that is why it is called Eurocrack. I know guys with 50k plus in modular gear. I just have 0-coast and the free VCV Rack. Saves me from financial ruin.
It's more like a money placement if you have A PLAN in mind. It remains an instrument, make music, sell music, buy more, make music, sell music et ainsi de suite.
Don was laid back.He loved the instrument, the creation. Fame, nah. Back then: West coast - acid, shrooms, weed East coast -alcohol, heroin, speed and weed. Listen to 60’s music. It’s all in the production.
The philosophy behind this sort of intentioned module selection is how I'm approaching my compact build inspired by Serge. Thank you for the informative and engaging insights, it means more than words can adequately convey. 🖖🏾
this new series is a radical hybrid of all of your videos + bob ross + carl sagan. woke up this mornin' wanting to redesign my set up. mocked it up on the modgrid and then while moving modules about i watched this video. best way to describe it all...ace
Love this new series! West Coast has this Free Jazz quality to it, with its emphasis on timbral variations. Thanks for making me want to hit my LPGs particularly hard this week!
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This was an amazing watch. As a beginner my range of modules was super limited but with a bit of trial and error managed to patch something up in the spirit of this with what I had available, even two different ways of getting there. Was a lot of fun and good inspiration for future patching. Thanks a lot!
Recently I did something similar, as I was looking to create an entire Buchla voice with my system and even if I reached that goal with different modules, a lot of the same spirit can be found here and it is great to see it was not the idea of one crazy person. Folie a deux, mate! ;) Everything Todd Barton does is an inspiration in this area of synthesizers, so he deserved the shout-out without question and everyone watching this should follow him. His latest experiments with Elements as a Buchla module are brilliant! Edit: EMS or ARP system would indeed be great!
I keep watching this video and on my 5th viewing I’ve realised I should patch Complex-1 in Reason in a different manner. Now I have 3 totally different sounding voices to explore anew. There is value in leaving a patch alone and exploring it thoroughly for a few weeks and then revisiting the original premise and seeing where it can take you in a new configuration. Wonks and bonks got the win!
"A modular without a design, is a money incinerator" . . . Built mine to look and sound like what I think of when I think of giant modular synthesizers of yesteryear . . . Turns out, that's just a synonym for money incinerator. Alongside decadence, marriage, project car, and home renovation. :P
I'd really like to see you design a 'modulation expander' system for those looking to add more modulation or more creative modulations to synths like the Arturia Minibrute 2S and Behringer Neutron. I think you could really take these synths from something quite basic and tradition to powerhouses with a few well chosen modules.
this is a great idea. I recently got a 0-coast and Loopop has done not only a "hacks" video for it (exploring workarounds to its limitations and weird tricks) but also a "pairings" video recommending modules you may want to add to it, to really unlock its capabilities. I'm always eager for Mr MylarMelodies insights along these lines. I love this series. I think he really breaks down the directions you can take a rack at a level that keeps things affordable, portable and useable without being totally overwhelming. My advice to someone getting into modular [after trying to sell them on the benefits of fixed architecture synthesis, instead, which I think makes more sense for all kinds of users, especially beginners] would be to start with one of these cost-efficient semi-modular synths (we could add the Moog mother-32 or its Behringer knock-off, the Pittsburgh Lifeforms, and some others) because you get a lot of bang-for-buck, and then branch out to a case where you can add one module at a time, master it and all the possible interconnections with the semi, all the while still having the basic music-making patching capabilities of the semi at the basis.
I want more of these! Without following the suggestion itself, reflecting on the purpose is a hard exercise, and I genuinely appreciate the approach you've taken to attempt to solve this. Keep it up!
Love this! Tiny but powerful systems are awesome and trying to recreate seminal synths with my collection of modules on modulargrid is one of my all time favourite hobbies. Really helps knowing what your system lacks and it's super fun to discover new ways to use parts you already know like that!
Please continue this series! I'm planning on getting into eurorack by building a 62hp minimalist system. I'd love to know more about making the most of that format!
Video starts: "oh wow what reverb is he using? It sounds so splashy and spring-like" Minute into the video I actually notice the tank at the top of the screen: "ooooooh".
Yeah the Ciat-Lonbarde reference was epic! Ideas for systems. 4 Voice ANALOG Drum machine, w/ no drum modules. Sequencer by midi is fine. Bonus points for extra voices.
All I can is DAMN!! The little jam in the middle was so incredible. So many “techno” dance beats are so abrasive and monotonous that it’s unbearable. Your beat was none of that. So one of the coolest beats ever!! The other thing that killed me about the middle beat tune, there were just a few cable to get such a great patch.
I really appreciate the thought and effort that you put into your tutorials. They're invaluable and we owe you massive gratitude! I have a constructive criticism - coming from a place of deep appreciation - that I hope will make your future videos maximally useful to people like me, who are still learning the patching theory & techniques involved in modular. Sometimes you begin patching and tweaking settings very fast, understandably excited, getting into the sound and playing .... but you don't always eventually slow down to adequately explain what you've done & why, in terms of the signal flow or the thinking involved in the cabling/settings, at even an intermediate level. It just flies by, between the tweaking and sound exploration. Or you'll occasionally cut to an already patched (even partially) without patiently explaining what *exactly* we're looking at. I'm not saying you NEVER do this slow, patient walking through - you do and you're great at it! But we - especially beginners and intermediate modular synthesists - would get more from the time you put into making these vid and we put into studying them if you'd do more slow steady hand-holding along the way. Hope the gratitude and appreciation comes through in this suggestion/request.Thanks a jillion.
Dude, I just LOVE that video. I already watched it like three times and sometimes come in and look into specific parts.... Amazing demonstrations. It was really helpful and inspiring for my west coast inspired approach of my rig. I am currently replanning some things actually. Now I just got the Pittsburgh Double Helix as my Complex Oscillator, I am really excited about where that one will take me now :) So yeah, again. Awesome video, keep 'em coming ;). And I like the idea of those suggested systems a lot. Cheers! (I also loved the ciat-lonbarde reference :D)
This is an awesome tutorial on West Coast patching. It allowed me to follow along using the Complex-1 instrument in Reason and make a very credible sounding Buchla-esque slather of wonky bonks. Cheers!
If Top Gear did modular tutorials it would be this one. Seriously though thank you for this video; I was considering incinerating my money on Eurorack and your comment on it needing a purpose was spot on. Very much aligned to how I think about everything else in my tiny studio; what is it adding to the sonic palette? The wave-folding stuff reminds me a lot of how the 0-Coast sounds too. Good job - you’ve just earned another Patreon subscriber!
Probably your best work. Been a fan since your FM (the mag not the synthesis) tutorials but as someone else noted below kinda tired of tutorials. This is amazing!
My go to Easily system - Woggle, rene (5 stages only) optomix, DPO, PPoints and Erbe! Sounds more nasal than the easil but it's the mindset that's fun! As a concept the easil is brilliantly simple yet complex at the same time! We thank you Don (and acid)
@@VictorSteiner it is only a DIY-kit I think. It was quite simple to assemble and had good instructions from what I remember of when I built mine. I think it was the second or third module I ever built, and was a good start to DIYing for me atleast. :)
@@dtkincaid it's a baby eight sequencer (same chip) that has a switch to reset after 3-4-or 5 steps. S-180 8-Step Sequencer, Varigate 4+, Moskwa, Micro Sequence, would all fit the bill, plus i'm sure a load more, but putting metroplois in there would create a different synth.
LOVE IT. Great idea for a series; creativity ❤️ constraints. Would be interested to see an ambient/drone design. On one level potentially simple, but squeezing in audio, and a couple of voices would take it up a notch.
I absolutely love your 'An Intro to Making Generative Music on Modular' video and I'd be happy to see you building a compact rig like this! A swiss knife of generative music, small Autechre machine, and a backpack-sized pandora box of randomness.
Thanos F How do you get hold of their patches?!! Would have to wait for them to do some patching in a Cafe then go for a wee and nick em. Annoyingly that’s not happening anytime soon
This is so great - thank you for this! These suggested systems is a brilliant idea and I look forward to more of them in the future. Thank you for putting all the work into this - such a valuable resource.
What about a system that replicates the never-to-be-mass-produced Moog Subharmonicon? Or a system based on the Soma Pulsar-23, perhaps using a Shakmat Four Bricks Rook.
Really nice demonstration! Really keen to explore some of these ideas in my system. I don't have a dedicated wavefolding module but I have Plaits which has a wavefolding mode FM and also BIA which has wavefolding. Like you pointed out in the demo, use what you've got right!
Thanks for this! I have a better understanding of Buchla now. I don't have a dedicated wave folder but I do have a Disting and a couple of low pass gates. I'm going to see if I can get some of these concepts to work on my current system
Timing of this video is kinda perfect: I have an Intellijel palette case and have become more interested in Buchla’s sound. At the same time, I’ve also been carrying around the idea of what if I tried to build something similar to the Subharmonicon with just Eurorack modules...?
u might have already seen this but this vid shows a way to imitate the subharmonic part with just a maths, seems like a good start! havent tried it myself yet tho ua-cam.com/video/L10PjCdSJqA/v-deo.html
Andor So yeah could use some divider modules for the oscillators. And then you would need something like a dual-track 4-note Metropolis (if such a thing existed) to emulate the dual sequencers on the Subharmonicon... what else would we need? It’s an interesting project to try and emulate something like a Subharmonicon.
@@symbiat0 yeah yeah, i'm not knowledgeable enough to give good tips but if you get closer let everyone know cus it really is an interesting challenge
Yes but part of the question there is whether or not that would make viable solution. Seeing as a eurorack build of a Sub Harmonicon is in fact a SubHarmincon. Same goes for the DFAM. The difference with the Buchla Music Easle it being difficult to obtain at the 3k-5k price tag....Dfam and sub harmonic on would be more like the reverse. A testament to the genius of them..
I absolutely love the Penta! But I think it makes a huge difference that the Easel has seperate gate&cv sequencers, that allows for wild phase shifting patterns with just 3-5 steps. Also a big shoutout for the POCA, love to see these wonderful under-the-radar modules getting some attention! Already looking forward to the next episode :)
It would defo. But also it’s more of a 259 clone than an Easel one...and bottom line is that’s cheating!! The point here is you can put together complex oscillators from what you might already own...
Somehow missed this when it was released. Inspiring as always with those magic hands. I'm sure I've said it before, but you have a gift for clearly explaining complex patches that are followable to us lesser mortals.
Great stuff! I second the Ultimate Drum / Percussion Machine and EMS Synthi ideas. I think it would also be interesting to see something like The Impossible Moog or MS-20 or (Insert Typical Monosynth Here), that takes a relatively common synth architecture and “does stuff” to it, makes it more wild and unpredictable.
That was pure excellence. Your videos are so inspiring. It's what got me into eurorack years ago and now you owe me $6,000.
Honestly, this fking guy..
Hahaha
Lol 😂
“Money incinerator.” Best Eurorack definition ever. Thanks for the clear explanations.
that is why it is called Eurocrack. I know guys with 50k plus in modular gear. I just have 0-coast and the free VCV Rack. Saves me from financial ruin.
If you always buy used at around 70% of the retail price, you can make it low loss....problem is convincing yourself to sell modules😅
@@GuitarsAndSynths How's that going for you buddy?
It's more like a money placement if you have A PLAN in mind. It remains an instrument, make music, sell music, buy more, make music, sell music et ainsi de suite.
@@paultuffy The vast majority of private owners selling used modules in the US sell them for around 90% of the retail price.
I am back on this Quest again. I should have watched this video again first. And liked it very, very much again.
the blasser reference just literally made me snort coffee out my nose, so thanks for that. excellent video as always
“Do enough acid and you’ll design a synth that’s laid out like a trumpet too” 😂😂 amazing. Thank you, can’t wait for this whole series!
Check out Cary Grant. Probably made his best movies tripping!
Love the little smiley-baggie too!
@@octopappa5694 ALM gives out screws in them :) I definitely had a good chuckle when I saw that the first time I bought one of their modules.
Hm more acid eh? Gotcha👨🚀
Don was laid back.He loved the instrument, the creation.
Fame, nah.
Back then:
West coast - acid, shrooms, weed
East coast -alcohol, heroin, speed and weed.
Listen to 60’s music.
It’s all in the production.
"You can do a hell of a lot with a little" - words to live by
62HP may be all that I need but you're the only one who makes me feel like 62HP is all I want! 😝
loved the little ciat lonbarde callout. always wanted some of that lunatics kit.
I have literally been wrestling with selling it all to get an Easel. Thanks for helping find one in my own rig!
@@jerod-s-rivera yeah the originals arent in production but you can find people making clones.
3500-4000 that's actually cheap.
The philosophy behind this sort of intentioned module selection is how I'm approaching my compact build inspired by Serge. Thank you for the informative and engaging insights, it means more than words can adequately convey. 🖖🏾
Even if I don't understand it I'm excited about the hell in a cell match between you and Ricky Tinez for the title of only man to read the manual.
Most inspiring modular video that I've seen in months. I'm done with tutorials to be honest. This is next level stuff. Thnx!
this new series is a radical hybrid of all of your videos + bob ross + carl sagan. woke up this mornin' wanting to redesign my set up. mocked it up on the modgrid and then while moving modules about i watched this video. best way to describe it all...ace
Love this new series! West Coast has this Free Jazz quality to it, with its emphasis on timbral variations. Thanks for making me want to hit my LPGs particularly hard this week!
This was an amazing watch. As a beginner my range of modules was super limited but with a bit of trial and error managed to patch something up in the spirit of this with what I had available, even two different ways of getting there. Was a lot of fun and good inspiration for future patching. Thanks a lot!
Excellent job and a lot of fun. When I close my eyes, I hear an Easel (or a MakeNoise Shared System).
Recently I did something similar, as I was looking to create an entire Buchla voice with my system and even if I reached that goal with different modules, a lot of the same spirit can be found here and it is great to see it was not the idea of one crazy person. Folie a deux, mate! ;) Everything Todd Barton does is an inspiration in this area of synthesizers, so he deserved the shout-out without question and everyone watching this should follow him. His latest experiments with Elements as a Buchla module are brilliant!
Edit: EMS or ARP system would indeed be great!
same here. you mind sharing what rack you came up with?
I love this series, please make more! :)
Great work, Alex. A TB-303 or DFAM mini system would be ace.
There's already a 303 module. Acidlabs m303.
Seconded! Not quite mini but my current 2x104 case is built around the DFAM
@@night_speed That's not the point, though. I'm talking about building a 303 clone out of multiple modules.
@@patchandrelease8285 i love this idea
Great video! Excellent advice to have a plan for your modular - really looking forward to future episodes. I'd love a VCS3/Synthi-inspired one...
I keep watching this video and on my 5th viewing I’ve realised I should patch Complex-1 in Reason in a different manner. Now I have 3 totally different sounding voices to explore anew.
There is value in leaving a patch alone and exploring it thoroughly for a few weeks and then revisiting the original premise and seeing where it can take you in a new configuration. Wonks and bonks got the win!
Man I want to see more of these inspiration systems. 1 year late I still refer to these and watch them for fun ! Maybe 104hp palette series next haha
"A modular without a design, is a money incinerator" . . . Built mine to look and sound like what I think of when I think of giant modular synthesizers of yesteryear . . . Turns out, that's just a synonym for money incinerator. Alongside decadence, marriage, project car, and home renovation. :P
I'd really like to see you design a 'modulation expander' system for those looking to add more modulation or more creative modulations to synths like the Arturia Minibrute 2S and Behringer Neutron. I think you could really take these synths from something quite basic and tradition to powerhouses with a few well chosen modules.
this is a great idea. I recently got a 0-coast and Loopop has done not only a "hacks" video for it (exploring workarounds to its limitations and weird tricks) but also a "pairings" video recommending modules you may want to add to it, to really unlock its capabilities.
I'm always eager for Mr MylarMelodies insights along these lines. I love this series. I think he really breaks down the directions you can take a rack at a level that keeps things affordable, portable and useable without being totally overwhelming.
My advice to someone getting into modular [after trying to sell them on the benefits of fixed architecture synthesis, instead, which I think makes more sense for all kinds of users, especially beginners] would be to start with one of these cost-efficient semi-modular synths (we could add the Moog mother-32 or its Behringer knock-off, the Pittsburgh Lifeforms, and some others) because you get a lot of bang-for-buck, and then branch out to a case where you can add one module at a time, master it and all the possible interconnections with the semi, all the while still having the basic music-making patching capabilities of the semi at the basis.
This is one of my favorite videos by you, fine sir. Super inspiring - I just made a version of this in VCV Rack. Thanks for the ideas!
I want more of these! Without following the suggestion itself, reflecting on the purpose is a hard exercise, and I genuinely appreciate the approach you've taken to attempt to solve this. Keep it up!
Love this! Tiny but powerful systems are awesome and trying to recreate seminal synths with my collection of modules on modulargrid is one of my all time favourite hobbies. Really helps knowing what your system lacks and it's super fun to discover new ways to use parts you already know like that!
Please continue this series! I'm planning on getting into eurorack by building a 62hp minimalist system. I'd love to know more about making the most of that format!
Thanks so much for these videos. Feels like I'm watching them on a weekly basis 😄
Thanks Kyle!!
Inspired me to patch something like this with my rig.
Video starts: "oh wow what reverb is he using? It sounds so splashy and spring-like"
Minute into the video I actually notice the tank at the top of the screen: "ooooooh".
1.57 mins in I wish he would switch it off...
Yeah the Ciat-Lonbarde reference was epic! Ideas for systems. 4 Voice ANALOG Drum machine, w/ no drum modules. Sequencer by midi is fine. Bonus points for extra voices.
actually now that I see that Intellijel has a 1u Steppy. You should totally do this. Steppy and Optomix get you like 1/2 the way there.
All I can is DAMN!! The little jam in the middle was so incredible. So many “techno” dance beats are so abrasive and monotonous that it’s unbearable. Your beat was none of that. So one of the coolest beats ever!! The other thing that killed me about the middle beat tune, there were just a few cable to get such a great patch.
Hooray, new Mylar! Today is good!
I really appreciate the thought and effort that you put into your tutorials. They're invaluable and we owe you massive gratitude! I have a constructive criticism - coming from a place of deep appreciation - that I hope will make your future videos maximally useful to people like me, who are still learning the patching theory & techniques involved in modular.
Sometimes you begin patching and tweaking settings very fast, understandably excited, getting into the sound and playing .... but you don't always eventually slow down to adequately explain what you've done & why, in terms of the signal flow or the thinking involved in the cabling/settings, at even an intermediate level. It just flies by, between the tweaking and sound exploration. Or you'll occasionally cut to an already patched (even partially) without patiently explaining what *exactly* we're looking at. I'm not saying you NEVER do this slow, patient walking through - you do and you're great at it! But we - especially beginners and intermediate modular synthesists - would get more from the time you put into making these vid and we put into studying them if you'd do more slow steady hand-holding along the way.
Hope the gratitude and appreciation comes through in this suggestion/request.Thanks a jillion.
Dude, I just LOVE that video. I already watched it like three times and sometimes come in and look into specific parts....
Amazing demonstrations. It was really helpful and inspiring for my west coast inspired approach of my rig. I am currently replanning some things actually. Now I just got the Pittsburgh Double Helix as my Complex Oscillator, I am really excited about where that one will take me now :)
So yeah, again. Awesome video, keep 'em coming ;).
And I like the idea of those suggested systems a lot.
Cheers!
(I also loved the ciat-lonbarde reference :D)
I love these Suggested Systems videos. So many great patching ideas in them!
This is an awesome tutorial on West Coast patching. It allowed me to follow along using the Complex-1 instrument in Reason and make a very credible sounding Buchla-esque slather of wonky bonks. Cheers!
👍👍👍
If Top Gear did modular tutorials it would be this one. Seriously though thank you for this video; I was considering incinerating my money on Eurorack and your comment on it needing a purpose was spot on. Very much aligned to how I think about everything else in my tiny studio; what is it adding to the sonic palette? The wave-folding stuff reminds me a lot of how the 0-Coast sounds too. Good job - you’ve just earned another Patreon subscriber!
that was the way i designed my first eurorack 10 years ago ;)
Those hollow plucks at beginning hooked me right away ((: Thanks for the awesome build! Cheers!
What a genuine treasure you are! Thanks for this- brilliant
The patch using the microfreak as controller was excellent mate 👏 Such a warm sound
Your explanation of the Music Easel gives me a better understanding of my DPO. And tons of ideas!
Why Why Why ???
Why do I keep ending up at your channel when looking for good stuff 😆
Probably your best work. Been a fan since your FM (the mag not the synthesis) tutorials but as someone else noted below kinda tired of tutorials. This is amazing!
Harrington 500! Nearly spat my tea out... you need a module with the DNA of Gilbert and Sullivan
Fantastic, thank you - I feel like I understand the 0-Coast and 0-Ctrl more as a result of watching this.
My go to Easily system - Woggle, rene (5 stages only) optomix, DPO, PPoints and Erbe! Sounds more nasal than the easil but it's the mindset that's fun! As a concept the easil is brilliantly simple yet complex at the same time! We thank you Don (and acid)
Pip slope if being true to the easil but can always throw maths into the mix:)
The RYO Penta is 5-step 4 HP sequencer where you can choose 3-5 steps.
@@anosoumusic Don`t find any place where I can buy it pre-assembled in Europe (or anywhere else)
@@VictorSteiner it is only a DIY-kit I think. It was quite simple to assemble and had good instructions from what I remember of when I built mine. I think it was the second or third module I ever built, and was a good start to DIYing for me atleast. :)
@@VictorSteiner It is a very easy build and would make an excellent first project.
@@deejaydubla Looks like it's out of stock everywhere.
@@dtkincaid it's a baby eight sequencer (same chip) that has a switch to reset after 3-4-or 5 steps. S-180 8-Step Sequencer, Varigate 4+, Moskwa, Micro Sequence, would all fit the bill, plus i'm sure a load more, but putting metroplois in there would create a different synth.
48:40 - Let's goooo, duuuuude !
Loving your presentation and your brilliant cymatic beer mat.
Yay! A tiny systems series. I just got a Palette case last month and I’ve been researching what to add to it after I’m done filling the 1U row.
LOVE IT. Great idea for a series; creativity ❤️ constraints.
Would be interested to see an ambient/drone design. On one level potentially simple, but squeezing in audio, and a couple of voices would take it up a notch.
I absolutely love your 'An Intro to Making Generative Music on Modular' video and I'd be happy to see you building a compact rig like this! A swiss knife of generative music, small Autechre machine, and a backpack-sized pandora box of randomness.
It's in the list! Small Autechre machine sounds fun tho...hmm
@@mylarmelodies Steal one of their MaxMSP patches maybe and recreate it in modular?
Thanos F How do you get hold of their patches?!! Would have to wait for them to do some patching in a Cafe then go for a wee and nick em. Annoyingly that’s not happening anytime soon
@@mylarmelodies Or you can ask them politely. Got nothing to lose AND you have a good reason to talk to them.
This is so great - thank you for this! These suggested systems is a brilliant idea and I look forward to more of them in the future. Thank you for putting all the work into this - such a valuable resource.
this is such a great idea this new serie of conceptual videos , and not only for beginners. congrats
Glad to see and hear you again, good Sir.
Great video! Really dig the idea of strictly following a set idea for building a system. looking forward to the future episodes
What fun! I love the idea of the theme based micro ER setups. Alex, you so clevah.
Really interesting and well done video - just got into Buchla - and going to tear into my collection of Euro to make something work with it
This is some much needed inspiration. Thanks mate.
LOVE this! Please keep this series going!
incredible and inspiring. very excited for the future of this series. i think it will push many over the ledge to modular :)
What about a system that replicates the never-to-be-mass-produced Moog Subharmonicon? Or a system based on the Soma Pulsar-23, perhaps using a Shakmat Four Bricks Rook.
huh?
LOL
Crazy good sound, crazy good series, looking forward to see the next one mate!
Nice! 22:00 is as fun as Buchla (or more!). Enjoyed and understood more of Buchla too :)
You just blew my mind man 😮
can't wait for the next suggested system. these videos really helps
Really nice demonstration! Really keen to explore some of these ideas in my system. I don't have a dedicated wavefolding module but I have Plaits which has a wavefolding mode FM and also BIA which has wavefolding. Like you pointed out in the demo, use what you've got right!
I love what you did here! I also liked the performance. Great video.
Thanks universe, just ordered a 208c last week.
The moral of this story is the real thing is more fun to jam with. Proper instrument!
Omfg minute 32. I could listen to that for a very long time. Well. I know what my next patch is gonna be!
Thanks for this! I have a better understanding of Buchla now. I don't have a dedicated wave folder but I do have a Disting and a couple of low pass gates. I'm going to see if I can get some of these concepts to work on my current system
Wow, this is a tv level of quality for a youtube video :)
Timing of this video is kinda perfect: I have an Intellijel palette case and have become more interested in Buchla’s sound. At the same time, I’ve also been carrying around the idea of what if I tried to build something similar to the Subharmonicon with just Eurorack modules...?
u might have already seen this but this vid shows a way to imitate the subharmonic part with just a maths, seems like a good start! havent tried it myself yet tho ua-cam.com/video/L10PjCdSJqA/v-deo.html
Andor So yeah could use some divider modules for the oscillators. And then you would need something like a dual-track 4-note Metropolis (if such a thing existed) to emulate the dual sequencers on the Subharmonicon... what else would we need? It’s an interesting project to try and emulate something like a Subharmonicon.
@@symbiat0 yeah yeah, i'm not knowledgeable enough to give good tips but if you get closer let everyone know cus it really is an interesting challenge
Yes but part of the question there is whether or not that would make viable solution. Seeing as a eurorack build of a Sub Harmonicon is in fact a SubHarmincon. Same goes for the DFAM. The difference with the Buchla Music Easle it being difficult to obtain at the 3k-5k price tag....Dfam and sub harmonic on would be more like the reverse. A testament to the genius of them..
Excellent and inspiring. I wish you could do something about the EMS Synthi.
If you're into it I'd love to see an effects case under the microscope like this
That was awesome from start to finish
Man, your videos are just so excellent in every single way!
Loved this. Very excited for the rest of this series
Love this series idea! Looking forward to more!
Great stuff: Another suggestion: The Pearl Syncussion? Tricky thing would be to open for the routing options of the oscillators.
Syncussion is a great shout. It’s modular - rerouting is easy! But like with the Easel, you’d have to repatch for different sounds.
the RYO Penta DIY sequencer would be perfect for this. It’s got the 3, 4 or 5 step thing just like the Easel
Great shout! Only thing is to also have the gate sequencer too!
I absolutely love the Penta! But I think it makes a huge difference that the Easel has seperate gate&cv sequencers, that allows for wild phase shifting patterns with just 3-5 steps.
Also a big shoutout for the POCA, love to see these wonderful under-the-radar modules getting some attention! Already looking forward to the next episode :)
hope the next of this series comes out soon!
Workin on it now!!
RYO makes a great 4hp 5 step sequencer which can also be switched to be 3 or 4 steps
Plus it has pads on the back that could be used for a DIY 2hp toggle-switch gate combiner
Great idea for the series, and awesome execution, looking forward to more!
Please make another « suggested systems » video! I love this video! Also, I really want Arturia to make a KeyFreak.
I already had all these modules and was thinking to save up for an easel facepalm and thank you for saving me moneys
Your videos are a constant source of inspiration. 👍
So inspiring, thanks Alex! A suggested system, the ultimate drum/percussive machine...
Thanks Mark!! For sounds or for sequencing?
@@mylarmelodies Cheers! Actually, maybe both, could imagine a pair of Steppys in the 1u row :)
That’s a thunk, hmmmmm
Ace! Hope to see some more video soon!
Wouldn’t a make noise DPO replace at least 4 of those modules for less cost?
Great video as usual, Mr Hands!
It would defo. But also it’s more of a 259 clone than an Easel one...and bottom line is that’s cheating!! The point here is you can put together complex oscillators from what you might already own...
mylarmelodies fair enough!
That Techno beat in in the beginning man..... you aced it ;)
Somehow missed this when it was released. Inspiring as always with those magic hands. I'm sure I've said it before, but you have a gift for clearly explaining complex patches that are followable to us lesser mortals.
"Now if you own a music easel you're probably already clicking report video for abuse" :DDDDDDDDD #lol
Great stuff! I second the Ultimate Drum / Percussion Machine and EMS Synthi ideas. I think it would also be interesting to see something like The Impossible Moog or MS-20 or (Insert Typical Monosynth Here), that takes a relatively common synth architecture and “does stuff” to it, makes it more wild and unpredictable.
profdazzle just get some AJH and a few other modules. Sounds as good as any minimoog ever made and does a lot more.
Ace! Thanks for sharing, nice to hear something other than techno.
M8! That Beastie Boys reference at 40:10 👻❤️❤️❤️
Wonderful little box. I'm always surprised myself what you can do with 60 TE.