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Bits N Bobs

Demoing the new Freak Shift module from Sketchy Labs. Not a very sophisticated or exhaustive demo, just a bit of playing around after plugging it in for the first time.

1. Rubicon 2 and Dixie waveforms into Freak Shift; Dr. Octature in LFO mode modulating sin and cos.
2. Waveforms filtered with Dr. Octature -> Freak Shift. Sin / cos modulating LFO duties by z3000ii and DPO.
3. As above but filtered post-Freak Shift.

Watch your bass and treble bins.

Freak Shift Demo

Using the Freak Shift to add a bit of subtle whoosing to a sound, patched (if I remember correctly) between the filter and the VCA.

Solo'd section from the track "Wishful Propagation", featured on the new album PLACEHOLDER which comes out next Friday 8 October :)

The module is the Freak Shift by Doc Sketchy. Find him at Modwiggler or Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/docsketchy/videos

Dear music fan: don't be alarmed. I occasionally post modular synth demos on this page and this is one of those times.

Freak Shift subtle whooshing

No Answer

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Drums and Bass

Final version is here: https://soundcloud.com/cylob/diary-burner-1?in=cylob/sets/placeholder-5

Tracing the evolution of the track "Diary Burner" from last year's album PLACEHOLDER. The various versions at different stages of development are crossfaded into each other. Starting as a "home made 808" jam, some ominous chords are added, a funky bassline joins the party and the vocoder gets involved. The last 35 seconds are from the final version, the iconic track that we all know and love :D

The initial track was saved on January 25th 2021 at 13:41 and the mixdown of the final version on August 29th 2021 at 17:27, so now you know.

Is this interesting to you? I'm always thrilled to hear early or alternative versions of tracks I like, so that's why I did this. If you want me to dig out some more "evolutions", click the heart and / or leave a comment. If not then fine, I can just delete this later and we can all move on as if nothing happened, OK?

Track Evolution: Diary Burner

Squonkij

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Prompt was the track title.

Dual Acid

Halbinsel

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Prompt was the track title.

We Michigan But Should We

Step Away From The Kerb (S-Version)

Another DPO demo: using digital envelopes, multitracked and edited, some high pass and all pass filtering on the lead sounds, low pass filter on the baritone sub-tune about 2/3 of the way through, a couple of external oscillators on LFO duties, no other audible synths, no EQ or effects. 

Ask Me At Midnight (DPO Demo 2)

Acid: Sunday October 2nd, 2016. Beats: Saturday 16th March, 2019. Mix: Sunday 26th May 2019.

Latebook Dixie 108

September 2004. Original is on this album: https://cylob.bandcamp.com/album/cylob-music-system-3000

Chuckle Midget Sick Mix

Wobbles

PG Mod Absynth

Well, it's a start

Inpart Redux

Isolation Chords

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Getting tougher
Mountain range
Doesn't change

Haunting wages
Wider changes
With no word
Never unheard

Lonely, homesick
Antiseptic
Patterned shirt
Does it hurt

Time dismember
Can't remember
Send it back
Taking the flack

Go to town
Ask around
Brought ashore
Searching no more

Sorrow treading
Not resembling
Gin and lime
Pantomime

Landing small room
Sliding heirloom
Led astray
Seize the day

Any venue
Nothing is true
Well behaved
Freshly shaved

Modern world
Tightly curled
For two years
Broken fears

Silver platter
Not the latter
Harpsichord
Never toured

Lucky standard
Drunk and stranded
Saving grace
Painted face

Full expenses
Seven tenses
Rubber stamp
Cuban lamp
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hello, my name is cylob, and i make electronic music