A duo session of cleaninglady (DIY Modular Synth)and Sean Baxter (Junk Percussion) @ DUALS #2 - Conduit Arts 15/03/2014

cleaninglady and Sean Baxter - Conduit Arts 15/03/14

This is a direct input to Zoom H4n Recording of my Serge DIY Panel 3 i did on my 2nd day in LA. 10/05/14.

It was about 40 degrees C in the warehouse where i was staying that day , Downtown LA was blistering hot.

This was the same patch as i used in my live set at dA Center for the Arts.

I'm pretty happy with this recording as it goes all the way from angular searchings to pure fury and back again.

LA (Day 2)

Live from Make It Up Club a bit over 5 years ago.

Pre-Modular days performance on Effects Pedals , Mixer and Alto Sax.

Live @ MIUC 11 - 08 - 09

Sound New sounds using only the COA #2 70's Serge Panel.

I used the Positive Slew , SSG , '73 Filter and the '73 Envelope Generator.

This really shows off the sound , rhythm and modulation possibilities of this Panel , using only four of the seven function blocks. 

A little DJM-500 Reverb is present.

"Mastered" in Ableton.

Follow me here if you enjoy the sounds and please comment if you wish. I am always willing to learn from input from others.


Interaction

Using the COA Modular 'Positive Slew' Panel.

A slow morphing patch employing the Top and Bottom halves of the Positive Slew , SSG , Top half of the Dual Processor , '73 Filter and '73 Envelope Generator.

Really shows of the powerful modulation possibilities of the early Serge designs ; especially the Env Gen and SSG. 

The mix of CV's into and out of the Dual Processor is the key here.

Coa - Operation

A bit of cleaninglady old school noise synth.

USING : Serge Negative Slew Panel (COA Modular Panel #1)

One take.


 

retours

A Sunday morning walk with my Serge Negative Slew panel.

No effects except a little Reverb on the DJ mixer it went through on the way to Ableton.

No mastering except a little W1 Compressor.

Enjoy !  I welcome any comments.

Sunday 03/05/15

A short showoff of the awesome power of the Serge/COA VV2 Positive Slew panel.

The patch is totally self contained within the single panel.
I put i through a little DJM-500 Reverb on the way to my DAW.

No sequencing or external interaction of any sort. All VV2.

I called it Chalet because it reminded me a little of the Deep Purple 'Machine Head' album's overdriven Hammond Chords for some reason.

Chalet

Rhythmic / Melodic patch on COA Modular Negative Slew panel.
It's a bunch of 70's Serge modules in one panel.

No sequencer or drum machine involved , all produced within the panel with no effects.

Utilises : Negative Slew x 2 , V.C. Slew, '73 Envelope Generator, VCA/Gate, Triple Waveshaper and '73 Filter.

One Week Of Living Hell

A track i recorded then forgot. Just listened and thought i should quickly Master it and upload.

I panel of Serge Modular Synth of 8 that i have built.

Enjoy.


leftovers

A very nice patch using the Best of CGS Panel #3 Voice Panel only.

Every module used except Real Ring Mod.

2 x Oscillators , Serge VCF , Wave Mult , Serge DUSG , Analog Logic , CV / Audio Mixer and 1 x VCA as an output attenuator but also being opened and closed rapidly and sometime randomly by the Osc 1 saw output.


Sanju hachi do

I never learned to play piano but I like to play the piano when I have access to one, this was one of those days.

Stockholm Moir Piano 26 - 05 - 19

Stevie Richards - Modular Synthesis , Electroacoustic , Adventures in Sub-Bass.

I build and play Serge and Buchla 4U format Modular Synthesizers as well as some Eurorack Modular and a collection of Classic Analog Monosynths and Polysynths. 

I built a DIY version of the Buchla Music Easel in late 2016 and have been performing on it for the past year or so. It's a very deep and complex instrument and enjoyed touring on it and doing Music Easel workshops in many countries across Europe in 2018. I'm planning more gigs and workshops for 2019 across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

On Serge Modular , performances are generally restricted a single voice panel.
This choice is a deliberate one , given a palette of very little to work with , i am forced to make split second changes and decisions that will effect the outcome. It makes me actually play the synth instead of just letting it drone.

I am also a saxophone player , my sound is conversational and could be seen as a loose appropriation of Free Jazz. 

Really it's up to the listener to decide this. If you like to hear my Sax stuff go here : 

https://soundcloud.com/stevierichards


Built so far... of 8 x Best of CGS/Serge Modular Synth panels , 4 x Buchla Clone panels , a DIY Buchla Music Easel (208r and 218r), over 100 DIY Euro Modules and countless other one off Sequencers , LFO's ,  Drum Machines etc

You can follow me on Instagram : noiseelectronique

You can buy tracks for as little as one dollar over at my bandcamp page :

http://cleaninglady.bandcamp.com/

Your support is greatly appreciated !!

i have been recording cleaninglady tunes for about 15 years , 
it mostly started out as synth and drum machine stuff.

Later i started exploring getting sounds from pedals and home made sound making gear.

About 8 years ago i started using Ableton Live for recording , sequencing and effects but to be honest i don't like sitting in front of the computer that much.

More recently i've been preoccupied with the Serge Analog Modular Synth Panels i have built. The bulk of my uploads now feature this unit with a small amount of Eurorack and or Buchla featured here and there.

I have been the house (and only ever) Sound Engineer for Make It Up Club for about 15 years. I DJ in between sets there every week too.

I tour whenever i can throughout Japan, Singapore, Europe and US on both Modular Synth and Sax.

Some cleaninglady sounds are noise , some ambient , some beat driven.
I dont like to get stuck in one style so if it's all a mish-mash to you , that's why.

cleaninglady

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