Can NOISE make you sound better!? - Eurorack Sound design sessions

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Happy new year everyone! This year I decided not to start with plans and ideas, but to just jump straight to the point. I do have lots of plans though! I will focus on independent videos with patch ideas, sound design tricks, and modular performing. Wish you all a healthy and musical year :) Patreon: www.patreon.com/monotrail

[@alexgrunde6682]

One clever source for more organic noise, that also doesn’t take up any HP, is using the output of a radio set between channels as the noise source. Makes for unpredictable, unique noise, and if you set the frequency just right it’ll have subtle bits of a station’s feed coming in (but not so much that you get copyright striked).

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Very true! That's a great trick indeed :) The copyright is an issue for demoing that, and performances as well, so prefer to record the radio and then edit the good parts out for samples :) Cheers!

[@OculusSF]

Might have missed it in the vid, but my favorite way to use noise is with through a narrow bandpass, where the cutoff is tuned and modulated with v/Oct pitch CV. That way any noise can become the voice itself. With effects it can create some cool sounds. Such as applying reverb followed by drive. Where it's reminiscent of a feedback laden, electric lead guitar.

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Hmm nice! I used a bandpass in the vid for sure, but not with a 1v/oct, puling out something tonal. interesting! Cheers :)

[@VirtualModular]

Good stuff here. Another trick is adding a very tiny amount of noise into pitch CV. It gives a nice lo-fi pitch wobble, similar to wow and flutter. Same with noise into filter cutoff, great way to make things dirtier for that hipster lo-fi sound. 😉

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Thanks, and yes! Noise is great as a modulation source, added those patches in the modulation chapter :)

[@VirtualModular]

@@MonotrailTechTalk ah sorry, missed that part! It's a great technique. 👍

[@daemonicflame]

I have a favourite white noise. The Addac dual sample and hold white noise is really musical.

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Nice! Will have a look, enjoy! :)

[@김얀수-q4p]

Wow This video is so detailed!! I've learned a lot about modular from your channel❤

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Happy to hear that! Cheers :)

[@humanerror3139]

Happy new year and thanks for another mind blowing video. Always well explained, instructive and illustrated. Best modular channel on YT 👍

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Thank you so much! That's lovely to hear :) And all the best wishes for you!

[@nicolapicarella9151]

Wellsounding ideas [ from ] simple tricks [ = ] lot of experience!

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Thank you! All the best :)

[@Tiefengrund]

good inspiration for using noise in modular systems.

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Glad you like it! Cheers!

[@Limbic1000]

yess i love the possibility you can do with simple white noise

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Glad you like it! All the best :)

[@spenzasequenza]

aaaw maan! i never thought about using random waves as noise sources!! thanks for the hint! : ) now I gotta try this immediately!

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Nice! Glad to add some new ideas to the mix :)

[@garaughty]

Such awesome insights & ideas !!!

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Glad you think so, and thanks for watching :)

[@chitlun]

Happy new year man and cheers for an excellent video... Funnily enough, my favourite module at the moment is Befaco's Noise Plethora. Been feeding various different noise algorithms into the DFAM's external audio input to provide some pretty startling results! Onwards 😁

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Thank you! And yeah! Almost forgot about that but remember I got very excited when they announced it. Should look into it for sure, looks great! Enjoy it, and all the best!

[@urushi-en1ss]

It's always very helpful. Are there any videos about creating rhythm work using trigger delay/gate delay? I would like to know the recommended modules as well.😊

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Hey, glad to hear it! I did a video on clock dividers, but didn't go to much in depth with patching patterns. I have something planned with switches etc, but you have to google if someone else covered this :) Cheers!

[@MartinDoudoroffLLC]

Good stuff!

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Glad you enjoyed it All the best for 2024 :)

[@hrrld]

nice sounds. noise -> s&h -> as modulation is my favorite (:

[@tychoclavius4818]

A vco or fast lfo will do the same there, maybe that's why he didn't mention it. Didn't he do a video on random voltages already?

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Thanks! s&h is a great mod source for sure, and indeed a great pair with noise! @tychoclavius4818 - s&h is definitely different from a vco/lfo though! I did a video s&h and track & hold before for sure :)

[@tychoclavius4818]

@@MonotrailTechTalk sorry I meant a fast LFO can replace the noise as the source for the s&h to create equally random outputs

[@Carolina-9207]

Nice Thumbnail😊⚡️

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Haha, thank you! Had to try something different sometime :)

[@jonkruth4157]

Hello, great video as always, thank you! It's a shame you don't have a Noise Plethora in the video. It would be really cool to see what you would do with it ;)

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Would be indeed, seems like a great module!

[@jonkruth4157]

@@MonotrailTechTalk Yes it is realy , a king of noise modul i think ;)

[@jonkruth4157]

and These examples that you showed with self modulating noise, it's all in there. There are 3 banks full of noise oscillators

[@tychoclavius4818]

Can anyone help me? What is the difference between an FM input and a 1/oct input? Both modulate frequency. Is the only difference that FM inputs have an attenuator right after?

[@GhostKitchenBand]

I typically use the v/oct for the oscillator’s main pitch control, and in addition to that, I use the FM input for things like attenuated LFOs to give it vibrato-like FX or audio rate signals for frequency modulation. In the spirit of this video, I sometimes send attenuated noise to the FM input for a little chaos that will slightly obscure the main v/oct pitch sequence.

[@tychoclavius4818]

@@GhostKitchenBand but you could do it the other way around as well right? They both do the same thing?

[@GhostKitchenBand]

@@tychoclavius4818 No, I think the v/oct responds exponentially and FM is linear. The frequency doubles when you go up an octave. A pitch sequence into FM input will respond differently. Try it out to hear the difference. That’s the modular way

[@tychoclavius4818]

@@GhostKitchenBand ah that makes sense. I can't try it right now. Does that mean a vibrato effect through FM will be stronger with low feqs and milder higher up? I can't immediately tell if that's a cool use of that quirk but I'll try it when I get home

[@GhostKitchenBand]

@@tychoclavius4818 I was confused at first too. I sent every type of voltage into each input separately and then different voltages into both at the same time. Reading the manuals might help. I think Make Noise has a video on the STO that discusses this topic too

[@0oNoiseo0]

Verry intresting topic! thank you. @MonotrailTechTalk Did u not perform in Nijmegen NL recently under a different name, i might be mistaken?

[@MonotrailTechTalk]

Thanks! And no, wasn't me! I was born there though, and lived there for a long time, so now I am curious who you did see :)