17. July 2024

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Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers: Voltage Lab 2 Utilities – A Patchable Powerhouse Unpacked

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Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers: Voltage Lab 2 Utilities – A Patchable Powerhouse Unpacked

Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers have a reputation for crafting analog instruments that invite hands-on exploration, and their Voltage Lab 2 is no exception. In this official walkthrough, Starsky Carr delves into the Laboratory Utilities section, revealing a toolkit brimming with modulation, signal processing, and patching flexibility. From sample and hold tricks to clangorous ring mod and bit crushing, the video offers a clear-eyed look at how these utilities can shape and animate a modular system. For anyone curious about what these functions actually do in a patch, this is a thorough, no-nonsense demonstration straight from the source.

17. July 2024

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OXI Instruments OXI One: Deep-Dive into Multitrack Sequencing Mastery

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OXI Instruments OXI One: Deep-Dive into Multitrack Sequencing Mastery

OXI Instruments returns with a comprehensive exploration of the OXI One’s Multitrack mode, showcasing why this Spanish-made sequencer is fast becoming the brain of hybrid electronic setups. In this advanced tutorial, the OXI team demonstrates how to wrangle drums, basslines, and melodies simultaneously, leveraging features like column and piano roll views, conditional triggers, and more. For those who crave workflow depth, this video is a goldmine—revealing not just surface-level tweaks, but the underlying architecture that makes the OXI One a serious contender for both DAWless rigs and integrated studios. If you’re looking to push your sequencing game into new territory,

16. July 2024

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Intellijel Stomp: Bridging Modular and Pedal Realms with Precision

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Intellijel Stomp: Bridging Modular and Pedal Realms with Precision

Intellijel, the Canadian stalwart of Eurorack innovation, presents the Stomp—a compact 8HP module designed to seamlessly integrate effects pedals and instruments into your modular workflow. In their signature no-nonsense style, Intellijel’s walkthrough demonstrates how Stomp isn’t just a basic level shifter, but a thoughtfully engineered interface for both modular heads and pedal aficionados. From impedance matching to clever expression control, this video explores the practicalities and creative potential of routing signals between your rack and your favourite stompboxes. If you’ve ever wondered how to inject pedal magic or guitar grit into your patch, Stomp might just be the missing link.

12. July 2024

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Moog Music Labyrinth: A Patch Designer’s Playground of Voice Architecture

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Moog Music Labyrinth: A Patch Designer’s Playground of Voice Architecture

Moog Music’s Labyrinth steps boldly into the modular arena, offering a voice structure that’s as much a puzzle as it is a playground. In this official walkthrough, Moog peels back the panel to reveal an architecture built for sonic exploration, blending classic analog sensibilities with clever routing and modulation tricks. From sine and triangle VCOs to a wavefolder and state-variable filter, Labyrinth is designed to reward hands-on patching and creative signal flow. The video focuses on how each element interacts, how the order switch reshapes the sound, and just how far you can push the module before even touching the

12. July 2024

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Moog Music Labyrinth: External Clocks, Alien Rhythms and Modular Mayhem

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Moog Music Labyrinth: External Clocks, Alien Rhythms and Modular Mayhem

Moog Music’s Labyrinth isn’t just another acid box—it’s a modular playground for rhythmic experimentation. In this official Moog demo, the Labyrinth is paired with ALM’s Pamela’s New Workout to show how external clocks and modulation sources can transform its behaviour. By decoupling sequencers, flipping bits on the fly, and separating envelope control, the video dives deep into metallic, shifting drum patterns that sound like they’ve landed from another planet. Add a kick from a Topobrillo Multifilter and you’ve got a patch that’s as much about exploration as it is about groove. If you’re curious how Labyrinth fits into a Eurorack

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12. July 2024

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Moog Music Labyrinth: Percussive Patching and Drum Machine Deconstruction

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Moog Music Labyrinth: Percussive Patching and Drum Machine Deconstruction

Moog Music’s Labyrinth steps out of the melodic maze and into the rhythmic arena in this official demo, showing off its talents as a flexible drum machine. The video walks us through separating signal paths, wrangling envelopes, and patching up everything from sine-driven kicks to brash, noise-filtered hi-hats. With sequencer tricks, evolving control voltages, and a healthy dose of generative chaos via the CORRUPT knob, Labyrinth reveals a knack for percussive sound design that goes well beyond the usual mono-synth fare. If you’re curious about how this Moog box can mutate into a two-channel drum machine, this is a patch-by-patch

12. July 2024

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Moog Music Labyrinth: Sequencers in Conversation

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Moog Music Labyrinth: Sequencers in Conversation

Moog Music’s Labyrinth steps into the limelight as a dual-sequencer synth designed for those who crave interaction, unpredictability, and a touch of generative magic in their patches. In this official Moog demo, the team dives deep into how Labyrinth’s sequencers can be patched to play off each other, creating evolving, polymetric patterns that are anything but static. With a focus on the U MIX utility mixer, polymetric sequencing, and the mischievous CORRUPT control, the video showcases how Labyrinth isn’t just another step sequencer—it’s a playground for sonic experimentation. If you’re the sort who likes your sequences to surprise you, this

12. July 2024

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Moog Music Labyrinth: Duophonic Patching Demystified

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Moog Music Labyrinth: Duophonic Patching Demystified

Moog Music steps into the duophonic arena with Labyrinth, a semi-modular synth that promises more than just classic monophonic lines. In this official video, Moog demonstrates how to coax two independent melodic voices from Labyrinth’s dual sequencers, parallel signal paths, and clever utility mixer. The focus is on hands-on patching—tuning oscillators, splitting envelopes, and blending voices for rich counterpoint. For those who like their synths to pull double duty in a patch, this walkthrough reveals just how much flexibility is lurking behind Labyrinth’s panel. Let’s see how Moog’s approach to duophony stacks up in a real-world patching context.

12. July 2024

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Moog Music’s Labyrinth: Sequencer Basics and Generative Rhythms Unveiled

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Moog Music’s Labyrinth: Sequencer Basics and Generative Rhythms Unveiled

Moog Music steps into the world of generative sequencing with Labyrinth, a module that promises more than just step-by-step repetition. In this official walkthrough, the Moog team demonstrates how Labyrinth’s dual sequencers, hands-on controls, and clever randomness can conjure evolving rhythms and melodies from the simplest of patterns. The focus is on real-time manipulation, voltage-driven surprises, and the subtle art of locking in happy accidents. For those who crave patchable unpredictability with a dash of classic Moog character, this video offers a clear, practical orientation to Labyrinth’s core features and creative potential.

4. July 2024

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SONICWARE LIVEN Ambient Ø: Layered Soundscapes and Digital Depth

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SONICWARE LIVEN Ambient Ø: Layered Soundscapes and Digital Depth

Sonicware’s LIVEN Ambient Ø steps into the ambient synth arena with a clear architectural vision: four independent layers—Drone, Pad, Atmos, and Noise—each with their own synthesis and sequencing, all underpinned by the new Blendwave Modulation Synthesis engine. In this official walkthrough, Sonicware demonstrates how these layers interact, how the engine’s six structures shape sound, and how effects and sequencing combine for evolving, immersive textures. As is typical for Sonicware, the focus is on hands-on workflow and immediate sonic results, rather than menu-diving or abstract theory. Let’s dissect how this instrument’s digital architecture translates into real-world ambient creation, and where its