First let me set the stage for this unusual performance Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. My wife and I have been together for 20 years and, frankly, we view the holiday with a health dose of cynicism. I’m sincerely happy for...
Read MoreHere’s the second Eurorack duet session with me and my wife. It’s hard to get useful video with us tucked away in the kitchen dining nook, but I hope you can at least enjoy our noses. I think they are delightful. To...
Read MoreIt’s hard for me to not share my excitement for whatever hobby I am into at the moment and my wife often has the unfortunate distinction of being the person who is at the receiving end of it. I can usually gauge her level of...
Read MoreOne of two performances of this this patch, each of which I like for different reasons, so I thought about keeping both as bookends for a sort of collection of compositions. Maybe an EP, we’ll see. As fun as it is to let a...
Read MoreI had a few false starts deciding on a Eurorack sampler, first becoming enamored with the Assimil8or, then picking up a BitBox2, ony to realize I messed up and it is actually the smaller BitBox Micro that has the killer feature...
Read MoreTonights’s jam featuring #mutableinstrumentsmarbles sequencing Plaits (plucks), Elements (bells), and STO (flutey thing). Not the most inspired patch but it lowered my blood pressure a bit 💁♂️ I still have much to learn about...
Read MoreMutable Instruments have released an extended firmware for Stages which enables a quantized step sequencer mode. Check out the embedded video from @Rheyne for a lovely demo of what is possible when linking two Stages modules!...
Read MoreSo I got to thinking… “can Quadrax be run at audio rate?” and the answer is, YEP. It sounds pretty wicked, too. Lots of different sounds can be coaxed from the shape and rise (waveform) knobs in LFO mode. This clip...
Read MoreOscillator: Quadrax Envelope: Quadrax VCA (sorta): Quadrax Clock: Quadrax Vacillator: Quadrax I thought I’d challenge myself to make a little tune using the inauspicious Quadrax as… well, just about everything except for...
Read MoreIntellijel quadrax firmware update 1.2.0 brings phase sync for clock-synced LFOs and more! From the Intellijel forums: 1.2.0 (2020-11-19) NEW: Phase sync for clock-synced LFOs. See manual for details. CHANGE: Various...
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