This is a track which came about whilst producing a suite of commissioned demos utilising the wonderful WMD Phase Displacement Oscillator (PDO) mk.2 and Triple Bipolar VCA. I wanted to do demos that pretty much only comprised the various outputs of the PDO, showing what can be achieved with one instance of this module. I purposefully kept the riffs on these demos pretty simple, so that the sound manipulation becomes the primary focus. The only other synth part you will hear is a deep saw wave bass sound from Native Instruments Kore that was used to underpin the main riff at points (it enters at around 02.17). Everything else is a single recording of the PDO. It actually turned into something approaching a finished track, which was nice! 

PATCH DETAILS: 

1.	The Moskwa sequencer is providing a sequence to the PDO via its 1v/oct input. 
2.	Outputs 1 and 2 of the PDO (both set to sines) are sent to mixer A, with outputs 3 and 4 (saws or similarly biting waves) being sent to a mixer B 
3.	Mixer A is recorded direct, and provides a nice rounded bass part - Channel 1 of the PDO is modulating Channel 2, via an envelope-controlled channel of the Triple Bipolar VCA. This has the effect of adding harmonics to the sound, taking it away from being simply a couple of sines. A nice rounded bass tone is produced, and the added harmonics make it easier to hear on smaller speakers - unlike pure sines, which can "disappear" somewhat. Phase Modulation (PM) is very similar to FM in a lot of ways, but without any pitch instabilities. 
4.	Mixer B - which contains the more "fizzy", trebly waves on channels 3 and 4 - is sent via the Pittsburgh Filter (In Highpass mode), and then on to the Modcan Dual Delay. This is so that the more "fizzy" sounds appear to be a second, distinct layer to the overall sound, due to their effects processing and delayed timing. 
5.	The Dual Delay's delay time and mix are both modulated by the vermona FOURmulator, which is producing slow sines wave LFOs. 
6.	As the recording develops the various controls on the TBVCA are manipulated, causing ever more interaction between the different channels of the PDO, eventually making the whole patch pretty gnarly.

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For interesting Modular Synth patches visit: http://matttechoffcuts.bandcamp.com/

The Beach Comber

2 Track live. I boiled my system down to 1 6u case to play with a Qunexus.  Besides a little reverb, all the ambience is provided by the Wow and Flutter, which is on the "lead".  The envelope follower seems to push the delays slower into nearly inaudible range while the line is playing and then springs back in the gaps. Also, the WET output feeds an LPG to create the "tuned percussion".  The lead line itself is e350 played through an SOB.  Qunexus pitch straight into the 1v/oct, gate into the SOB vactrol input.
I used the PTG to "pluck" the Verbos filter (verbos vactrol response very fast by itself) The extra control and life the PTG brings makes me wish SSF would just make a damn LPG. Pressure points/brains combo plays with the snare pitch and fm amount. SSF mix mode saturation is all over the place..the Verbos also saturates nice too.

Clock - Noisering
Triggers - Triggerman
HiHats - TipTop808
Low end - Subcon M15 Fm'd by the morph output of 2nd M15 through Verbos amplitude and tone controller.  
Snare/Rim - subcon m37 fm'd a bit, optomix.
Tuned Percussion - WET output of Wow and Flutter through optomix. 
Main Line - e350 morphed by slew'd Noisering.  Filtered by SOB. Run through Wow and Flutter.

Disarray

Muskrat Audio Demo

All sounds in this simple track were made with my modular synthesizer. Recorded to Cubase, eq, compression, reverbs and delays added. All done within an afternoon. The purpose was to explore the possibilities of my diy modular, which is about 30 percent done...

Modular track 00

Harvestman Hertz Donut exploration.  Mainly subtle sounds from FM, waveshaping, ringmod and phase mod (via tracking).  
Rene-Maths-Dual Borg-A199-Dual Delay

Hertz Donut MKii

Eurorack Module Demos:
http://matttechmodulardemos.bandcamp.com/
Eurorack Patches & Jams:
http://matttechoffcuts.bandcamp.com/music
Non-Modular Tracks & Ideas (as Blue Light Fever):
https://soundcloud.com/blue-light-fever
Commercial Releases (as Blue Light Fever):
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/blue-light-fever/56544605
https://www.discogs.com/artist/124042-Blue-Light-Fever

The Beach Comber

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