This playlist collects sketches using the monome norns.

norns sketches 2018

From a collaborative affair with Ichos, both drawn to nordic electronica and interesting patterns in texture.

Mess (with Ichos)

808 kickdrum challenge

808 kick sample processed on norns glut
sequenced on norns fairplay
ran into mi rings/elements
ran into polymoon/re-20 delays

further processed in ableton

boro 808

instagram here https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmw4796AmsR/?taken-by=midcenturymodular

Exploring the rebound app on norns.  Using the korg nanokontrol2 to have control over the engine (params like cutoff, release, resonance, and pulse width).  serial delays (polymoon -> re-20) create the ping ponging.

will it be

Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BmzXhu0nee5/?taken-by=midcenturymodular

This use the earthsea app run through delays and reverb.

contemplation ii

This started with a sampled 303 patch from samples from mars, sequenced using polygome from the monome terms max for live pack.  This sequence was further modulated with an arpeggiator and some other midi effects devices and duplicated into 3 separated tracks.

I took these and brought them quickly in and out into the monome norns' loops app, a mysterious rhythmic looper that has a blank screen and no description of the controls.  I took this and processed it using rings/elements, and into my delay->heat pedal setup.  I recorded this as the backing drone that starts the track.

Then, I took the 3 melodic sequences, changed to a different 303 intrument patch, and ran those through the delay-> heat pedal setup.  This became the higher register that comes in towards the end of the piece.

Finally, I took the two recorded tracks, messed with various automation to make them flow into each other better, and then ran through the pedals one last time.

borojs 303

monome norns kayan app, slowly hand-modulating reveal.  gain staging by bring the level up from norns with mi veils and then bringing back down with mannequins rip.  delays from meris polymoon and boss re-20 for delays, meris mercury7 and valhalla vintage verb (chorus space mode) provide reverb.

reveal

Found this one on the hard drive.

The sequencer / clock was a minibrute 2s.  The brute's VCO + Plates were the voices; grids was driving peaks + a 2hp snare.

2018 - 06 - 02 - 01

1.  Los Destellos - Onstá Le Yerbina
2. Los Yetis - Me Siento Loco 
3. Los Barrocks - Noche de Los Hippies
4. Los Saicos - Ana
5. Los Yorks - Solo Estoy
6. FE 59 - Estoy Brillando
7. Elia y Elizabeth - Soy Una Nube
8. Nuevos Tiempos - Sencillo Cansado 
9. Odair José - Tudo Acabado 
10. Ghetto Brothers - Viva Puerto Rico Libre 
11. The Lebron Brothers- Suena
12. Gualberto - Flamenco

psychadelic tio

The Tiger Who ... ... (demo)

Sunday Night Channel Surf Sesh

My tribute to Albert Collins, one of my childhood heroes.

What Happened?

Albert's Cosmic Safari

from the album good grief!
available on folded note records 12/04/20
http://foldednote.bandcamp.com/album/good-grief

good grief!

intimate surrogate

A quick jam pinging Mutable Instruments Blades.  The only other modules were Make Noise 0-Ctrl and u-he CVilization for sequencing, and an attenuator.  Some EQ and dynamics in the DAW.

We're listening to the Main output, with filter 2 modulating filter 1 -- first in the Mode input (for phase modulation) and then I switch it to FM for a bit before going back to phase.  Manual knob tweaking with no particular plan.

Blades Ping Jam

Mutable Instruments Beads with quality set to Scorched Tape, right output self-patched to the input, letting the feedback build up and then get chopped.

Beads Selfpatched Scorched

garner, nc ~ ambient music ~ booking, questions, etc.: midcenturymodular@gmail.com
goldenchoraleband@gmail.com

this page collects demos and experiments.  released discography:

2021
midcentury modular - snow (upcoming)
https://midcenturymodular.bandcamp.com/album/snow

2020
midcentury modular - a weekend
https://midcenturymodular.bandcamp.com/album/a-weekend

2019
golden chorale - midnight - https://goldenchorale.bandcamp.com/album/midnight

2018
midcentury modular - drones https://midcenturymodular.bandcamp.com/album/drones
midcentury modular - summit https://nomadexqui.site/album/summit-1
midcentury modular - arps https://midcenturymodular.bandcamp.com/album/arps

reveal

midcentury modular

Related tracks