Posted on 25/10/2016

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MakeNoise René – Sequencer

René by MakeNoise is called “Cartesian Sequencer” because of it’s abilitiy to jump around non-linearly in a sequence, controlled by external voltages. This makes it possible to generate endless variations on the 16 steps in a sequence, since the position and pattern can be constantly shifted. Another great feature of René is the size. Compared to […]

Posted on 17/10/2016

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Flame Arpeggiator / X-2013

The Flame Arpeggiator module for Eurorack is a rather complex beast which allows for a wide range of creative patterns and rhythm output. The 2 different "engines" - Arpeggio and Bass can be patched to separate destinations, with separate note divisions, allowing full sounding complex musical soundscapes to be created. The full setting can be [...]

Posted on 03/10/2016

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Mutable Instruments: Clouds

Let’s split it up A recent addition to my Eurorack Modular system is the “Clouds” module from Mutable Instruments. Clouds is a “Graintable” synthesizer / sampler. It samples audio from the input, and splits it into atoms. These atoms can be re-arranged, pitched, re-positioned, resized etc, and in between those settings lies an interesting world of […]

Posted on 28/09/2016

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GinkoSynthese Sampleslicer

Play it sidewards, Sam Newest addition to the Eurorack section of the modular is the GinkoSynthese “Sampleslicer” module. The function is almost self-explanatory. A sample can be recorded from the Audio input. Samples are taken in the frequency of the clock – or an eternal clock source. The recorded sample can afterwards be split up […]

Posted on 10/09/2016

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MakeNoise “ErbeVerb”

The Erbe-Verb from MakeNoise – with a reverb engine by Tom Erbe of Soundhack fame – is a high quality digital reverb processor, capable of stereo processing. Most parameters are voltage controlled, without audible control artifacts, like clicks or zipper noise.   [gdlr_divider type=”solid” size=”100%” ]  Fluxic Subscores: “Hauntsville Chambers” A recent ambient soundscape piece […]

Posted on 04/08/2016

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Envelope Generators – An overview

Child of many names… Envelope generators also have many alternative names and abbreviations: “Contour Generator”, “EG”, “ADSR”, “AR”, “ASR”, “ADHSR, “DADHSR” “Trapezoid Generator”…. They may have different feature sets, but the main purpose for all of them is to generate a voltage contour, going from zero to a number of values and back to zero […]

Posted on 03/08/2016

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Voltage Controlled Switches

This way – or that way? The Voltage Controlled Switch is a less common module in a modular synth. As the name implies it is a circuit that can switch connections depending on voltage level. And it has some great creative potential. One way… Use 2 input sources, and let the switch determine which of the sources will […]