'Soixante-neuf' - Ngarjuna

Published on Nov 18, 2017 ngarjuna

"Patch Notes:
Just finished moving cross country so patch notes were sketchy on some items...sorry!

Drums
Spark, iSpark and Patterning

Bassline and Off-lead
Avalon

Funky Rubber Lead
Rene QNT out to STO
X GATE to Optomix STRIKE and Maths ENV
Y GATE clocking Wogglebug
STO SHAPE modulation from Wogglebug STEPPED and Sequencer One LFO via STG .Mix and Maths
LIN FM from SUB OUT
Sequencer One GATE OUT to S-GATE
VARI OUT to Optomix enveloped by Maths
with FALL modulation from AD Octocontoller LFO
Into Polaris HPF

Moto One
Sequencer One driving Cranial Saw into Motomouth
CV from Rene UNQ Snap Gate from Sequencer One
into AJH Minimod VCA enveloped by Minimod Dual CG

SMR Patch
Three takes, all the same (mono) one panned hard L, one panned hard R, one panned C
One scale with ROTATE CV coming from Octocontroller S&H (locked into a looping sequence)
CV driving the envelope followers on channels 1-4 of the SMR from:
Maths 1&4 and Dual ADSR 1&2 each triggered by an independent gate sequencer
SMR out to Zvex Instant Lofi Junky
SIN distorter fast speed high depth full LOFI

Modular Hash Patches
Rene driving STO PITCH
Self-FM’d from SUB with S-Gates
Into the Optomix
Envelope and DAMP CV from Maths triggered by GATE sequence from Octocontroller
Sequencer One driving Sputnik 2 PITCH
Dynamic FM’d by Sputnik 1 via uVCA enveloped by Dual ADSR 1 triggered by a GATE sequence from Octocontroller
Into NLC Timbre CV’d by Octocontroller LFO
Via Maths into Optomix
Enveloped by Maths triggered by GATE sequence from Sequencer One

Moto Two
Seq 1 driving Rubicon
Sub to EXP TZFM
Octocontroller LFO to PWM
PULSE out to Motomouth
Motomouth in VCF mode with Snap on and plenty of glide
CV from Sequencer One
Gate from Sequencer One
Out to uVCA enveloped by Maths
Out to Polaris Phaser FMd by Sequencer One LFO"

'The Best Of Me' - ngarjuna

ngarjuna
Published on Aug 6, 2017

"'The Best Of Me'
I won't let 'em get the best of me
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
Lead voice
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon modulated by Audio Damage Sequencer One LFO via STG Soundlabs .Mix

West Coast Plucker
Sequencer One driving
STO SHAPE modulated by Octocontroller LFO
FM'd by Rubicon
into Optomix enveloped by Maths
No strike on Optomix

Moto Mutters
Sequencer One driving
Rubicon SIGMOID and PULSE with PWM from Octocontroller LFO
Into RNF VCF lightly modulated by Octocontroller LFO
Into uVCF 2 enveloped by Maths
Into Motomouth VCF modulated by Sequencer One LFO
SNAP gates from Sequencer One ACC
Into uVCF 1 enveloped by other Maths

Drums
Rayzoon Jamstix & XLN Addictive Drums

Bass
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon"

How to Build Sawtooth Shaped Wooden Side Panels for Your Synths

Jens Paldam
Published on Aug 6, 2017

"Wooden panels usually serve only one function, and that is to lend vintage class and credibility to your synthesizer, mixer, vibraphone et cetera, and maybe to be fair, they also protect the corners of your device from damage. But, I thought that it would be great to create panels, that actually had a function. The function here being holding together modular cases. Both the ones of my own cardboard design or those of my beloved Moog Mother 32’s.

0.00 Introduction
0.58 Chapter one: Designing the shape
4.38 Chapter two: Shaping the wood
7.00 Chapter three: Sanding and oiling
9.06 Chapter four: Assembling the rigs

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'Cthulhu's Love Theme' - ngarjuna

ngarjuna
Published on Aug 1, 2017

'Cthulhu's Love Theme'
Sweet nothings from the edge of madness
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
Stereo West Coast Lead
Shuffled clock from Sequencer One to Rene
Rene sending PITCH to STO and Sputnik 2
Sputnik 2 SHAPE modulation from Octocontroller LFO
STO SHAPE modulation from Sequencer 1 LFO and dynamic FM from Sputnik 1 via uVCA
Sputnik 2 SHAPE into Optomix 1 enveloped by Maths
STO VAR into Optomix 2 enveloped by Maths
Selective STRIKE from Sequencer One

Motomouth Lead
PITCH from Sequencer One GATE from Rene getting shuffled clock from S1
Rubicon SIGMOID to Omsonic RNF
RNF getting pitch tracking and envelope from Dual ADSR 2
4-pole into uVCA 2 enveloped by Dual ADSR 1
Into Motomouth modulated by Octocontroller S&H SNAP gated by Sequencer One
Motomouth into uVCA 1 enveloped by Maths

Avalon Hybrid Lead
Avalon putting out PITCH and SAW
SAW to the .Mix
PITCH to the Cranial Saw VCO2 MOD from ACC Sweep to the .Mix
.Mix into STG Soundlabs Post Lawsuit Filter
Enveloped by both AJH Minimod Contour Generators and TRI from Pittsburgh Oscillator via AJH Minimod VCF
PLF into Classic VCA enveloped by Minimod CG

Drums
Rayzoon Jamstix & XLN Addictive Drums

Bass
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon

'Wicked' - ngarjuna

Published on Jul 24, 2017 ngarjuna

"'Wicked'
The Motomouth mumbles...
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
Combination of new and old: the bass, WC Plucks and SMR patches are all from February. Everything else is from more recently.

Mumbles & Wicked Refrain Patch
The main patch's Motomouth modulation is from a series of S&H CVs from the Abstract Data Octocontroller; I scanned around until I found something I liked then grabbed some bars then scanned around to something else
Audio Damage Sequencer 1 providing PITCH and SNAP gates (ACCENT) to Intellijel Rubicon
SAW and PULSE with small amount of PWM modulation from an Octocontroller LFO to STG .MIX to the Limaflo Motomouth
Out to Intellijel uVCA enveloped by Intellijel Dual ADSR

WC Plucks
Stereo patch
Rene driving pitch to STO and Sputnik 1 glide modulated by Seq One
Octocontroller driving pitch to Sputnik 2
Sputnik 1 getting waveshape CV from LFO from Octocontroller and FM'd by Sputnik 2
Sputnik 1 VAR going into Optomix 1 enveloped by Maths
STO FM'd by Sputnik 2 and SHAPE modulated by Octocontroller LFO
STO VAR going into Optomix 2 enveloped by Maths

SMR Melodic
2 Octocontroller loops going into L and R respectively
Octocontroller S&H controlling the ROTATE CV

I don't have patch notes or video but there are two other SMR patches: one which produces kind of a pitchless, funky bouncy kind of sound; another which is a more percussive, almost glasslike kind of sound

You can hear the more subtle modular parts when the Avalon and Motomouth and drums all drop out around 6:33

Drums
Arturia Spark
mutilated by Audio Damage Replicant 2 and Sinevibes Fraction

Acid Voices
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon
LFO from Octocontroller plus manual wiggling

Bass
Combination of a line patched from Audiorealism ABL3 and a line patched with SSF Quantum Rainbow Pink Noise and Rubicon driven by Seq One SQR out into STG Post Lawsuit Filter modulated by S&H CV and enveloped by AJH Minimod CG
Into Classic VCA enveloped by Maths SUM (GATE plus ACC)"

'Motologue' - ngarjuna

Published on Jul 22, 2017 ngarjuna

"'Motologue'
The Motomouth speaks!
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
There are three voices featuring the brand new Limaflo Motomouth filter:

The Avalon Speaks Patch
The first (which you hear right up front) is the Abstrakt Avalon being fed through the Motomouth modulated by an LFO from Audio Damage Sequencer One (scaled via Maths)
Snap on with gates from Seq One, Vowel mode both Morphs ON and dialed up

The Moto Mumbles Patch
The second (the more pulsating bass riff)
Intellijel Rubicon SIGMOID going into Omsonic RNF enveloped by the AJH Minimod Contour Generator
4-pole OUT to Motomouth modulated by LFO from Sequencer One
Snap on, Vowel mode Morph on for V2 but not for V1 with Snap GATES from Seq One
Small amount of dynamic FM (sequenced by Seq One) from Sputnik 2 via the TZFM circuit on the Rubicon

They Howl Together Patch
The third is a parallel patch:
Sequencer One sending pitch to Cranial Saw and Rubicon
Cranial Saw and Rubicon SUB (-2) into Omsonic RNF modulated by pitch (V/oct) enveloped by Minimod CG
To the uVCA enveloped by Intellijel Dual ADSR
To STG .Mix
Cranial Saw into Motomouth in Vowel mode with Snap gates on (from Seq One) and both Morphs ON modulated by PEG (OR) scaled via Maths
Into STG .Mix

WC Strikes Patch
Make Noise Rene striking the MN Optomix and sending pitch to MN STO shape modulated by LFO from Seq One
VARI OUT to Optomix enveloped by Maths
Out to Synthrotek Eko at/near maximum length
Occasionally rate modulated by MN Wogglebug Smooth

Drums
Arturia Spark
modulated by Audio Damage Replicant 2

Bass
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon"

'Breakfast of Champions' - ngarjuna

Published on Apr 25, 2017 ngarjuna
What's your secret?

"Modular Jam 75 - 'Breakfast of Champions'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
Live - the following were all put down live together
Drums
Olympia Noise Co. Patterning

SMR Patch
Two ten-step custom scales, one on each side of the ring
Sequencer One CV1 is providing the positional voltage which controls the rotation CV IN (and hence the main melody)
Into the Zvex Instant Lofi Junky modulated dynamically via uVCA (opened by SQR LFO from Octo) by PEG OR
*in this case I needed the SQR to turn on and off just before the beat divisions and learned what an AMAZING unquantized LFO the Octocontroller is as well

Modular Smooth Lead
Pitch CV and Gate from the Avalon sequencer
Pitch to Intellijel Rubicon and Pittsburgh Oscillator
PG VCO getting Octocontroller LFO to PWM and a bit of Rubicon TRI to FM
Rubicon getting sync modulation from Pittsburgh Oscillator
Rubicon Sigmoid and Pittsburgh Square Into the Omsonic RNF
Omsonic CV'd by Wogglebug STEPPED, Maths and an Octocontroller LFO (to V/oct)
Gate driving Make Noise Maths and AJH Minimod Contour Generator

Plucky Lead
2 channels of Ornament and Crime in Quantermain: Turing Mode
Handing out pitch to the STO and Sputnik 2
Sputnik2 going into Timbre modulated by PEG1 into Optomix1
STO shape modulated by Wogglebug SMOOTH into Optomix2
Maths ch4 triggered by Octo opening Optomix2
Dual ADSR ch1 triggered by a different Octo opening Optomix1
Octo gates also striking Optomix (both channels)

Bass
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon

Added later were:
Samples
Acid Voices
Other stuff"

'Infatuation' - ngarjuna

Published on Apr 16, 2017 ngarjuna

"Modular Jam 74 - 'Infatuation'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
Drums in Patterning

Acid Voices
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon
Proco Rat

S&H Filter Lead
Rubicon (Sigmoid and Pulse mix) out to Omsonic RNF
TZFM to Rubicon from Pittsburgh Oscillator (enveloped by Octocontroller SQR LFO)
Hard sync'd to Pittsburgh Oscillator SQR
Octocontroller S&H CV to Omsonic CV A
Maths envelope to Omsonic CV B (triggered by Sequencer One)
Octocontroller TRI LFO and Wogglebug STEPPED to Omsonic V/oct
to uVCA enveloped by Maths

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'Pounce Before You Bounce' - ngarjuna

Published on Apr 1, 2017 ngarjuna

"Always pounce before you bounce
No matter what never renounce
Modular Jam 73 - 'Pounce Before You Bounce'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

There's still time to grab a FREE copy of ngarjuna's latest album 'Clickbate'!
ngarjuna.bandcamp.com

Patch Notes:

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'Milk Milk Lemonade' - ngarjuna

Published on Mar 14, 2017 ngarjuna

A new video from matrixsynth member ngarjuna, featuring some synth spotting - details below.

"Fudge is made!
Modular Jam 69 - 'Milk Milk Lemonade'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

There's still time to grab a FREE copy of ngarjuna's latest album 'Clickbate'!
ngarjuna.bandcamp.com

Patch Notes (a bit more vague than usual):
Drums
Main drum parts in Arturia Spark & iSpark
Fills in Kymatica Sector (Funky Drummer samples made in Rayzoon Jamstix) filtered by Cytomic The Drop

Acid Voices
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon
The LFOs is my fingers
Occasionally subjected to ProCo Rat treatment

Bass
Rubicon Pulse (PWM modulated by pitch CV) and Sigmoid to Omsonic RNF
RNF modulated by ADSR2, Octocontroller and PEG (OR)
to uVCA enveloped by ADSR1

Chirpy McChirp
Sequencer 1 driving Rubicon into Polaris Bandpass modulated by Octocontroller and Sputnik 2 (TRI)
Into Omsonic RNF Bandpass modulated by PEG and Octocontroller
into uVCA enveloped by ADSR1

Plucky McPluck
Typical ngarjuna west coast patch:
Rene driving STO and Sputnik 2 and striking Optomix
Sputnik gently FM'ing STO modulated by Octocontroller
Wogglebug modulating SHAPE
Optomix enveloped by Maths

Throaty Bridge Sound
Actually just a variation of the 'usual west coast' patch
STO FM'd by Sputnik SUB
Into Optomix enveloped by Maths
Something is modulating the SHAPE...I don't recall...maybe PEG...probably Octocontroller

Delay Hash
Running Chirpy McChirp through the Eko Delay at RATE settings that bug out the chip then modulating the RATE with some Wogglebro

Vocals
Synthvocalator via Uhe Diva and Zynaptiq Morph and Cytomic The Drop"

'Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain' - ngarjuna

Published on Jan 8, 2017 ngarjuna

"Modular Jam 65 - 'Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
Acid Voices
Abstrakt Instruments Avalon Saw baseline features
LFO is my finger
Oft burnt by Proco Rat

Bassline
Avalon Square mostly baseline features with some tracking

Drums
Arturia iSpark

Plucky West Coast Melody
Rene driving STO and Sputnik2
Sputnik2 FM'ing STO (lin) being SHAPE modulated by Woggle SMOOTH
VARI out to Optomix struck by GATE from Rene and enveloped by Maths
Stereo width bits are the same voice playing variant snake patterns panned hard right/left (some of those variant patterns are also just part of the 'main line' panned center)
Breakdowns using Audio Damage Replicant
Wacky delay hash via Audio Damage Dub Station and Cockos ReaDelay

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Quantizer Sunset Showdown: Tiptop QuantiZer vs Intellijel uScale.

Published on Jan 7, 2017 Dudadius

"Quantizer Sundown Showdown!

I’m a longtime fan of the Intellijel uScale quantizer. It’s quirky, but if you massage it correctly, you can get some musical loveliness out of her. It’s all over my past albums.

Enter the Tiptop QuantiZer. Well, it sure is gorgeous looking! And I love the Circadian Rhythms, so let’s give her a go!

I’ll say off the bat that this is a little apples to oranges; the uScale excels at taking a CV input and outputting 2 [TWO!] quantized cv’s that you can modulate and muck with in very “interesting ways” (as Danjel might say). It’s the ability to modulate the interval degree of the B output that is really cool.

junkyard-kahrs just posted some excellent uScale tutorials which prompted me to revisit this lovely. And coincidentally it’s right when I received the Tiptop QuantiZer.

You’re dealing with just one cv in and one cv out on the Tiptop, so everything is much more straight-forward. So if it’s immediacy you want, this might be the pick. But if it’s crazy musical melody interval madness you’re after: uScale. Or…the typical Muff’s answer: BOTH.

Patch notes:

I’ve been trying to get comfortable with the Moog Mother sequencer, so that is again my source here. I just muck about with playing the ‘keyboard’ while adjusting the cv attenuation going into the uScale. Output A from that is playing an Atlantis, and depending on the attenuation, you will get varying degrees of…NOTHING or the interval you’re after. I need to understand the voltage range of the uScale a little better…

Output B is the interesting part, to me. It’s playing a Rubicon/Polaris combo, and the SHIFT amount is controlled by Planar. This essentially allows you to toss the interval relationship between A and B all over the place, but always within the scale. It’s bloody brilliant! Or ‘Ace’, as some might say.

The Tiptop QuantiZer is playing a Cwejman voice. A Qu-bit Nano Rand is getting clock and then providing random gates to a Pressure Points which in turn passes her voltages along to the QuantiZer. I programmed three chords which correspond to the general Fmi7 vibe that is happening here. This voice just bobs along in a random manner behind the other three voices.

Tiptop Z-DSP with valhalla chip and Intellijel Rainmaker provide the ‘space’. Dubmix is the mixer.

It’s all a little raw, but it was a fun exercise to use both Quantizers…"

'Old Ways' - ngarjuna | 'Minor Harm' - ngarjuna

Published on Jan 1, 2017 ngarjuna

"Modular Jam 63 - 'Old Ways'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

Bass Patches
ABL3

Main Lead
Rene driving STO and Rubicon
Rubicon getting TZMF from STO SIN dynamically modulated by Octocontroller, Sym modulated by Octocontroller, hard SYNC to SUB of STO; SIN out to Optomix
STO VARI out to Optomix with SHAPE up (but not modulated)
Into Instant Lofi Junky getting external shape from Wogglebug SMOOTH

SMR
Sequencer 1 CVs (1&2) sequencing scale changes and note rotation respectively
Into Instant Lofi Junky getting some Octocontroller modulation to the C/Lofi circuit

Off Lead
Rene driving the STO getting dynamic FM (via uVCA modulated by Maths) DAMP modulated by PEG, FM by Rubicon
Rubicon is being cross modulated by STO (hard SYNC to STO SUB, FM'd by STO SIN)
to Optomix enveloped by Maths

Sync Lead
Rene driving Cranial Saw receiving Maths env to CV2 out to Optomix enveloped by Maths
To the Proco Rat for more dirt

Drums
iSpark & Cytomic The Drop"

'Minor Harm' - ngarjuna

Published on Jan 1, 2017

"Modular Jam 64 - 'Minor Harm'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2017 Acid Coast

SMR
Octocontroller modulating ROTATE
SMR into Instant Lofi Junky modulated C/Lofi by Octocontroller
The wacky reaction during the bridge was from stopping the Octocontroller's clock

West Coast Pluck Chords
Polyrhythmic chord sequence using three tracks
Center:
16 step pattern Rene driving STO
STO SHAPE modulated by Wogglebug SMOOTH
STO into Optomix struck by trigger and enveloped by Maths
Output to Synthrotek Eko
Left:
10 step pattern
STO-Woggle-Optomix-Maths
Right:
5 step pattern
STO-Woggle-Optomix-Maths

West Coast Mayhem Lead
Sequencer 1 (Random Walk) driving Sputnik 2
Sputnik SIN FM'd by STO (driven by Rene) going into Timbre modulated by Octocontroller
Timbre to Optomix enveloped by Maths
Into Instant Lofi Junky with manual modulation (wiggling) to Wet/Dry

Angry Bees Patch
Wogglebug RING MOD to Polaris HPF
to Optomix enveloped by teh Maths
Wogglebug CLOCK MOD by Octocontroller, RING MOD IN from Sputnik 2 (driven by Rene) HEART IN from STO SIN (driven by Rene)
Into Instant Lofi Junky

Drums
iSpark and Cytomic The Drop
Fills in Jamstix/Jamcussion"

'Pants On Fire' - ngarjuna & 'Won't Be Pretty' - Gist | Modular Tracks by ngarjuna

Published on Nov 8, 2016 ngarjuna

Modular Jam 58 - 'Pants On Fire'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2016 Acid Coast

Acid Patch
Modular (Rubicon - VCF-303 - uVCF)

Drums
Patterning

West Coast Bass
STO Vari - Optomix - Maths

West Coast 1 (Melodic)
STO - Optomix - Maths - PEG
Utilizing variously output from SINE and VARI

West Coast 2 (Rhythmic)
Rene - STO dynamically (uVCA enveloped by Woggle Smooth) FM'd by Sputnik 1 - Shape modulated by Woggle Stepped - VARI to Optomix - Maths
Seq1 driving Sputnik VCOs - Sputnik 2 into Timbre modulated by PEG - dynamically FM'd by Sputnik 1 (uVCA enveloped by Seq1 sine LFO) - Optomix - Maths

SMR
Sequencer 1 - SMR

'Won't Be Pretty' - Gist

Published on Nov 12, 2016

Note this track has some potentially NSFW lyrics for some.

Modular Jam 53 - 'Won't Be Pretty'
Produced by ngarjuna
© 2016 Acid Coast

Gist is
ngarjuna - bleeps and bloops
Rich Prewett - guitars

Vocals
TransVocal Discombobulator
(U-he Diva, Zynaptiq Morph, Cytomic The Drop)

Acid Voice
Audiorealism ABL3 burnt with fire and rage

Drums
Jamstix & iSpark

Modular Lead
Rubicon SINE into Aion 904A into NLC Timbre into AJH Minimod VCF getting some LFO modulation from PEG and some audio rate modulation from Pittsburgh Oscillator TRI
to the uVCA being enveloped by Maths SUM with ch1 as the GATE env and ch4 as the ACCENT env

Robot Noise Patches
West Coast cross mod FM patches and some Wogglebug RINGMOD

Generative Study 1

Published on Nov 10, 2016 voltlife

"An experiment in structured generative patching, bringing some larger-scale structure to a completely self-running patch. There are several distinct "movements" that have subtle differences between them, as well as the melodic and timbral variations that come from the interplay of random and sequenced elements.

The rhythmic and structural core of the track comes from an A143-4 and a Pittsburgh Sequencer. One A143-4 LFO acts as a clock, and another much slower one speeds the clock up and down, from low audio rates down to one beat every couple of seconds. The square out from that second LFO clocks the Sequencer, so that it gets a different value each time the main clock comes down from audio rates. The slow LFO outputs are multed to several other modules, allowing other parameters to depend on the speed of the clock.

The audio core of the patch is a Rubicon/Dixie II/uFold combo, acting as a classic Buchla-esque complex VCO. The Dixie sine FMs the Rubicon, the output of which goes through a VCA. One Maths envelope opens the VCA, with the fall time lengthening as the clock slows. Another exponential Maths envelope drives both the TZFM index and the Symmetry of the Rubicon: this allows the attack to make the most of the richer TZFM while sacrificing tuning, while the tail comes back into tune. The fall time of this envelope is modulated by yet another A143-4 LFO, and depending upon this and the pitch, the Rubicon's sounds vary from bells and chirps to deep drums and woody bass notes.

Dixie's triangle output goes through uFold into Optomix. A division of the main clock goes through Branches into the Optomix strike input, and Branches' probability is modulated by the main clock speed, so that in the slower passages we hear occasional plucks from the wavefolded Dixie. A ViLFO goes through a VCA into the Optomix Control input, and a Pitts Sequencer opens that VCA. This adds slower swells during some "movements": exactly the same audio source as the plucks, but these sound a bit like solo strings.

The melodic content comes from a Moskwa sequence through a VCA, which is CVed by a Verbos Multistage clocked at /8 of the main clock. This varies the range of the melodic CV. The CV is then quantised to a minor scale by an A156, then is distributed by an A185-2 to the Rubicon and Dixie to keep them in tune. Another clock division goes through Branches to Moskwa's direction input, bringing further melodic variation.

Finally, there's a graunchy sci-fi noise that come in during the slowest parts of some movements. This is a Pittsburgh GenXpander's OE output through a Pittsburgh Filter in Bandpass mode into a VCA and then a Wow & Flutter. The VCA is only opened when the main pitch is mostly static, thus giving a textural counterpoint when the main sequence gets too boring. This works by feeding the main pitch CV into an Elby Slope Detector, whose output goes into Function with a slow rise time and sharp fall. The Function output then goes into a Z4000 envelope. Thus, the envelope is only triggered when the pitch has been static for long enough. This envelope then opens the VCA as well as driving the cutoff frequency to create a noisy sweep. Finally, the Pitts Sequencer also controls an A152 which sites between the Slope Detector and Function: when the Sequencer value is beyond a certain point, it cuts off the CV to Function. This means that the noise sweeps can only occur when the string-like Dixie swells are absent or quite, bringing further variation between the movements."

Modular Minutes: Doepfer A 111-2 High End VCO Hands On Demo

Published on Oct 26, 2016 Analogue Zone Showroom / Synths and Studio

http://www.analoguezone.com/

"Modular Minutes: Doepfer A 111-2 High End VCO Hands On Demo

We are back and so is the Doepfer A-111-2 High End VCO. We took a pretty basic and transparent ride with its output waveforms, modulating the PWM and XFM parameters with two of our other favourite modulation sources, the XAOC Devices - Batumi and the Intellijel designs - Rubicon. The VCO outs were sent and faded in and out slightly on a Make Noise - RxMx vactrol mixer module (its channels were also modulated by Batumi) and FxdF fixed filter bank (off-camera). The tonal sequence was generated by the fantastic and intuitive Octone from Qu-bit Electronix"

'Get Dirty' - ngarjuna

Published on Oct 24, 2016 ngarjuna

"Modular Jam 61 - 'Get Dirty'
Produced by ngarjuna and Deborah Sherman
© 2016 Acid Coast

Patch Notes:
All Seeing Drums in Patterning (composited)

SMR Pips
Sequencer 1 Gate, Accent, Clock, CV1, CV2, Wogglebug Burst
are each hitting one of the six channels of the SMR
Left and Right inputs being fed by Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 respectively each cross FM’ing one another with Maths SUM (double cycling) adding to the EXP input on Sputnik 2, Wogglebug Stepped modulating CV input on Sputnik 1 with a Rubicon LFO further hitting the EXP input on Sputnik 1
CV3 on Seq1 is what’s moving the rotation along the dial

Lead Voice
Sequencer 1 pushing the Cranial Saw (Saw/Square/Sub mix) into the Polaris VCF in Bandpass A
FM1 is being fed by Maths SUM getting signal from Minimod Envelope and Rene (CV sequence to Unquantized OUT)
FM2 full positive fed by uVCA 2 which is dynamically sending Rubicon audio rate triangle wave modulated by a mixture of a Seq1 LFO, some random from the Wogglebug Stepped and OR out from PEG
Much of the movement including the longer sweeps is accomplished via manual wiggling on the Polaris cutoff

Bass
STO VARI OUT to Optomix
FM’d by its own SIN OUT (tuned to a pretty low octave)
Sputnik VARI OUT (Square) to Optomix
Maths enveloping Optomix and Sputnik VARI CV (ch1) and providing Accent (ch4)

Zaps
Pittsburgh Oscillators into STG Soundlabs Post Lawsuit Filter
Modulated by Sequencer 1 LFO

All Acid lines in Audiorealism ABL3

Male vocals made with the TransVocal Discombobulator (Uhe Diva/Zynaptiq Morph/Cytomic The Drop)

Female robot vocals processed with Audio Damage Replicant"

Stranger Things Intro Theme performed on EuroRack

Published on Sep 15, 2016 Daniel LeGrand

"Challenged myself to attempt recreating the Stranger Thing's opening Theme song

Arp
Beatstep Pro's SEQ 1 Pitch out to DPO. DPO is outputting Saw on Osc 1 and Square on Osc 2, slightly detuned, both going to Ripples Filter and then into an MST Dual VCA Channel 2 and finally out to Reaktor. VCA's CV is controled by Maths Channel 4 which is being triggered by the Gate out from BeatStep Pro's SEQ1.

Bass
Beatstep Pro Drum Sequence is triggering René X-Gate to advance the sequence. René's Pitch out is going to both the Rubicon and z3000. Saw out from Rubicon and Saw out from z3000 slightly detuned, both going into a MST LP Filter and then to MST Dual VCA Channel 1 and finally out to Reaktor. VCA's CV is coming from Maths Channel 1 which is being triggered by the X-Gate out from René.

Reaktor was used to catch the audio. In retrospect, should have added some light chorus/vibrato."

Build a Cardboard Eurorack Case

Published on Aug 10, 2016 Jens Paldam

"Build a Cardboard Eurorack Case by Jens Paldam
Case design, music and video by Jens Paldam, Copenhagen 2016

Link to Mylar Melodies original video:
"How to make a DIY Eurorack 3U case"
https://youtu.be/mf0Z34LJ8Y8 [here]

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Download PDF with templates and detailed list of materials used in the video:

http://jens.paldam.dk/build_a_cardboa...

TOC
0.00 Introduction
1.36 Chapter one: Measure, cut & fold
5.11 Chapter two: Gluing & taping
9.47 Chapter three: Filling the gaps
12.35 Chapter four: Spraying the case black
13.12 Chapter five: Applying texture
13.50 Chapter six: Wooden panels

Equipment featured in this video:
Moog Mother 32, Make Noise René, CME Xkey37 Keyboard, Doepfer A-188-1 BDD Module, Doepfer A-119 Ext. in, Doepfer A-132-3 dual VCA, Doepfer A-180-2 Multipl., Doepfer A-118 Noise, Doepfer A-183-1 Dual Atten. Intellijel Rubicon, Intellijel Dixie II +, Intellijel Polaris, 4ms quad pingable lfo, 4ms pedals shuffling clock multiplier, Make Noise Maths (2012 version), Make Noise René, Mutable Instruments Clouds, Befaco Hexa VCA, Vermona qMI 2, Tip Top Audio μZeus, Tip Top Audio Z-rails."

Modular Synth Improvisation

Published on Sep 10, 2016 Jens Paldam

"Recorded on the 10th September 2016 using the 'Sindsygsizer'"

Modular Jam 59 'Sex Drive'

Published on Sep 18, 2016 ngarjuna

Borderline NSFW, so all you peeps at work, be warned! Great track though so be sure to check it out later if you can't now.

"Patch Notes:
Drums, bass and modular percussion elements were from an older session (from before I started keeping patch notes unfortunately). Drums were in Patterning processed through Flux and Filtatron and Replicant. The bass patches were all west coast patches made with 258 VCOs, Optomix and Maths. The modular percussion was also made with the same sort of arrangement (probably being modulated by PEG and Wogglebug...sorry it was a while ago)

Acid Patch 1
Standard-ish acid patch:
Seq 1 driving Rubicon sigmoid into VCF-303
303 EGs out (through Maths for mix) to uVCA

Acid Patch 2
There are two variants, Bandpass (A) and Lowpass (3 pole):
Sequencer 1 triggering Maths ch1 and Dual ADSR (Gate) and Minimod EGs (Accent)
Pitch going to Cranial Saw in sawtooth with a tiny bit of sub
Into Polaris modulated by Rubicon sine (via uVCA modulated by PEG OR) at audio rate in FM1, mix of Wogglebug Stepped Out and Maths ch1 envelope (on gate) and an accent envelope from the Minimod (AD)
Wogglebug smooth providing fall modulation to Maths ch1
Dual ADSR ch1 into Minimod VCA (Gate), Minimod EG2 into Minimod VCA (Accent)

Vocals
All made with the TransVocal Discombobulator (my own little monstrosity made from Uhe Diva, Zynaptiq Morph and Cytomic's The Drop)

2016 Acid Coast"