Here's a clip from tonight's #ModularTransmission.

Link to full vid below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vHPX8zuzlk

#experimentalmusic
#music

Here's a clip from tonight's #ModularTransmission. Full link below.
https://youtu.be/AoACoGWBu0U

#music
#experimentalmusic

Link to full video below:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FcvUuuIwc9o

#music
#experimentalmusic
#ModularTransmission

An excerpt from tonight's #ModularTransmission.

#music
#experimemtalmusic

More from last night.

#YouTube link to full video below:
https://youtu.be/fsr6u-dPQXA

#ModularTransmission
#music
#experimentalmusic

Just dropped. #Hydrasynth is the only voice here, sequenced partially by the MV-1 along with some actual pounding on the keyboard by yours truly. Still getting used to the velocity sensitivity curves. LOL

#ModularTransmission
#Music

https://www.twitch.tv/flock_of_nazguls/v/2356375982?sr=a&t=0s

From last night's #ModularTransmission. Link to full video below.

#music #electronicmusic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DarXhGXVCfA

Here's an excerpt from last night's #ModularTransmission.

#electronicmusic #music

Full link below:
https://youtu.be/GT_qmIIC4gg?si=S-tGC_8PFD6Lz0hL

More Hydrasynth/SP-404 Goodness (now with more Eurorack!)

Now, I added Morphagene and Mimeophon into the mix along with Hydrasynth and the SP-404 MkII. Sequencing by Arturia Keystep 37.

Speechless.

#hydrasynth #ModularTransmission #sampling

Not a lot of ‘Modular’ in this Transmission. None at all, in fact. It’s another duet between Hydrasynth Desktop and the SP-404 MkII. I recorded phrases from the Hydrasynth into separate pads on the 404, which allowed me to layer loops of the Hydrasynth sound along with some live keypad playing over top.

In my defense, I was intending on bringing Morphagene into the mix, but I got so absorbed with this simple yet powerful combo that I never got around to it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y87WAYakljU

https://flockofnazguls.com/2024/11/12/modular-transmission-2024-11-11/

#hydrasynth #ModularTransmission #sampling

The Hydrasynth is now playing nicely with its Eurorack buddies. Here’s last night’s MT session in which the Roland J-6 sequenced the Hydrasynth that was in turn being modulated by Pachinko. Hydrasynth output was routed to Mimeophon via ES-9 for additional ethereal effects.

This one goes on for over two hours, so if you’re looking for some trippy ambient-adjacent stuff to chill to, look no further!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbPZQRVG0rw

https://flockofnazguls.com/2024/11/11/modular-transmission-2024-11-10/

#eurorack #hydrasynth #ModularTransmission

Given my penchant for sampling, I admit that I’ve been lusting after the Roland SP-404 MkII for a couple of years now. I’d been put off by allegations that the UX is awkward and too menu divey. And also by the fact that I don’t make ‘beats’ (at least not in the typical sense) and that the instrument is widely favoured by hip-hop artists, which I am not (at least not yet LOL).

So I got one anyway. Turns out this thing is a dream to use (no issues with the UX or somewhat arcane button combos), and it pairs shockingly well with my modular setup.

Here’s a sample (har har) of how I’m using the SP-404 MkII in a duet with the Make Noise Morphagene. Sampled voice was lifted off the radio a while back. The SP-404 is legendary for having cool FX. Here, I’m using the Resonator FX to create the melodic rhythmic sound accompanying the voice — and that melodic sound is from the voice itself!

https://youtu.be/m2EdHqQPgvA?si=xqnES1C-gXMjMYKQ

Enjoy.

https://flockofnazguls.com/2024/11/07/modular-transmission-2024-11-07/

#eurorack #ModularTransmission #sampling

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#music is gonna be @flockofnazguls #ModularTransmission live show from this week

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I can't be around live to chat this week, but I'm trying...

Here is a great example of what can be done with multisampling. In this #ModularTransmission session, I used the LABS_Choir multisample stock library in the Disting EX.

Recall that a #multisample library has a dedicated sample file for each note (and often multiple files per note to account for different velocities). There are three voice channels feeding into the Disting’s unified stereo output. In this case, each channel is set to the LABS_Choir folder, but in the Disting settings I specified the note ranges for each of the three channels ; the whole patch spans about 6 octaves, with Voice 1 handling the lower 2, Voice 2 the middle range, and Voice 3 the highest 2 octaves.

The pitch of each voice is being modulated by chord progressions being pumped out by Ornament & Crime, which is in turn being modulated by Marbles/Pachinko, which really is the master ‘brain’ behind the patch.

It’s a semi-generative piece, with me continually (and gently) nudging it in various directions.

I hope you enjoy it, and leave a comment to let me know what you think.

https://flockofnazguls.com/2024/04/25/modular-transmission-2024-04-24/

#ExpertSleepers #ModularTransmission #multisample #multisampling #sampling

As part of my ‘No Gear 2024’ New Year’s Resolution (4 months in and still holding fast!), I’ve been spending a lot of time learning the deeper features of #Eurorack modules that I already own. Perhaps my most formidable mountain to climb has been the Disting EX by #ExpertSleepers. In the past I’ve learned it well enough to navigate the UI and menus (really it’s not so bad once you get the hang of it), but all of the cool algorithms involving sampling had eluded me. So I buckled down, and after going through the manual (repeatedly) and watching a couple YouTube videos (Andrew Osler’s short and sweet instructional videos are really on point (see below)), I dove into the Disting EX Multisample algorithm.

So what the heck is multisampling anyway?

Although now somewhat familiar with sampling, until very recently I was completely unaware of #multisampling and it’s power. Essentially what one does in multisampling is to take an instrument (physical or software VST), record or otherwise individual WAV files corresponding to individual notes or semitones (you can also have additional files for velocity, accessed via MIDI).

Multisampling software (like the Multisample algorithm in the Disting EX) will then play the individual notes accessed either by MIDI (i.e., keyboard presses), or by control voltage (the latter more relevant for Eurorack). A multisampled library played in this fashion is not unlike playing a rompler (for good examples, see the various (and excellent!) Audiokit synths available for iOS).

Why multisample?

There are many reasons why one might get into multisampling, depending on their gear and workflow. In my case, I wanted to add something interesting and melodic to my usual Eurorack workflow. Once one feeds the Disting EX with a multisample library, it can then play back the samples at Eurorack signal voltages making it accessible to all the other modules in my system via patching. Furthermore, there are a ton of useful configuration options available for the algorithm, and I’ll go into more detail on those in a later post.

Creating my first multisample library

I’m an OG fan of Blade Runner (still prefer the theatrical release – fight me!), and have always loved Vangelis’ soundtrack, much of which was performed on the legendary Yamaha CS80 synth. So yeah, I love the sound. Fortunately I own a license for the Arturia V collection , and it has a very nice software version of the CS80 (named, unsurprisingly, the CS80-V), so I decided to start with that. I’ll save the details on how to create a library like this for another post, but below you can hear the end result of the library I created and played through the Disting EX from a recent #ModularTransmission session.

Here the Disting EX Multisample algorithm was controlled mostly by the After Later Pachinko (a clone of Mutable Instruments Marbles), both in terms of tempo (T2) and pitch (X2). The X2 output of Pachinko was quantized using the After Later uO_C (Ornament & Crime) module (CopierMaschine algorithm). It’s a simple, evocative, and gradually evolving piece that nicely conveys the iconic characteristics of the CS80.

Later on we’ll delve deeper into using the above modules for more elaborate quantization options and ways to generate interesting melodies in the polyphonic realm.

https://flockofnazguls.com/2024/04/03/adventures-in-multisampling-part-one/

#buchla #doepfer #eurorack #ExpertSleepers #ModularTransmission #moog #multisampling