Sunday 30 January 2011 - Filed under open
this is an exercise in driving the p9 suitcase with the machinedrum. the modular feeds an eventide timefactor, then processed at the machinedrum inputs on a RAM machine.
:: Share or discuss :: 2011-01-30 :: admin
Monday 18 October 2010 - Filed under open
the machinedrum GND-IM machine sends (mostly) modular-level ready triggers, making it an outstanding x0x-style controller for a modular synth. on quick test, it appears to drive pressure points/brains and a doepfer a-155 with no hassles. however, the mfb seq-01 appeared to stutter and skip steps (in 16ppqn external mode). the seq-01 appears to be a little finicky about the trigger it receives to drive it. I found two solutions:
(1) Set the approximate GND-IMP values:
UP – 80-85
UVAL – 127
DOWN – 0
DVAL – 0
(2) Mix a positive offset voltage with the output of the GND-IM impulses.
machinedrum manual:
http://files.elektron.se/support/Elektron_SPS1_SPS1UW_Users_Manual_OS1.50.pdf
mfb seq-01 manual (en):
http://www.mfberlin.de/Manual/Manual_e/SEQ-01_be.pdf
:: Share or discuss :: 2010-10-18 :: admin
Sunday 11 July 2010 - Filed under open
This modular synth patch contains two synthtech morphing terrariums being frequency modulated, filtered and randomly sequenced.
:: Share or discuss :: 2010-07-11 :: admin
Sunday 6 June 2010 - Filed under open
This is an audio test of two new modules that I built: the Ian Fritz 5Pulser waveshaper and the Thomas White/Buchla resonant lowpass gate. These modules, along with two oscillators in an FM configuration, define the bassline character in the clip below.
The 5pulser is a simple but potent audio waveshaper that converts incoming triangle and sawtooth waves into a “pulse train”–essentially multiple sequential square waves–at the output. The number of pulses per waveform cycle are configurable from one to nine, with voltage control of the number of pulses (depending on the front panel switch settings). In this patch, both the lowpass gate and the 5pulser are being modulated by stepped voltages.
The Thomas White resonant lowpass gate is a direct take on Don Buchla’s original lowpass gate, except that it adds a filter mode with resonance and two three-channel mixer sections (one for CV input, the other for audio input). I chose to build this module with the faster VTL5C3 vactrols. The filter mode is surprisingly growly and reminiscent of the Wiard Borg2 filter in lowpass mode. The amplitude does not drop with an increase in resonance. Also, the resonant lowpass gate self-oscillates, making it useful as an oscillator in itself.
The secondary voice that comes and goes in this recording is a Harvestman Hertz Donut being processed by a Korg KP3. Also present is a Korg EMX–1 (kick drum), a tr-606 for occasional hi-hat and cymbal elements, a tr-707 and a little dash of machinedrum.
:: Share or discuss :: 2010-06-06 :: admin
Tuesday 25 May 2010 - Filed under open
…good to see you again.
:: Share or discuss :: 2010-05-25 :: admin