Moog Matriarch Patchbook • Lightbath Demos

Download the Lightbath Matriarch Exploration Patchbook → lightbath.zone/matriarch-patc...
My Matriarch Exploration Patchbook aims to help you create patches that breathe and flow like living creatures. One of my primary techniques is using small amounts of complex modulation (modulating modulation rate with more modulation) to move things around ever so slightly. I also use the Round Robin Voice Assignment mode (configurable in Global Settings) at all times to rotate through the oscillators on each keypress (or arpeggiator step). A few of the patches use my favorite patchable feature that allows an expression pedal to work as a stereo pre-effects volume control, opening up the ability to fade the sound in and out before it hits the delay so that the effects continue to trail off as the dry input is lowered or removed.
The ‘Synthesize Live’ patch is a greatest hits of all of the above techniques and is what I used for the entirety of my ‘Synthesize Live’ performance ( • Moog • Synthesize Live... ). That improvised livestream performance birthed two pieces- ‘Apurina’ and ‘Fairland Bond’-that appear in remastered form on my newest Selected Public Works album.
Selected Public Works, Vol. 5 releases December 11, 2020. Listen to the single “Murici,” and pre-order the album on cassette/digital → lightbath.zone/spw05
✶ TABLE OF CONTENTS ✶
00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Chords of Canada
00:44 - Matriarp
01:25 - A Dip in the Floor
02:00 - Boardwalk & Park Place (full musical piece)
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[@hemmeligfin]

Chords of Canada isn’t alone gonna sell me on a 2k synth but boy is it close.

[@VincentBurkardt]

I am a newbie at patching, have had my Matriarch for awhile but just now starting to try patches. This is a big help thanks!

[@LuisTorres-qz5kr]

This is awesome, thanks for sharing. I recently got a Matriarch and this is certainly inspiring. And, the patches come in handy for my learnings. Thank you!

[@MrNovember91]

This is amazing! I love you content and I love my Matriarch! Excited to dive into these patches for sure!

[@The_Bit_Player]

This is awesome. I hope to see more patches. Thanks for sharing.

[@MrRayinsf]

Thank you! A very much needed tutorial.

[@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

Great tutorial/demo! Haven’t heard any of these patches in others’ demos. ☺️

[@Lightbath]

Thanks. That’s because the patches were just released on Moog’s site today. Though one of the patches is also featured in the new ‘Patch & Tweak with Moog book’, but that also just started shipping.

[@vanzea]

Wow, sounds fantastic. And thanks for giving a noob like me some excellent recipes for my Matriarch!

[@koreanfriedchildren]

I love all of them, great!

[@jamesherndon8066]

Just found your music on spotify and just found an afforable Matriarch. Very happy you made this video and patchbook! Your music is pure bliss!

[@Lightbath]

🌟

[@Gruftgrabbler]

Hurra finally a Lightbath video again thx :)

[@busch028]

Sensational stuff here.

[@edwinzeebra8438]

wicked patches; thank bro

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

And now I get to test these patches out. Huzzah!

[@Oneirobot]

Cool! Nice to see a video with the patch diagrams. Definitely gonna be trying these out.

[@Lightbath]

you can download the diagrams via the link in the description :)

[@Oneirobot]

Awesome, thanks man!

[@analogsystem8015]

Excellent ! This sound is amazing ! I love the Moog Matriarch, i prefer than the 2600M because this Matriarch is more easy for creating big sounds.

[@macksmith9357]

Just recieved my Matriarch Dark today and what a perfect time to have these patches released. Loving the Chords of Canada!

[@Lightbath]

🖤

[@genepozniak]

Great job! :-)

[@78thandSynth]

Synthesize Live is actually really fun with all else equal and into Microcosm! I used tip top cables lego style stacked hopefully that works as well for utility module output.

[@Koettnylle]

Ha! Those are some clever patchnames. Nice!

[@genepozniak]

I didn't get "Boardwalk and Park Place." Any help? :-)

[@Lightbath]

Round Robin Mode on the Matriarch reminds me of the arp on the Korg Mono/Poly I used to have back in the day. So this patch is my Mono/Poly arp patch. Collect $200 as you pass Go.

[@soundmapper]

You know, it would be cool if there was a web page that someone could enter in knob positions based on a clock time, and patch points, and a polished image would come out for download. I have made cnc cut templates for my DFAM, just like the presets that come with them. In a gray color.

[@gizka6816]

chords of canada hehe i see what you did there

[@Lightbath]

haha

[@grief1]

nah im fine, it was just a dip in the floor.

[@Lightbath]

Haha! Yes. In college, a friend smashed his thumb and had to have his nail drilled to relieve the pressure. The pain was immense and he was prescribed pain killers. As the story goes, he had taken some and may have had a drink or two. When he got up to go to bed, he stumbled then turned around to tell everyone that there’s a dip in the floor.

[@grief1]

@@Lightbath Haha yes, I think I've blamed my inability to stand up straight at parties on the floor too.

[@joshn8580]

Lots of promotional content based on one single instrument or effect lately. I miss the jams and stuff.

[@Lightbath]

Yep. The jams are going into my first proper studio album that will be released all at once instead of video by video followed by a Selected Public Works release. And the promotional content is allowing me to pay my bills.

[@DK-qe6uo]

Also this is way prettier and better made than a lot of promotional videos!

[@Lightbath]

Thanks, DK! Yeah, my aim is to make music with all the promo content. I’m not just tossing out videos all the time simply to make money. I’m just trying to make good music and align it with opportunities that allow me to increase my reach and keep pursuing this path.

[@midilyfestyle]

@@Lightbath Get that paper, bb boi

[@rareform6747]

No Canada or Biden !