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This piece was inspired by the "phasing" early tape compositions of Steve Reich, the nighttime sounds of late summer, and most importantly the amplified sound of my unborn son's heartbeat. Having heard baby's heartbeat amplified at a prenatal visit, I was immediately struck by the energy, rhythm and cuteness, and also immediately thought of recreating it with my synthesizer. I created the sound with the DPO, Pressure Points, MATHS and modDemix, then recorded and spliced it with the Phonogene and used the EOS as master clock for the piece. The melodic portion of the patch is based on a 4-step René sequence with several different rhythms bringing the timbres in and out. The modDemix, DPO Ext Src, and Pressure Points were the main nodes of expression. The Pressure Points in particular intensifies the echos, reverb and synced VCOA, and the tuned voltages change the overall rhythm for each section via the Erbe-Verb predelay control. This made it easy to intensify the patch periodically before brining it into a new section. Toward the end I also played the René pads manually for higher notes before the coda. Ultimately this may have been unnecessary to the piece but this recording was my favorite take otherwise. I made four versions of this patch before I found one that recorded to my satisfaction. Earlier versions used multiplied master clock via Echophon for unusual rhythmic juxtapositions (5 on 4 etc.), and/or feedback networks based on the CV output of the Erbe-Verb fed by the "heartbeat". These versions were interesting, but in both cases the upbeat rhythm of the "heartbeat" was compromised, or at least no longer seemed like the centerpiece of the patch, so I kept searching. www.modulargrid.net/e/patches/view/8117 https://soundcloud.com/vortex-ranger http://vortexranger.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/brokensilicon Patch made with SharedSystem using René for sequencing sync'ed & wave shaped DPO, modDemix for stereo imaging, Optomix for VCA, Maths for all kind of envelopes, clocks etc, Wogglebug for modulation everywhere, Echophon for delay, Phonogene for percussing some 808 sounds grains. All fed into some ValhallaRoom.
http://soundcloud.com/rodent-1
"An attempt at getting an entire techno track in a single SharedSystem patch. The kick / hat combo is from DPO left oscillator being FM modulated by the middle output of the Wogglebug, multiplied in the ModDemix by a pulsing quarter-note ramp up from the Maths. One of most interesting questions I find with the SharedSystem is where to derive clock from. Maths? Wogglebug? Echophon clk out? In this patch, I used the Phonogene End Of Slice output as the master pulse. The syncopated slow down part in the middle of this track was done by feeding that same quarter note ramp up from the Maths into the varispeed input of the Phonogene, with the attenuverter turned all the way down to get funky. This produced an amazing feedback-based sort of swing (since the Maths was in turn being triggered by the Phonogene's clock). Hence the title. Anyways, it was my favorite discovery during the patching of this piece. I hope you enjoy it!" -jdn Patch diagram here: http://www.modulargrid.net/e/patches/view/9225 www.jdnmusic.com jdnmusic.bandcamp.com www.beatport.com/artists/chakaharta www.discogs.com/artist/Chakaharta @harmonious-discord