This video focuses on three small, cheap utility modules that I think offer a huge amount of bang for your Eurorack buck: the Takaab RLFO, which is a combined LFO, noise source and sample & hold; the Doepfer A-160-2 clock divider; and the Ladik A-410, a voltage-controlled crossfader and panner.
I really want to show that you don’t need to spend loads of money on big, fancy, expensive modules to add a heap of new functionality to your case, and that sometimes a £55 4HP utility module might be a better investment than, say, a new oscillator if you want to get more out of your system.
The demos here largely show techniques that you might use as part of a larger patch, rather than complete patches as such, and while I hope beginners will find most of them interesting, some of them might feel a bit basic if you’ve been using modular for a while, so feel free to skip around via the timing index.
Hopefully you’ll get some ideas for things to try in your own setup even if you don’t own these exact modules, because the key functions here - sample and hold, crossfading and clock dividing - are pretty common. As always, please like, subscribe, comment and share if you’ve enjoyed this, and I’ll be back soon.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro and preview
01:53 Takaab RLFO
02:23 Simple clock
02:45 Modulation LFO
02:57 Noise-based percussion
03:27 Stepped & smooth random
04:07 Sampling modulation
05:10 Per-note random voltage
06:02 Analogue downsampling
07:51 Doepfer A-160-2
08:57 Simple drum patterns
09:34 Complex drum patterns
11:15 Timed switch controller
11:52 Simple stepped modulation
12:50 Pitch sequencer
14:07 Complex stepped modulation
14:59 Sub-oscillator
16:30 Ladik A-410
17:03 Audio crossfader
17:46 CV crossfader
18:13 Voltage-controlled switch
18:43 Simple VCA
19:16 Waveform splicer
20:05 Voltage-controlled stereo panner
21:41 Voltage-controlled signal router
Here's the previous video I mentioned about using a clock divider as a subharmonic oscillator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuZjPil27Xc
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