#mimeophon

[synthtv]

3 voices in 62HP including a Mimeophon? SO much potential

[kuliak]

Minimalist, in the practical sense.

This is actually the first recording I made with the "synth voice" case since the great rearrangement of the end of last year. Yesterday I tried sitting down with it, but kept falling into tired modes of patching (which is to say, I was driving the entire patch with Marbles...)

Today, I used this case only, and patched it the way I really intend to - lots of logic, lots of cross modulation, and probably always using an external controller. Until I get a midi input module, that means 0-ctrl.

I saw some wigglers the other day talking about how well Marbles keeps track of external clocks and swing, so I tried it out, and they're right! 0-ctrl is playing with fairly significant time modulation and the 1st and 5th gates mixed together into Marbles running an x4 clock, which sort-of averages out 16th notes.

Past that point, it's hard to keep track of everything going on. Lots and lots of logic and modulation, controlling everything from sequences to "harmony" changes to transposition to sequence order to delay speed. Since a lot of things are left up to chance, sometimes modulations are in phase with each other in a way that makes things "ugly" - for a "proper" song, I'd of course fine tune these out, but this was a nice proof of concept for what I think is the least intuitive of my cases.

It is interesting though, something I wonder about here (that I likely won't have an answer for for a while) is whether I have the balance of modulation outputs and satisfying modulation destinations right. Nibblers will definitely help a lot for tangling those up. And honestly, it's not like everything needs to be patched at once.

The big questions at the forefront of my mind are: 1. Is inertia worth the space? I've tried it out both yesterday and today, but only got satisfying results as the most basic of things like basic slew or LPF. Would it be better ie permanently patched with Cold Mac for broader modulations, or is it worth keeping around at all? 2. As much as I love Erbe-Verb, does it have a home in this case? It does very interesting things under modulation, yes, but not necessarily things that I feel go well with the sound palette of this case. Perhaps I will end up swapping it with my Versio. I feel like Ruina would be great to modulate for constantly changing textures, or Electus or Melotus could create their own pretty textures and go into reverb territory. On the other hand, EV could leave (be set aside, I think I'd always want it on deck) for something else, perhaps Mimeophon or Silhouette if it sounds good when it's out in the world.

There's of course no right or wrong answer, modular is flexible and wonderful sounds can be made with any selection. But there is a right course of action: I should continue to spend time with this case and think critically about the selection. Some patches I'd like to try in the next week or so include using Inertia as an oscillator, using it as an expressive "main" envelope, and rhythmically modulating EV to create a texture/rhythm. Hopefully these things will all sound wonderful, but either way, they will lend useful perspective in setting/staying the course here.

[mysticalblizzardcolor]

ondomo || eurorack modular

[koyl]

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It's time to enter the 4th dimension with this 4th excerpt of the feedback patch I've been sharing in the 3 previous posts. I'm not exactly sure of what's happening (I had left my flesh husk from some times already at this point and was commanding it from above) but I guess this part involves Feedback both from the Vult Freak filter and from the Mimeophon, hence the diaphonic chords. This part happened near the end of the 90 minutes... I intended to stop the recording here... but instead, I did one last move on a hunch... and this is when I entered the Matrix, or maybe I found the Philosopher's Tone ?? ... see you tomorrow !😉 . . . . #modular #modularsynths #modularsynthesizer #eurorack #eurorackmodular #livemodular #liveperformance   #drone #dronemusic #ambient #darkambient #experimentalmusic #noisemusic #feedback #vultfreak #makenoise #mimeophon #0ctrl #steadystatefate #vortices #alchemy #sonicalchemy https://www.instagram.com/p/COTD4zdK4oD/?igshid=bo4lae6wz3l5

[nctrnm]

#NowPlaying: " Nothing But Feedback" by bartonmusic

[blickensynths]

Mimeophon, Morphagene and Wogglebug just touched down in store. Ready to ship now. These won’t be about for long. Our last shipment of Wogglebugs a month ago all went on the same day! @makenoisemusic #BlickenSynths #MakeNoise #Mimeophon #Morphagene #Wogglebug #BackInStock #Restocks #Eurorack #EurorackModular #EurorackSynth #Eurocrack #Modular #ModularSynthesizer #ModularSynthesizers #ModularSynth #ModularSynths #ModularSynthesis #Synthesizers #Synthesizer #Synths #Synth #SynthPorn #ElectronicMusic #IndependentRetailer #ModularIsLife #UK #Webstore #InternetShopping #ShippingNow (at Chelmsford, Essex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTethjgtJaF/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jaggedblathering]

Trying this modular thing.

[foundsoundau]

Don’t delay! First batch o #Mimeophon all most gone! #MakeNoise 🤗 #🔎🔈 (at Found Sound) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2WAQUxABcJ/?igshid=p5z54ihs7r3l

[kuliak]

Below the break: a way-too-deep explanation of the behavior in this patch, and an alternate version:

Hey there! It's been a minute since I've had something to share. Life has been pretty crazy these last couple of weeks. Honestly, it may be spotty the next month and a half or so, but I want to make and share things when I can. It's one of the best things.

This patch has a lot going on. The first half is pretty simple: further exploring pseudo-complex oscillator setups with Banshee Reach and Ts-L, and compelling harmonic compositions with Bloom and Bard Quartet. A lot of this section is just "what I've done in the past, but better. I'm finally using a buffered mult to keep the carrier and modulator oscillators with a consistent ratio instead of half-assing it. Ts-L's sine is modulating BR's frequency, and wavefold is going to PWM - both attenuated to not drive the sound crazy. Envelope controlling a VCA on varishape output into Ikarie, which I now have FM'd by BR's sine output. It's all about the relatedness in this format after all!

I do want to say that as fun as it is patching up such behaviors, I totally understand the appeal of ready-to-go complex oscillator modules. This just eats up cables and space.

Now, the fun and more compelling part: the rhythm going on here. This patch was inspired by a conversation with my friend about wishing Data Bender had a "repeats" gate output, like Mimeophone and Nautilus do. As we talked things out, we figured that you could probably use some kind of boosted envelope follower on a mult of the output to create a gate, and friends, it works! Mostly.

I'm using a stackable to run the right channel of Data Bender's output into Strega's gain circuit and envelope follower, then sending that to the trigger in (1) of Tyso Daiko to trigger the kick. Now, this doesn't work every time. But I've found that with Data Bender in Micro Mode with saturation at about noon, it creates interesting sub-rhythms at quite a handful of time/repeats combinations. You can get it more or less reliable by scrubbing through the buffer (break knob in Micro mode) but there's no one setting there that works for every combo.

Since the signal needs to be just repeats (100% wet) to get this to happen, I had to use the full mixing capabilities of Cockpit as well: Desmodus (receiving the signal from Ikarie) is multed to both Cockpit and the Data Bender inputs. Drums of course go directly to the mixer as well. Of course, this is working as intended, but the nice thing about mix controls is I can usually be lazy and run a single voice through a single fx chain.

The initial experiments sounded great, and got me thinking about how much better this could sound with some additional percussion which is related but not so closely constrained by the DB parameters. I quickly threw this together, using IDUM as a rhythm generator by feeding it a clock and setting it to break mode at 100% probability. Additional percussion comes from Akemie's Taiko and Daiko(2) through Sinc Bucina (the latter two are on separate sequences for more complex sounds)

Honestly, I don't think this sounds as good in this recording, but has the potential to sound far better. In the primary recording featured above, I'm really playing the parameters as I feel out what does and doesn't work. It's constantly changing, but with oh-so-many sweet spots. With the added percussion though, it feels stagnant so much faster, and I'm overall performing the patch less. With a few more things added, a bit more variation programmed into the percussion voices, and a more complex pattern, I think this concept could far surpass the original. Sadly, it's already getting late and I need to un-patch to clear the desk for work tomorrow, so that's that for now. I'm certain to revisit the core concept in the near future, and I hope to really take it to the heights it deserves.

...So, why did I write so much for this patch? Part of it is that it's been so long, and I love writing these patch notes, so I need to make up for lost time. The other part is that this isn't just some normal patch, or more fundamentals - this is an original patch programming idea that I was through from conception to execution. It's so satisfying, and exciting, and everything I love about this format. I want to, and will, do more of it, and it's so exciting that I'll keep getting better.

[etherdiver]

Here's a look at the Morphagene patch I was using last night. Morphagene (playing a field recording I made years ago of some kids on a playground) into QPAS into Mimeophon into Desmodus Versio, then into the output module and out to the MPC. Modulation from Triple Sloth and Function. Planar 2 and a Lightstrip offering hands-on control.

It was beautiful.

[sarufaromeo]

【Korg volca trackmake contest #01 】アルバムリリースのお知らせ

9月に開催しましたKorg volca trackmake contest #01 にご参加いただいた皆様、ありがとうございます。

当コンテストではKorg volcaシリーズを使用して制作された楽曲の中から

コンピレーションアルバムをデジタルリ���ースしようという企画です。

今回、アルバムに収録される7組のアーティスト、曲名 等について発表いたします。

※アルバムのリリース時期につきましては来年2022年1月上旬（正月）頃を予定しております。

< Artist 1 >: 下弦��月 (Kagen no Tsuki)

< Title >: Space Flight (Original Mix)

< 使用機材 >:

・volca sample2

・volca keys

・volca fm

・volca mix

< 自己紹介 >:

下弦の月といいます。

バーチャルマルチ楽器プレイヤーとして活動をしています。

今回は最近手に入れ沼にはまっているvolcaの友達ができればと応募しました。

この曲は小型宇宙船が敵の弾幕をすり抜け安全宙域にたどり着くイメージで作りました。

< Artist 2 >: M_Pheno , Oni56shi

< Title >: Ubiquitous Ginza (Original Mix)

< 使用機材 >:

・volca sample

・volca kick

・volca nubass

・volca modular

< 自己紹介 >

・m_phenoです。法に触れなければどんな音でも扱います。（m_pheno）

・oni56shiと申します。普段はハードスタイルやハードテクノやってます。

今回は m_pheno 氏と組んでマシンライブしてみました。（oni56shi）

< Artist 3 >: wataru

< Title >: Four Elements (Original Mix)

< 使用機材 >:

・volca beats

・volca kick

・volca FM

・volca keys

・BOSS RE-20

< 自己紹介 >:

wataru

DJ/Composer Manager+A&R(Early Reflection/Waveform Laboratry)

https://linktr.ee/w_naruse

< 制作トラックについて >:

「volcaを極めるものはマシンライブを制す」との意気込みで、漢の一発録りにて挑みました。

普段眠りがちなvolcaのポテンシャルを引き出そうと意識することで、

削ぎ落とされた機能でいかに自分の音に持っていくかが課題でした。

また裏テーマとして、volca beatsのペラペラなスネアをいかにかっこよく

トラックに落とし込むかにも挑戦しました。

研ぎ澄ましたminimul dubをどうぞご堪能ください。

< Artist 4 >: A2C

< Title >: Breakfast (Original Mix)

< 使用機材 >:

・volca kick

・volca sample

< 自己紹介 >

2017年までドイツ　ベルリンでテクノアーティストとして活動し、同年帰国。

KORG VOLCAでの制作は今回が初作品。KICK、SAPLEの2台をメインにミニマルな作品に挑んでみた。

普段はビンテージROLANDのTRシリーズを主に使用して作品制作をしている。

アナログレコードのカッティングエンジニアとしても有名であり、様々なクラブミュージックの作品を生み出している。

https://www.altphonic.com

< Artist 5 >: Takashi Kusano

< Title 1 >: Round and Round (original Mix)

< Title 2 >: A Little Hope (Original Mix)

< 使用機材 >:

・volca kick

・volca sample1

< 自己紹介 >

テクノとハウスが好きでずっと趣味で曲作っています。

8月にUSのインディーレーベルのからレコード出さないかとメールで言われ、

リリースの曲も提出して多少お金も払って、ずっと待っている最中です。

もしかしたら騙されているのかも知れませんが・・・

< 楽曲について >:

一発どりでやリました。

volca kickは好きな機材なので強調しました。

< Artist 6 >: Hiro Ikezawa

< Title >: Volca Brues (Original Mix)

< 使用機材 >:

・volca kick

・volca fm

・volca modular

・Blues Driver

< 自己紹介、制作した曲について >:

暗くて重くて激しいテクノを作ったり演奏したりしてます。

今回ドラム音源がなくて厳しかったです。

3つともBlues Driverをかけました。

< Artist 7 >: 潮音きつね , Y. (Kitsune Shione , Y.)

< Title >: Spicy Fifty (Original Mix)

< 使用機材 >：

潮音きつね

・volca drum

・volca bass

・ZOOM MS-50G

Y.

・volca fm

・volca nubass

・Make Noise Mimeophon

・Empress Effects ZOIA

・ALM Busy Circuits Jumble Henge

< 自己紹介、制作した曲について >：

・こんにちは。poor composer・潮音きつねと申します！

volcaは個人的には初心者に是非おすすめしたいハードウィアシンセです。

値段は高いではありませんし、とても複雑な音響を制作することができますし、

全世界の音屋に普及させるべきなのではと思います！ｗ

今回収録された曲は、友人のY.さんとセッションして作曲させていただきました。

Y.さんとシンセサイザーの交流で出会った以来始めてのコラボ作品です。

タイトルのSpicy Fiftyはある日偶然にバーで飲んだカクテルの名前です。

本来はメキシコ原産の唐辛子を使用したカクテルですが、そのバーテンダーはなんと中国産の唐辛子

（ネットで検索すればわかると思いますが多分四川麻辣火鍋に使用される唐辛子です）を

注文したカクテルに混ぜました。お陰様で一晩中腹痛に襲われました．．．

まぁ、話は飛んでましてごめんなさい。

とりあえず、タイトルのSpicy Fiftyは２つの意味があります。

一つは僕とY.さんが互いに作品の半分を担当する、「Fifty Fifty」の意味です。

もう一つは、クラブでお酒を飲んだ後に体が揺れる状態です。

volca is GOD!

・はじめまして、GAS末期患者のY.です。（GASとはGear Acquisition Syndromeです。

シンセサイザーなどの購入欲望は一���人より遥かに強いことで特徴付けられます。）

全作品を一回で録音する形を試してみました。

曲の半分を担当してもたくさんてんてこ舞いしました。

ちなみに今、あなたが聴いたのは、take 120ぐらいだと思います。

#korg #volca #machinelive #techno #house #beatport #applemusic #spotify #itunes

[devinesound]

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[blickensynths]

When the driver arrives with your first @MakeNoiseMusic delivery in 9 months All your favourites back in stock and ready to ship. Grab your Maths, Mimeophon, Morphagene, QPAS, Optomix, Wogglebug and modDemix now. We know you’ve been waiting long enough for them! #BlickenSynths #MakeNoise #Maths #Mimeophon #Morphagene #QPAS #Optomix #Wogglebug #modDemix #BackInStock #Eurorack #EurorackModular #EurorackSynth #Eurocrack #Modular #ModularSynthesizer #ModularSynthesizers #ModularSynth #ModularSynths #ModularSynthesis #Synthesizers #Synthesizer #Synths #Synth #SynthPorn #ElectronicMusic #IndependentRetailer #ModularIsLife #UK (at Chelmsford, Essex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSJ3tqrNrse/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rdomain]

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DPO features heavily in this patch as it’s doing kick, bass and lead. Mysteron on percussion. Mimeophon for delays and some granular voice via Morphagene. . . . . @makenoisemusic #dpo #mimeophon #morphagene #mysteron #modularsynth #rdomain #sounddesign #electronica #synthpatcher #synthesizer #filmcomposer #audiovisual #aussiewigglers https://www.instagram.com/p/CDv9oUhBjpr/?igshid=82urnayz91i8