Creating Polyrhythms in VCV Rack using the Turing Machine

The Turing Machine is a great source of randomly generated gates, and with its sequence lock function, it's also possible to create interesting polyrhythmic patterns. I start the video with a quick look at the Pulses section of the Turing Machine, and then I record a few patterns using the Gate Sequencer from Impromptu Modular, and also use the trigger outputs themselves to trigger a couple of FM Operators.
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[@rayderrich]

I enjoyed this a lot even 5 years after the making, thank you very much Omri.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@kirtandreamrezzer]

Beautiful work with some fresh ideas, always something to learn from your experiments. Much appreciated, thank you Omri. ✨ 🌟 💛 🎛 🎧🛸🕊 🕉 🙏🏽

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks so much!

[@russ254]

using a shift register with a quantiser is such a good idea (I've been thinking for ever, "what a shame that turing machines don't have signal inputs" - never thought of using both!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@mauricegallagher9170]

So clever and sophisticated as always, Omri. Your ideas are wonderful!!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thank you so much, Maurice! I'm really glad you enjoy what I do :)

[@arvo1980]

Beautiful piece of music.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks!

[@zugel]

Very relaxing tune. Thanks for making this. Have a nice week.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I'm glad you liked it, thanks! Have a great week :)

[@kilbonrobert]

i know you make the patch available to download but I personally try to pause and copy what you do and it sounds different and make me learn as well. Thank you. Also I agree with you that just playing around for hours with the same patch!

[@fearfeasog]

I was wondering if anyone besides me did that! Really great for learning your way around these modules, right?

[@Audhentik]

Once again, this is so helpful! thank you Omri, we can't say it often enough ❤

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks so much!

[@fearfeasog]

That Turing Machine module is pretty cool. Thanks for this I learned a lot. 👍

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Glad you liked it!

[@christdolphin69]

incredible, thanks so much for this one. i learn the most from your videos. this one blew my mind

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@baskingintheafterglo]

This is one of my favs. Sir. You really are a master. 🙏

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks so much!

[@mosstet]

It's a whole new learning curve, all this routing abstraction. Sometimes I have to pause the video and just sit and think and recreate it a couple of times. But you are helping hugely, Omri. Thank you. P.S that shift register, S&H technique to sync with the envelopes' gates boxed my head for a while. Still does, infact.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Glad it was helpful! About the S&H, basically, it will make sure that pitch changes will happen only when the voice is playing. The S&H will let "new pitch" through only together with the same trigger the envelope is getting since it will not sample a new pitch unless it's being triggered. I hope it makes sense...

[@mosstet]

@@OmriCohen-Music thanks for the reply! It makes sense, actually. It's just learning that it's possible to split the signal that way, and considering it's other uses. Alot to think about!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

@@mosstet yes, modular can get quite granular... Many sleepless nights are ahead of you :)

[@anandanamaste2845]

Perfect way to start the day... thank you!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers, Ananda!

[@NaySeven]

Such a nice result! Thanks again

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks so much, Nay!

[@mundelator]

Golden techniques, thx Omri !

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks!

[@Paragraph8]

this is an awesome piece of music 😊

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thank you so much!

[@shadowhenge7118]

I have been racking my brain trying to figure out a good way to make this kind of percussive melody.... thank you. gonna have some fun tonight!

[@nostalgia_junkie]

heh racking

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I'm happy I could help :) Have fun!

[@shadowhenge7118]

@@nostalgia_junkie i am so glad someone got that. I was feeling like my sense of humor needed some patching up.

[@MrTyger19]

Played some a few days ago with the gate sequencer from Impromptu, but, you did a better job , lol...grreat patch Omri...

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks so much, Eddie! We have so many amazing tools\toys to play with, and some of them, just like the Turing Machine and the Impromptu sequencers, work so well together... It's so cool!

[@faremissound]

Thank you!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Cheers!

[@Frustratia]

I know this is a bit of an old one, but I just built this out and it sounds pretty good. Finally figuring out what the Turing machine can do. Must say it was really hard to get good patterns for the kick and hats. Thanks for this. Really wish that clock multplier was still available in the library tho, had to substitute Nysthi's.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

4 years... Oh man! There's one from BogAudio as well, the RGate. It works quite well.

[@Frustratia]

@@OmriCohen-Music nice. Will give that one a try next time I need a multiplier. I must say, I love your color coding scheme that you use in the more recent videos. It makes It a lot easier to follow.

[@OmriCohen-Music]

@@Frustratia Thanks! Yeah, I've been using it for quite some time and it's helpful for me as well :)

[@njdpdv]

Tell me Omri, do you wear a white lab coat while doing these tutorials? In a good way, you sound like a crazy scientist. 😂 Thanks for all the new inspiration and techniques!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

I always wanted to be the mad synthesizer guy... :) I'm glad you enjoyed it! Cheers :)

[@PeteJohnson1471]

I get a bonus night off work tonight, so time to have a play ;-) Cheers for your continued contributions I'm guessing that you are a fan of the Amiga?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Nights off work are the best! Do you mean the computer Amiga?

[@PeteJohnson1471]

@@OmriCohen-Music Yes, I just wondered with your Blank of the Bouncy Ball? ;-)

[@OmriCohen-Music]

@@PeteJohnson1471 Oh man, I didn't really notice that... how cool! :)

[@jackdiddlysquat]

It seems like the KlirrFactory modules aren't available for VCV after 0.6. Do you know any good substitutes for the clock multiplier on Rack 1.1.6?

[@OmriCohen-Music]

They're available, yes, you can get them from here - klirrfactory.com/product/klirrfactory-modular-mixer-for-vcv-rack-free-edition/

[@loganp82]

my SLAP hitting envelope module has L and R instead of IN and OUT in the vca section. So I couldnt follow along. Is there any work around to this? Sorry this is all new to me. Great channel btw!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Hi! No worries :) And yes, Slap is now stereo but if you connect your signal to and from the L in/out, it will act the same as before. Let me know if it works for you.

[@gregggg9425]

(solved w/ update) When re-create this patch the Gate Seq is simply not writting.. Anyone else have this problem? I tried it every which way even tried a different gate in.. thx Omri! brillant as always

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Thanks! Are you using the latest version? That's really weird... If you open my patch, does it work?

[@gregggg9425]

@@OmriCohen-Music just got the newest version and it appears to be working. Thanks for the reply ! Keep the hits commin!

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Excellent! Have fun ☺

[@michaelblum4557]

Hey Omri, these tutorial videos are unbelievable - a huge service to the community and any and all interested in getting up and running with VCV Rack. I was wondering if you had any interest in considering making a video about using a MIDI controller directly in VCV Rack. Something like this, perhaps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4DRhGOli6qcfdk. Just a thought! Cheers

[@OmriCohen-Music]

Hi Michael! I'm really happy you enjoy my videos and find them useful! I actually have a video about something close to using MIDI in Rack, and another about an external controller. But you're right, I should make also one about using a keyboard and playing in rack live. Thanks so much!