Little is known about the reclusive Joystick Attack. Only that it attempts suicide through sound.

All sounds, except the vocals, created on a modular synthesizer.

DRUMS
- Kick made by mixing waves from Hertz Donut MKIII and Piston Honda MKIII.  Pitch envelope sent to 1c/oct for transient. Another ENV for tail.  Stacked with a kick from Befaco KickAll.
- Snare made by mixing Zorlon Cannon MKII noise and Hertz Donut MKIII.
- HI Hats and Ride made from Zorlon Cannon MKII.

All drums were sampled and sequenced inside Ableton Live. Drum mix was sent back through the Bastl / Casper Dark Matter for recording.

BASS
Piston Honda MKIII, modulated the pitch on VCO 1 with an attenuated clock divider. VCO 1 & 2 were tracking at same pitch but VCO 2 down 1 octave. Modulated X wavetable axis with 2 mixed LFOs.  Modulated Y wavetable axis with a random sample and hold. Sound went through Double Andore MKII for shape. Sequenced by ES-3 from Ableton Live.

LEAD
Hertz Donut MKIII.  This sound was more about the internal FM patch on the VCO.  OP A modulating main VCO at a ratio of 7.  OP B modulating main VCO at a ratio of 6 with a little phase modulation. Sound went through Double Andore MKII for shape. Sequenced by ES-3 from Ableton Live.

VOCALS
Recorded three takes and stacked them. Ran them through distortion, compression, EQ and reverb.

RECORDING
Recorded all audio on separate track in Ableton.  Did some light editing, mixing and mastering.

Created for New York Modular Society https://nyms.love/2019/12/07/patchable-0008/

Joystick Attack - Eyes Up - PATCHABLE-0008

Electronic music & noise made with modular synths.

Joystick Attack - Eyes Up - PATCHABLE-0008

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