Pierre Henry accompanied by the Access Virus. The tribute is hosted on La poésie au cœur des arts : le Blogart which translates to "Poetry at the core of arts". Click through and click on the Access Virus image to get to the piece.

via Marc-Henri:

"This site called 'Poetry at the core of arts' is the net the extension of a book of the same title, an anthology of poetry published by the french publisher : Editions Bruno Doucey. The book contains a poem I wrote about electronic music. The site was conceived to developp an exploration for some of the poets and artists of the book. I am one of them for, poetry , music and painting.

You will find the poem I wrote for the book, three pieces of music composed in january 2014, four poems by other authors of the anthology, three improvisations performed in early february 2014, a former composition called De Haute Vallée you have seen in the form a video in late 2012, an interview in french and some photographs taken at my flat when I was interviewed."

The following is Marc-Henri's poem translated into English:

"Orpheus veil"

Fly down into Orpheus ear,
Where roll clockworks
Of the forbidden stars
And voices shreds seeking vision.

Listen at the well of walls
Echoes of illuminated faces
In their bronze palaces.

Pavings, folds of roses,
The naked heels
Playing the freshness game
With embers
And the childhood kisses.

Travelling back to horizon,
In the limestone of nights,
Is now the prophecy of the spices,
With its tissue gifted with red
And the sobbings of an initiation.

Marc-Henri Arfeux - 2013

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Update: the following an English translation of the interview with Marc-Henri Arfeux on "Poetry at the core of arts". It is a fascinating read and reminds me of why I initially got into synths. My first synth was a brand new Oberheim Matrix-6 back in 1986. When I first started exploring the Matrix-6 I had no idea what the parameters did, so I just dived in. For me it was an exploration of sound for the sake of sound and a fascination in creating musical instruments never heard before. The focus was on that exploration rather than the attempt to mimic real world instruments. Much of this spirit is covered in the world of musique concrete and is captured in the interview below. Do not miss the part on the short wave radio. Truly fascinating and an inspiration for sonic exploration.

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