What makes your modular unique?
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- The modular scene is expanding, and with it the amount of options you have when building or expanding a modular system. In this video I ask the question ‘what makes a modular unique’ and try to answer that by having a look at four interesting topics.
I wanted to make this video for some time, but have a lot more to say! Let me know if you have questions or topics you would like me to dig more into!
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00:00 - System overview
02:55 - Signal flow & tools
07:53 - Creative sound generation
13:45 - Inspirational modules
20:04 - Sound design concept
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Hello everyone! I wanted to make this video for some time, but think each of the chapters could be a video on it's own. Let me know if you like me to dive deeper in any of this! - Affiliate links:
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Clockface - AS - bit.ly/3YkDJ1B
Zadar is awesome! I like running the crazy shapes thru a quantizer and messing with time and voltage ranges for melodies
Hey, that's an awesome idea! Might steal that for a future patch :)
You have landed in modular geekdom when you get excited about utility modules.
Very true! But also, they're just a lot of fun, haha :)
This is real talk the best YT channel on modular. Thanks so much much for the work you put in to these videos 🙏🏼
Glad you enjoy it! And thanks for letting me know, these kind of comments make it worth it! Cheers :)
Your tutorials are very inspiring. Wish I had more hours in the day to think through this stuff with my rack.
Thank you! I know the problem, time is the biggest limitation these days :) All the best!
Great video, you really nailed what I love about Xaoc stuff and produced some lovely patches along the way! 👊
Hello Tom! Thanks, glad to hear it, and love your work with the Xaoc modules :) Was nice to meet as SB23, keep up the good work!
Always very educational. Thank you!
Glad you like it, cheers!
inspirational, as always!
Glad you think so! thanks for watching :)
I really appreciate your detailed and visual approach to teaching.
Hey, thank you! I made a living as a freelance graphic designer up until I went full time with this channel. Always good to hear people like my work :) Cheers!
awesome vid as always
Glad you liked it! Cheers :)
nice video!
Thank you! Cheers!
very very💙cool. thanks for sharing.
You're welcome! Glad you like it :)
amazing vide, thank you!
on 25:16, the pitch-shifting reverb is what module exactly? sounds amazing!
Thanks! And it's the Xaoc Timiszoara
Great video, can I ask what case are you using for the Xaoc system?
Thanks! It's a basic 104 hp Moog case without power. I replaced the right panel with another plate with hole, and mounted a power supply inside.
I would like to see your take on the Zadar in a full episode.
There are some deep videos about it already, so have to say it's not on top of my list. But think I will come back to it in any case :)
this was a amazing video ... have you done anything else of Zadar..? i could not find anything in you older videos..
thanks..
Hi there! Glad you liked it! I plan to do more modular-thoughs videos in the future, but feel I can improve on the format a bit :) And no, not yet. There are a few videos out there already by others, but quite some people asked, so might put it on my list anyway. It's a great module and if people are interested I'm happy to make a video on it :)
yeah there some video out there.... but a bit hard to follow sometimes...
personally i think you present well and clearly .. i think its a great idea as a series to cover all the Xaoc devices ... as they seem to shy away for presents... i learned a bunch of new stuff from this video...🙂
You have a lot to do but it would be great if you could do a video on the Toppobrillo Sport Modulator 2!
I had to laugh 😂 when you showed the Wasp filter as a „conventional“ module, remember the issues it caused on your last Berlin Modular Society gig :-).
Haha, that's true. The wasp wasn't responsible for the heavy ground hum we fixed though. But it's bleeding for sure :(
@@MonotrailTechTalk yeah, but don’t we all want to have blood, sweat & tears when we perform live 😂?
what was responsible for the noise? just interested =)))
Zadar is a really great FM source for another oscillator. Very easy to dial in.
Very true!
I have a drop the mic module. It has a large marx generator capacitor chain and destroys anything plugged into it 😅
Speaking of uncommon modules, have you checked out New Systems Instruments? They make excellent stuff but seem to fly under the radar somewhat. In particular I'm a big fan of the Harmonic Shift Oscillator and the Inertia.
Nice, will have a look at them! :)
I’m also a big fan of the New Systems stuff 😀
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks, such "meta-videos" about modular are far too rare. About Zadar: can you confirm that there is no simple sine shape to be found on this module? I was looking through the table of waves, but couldn't spot one. I was slightly baffled by this.
Thanks! I plan to do more, but have to find the right format a bit, think there is some room for improvement :) In any case, about Zadar: the closes to a sinewave is Bank E shape 2. That one isn't completely symmetrical though, but using the 'responds' parameter you can set it close to a pretty perfect sine.
@@MonotrailTechTalk Thank you, I appreciate it
stop pushing me to buy Sofia! ;)
Haha, sorry! Just using the things I like :)
Unless I'm mistaken, all the reverbs on Timiszoara are mono to stereo. More news at 10000000. ETA i was mistaken
Not true. There are 6 fully stereo reverbs on the factory card. Most of the other effects are also full stereo.
There are some true stereo versions indeed :)
Great video. "Katowice", however, is pronounced as follows: Kato (like the japanese name) followed by the German word for jokes "Witze", but with a long "i".
Maybe somebody can help with phonetic transcription?
Ah yeah, I did the google translate polish text to speech thing :)
how do you pronounce Moog?
Incidentally, X occasionally refers to Jesus because of Greek chi, hence xmas.
There is absolutely no religious associations with the X. The Greek letter existed long before any biblical stories were anchored.
I believe it is pronounced “Zay-ock”
There is no language in here an “X” makes a “C” sound
Here's the man himself :) ua-cam.com/video/V3bYTn0bvyc/v-deo.html
@@MonotrailTechTalk wow, why would they do that
@@Freakinsweet1234 Because they are polish?
@@xavierxeon I have no idea
I’m not quite aware what language is meant originally, but word “Xaoc” in russian is pronounced as [ha:os] and means “chaos”
it looks like a collection of conceptual modules but sounds like nothing special. 🤷♂
Hi there! In case that isn't clear: I am just using this setup to talk about a few concepts worth considering. This is not a demo video off what this specific setup can do at all! :)
Hello :-) personally,the reason for me was to create sounds that result far away from traditional sound synthesis in the usual guise. I started with Reason 3.5 almost 20 years ago & I always found the concept of Reason ingenious (especially via Rewire connected with Ableton Live). However, I missed the haptics. After various devices like Korg Electribe Series, Roland System 1M, Arturia Micrubrute & various pedals, the journey regarding Eurorack started in 2018 :) I was familiar with CV & GATE handling through Reason.
So I just wanted the best of DIGITAL & ANALOG - Eurorack is the best of the BEST! :)
In the meantime, I own an official fleet of equipment, SFX/MFX - Eurorack as well as desktop/Studiogear. 2 good mixers + Erica Syntsh matrix mixer, KRK V8 monitors, 2 patchbays, Macbook Air M1 including Motu Ultralight audio interface (plus a subinterface Focusrite Scarlett Mk2, which is directly connected to the patchbays).
PS: get the BORED BRAIN InterFX V2 if you want to integrate pedals into Eurorack ;DDD
Hi there! Thanks for sharing, enjoy the good stuff!
I have some dedicated modules that just do knob/slider to midi CC, so that I can control virtual instruments, which I then pipe back into the modular with an audio interface module. It is much more satisfying turning a knob than it is to do the same thing with a mouse.