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Wal RtB Studios
United Kingdom
Приєднався 21 лис 2014
From playing cigar box guitars to building them, from making original music with iOS software to performing (for the camera) with hardware synths, from adding a small modular rig to complement the hardware to 700hp of modular gear over 18U and three (almost) separate cases. Isn’t money a wonderful thing?
In more recent news, I have now retired, which means that the working from home area in the studio is now a second sound desk. Indeed, if it were not for the fact that I was badly stricken with Covid IMMEDIATELY on retirement, I would have already made giant strides towards putting together my first live set. Trust me, that will follow, whereupon… RtB- coming to an electronic open mic night near you shortly!
In more recent news, I have now retired, which means that the working from home area in the studio is now a second sound desk. Indeed, if it were not for the fact that I was badly stricken with Covid IMMEDIATELY on retirement, I would have already made giant strides towards putting together my first live set. Trust me, that will follow, whereupon… RtB- coming to an electronic open mic night near you shortly!
Entonal Studio, Intuitive Instruments Exquis- Hexany 1 3 7 9 #entonal #exquis
Just a little early play on a keyboard seemingly designed for- and assuredly bought for- microtonal use. I’ve turned the lights off as they currently only map to subsets of the 12TET scale, though I am assured by the chap behind Entonal that he is in discussion with the chap behind the Exquis regarding “visual mapping tools” that will turn the keyboard into a microtonal essential.
Like and subscribe, good people, spread the word and don’t forget to vote. In the meantime, just sit back and enjoy the discomfiture of the soi-disant “natural party of government”- ha!
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Like and subscribe, good people, spread the word and don’t forget to vote. In the meantime, just sit back and enjoy the discomfiture of the soi-disant “natural party of government”- ha!
Thanks for watching!
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TiNRS Next Tuesday, HamEl 3340, Xaoc Belgrad- ‘Yes!’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis
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I have gone through a number of filters- some I still have, some long gone- in my search for something that growls and screams and purrs and all that other good stuff, and I think maybe the Xaoc Belgrad will do. After my extreme disappointment with my last Xaoc module I watched Ben Wilson’s demo first, but having done so I took the punt, and am very glad I did so. The little high-pitched ticks ...
4ms Ensemble Oscillator, Microfreak- ‘Banana Milkshake’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis
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Exactly one month before the UK’s general election- and within 24 hours of announcing his candidacy- one of the country’s most objectionable ‘politicians’ found himself the target (again!) of a milkshake. I cannot recall off the top of my head what flavour the previous one was, but this one was reported to have been banana. If this were to happen on a daily basis until polling day itself it wou...
Dreadbox Typhon, Microfreak- ‘Orion’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #typhon #microfreak
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With reliable cv to midi in the case (Tubbutec uTune), the Typhon can join the modular party- and the Microfreak’s arp function comes in handy sometimes too. By an odd coincidence, the presets used here happens to be named ‘Orion’ on both synths, so the title is a bit of a no-brainer. I make no apologies for the fact that this is 5/4 again; nor will this be the last time that this 5/10 note seq...
Buchla/TipTop, Korg SQ-1- ‘5/4 Again’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #buchla #sq1
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Much more pleasant-sounding than yesterday’s output, which mostly comprised FMing the sh!t out of several VCOs, sometimes at once. I actually started doing this in the other rack with a five-step sequence in the Dreadbox Typhon, but there’s neither sync in nor out on that synth (why not?), so I ended up back at the 245t. Like and subscribe, good people, spread the word and get your hair cut. Ha...
Buchla/TipTop 245t, 292t, CraftSynth 2.0- ‘Making Room’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #craftsynth
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Partly because I’m still trying to put together a 15/20 minute set for EMOM purposes, but also to get underused bits of gear on the desk occasionally, here is a little idea that slowly assembled itself over the course of 24hrs or so. The five-step sequence is by uPlaits, the two-step drone by the STO, the delayed kick is from the ES Sample Drum and the ethereal lead from the CraftSynth. As note...
Glitch Storm Mk II, 292t- ‘Glitch You Can’t Scratch’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #glitchstorm
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This is Spherical Sound Society’s Glitch Storm Mk II. Yes, the tiny thing next to the seal screwed to a couple of coasters to stop it sliding about. Two outputs, four pots, choice of (currently) three microprocessors, of which this is the first. It basically makes A LOT of glitchy noises, some sweet, most less so, by means of sixteen algorithms and the tweaking of the three pots is a row (the f...
Korg SQ-1, Bastl Pizza, WMD C4RBN- ‘Good Dirty Fun’- #eurorack #modularsynthesis #c4rbn
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I was trying to get something going with the Microfreak’s arpeggiator when I remembered the SQ-1. Instant fun- made much dirtier by the addition of the WMD C4RBN. I hit the ‘fold’ button 0:47 into this, then tweaked the res knob in the Xaoc Batumi’s rise for the dirty screeching. Honourable mention here to the tiny 1U Intellijel passive LPG- although you can’t make it out in all the dirt, it ha...
Next Tuesday, Mimeophon, Beads, FX Aid- ‘Tuesday Tuesday’- RtB #eurorack #nexttuesday #fxaid
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I think this is a fine example of Next Tuesday’s compositional strength. Set at its longest but one setting- sixteen ‘measures’, which at 97bpm results in a loop of around forty seconds- the module has a chance to establish a feel, develop it, then return to where it was originally and start again, with variations. By coincidence, all four of the knobs are at exactly the twelve o’clock position...
Instruo Lubadh, QuBit Nebulae, Versios, FabFilter- ‘Ethereal’- RtB #eurorack #lubadh #fabfilter
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I’ve been wanting to add FabFilter graphics to my videos for as long as I’ve been making them- but it was only this afternoon that I set about making it a reality. Having two audio interfaces helps, as does a varied collection of Apple dongles. I doubt it will be permanent, or even a regular feature, but it’s nice to know that I can do it at all… It works here because of the nature of the piece...
Instruo Lubadh- Rory the Border’s Very Basic Guide to recording and playback #eurorack #lubadh
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Instruo Lubadh- Rory the Border’s Very Basic Guide to recording and playback #eurorack #lubadh
Instruo Lubadh, Error Instruments Sound Scaper, two Versios- ‘Puppies in Space’- RtB #lubadh
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Instruo Lubadh, Error Instruments Sound Scaper, two Versios- ‘Puppies in Space’- RtB #lubadh
Nebulae, FX Aid- ‘Moment in Time’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #nebulae
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Nebulae, FX Aid- ‘Moment in Time’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #nebulae
Syntrx II- ‘Heavy Metal Syntrx’- RtB #syntrx
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Syntrx II- ‘Heavy Metal Syntrx’- RtB #syntrx
Bastl Pizza, Monsoon, Steppy- ‘Sketch in 9/4’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #monsoon #steppy
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Bastl Pizza, Monsoon, Steppy- ‘Sketch in 9/4’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #monsoon #steppy
QuBit Nebula, Buchla 245t- ‘Resolved’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #monsoon
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QuBit Nebula, Buchla 245t- ‘Resolved’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #monsoon
‘Tape and Microsound Drone’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #nebulae #drone
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‘Tape and Microsound Drone’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #nebulae #drone
Make Noise 0-Ctrl, MI Plaits- ‘Einfach II’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #0ctrl #rtb
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Make Noise 0-Ctrl, MI Plaits- ‘Einfach II’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #0ctrl #rtb
TiNRS Next Tuesday, Knit, Mimeophon- ‘Another Sweet Spot’- RtB #eurorack #nexttuesday
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TiNRS Next Tuesday, Knit, Mimeophon- ‘Another Sweet Spot’- RtB #eurorack #nexttuesday
TiNRS Next Tuesday, Knit, Mimeophon- ‘Sweet Spots’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #nexttuesday
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TiNRS Next Tuesday, Knit, Mimeophon- ‘Sweet Spots’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #nexttuesday
Tape and Microsound- ‘Lightbulb Moment’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #phonogene
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Tape and Microsound- ‘Lightbulb Moment’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #phonogene
Rings into Clouds Parasite- ‘Modular Shoegaze (Extended Version)’- RtB #eurorack #rings #clouds
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Rings into Clouds Parasite- ‘Modular Shoegaze (Extended Version)’- RtB #eurorack #rings #clouds
Buchla 200t series, Mojave, Melotus Versio, FX Aid- ‘Desert Fantasy’- RtB #eurorack #buchla #mojave
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Buchla 200t series, Mojave, Melotus Versio, FX Aid- ‘Desert Fantasy’- RtB #eurorack #buchla #mojave
Xaoc Tirana, Bastl Pizza- ‘Tirana Groove’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #xaoc #bastl
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Xaoc Tirana, Bastl Pizza- ‘Tirana Groove’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #xaoc #bastl
Morphagene, Mojave, Desmodus Versio- ‘Wind It Up…’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #mojave
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Morphagene, Mojave, Desmodus Versio- ‘Wind It Up…’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #mojave
Rings, Phonogene, Versios- ‘Rings, Degraded’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #phonogene #rings
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Rings, Phonogene, Versios- ‘Rings, Degraded’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #phonogene #rings
Buchla 200t series, Tides, Magneto- ‘Thank You Mr Barton’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #buchla
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Buchla 200t series, Tides, Magneto- ‘Thank You Mr Barton’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #buchla
Buchla/TipTop 200 series, Marbles, Magneto- ‘Buchla FM’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #buchla
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Buchla/TipTop 200 series, Marbles, Magneto- ‘Buchla FM’- RtB #eurorack #modularsynthesis #buchla
Make Noise Phonogene, QuBit Mojave, two Versios- ‘Eventually, Covid’- RtB #eurorack #phonogene
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Make Noise Phonogene, QuBit Mojave, two Versios- ‘Eventually, Covid’- RtB #eurorack #phonogene
what a beautiuful piece of music it is
Thank you! I must return to this end of the studio one day soon…
Beautiful, very well organised 😘
I love synth bongos ~ this is good
Thank you!
Very nice. Kinda Dystopian.
Like👍👍👍👍
Sound better than it tastes. I hate bananas
If I ever throw a milkshake at you I’ll make sure it’s anchovy!
Nice work, both you and the lady with the milkshake 😄
Thank you! I wonder if there’s a crowdfund for her fine?
Nice one Wal. Still can’t believe you sold out and bought a freak though.
As you know full well Stephen- because you commented on it at the time- I’ve had the ‘freak since the start of last year!
@@walrtbstudios5430 yes Wal but I still even after all this time can’t believe you did it. I may well buy the latest one sometime, but secondhand. I refuse to pay new prices.
Thank you Wal 😎How many modules do you have now?
Couldn’t tell you. I can tell you that the largest case is BEHIND the camera…
Nice system and good sound.
Thank you! Got cv-to-midi in that case too now…
@@walrtbstudios5430 Thats fun. I used SYNC and CV GATE expander from Malekko.
nice😀 super chill
Thank you! Got cv to midi in the case too now…
Sounds like album leaf!
Nice mellow groove
Nice!!
Cool groove, Wal! 👊
Thank you Wal 😊
*Promo sm*
I'm loving the pink knobs!
Transparent Davies knobs. The Korg originals light up too, but you can’t easily see the pointer.
Very hypnotic sequence.
I should really use other sequence lengths, but I like five steps- and there’s no gate sequencer at this end of the studio to drag me back towards 4/4…
@@walrtbstudios5430 personally I think you should get rid of the craftsynth in favour of a Kobol expander or a k2, although i dont acually have a k2 yet myself, but its certainly on my wish list. Behringer are really knocking things out of the ball park when it comes to analog synths at the moment, and im hoping they might do a kobol with a keyboard that i can use with my expander.
Nice patch! I'm also a user of the tiptop buchla modules. I take it you mean you like the rhythmic uniqueness of an odd number of steps (I also like that) but if you want to get a longer sequence the doepfer a151 sequential is a nice module to pair with the 245t. It allows you to merge and then cycle through each output of the sequencer, so you can have a sequence up to 20 steps.
@@user-ry5zn3np8jIt’s hard to see in the glare, but there’s a NE Vice Virga immediately to the left of the 245t that is-imho- a better sequential switch than the Doepfer (I have both). It doesn’t always get patched though- this is far from the first modular piece I’ve done in 5/4!
@@kentaccordionistBearing in mind that I still have one Skulpt, a Neutron and a Crave, an 0-Coast, two Dreadbox Typhons, a Shruti (and that accursed semi-operational Model D), I have a surfeit of desktops already thank you…
Thank you Wal 😊Nice
Thanks Cliff!
I think that there seal is a little overweight. Great track though well done Wal.
This seal is small. It is the ones over there that are overweight.
This is really nice sounding. Next Tuesday is my next module :-)
I hope you have fun with it! Running it through the percussion modes in Plaits is rewarding too.
Delicious! :D___ As I told you, I would love to hear an eveloper follower there attacking the lowpass gate
*envelope
I’ll certainly try that. You are, after all, the expert…
Thanks Wal 😎
Glad you liked it!
Cool Shiz, Wal! 😁🙏👊
It’s a cool device Dean!
Has that Giorgio Moroder thing … towards Midnight Run
Curve! Where you been? Great to have you back!
Yes very relaxing 😎Thanks Wal
Not supposed to be relaxing- but thanks anyway!
Hello Stig! Curve here😂
This is gorgeous Wal!
Thanks Grant! Gotta love that SQ-1…
ooh funky stuff there my man sounds like a cattle bell with a distort pedal, except good
I went back to this patch after posting this video and found that the Plaits engine’s hats algorithm was a better bet for glitch than the snare. Funny that…
How does this differ from say morphagene
Chalk and cheese. Mojave is a real-time granular processor with pitch-shifting options, while the Morphagene is a self-contained tape and microsound machine. Fwiw I would never part with the Morphagene- but have just sold the Mojave. Go figure.
@@walrtbstudios5430 So something like Morphagene into something like Clouds would be pretty insane from what I’m gathering ? Get it stated in morphagene and ‘go from there’ ?
yes very useful. I'm having a terrible time with save and load/undo . sometime it works other times I lose everything. very frustrating., maybe I'm doing something wrong since firmware 2??
Thanks for the compliment. I’ve managed to get the hang of ‘load’, but a lot of the time with loops and pieces of sound I’ve recorded elsewhere I manage them on the iPad (iOS has the fantastic Files app, which makes file management easy) then transfer them to Lubadh’s usb drive. It’s a pity I have to unmount the module to do so; I suppose I could try and grab one of the ‘front loader’ add-ons. But if I ever get used to saving stuff I’ll do another video…
Lovin it. …..
I was simply impressed with the effect. It’s not actually playing in reverse; the delay time is such that it sounds as though it is…
Very different to your normal style.
Impressive! I'm sure Field Kit will be an awesome eurorack companion! So glad to found your channel and immediately subscribed!
Thank you, and welcome! I’ll try to keep things interesting, and yes- I’m hoping the Field Kit will be involved…
Sounds good Wal 😊
Thanks Cliff!
Very nice Wal, but ever get the feeling you might need a bigger studio soon……
Nah. I’m working on a rough ‘one in one out’ basis atm, and in any case I have shelves.
Ethereal dosent come close. If I had a bag of mushies I would play this on a loop. This is strange, kinda hypnotic, I would even venture beautiful and very very calming. Well done Wal.
thanks for the syntrx goodness
You’re welcome!
What a cool little module. Sounds great. Does your Mrs know you have a cartoon of a naked lady on your wall?
It’s actually a 2D ‘cutout’- a limited edition piece made by an artist friend- perched on the edge of the Buchla rack.
@@walrtbstudios5430 looks cool either way….
Very sci-fi like Wal. Could be a movie sound track…..
I have in fact secured about fifteen minutes of this- more heavily modulated by then- in AUM for just that eventuality.
Uniqueness for the moment...✨ Fantastic
Thanks Nils! All I have to do now is get my head around the new module…
That was great Wal. If you want to evoke the Spirit of Delia Derbyshire why not cover the most famous sci-fi theme from tv. That would be cool.
Legal issues, and ability. That said, I do have the full 1963 version as a Morphagene reel (it only just fits inside 2’57”!) courtesy of my son who Knows These Things.
Nice device 😊 thanks Wal
Roxane might not have had to put on the red light but I’m sure she still did. I refuse to play in 9/4, it’s bad enough being forced to play in 9/8 for some Scottish tunes. Great music by the way Wal. Wish I could be that prolific
David Bennett Piano (my go-to for music theory arcana) reckons there’s little or no difference between 9/4 and 9/8 unless you’re actually scoring it. Personally, I think it’s important to shop elsewhere than 4/4- a single-tempo diet can’t be good for you…
Very nice. Needs some distorted thrashy guitar on top. Recon I would love to get me one of those. Just never be able to afford one….
What it really needs is suitably thuggish drums. I’ve saved the patch and photographed the settings, so maybe tomorrow…
@@walrtbstudios5430 how many patches can you save
@@kentaccordionist 256. It doesn’t save the knob settings, just the routings- but if I had used the internal sequencer rather than the SQ-1 here it would have saved the sequence(s) too.
I like to see desktop fragments instead of modular units on your desk✌ What a nice beast 🤩
It’s a pretty large fragment. Biggest synth I have…
Damn i love this
Thank you- I did too. I had it playing for hours…
@@walrtbstudios5430 such an cinematic vibe
Wow Wal, that was awesome. You have come a long way in a few years. Well done…..
“The role of the composer is to prepare the elements which will permit the situation to become complex”- John Cage
Thank you Wal 😊Nice