Patching a basic kit from scratch on the LXR-02

video upload by Richard DeHove

"This isn't a dazzleman superkit showcase video. It's a reality ride-along as I put together a pretty standard kit discussing the various parameters, choices and interactions as we go. It's a moderately long video but then there's a lot to cover and I wanted this to be a real walkthrough of the process. Even so I didn't cover lots of interesting things like LFO sidechaining, panning, effects and velocity - that's for next time.
I put a limiter on the final output to catch a couple of spikes but otherwise there is no other processing than what you see. If listening on headphones you may notice a little noise when the mic is active. There was a lot of ambient noise outside with traffic, birds and power tools - and of course the LXR's buttons are very clicky. With those disclaimers aside I hope you find the process and explanations useful.
The resulting kit 'Clomp' is on Patreon.

0:00 Initialize kit
0:47 Hear and play
1:15 Bass drum
2:09 BD - Envelopes
4:25 BD - Add grit
5:30 BD - Transient
7:00 Low tom
8:00 LT - Slope
9:24 LT- Osc 2
10:18 LT - Highpass
11:30 Clavything
12:04 CL - Envelope
12:18 CL - Noise
13:07 CL - Velocity
13:52 CL - LFO
15:59 Snare
16:25 SN - mix
17:27 SN - envelopes
18:28 SN - transient
18:51 SN - filter
19:43 SN - LFO
24:16 Clap
25:57 CP - filter
26:24 CP - LFO
29:12 Hats
30:02 HT - filter
30:16 HT - LFO
31:15 Kit test
32:12 Save kit

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DB-01 Bassline: One pattern, 20 sounds (no talking)

video upload by Richard DeHove

"On a recent video one comment said 'Cool machine, but it only has one sound'. The truth or otherwise of that here is in the ear of the beholder. With the very distinctive Polivoks filter and a single oscillator maybe every sound does sound a bit the same? And this is a bass synth after all. But to my ears there is a lot of difference. At the very least the different settings emphasize different parts of the pattern, in this case the pitchmod drum-like thumps and the noisy highs.

If you want to replicate any of these sounds make sure to connect the CV out to the filter CV in for the classic filter tracking effect. Without it the settings here will sound very different.

And yes, the Space Echo does add a whole extra layer on top, but it's reasonably subtle and the settings remains unchanged the whole way through. Am also thinking I should give the Space Echo a try on the LXR-02 - any votes for that?

0:00 One - Square
0:47 Two - Shakey
1:02 Three - Ramp
1:52 Four - Skinny
2:03 Five - Drive
2:23 Six - Harsh
2:43 Seven - Squelch
2:56 Eight - Poke
3:26 Nine - Noise
3:38 Ten - Dirt
3:56 Eleven - Discord
4:10 Twelve - Noise
5:00 Thirteen - Filth
5:38 Fourteen - S&H
6:13 Fifteen - Bandpass
7:10 Sixteen - Vocal
8:13 Seventeen - Zap
8:26 Eighteen - Unison
8:40 Ninteen - Smooth
8:50 Twenty - Grit
9:07 Twenty-one - Hollow

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JPTR-FX Add Violence on synth and drums (no talk)

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Add Violence is a fuzz pedal but I prefer the sub-heading from JPTR-FX "Planetary Disorder Unit". With just three knobs and a switch they've managed to create a very tweak-worthy machine. At first I put an EQ in front of it but soon took it away - the pedal does a better job by itself. An EQ after might be better but I haven't got that far yet. I've only been using this for a day and was so impressed by the sound I thought I'd better record it before any of the magic evaporated.
I bought this as a pre-order a few months back and am sorry to say I'm the kind of guy who constantly messages "Are we there yet?" Sorry JPTR-FX, my excuse is I'm keen. In truth I wasn't expecting too much. I've tried a lot of overdrive, distortion and fuzz pedals and at least half of them are woeful on synth. I don't know what it is but some of them do almost nothing except add an annoying insect-like buzz. So I was overjoyed at Add Violence - it loves synths and drum machine. Even better, it's silent. My dearly beloved Dark Glass B3K overdrive fizzes and hisses like crazy, but the Add Violence is silent. And when jamming I was torn between constantly turning up the volume and being worried I was going to vibrate the cones to destruction - this thing can really amplify the low harmonics.
There's still more to explore with this pedal since you can open it open and turn it into an octave fuzz. Until then I hope you enjoy this sample of its powers. I was going to blab and blather on this video but the sound seemed to warn me off - the dirt and filth must remain pure. Instead I added a few sampled quotes just to add a little color. Other than them the sound is as you see it: raw from the DB-01 into the Add Violence and a little delay every now and then from the Boss DM-2W. With the LXR-02 I took one channel from the stereo out into the pedal, the other straight into the DAW, then centred both, so the original dry sound is still there. The on-screen waveform is from the effected channel only.
If you like this format - no talk with a few little sample enhancements - please let me know so I can do more, especially since you're one of the good and true people who've read the full description :)

0:00 Drums 1
2:32 Doom keys
3:46 Drum 2
4:49 Arp
5:18 Pattern 1
5:47 Arp 2
6:31 Doom keys 2
7:22 Drum variations
8:25 Pattern 2

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Perkons driven by the Midicake arpeggiator (no talk)

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Two examples of the Midicake Arp driving the Perkons drum machine. There's no patterns or steps programmed here, just MIDI triggers sent from the Arp. Each voice is on a different MIDI channel. Variations are created by a gentle modulation of the beats/bar parameter and the two modulations channels variously affecting velocity, groove length and the rhythm pattern length. Timings on individual parts have also been tweaked using the delay parameter. When you see the orange light on a channel it means that part is muted.
The Arp is of course blind to what might make a pleasing drum pattern so it's a little bit chaotic at times but overall I think it's an interesting end result. If the drums weren't the main focus of your performance, but you needed something that continually changed to the avoid simple continuous loops then this might be a good solution. By switching kits you can also create some interesting fills. And while it might all be a bit loose as a jam, it could easily be chopped up into something much more coherant. And a drum machine that was able to receive note information (like the LXR-02) would be even more interesting.
The Geiger Counter provides some grit and there's also a little Fabfilter Pro-R on the kick (which was taken as a separate out).
Anyway, just a little noodle for your consideration and amusement.

0:00 Noodle one
1:32 Noodle two

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LXR-02: Updating the firmware to 1.3

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Updating firmware is always a bore to be weighed against what new features might be gained. Version 1.3 is definitely worth the effort due to mnay bugfixes but especially (for me) for the much simplified oscillator tuning. Now when the coarse tuning displays a "0" it means you are in tune. So if you play a connected MIDI keyboard or controller it will play exactly the same pitch as the controller. Each increment is a semitone (as before) so +12 is one octave up; -12 is one down. A simple but very handy change.

0:00 Check your version
0:20 Osc tuning under 1.2
0:50 Remove the SD card
1:14 Replacing files
2:15 Replace card
2:40 Boot + encoder
3:00 Normal boot
3:15 Boot + encoder
3:40 Final boot
4:00 Oscillator tuning test

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