Flame -4 VOX Quad Polyphonic Wavetable VCO/X-4 Quad Envelope VCA/Knight's Gallop-Shakmat Modular

Published on Mar 20, 2020 Dziam Bass

"In this patch I wanted to show mainly 4 VOX Quad Polyphonic Wavetable VCO and X-4 Quad Envelope VCA from Flame Instruments.

I used only one VCO from 4VOX and two channels with X-4.
To this I added pulses from Knight's Gallop from Shakmat Modular to triggers in X-4.
small change of wavetbles and addition of slightly portamento.
the melody is used with LFO as the Arpregio method with clock and quantitative LFO to Pitch in 4 VOX.

http://www.flame-instruments.de

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FLAME "4VOX"
Quad wavetable oscillator - Quad LFO - MIDI wavetable expander

The 4VOX is a quad wavetable oscillator with up to four voices per VCO channel, resulting in a maximum of 16 voices at four individual outputs. Due to a MIDI input the module can be played both with CVs or/and directly via MIDI - MIDI allows for modulating some additional parameters. There are 39 memory locations for wavetables and 32 patches for all global and VCO parameters.

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Shakmat Tessitura Tailor — Demo

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"The Tessitura Tailor adds or substracts a precise voltage (from -2 to +2 volts) to the signal received at the CV input. This signal is transposed by octaves, depending on the rotary switch’s position. As the CV input is normalised to 0 volt, the module works without any input as an octave switch."

Dynamic resonator bassline using @intellijel Plonk being controlled by Mod Medusa.

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"Resonator bassline with morphed parameters via Shakmat Mod Medusa"

Shakmat Jeweler Cast: Demo

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"The Jeweler Cast melts, bends, and chisels all types of signals, audio, or CV. Composed of two independent sections, the Mix, and the Shaper, the Jeweler Cast combines a ring modula- tor, a crossfader, a wavefolder and a distortion. Thanks to its tool ensemble, this fully analog yet compact module can manipulate basic waveforms and complex signals in infinite ways."

Superbooth 2018 - Shakmat Modular Clocks, Rhythms, updates & new modules

Published on May 6, 2018 DivKidVideo

"There's lots of great new modules from Shakmat Modular at Superbooth 2018 with a 2HP Mid/Side (and other function) module, an updated Knights Gallop, looping recordings and plenty more!

We're proud to have our Superbooth 2018 content sponsored by www.thonk.co.uk"

Four Brick Rock-Shakmat Modular unboxing and first impression

Published on Nov 2, 2018 Dziam Bass

"Today we have a little unboxing and first impression of this great Four Brick Rock module from Shakmat Modular , it's a great tool, a super quick trigger sequencer - I'm boldly comparing it to MPC with only 4 pads.
It quickly records and plays drums, quantizes and has mute / unmute functions for these 4 sounds, instant cleaning and recording again on the fly and in Fill mode you create mega controlled Rolls with adjustable offset.
Trigger sequencer, clock connection, reset, tables to create the right parts of the sequence, load and save patterns, sequence length from 1 to 32 steps is only part of this small module, plugs connect trigger to your drums or module with samples and then the fun achieves a new level .
Definitely a great module for arranging our modular systems."

Shakmat Announces 2 New Modules for Superbooth 20 Home Edition

via Shakmat:

"For this Superbooth 20 home edition, the Belgian eurorack manufacturer announces two new modules joining their catalog : the Bard Quartet, a programmable four channels quantizer, and the Dual Dagger, a compact high pass and low pass stereo filter."

The Bard Quartet

This module is an easily adjustable four channel quantizer thanks to its intuitive keyboard and simple user interface. Scale, octave shift and I/O assignation is quickly and independently editable per channel. The harmony feature lets you store and recall (with the knob and through CV) the 4 channel’s settings, making progressive harmonies, chord creation or any evolutive harmonic arrangement an easy peasy task. The module has a non volatile memory containing 80 harmonic configurations. As we all know, playing in tune is cool but controlable detuned harmony is way cooler, that's why the Bard Quartet features a micro tuning function, where each note of each channel is detunable independently!

The Dual Dagger

This module is a double sided weapon, sharpened to cut low and high frequencies. The Dual Dagger chops stereo spectrums with familiar and appropriate controls for the low pass and the high pass filter section. The Band Pass function turns the dual filter into a band pass filter, with control over frequency, bandwidth and independent resonance for each slope! The module is carefully calibrated to share the exact same parameters on both audio channels but thanks to the pan function, it is easy to unlink the cutoff frequencies of each side, which leads to a whole new territory of stereo treatments!

Shakmat live @SchneidersLaden

Published on Sep 20, 2019 SchneidersLaden

"Here we have Francois from Shakmat with an excellent performance and workshop about his modules. During the workshop he put a special focus on how to integrate his modules in a live performance."

Shakmat Bard Quartet - Firmware 1.1

video upload by Shakmat

"A quick presentation of the new features from the Bard Quartet firmware version 1.1 :

0:05 – Introduction
0:25 – Editing scales for all harmonies
1:18 – Root Note
2:39 – Sample & Hold
3:34 – Tuning Mode"

Superbooth 2017 - Shakmat Time Wizard

Published on Jul 7, 2017 Thonk Synth DIY

"Buy Time Wizard Kit here - https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/shakmat-..."

Bard Quartet transposing and rotating harmonies

video upload by Shakmat

"Using Klavis Twin waves to get 4 VCO tuned on the same root note and transposing individuall each of them with Shakmat Bard Quartet then rotating the chords produced to get chord inversions."

Shakmat Harlequin's Context

video by Shakmat

"The Harlequin's Context is a theatre piece in 16 scenes and 4 acts. In those scenes, four channels can shapeshift into different roles such as: offset, random, LFO or envelope. Scene selection can be done manually or can be addressed / sequenced with the CV and gate inputs depending on the set configuration.

Packed in 12hp with a ton of features, the Harlequin's Context is a powerful tool to prepare a live set with, and to create very peculiar modulation signals in the studio."

You can find additional details on Harlequin's Context in previous posts here.

Shakmat Tripple Steeple: Demo

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00:03 Introduction
00:27 Time and Symmetry
02:23 Modes
04:51 Shape
05:37 Menu & assignable CV
09:00 Input normalisation
11:03 Output normalisation
13:17 Current state storing

"The triple steeple is a three-channel envelope generator with control over time and symmetry. With five envelope modes, linear or exponential response, CV control over time, an assignable CV input, and internal normalizations, the module will provide the generation of anything from basic envelope shapes to complex modulation signals."

Shakmat Banshee Reach: Demo

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"Murmuring, singing, screaming, and howling, the Banshee Reach delivers a very large panel of sounds. The mo- dule’s heart is based on a triangle core VCO with thru zero frequency/phase modulation capabilities. Besides delivering independently the typical analog waveforms, the Banshee Reach has a vari output combining a continuously variable waveform crossfading with a sub octave generator.

The analog core has been completed with a digital control for frequency locking and octave transposition, which makes the Banshee Reach really per- formance oriented. LFO mode, hard or soft sync, digital noise modulation and PWM complete this rich feature list. Compact and powerful, the Banshee Reach is a VCO suited for west coast, east coast synthesis and many more!"

Shakmat - Bard Quartet shift register mode explained

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"Tutorial on what can be achieved with clocked shift register option on Bard Quartet"

Shakmat Modular Miscellany PreProduction Unit Demo

Published on Oct 13, 2014 Shakmat Modular

"The last demo of the Bishop Miscellany in pre-production form."

Bishop's Miscellany Episode 01 : The Pressure Wobble Experience

Published on Oct 25, 2014

"Bishop's Miscellany PreProduction Unit ShowCase,
Episode 01 : The Pressure Wobble Experience

Note: This module is a preproduction unit, it we'll be improved for the final version : expect 4 more gate inputs to control REC, AB, CUT and OPEN with external signals."

Bishop's Miscellany Episode 02 : Mellow Strips

WMD: How to process hardware synthesizers with a tiny eurorack system

Published on Jun 22, 2018 WMDevices

"Eurorack is an exciting and enticing concept for many but the complexity and expensive cost of entry can be enough to turn many potential users away. There is also lots of confusion between what you can and can't do. Our advice to anyone trying to get into eurorack is see how it could fit into your existing setup, and just go for it!

In this video, I created a small Eurorack system made for processing external gear using the Doepfer Beauty case, the Shakmat Knight's Gallop, a WMD Aperture, and WMD Aperture.

I came upon an Arturia Microbrute and Drumbrute super cheap at a local synth swap. These little devices work really well together and are a great place to start with synths/drum machines. They're CV compatibility made me instantly want to make this system and in turn, this video.

I am clocking the Shakmat Knight's Gallop with the Clock out on the DrumBrute and then using the KG to create the triggers for the sequencer on the Microbrute. This way I can create interesting rhythmic sequences with only programming a few notes and change up the rhythm easily with the turn of a knob.

The Microbrute and Drumbrute are running into the TRSHMSTR and Aperture respectively (via their headphone outs!) and eventually I control the filter frequencies of each module with the CV outs on the Microbrute's patchbay. Though the Drumbrute has a built in filter, you cannot control it dynamically with the LFO or with CV. Also, the Aperture has a character that I love on drums due to it's variable bandwidth and feedback control.

The TRSHMSTR crushes the bass line and with a little help from the Microbrute's envelope CV output, it gets a nice and gnarly squelch pretty quick. Both of the modules are running directly into my audio interface via 1/8" to 1/4" adapters and 1/4" cables. This is fine to do as long as you aren't clipping the input of your interface or mixer. If you are having clipping issued due to high volume, add an attenuator.

If you have hardware synths that you love, are thinking about getting into eurorack but don't know where to start, try some processing! It's super fun and relatively easy to understand. Also, processing let's you start making music immediately with what you already have, which we here at WMD believe is the most important part. Make music and have fun doing it!

No talking in this video, just tunage and some complimentary text spelling out what happens as it happens."

New Shakmat Modular 4 Bricks Rook Teaser

Uploaded on Oct 18, 2016 Shakmat Modular

"A quick overview of the 4 Brick Rook features."

MeloDICER and twinCussion-Vermona/Minimod-AJH Synth/Clock O'Pawn ,Time wizard -Shakmat Modular live

Dziam Bass

"Hello everyone.
for a week I have this meloDICER sequencer from Vermona and I get to know him more and more.
a few days ago I recorded this fast live with it and used Drums twinCussion also from Vermona (Kick and hat) trigger and clock Clock O'Pawn and Time Wizard from Shakmat Modular ( no is in this case but it is used from the second case) and for synth voice modules from AJHSynth as Minimod Vintage Transistor Core VCO, Transistor Ladder Filter, Contour Generator and Discrete Cascade VCA.
I wanted to show this voice and these sequences, also a little fun with resonance and sometimes using longer functions for sequences in fly.
I changed to 12 steps from 16 and as you can see the C slider will also change transpose notes on the fly.
Have fun and thank you for watching .
Have a nice day ;-)"

Shakmat Modular Four Bricks Rook : How to creatively use the Fill mode

Published on Sep 12, 2018 Shakmat Modular

"A quick Trap demo of the Four Bricks Rook, demonstrating the various way to use the Fill mode creatively."