Stuff with eurorack/modular

Modular Patch 5 (Bermuda.Tune.LP-1.WaspVCF.Clouds.Mikro)

This is a fairly simple track, came about after I was screwing around with the 0-coast and my HEK. Then I threw in a messy and noisey MS-20 bass sound, put some pad on top, and voila.

Equipment Used:
Make Noise 0-Coast - Random blips (ran through modular)
Korg MS-20 Mini - Bass
Akai AX80 - PWM pad and more blips
Ensoniq VFX-SD - Saw pad

Rainsheets

Another cozy, calming track. It's pretty simple, started with a recorded track on the MPC1000 that is played to the 0-Coast. That then goes through Clouds with a bit of pitch mod. Buffer is set low.

I recorded that and the RS-101 live, then put some fx on the 101. Recorded in the DX7, the MicroPiano, and then finally the MS-20 mini.

Equipment Used:
Make Noise 0-coast - Pentatonic blips
Roland RS-101 - Strings
Yamaha DX7- Pad
Kurzweil MicroPiano - Piano
Korg MS-20 Mini - Lead

Sunrise Over Brook

Another cozy track, decided to turn it into a little lo-fi hip hop track. Messed around with a home-brew DX7 epiano patch, threw it through some fuzz and bit reduction as well as some vinyl/lo-fizer type things. Then I made a quick beat using CR-78 samples, put that through some heavy compression and bit reduction. And finally beefed it up with some pads from the K4 and a bass from MS-20 Mini. Oh yeah, and the weird blippy bloops come from the 0-coast being ran through Clouds.

Equipment Used:
Akai MPC-1000 - Beat, sequencing
Yamaha DX7 - Electric piano
Make Noise 0-coast (and modular) - Bloops
Korg MS-20 Mini - Bass
Kawai K4 - Pad
Ensoniq ESQ-1 - Shimmers

Cabin In Forest

A not so great test of 4-tracking some house grooves. Damn fostex barely works anyways, this took 30 minutes of carefully balancing cords to get to work.

Oh, I added a bit of low and high end compensation EQ in REAPER just to make sure that the bits I wanted heard came through a bit clearer. The high-end gets absolutely stripped away on the Fostex sometimes.

Equipment Used:
Yamaha DX7 - Pad (sidechained)
Akai MPC-1000XL - Beat and sequencer (sidechain source)
Korg MS-20 Mini - Bass (compressed)
Make Noise 0-COAST - Blips (sent through modular)

Alesis 3630 Compressor - Compression

Fostex X-28 Multitracker - 4-track tape recording

REAPER - DAW recording

Low-frequency audio peaks from MPC-1000 channel trigger the TRIG input on Clouds, creating interesting pitch-shifts in time to the music. Just an experiment, I'll probably do this over when the Fostex stops misbehaving

Taped Crunch

Just finished my DIY build of the MTM Turing Machine Mk2, decided to put it through its paces running with the Bermuda osc and the Make Noise 0-coast. Gate pulses the trigger input of contour, with the CV going through a quantizer then into the 0-coast 1v/oct and the Bermuda. Clock input comes from the LP-1. Mutable Instruments Clouds is set at 100% wet with no pitch modification.

Equipment Used:
Make Noise 0-COAST
HEK Modular

Turing Machine Testing

I made this using my modular, 0-coast, MS-20, volca beats, and a lo-fi fuzz pedal. 

Beats goes into lo-fi fuzz, gets smashed, goes into a Wasp filter that is being modulated via the Turing Machine noise output at high resonance, then that goes into Clouds left input. 0-coast is routed through the MS-20 filter and then that output through the ESP for distortion, then that goes into the right input of Clouds.

I have the sync output of the Beats going into the splitter on the 0-coast, then that is used to clock the Turing Machine. The other clock is eventually used to modulate the position of Clouds. Turing outputs to the 2hp Tune, which goes into the 0-coast v/oct input. FM comes from the band-pass out on the Wasp filter. Overall, fairly weird patch lol. Really noisey.

All of that is routed through a 3630 and then through a Quadraverb for stereo imaging.

Equipment Used:
Make Noise 0-COAST - Synth
Korg Volca Beats - Drums
HEK Modular - FX/Mixing
Sunshine Vapor LO-FI FUZZ - Fuzz
Alesis 3630 Compressor - Mix compression
Alesis Quadraverb - Mix stereo image

FILTHY

So, the big bad ADAT machine ate my tape, so I lost the other recording. Also, I like this one quite a bit more. Bit more cohesive, a bit more practiced. It's even got a video attached to it!!! Shot on VHS!!!!!!!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16t-RCK3Ncg&feature=youtu.be

Signal Chain:
Make Noise 0-COAST is the source of the bass, Korg Volca Beats supplies the distorted drum sounds, and the Akai MPC1000 supplies MIDI clock and kicks.

The Beats is ran through a Sunshine Vapor Lofi Fuzz, and that in turn is put into the Doepfer Wasp Filter. The filter is then opened and closed manually (on CV1), and CV2 is modulated via the digital noise output of the Turing Machine. Resonance is set just below squealing, and creates some lovely harmonic distortion as only the Wasp filter can do. The LP output of the Wasp goes into the left input of Clouds. Also, the sync click out is connected to the analog math input on the 0-COAST and is subsequently routed to the Turing Machine clock in.

The 0-COAST is a bit more complex. It's direct output is ran into the external input of the MS-20 mini, and the headphone out is ran into the ESP amplifier for further distortion. The filter has no envelope attached to it and is opened and closed either manually or by LFO. A quantized CV is sent from the Turing Machine to the v/oct input, with the TRIG input for the envelope coming from the Pulse out on the Turing Machine. There's an awful lot of FM coming from both the band-pass out of the Wasp filter as well as a Bermuda oscillator. Both triangle and square waves were used in this, and CONTOUR was set to cycle at or just below audio-rate. This in turn creates interesting harmonics due to the fold-processor being ran at audio-rate. This is all routed into the right input of Clouds.

Clouds is hooked up to my Fostex 2016 line mixer in stereo, almost 100% hard panned. I mess around with reverb, position, size, wet/dry, and density all in real time. The trigger input is occupied by the Mikrophonie however, which both processes the click out of the Volca Beats as well as taps. Clouds is operating on a fairly low-resolution sample space and therefore gives that nice bit-reduction sound I love.

The Fostex 2016 is routed through an Alesis 3630 compressor in stereo, with sidechaining on both channels courtesy of the MPC1000 outs 1 & 2. Then, the 3630 is ran through a Quadraverb running the stereo separation 1 preset. That is then ran back into my patchbay and all signals are sent to the mixer.

Mixer sends two stereo mixes to the Alesis LX20 ADAT machine, which records all 8 inputs (including my room mic so I could call out sync points for the video).

The LX20 plays audio back into the RAMSA DA-7 mixer, and this in turn is sent through the current mastering stack which includes solely of a Behringer T1592 tube comp/limiter. I've got it pumping the limiter hard and the warmth adjustment is set to 100%. Recording on the PC is done through an Akai EIE interface and REAPER.

Phew. I think that's it.

Crunchbox

This is just a quick jam I threw together this evening. Uses mostly a drone from the 0-COAST, the MS-20 with a nice slow envelope (both of which run into Clouds to do some pitch shifting). Also we've got a DX7 playing little plunky sounds.

Equipment Used:
Korg MS-20 Mini - Slow pad
Make Noise 0-COAST - Drone
Yamaha DX7 - EP sounds

Fostex 2016 Line Mixer - Mixer for modular
ART PRO VLA - Stereo compression for modular
Alesis Quadraverb - Stereo reverb for modular

Alesis 3630 - Compression for DX7
Roland SDE-2500 - Delay for DX7
Yamaha R-1000 - Reverb for DX7

Panasonic RAMSA DA-7 - Mixing
Alesis LX-20 - Multitracking
Behringer T1952 - Master comp/limiter/coloring

Akai EIE - PC interface
REAPER - Final recording

Laminar Ripples

Alright, this is cleaned up a bit now. I also came up with a name, so that's cool. Didn't think I could make a drum and bass song entirely using outboard equipment and fx, so I challenged myself to do so! Results are fairly self apparent here, even the volca beats sound great!

Everything was recorded down to SVHS, with some nice leveling and compression/saturation coming from the T1952.

Equipment Used:
Akai MPC-1000XL - Sequencing
Yamaha DX7 - Electric Piano
Korg MS-20 Mini - Wobble Bass
Korg Volca Beats - Drum Sounds
Doepfer Wasp/MI Clouds - Drum FX
Akai AX80 - Pad
Korg MaxiKorg 800DV - Triangle Blips

Alesis 3630 Compressor - MS-20 Mini
Alesis Quadraverb - AX80, MaxiKorg
Yamaha R-1000 Reverb - MS-20
Roland SDE-2500 Delay - MaxiKorg (upper)
Art PRO VLA Compressor - Volca Beats
Mooer REECHO Delay - DX7, MaxiKorg (lower)
DOD FX64 Ice Box Stereo Chorus - AX80

Frozen Flow

Another chill, ambient beat. Very minimal setup, just three things working together.

Equipment Used:
Korg Volca Keys - Drone
Korg Volca Beats - Drums
HEK Modular - Clouds and Modulation for Keys

Alesis 3630 Compressor - Beats Compression
DOD Ice Box Chorus - Beats Stereo Chorus

Alesis LX20 ADAT Machine - ADAT 8-track Recording
Behringer T1952 Comp/Lim - Mastering

REAPER - Recording/Mastering

Drop Cascade

Some relaxing stuff, playing around with the mutable instruments rings module. It's cool!

Equipment Used:
Mutable Instruments Rings, Clouds
MTM Turing Machine Mk II
MTM Mikrophonie Mk I
2hp Tune
Korg Volca Beats (clock provider)

Zoom MS70CDR - Lofi Delay
Boss RV6 Reverb - Shimmer

Rings

I've made a few bloopy things with the Rings module now, but I decided to try my hand at getting everything working in a song context. Worked out preeeetty good.

Equipment Used:
Arturia BeatStep Pro - Rings Sequencing/Master Clock
Eurorack HEK Modular - Plucked Synth
    Mutable Instruments Rings
    MTM Turing Machine Mk II
    Mutable Instruments Clouds
Korg MS-20 Mini - Bass
Korg Volca Beats - Drums
Roland JV880 - Strings
Akai MPC-1000 - Sequencing

Zoom MS70CDR - Chorus
Boss RV-6 - Shimmer

Regrets

A track I started before finals, but only just got around to finishing. It's a neat little disco track with some improv, sounds okay.

EDIT: Okay I lied, it wasn't finished lol. Listened to it in the car and realized it sounded awful, so here's some slight improvements.

Equipment Used:

Akai MPC1000XL - Drums and Sequencing
Akai AX80 - Filtered Pad
Korg MS-20 Mini - Bass
Yamaha DX7 - E. Piano
HEK Modular - Plunky Sounds
   Mutable Instruments Rings/Clouds
   MTM Turing Machine
Arturia BeatStep Pro - Modular Sequencing
Roland JV880 - Strings
Korg EX8000 - Brass

Lone Dance

Another quick little improv jam for jamuary

Equipment Used:
Korg Volca Beats - Drums
HEK Modular - Plucks
   Rings, Clouds
Korg MS-20 Mini - Bass Drone
Arturia Beatstep Pro - Drum/Pluck Sequencing

Downward

Another little minimal jam track with the same stuff as the other day. I filmed this one using a nifty little phone holder thingy for my mic stand, so I'll put a link up to that in a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QlVpkL9pEo

Equipment Used:
Korg Volca Beats - Drums
HEK Modular - Plucks
Korg MS-20 Mini - Bass

Pedals Used: Lofi Fuzz, Icebox Chorus, Zoom MS70CDR, Boss RV6

Reflect

Another jamuary piece, made this live in the discord chat. It's alright.

Equipment Used:
HEK Modular - Plucks
Korg Volca Beats - Drums
Korg Volca Bass - Bass
Arturia Beatstep Pro - Sequencing

Dizzy

More jams, it's fun to make these little things!

Equipment Used:
Korg Volca Beats - Drums
HEK Modular - Plunks
Korg MS-20 Mini - Bass
Korg EX8000 - Pads
Roland JV880 - Strings

Some rotor effects, delays, and reverbs.

Drive

And the final jam for this sorta ep thingy I was (not so) secretly making. It's pretty upbeat, and is surprisingly good. Kinda interesting, too, even.

Equipment Used:
Korg MS-20 Mini - Bass
HEK Modular - Plucks
Korg Volca Beats - Drums
Yamaha DX7 - E-Piano Arps
Roland JV880 - Strings
Arturia Beatstep Pro - Drum/Modular Sequencing
Akai MPC1000XL - Bass/EP/String Sequencing/Master

Daydreamer

I've been busy, but have a little track. I feel a little bit better after making some music.

Equipment Used:
Modular HEK Rack - Synth Plucks
   o_C - Quad Turing Machine
   MI Rings - Plucks
   MI Clouds - Lofi Delay
   MTM Turing Machine - Noise and Random Stepped Voltage
Korg Volca Beats - Drums

Effects Used:
ART PRO VLA - Drum Compression
BOSS RV-6 Reverb - Drum Reverb
ZOOM MS70CDR - Slapback Reverb for Modular

Voltage Droplet

Technically award-winning sound guy and music boy

I'm back bitches!

I post a lot of music here, sometimes slightly under-done stuff. Check back every now and then if you like a track, cause there's a good chance that a day after I put it up I will have already replaced the original file lol.

I moderate the synth discord, if you want to drop in and talk some shop or goof about, go here: https://discord.gg/hCuvGvc

My current equipment list is:
Akai AX80 (analog poly synth)

Behringer Neutron (analog duo synth)
Behringer Model D (analog mono synth)
Behringer Deepmind12D (analog poly synth)
Behringer RD-8 (analog drum synth)
Behringer MS-101 (analog mono synth)

Elektron Analog Rytm Mk1 (hybrid drum synth/sampler)
Elektron Octatrack Mk1 (digital sampler/resampler/looper/sequencer/mixer)

Korg DW-8000 (hybrid poly synth)
Korg Poly800 (analog paraphonic synth)
Korg Volca Beats (analog drum machine)
Korg Volca Keys (analog paraphonic synthesizer)
Korg Volca Drum (digital drum synth)
Korg Volca Modular (mini modular synth)

Hammond L100 (tone-wheel tube organ)

Oberheim Matrix 6 (analog poly synth)

Roland JX-3P (analog poly synth)
Roland JX-10 (analog poly synth)
Roland JV-880 (digital poly synth)
Roland JD-800 (digital poly synth)
Roland MKS-50 (analog poly synth)
Roland REVO-120 (Leslie emulator)
Roland S-550 (digital sampler)
Roland CR-68 (analog rhythm machine)
Roland MV-8000 (studio sequencer/sampler/brain)

Studio Electronics ATC-1 (analog mono synth)

Yamaha TX81Z(digital FM synth)
Yamaha SHS-10 (cheap digital keytar)

Doric 61TT Transistorized Organ (combo organ, like Farfisa)

Eurorack Modular

Tascam 246 (4-track tape recorder)
Tascam 238 Syncassette (8-track tape recorder)

Radio Shack MX-1000 (6 channel mic amp/mixer)
Yamaha EMS-10 mk2 (6 channel PA amp/mixer w/ spring)
Mackie 32-8 (32 channel/8 bus mixer)

BOSS RX-100 (spring reverb)
Roland SDE-2500 (15-bit digital delay)
Roland RE-101 (tape echo)
Yamaha R1000 (digital reverb)
Alesis 3630 (compressor)
ART Pro VLA mk2 (compressor)
Alesis Quadraverb (digital reverb)
Alesis Midiverb II (digital reverb)
Alesis Wedge (digital multi fx)
dbx 166 (compressor)

EQD Avalanche Run (delay/reverb)
TC Echobrain (delay)
EHX Small Stone (phaser)
EHX Big Muff Pi (fuzz)

Cannonball Brute Big Bell Stone Tenor Sax (duh)
Fender Squire P-Bass (bass guitar)
Fender Squire Bulletstrat (electric guitar)

Stuff with eurorack/modular

Dylan Packard