Getting Started with HEXEN: Modular Synth for your phone!!

[@brockhardentertainment]

Looks like when I connected the drum sequencer, my audio crapped out for the rest of the video. Sorry.

[@novoscorp7275]

I have had Hexen on my phone for a week now. I just bought the upgrade. I skimmed the PDF that came with it. This video was very helpful cuz i did not not know how to utilize the "clock" and now i do ! 🙂 Thanks for sharing, you did an awesome on conveying knowledge (you said what you was doing as you was doing it).

[@dzaxys4643]

I have this on my phone just when my family thinks I'm sleeping and have finally stopped making beats for the days i can secretly get out the app and keep writing music instead of sleeping 😴

[@ASMRcigarlounge1865]

I'm not sure why people are always saying that Hexen sucks on Android phone. It don't. I have had Hexen on my Android LGK30 phone for years and I absolutely love it. Before I discovered Hexen, I was thinking about getting a Moog Mother and Sunharmonicon. But fortunately I discovered Hexen before dropping the cash on the Moog. Now, with that being said, let me just say that I don't make beats or traditional electronic house music. I'm a doomer that's into creating dark industrial dystopian soundscapes. Hexen is perfect for that! I have enhanced my set-up with three pieces of external hardware. I patch my phone into a Strymon BigSky, then patch that into a Strymon TimeLine, and then patch that into my Fender RUMBLE bass amp. Unfortunately, I don't have a PC or DAW, so since the original synth signal is actually leaving my phone, and going through my Strymon effects, I have no way of recording my soundscapes, so I just play live, in the privacy and comfort of my apartment, for my own personal enjoyment. Nonetheless, I must say that this little set-up is amazing, and I can create a self-generating patch and it'll just evolve over time. That way I can go hands-free, light up my pipe, and descend into the Matrix for hours and hours.

[@josimarsiete]

El hexen es una brutalidad. Gracias por el tuto

[@FireWalkWithBeans]

Cheers x1000 for doing a Hexen vid! It's my favorite modular app and well worth the cost. Now, you just need to do Koala next and you'll have completed the triforce! 😅

[@joedarrow5422]

FINALLY brockhard, youre doing Hexen tutorials! Remember I was was the one that told you about Hexen, way back? I admit I haven't played with this one in awhile, it's very complex and the UI sucks on a phone... Been waiting to get an Android tablet mostly just to get back into this app, there's a few others only on Android that are awesome, G Stomper is a great synth and Drum machine.... Always love your vids Brock 👍

[@brockhardentertainment]

Havent heard from you in a while! Yeah you are the one who told me about Hexen. It took a while for me to check it out. Ill check out some of the other apps you mentioned, thanks.

[@joedarrow5422]

👍👍👍👍

[@joedarrow5422]

Yeah dude, you are one of my favorite tutorial guys, I watch you alot... You've become a near expert on modular!!! That's no small feat brother. I'm getting into your caustic modular tutorials again, cuz I'm using audiobus for ipad, so I can actually use all my music apps in my music, instead of just auv3 apps with GarageBand... I still record everything INTO GarageBand though, as it's the best host app. And I finally have an interface, so I can start putting audio from Android apps into my music, and there's alot-well no not a lot, but a few great ones on Android... These are what I like- Kaossilator Koala sampler G Stomper Rock Relay FM(DX7 app) Rock Relay Analog Rock Relay Bass Line(303 emulator) Lil Drum machine(perfect 808 drum machine) Electrum-sampler sequencer Shaper synth Best Machine by Vaytricks Acid-303/808 hybrid There's others but these are the most solid. And caustic of course! Keep up the tutorials man, they're great bro

[@joedarrow5422]

12:10 RND is random

[@fegorestomachal]

This app is fantastic! I just wish I could use it on a PC, cause using it on a cell phone, sometime it sucks.

[@rhinoskin7550]

Check out VCV Rack and Cardinal

[@artemisnite]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! ❤ I share your frustration with the interface, but it's so powerful! Makes such cool stuff with that touchpad and radio. I haven't tried that one (VCA or something?) but I hate working from a computer. This app seems worth the hassle of the interface.

[@brockhardentertainment]

Yeah, no problem. Sorry for the bad quality in the video and sound but the information sould be quite helpful.

[@artemisnite]

It is so helpful! The acronyms and wiring was killing me, but between this and the Caustic lessons, I think I am ready to dive in and try again.

[@artemisnite]

​​@@brockhardentertainment and the audio isn't awful. It's fine once you adjust. No worries.

[@rhinoskin7550]

​@@artemisnite1 year later.. You're prob a pro now! How's it coming along??

[@brockhardentertainment]

Lol I still have it on my phone but I never use it, could never get past the frustration of the interface.

[@suprchickn7745]

They actually just upgraded the Hexen app. They're calling it Version2

[@phalanxiatheroan863]

It is indeed 5 bucks or £4.99 Very useful tool for synthesis on the go.

[@sciexp]

Thanks for sharing this... Does the envelope module do anything if the input is not patched to the output of the VCO?

[@aldairgiron8100]

moore tutorials the caustic 3 modular and Hexen Great Video bro :D

[@joedarrow5422]

Are you playing this on a computer? Like the individual notes, are you playing them on a computer keyboard? It sucks trying to play melodies on the tiny touch piano keyboard in Hexen. I remember in your vids you had an Akai mpk MIDI controller, can you play Hexen notes on there? And fr, I loved your modular series, your documentary on the 808, you should do A LOT more documentaries, if you have the time... I especially want to research the difference between east coast(moog) and west coast(Buchla) synthesis... It seems to me that the eurorack format is definitely a child of the west coast synthesis, without using traditional keyboards, sequencers and random note generators, do you notice that? Like, in hardware eurorack setups or performances, you NEVER see a traditional keyboard-yet the hype point of modular, eurorack especially is "you can build WHATEVER kind of synth you want, you can do ANYTHING!" Except not hook up a keyboard to play notes and chords! With as much as I can tell you've learned man, I wonder if you have had any similar thoughts. Would be awesome if you could do another doc about modulars, seriously yours are some of the best... 👍

[@frz77]

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