Dancing to celebrate new case, and the fact that I can mount all my modules again. #BIA is back, #Microcell too, all is house, and all is happiness.

#RandomLoop

Say hello to “Screaming filter in a dark and empty world, with acid rain”

A new #RandomLoop with reverb… Looots of it.

In this example, I'm trying out the algorithms of the #FXAid (a very nifty multi-effect module). This is probably a shimmer-type reverb. I'm feeding it a self-patched and overdriven #Filter8 (the screaming filter). In parallel, the #sv1b is providing a wobly sound source, going through #Microcell in Resonestor (a resonator) mode, providing all the plinks.

Don't close your eyes.

I somehow completely forgot to mention the great soundgoodizer, aka #Microcell (a micro clone of #Clouds for the connoisseur), doing what it does best: granulize and reverb like a champ'. All of the background madness comes from it!

I'm just dropping a new #RandomLoop while no one is watching.

This one is in the same vein as my previous BIG sound. This time I'm using the Harrington1200 mode of the #OrnamentAndCrime properly, so we get nice movements of chords, instead of plain root note shifting.

I've used different techniques: Pinging filter to get snappy and stringy sounds, going through a massive reverb of #Microcell for space, taking 2 output for the #sv1b first oscillator to go through #PlasmaDrive for some crisp, and some more bass, and then a cool arpeggio built from the chord triad voltages, going through #Stages, in mini-sequencer mode.

I realized I forgot to mention my main clock is #PNW, giving me funky 9 over 20 euclidean beats.

Have a very nice weekend everyone, here everything is melty and it's a bit sad, but we'll get through it.

Do you like BIG sounds? Something that you can immerse yourself into? Do you like… drone? And maybe something a little dirty?

This #RandomLoop is exactly for you (minus the xruns during recording, let's say it was on purpose).

In this track (13' !) I have 3 voices: A drone from oscillator 1 of the #sv1b mixing a pulse wave, a one octave down sub, a slow arpeggio from oscillator 2 of the #sv1b and a ping of my #filter8.

The melodic programing is done through the Harrinton1200 algorithm of the #OrnamentAndCrime, doing Riemann transformations on a major triad, for those who know what that means.

The pinged filter is going through the #PicoBBD delay, and then through the #PlasmaDrive for some high freq crunch.

The drones are going through #Microcell in granular mode, seeding at high speed, so you don't really hear the individual seeds from the audio buffer, plus some fair amount of reverb.

I'm also using #Stages quite a bit, for a few LFOs (deciding when to reverse the triade for example) and for a couple of sample and hold.

#Maths is drawing a slow log function deciding on the transposition of the whole triad, hence the pitches going down slowly.

Have a nice evening everyone, and don't listen to this in the dark! Although it's a major scale, it's a bit anxiety inducing.

But, but, but, that's not all for today! I've also done some *sound design* session, putting the sound of a seagull (this one: https://freesound.org/people/Vurca/sounds/318092/) through granular synthesis with #Microcell.

The whole recorded thing was around 20 minutes, but here's an excerpt, less musical #RandomLoop, but definitely interesting.

I call it laughing seagull.

Kwak, kwak, kwak.

Time for distorted bass… and a clock. Let's call this #RandomLoop Clock&Bass.

I'm using #Microcell in granulator mode to slow down a clock sample. #PNW is sequencing the #sv1b going to #PlasmaDrive for some nice distortion. Nothing really special, it's just growly :)

Have a great weekend!

On the menu this morning, we have a longer non-repeating (while repeating) melodic loop from the blip machine. Yes it's #RandomLoop time!

Patch notes:

Note CV path: #Stages is used as a 6 step sequencer, and is clocked by #PNW. Pitches are sent to #OrnamentAndCrime for quantizing, they are turned into 2 (!) pitch series, one according to Dorian scale, and a second also to Dorian scale, but with a root note 3 semitones up.
Pitches are sent to #select2 which switches back and forth between every 32 clock ticks (hence the tonal movement). Output of #select2 is fed to #Maths for some juicy slew limiting (pitch-bend like), but only for rising pitches. Processed pitches then control oscillator 1 pitch input on the #sv1b.

Audio path: Output of oscillator 1 is fed to the #LxD low-pass gate, gated by #PNW at twice the clock speed, and its output is going to the filter of the #sv1b, in high-pass mode. Filter output goes to the #Microcell in Looping Delay mode (still not over this phase of my life :)), which is finally going to the mono output for recording.

Side CV path: The #Microcell “hold” parameter is modulated by a random gate from the #PNW, for some glitchy effect.

Other side CV path: The voltage range of the Note CV sequence is modulated over time by an LFO from #Maths, whose range is in turn modulated manually over the time of recording, allowing to move from single note sequence, to a wider range sequence (check out the intro).

Have a listen!

Someone said Lead #Synth?

This is a #RandomLoop with some filter sweeps and a chorus effect. Overall, not a very technical piece, focusing more on the “big” sound with uplifting arpeggios.

Some patch notes: #LxD, our low-pass gate is driven by our first newcomer #Stages, used as a decay envelope, our second newcomer #Filter8 is on high-pass duty, #Microcell is doing some reverb and chorus (very short delay). First oscillator one of the #sv1b is providing us with a nice saw wave, #Renoise is sending MIDI for pitch and gate.

Stay tuned for weirder stuff in the future, stay safe, and don't forget to make your life fun!

Here's a picture of the patch, with almost all cables on.

#PNW is on the bottom left. At its right you can find the #LxD. On the same row on the far right is the #Microcell.

Home and sick. What better time than making more #RandomLoop s. Here's number 009 (not that we're counting).

In this example, I'm using a new clock and gate module (ALM's Pamela's New Workout aka #PNW, real name) as well as a neat sounding low-pass gate (MakeNoise's #LxD). #PNW provides main clock, random voltages for pitch to the SV-1 oscillator 1, and two gates to the #LxD for CV and for striking (it really sounds like small and neat impact). Oscillator output goes to the #Microcell in Looping Delay Mode (same mode as last time) for some background animation.

Oh, also, #PNW controls the “Hold” button of the #Microcell which provides the random glitches here and there in the echo. The hold butten effectively holds and loops the sound buffer, resulting in a quick “buzz” sound here and there.

It's so nice having a source of rhythm! Also LxD, the low-pass gate, sounds really good.

Enjoy!

New #RandomLoop where we explore the Looping Delay mode of the #Microcell.

I'm using a few notes from “Faithless - We come 1” (slower, a bit lower pitch): much chill!

I'm really beginning to appreciate this module, the more modes I try out, very powerful.

Soon (next week?) I'll be able to input more rhythmic modulations and this is going to bring a lot more life into the mix.