l00tr
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Post by l00tr on Feb 24, 2020 11:19:16 GMT
Hello there !
I'm a newbee in modular and i'm looking for playing chords rytmicaly and bass line like in this video
Can you help me please to chose modules for doing these sound ?
Cheers
Alex
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Post by admin on Feb 24, 2020 23:25:33 GMT
Hello l00tr, Welcome to the forum! I think it's really hard for anyone to answer your question. If you are new to modular synthesis it would be best to go with one of the starter systems, learn the basics and then add modules as you go. If you want to play chords you might be better off with buying a keyboard synth as in modular having many voices can become costly quite quickly (even though in AE it's not so much as in Eurorack). Please have a look on YouTube or here in the forum (especially forum.aemodular.com/board/5/ae-music-performances) to learn what other people are doing with their AE systems. I hope this helps even though I haven't really answered your questions. All the best! |
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Post by Lugia on Feb 25, 2020 1:37:12 GMT
The poster in the video isn't necessarily being very straightforward about what he's doing. Some of the sound here is courtesy of the Analog Heat box to the right of the Eurorack rig...that's definitely one way to make things sound beefier, but it misrepresents the pure output from that patch. If the intent was/is to demonstrate functions in the modular's environment, I for one would rather hear the straight line-out from the synth, minus the "perks".
Careck's advice here is spot-on. If you decide on an AE system, start with something like the Starter 2; the name might sound like I'm talking about a cut-down system, but the 2 is capable of being a sonic holy terror in its own right. And you won't get to where mylarmelodies is in that Eurorack video right off the bat; that's no beginner there. Learning modular synthesis is HOW you get there, though, and the Starter 2 is great for that because it's not easy to hit the "bottom" of what it's capable of. You'll be using it (or at least, its constituent parts) for a long time.
Now, to add to it...a SEQ16 would give you the sequential lines, and the output of that signal chain thru a LOPAG would make for some punchy bass. Chords: SOLINA module, obviously. BUT...why copy someone else? Instead, get the basic synth and then let IT dictate where your musical exploration goes.
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Post by rodney on Mar 7, 2020 1:39:15 GMT
I think Lugia is right in saying that this guy has a LOT going on with a lot of gear in this video.
To get somewhere near this kind of sound, the Starter2 would give a lot of what you need. The Solina Strings module sounds great and can give the control over chords via control voltages for inversions etc. I'd also add the Seq 16 module and the LOPAG low-pass gate for plucky punchy sounds.
I'm pretty much re-iterating what Lugia wrote earlier. Lately, I've been feeding the faster sequenced voltages from the Seq16 sequencer to the Sample and Hold then triggering it from the Triq16 trigger sequencer to pick out notes from the sequence to bass sounds or sustained things that always relate to what is in the sequence.
I think it will not sound exactly like in this video but could lead you to the same kind of feeling you are looking for.
Drums are a whole other thing. I am just using a Teenage Engineering OP-32 stuck to my rack with rubber bands. However, AE people are using the Kick module and the relatively lo-fi sampled Drums module, coupled with Topograf cartesian trigger sequencer module to get a really flexible setup for rhythms. I am also tempted to go this route, but I've already blown my synth budget for the near future. 
Build it up in manageable chunks and get to know them before buying more. That way, you will know your own sound and just what has to come in next to take it where it wants to go. Alternatively, you could follow Lugia 's lead and buy the whole damn shop, and then some more! His much-anticipated Gargantua build will still be surprisingly compact for what it can do. |
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Post by rodney on Mar 7, 2020 2:07:19 GMT
I'll definitely try out the audio-rate sample and hold with audio signals to get that bit-crusher sound that the guy does earlier in the video. I'm curious to see if the AE one is up to it.
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Post by Gaëtan on Mar 7, 2020 10:39:12 GMT
I'll definitely try out the audio-rate sample and hold with audio signals to get that bit-crusher sound that the guy does earlier in the video. I'm curious to see if the AE one is up to it. I have tried it, it's really fun ! Especially when you modulate the s&h rate, your sound gets deconstructed and reconstructed with time. |
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