Cassette Soundscape (TX Wiggles 47)

Published on Jul 28, 2019 poorness studios

"This is a first take, so it's not perfect... but I like the way it came out. I was messing around with the cassette player I modified and my Juno Gi. It's a definitely moody soundscape.

You can find the tape player mod here: [posted here]

Check out all my TX Wiggles videos here: [posted here]"

Channels (TX Wiggles 46)

Published on Jul 10, 2019 poorness studios

"I just started messing around with the modular after work one day. I had it sounding pretty cool and then I added the running water track in the background... it just clicked. I used my Eurorack system, and my Volca Beats/Bass/Mix combo."

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Ukulele Meets Modular Synth (TX Wiggles 45)

Published on Jun 16, 2019 poorness studios

"I combined the ukulele I just built with my modular synthesizer and tried to make some sci-fi music. This was the result.

See a video of the ukulele build here:"

DIY Project #24: Cigar Box Ukulele

Published on Jun 15, 2019 poorness studios

"I decided to build a Ukulele from a cigar box using one of the neck blanks from CB Gitty. I'm very pleased with the way it came out. I also added a cover of Bananas & Blow by Ween."

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Gregorian Glitch 2 (TX Wiggles 44)

Published on Jun 3, 2019 poorness studios

"I did another video where I put glitchy synth sounds under a Gregorian chant. The chant is coming off a record player so you can hear the static and clicks. It's really chaotic but somewhat relaxing at the same time. The first Gregorian Glitch video can be found here:" [posted here]

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Sunday Drone Part II (TX Wiggles 43) & an Electric Whisk

Published on Apr 21, 2019 poorness studios

"I just sat down this morning and came up with this moody drone patch. Its basically a morphing digital oscillator with an arpeggiated pattern on top. I used the modular, a Volca Beats, and the Microbrute.

you can see the first Sunday Drone video here:" [posted here]

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And the electric whisk:

DIY Project #21: Electric Whisk

Published on Apr 20, 2019 poorness studios

"Kind of a random project... I made an electric whisk. In the demo, I use a couple of my previous DIY projects.

Here is the Jarmaggeddon video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjLjf...

Here is the 3PDT Fuzz video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7DC3...

Check out all my DIY projects here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list..."

More Rings in the Clouds (TX Wiggles 42)

Published on Apr 14, 2019 poorness studios

"This is a follow up to TX Wiggles 10. I again used just Rings and Clouds to make a patch which ends up sounding pretty awesome. A random gate generated by Nano Rand triggers Rings and Batumi provides 7 parameters of modulation."

Generating Rings In The Clouds (TX Wiggles 10)

Published on Jan 11, 2017 poorness studios

"This is a simple generative patch featuring Mutable Instruments Rings and Clouds. ALM Pamela's Workout and the Doepfer A-151 also play a critical role."

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Modular on the Floor (TX Wiggles 41)

Published on Mar 24, 2019 poorness studios

"I decided to take the modular out of the studio and just sit down on the wood floor. There's something oddly organic about wiggling on a wood floor. It feels almost like an acoustic instrument."

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Photographic Sound (TX Wiggles 40)

Published on Feb 16, 2019 poorness studios

"Instruments used: Arturia Microbrute, Korg Volca Beats, Eurorack modular (for processing), & Danelectro Bass. The audio sample came from a 1950s informational film about photographic sound tracks. I thought it was cool so I did a jam around it."

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Diddley Bow Meets Modular Synth (TX Wiggles 39)

Published on Feb 3, 2019 poorness studios

"It was Sunday morning and I had a random idea... Take my simplest instrument (my diddley bow) and most complex instrument (my modular synth) and use them both for a jam session. This was the result."

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Gregorian Glitch (TX Wiggles 38)

Published on Dec 30, 2018 poorness studios

"I took audio of a Gregorian chant and sent it through a bitcrusher... it sounded super cool so I did a jam on top of it. I used the modular for processing guitar, the Volca Beats, my Microbrute, and the Jarmaggeddon."

Sunday Drone (TX Wiggles 36)

Published on Dec 9, 2018 poorness studios

"I woke up this morning and decided to do a jam with an odd collection of instruments. This was the result.

Here is the link for the drone box I use in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFKmb...

Check out all my TX Wiggles videos here:"

Cigar Box Guitar + Modular Synth (TX Wiggles 35)

Published on Sep 22, 2018 poorness studios

"This was kinda fun. I decided to plug my CBG into the modular synth. It goes thru a homemade fuzz pedal, into the Pittsburgh InOut, then thru a Harvestman Polivoks VCF, and finally into MI Clouds. It doesn't really sound like a CBG after all that."

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Monday Rain (TX Wiggles 34)

Published on Sep 3, 2018 poorness studios

"I woke Labor Day morning to a rainy gloomy Monday. I opened a window to listen to the rain and got an idea. I put a microphone on the window sill to record the rain, and then did a jam. I mixed the rain track separately to get the levels right. This is a first take (well, technically a second take because I forgot to hit record and then noticed a minute or so later).

I used a simple 1 osc patch on the modular, a Korg Volca Beats, my Minibrute, and a DSI Mopho. It came out pretty cool, but the good thing is, it stopped raining less than a hour later so I'm glad I recorded it while I could."

poorness studios: Robot Requiem | Sci Fi Mirage (TX Wiggles 33)

Published on Jul 14, 2018 poorness studios

"I came home from work, started patching, and somehow came up with this generative patch. It sounded like robots in mourning... thus the name. This is also the first patch I made with the Kilpatrick K4815."

Sci Fi Mirage (TX Wiggles 33)

Published on Jul 12, 2018 poorness studios

"I was messing around with my new Synthrotek Quadrangle and somehow came up with this generative patch. It reminded me of an old Sci Fi movie."

Sunday Morning Modular (TX Wiggles 31)

Published on Jun 17, 2018 poorness studios

"I was just messing around this morning and got a sequence that sounded kinda like an organ. I added the Minibrute and viola. Sunday morning modular."

Space Drums 3 (TX Wiggles Part 20)

Published on May 29, 2017 poorness studios

"I may be wearing out the Space Drums idea, but I'm really loving this clip. The FM drums mode on Peaks is just awesome! Rene and Rings get involved here too."

Space Drums: The Sequel (TX Wiggles Part 19)

Published on May 22, 2017 poorness studios

"I expand upon the idea I came up with in the TX Wiggles 17 vid. Mutable Peaks in hidden mode supplies the bass/snare and the TipTop CB808 does the rhythm. Rings gives some melody and Chronoblob does the rest."