Mass Harmonic Excitement & Tonal Sculpting // Future Sound Systems FIL4 Timbral Sculptor

[@JapanoiseBreakfast]

In collaboration with 2HP, I'm proud to announce the new DivKid module: h. Send a trigger and it will output h pronounced as heytsch. Expanders are available for P.

[@DivKid]

haha!

[@mntbighker]

Awesome ;-) I would buy that BTW ;-) We need a firmware update for Plaits that includes that sample.

[@finngrim9763]

@@DivKid Hey DivKid. I would like to know something. Since your knowledge and experience of modules is so vast. Top 5 modules for sound generation or sculpting? My top 5: Erbe-verb Resonant Equalizer Loquelic Iteritas Percido Triptych Quad Operator

[@eph_kni]

dated a girl from Manchester that said “heytsch”. to justify it shes like “thats how it sounds! its not ‘aetsch’ its ‘heytsch’”

[@RedMeansRecording]

Sounds really good

[@mylarmelodies]

Fin sent me this one to try and it is absolutely bananas, genuinely something different - its a filter that can make your sound MORE COMPLEX 🤯 I have it in a case along with the TIptop Buchlas, which is perfect

[@mylarmelodies]

7:05 🦆😗

[@Nick-kb6jd]

look forward to your review. ??

[@LukeKillen]

This is the first module to peak my interest in a long time. Thanks.

[@NickHchaos]

Big endorsement from a patching master right here :) Funny how that works eh? I’ve been in euro for 6 years and it occurred to me recently I have no idea what has been released.

[@markbooth]

Not quite sure what to make of this module but a great demo for them. Really like the 3 cv controllable filter outputs and built in VCA

[@squelch4252]

Was sounding a bit lackluster till you hit “double folder” mode and the uncontainable joy came back:) another great vid

[@debbie09090]

I’m a timbral sculptor now! Loving the sounds especially the drum tracks whacked through that.

[@mcshafty1]

I am a timbral sculptor! Great vid mate. Awesome sounds!

[@zbsfm]

we are all timbral sculptors on this blessed day

[@InVacuo]

I am a timbral sculptor ...and an Ultra Kick (bought that bad boy on your recommendation, Ben. Pretty happy it!)

[@HenriDeCarvalho]

I am a timbral sculptor and start to doubt about buying the Klavis Granity to take instead this one

[@finngrim9763]

This module sounds pretty crazy :O thanks for reviewing it!

[@ssmith2019]

Nice bit o' kit ! Great viddy per usual . . . Cheers !

[@pbrninja19]

"Let's just turn knobs and get some really nasty sounds." He's right.

[@DivKid]

ha!

[@TOMLEW1S]

Damn! Great vid and what a superb module 🙌

[@martintaylor9205]

Great demo BEN but I’m a 69 yr old novice to all this malarkey so would like a DETAILED break down of all patch cable routings with other modules, destinations, to much I know for this Vidio, ur patience, just one that impressed me was the Phase patch at around 11 minutes in, sonics to die for Thanks again SUPER DOOPER👍👍👍🆒🆒🎶🎶🎶🌟🌟🌟

[@apparently_sonam]

@Martin Taylor plenty resources online. Check out learning modular site. That being said we are all beginners in life. It’s our egos that say otherwise…… have fun and be inquisitive.

[@_Dav1K]

Spend dat retirement skrilla!

[@unitedsouls11]

I wish you could do some extensive covering of the Gotharman Spazedrum. Not a rundown, but a "how to get cool stuff out of it". Would be so great

[@DivKid]

Hello, thanks for that. Appreciate you wanted to see me work with it. I don't know the Spazedrum, actually not heard of it. But seen some cool stuff from Gotharman and good results from them with my friend BlueWolfSe7en (few performances from him on the channel if you like). So I'm certainly interested.

[@unitedsouls11]

@@DivKid that would be so great. most videos show the Spazedrum from a nasty and harsh side, but it can for sure do so many other things. What would be the next step? Somebody has to ask Gotharman to send you one? Or in case he does not have one ready built, how long would you need one lent from a user?

[@DivKid]

Things are busy here so I can borrow gear to make videos. I could speak to Gotharman in the future about it but however up or it they are I wouldn't be able to do anything for a good while.

[@moloch808]

Do you know why the chord sounds so good when folded? As you point out, that usually doesnt sound good...

[@VirtualModular]

Honestly, I've got no intention of ever buying a hardware timbral sculptor module, but I always get some good ideas from these videos. Audio rate modulation of wavefolding is a winner for a start! Makes a nice filthy fuzz pedal too. I've tried a few wavefolders on guitar in VCV and wasn't impressed. I'll have to revisit my timbral sculpting after watching this. Cheers!

[@TheAutomaticanderson]

sounds amazing!

[@randydarklight]

WHY does he only have 41k? He is the best and also creates modules.

[@DivKid]

ah thanks Randy appreciate that. Modular is definitely a niche with a niche sort of thing, spreading the good word of messing with voltages is appreciated and it's nice to see things grow. The best bit though is such a supportive audience for what I'm doing, thank you.

[@Raumweiter]

Asking this myself as well

[@cauldronofbats]

FUTURE SOUND SYSTEMS does it again! Feline waveform @21:53 ...also I am a timbral sculptor.

[@neutron7]

Thanks for the great video, GAS enabler!

[@magnesirich7057]

What do you think of this Fil4 vs the Schlappi Angle Grinder? I’ve got the latter with a fil3 although the fil3 is seeing little use at the moment.

[@yiurock4084]

I just got into this channel and it's freaking amazing. But how does one even start to get into modular synths? I have no idea what to buy, let alone how to connect everything. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers

[@PlayedbyInstinct]

Visit MylarMelodies youtube channel, he has a bunch of videos breaking down the building blocks of a modular. In general though, you are going to need minimum: 1. A power supply. A TipTop Happy Ending Kit is a good place to start if you are dabbling. Very affordable and enough to power a decent number of modules. 2. Something that makes sound, such as an oscillator, or a self-resonating filter. A lot of fun can be had self patching a single module. 3. A way to listen, that being an audio output module to send to speakers, preferrably one with a headphone output as well, such as the affordable Pittsburgh Outs. Naturally you'll need headphones and speakers too. From there it is all about adding modulation, envelopes, VCAs, utilities, more filters, more oscillators, more filters, more VCAs, more filters, more modulation, more filters.... Plus maybe some effects, if you are into that sort of thing.

[@PlayedbyInstinct]

Oh yeah, don't forget patch cables. You'll need plenty of those. More than you think. In fact, you will never have enough.

[@francis8352]

Big up for fss continuing to break new ground. Buy loads (but keep it hush hush ;⁠)

[@chrs1968]

I really like your videos, by your accent I'm probably not far from you but Very far from you on a modular level, I have just built the Behringer system 100 because I love the early human league and Tim Shoebridge. Keep keeping on Divkid 🙂

[@DivKid]

Nice (early Human League), will you be at Synthfest in Sheffield in October (presuming you're fairly close)? Say hi if you are and see me. Enjoy the System 100 too.

[@chrs1968]

@@DivKid yeah I'm quite nearby, the other side of the snake pass, in this weather I'll not be risking riding over that devil road, just watched your vid on the RND would that be a good addition to my rig? Keep up the videos they keep me entertained

[@dungeonmastertm]

@divkid - I'm wanting to control the vca with an envelope from my Doepfer A-140 with a pico vco running through it as opposed to doing CV into my veils but just can't seem to get it to happen. It's just a droning wave, got any advice?

[@DivKid]

Hello, you're wanting to use the VCA on this right? So patch the envelope to the VCA CV input, turn down the VCA bias and that should work. In more detail ... patch sound to VCA in, patch output (to mixer/speakers etc) from VCA out. Patch the envelope to VCA CV this will now open and close the VCA with the envelope. VCA Bias is a manual offset control for the VCA (can be called, level, gain, bias all doing the same thing) so if this is up you've manually opened the VCA with that knob. It needs to be down if you want it closed. Then the CV can control the level fully. If that's working for you think about where you want the VCA (input or output on the switch) and then patch accordingly. Which would be VCA in (if VCA is wanted first and switch set to input) and Chain Out. Or patch to Chain In and VCA Out if you want the VCA at the end and switch set to output. Hope that helps, if not let me know.

[@dungeonmastertm]

@@DivKid this was super helpful and a great explanation, thank you! The routing had me all turned around. I really appreciate it!

[@1heUndertaker]

Timbral sculptor am I 🐈‍⬛🧤

[@BogdanRaczynskiMusic]

nice

[@fl7210]

Divkid is king!

[@DivKid]

King of the voltage! haha. Joking aside, thanks.

[@Nick-kb6jd]

I keep coming back to this tempted but have never pulled the plug.

[@DivKid]

It's a great combination of filter, folder, VCA, wave shaper. This and a single oscillator (or two) does so much. Not trying to push it though, do you have anything similar (or VCV rack maybe?) that you can try some of the patch ideas and combinations of functions with?

[@Nick-kb6jd]

​@@DivKid It feels like the module is something I could patch up on my rig. I have all the constituent parts (or versions thereof) I just wander how I'd patch: "......in the resonance path of the filter, a rectifier network and Lockhart wavefolder." Not sure how to access the resonance path, or even what it is.

[@DivKid]

resonance in a filter circuit is a feedback loop. you could patch your own feedback around a filter by splitting the output of the filter (one copy to listen to and use normally, one to make feedback with). Then use a mixer at the input of the filter, first input your actual normal sound to filter/fold etc. Second input is the output patched into that filter so it also feeds the filter input. That makes the feedback loop. The level of output in that mixer is feedback level, bonus points if you have an inverter on the output so you can invert feedback or leave it normal. Anything you put in that feedback loop then starts to take affect, for this patch the split of the output into a folder, take the folder into the input mixer and you now have a feedback loop with folding in it. The more these things are broken down the more compelling the module becomes of course. Though I do love breaking things out and trying to patch things myself. Also it won't be exactly the same, but it will give you a flavour of that sort of thing.

[@Nick-kb6jd]

@@DivKid Hey thanks for this detailed explanation. I’ll give these a try. Love your work.

[@DivKid]

nio problem, hope it leads to some cool stuff. Thanks!

[@Simes]

I *am* a timbral sculptor!

[@Nick-kb6jd]

seems quite a lot lke SSF Triptych.

[@arpmoog]

I am one of them tummy thangs wot everybody else is!

[@jonaseggen2230]

Oh FFS my! Heeeelp!! I'm stuck in this hole and a rabbit is pulling my legs. "Stop it!, those ar toes, not carrots : ("

[@monkey_breath]

i AM a timbral sculptor!

[@5eZa]

why do you have the shakes so bad?

[@Skimaskkass]

I am a timbral sculptor :)

[@mntbighker]

If it's not on Modular Grid it doesn't exist ;-)

[@mntbighker]

It's there now

[@DivKid]

there's also plenty on modular grid that doesn't exist! :)

[@mntbighker]

@@DivKid That's for sure #eyeroll

[@oscidigi7357]

HARD TIMBRAL SYNC

[@stephenspackman5573]

Well, I'm certainly a timbral nudger, at least.

[@Jonas_Mikkelsen]

I am a timbral sculptor

[@fl7210]

Sounds really good

[@ScottofOakland]

I am a timbral sculptor

[@redhotchilipepper8]

I am a timbral sculptor