This is another tune that originated from the WMD PDO mk.2 demo sessions. I wanted to produce slightly more traditional synth tones, with various outputs of the PDO used layer up and embellish a simple repeated riff, but without things becoming too gnarly and noise-like (although this does inevitably happen at points, due to some enjoyably over-zealous knob twiddling!). The only synth sounds heard come from a single jam, using the multiple outputs of a single PDO. There are a couple of "special effects" sweeps that appear here and there (eg: at around 02.30, in the background), but that is it. 

PATCH DETAILS: 

1.	The basic patch is similar setup to Demo 01 in some ways - two channels (1 and 2) of the PDO are centered around producing soft, rounded bass tones based on sines - whereas other channels are more searing and chaotic. 
2.	Channel 3 is sent via the Schippmann VCF02 to add further modulation to it, and to tame some of the harshness. 
3.	Channel 4 is probably the most savage of them all - possibly due to the build up of phase modulation in the TBVCA, as each channel feeds into the next. This was sent to a VCA and gated at points. 
4.	The SUM output was also used earlier on, with a similar gated VCA approach applied to it. 
5.	The 4ms PEG is providing much of the modulation, with one side being modulated by a slow z8000 4 step sequence to produce predictable(-ish) varied rhythms. This side's EOR trigger is sent to ping the other side of the PEG, and this is set to a different division, so that it mirrors the first envelope, but at a slower speed. 
6.	The PEG's two channels are used to modulate the TBVCA's CV inputs (which control the amount of Phase Modulation applied by each channel of the PDO to the next), and also to the Schippman filter. 
7.	Various different filter modes are used at different points during the recording. 
8.	Towards the end some Linear FM is brought in from a Dixie, via a VCA controlled by Maths. I manually tweak the RISE time on the envelope until the FM takes over the PDO patch. After that I switch to exponential FM 
9.	As you'd imagine, this is where things get pretty chaotic!

For further Synth Module-specific Demos visit: http://matttechmodulardemos.bandcamp.com/ 
For interesting Modular Synth patches visit: http://matttechoffcuts.bandcamp.com/

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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

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