AGED TAPE - Generative Ambient Eurorack

Hello!
This is my first attempt to upload a patch as a video. I created it mainly to go through the whole process of making a video. So not as much effort went into this project as I plan to in the future.
I've been putting together a system for generative music for three months now. In the end I also built the case myself.
I've been making electronic music for about 8 years now. For about 4 years exclusively with hardware. I have always been fascinated by the modular world. But I only recently took the plunge. I sold all my equipment in order to embark on this journey.
In this patch, the sequencing work is done by Marbles. Only the bass - generated by the Tiptop Audio Buchla 256t - is triggerd by the Melodicer. The main voice is Rings, which goes into the 4ms dual looping delay, Mutable Instruments Clouds and Qu Bit Databender. The Make Noise STO occasionally gets a trigger from the Intellijel Shifty and goes into the Strymon Magneto.
In Post I did some EQing, compression and saturation. On the master there is a cassette tape emulation and a limiter.
I appreciate feedback of any kind!

[@aminal5]

Please like and subscribe to the channel if you like the music. It helps the channel grow and I really like sharing my music with other people! Thank you!

[@PeaceDub]

Done! And HUGE thanks for having an explanation in the description of what's going on! 💜

[@katelikesrectangles]

i don't normally go for ambient things, because they get repetitive. but this is done fantastically, it evolves in ways i didn't expect. fantastic job, thank you for sharing

[@aminal5]

Thank you very much! my pleasure!

[@allthesedreamsareyoursaswell]

Usually I stop listening as soon as I hear the typical sound from Rings, because it has become such a cliché over the years, but this is gold to my ears! Beautiful patch!

[@aminal5]

First of all, thanks for listening! I understand what you mean. Luckily I've only been in the Eurorack space for half a year, so everything is and sounds new to me :)

[@dropTable...]

Top drawer ✨

[@augustzirner2086]

Sounds like harmonious chimes. Very nice!

[@MoltenMusicTech]

That's a beautiful thing - thanks for sharing. That Melodicer is lapping up a huge amount of space for those two notes - but they are vital. I'm working on something that might help with that because I want the same thing, just a couple of notes underneath, in a simpler, more efficient way. Anyway, nice work :D

[@aminal5]

Haha, yes that's true. At least in this case. Of course, the Melodicer can do a lot more. I always find the patterns that come out of it very musical. I did part with it for a short while, but then had to buy it again because I somehow missed it. Anyway, thanks for listening!

[@Pareidyll]

This is exceptional. Gorgeous patch.

[@aminal5]

Thank you kindly!

[@novenoid]

This has quickly become one of my favourite things to listen to for studying, keep it up!

[@aminal5]

what a nice compliment. i'm glad you enjoy it. stay diligent 😉

[@uweschnitzler9551]

wow, this is great ...I am still fighting with my cases to get something like this out of it.

[@aminal5]

Thank you very much! What are you struggling with?

[@BrianThomas-cs9er]

Great patch and video, thank you.

[@aminal5]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Probbie]

This is truly wonderful. Congratulations. 👌 Subscribed, in the hope that you will post more videos of this quality 😊

[@aminal5]

thank you so much! this is the plan!

[@azuro1125]

great work, and awesome patch!

[@aminal5]

Thanks a lot!

[@jordanmuller4735]

This is perfect

[@aminal5]

Thank you!

[@manuka1823]

beautiful

[@aminal5]

thank you!

[@memorysound]

This is absolutely lovely! Glad I found your channel 😀

[@aminal5]

Im glad as well. You got some lovely stuff too! 😀

[@garaughty]

Lovely work on this Aminals !

[@aminal5]

thank you so much. i appreciate it!

[@star.trails]

wow, this is such a great patch and I love the case/system!

[@aminal5]

wow, i'm so glad you like it. i love your stuff! your videos were actually an inspiration to start my own channel ;-)

[@star.trails]

@@aminal5 thank so much. this makes me happy to hear, pleased you're enjoying my creations. I can't wait to see/hear your next video

[@noairbag1]

its meandering in a nice way

[@aminal5]

thats a great way to put it!

[@Limbic1000]

beautifullll

[@aminal5]

Thanks :)

[@HousePlant_Ambient]

Damn. Jelly. Really amazing stuff! I love your mix, I’m still trying to get mine to line level where it is not too low in volume.

[@aminal5]

I'm glad you like it. I didn't put a lot of time into the mastering. Normally I mix so that I have -6 db on the master and then push the rest with a limiter. but that's more of a quick and dirty approach.

[@music4screens]

so glad to discover your channel. Lovely videos!. Super textured and well balanced music. The patch seems to be complex, but sounds so easy to listen to it. ç congrats! and make more videos!

[@aminal5]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you found your way here. Yeah, the patch turned out better in the end than I initially thought. I hope I can make it this week with the new video. The patch for it is as good as finished :) I'll also have a listen to your stuff soon. Looks quite interesting for now!

[@music4screens]

Which is your Instagram user to find you there too?

[@aminal5]

Sorry, i basicly have no social media apps besides youtube.

[@music4screens]

​@@aminal5 That's even better than have them :) I love your rack, so inspiring and very well managed. The result is captivating!

[@subaphonic]

great song, great system

[@aminal5]

thanks!

[@WindShuffler]

insanely good, sometime I feel downed by how I struggle to get actual musical sounding ideas out of my modular, and then I find videos like this one and remember why it's worth it. thanks for that ! it's really good! I'm also impressed by the fact you got to learn how to use all those modules in only 3 months, how did you go about that ? can you tell me more about your views and process to build toward this kind of stuff ?

[@aminal5]

Thanks man! I appreciate it! To your question: that's not so easy to answer. I think if we're talking about the technical part, then I've gained a lot of experience with hardware synthesizers and guitar pedals over the last few years. From classic monophonic to big polyphonic to digital modulation monsters and semi modular synthesizers - I've had a lot of stuff here and learned a lot about it. The last one I had was a Vermona Perfourmer (which I loved) and I ran each of the four voices with multiple effects pedals. I think I've kind of transferred that approach to my modular case. I like to combine relatively simple voices - like rings or simple analog oscillators - with a lot of effects and filters to make them more complex. I'm also a huge fan of delays. With them I can create rhythmic melodies that I wouldn't be able to do without them. What's new is the huge possibility to modulate and combine everything with everything. Even though an ASM Hydrasynth offers similar possibilities, the modular system invites me to do the same in a much more motivating way. It's more like a dialog between me and the machine, if you like :) But I also feel like I'm just at the beginning of this journey. There are days when I struggle and others when music that I like comes naturally :) Each time I learn more and I realize how my approach is evolving. When we talk about the musical side, even though I've never had professional lessons, I've always tried to make music myself. Whether it was with the guitar, the piano or something else. When I got into electronic music, I also started to deal more with music theory. Even though I'm far from being an expert, I think the things I've learned are already very helpful. But all in all, I think it's all about having a good ear. Both to create sounds and to judge for yourself whether a musical idea has potential to further develop it or not. And nothing helps more than simply making and listening to a lot of music :)

[@WindShuffler]

@@aminal5 Thank you for that answer! I'll try to reflect on all this next time I'm on the synth. I'll surely look at your patches to experiment with ideas as we have a fair amount of modules in common. I think I might be trying to look too far in "how I should do things" and the answer might just simply be your final statement, so just doing and listening to stuff basically. Thanks again :)

[@BrandonTrenthem1]

How do you get it to sound "musical"? Is there a quantizer on the patch?@@aminal5

[@synthebo]

Awesome!! 😍😍😍

[@aminal5]

Thanks 🤗

[@telemental]

great work!

[@aminal5]

Thanks bro!

[@g0iks]

you aminal! well done, i appreciate your spirit.

[@aminal5]

Thank you! ✌

[@mortensmodules]

Some magic is starting to happen around 9:34 - Beautiful! 😍 What are those tiny high-pitched "bell sounds"? I mean it could be from Rings, but I have never got it to sound like that.

[@aminal5]

Thank you! Yeah, i think there are quite some moments where the magic flashes :) STO into Magneto in Shift-Mode is producing the high pitched bell sounds. I love it for exactly this purpose.

[@ursbasteck]

Whoa. Super nice!

[@aminal5]

Thank you!

[@plumcharlie]

This is lovely. I can’t tell from the video but am I hearing beads scorched cassette in this? I don’t see it. Where is that lofi tape delay warble coming from?

[@aminal5]

Thank you! It's a plugin that was added later in the mixing stage. It's called SketchCassette 2 from Aberrant DSP.

[@plumcharlie]

@@aminal5 very nice. Sounds great

[@plumcharlie]

@aminal5 did you see the new module ‘wear and tear’? Made me think of this vid. Has the generation loss / shallow water vibe in eurorack format.

[@aminal5]

@@plumcharlieI just watched their video. Awesome module. Damn i just ordered a analog heat + fx to go further in this direction. I might try it anymays.

[@leooozzt]

What would this musical modality be? Are these synths randomly generating music, or do you use some MIDI behind them?

[@aminal5]

No midi. In principle, everything is self-generative. Some sequencer modules allow you to define certain rules in which the accidental may operate. For example, within which key, which scale or which octave notes can be played. Which rules exactly depends on the module or ultimately on the whole system and how you patch it.

[@leooozzt]

Wooow nice!!! Thanks!

[@ZebraandDonkey]

Really nice. What is your clock source?

[@ZebraandDonkey]

I see an ALM Pamela’s workout.

[@aminal5]

Thank you! Yes, Pamela's workout creates the main clock. This is then modulated in Marbles via the y-output. The effects get differently divided clocks.

[@ZebraandDonkey]

@@aminal5 I used Pam’s a lot. Really enjoy using it as it is so versatile

[@dr9146]

Fast schon unverschämt, als erstes Video überhaupt so eine Granate hochzuladen

[@aminal5]

was soll ich sagen? drunter mach ich’s halt nicht.

[@AnnesYarak]

Gesunde Einstellung! Sofort abonniert. Auch noch mit patchnotes. Ein Traum! Merci@@aminal5