TEST SERIES PART 1 Tiptop Audio Z-DSP Roland VG-99 Guitar Synth Eurorack

Published on Sep 18, 2018 Outsider Sound Design

"PART ONE
Tiptop Audio Z-DSP with Roland VG-99 Guitar Synth.
Cards used in this video are Time Fabric, Halls of Valhalla, Bitrot, and Dragon Fly 2.


The purpose of “TEST SERIES” is to focus on the sound design possibilities of various gear combinations when pushed to the extremes. This series is not musical nor does it serve as an instructional video. It is all about sound potential.

Please consider supporting this channel by purchasing a sample pack or music download from www.outsidersounddesign.com"

BREAKS AND FX

BREAKS AND FX from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"Having a blast jamming with Adam Collins.

Tiptop Audio drums and ONEs, Verbos Electronics Complex Oscillator, Industrial Music Electronics Piston Honda mk2

Tiptiop Audio, Doepfer and Verbos sequencing.

Z-DSP: Halls Of Valhalla, Mariana Trench. Chronoblob Delay

https://soundcloud.com/djadamcollins

www.zv-k.com"

AUGUST SESSIONS 4

AUGUST SESSIONS 4 from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"Trying out my studio system together with the live system.

Studio System: Tiptop Audio FM bass patch: Z3000 #1 (triangle) modulated by Z3000 #2 (sine) -> MixZ -> Z2040 (VCA and Frequency modulated by 2x Z4000s, FM ammount modulated by Doepfer LFO)

-> Z-DSP (Time Fabrique #5). Sequenced and transposed with KeyStep

Live System:

BD808

ONE (snare sample), Snr808 -> Vermona VcDrive -> Toppobrillo Multifilter (HP) -> Tiptop Z2040 (LP)

Ma808, Tiptop ONE (Hat sample, running through a VCA for accents), Hats909 -> Roland Demora

TG ONE -> Doepfer A-124 Wasp Filter modulated by Z4000 #3

Piston Honda -> R*S Variable Slope VCF (HP) -> Z2040 (LP) -> Make Noise LxD -> Z-DSP Mariana Trench (1)

Send FX: Z-DSP (Halls Of Valhalla), Chronoblob (Z2040 in feedback loop, WMD MMF HP on the output)

Sequenced with Circadian Rhythms, A-157 and Rot8"

Malekko Heavy Industry - Manther *Squarepusher / Warp Records Vibes*

Published on Jul 5, 2018 DivKidVideo

"You asked and I delivered ... I just can't remember who asked! :) ... I had a comment about the Manther from Malekko Heavy Industry asking about how it would sound with some Squarepusher and Warp Records "vibes". Specifically relating to the nice Roland SH-101 liquid melodic line that's drenched in reverb in 'Theme From Ernest Borgnine' from Squarepusher. So here's that melody. I changed a note or two at the end to hopefully avoid the potential take down but you can hear it does that resonant liquid filter style sound you hear in that track and others from Warp and that era/genre. The reverb is the Halls of Valhalla card in the TipTop Audio Z-DSP, which is also lovely."

Malekko Manther DivKidVideo

NEW Z-DSP CARD: MARIANA TRENCH #2

NEW Z-DSP CARD: MARIANA TRENCH #2 from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"Mariana Trench - a new card for Z-DSP eurorack module by Tiptop Audio.

Algorithm #2: FDN WAVEGUIDE

Running a submix of saturated Tiptop Audio drums and voice samples through FDN Waveguide on Z*DSP #1

other sounds: Cassa BD, R*S VQVCF bass line, Tiptop ONE V Haus chords.

FX: Halls Of Valhalla Plate on Z*DSP #2, Clocked Tape Delay on Z*DSP #3

tiptopaudio.com/z-dsp-2018/#marianatrenchcard"

Moog Grandmother Demos by seancostello of Valhalla DSP

Stunning demos of the new Moog Grandmother by Sean Costello of Valhalla DSP, who are known for their reverbs. The Hall's of Valhalla reverb was also offered for Tiptop Audio's Z-DSP.

ambient eurorack by dearalan

Published on Mar 31, 2018 dearalan

Playlist:

1. Some Poems | ambient-ish | w/ eurorack, monome grid & 0-Coast

All sounds from the eurorack, except one pad (TAL-Bassline-101) and the glitchy percussion towards the end (Ableton Operator)

Melody 1: Intellijel Plonk - ALM Busy Circuits MUM M8 - 4MS Dual Looping Delay

Melody 2: Mutable Instruments Rings - Tiptop Audio Z-DSP (Valhalla card)

Basslines: Make Noise 0-Coast

Kick: Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alter - Erica Synths Fusion VCF

Perc: Bastl Instruments GranPA - Erica Synths Pico DSP - Erica Synths Fusion VCF

Some modulations from the Xaoc Devices Batumi (Expert mode)

All sequences from Ableton Live, controlled with the Monome Grid through Endorphin.es Shuttle Control

All the other pads is background noises are from Plonk & Rings, but mangled with (mainly) using the Make Noise Morphagene. Morphagene also function as a input from Ableton

Recorded in one take, onto one track in Ableton Live, and added some slight eq, compression an limiter using the Izotope Ozone 7

2. Lush Fields | ambient eurorack with Digitakt, Maschine, 0-Coast & OP-1

OP-1 - Pads
Melodies by Rings & Plonk
Bass - 0-Coast
Rhythms - Maschine

3. Turquoise Vessel | ambient lullaby | w/ eurorack, digitakt & OP-1

Tracks:

1. Mutable Instruments Rings via Clouds (sequenced from Digitakt)

2. Teenage Engineering OP-1 tape loop and some background pads

3. Borderlands (app) background ambience/pads (looped from eurorack)

4. Digitakt - rhythms

Endorphin.es Shuttle Control is the link between Digitakt/OP-1 and eurorack, and their Cockpit module feeds the iPad for looping.

Tiptop Z-DSP Review + first look at Reverb FDN + 5 other FX (with MiniBrute 2, Una Corda, Valhalla)

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Published on Mar 19, 2018 loopop

"A full review of Tiptop Audio's Z-DSP including 6 FX cartridges: Halls of Valhalla, Dragonfly Delay, Spring Waves, Grain de Folie, Valhalla Shimmer and the upcoming Reverb FDN from anckorage

The Z-DSP is a stereo, cartridge based, open source, variable clock rate effects module. In this review I look at five of the existing effects cartridges, and a beta version of the upcoming Reverb FDN cartridge.

Each cartridge can contain up to 8 algorithms, and give you control over its parameters using 3 knobs. A clear LCD screen details the function of each of the knobs. Analog feedback is also available, with the ability to insert additional effects in the feedback loop. There's CV input for controlling the DSP's clock, and this can substantially impact the effect characteristics, for example, bit crushing a reverb, or pitch shifting a granular freeze.

I was initially interested in this module due the availability of the highly acclaimed Valhalla reverbs on it - however since additional cards are relatively inexpensive, it's nice to see the broad effects range this module can support.

In this clip I test the following modules:

1. Halls of Valhalla
2. Dragonfly Delay MK2
3. Grain de Folie
4. Spring Waves
5. Valhalla Shimmer
6. Reverb Feedback Delay Networks (beta)

Audio sources tested are:

1. Arturia MiniBrute 2
2. Una Corda by Native Instruments
3. Electric Sunburst by Native Instruments
4. Voice"

Tales From The Rack no.5 - Eurorack Performance.

Published on Feb 27, 2018 Richard Lacy

"Hello. Another tale from the Eurorack and a piece which started out as a ‘reel’ for the Make Noise Morphagene, recorded beforehand with the PPG Wave 2.2.

Perhaps the notable thing about this piece, is that even though it’s a big patch, most of the modules aren’t even breaking a sweat. They’re just doing simple jobs. There are some definite Floydian tendencies here; influences come to the surface sometimes….

As ever, it’s one pass and no overdubs (see the end of the Patch Notes for mixing info).

I’ve tried to make this one a bit more interesting visually (still using an iPhone5 with a shattered screen and it always drifts out of sync with the audio, which is infuriating!). It can be difficult to see what modules are in the system from the main wide shot, so I thought I’d add some close ups. Also, I have no idea how to edit video, so it’s time to learn.

Thanks for listening. If you like what I’m doing, please like and subscribe. Your support is most welcome!

Patch Notes:
Doepfer MAQ 16/3 is the clock source.
Clock to 4MS rotating Clock Divider and Frequency Central Pocket Calculator and some multiples.

1. PPG Wave sampled into Morphagene. Played by a clock divider. Metropolis pitch CV is modulating the slide control. Output to AQA Dual State Variable Filter, then to the TipTop Z-DSP (Halls Of Valhalla).

2. Gate output of the Metropolis is playing the Atlantis (main bass). Pitch CV comes from the Stepper Acid, running on a very slow clock. There’s a Switched Multiple in the pitch CV path, meaning I can choose a static bass note, or kick in the full chord progression.

3. The Stepper Acid is also playing the chords. The post Switched Multiple pitch CV is going to a few places:
Shapeshifter in chord mode: Cello 1. Shape modulated by an LFO.
Three Doepfer VCOs are tuned to the rest of a chord, the third requiring an offset generator.
All signals go to a Ladik mixer, then to an Analogue Solutions Telemark Filter. The filtered signal finally ends up in the Rainmaker, giving a bit of space.

4. Plonk. This is the guitar-type sound. Fixed note and the gate comes from the 4MS RCD on the div-3 output. Plonk output goes to the 4MS DLD.

5. Something I’ve done before, but I like it… 4MS Spectral Multiband Resonator. Bands tuned and locked. Band levels controlled by six Analogue Solutions AR Envelope Generators. The EGs are triggered from the outputs of of the A-149 Stored random Voltages.

6. Bass drum. Braids triggered by an Analogue Solutions SQ8.

7. Snare drum. Braids triggered by a Doepfer clock sequencer.

8. Hats. Doepfer white noise into a Telemark Filter. Doepfer ADSR and VCA doing the rest, triggered by the Turing Machine.

9. Perc. TipTop One triggered by the Turing Machine. The Turing Machine was locked throughout. I meant to alter the pattern partway through the track, but I forgot! All drum reverbs come from Pro Tools.

10. I still haven’t fallen out of love with Rings and Clouds in their most basic forms yet, so here they are doing their thing. Was determined not to use them, but I patched them in and they sounded ace. Doepfer Dark Time Sequencer is providing the notes and gates. Rings Position is being modulated by Tides, quite heavily towards the end. Rings is just repeating a four note sequence; it’s Clouds doing the time shifting and blurring.

11. The big filthy sound: pitch is coming from two Analogue Solutions SQ8 sequencers. Un-quantised, for more varied harmonics and going Evian a Doepfer Slew Limiter. There were only two Doepfer VCOs left by this point, so that’s what we’re using. Tuned in octaves, the square wave of one goes into the A-113 Subharmonic Generator, giving lower octaves and another intervals.
All these signals are mixed together, the intervals being a bit quieter, but their harmonic content is used in what comes next. It’s a lot of filtering!
First up is the AM Snowfall Filter, not taking much off the top, but there’s a thickness to the sound. Second is the Eowave Fluctuations Magnetiques. All four filters in use, with each one tuned to a different resonance, waiting to be ‘peaked’ by the changing notes. Third is the Dave Smith Character; this is where the big distortion is coming from. Lastly everything goes through an Analogue Solutions SY-03 for overall tone control.
By this stage, I’ve run out of reverbs and delays, so this is getting delay and reverb from Pro Tools.

12. Maths. Used as two envelope generators. These envelopes are fed into the ‘initial gain’ input of two Korg MS10s.
The first has fixed pitch, playing a high 7th. The second is playing root, sharp 5 and 7th. Notes from an SQ-8.
You can hear these gently fading in and out in a rather Floydian manner. External reverb and delay.

13. Korg MS20 has a sample and hold on the gate and is playing a low root note, used at both ends of the piece.

Nearly everything goes via a Mackie mixer (under the camera). I’m using this to bring parts in and out. From there, it goes to Pro Tools."

DUAL CIRCADIAN TECHNO RHYTHMS

DUAL CIRCADIAN TECHNO RHYTHMS from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"The second run of the same patch (as in this video: [here] but with different samples on the four ONEs) with a second Tiptop Audio Circadian Rhythms in the system.

Playing with three regular Tiptop ONEs and one TG-ONE, Tiptop 808 and 909 drum modules

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Almost Sunny

Almost Sunny from Tiptop Audio on Vimeo.

"Tiptop Audio artist ANGLE creates a strong groove with BD909 and brushed HATS909.

The melodic sequence was created using the Z8000 Matrix Sequencer, Circadian Rhythms and Valhalla effects coming from the Z-DSP."

DUAL CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN DUB

DUAL CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN DUB from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"First patch with a second Tiptop Audio Circadian Rhythms in the system.

Playing with three regular Tiptop ONEs and one TG-ONE, Tiptop 808 and 909 drum modules

CIrcadians sequence

Tiptop ONE #1 - Bass (pitch changes played live from MN Pressure Points)

Tiptop ONE #2 - DOTS Hat

Tiptop ONE #3 - V-HAUS Chord sample

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TG-ONE: Techno Scetch #2

TG-ONE: Techno Scetch #2 from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"Throbbing Gristle samples played by two regular Tiptop ONE modules

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Tiptop BD909, SD909, HATS909, CP909, TOMS909, CYMBL909

FX: Z-DSP: Hydra, Z-DSP: Halls Of Valhalla, Erica Synths Fusion Delay/Flanger/Vintage Ensemble, Alright Devices Chronoblob + WMD high pass and Tiptop Z2040 low pass filters

a bunch of stuff is also going through Toppobrillo Multifilter (hi pass) and Tiptop Z2040.

Sequenced with Tiptop Circadian Rhythms, Trigger Riot, Shakmat Modular Knight's Gallop and Antimatter Audio Launch Codes.

http://tiptopaudio.com/tg-one/"

TG-ONE: Techno Scetch #1

TG-ONE: Techno Scetch #1 from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"Throbbing Gristle samples played by two regular Tiptop ONE modules

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Tiptop BD909, SD909, HATS909, CP909, TOMS909

FX: Z-DSP: Hydra, Z-DSP: Halls Of Valhalla, Erica Synths Fusion Delay/Flanger/Vintage Ensemble, Alright Devices Chronoblob + WMD high pass and Tiptop Z2040 low pass filters

a bunch of stuff is also going through Toppobrillo Multifilter (hi pass) and Tiptop Z2040.

Sequenced with Tiptop Circadian Rhythms, Trigger Riot, Shakmat Modular Knight's Gallop and Antimatter Audio Launch Codes.

http://tiptopaudio.com/tg-one/"

ZV_K - LIVE MODULAR MUSIC

ZV_K - LIVE MODULAR MUSIC from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"We had to recalibrate all of our 5 Z3000s. This video is little jam we had to test the tuning. Now its perfect!

Chords: Toppobrillo Quantimator > 3x Z3000 > R*S Serge Variable Slope VCF (Hi Pass) > Tiptop Audio Z2040 LoPass VCF/VCA (controlled by a pair of Z4000s) > Z°DSP running Hydra Card
sequenced by Circadian Rhythms and Pressure Points (manual transpose)

Bass: 2x Z3000 > Tiptop Audio Fold Processor > Z2040
sequenced by Verbos Multistage running through Tiptop Audio QuantiZer (manual transpose)

Drums: Tiptop Audio BD808, MA808, Hats808, SNR 808, RS808. Acidlab 8LMHT (808 toms clone)
BD and hats sequenced by Circadian Rhythms, SNR808 and RS808 by the Knights Gallop, Acidlab Toms by Lunch Codes.

All clocking is done by the Circadian Rhythms and the Trigger Riot

FX: Z°DSP reverb (Halls Of Valhalla)
Chronoblob delay running through Z2040 (feedback) and WMD hi pass (output) - that hissy dust )
Erbe-Verb: low level metallic voice like whooshes"

Akemie's Taiko - Cyclebox - Synchrodyne - AFG + Wurlitzer Swingin' Rhythm

Published on Nov 30, 2017 isvisible isinvisible

"Plinky plonks - Cyclebox and Akemie's Taiko processed through the Modcan Dual Delay.
Bass - Livewire AFG processed through Doepfer A- 106-5 SEM Filter and Phonic Taxidermist 47.2b.
Percussion - Neutron Sound Orgone Accumulator processed through Reflex Liveloop.
Droney Sound - WMD PDO processed through Doepfer A-126 Freq Shift and Tiptop Audio V-DSP with Halls of Valhalla card.
Synth Noises - WMD Synchrodyne + Expand processed through Mungo d0.
Drums - Wurlitzer Swingin' Rhythm lightly processed through Retro Mechanical Labs Electron Fuzz."

Low glow, a monotone Tiptop drone

Published on Nov 27, 2017 Tiptop .Audio

"Rearranging the two systems and making the first patch. Drone is made by the Z3000 into the Fold Processor and into the Z-DSP feedback input running Halls Of Valhalla. Bass notes from Z3000 Z2040 and Z4000. Mechanic sounds by using TG01 sound library."

Eurorack Improv no3. Chords and ambient builds.

Published on Sep 9, 2017 Richard Lacy

"Hello. Here's an experiment in chord progression. Recorded straight to stereo, No overdubs or remixing. What you see is what you hear...
I wanted to make a simple patch using a two row sequencer, to create a chord progression where each chord contains four notes. How do you do this when your sequencer can only play two notes at once? If you're a seasoned modular-head, the answer may be obvious, but if you're new to this, here's the answer: You can cheat… Here's what's going on: I'm using four Doepfer oscillators for the notes. The Doepfer Dark Time Sequencer is providing the CVs and gates.
Row 1: CV to one oscillator. This is the top note of the chord.
Row 2: CV to two oscillators, the second oscillator is playing one octave lower than the first.
The big cheat is that the fourth oscillator isn't receiving any CV; it's just tuned permanently to C. The other three notes move around the C, making some nice clusters here and there. It's just an eight chord sequence and I could have expanded it further, with additional oscillators tuned to other intervals, but I wanted to show that you can play chords with basic modules (yes, I'd like an ER101!). The rest of the chord patch is roughly like this.
4x Oscs into 4x channels of Veils VCA.
Dark Time gate goes to A143-2 Quad Envelope Generator, which in turn is fed to Veils. I'm switching the envelope lengths from short to long, so the notes go from staccato to legato.
Veils audio output goes to the AM Snowfall filter. This is modulated by three channels of an A143-1 Complex Envelope Generator, helping to give it a brassy sort of filer envelope.

Then it got out of hand and I added a bunch of other stuff and made a little jam. Here are the other patches:
1. The soft-sounding plinky-plonky stuff is the 4MS SMR. Level CVs are controlled by AS EGs, which in turn are randomly triggered by the A149-2 Digital Random Voltages.
2. AS SQ8 playing an extra top line from Rings. This goes into Clouds. Clouds is being randomly (clocked random) frozen by the A149-2.
3. AS SQ8 is playing the MS20 for the first bass line
4. Stepper Acid is playing the Minitaur for the second bass line. Minitaur filter is being modulated by the Doepfer MAQ 16-3.
5. The slow overdriven legato melody comes from an SQ8 into Maths, which I'm using as a dual oscillator here. The pitch CV is slewed. Audio goes to an A116 Waveform Processor, then to the Dave Smith Character, then to the Eowave filter and finally to the 4MS DLD.
6. Next is Radio Music, going into the Shapeshifter for vocoding. Audio output goes to the AQA Dual SVF. This patch is being run by a TipTop Z8000 and a 4MS SISM.
7,8,9. There are three synth sequences.(from about 2'15") One is Metropolis and Atlantis. The other two are Doepfer MAQ 16-3 into two A110s and Doepfer filters and envelopes.
10. Finally, a thuddy bass drum from an AS SY-03 filter and cymbal-type sound from the TipTop One.
Everything goes into the little Mackie mixer and I've got the Z-DSP Valhalla on an aux send.
This is what happens when I have an afternoon off..
Thanks for watching!"

Modular Workout #7 - Orthogonal Manoeuvres

vcoadsr
Published on Aug 14, 2017

"http://www.vcoadsr.com

Live modular jam recorded 12th August 2017 using:
- 10U Eurorack modular synth
- PlayDifferently Model 1 mixer

Percussion coming from Tiptop Audio ONE, HATS909, CP909 & RS909
Bass & melodic voice courtesy of Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alter & Loquelic Iteritas Percido respectively.
Various other elements coming from the Orthogonal Devices ER301 Sound Computer.
Reverb from Tiptop Audio Z-DSP using Halls of Valhalla card.
Clocked delay from Orthogonal Devices ER301 Sound Computer.
All sequencing from Orthogonal Devices ER101 & ER102 sequencers all being clocked from ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's New Workout.

Recommend listening with headphones or decent sound system for best sonic experience.

Latest VCOADSR release:
https://vcoadsr.bandcamp.com/album/se..."

DSP Synthesizer Euro Modules Now Open Source

via DSP Synthesisers:

"A number of DSP Synthesizer Euro modules has now been open sourced.

Among those the popular CZ-VCO Phase Distortion Oscillator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GKuV4bnFPg [embed below]

PCB's and code can be found in the 3HP Paperface blog:
https://janostman.wordpress.com/the-3hp-paperface-euro-modules/"

First Play: CZ-VCO & Strakal Brulu

ApolaKipso
Published on Oct 21, 2016

"First play with these two modules, also testing whether the camera still works. CZ-VCO'S EASTER EGG IN THE DESCRIPTION.

PATCH NOTES

Clocked and sequenced from Ableton Live using the Arturia MicroBrute as sound source and as CV interface for the CZ-VCO.

The two voices go into the Optomix (used as dual VCA) and on into the Pittsburgh Modular MIX3, which isn't more than a buffered mult to feed the two inputs on the Tiptop Audio Z-DSP.

The Z-DSP is my end-of-chain reverb and running the Valhalla card, obvs.

Maschine and Mutable Instruments Peaks supply the drums (the latter being sequenced from the Beatstep Pro).

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