Erica Synths Steampipe - #superbooth24

video upload by motobor

"Check out my 10-minute jam with the Erica Synths Steampipe prototype. I really got into it when I discovered those awesome long scape and pad sounds. The reverb section is a standout feature and plays big part for achieving the result I got. While this synth is designed for wind instrument sounds, I was able to coax some unique tones from it too.#EricaSynths #Steampipe #Soundscapes #SynthSounds #Superbooth24 #superbooth"

Modor DR-2 tutorial Part 1: Getting started

video upload by Richard DeHove

"The Modor DR-2 is one of what I consider the 'Big Five' in the drum machine world. There's the DR-2, Perkons, Pulsar-23, Rtym MkII and the Alpha Base.

This is not a sound design video, nor do I go through the many sound models and parameter options, that's for later videos. This one is a guide to the DR-2's basic operations, although of course there's plenty of hits along the way. The intention is to explore the many functions of the DR-2 in an ongoing tutorial series.

I've admired this machine for a couple of years and am excited to have got this one on loan from Modor. So it was very cheeky of me to switch out all the knobs for big black grippy ones from Erica Synths, but, well, it just looked too sweet and clean and my Big Box of Knobs is always looking for opportunities.

Soundwise there is a limiter on the output just to avoid any surprises and my voice is damping the drum machine level whenever I speak, which should explain any volume fluctuations.

0:00 Overview
0:29 Power & firmware
1:00 Front panel
2:10 32nd notes
2:55 Sound models
4:37 Knobs
5:28 Ergonomics
6:50 Envelopes
7:55 Change patterns & kits
9:40 Bars
10:15 Track length
12:15 Muting
12:42 Play modes
14:15 Saving
16:41 Tilt filter
17:50 Clear tracks
18:57 Initialize
19:59 Copy & paste
20:55 Random fill
22:05 Random steps
23:59 Random value
25:17 Parameter locks
26:46 Alpha & beta channels
32:00 For next time

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Erica Synths LXR-02 Digital Drum Synth w/ Original Box

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"Gently used LXR-02, includes original box and power supply as pictured.

Two companies - Sonic Potions and Erica Synths joined efforts to develop a drum machine that would stand apart from the masses and the LXR-02 was born. The LXR is a full-fledged digital drum machine with an integrated sequencer. Its sound engine provides 6 different instruments, each with over 30 parameters to tweak, producing sounds from classic analog emulations to crunchy digital mayhem, thus offering some of the most extensive sound design capabilities found on a drum synthesizer. Its compact, durable design and clear user interface make it ideal for live gigs."

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Erica Synths Perkons HD-01

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SUPERBOOTH 2024: Erica Synths - ResonantEQ - Nightverb

video upload by sonicstate

"At Superbooth 2024 we met up once again with Girts from *Erica Synths, *who gave us a glimpse of some new things, namely *ResonantEQ*, a Eurorack module which first appeared six years ago, but is now revitalised, and *Nightverb*, a desktop reverb unit.

ResonantEQ is intended to inject some new blood into the Eurorack ecosystem. It is an hybrid analogue and digital module, with an analogue resonant eq with digital control over the parameters, and CV control over each band allowing for a wide range of possible applications, including turning the EQ into a multimode filter.

*Nightverb, *developed in collaboration with Netherlands-based 112dB, has a custom algorithm intended to avoid emulating any classic reverbs but instead produce a reverb with its own character and fully hands-on control.

Nightverb Available: June 2024. Price: 450 Euros

ResonantEQ Available: soon. Price: Around 300 Euro"

See the announcement post here.

Erica Synths Resonant EQ: SUPERBOOTH 24

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Erica Synths Bullfrog XL: SUPERBOOTH 24

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Erica Synths Nightverb: SUPERBOOTH 24

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Erica Synths Introduces Nightverb and ResonantEQ

"We at Erica Synths in collaboration with 112dB have developed a unique new hardware reverb effects unit. We focused on the musical aspect of the effect – extremely long decay tails are possible without losing harmonic integrity and since multiple parameters can be adjusted at once, notes can be played individually and held in chords, pitch-shifted at a whim or used to create massive, ambient textures.

Introducing the Nightverb – a stereo reverb with a unique and musical custom algorithm, save/recall functions for all parameters, all in a sleek aluminum case to aesthetically match our lineup of desktop units."

GRAPHIC RESONANT EQUALIZER
We realized it’s about time to expand the Erica Synths Graphic series of Eurorack modules with a unique sound shaping module. Introducing the Graphic Resonant Equalizer – a 10-band resonant equalizer with a fully-analogue signal path and digital control over individual band levels.

This new architecture gives an unprecedented level of control for shaping sounds with the possibility of saving presets, randomizing band levels, applying clocked modulations and even allowing for the module to act as an unconventional multimode filter.

The CV inputs for all bands and the clock input allow for integrating the Graphic Resonant Equalizer into any Eurorack system. Whether you’re looking for a delicate sound design tool for balancing out the frequencies in your patch to sound just right or an experimental scream machine that can mangle any sound source into uncharted territory, the module does it all – a versatile secret weapon for your rack!

Features:

10 band analogue resonant equalizer
Digital control over band levels
CV control over each band level
Configurable resonance loops (one or several bands)
EQ, Lowpass, bandpass, highpass and notch filter modes
Patch memory
Clock input for clocked modulations or patch selection
Spectrum analyzer mode
An optional expander for hands-on control of each band’s boost/cut
Module width – 20 HP

Erica Synths x Richie Hawtin Introduce the Bullfrog XL

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Updated version of the Bullfrog. You can see find previous posts featuring the original design here including supporting member Quincas Moreira's original Bullfrog Video Manual here.

"Created by Erica Synths & Richie Hawtin, Bullfrog is an educational electronic music instrument designed to captivate and inspire both youth and professionals alike. Bullfrog invites you to unlock musicality while combining the thrill of electronic music production with a comprehensive learning experience.

Bullfrog XL is designed specifically for teachers to use in front of the classroom and it expands the concept of the regular Bullfrog by inflating its size by a factor of 3 (literally!).


Features:

Fully analog design
Highly accurate voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) that tracks great over 8 octaves
Manually adjustable and voltage controlled waveshapes – sine-shark fin and pulse wave with pulse width modulation (PWM)
Zener diode-based noise generator
Resonant lowpass voltage controlled filter (VCF)
Voltage controlled amplifier (VCA) with adjustable offset
Delay effect with adjustable delay time and feedback amount
Two looping attack-sustain-release envelope generators (EG)
Sample & Hold circuit with an individual clock
Attenuverter
Slew processor with adjustable slew time
Two buffered splitter circuits
Two channel oscilloscope
6.3 mm jack sockets
Manual gate button
Gate and Trigger out
Voice card slot
Built in speakers
DIN5 MIDI input
USB connector
Keyhole slots on the rear panel
Dimensions (mm): 820x505x65 (250 with the side panels)
Mass: 8,3 kg

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ESK - Duetto with Syntrx and A2

video upload by Metunar

"2 analog synthesizers, a sequencer and a silly melody.
All sounds from the Erica Synths Syntrx and the GRP A2.
Elektron Digitone does sequencing and effects (Delay and Reverb).
Soft Mastering.

http://www.metunar.ch"

Creating a soundscape from pure resonance

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Who needs oscillators when you have self-oscillating resonance? Here the Erica Synths Acidbox III with high resonance is fed into a Fairfield Circuitry Roger That, then to a Gamechanger Audio Light reverb pedal and finally to the Erica Synths Zen Delay.

The Acidbox is configured so the right output feeds into the control CV input, but the box itself is getting no external audio, just it's own resonance.

The Roger That pedal provides a little extra texture and noise but is not an essential component. I tried all sorts of different pedals in this position including distortions, drives and bitcrushers but almost all of them had very little effect. I think there simply wasn't enough for those pedals to chew on.

The Light pedal is mainly on the 'harmonic' setting and I sometimes switch it to feedback. The Zen delay is on the tape ping-pong setting. Filter is on highpass in case things get out of hand and the drive knob adds some good grit.

The input gain on the Acidbox and Zen were fundamental to the sound. Both were usually quite low but if you want something with more noise and distortion it's there if you just pump those up.

A few years back I had a Lyra-8 which I always say is a great personal meditation machine. Yet imo it doesn't compare to this setup in terms of flexibility and expression. Here you can go high and delicate or low and cone-shaking, peaceful or disturbed all in a few knob turns. And what big glorious knobs they are.

I do believe this type of playing is personally very therapeutic. If I was an indulged academic I think it'd make an interesting research project to look at the brainwave state of someone engaged in prolonged resonant drone knob twiddlings. Might there be a connection between the played harmonics and brainwave frequencies and that in certain moods you'd gravitate to harmonics of that emotional state? Or would your playing perhaps reduce agitated brain frequencies toward a more dreamlike state? Who knows.

Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon.

Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
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MFOS - Vocoder

video upload by NOISEBUG

"Vocoder from outer space, vocoding sone nice drums from the Erica Synths LXR-02

The vocoder is available now at Noisebug

#modularsynth #synthesizer #synth #analogsynthesizer"

First time with the Erica Synths Perkons

video upload by Uncle Tony

"A quick and dirty video. Just got my hands on the Erica Synths Perkons and came up with this grimy beat. Whew."

Erica Synths Introduces EDU DIY SNARE DRUM

Designing a simple analog snare drum from scratch

video upload by Moritz Klein

"No drum machine is really complete without a punchy, snappy snare. Together with the kick, it creates the rhythmic backbone for most grooves.

So in my ongoing quest for creating a Roland-inspired modular drum machine, I knew I had to come up with a snare circuit that would complement the kick and hi-hat I‘ve already designed. After a lot of fine tuning, I landed on a circuit that can emulate a TR-606, TR-808 or TR-909 snare."

No drum machine is really complete without a punchy, snappy Snare Drum. Together with the Kick, it creates the rhythmic backbone for most grooves. So for our percussion-focused second season of educational DIY kits, we knew we had to come up with a Snare circuit that would complement the Kick and Hi-Hat we’ve already released. After a lot of fine tuning, here’s what we came up with: introducing mki x es.edu DIY Snare Drum.

Features
Manual and CV controlled Tune
Tune CV depth attenuator
Manual Attack and Decay control
Manual and CV Snappy (noise and tone crossfade) control
Accent input

We – Erica Synths and Moritz Klein – have developed a series of educational DIY kits under the brand name mki x es.EDU with one specific goal in mind: to teach people with little-to-no prior experience how to design analog synthesizer circuits from scratch. What you’ll find in the box is not simply meant to be soldered together and then disappear in your rack. Instead, we want to take you through the circuit design process step by step, explaining every choice we’ve made and how it impacts the finished module.

NB! All kits in these series are simple and come with extensive user manuals which can be downloaded separately, therefore we will not provide customer support in case your DIY build fails to function or similar.

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A Zen-Bro romance told in resonant screams

video upload by Richard DeHove

"I have a bad habit of cranking the resonance on any machine I touch. It's so ingrained I did it at a friend's studio a little while back on an unfamiliar synth - and after a brief shriek decaying to an air-moving whomp I thanked the gods that the volume was set so low. I've used so many Polivoks-style filters in recent times I'm used to cranking the resonance with impunity.

Which brings me to the delicate love story between the Erica Synths Zen delay and the Behringer Pro-800. My trusty Rev2 is for sale and in its place I bought the Pro-800. Why trade down you may ask? Truth is I'm not a big poly player. The more polyphony you use the more simple the sound needs to be, in which case I wanted a simple yet knobby poly, and that's the Pro-800. Added bonus: no onboard effects. So when the Pro-800 arrived this week I teamed it with the Zen delay immediately.

So the romance is revealed: A brand new Pro-800 teamed with the Zen delay. The 800 is switched on for the first time, the resonance is cranked, the Zen's input drive and overdrive is engaged and almost immediately this gloriously jagged, gritty, and unpredictable darkness pours out.

Five minutes of first-time noodlings is a bit much I admit. And I was going to say all this over the top of the video but that felt wrong, like ads in a funeral service. So instead here it is. It is literally the first time I ever powered it on, to the point where I didn't even know how to save the sound or know whether I'm in tune, on the upside I pretty sure moved every knob and switch so if you want to replicate the sound, there it is.

Even so the 800's resonance is not fully cranked, I had to back off a little just to retain the ability to hold an actual melody.

Whether the 800 is good for anything else, who knows - I haven't got past this sound yet and I must look up how to save it. What's clear though is that the 800's filter teams beautifully with some heavy drive. I can feel more teamings in the air - perhaps another stereo 'Roger That' outing?

One final thing worth mentioning: the Zen delay cost significantly more than the Pro-800. Makes you wonder where your synth dollar is best spent.

Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: / richarddehove
Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

Erica Synths - Hexinverter Mutant Hot Glue sound demo

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"The Mutant Hot Glue is a versatile bus mixer for analog effects chain design. The included analog compressor offers series or parallel compression and a sidechain input, making it particularly well suited to drum processing. The distortion can be used in its default position, normalized to the effects send, or like every other part of the module, broken out and used elsewhere in your modular system. Mutant Hot Glue has been faithfully re-designed, paying homage to the original design, with an improved compressor developed in collaboration with Hexinverter Electronique

Timeline:

00:00 - Patch 1 / Glued Drums - Sample Drum, Bassdrum and Pico Drums mixed together. Stereo FX used as Send FX.
01:46 - Patch 2 / Self oscillation patch. Mixer module patched in feedback with itself and modulated with the Octasource.
02:49 - Patch 3 / Glued Drums 2 - Sample Drum, Bassdrum and Pico Drums mixed together. Built in distortion used as send effect.
04:08 - Patch 4 / Glued Drums 3 - Sample Drum, Bassdrum and Pico Drums mixed together. Stereo FX used as Send FX.
05:40 - Patch 5 / Drone Mixer - Waveforms from Black VCO 2 mixed together and sent through the built in distortion."

Octasource, Derivator, Burst, and Rample (a Eurorack test, not a law-firm ;-)

video upload by John L Rice

"I changed just one module in one system recently and that has caused a 'modular-Tetris' chain reaction meltdown across multiple systems! 🤦‍♂️🧐🙄😅

Anyway, I stopped working to test a patch idea: using the Ladik J-110 Derivator to create 4 separate gates from a single Erica Synths LFO output that are used to play a Squarp Instruments Rample sample player. (Athena Ladik Burst module is processing one of the outputs from the Derivator)"

Rocco's Resurrection from Supersex OST by Ralf Hildenbeutel, Moog Matriarch + Erica Synths Perkons

video upload by Mattelica

"Excerpt from Rocco's Resurrection from the Supersex OST with a Moog Matriarch + Erica Synths Perkons to a Hologram Electronics Microcosm to a Yamaha MG10xu mixer to a Canon 6D + 17-40mm lens"

Erica Synths Introduces BLACK PĒRKONS HD-01 / Discontinues BLUE PĒRKONS HD-01

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"Erica Synths is stoping the manufacturing of the jet fighter cockpit blue PĒRKONS HD-01 and introducing an all-new sleek black finish!


Due to a few considerations (including popular demand) we have decided on releasing a new edition of the PĒRKONS HD-01 now in an all-new sleek black finish!

We are pleased to see the enjoyment the PĒRKONS has brought to users worldwide over the past two years despite the numerous production setbacks we have encountered along the way. From studio setups to clubs it is heartwarming to see our thunderous creation inspiring electronic musicians to express themselves in new ways and most importantly – to have fun while doing so.

To celebrate its success we have decided to transform the beast by giving it a new demeanour – a timelessly black finish to match our other instruments and to visually complement the dark aesthetic that has become synonymous with Erica Synths modules and desktop instruments all over the world. The original edition in jet fighter cockpit blue will remain a unique piece of music instrument history and hopefully cherished by the owners of these now discontinued units


The PĒRKONS – the weight of a storm - now grown dark as the night."