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Richard DeHove
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Добавлен 18 янв 2017
Tutorials, demos and reviews of synths, effect pedals, and other interesting audio things. Add to that a little of my own dark ambient and melodic industrial music for variety.
Nightverb: Drone and freeze demo (no talk)
Here's the Erica Synths Nightverb paired with a DB-01 and Gamechanger Audio Light pedal; then with a DB-01 and Zen delay. In both cases I'm testing drone and freeze settings. The knob position of the Nightverb reflect the actual values. I'm still getting used to the freeze and in hindsight would probably have been better used with some more pad-like chord, but live 'n learn guvna. Routing-wise the Nightverb is always at the end of the chain. When using the freeze function its useful to have a second effect in series so the contrast between the frozen reverb and the dry sound isn't too jarring.
Headphones will help hear some of the beautiful grit and superlow bass.
So after a couple of weeks...
Headphones will help hear some of the beautiful grit and superlow bass.
So after a couple of weeks...
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An Erica trio: LXR-02, Nightverb & Zen delay
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.14 дней назад
Two related patterns on the LXR-02 with manual playing over the top. The set-up is simple: A single stereo pair out with the left going to the Zen delay (then out in stereo); and the right going to the Nightverb (also out in stereo). Some of the voices are panned hard left for Zen-only effect; others right-only for the Nightverb; and some have a little of both. Only using a single stereo pair m...
Nightverb: First day noodlings (no talk)
Просмотров 4,9 тыс.21 день назад
Beware the title: "First day noodlings". This isn't a collection of pristine patches or sweetly controlled tone-perfect spaces. It is literally me with the Nightverb on day one twiddling the knobs trying to understand the various interactions and calibrations. But I figure that will be of interest to some. And since my daughter always laughs at how "incredibly niche" my channel is, well, surely...
Midicake Arp and The One Finger Jam (no talk)
Просмотров 556Месяц назад
Something's wrong if you're making music but not having fun. It should all be fun. But writing good, coherent, interesting and *long* patterns is difficult (for me) and often liable not to be much fun. The usual path is to make a good 16-step pattern, copy it, add some variations, and bump to 32 steps. Then what about little fills and other bits? Now you're talking about "song mode" and other m...
7 kits and 7 patterns for the Modor DR-2 (no talk)
Просмотров 384Месяц назад
A series of example patterns and kits using various techniques on the Modor DR-2. This is pure DR-2 with no other effects or processing. I tried to cover a range of styles showing off some of the sonic powers of this excellent drum synth. Most of these are very dynamic with strong transients. I considered adding a compressor or limiter on the output in the DAW, but (as usual) thought it best to...
The "slot machine" method of random writing with the DB-01
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Месяц назад
Slot machines (AKA pokies and speilautomat) supposedly get a lot of their appeal through the fast cycle of anticipation and reward. And if you don't get the reward you wanted then you can instantly run the cycle again. Wins are reinforced by pretty lights and little tunes. Well, that sounds a lot like small-chunk randomization with the DB-01: Quick randomizations of a few steps and with instant...
"Let's Take a 20 Megaton Surface Burst" - a DB-01 solo
Просмотров 575Месяц назад
How many parts can a mono synth play in one pass? Here I think the DB-01 does a good job simulating three or four tracks and yet this is all just one live take, plus vocal samples on top for color. Music-wise there are no edits, no automation, no DAW EQ or any other effects. Everything is exactly as you see it. The DB-01 runs into the Darkglass B3K, then to the Zen delay, and is then output in ...
Modor DR-2 tutorial Part 2: Special functions
Просмотров 4342 месяца назад
Part 2 in the guide to the Modor DR-2 drum machine. Here I cover a lot of the extra functions and front panel buttons. Again this isn't a sound design tutorial, just a guide to functionality. At almost 30 minutes long I thought I should leave things there rather than trying to cover all the remaining functions since a lot of these rely on shortcuts. How many shortcuts can you assimilate in 30 m...
Modor DR-2 tutorial Part 1: Getting started
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.2 месяца назад
The Modor DR-2 is one of what I consider the "Big Five" in the drum machine world. There's the DR-2, Perkons, Pulsar-23, Rtym MkII and the Alpha Base. This is not a sound design video, nor do I go through the many sound models and parameter options, that's for later videos. This one is a guide to the DR-2's basic operations, although of course there's plenty of hits along the way. The intention...
Arp87 delay on synth: Simple yet interesting, flavorsome yet mild
Просмотров 3472 месяца назад
No matter how many high-end delays you have there's always a place for a small and simple mono. The Walrus Audio Arp87 has a lot going for it: obvious operation, five delay modes, good sound, small footprint and tap tempo. Against that the modulation is a bit seasick and it's not cheap. It's also rather Roland-esque in that it won't let you do anything too weird. It won't go anywhere near 100% ...
Creating a soundscape from pure resonance
Просмотров 7732 месяца назад
Who needs oscillators when you have self-oscillating resonance? Here the Erica Synths Acidbox III with high resonance is fed into a Fairfield Circuitry Roger That, then to a Gamechanger Audio Light reverb pedal and finally to the Erica Synths Zen Delay. The Acidbox is configured so the right output feeds into the control CV input, but the box itself is getting no external audio, just it's own r...
Crafting a bass drum on the LXR-02
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.3 месяца назад
The strange and diabolic art of the bass drum. The bringer of strict order and strength when tamed; the cause of untold misery and chaos when adrift. Here I try to show what arts and potions are available on the LXR-02 to give you mastery over this wicked imp. 0:00 The Roman Empire 0:28 Kick or bass? 1:47 Initialized sound 2:30 Oscillator 4:00 Amp envelope 5:05 Slope types 5:48 Pitch envelope 1...
A Zen-Bro romance told in resonant screams
Просмотров 5043 месяца назад
I have a bad habit of cranking the resonance on any machine I touch. It's so ingrained I did it at a friend's studio a little while back on an unfamiliar synth - and after a brief shriek decaying to an air-moving whomp I thanked the gods that the volume was set so low. I've used so many Polivoks-style filters in recent times I'm used to cranking the resonance with impunity. Which brings me to t...
MidiCake Arp embiggens the smallest mono synths
Просмотров 8133 месяца назад
It's a rare day that I'll abandon the superb sequencers of the DB-01 for an external source. Much is lost when you go external - accents, filter modulation and pitch envelopes just for starters. Yet the MidiCake Arp gives in return: Powerful one-finger pattern-play, gate length modulation, 32nd notes and even patterns with portamento. So here are five example Arp patterns ranging from somewhat ...
The DB-01's second (undocumented) config menu
Просмотров 6894 месяца назад
In the words of Dr Strangelove "Why keep it a secret? Why didn't you tell the world?" Fortunately not jacketed in Cobalt-Thorium-G, yet still unannounced, the secondary config menu contains a few very useful options. I especially like the default starter note and the default gate length options. And as I mention in the video perhaps someone can better explain the calibrate CV In and MIDI Note O...
A Rat, a DB-01 and a Light pedal cranked for filth and feedback
Просмотров 8594 месяца назад
A Rat, a DB-01 and a Light pedal cranked for filth and feedback
LXR-02 does the DFAM & beyond (5 kits, no talk)
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.4 месяца назад
LXR-02 does the DFAM & beyond (5 kits, no talk)
The drum machine pedalboard Ep2: Monomyth and Acidbox III
Просмотров 8325 месяцев назад
The drum machine pedalboard Ep2: Monomyth and Acidbox III
Essential guide to the DB-01 Bassline (2024 edition)
Просмотров 5 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Essential guide to the DB-01 Bassline (2024 edition)
All gear is better in black (replacing the Midicake Arp case)
Просмотров 4535 месяцев назад
All gear is better in black (replacing the Midicake Arp case)
Tortured DB-01 filter harmonics soothed with a Big Sky (no talk, possibly no music)
Просмотров 5545 месяцев назад
Tortured DB-01 filter harmonics soothed with a Big Sky (no talk, possibly no music)
DB-01 reunited with the Zen delay - "It's not you it's me"
Просмотров 9906 месяцев назад
DB-01 reunited with the Zen delay - "It's not you it's me"
How much drum machine do you need? Perkons vs the LXR-02
Просмотров 8 тыс.6 месяцев назад
How much drum machine do you need? Perkons vs the LXR-02
The drum machine pedalboard Ep1: Roger That & Future Factory
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.6 месяцев назад
The drum machine pedalboard Ep1: Roger That & Future Factory
Two "Roger That" pedals & the joy of dirty bass in stereo (no talk)
Просмотров 7987 месяцев назад
Two "Roger That" pedals & the joy of dirty bass in stereo (no talk)
Unlock complex delay pedals with a MIDI controller
Просмотров 6977 месяцев назад
Unlock complex delay pedals with a MIDI controller
Do you need a complex poly synth - or just polyphony and FX?
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Do you need a complex poly synth - or just polyphony and FX?