True Cuckoo & Walker from Make Noise: Modular Mayhem at Superbooth 2026

Walker from Make Noise doesn’t just patch cables—he patches possibilities. In this Superbooth sit-down, True Cuckoo picks Walker’s brain about how to approach modular with a sense of freedom and spontaneity. Walker reckons the magic is in letting the patch evolve, especially when you’re surrounded by punters at an event like Superbooth, each one keen to throw a spanner in your setup. He admits he never really knows where a patch will end up, and that’s exactly what keeps him hooked—like chasing a runaway esky down a hill.

The beauty, according to Walker, is that modular’s always shifting under your feet. Even if you know your gear inside out, you’re never quite sure what’s going to happen next. Forget about recreating what you did 20 minutes ago—unless you fancy wasting more time than it’s worth. That’s the thrill: every session’s a new adventure, and boredom doesn’t stand a chance.

Walker’s advice for anyone keen to avoid getting bogged in rigid patterns? Start simple, mate. He likes to strip his setup back to basics—turning off channels, muting the clutter, and letting one or two voices shine. It’s all about building your own sound from the ground up, not just following someone else’s dusty roadmap. By keeping things minimal, you leave space for happy accidents and wild turns, which is what modular’s all about.

When it comes to live performance, Walker’s got more tricks than a magpie at a campsite. He shows how to use modules like the Poly Mass and Multi-Wave to carve out rhythm and melody, letting randomness and clock dividers keep things lively. By tweaking envelopes and playing with gate sequences, he builds evolving patterns that never get stale. Even the reverb’s kept subtle at first, just a hint of space from the new Plexi Phone module.

Walker doesn’t just stick to the grid—he likes to throw in field recordings and found sounds, using the Morphagene to drop in a train sample and morph it into percussive pulses. The trick is to let the patch guide you, not the other way around. By modulating effects and using function generators for extra movement, he keeps the whole system feeling alive and ready for anything. It’s the kind of setup that could handle a sunrise set on the beach or a dust storm in the outback—just don’t expect to play the same set twice.

The real magic in this session is the interplay between patching, sound tweaking, and live improv. Walker and True Cuckoo bounce ideas like kangaroos on a trampoline, showing how modular can be both playful and profound. Whether it’s modulating reverb size with a stray envelope or letting a cardboard-ripping sample sneak into the mix, every move is about embracing the unknown and riding the wave.

By the end, the whole system’s transformed—melodies stretch, rhythms mutate, and effects wash over like a summer storm. Walker’s philosophy is clear: don’t stress about perfection, just dive in and see where the patch takes you. If you want to catch all the twists, turns, and sonic splashes, do yourself a favour and watch the full video. There’s nothing quite like seeing modular mayhem unfold in real time.