I Bought Some New TOYS! | LaunchPad, NDLR and Norns Ambient Performance

[@BassFunMusic]

Your tracks always hit the right note. Keep them coming! 🎼👌❤

[@docjoesweeney]

Yes! The launchpad pro 3 with the NDLR is a great combo. The recent firmware update adds some useful options that can be controlled via custom control layouts.

[@theruins6514]

Very nice!

[@seoverus7805]

This is amazing as I also recently bought these... When I get time lets swop notes. Now looking to get Microcosm to chain to my Big Sky :)

[@docjoesweeney]

Great demo. Love the chill vibes. I've had the NDLR for about 20 months, and it is the tool I use when I just want to sit in the glowing dusk of my music room synths and jam for myself. It is an amazing box. Another thing I did with the NDLR was to create four CV control modules in Cherry Audio Voltage, so that every parameter of the NDLR could be manipulated by oscillators, glides, noise, etc. So that takes generative music to a whole new level. Basically, Voltage controls the NDLR, which sends MIDI back into Voltage that then controls various synths. In addition, the synths are also undergoing CV manipulation, so you get continually evolving sound from them, along with evolving musical patterns. Another fun trick is to use very slow, synced random oscillators or sample and holds to switch instruments. About 6 months back, I purchased a Launchpad Mk3, and sometimes use that with the above setup to add a little more funk, or sequence the percussion. However, the Faderfox PC12 is my goto device to add overrides to all of the above.

[@KarlClarkeMusic]

That is a very interesting idea you've described, I do feel that the LFO Matrix onboard is a bit limiting, and definitely not great for speed. Perhaps using a Matrix mixer with 8 seperate modulation sources linked to 8 of the most pronounced CCs would work well, that way you can have additive modulation too. The LaunchPad is actually running the Norns script Arcologies which is a very interesting generative environment. Hoping to do more so stay tuned.

[@docjoesweeney]

@@KarlClarkeMusic im happy to share my code for the voltage modular modules if you'd like to try that. They should work with the free version of voltage.