Pulses, Drones and VCA Modes on Moog Matriarch

Pulses Drones and Moog Matriarch’s VCAs
**Note: something weird happened with this video when I uploaded it…it clips at times….sorry about that!
A look at the Moog Matriarch’s VCA modes. How to set up a pulse and drone patch and…a lot of theory, especially looking at Matriarch’s internal routing and normalled connections behaviour....Although, this video spends a lot of time talking about ways to filter delay.
Index:
00:02 Introduction
01:06 Summary of Matriarch’s Signal Path and Normalled operation
02:23 Summary of Matriarch’s VCA Modes
03:37 Synth Basics - Demo Amp and Filter Modulation in Amp Env Mode
04:16 Patch 1 - Setup
04:55 Setting up a repeating Pulse
05:28 About VCA modulation
07:04 Modulating a Vca with BiPolar LFO and “Dead Spots”
08:06 Looping Filter Envelope and Modulating Filter with Unipolar LFO
09:19 Modulating Filter with BiPolar LFO
10:11 Modulating Pulse Width with Unipolar LFO
11:17 Delay Setup
11:55 Patch 1 Demo
12:31 Oops - recorded in mono - PingPong Delay demo
12:52 VCA routing - Filtering Delay
14:02 Patching Delay to Filter
15:49 AMP ENV mode VCA CV modulation behaviour
17:22 Splitting Filter and Amp Modulation
18:05 “Fine Tuning” the patch
20:28 Production/Mixing Ideas for “Retro Sound”
21:10 Patching a Droning Pulse
23:54 Production/Mixing Ideas - Some FX Ideas
25:53 Patch Demo
Download Patch Diagrams from robemusic.com
Gear Used:
Moog Matriarch
Split Passive Attenuator (boredbrain music)
Softube Dytronics Cyclosonic Panner Plugin
Eventide Blackhole Reverb Plugin
Brainworks A/DA Falnger Plugin

[@78thandSynth]

Matriarch is like the best first synth ever. 😂 You have brought our house joy brother. thank you.

[@RobeMusic]

Glad to have helped you out!

[@TheUsualPage]

You have a great way of explaining this synth, man. I've learned a ton from these videos.
I've owned my Matriarch for about 3 yrs now and I'm always surprised by how deep it can be. Still a ton to learn, so keep 'em comin!

[@78thandSynth]

Same for me. Got sound studio 10/21 then matriarch then it got ugly.

[@RobeMusic]

Thanks. I'm really happy that these videos help people find new things to explore.

[@ManCalledMif]

18:50 if you want a brighter delay, the matriarch delay ‘brightness’ can be chosen in the settings. The manual has the specific key combination. 🙏🏼

[@RobeMusic]

Thanks yes. I should have mentioned I was already in bright mode. Good call. Thanks

[@martincarbow5491]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@Samwisedragon]

You are a synth wizard good sir

[@RobeMusic]

not a wizard...just a guy who spends his day in a robe playing with synthesizers. thank you

[@ManCalledMif]

Thanks for these matriarch focussed videos 🎉

[@schaspere]

Thanks, your videos are so educational, Much appreciated!

[@RobeMusic]

Thank you!

[@johnr8106]

These videos are awesome!

[@RobeMusic]

Glad you like them!

[@Athom_]

Man your vids are gold

[@martincarbow5491]

Awesome, John - thanks for your inspiring work on this!

[@RobeMusic]

Thanks Martin. The next 2 patches (that i'll post over the next few weeks) that are extensions of this patch are really cool (and fun to put together) think you'll like them.

[@martincarbow5491]

@@RobeMusic Now you really got me sitting on the edge of my chair - so much looking forward!
And I def will have a look into your DFAM deep dive part 2 for some background…

[@bluesguy1977]

I love your videos man!

[@RobeMusic]

thank you!

[@lockyp204]

The best 👍

[@RobeMusic]

Thanks!

[@stv-hammond]

way cool