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New hardware (Cadence) + iPad = Fun Fun Fun
Made the somewhat dangerous discovery recently that I have a local synth maker, in the form of DecadeBridge - you can find him on Etsy and YouTube. So I was entranced by his demos for his latest instrument, Cadence, and in a mad moment hit the “buy” button and got one of the first batch.
Weird drone synth that’s right up my alley - 4 square wave oscillators with tuning knobs and frequency dividers, a bunch of internal logic gates etc and a resonant filter. No MIDI, no CV pitch control: you play the knobs! Lots of inputs and outputs, and routing and oscillator syncing via switches. At slow rates you can use the outputs as gates, or you can input external signals.
I was a bit hesitant to post these pieces here, as the focus is on the hardware, but it’s all joined up and recorded in AUM and uses a load of iOS effects. All the videos were done with VS, and finished in LumaFusion.
Cadence through Bubbles:
Cadence and Moog Mavis interpatched and bunged through a load of effects:
Cadence played through Resonatedo, with some held notes, and some additions played by Rozeta Collider, with some Mononoke over the top:
Hope you enjoy!
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If only I had the patience to learn to work with modular systems to create these type of soundscapes. I'll live vicariously through you mate. Well done.
@jwmmakerofmusic Thanks for having a listen, and your kind words. Glad you enjoy this stuff.
We all find the way we like working and the tools that suit us. I just like wiring stuff up physically and virtually. I can see why it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, though.
Fun stuff with a lot of surprises. In some ways it feels like raw material looking for a home. Good work.
Me too.
Well in uni, producing more experimental music was the name of the game rather than practical production which I basically taught myself, lol. BUT, I've grown a fondness and taste for this style of experimental music over the years as I started to shy away from EDM.
I want to do that too, at least virtually (goodness knows my bank account and the size of my flat won't allow me any real space for a proper hardware modular 😂 ). I used to love playing with the modular synth in Caustic 3. Great times.
One of these days mate, I may have to have you tutor me in how to use miRack. It's overly complex, but hella cool.
Especially if it can create interesting and cool soundscapes like you made.
Noises after my own heart! I too love hooking up a module or two in my rack and vibing out. It’s a very different experience to more focussed, obviously ‘musical’ pieces, but an equally valid practice, I think.
@jwmmakerofmusic : I think that although the virtual versions are great, the experience of modular really demands hardware. If space is the primary concern, you could do a lot worse than this:
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/intellijel-cascadia-east-west-coast-analogue-semi-modular/940574-01/
Can’t help with the bank balance mind:
£2080.
A cheaper, very flexible semi Modular option (which I’ve got) is this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185882337256?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ehO4A9AzQru&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=GFbCXgBfTiy&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
https://www.sound-machines.it/product/modulor114/
Feature list for the Modulor:
Three-way power supply: USB, 12Vdc, eurorack ribbon.
1 USB/MIDI (Device AND Host) to CV with MOD output, Clock and 4 CC# integration
2 VCOs (one simplified, one full optional!)
1 noise generator (white-pink)
1 LP/BP resonant 12dB/oct VCF
1 VCA with saturation
1 four stage ENV generator with looping option
1 output amp with headphone driving capability
1 ribbon controller with GATE and CV generation
2 manual cv generator
1 scale and chromatic quantizer
1 S&H
3 mixers
3 attenuators
1 clock divider
4 logic gates
2 buttons / manual triggers / function buttons
1 fx unit
@bygjohn : right! Off to take a look at this DecadeBridge Cadence thingy. Looks fun
Congrats on your new synth. It is fun to experiment, isn't it? Interesting sounds but I like the 3rd one best.
Thank you! To some extent these are test pieces as I figure out different ways to use it, but it lends itself to improvised twiddling, particularly when patched with other instruments (eg in the Mavis piece). I’m definitely moving more into this kind of interactive patching/improvisation at the moment, probably as I’m enrolled on Sarah Belle Reid’s Learning Sound and Synthesis course (which is great: particularly in terms of developing confidence, interestingly). Same idea that @Svetlovska recently wrote about, where you’re almost duetting with the instrument, partially controlling it and partially responding to how it reacts. I’m slowly finding a path between intention and spontaneity.
Those look really awesome!
Cheers for those. I'll see if I can save up. ^_^
The trick with MiRack is to not get overwhelmed. I don’t think I’ve used most of the modules in it. There’s probably a lifetime’s worth of stuff in there.
I relate to the space and cash issues - I got my Moogs largely due to having not spent much during the lockdowns, they were a kind of consolation prize :-) I have more space, I guess, but my studio space is limited to one desk, effectively, which is getting a bit full already. I do have an intention to eventually get a small Eurorack case, though I’ll have to rearrange stuff to fit it all in.
High praise indeed! Thank you!
He’s done a couple of other little drone synths as well, plus some handy utilities.
And that Modular thing is still on my list of potentials. Lots of useful bits!
While I think on, a question re the Make Noise Tape and Microsound thingy (also on the potentials list): when I priced up the individual modules and skiff at Signal Sounds, they came in substantially less than buying it complete. Is there something really obvious I’m missing that comes with it? Though the attraction of a black Maths might tip the balance if I go that route!
Thanks for listening. And yes, it’s a good combination with Resonatedo, possibly resonators in general - I must try piping it through Rings in MiRack. Also on the list is seeing how the filter tracks pitch from a sequencer.
The developer of Cadence also has a pretty nice plugin synth called Residue - currently half price (£7.50) from his Etsy store