Technophobia

Day three in the big modular house!

The Studio Notes section of Whirrings is a digital sketchbook of my daily studio practice.

I’m currently learning how to use my new modular setup. You can read the backstory here, and I thought it would be fun to document the process and some of the patches I make as I go along.

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Thanks as always for tuning in!

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I was losing my Marbles but today I’ve made some progress with that!

These patches are again using the Erica Synths Black Wavetable VCO which I’m finding very handy as a beginner as it has so many different voice banks and the ability to modulate through the “waves” in each “table” is very useful. Sequenced by Marbles which is now slightly more under control!

Also roped in Elements and Clouds which are still a mystery and will require much more reading, watching and understanding!

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Patch 1 Techno-ish

2hp drums sequenced from PNW. Bass from Black VCO. Top melody line from Elements. Always wanted to spend some time with techno, maybe this modular will be the moment for that?

Patch 2 Somewhat Erratic

Everything running from Marbles. Slightly detuned Clouds not sure what is happening there! Somewhat erratic melodies here but some nice sections!