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GiGi FM is a trained dancer, which gives her a deeper insight into the intrinsic relationship between music and bodily movement. You can read a lot more about her philosophy and approach in the interview below, but you don't even need to know about it to hear this in her RA Podcast—a collection of swirling deep techno that rivals anything made by the usual cohort of "hypnotic" techno heads.

Looking at the tracklist doesn't really do it justice, but the names involved give you an idea of what to expect: Varuna, ASC, Donato Dozzy, The Orb, Sunju Hargun. This is techno that ripples rather than bludgeons, that moves with an ethereal grace, where tracks bleed into one another beautifully, with a few surprises, too. While you're here, you should check out her Magnetite EP for Bambounou's label Bambe, already one of the young year's most bewitching techno records. But if this is your introduction, then turn off the lights, light a candle or some palo santo, and sink into two hours of your new favorite techno DJ.

Read more: http://ra.co/podcast/822

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Test Pressing w/ ALM Busy Circuits 090422

Radio Mumdance / Season Three / Episode One 🌐

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Radio Mumdance / S3 - E01 / 01 March 2023

Radio Mumdance / Season Three / Episode Two 🌐

Broadcasting LIVE every Wednesday 7pm - 9pm GMT via www.mumdance.com/radio

Join the MD Discord for shout outs: discord.gg/WbQGTmrN3z

Radio Mumdance is a free service - If you enjoy the show, please consider becoming a supporter to receive the following benefits:

- Live track-listing via Discord 
- Monthly Patreon-only show 
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Radio Mumdance / S3 - E02 / 08 March 2023

Patch Notes:

Building a busy beat with TAZM-O using the Pam PRO + AXON-2 to sequence and perform complex modulation changes and the MEGA-TANG to layer and control the levels of multiple shape outputs.

Different shape outputs from the TAZM-O are patched to the 4 channels of the MEGA-TANG with each VCA modulated by a different envelope shape/pattern from Pam PRO. The remaining outputs of Pam are patched to the TAZM-O, providing zappy envelopes to pitch and octave CV + rhythmic modulation to the FM Index (self patched TZFM) and Shape CV. The new AXON-2 is used to perform quick macro changes to the modulation with the 4 offset knobs altering rhythms, wave width, CV level and wave shapes for several outputs at once.

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TAZM-O Beat

Patch Notes:

BPM matching a break loop using the SQUID SALMPLE!  Hold Func while adjusting the Speed parameter to display the BPM pop up and set your 1 bar loop to the desired BPM.

A 1 bar break loop is loaded to channel 3 of the Squid and triggered by a /4 clock from Pamela’s PRO Workout (set to 170 BPM). By holding the Squid’s Function button while adjusting the Speed parameter, the BPM of the loop is displayed and the break speed is adjusted until it matches Pam. Multiple one shot drum sounds are then layered in along with sequenced bass and chord voices. The break is then filtered down by the MUM M8 while simultaneously lowering its pitch but preserving the BPM using the Squid’s new Pitch parameter - available in the latest firmware (v188).

For details visit the SQUID SALMPLE page here: https://busycircuits.com/alm022/

Squid BPM Match

Patch Notes:

Sequencing a pair of MCOs from the ASQ-1 with woody arpeggios from the Tonesum additive voice and a bright modulated lead line from the Digiwave wavetable voice.

The 2 ‘step-time’ pitch sequencer tracks of the ASQ-1 are patched to the V/Oct and trigger inputs of a pair of MCOs. The first MCO produces a woody vibraphone style bed of sound using the ToneSum additive voice. The second MCO is mixed in on top, using the DigiWave voice to produce a bright modulated wavetable lead. With both sequences playing, the ASQ-1 keyboard is used to transpose the melodies simultaneously by pressing a key with the ‘Mode’ button held, creating interesting evolution to the simple sequences. Finally, the feedback and mix of the MFX’s Tape-Tech Echo are increased creating a washy ambience.

For more info on the MCO visit: busycircuits.com/alm046/



Dual MCO

Patch Notes: 

Processing a 707 snare with our QuaidraVerb plugin for classic gated snare effects and lush airy reverb tails. 

Here the QuaidraVerb is used to process the snare sound of the TR-707 kit in Ableton. The reverb adds space and atmosphere to the dry snare sound with various adjustments to the Size, Low Cut and Damping parameters. Upon switching the Era from ‘90s’ to ‘Now’, the Gate parameter becomes available and is used to create a hard drop off in the reverb tail. This produces a classic punchy ‘gated snare’ sound, a technique that first emerged in pop music production in the 1980s.

To conclude, the Freeze switch is engaged, immediately producing an endless infinite reverb tail. Using automation, Freeze can be switched on and off for special experimental reverb effects.

The QuaidraVerb is available for download along with a growing number of other plugins ported from the MFX hardware with clean, simple and expanded user interfaces.

The QuaidraVerb is available alongside the Almicon reverb as the ‘MFX Digiverbs’ for only $10 - for more info visit: busycircuits.com/digiverbs/



QuaidraVerb Gate

Patch Notes:

A triple MCO patch using the Oomph, DigiWave and Virtana voices to create a heavily modulated kick & snare, wavetable hi-hats and a thick detuned bass line.

MCOs are patched up to create a track, starting with a punchy kick from the Oomph and custom hi-hat from the DigiWave. The Pip Filter is opened and modulated by Pamela’s PRO Workout, revealing a thick but sharp detuned square wave bass line from the Virtana voice. Output 6 of the Pam PRO is then unmuted to add shifting motion to the hi-hats via random modulation to the AB wavetable mix. The kick drum Distortion Type and FM depth are assigned modulation from CV 1 to produce a snare like hit in response to an envelope from Pam. The trigger from the hi-hat is then swapped over to the External input of the 3rd MCO to trigger a phase resync of the detuned square wave stack, resulting in an aggressive pluck that greatly emphasises the bass sound and heavily interacts with the Pip Filter’s resonance.

For more info on the MCO visit: busycircuits.com/alm046/



MMMCCCOOO

Patch Notes:

Here we demo the full lineup of ALM VCV modules including Pamela’s PRO Workout, Tyso Daiko, MFX and our bundle of free modules in a variety of different patches.

All modules featured are available now to purchase from the VCV Rack store, including the Pam PRO, MFX and Tyso Daiko alongside our FREE collection that includes the MCO, Pip Slope, Beast’s Chalkboard, Tangle Quartet and O/A/x2.

Create simple clocked triggers, complex rhythmic waveforms, quantized melodic patterns or random chaos with the Pamela's PRO Workout, access a multitude of classic hardware effects processors with the MFX, and generate classic 12-bit digital wavetable drum voices via the ‘Tyso Daiko’.

Download the latest update of the VCV Pam PRO to share and back up banks with the hardware version. The new context menu options ‘Export backup’ and ‘Import backup’ act like the standard presets in VCV but can be loaded from a hardware Pamela’s PRO Workout.

For more info please visit: busycircuits.com/vcv/
To purchase visit: library.vcvrack.com/?brand=ALM+Busy+Circuits

VCV Arp Patch

experimenting with the chords on the Akemie's Castle FM module. this is a 4 operator chord patch with about 6 modulations going on as well as 4 loops on the make noise morphagene being switched around as a background layer.

a little rossum morpheus filter thrown in for resonance...

a lot of nice, bell-like tones from Akemie's.. it is, after all, an actual Yamaha FM synthesizer chip in a module...

july 12, 2017 (fm experiments)

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