Bugbrand modular studio jamming
Background info:
“Working on a track with my best bud Stefen Keen. Aka Unicorn Dream Attack aka chromedrone”
“Jamming in the studio with Paul Birken.”
Sui Sibi Se Se – Of Love and Robots
Background information:
In the studio working on a cover of Kraftwerk’s “The Robots,” which will be featured on the forthcoming Of Love and Robots EP. This (almost) all modular EP features covers of classics by Kraftwerk, Gary Numan / Tubeway Army, Giorgio Moroder, and more.
Sui Sibi Se Se – Of Love and Robots EP. Music for your self.
Morphun Function Tests
Here is a walk through of the basic functions of the Eardrill “Morphun” Module Module.
“Chris Muir of “Eardrill” makes wonderful Buchla synthesizer format/compatible modules.”
Module info can be found here: http://www.eardrill.com/
The ModuleModule is a normal Buchla-format module that implements a frame that can hold up to four “standard” mini-modules; “ModuleModule modules”, if you will. The ModuleModule frame has a circuit board that has a Buchla power connector, from which it distributes power to the four modules. Anyone who feels so inclined can make mini-modules for the ModuleModule. I think that this might be a pretty good platform for other manufacturers or for DIY efforts. There are a handful of them available currently, with more on the way. I have a long list of modules that I would like to make for this system. Modules can also be double or triple sized. (There’s nothing stopping anyone from making a quad-sized module, but by then it really makes more sense to make a normal module.)
Nice Nord Modular demonstration
The G2 concept is based on a stand alone hardware keyboard with a freely configurable sound synthesis architecture and a software user interface (Editor) made for Mac OSX and PC. The sound engine in the G2 synthesizer runs on a group of digital signal processors (DSP’s), together with high resolution AD and DA converters. A G2 sound is named a Patch and is made with virtual modules and cables. Simply ‘drag & drop’ modules and cables directly on the computer screen to create your own G2 sounds. A Patch can be modeled after an existing synth or it can be the synthesizer of your dreams.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re an 80’s retro fanatic or a producer of the most recent club music. With the G2 you can develop sounds similar to those created by old analog patch synthesizers or simulate acoustic instruments. You can also push yourself into a world of sounds that no single instrument has ever delivered before. While sample players remain cold as ice, the G2 modular architecture offers warmth and presence to your sound. Moreover, the average G2 patch uses about 3(!) kilobytes of memory, which makes sharing over the Internet a piece of cake. To get the feel of how it works, consider the way a guitarist connects his boxes and pedals. You build the sound piece by piece on the computer screen in a simple and intuitive way following your desired signal flow. Many of the G2 modules were also found in traditional analog synthesizers. Among the selection are well-known building blocks such as oscillators, filters, sequencers and envelope generators as well as more complex modules like vocoders, pitch tracker and the mystic Bode shifter. You can also build your own unique FX processors and run both internal and external signals through them. Future upgrades will be available for free from www.clavia.se. Combine all this editing power with a logical, user-friendly knob panel and you have the most flexible synthesizer ever seen – the Nord Modular G2!
The G2 has a three-octave keyboard with aftertouch, one modulation wheel, one Pitch Stick and eight rotary encoders, all easily assignable. Five separate LCD’s give instant overview and control of your patches. Four high quality analog inputs, one with a built in microphone amplifier, provide the connections for external sources. Four LED’s above the keys indicate the split-point configuration. The G2 is expandable with a voice expansion board.
Modular research – Antikythera
Equipment used in this video:
Roland System 104 Sequencer to
Doepfer A 185-2 outs to
a.A 156 ionian Scale
b.Quantimator 1 phrygian scale
c.Quantimator 2 mixolydian scale
4ms Peg RCD VcaMatrix
Analogue Systems RS 110
Doepfer A 134 pan by Moog MP 201
Make Noise Maths QMMG
Malekko 4x Oscillator
SSL Modulation Orgy
Toppobrillo Quantimator Sportmodulator
Master Clock Logic via Kenton Pro 2000II and 2x 4ms RCD.
Drum Logic Ultrabeat 6/4
Modular Beginnings
New modular DIY video uploaded:
Two-part exploration of a new device I’m building, first showing the oscillator control that feeds “robot voice” chip, and then using various parts of my modular synth to control the pitch/speed of the modulation effect.
Test run of the Sound Modular Eurorack
http://youtu.be/S7L241sJjSU
“This is the first promo video for Sound Modular in a quick fly through of our Flight200 Linear case. We are excited to announce the first “official” run! Our cases have a lifetime warranty (meaning we will always help you fix it) 2 years free of charge.”
French Connection goes modular
Frankie Bellani is using his French Connection for playing the big Dotcom System 110 Modular Synthesizer
Inside Benge’s studio – work in progress
http://youtu.be/x9T_qR3npno
Although a bit shaky camera man – still worth listening to 
Using a centralised trigger to control the sequencers of the Moog Modular and ARP 2500.
James was on the Korg Trident and Stephen the Korg Lambda
“working on a new tune at bengestudios, with james murphy (LCD sound system) and the dewaele brothers (soulwax)
see http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.co.uk/ for more info”
Circuit Abbey – Gravity Well demonstration
Here’s a nice video featuring the gravity well, background data below:
The gravity well uses cv to shape audio.
Where a filter removes certain harmonics the Gravity Well modulates
the existing waveform to create new sounds.
I’m using a doepfer A110 VCO (sequenced with a Modcam touch sequencer)
Square & sine waves are fed into a A114 ring modulator. Its output goes into the
Gravity Well.
The Gravity Well has 4 CV inputs.
I’m feeding a sine wave LFO into the first input (called latitude)
Into the second input (called Longitude) I later (1m,55 secs) feed a random CV.
This was generated using a combination of a noise generator, a sample/hold & a comparator.
A 4MS Noise Swash, Buchla 265 (Source of uncertainity) or the MakeNoise Wogglebug
would also prob work well as random sources of control voltages.
Modules used:
Circuit Abbey Gravity Well
Doepfer A110 VCO
Doepfer A114 Ring Mod
Modcan Touch Sequencer
Doepfer A118 Noise Gen
Doepfer A148 Sample/H
Circuit Abbey TripFire (Comparator)
Many thanks to Matt from Rhythm Active for supplying the Modcan Sequencer, The Circuit Abbey Gravity Well and Tripfire
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