Freestyle jam using the modular, Tx81z, Octatrack, Analog 4, Analog Rtym, TT-303, KP3, KP3 and some other stuff. Trying not to think too much. Levels are bit whack probably and it's a little long. Just pretend you're on drugs and dancing around and it'll probably make it easier to listen to. :)

No Fun, No Way, No How

I originally started out with a 17 minute long attempt at freestyle Berlin School style track. Did a second pass with a 303 and TR-8. Tweaking and playing stuff in real time. No overdubs. Straight to 2 track recorder. 

STE22

Just a little jam. No edits. No anythings. Just hit play and started jamming on something. Trying to be patient and see where things go naturally when not rushed. 

I was asked for a bit more detail. 
The Octatrack is the main brain. It's the PLAY button. I didn't have many loops in it for this one. Just the tambourine. The main filtered chord is a Mutable Instruments Braids in WTx4 mode. Octatrack is shifting the pitch of the chord while a User LFO is modulating the VCA & Filter of the Modular giving it a kinda gated chord type feel. The LFO depth opens it up or closes it down manually throughout the track. RTYM is the percussion. Some of it was pre programmed. Some not. The hats pattern was done using TRIG MUTES and then unmuting them as it went on. Nifty. There is a PEG controlling the 2 self oscillating sides of a Korgasmotron filter fighting each other in a µMod. I have a µStepII triggering an Atlantis noise burst in BP filter mode with an LFO giving the cuttoff a little variation. I'm able to mess with the pattern of the µStep in realtime. Modular goes into a compressor that is poorly set up as that is not my strong suit! Other stabby/brassy thing is the Blofeld sequenced in the Octatrack. Playing around with the filter in realtime. TT-303 is the squarish- 303 sounding thing. Slightly distorted . . . . . by what I have know idea! All of this goes into a 16 channel Mackie, with and Eventide Space, & Time Factor, and Kaoss Pad on the FX sends. Kaoss Pad comes back in on a channel versus return so I can do some feedback stuff with it. The entire mix goes through a Focusrite Compounder and Electrix Filter Factory. . . . 
. . .  and that's about it. Just start jamming on it and see where it takes me. The hardest part is playing solo. There are so many mutes and unmutes and things to twiddle for builds and drops that it's almost impossible to do. I could use another person that can feel their way through things. Technical skill is not as important to me anymore! I'm not playing any Mozart! . . . and only a couple of things in my studio can even play a chord!! :)

Doubt. Forever and ever . . .  . . .

Quickie lunch time jam using an Elektron RTYM and an Electrix EQ Killer that came in the mail today! Nothing fancy. 
Enjoy!

Gonna leave this one up to download for a bit. 

Lunch Break Jam

A little darker. Minimal setup . Oontz Oontz Oontz!!

The Obstacle is the Path

Squeezing something melodic out of few sound sources. Guess I could use some VCO's! All modular except reverb & flanger/phaser. 

Monday/Something

Improvised disco/house type track. No editing or mixing. Made a couple of samples on the iPad then jammed out on top of them using the modular. A little sloppy but fun. Could use a real vocalist!! Hit me up if you want to make tunes!

Rubber Ring

Live improv disco/house jam. All modular except chords from some shitty Arturia plug-in that kept choking up!! :)

Waxing/Waning

Don't Get Deep

The Way Cannot Be Found

Modules used.
Noisering
Korgasmatron
MATHS
Mod Demix
Optomix
A-156
RCD
Short Buss
PEG
µFold
M-9 Mixer



Noisering:
"1" - MATHS ch2/ A-156(quantizer) Korgie 1v/Oct input 1
"2" - MATHS ch3/ A-156(quantizer) Korgie 1v/Oct input 2

Korgie:
Self Osc 
Q & Input volume @ 12 o'clock
Out A - F2/ FM1 Input , Modemix in
Out B - F1/FM1 Input, Mod Demix Modulator in, µFold "Fold" CV in.
Mix Out -µFold "In"

Mod Demix > Mixer ch1
µFold > Mixer ch2
Mixer Out > Optomix In 1
MATHS Ch1 > Optomix "Control" in 1
Clocked PEG CH1 > MATHS Ch1 "Fall"
Clocked PEG Ch1 > µFold Symmetry CV in
Clocked PEG Ch2 > Korgie Fade CV in
RCD/Short Bus combo triggering MATHS ch1

So, essentially it's just the 2 sides of a Korgie used as oscillators FMing each other and ring modding each other at the same time. I just tweaked the filter frequencies, FM amount on each channel, and the Fold Symmetry of µFold. I also played around with the Q Drive on the Korgie. I found that after 12 o'clock the mix going through the µFold was not my cup o' tea but through the ring mod it was very nice. 
This is such a minimal setup. I could make samples/loops etc on this for hours!!
Sorry about the kick in there but I was recording in real time and liked having it there as I was also testing my RCD/Shortbus combo and was trying to hear cool variations and such. Also a little reverb and compressor to keep things under control.




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