Saw this just after getting the Volca Modular over a year ago and it didn’t make sense - now I finally get it after lots of practice. The instruction is clear and descriptive, my skull is just thick! One modification I like is to Split the stepped Woggle to both time and math, inverted and sent to pitch; so the high pitched notes are short and the low pitches are long. I’ve got a full 7u case now but I still like kicking back with the Volca for a quick fix! Great that it’s got a sequencer and reverb in a small battery powered box.
Per previous comments the Forbidden Planet soundtrack is NOT by Todd Barton, it was by Louis & Bebe Barron and was composed with basic (pre-synthesiser) sound generators. Barton is a later & still currently working synthesizer expert who replicated the patches in Buchla, and named them the Krell Patch, after the extinct race in the movie who had left behind their 'music', in the film. Barton is still giving us excellent information/content in this forum.
Thank you for correcting this. There were no Buchla synths in the 50s(!) The source concept and Krell textures are from the Barron’s, and their phenomenal work on Forbidden Planet. Their groundbreaking textures, haunted my childhood. 😂🙏🏼
Korg nailed this device. They opened up pandora's box of west coast synthesis for under 200 bucks. If I could make just one suggestion to Korg....I would pay double if it sounded better (higher voltage and headroom, better components)
Nice! I think I'm slowly sinking into the big black hole that is modular :D How are you getting on with the new lil device? Filled your room with other modules yet? :D
Got mine a few days ago, still trying to figure this beast out. Not used to WC synthesis at all. In that specific patch, I'd like the pitch input, in this case the interpolated S&H to be quantized by the selected scale. That'd be such a nice option. That said, I love how this synth pushes me into the "what if ?..." uncharted territories.
He did.... the one time it mattered at the beginning when he joined the two oscillators. The other routings were for randomness and pitch. Then he added the reverb for the effect but by then the patch was already randomizing notes. Watch it again, you’ll see what I mean. 👍🏻👍🏻
The Soundtrack was created by Bebe Barron and Louis’s Barron Because they weren’t in a union They could not claim it was music So they called the soundtrack to the film Electronic Tonalities Also they could not go for an Oscar Shame should have joined a union
Exactly! The so-called “Krell patch” created on the Buchla, was to *simulate* the kinds of sounds the Barrons created with circuits that would dies within seconds and tape editing (the latter done mostly by Bebe. Louis did more creating of the circuits and the sounds).
Volca Modular 2 that can patch into other modular gear? That's my only hang up, still tempted to buy this one. Volca sample 2 is at the top of my list now after the upgrades.
Well, right now I’m in the early stages of designing and building expansions, beginning with a splitter for the CV input, that has two inputs, some external pots as mixers or attenuators. The next step is to build dividers and amplifiers to work with standard equipment. I’ve already built a simple dual LFO that can be attached to the +-3v3 of the VM. You also can use the raw output of a Daisy Seed, that gives the same voltage, and I think that an Arduino can work too. 😊
No. Per comments above the Forbidden Planet soundtrack is NOT by Todd Barton, it was by Louis & Bebe Barron and was composed with basic (pre-synthesiser) sound generators. Barton is a later and still currently working synthesizer expert who replicated the patches in Buchla, and named them the Krell Patch, after the extinct race in the movie who had left behind their 'music'. Barton is still giving us excellent content in this forum.
Saw this just after getting the Volca Modular over a year ago and it didn’t make sense - now I finally get it after lots of practice. The instruction is clear and descriptive, my skull is just thick!
One modification I like is to Split the stepped Woggle to both time and math, inverted and sent to pitch; so the high pitched notes are short and the low pitches are long.
I’ve got a full 7u case now but I still like kicking back with the Volca for a quick fix! Great that it’s got a sequencer and reverb in a small battery powered box.
Per previous comments the Forbidden Planet soundtrack is NOT by Todd Barton, it was by Louis & Bebe Barron and was composed with basic (pre-synthesiser) sound generators. Barton is a later & still currently working synthesizer expert who replicated the patches in Buchla, and named them the Krell Patch, after the extinct race in the movie who had left behind their 'music', in the film. Barton is still giving us excellent information/content in this forum.
Thank you for correcting this. There were no Buchla synths in the 50s(!) The source concept and Krell textures are from the Barron’s, and their phenomenal work on Forbidden Planet. Their groundbreaking textures, haunted my childhood. 😂🙏🏼
Korg nailed this device. They opened up pandora's box of west coast synthesis for under 200 bucks. If I could make just one suggestion to Korg....I would pay double if it sounded better (higher voltage and headroom, better components)
So glad the krell patch is achievable on the volca modular, honestly convinced me to buy it
Nice! I think I'm slowly sinking into the big black hole that is modular :D How are you getting on with the new lil device? Filled your room with other modules yet? :D
Thats awesome, i love self playing modular patches, good clear tutorial, thank you.
Thanks, taking the time to make these tutorials is invaluable to so many. So, 😊thanks.
Got mine a few days ago, still trying to figure this beast out. Not used to WC synthesis at all.
In that specific patch, I'd like the pitch input, in this case the interpolated S&H to be quantized by the selected scale. That'd be such a nice option.
That said, I love how this synth pushes me into the "what if ?..." uncharted territories.
It would be nice to see a note played after every patch cable, so we can slowly hear how the sound changes.
He did.... the one time it mattered at the beginning when he joined the two oscillators. The other routings were for randomness and pitch. Then he added the reverb for the effect but by then the patch was already randomizing notes. Watch it again, you’ll see what I mean. 👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome thanks for the great patching ideas!!
It's alive!!!
Volca modular is a wonderfull little monster , so many things To discoverd on it :)
good_price-extreme_possibilities :)
Excellent! Going to give this a go...
Awesome, keep the patches coming! So much to learn! Thank you!
lil burp at 1:33 hahaha
LOL!
hey man. These are old man sounds. We can't control em.
The Soundtrack was created by
Bebe Barron and Louis’s Barron
Because they weren’t in a union
They could not claim it was music
So they called the soundtrack to the film Electronic Tonalities
Also they could not go for an Oscar
Shame should have joined a union
I hope the next volca is like an ems synthi aks.
Just great!
Don’t think it was a Buchla in the 1950's. I believe the Barrons used tape and classical lab techniques.
Buchla BEMI was created in 1962 and Forbidden Planet was released in 1956... Time distortion !
Absolutely correct - they used multiple tapes to create modulations
Exactly! The so-called “Krell patch” created on the Buchla, was to *simulate* the kinds of sounds the Barrons created with circuits that would dies within seconds and tape editing (the latter done mostly by Bebe. Louis did more creating of the circuits and the sounds).
I'm glad someone said this before I had the chance. Cheers!
I lost concentration in a fit of purist irk over introductory comment…😮
Volca Modular 2 that can patch into other modular gear? That's my only hang up, still tempted to buy this one. Volca sample 2 is at the top of my list now after the upgrades.
Well, right now I’m in the early stages of designing and building expansions, beginning with a splitter for the CV input, that has two inputs, some external pots as mixers or attenuators. The next step is to build dividers and amplifiers to work with standard equipment. I’ve already built a simple dual LFO that can be attached to the +-3v3 of the VM. You also can use the raw output of a Daisy Seed, that gives the same voltage, and I think that an Arduino can work too. 😊
Cool.
thanks, very niceee
Volca cz please
They Buchlas back in the '50s?
No. Per comments above the Forbidden Planet soundtrack is NOT by Todd Barton, it was by Louis & Bebe Barron and was composed with basic (pre-synthesiser) sound generators. Barton is a later and still currently working synthesizer expert who replicated the patches in Buchla, and named them the Krell Patch, after the extinct race in the movie who had left behind their 'music'. Barton is still giving us excellent content in this forum.
I guess I’m gonna get one then 🤦🏻♂️
Electronic Tonalities
Manaus Brasil músic
They Buchlas back in the '50s?