Sound demos of the Befaco Sampling Modulator

Sampling Modulator Demos

This month’s show weaves between various styles at around 170bpm. Featuring tracks by Datasette, Ena, Dj Strawberry and Dale Cornish.

Threads Radio - Shadow/Essence 13/06/23

@fran-campos

Sables Mouvants & Alpenglûhen presentan a Aa sudd pre-party

Fran Campos @Espacio Perpendicular (07/08/2023)

recorded on sunday morning, june 25
at la clairière, curated by @whisperingsignals
@absismusic
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ABSIS live - La Nature 2023

"The day begins at the castle. Ambient melodies, accompanied by slow and deep initial textures and beats, envelop you. You'll find yourself in a state of exquisite intoxication, experiencing a sublime start – an unparalleled mix and selection that will take you on a journey amidst the rays of a radiant sun, almost blinding."

HOC radio X Mostra - Sciama Djset

Sciama (@sciamamusic) is London based Michael Watters. For Sciama,  music is all about creating a world in which the listener can explore the many facets of human emotion, a journey inward that uncovers both the light and dark within us.

https://sciama.bandcamp.com/

Sciama's DJ set kicked off the third day of performances curated at Castell de Montjuïc for Mostra 23 (@mostrabcn). The second edition of the Catalan festival brought together a total of 1,000 people across two different locations and featured four days of musical acts. The lineup included 31 artists who delivered high-quality avant-garde and experimental electronic sounds.

Photo by @helen_white79 (IG)

HOCast #159 - Sciama - Mostra 2023

"An absolute piece of craftsmanship. It demands full attention, packed with intricate details and brilliant electronic experimentation. A long and fully developed journey. A delight from start to finish. We wish you lucid dreams."

Set recorded in Espacio Perpendicular (@espacio-perpendicular), during Lucid Dreams on October 4th.

Samuel van Dijk is a Dutch electronic music producer and DJ who explores contrasts in his music, blending genres like electro, techno, dub, and ambient. Under his aliases - VC-118A, Mohlao (@mohlao), and Multicast Dynamics (@multicastdynamics) -he creates immersive soundscapes that move from outer space to oceanic depths. His modular approach to live performances allows him to shift from energetic breakbeats to abstract, textured soundscapes. With releases on respected labels such as Delsin and Frustrated Funk, van Dijk's work is known for its melancholic moods and deeply absorbing grooves, whether in clubs or experimental settings. His sets range from gritty techno and futuristic electro to atmospheric ambient, always delivering emotionally rich experiences.

..A lucid dream is a dream in which a person becomes aware that he or she is dreaming and it becomes quite different from an ordinary dream.  For one thing It can be strikingly realistic to the point of producing a convincing replica of the normal physical world and for another it has its own psychological characteristics and range of emotional reactions which have to be considered independently of these experienced in normal dreaming..."

In the late 1960s, psychologists Celia Green and Charles McCreery published Lucid Dreams, a study exploring the paradox of consciousness during sleep, describing the possibility of conscious perception in dreams, often involving out-of-body experiences and hallucinations. Later, in the mid-90s, the UK ambient label EM:T released a minimalist ambient masterpiece titled Lucid Dreams, featuring texts and narration by Celia Green. Thanks to Astral Industries, this forgotten gem was reissued on vinyl a few years ago, in a deluxe edition with illustrations by the renowned Theo Ellsworth.

Several lucid dream sessions have been held by candlelight, featuring guests such as Ario, Camu, Coeval, Doozer, F-on, JL Maire, Urtzi, Patrick Russell, Vicki Siolos, SUNA, and most recently, Multicast Dynamics.

HOCast #210 x Lucid Dreams - Multicast Dynamics

Befaco's Sampling Modulator Eurorack module doing some analog downsampling on a triangle wave (via a Doepfer a-110).

Demo by Pepe Coca (A.K.A. POSITIF) (https://soundcloud.com/positifpositif)

SAMPLING MODULATOR DEMO: Analog Downsampling On Triangle Wave VCO (plus MS - 20 Filter)

Befaco's Sampling Modulator Eurorack module FMing a VCO (Doepfer a-110) via the trigger output of the module (sequencer is working at audio rate frequency). Muting one or two steps gets usually the best results. A hipass filter -or two in series- is needed to leave mostly the harmonics that will give us the metallic sound.

Demo by Pepe Coca (A.K.A. POSITIF) (https://soundcloud.com/positifpositif)

SAMPLING MODULATOR DEMO: Hi-Hats (FMed Triangle Wave)

Befaco's Sampling Modulator Eurorack module doing some analog downsampling on a square wave (via a Doepfer a-110).

Demo by Pepe Coca (A.K.A. POSITIF) (https://soundcloud.com/positifpositif)

SAMPLING MODULATOR DEMO: Downsampling On Square Wave 3 (Chiptune Sounds)

Befaco's Sampling Modulator Eurorack module doing some analog downsampling on a square wave (via a Doepfer a-110).

Demo by Pepe Coca (A.K.A. POSITIF) (@positifpositif)


SAMPLING MODULATOR DEMO: Analog Bitcrusher On Square Wave VCO 2

Using Befaco's Sampling Modulator Eurorack module as a square wave VCO sound source and then filtering it via a doepfer a-107.

Demo by Pepe Coca (A.K.A. POSITIF) (@positifpositif)


SAMPLING MODULATOR DEMO: Used as a Square Wave VCO Sound Source (filtered)

Welcome to Outis Podcast Series ! 
This month we have the pleasure to introduce an extraordinary DJ from Barcelona (Spain) who present us a mix that has been played 100% on vinyl. His musical exploration takes us on a journey through space and time... A warm welcome to Absis.

Tracklist:

Muein. Creep
Azu Tiwaline. Night in Palmtree
Brendon Moeller. Distant Frequencies
Dino Sabatini. Reversus Sum
Konduku. Scale
Estrato Aurora. Tone Breaker
Kick21. Bright Interface
Marmo. Inner Sytems
Clearlight & OWL. Alert, Red Clouds
Ricco Visitations. Leyla
Nekya. Killing Daylight
Ena. Crossroads
Akrüül. TR003
Anja Zaube. Mysterious Lake
Atávic. Unreleased
Felix K. Scapes part 2
Nekya & Fossa del Rumore. Transient sense (Grebenstein Remix)
DYL & DB1.   ECOU #11
Felix K & Ena. Six Days
The Untochables. Temporal Rift
Konduku. Karinca
Feral & Spekki Webu. Kentaga
Detach. Form Constants
Reeko. Urmah #5
O.M. Theorem. Lemma 1
DB1. B Sides B1
Sciama.  Choice reduction
Elemnt. Square 4

Bio:

Salva Coromina  aka ABSIS. 
His involvement in the Barcelona scene began in the late 90s under the alias MouseDown/MouseUp, having years of experience as Dj resident in club such as Razzmatazz (The loft) and festivals like Sonar.
He has always been exploring the deeper side of electronic music, moving from ambient to techno. ABSIS currently runs his residency at Laut club in Barcelona with the Midline parties... he is also a resident at the MOSTRA festival in Barcelona and his productions are published on labels such as hivern discs, Affin and Oslated among others.

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/absis_music/
https://soundcloud.com/absismusic

Outis Podcast Series 023

OutisPodcastSeries023 - Absis

YUKIMASA @ Hummø 02

Contributing our latest episode is London’s ANNX, a regular figure within the city’s cutting-edge undercurrent whose many contributions include co-curation of the Whomp, Perspectives, and once-shrouded Magick events, and a residency at the beloved Above Below festival. Anna’s tireless dedication to the scene goes hand-in-hand with her unmistakable talent behind the decks, as evidenced by an impressive repertoire of mixes and set recordings, and which I was fortunate enough to witness first-hand last summer in the Chilterns. Here Anna demonstrates her well-honed craft over the course of two meticulously plotted hours, diving seamlessly into manifold forms of deep, heavy psychedelia before emerging in a wave of euphoric bliss. Thanks Anna!

@annx-anna-whomp

Artwork by Angelina Nikolayeva.

Sure Thing Mix 141: ANNX

"As the afternoon light melts through the trees, sound takes its time — unhurried, organic, quietly shifting. Downtempo rhythms pulse beneath layers of texture, carrying the warmth of the forest and the promise of slow, delicate transformation."

Darris Hopper (@darris-hopper) is synonymous with highly emotional electronic music, direct to the place where the deepest dreams and mental relaxations are undergone. Music glide free over an experimental dialogue, oblivious to modes and fashions, giving rise to an adventure that flees from the darkness and the day to day to immerse us in that long-awaited ideal moment in which to meditate, open the windows inwards, enlightening the interior self and enjoy. State-of-the-art technology, live manipulation, and from the privacy of the studio, at the service of sensations and playful evasion as a first human need in clearly elusive times for lyrical expression.

Recorded djset at Perpendicular 2025 (@espacio-perpendicular) - somewhere in the woods. When? Friday 19:00 Where? In the main stage.

Artwork: Javier Marimon - Off Tangent

HOCast 251 - Darris Hopper - Perpendicular 2025

Serious Cut@Rarities-Podcast-February 13

Befaco, DIY modular synths and eurorack modules.

SAMPLING MODULATOR DEMO: Downsampling On Square Wave 3 (Chiptune Sounds)

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