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Sunday Ambient #42
Happy Sunday! Today I have a somewhat somber sounding tune for you. It kind of meanders around between the Moog Mother 32 and Subharmonicon. Each synth does its own thing. It can be a bit difficult to combine the Subharmonicon with other instruments. It tends to have a mind of its own! I liked some of the bell like sounds that I got from it in this session. It adds a haunting vibe, at least to me. Get your headphones on and enjoy.
Patch Notes
Voices: Mother 32 and Subharmonicon
The Subharmonicon is clocked by a couple of independently running LFO square waves that are combined through a logic module. This provides a clocked source with some variability in the rhythm. Mother 32 is free running its own sequence, with lots of modulation going on. The whole thing comes together as a generative sounding piece.
* A-145-4 (square) -> LB5 A
* A-145-4 (square) -> LB5 B
* LB5 XOR -> SH CLOCK
* SH TRIGGER -> ENTROPY HOLD
* EOWAVE (stepped LFO) -> MISO -> ENTROPY IN
* ENTROPY OUT -> SH VCO 1
* CHAOS X -> MISO -> EG CV
* CHAOS Y -> MISO -> M32 LFO RATE
* M32 GATE -> EG TRIG
* EG OUT -> A-132 CV
* M32 VCO PULSE -> A-132 SIG IN
* A-132 SIG OUT -> M32 EXT AUDIO
* M32 EG -> M32 MIX 2 (with attenuator cable)
* M32 LFO TRI -> M32 VC MIX CTRL
* M32 VC MIX -> M32 VCF CUTOFF
The Tools
All my current gear is below. Not everything is necessarily used for each recording. I record live to my HS6 recorder. I have a DAW-less setup, although I do use GarageBand for normalization and creating a shareable audio file.
* Moog Grandmother
* Moog Subharmonicon
* Moog Mother 32
* Moog DFAM
* Eurorack
* Doepfer A-145-4 LFO
* Doepfer A-160-2 Clock Divider
* Doepfer A-151 Seq Switch
* Doepfer A-132 VCA
* Zlob Chaos
* Zlob Entropy
* Super Synthesis EG Envelope
* Eowave Zone B.F. LFO
* Xodes LB5 Logic
* Tiptop Audio MISO
* ZeroScope Oscilloscope
* Zoom MS-70CDR Effects Pedal
* Eventide Blackhole Reverb Pedal
* Eventide Ultratap Delay Pedal
* Mackie Mix8 mixer
* Zoom HS6 recorder
* GarageBand (grudgingly)
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelconnell.substack.com
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By Michael ConnellHappy Sunday! Today I have a somewhat somber sounding tune for you. It kind of meanders around between the Moog Mother 32 and Subharmonicon. Each synth does its own thing. It can be a bit difficult to combine the Subharmonicon with other instruments. It tends to have a mind of its own! I liked some of the bell like sounds that I got from it in this session. It adds a haunting vibe, at least to me. Get your headphones on and enjoy.
Patch Notes
Voices: Mother 32 and Subharmonicon
The Subharmonicon is clocked by a couple of independently running LFO square waves that are combined through a logic module. This provides a clocked source with some variability in the rhythm. Mother 32 is free running its own sequence, with lots of modulation going on. The whole thing comes together as a generative sounding piece.
* A-145-4 (square) -> LB5 A
* A-145-4 (square) -> LB5 B
* LB5 XOR -> SH CLOCK
* SH TRIGGER -> ENTROPY HOLD
* EOWAVE (stepped LFO) -> MISO -> ENTROPY IN
* ENTROPY OUT -> SH VCO 1
* CHAOS X -> MISO -> EG CV
* CHAOS Y -> MISO -> M32 LFO RATE
* M32 GATE -> EG TRIG
* EG OUT -> A-132 CV
* M32 VCO PULSE -> A-132 SIG IN
* A-132 SIG OUT -> M32 EXT AUDIO
* M32 EG -> M32 MIX 2 (with attenuator cable)
* M32 LFO TRI -> M32 VC MIX CTRL
* M32 VC MIX -> M32 VCF CUTOFF
The Tools
All my current gear is below. Not everything is necessarily used for each recording. I record live to my HS6 recorder. I have a DAW-less setup, although I do use GarageBand for normalization and creating a shareable audio file.
* Moog Grandmother
* Moog Subharmonicon
* Moog Mother 32
* Moog DFAM
* Eurorack
* Doepfer A-145-4 LFO
* Doepfer A-160-2 Clock Divider
* Doepfer A-151 Seq Switch
* Doepfer A-132 VCA
* Zlob Chaos
* Zlob Entropy
* Super Synthesis EG Envelope
* Eowave Zone B.F. LFO
* Xodes LB5 Logic
* Tiptop Audio MISO
* ZeroScope Oscilloscope
* Zoom MS-70CDR Effects Pedal
* Eventide Blackhole Reverb Pedal
* Eventide Ultratap Delay Pedal
* Mackie Mix8 mixer
* Zoom HS6 recorder
* GarageBand (grudgingly)
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelconnell.substack.com