Modular Demo - Noise Engineering @ Perfect Circuit Audio

This Saturday, April 16th from 3PM to 5PM, Noise Engineering will be doing a Q&A as well as product demo at Perfect Circuit in Burbank, CA. Like previous events, it should be a fun and information packed session so come out to see what's going on.

If you would like more info, please check out the event page on Eventbrite.

Modular Manufacturing - Mutable Instruments

Watch as modules come to life in this Mutable Instruments "A Day at the Factory" video.

Modular Music - Bana Haffar and Rodent 516 Interview

Modular Patch - Random Addressed Fixed Voltage Sequencer

With this patch, I intend to demonstrate how to setup a randomly addressed sequencer that references fixed voltages. This method allows for specific note selection so it is easy to tune in desired values while retaining a random progression in the sequence.

Set the A-129-3 Vocoder Slew-Limiter channel 1 offset control to 5 and then



patch CV out 1 into the A-152 Addressed T&H/Switch SW I/O channel 1 input. Set the Man N control on the A-149-1 Quantized Random Voltages to 5 and then patch the A-149-1 Quantized Random Voltages n+1 output to the CV In on the A-152. Set the A-152's CV control to 10 and patch a clock signal into the Clk In of the A-149-1.

Modular Music - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's Modular Orchestra

Modular Music - A-152 Quantized Randub Voltages

An exploration into randomly addressed switching and wavetables.

Modular Music - A-101-6 Trash Panda Trap

Wiggling through some sloppy beats on the modular.

Module - Naked SMX4 Stereo Mix

Looks like I have a few nights of soldering ahead of me this week.

Modular Patch - Four Stage Sequential Switch Sequencer

Set the A-129-3 Vocoder Slew-Limiter channel 1 offset control to 10 and then patch CV out 1 into



input 1 on the Seq Switch. Patch a clock signal into the Seq Switch clock input and set the number of steps to 4.

Modular Patch - Mixed Clock Divider Sequencer

Patch a clock source into the A-160 Clock Divider. Take the /2 output from the A-160 and patch this



into input 2 of the A-138c Polarizing Mixer. Adjust the level of input 2 to +1.

Modular Patch - Four Input Sequenced Arpeggiator

Module - Toppobrillo SMX4 Stereo Mix

Sonic State posted a brief run down of the new Toppobrillo SMX4 Stereo Mix mixer. Check it out!

Modular Music - Syrian Rue

| PATCH NOTES |

Octatrack: TR-626 Kit

A-101-2 Out > 1402-VLZ CH2
TM-404 > 1402-VLZ CH 6
Octatrack > 1402-VLZ CH 7/8
ZDSP 1 (Dragonfly Prog 3) > 1402-VLZ CH 11/12
ZDSP 2 (Dragonfly Prog 7) > 1402-VLZ CH 13/14
1402-VLZ Send 1 > A-134-1 Audio In
A-134-1 > ZDSP 1 In 1
A-134-1 > ZDSP 1 In 2
1402-VLZ Send 2 > ZDSP 2 In 1/2
E355 > A-134-1 CV2
Octatrack MIDI Out > qMI (Sequencing/Clock)
qMI 1/8 > A-152 Clock In
A-152 Dig Out 1 > A-149-1 QRV Clock In
A-152 Fig Out 5 > A-149-1 SRV Clock In
A-149-1 QRV n+1 > A-167 +In
A-149-1 SRV D > A-167 -In
A-167 Cmp Out > Z8000 HRZ 16 DIR
qMi Gate 1 > Z8000 HRZ Clock, Z4000 Gate & A-156 Trig In 1
qMI Gate 2 > Z8000 Clock 3
qMi Reset > Z8000 HRZ 16 RT
Z8000 HRZ 16 CV Out > A-185-2 CV In 3
Z8000 CV 3 > A-185-2 CV In 4
Z4000 CV Out > A-101-2 CV2
A-185-2 +Out > A-156 CV In 1
A-156 CV Out 1 > Z3000 1 1V/Oct
Z3000 1 SAW > A-101-2 Audio In
Z3000 2 SINE > Z3000 1 FM 2
Z3000 3 SINE > A-132-3 In 1
A-132-3 Out 2 > Z3000 2 1V/Oct

Modular Music - Boiler Room

Tiptop Audio MIXZ Bus Mix Bypass

So I decided that I wanted to connect all of the Tiptop Audio 808/909 drums to a pair of MIXZs via the Bus Mix option. The only hitch is that I still wanted each of the 808 and 909 drum modules to have their own dedicated mixer while remaining together in the same row. My solution for now is to bypass the Bus Mix right after one of the MIXZs.

1. Gather up the parts.



2. Locate the first four conductors opposite of the red stripe on the ribbon cable. Snip down between the fourth and fifth conductor roughly 1cm and then snip off all four conductors.

Thonk + Toppobrillo = Thonkobrillo?

Thonk will be stocking DIY PCBs for both the Triple Wave Folder and the Buchla 281 (clone) Function Generator projects. The following link will take you to their site for ordering as well as more information.

Thonk: Toppobrillo

Toppobrillo Quantimator Firmware Upgrade

Toppobrillo has programmed a few new features into the Quantimator. Those features are:

- Faster Quantize Response - The note acquisition to output latency has been reduced to around 1.5 milliseconds.

- Selectable Trigger-On-Quantize Mode - When in SCALE mode (without external triggering), OUTPUT 3 now outputs a ~1.5 millisecond 5V pulse each time a new value is quantized. The Quantimator still operates as an ASR when using the trigger input. This functionality is user-selectable on power-up (new units will ship without this enabled to avoid confusion)

If you would like to have your Quantimator updated to the new firmware, please contact info AT toppobrillo DOT com and Josh will get you sorted. If you happen to live in the Los Angeles area and would like to have your Quantimator updated, I will be available to update your module for you after March 21st. Just send an email to address listed above and mention "George, update my module!" somewhere in the body of the email.

For more information, please refer to this Muff Wiggler Post.

Modular Tutorials - Modular Synth Basics

Are you new to modular synthesizers? Would you like an introductory into the never ending world of modulating modulators with modulators? If so, check out this new series by The Tuesday Night Machines on YouTube. You can MIDI aside for now while you get down and dirty with the basics of voltage controlled music. Don't worry, MIDI will always be your friend and will still be there when you need it.

EquaComp 10

A continuation of the last post containing some more audio from the Microbe Equation Composer being passed through the Tiptop Audio MIXZ.

EquaComp 03

Nothing too special. A fellow Muff Wiggler asked to hear some audio recorded through the Tiptop Audio MIXZ. I just happened to have recorded this a day ago for another reason. So here it is in the raw.