I can not believe its been 6 months since I first started making videos… I can not believe its been 6 months since I tool the challenge of delivering 12 pieces of ambient (or ambient-related) music using such simple and limited devices… This video marks the middle of the journey. Who knows which soundscapes lie beyond?
The Microkorg and the Volca Bass
Just launched my first video from the “Analogue Meets Digital” mini-series. In this episode, I’m showing how to connect the Volca Bass and the MicroKorg (MK), so that the former can be used as a sound expander module of the latter.
Most of the work is in putting OSC1 to work with the incoming audio. Continue reading “The Microkorg and the Volca Bass”
New video: Volca TNT 8
I just placed a new video on YouTube. This is the first “production” video filmed with the Logitech c920 and also with the new text templates. Still a new technology for me: this was actually the second take, as the first one was completely destroyed by a problem with the H.264 codec. In order to fix it, I had to set the camera output to MJPG and the output codec to MJPG – Compressed.
This video is about a little trick I learned in the Facebook Community “Korg Volca Range”: How to have LFO sync with the Volca Bass. I hope you like it. :)
Voltage – Reprise
So, here’s a new video to end the “Monotribe Control Voltage” mini-series and also to welcome the weekend.
Last week, I recorded “Voltage” as a demo of the capabilities of the Monotribe-MicroBrute duo when control voltage is used. During a rehearsal to check the lighting, sound levels, framing on the cams, etc I accidentally pressed play on the Monotribe. Apparently, the ribbon controller on the Monotribe has priority over the note on the CV input, but the Notes on the sequencer don’t. On the other hand, the gate on the sequencer has priority over the gate on the CV, which means you can use the Monotribe to play a rhythmic pattern (including the drums) while droning on the MicroBrute. This is essentially what I do in this video. I hope you like it! :)
Control Voltage for the Monotribe – Part 2: Setup and Calibration
In the previous post, I show how to make an adaptor for controlling the Monotribe via CV/Gate. However, you will still need to configure the Monotribe, otherwise, it will think it’s recieving some very peculiar type of Sync In signal…
Continue reading “Control Voltage for the Monotribe – Part 2: Setup and Calibration”
Control Voltage for the Monotribe – Part 1: Making an Adapter Cable
I always used MIDI. I am very familiar to MIDI: from the communication between Pure Data and my software synths, to my PCR-500, when using the Volcas or the Microkorg… So I never understood all the fuzz about Control Voltage (CV)… for me it looked like a relique from ancient times. I even brought the DinTribe adapter to hookup my Monotribe to my other synths and controllers.
When the 2.1 firmware update for the Monotribe was release, it added CV-Gate input connectivity. Since now I am the proud owner of a MicroBrute and a SQ-1, I decided to give it a go. This is how I made the cable adapter for the Monotribe, how I calibrated it and also some ideas I had during my experimentation. This text is accompanied by YouTube videos showing the steps I took. Continue reading “Control Voltage for the Monotribe – Part 1: Making an Adapter Cable”