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24. July 2024

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Intellijel Cascadia: Drum Synthesis Workhorse Meets Digitakt – Modular Percussion, Sampled and Sequenced

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Intellijel Cascadia: Drum Synthesis Workhorse Meets Digitakt – Modular Percussion, Sampled and Sequenced

Intellijel’s Cascadia isn’t just another desktop synth – in this official video, the Canadian modular stalwarts demonstrate how their semi-modular box can serve as the beating heart of a full electronic drum kit. By pairing Cascadia with Elektron’s Digitakt, every percussive sound – from kicks to cowbells – is crafted, sampled, and sequenced, showing off the module’s flexibility and sonic range. The workflow is patch-centric and hands-on, with a focus on envelope shaping, modulation, and clever use of noise and waveforms. If you’re wondering how far a single Cascadia can stretch in a modern hybrid setup, this video is a

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28. June 2024

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Expert Sleepers: Building a Full Track with Pure Analogue Ingenuity

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Expert Sleepers: Building a Full Track with Pure Analogue Ingenuity

Expert Sleepers, renowned for bridging the modular–DAW divide, step firmly into the analogue limelight with a demo that puts their entire range of voltage-driven modules through its paces. In this video, every sound—kick, snare, hats, bass, pads, leads, and more—is crafted exclusively from Expert Sleepers’ own analogue modules, sequenced and sampled with the help of an Elektron Digitakt and the FH-2 MIDI/CV converter. The result is a patchwork of clever signal routing, modulation tricks, and classic synthesis techniques, all with a distinctly British sense of understatement. If you’ve ever wondered just how far a single manufacturer’s module family can go

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