My Favorite Eurorack Module

I have to tell you about joystick modules because they've changed my ability to perform expressively on synthesizers that don't have expressive keyboards or sophisticated built-in controllers. A joy stick allows the user to expressively send control voltage signals according to varying positions of a stick. You can also use it to mix up to 4 different audio signals to create morphing complex sounds from simple sources. I'm demonstrating this type of controller using the Intelijel Planar which is a relatively inexpensive Euroack solution that can be integrated into many types of setups. In this video, I've integrated it with my ARP 2600 and show you how to control filter brightness and vibrato at the same time with one hand movement. It would otherwise be impossible to simultaneously change these two parameters while playing the keyboard with your other hand (without the joy stick). I've added some efx pedals to the sound to achieve a vocal quality that pairs well with the joystick modulations. There are many more uses for this expression controller, so stay tuned for more advanced applications and musical examples in upcoming videos.
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00:00 Musical Example
00:24 Introduction to Demonstration
01:37 X-plane
02:12 Y-plane
03:13 VCA Envelope
04:09 Adding EFX Pedals
05:34 Summary
Anthony's musical touch as both composer and performer is connected with some of the most influential creative minds over the last 40 years. He’s composed and conducted original orchestral scores for over 80 feature films including Young Guns, Internal Affairs, The Man From Elysian Fields, 15 Minutes and Planes, Trains & Automobiles, been commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for his symphonic work "In the Family Way", written over one thousand TV commercials in a myriad of musical styles, co-founded Levels Audio Post (LA's premiere post production facility) and performed and arranged on big-box-office films and influential hit records such as Michael Jackson's Thriller.
His extensive work as a young arranger, orchestrator and performer for Quincy Jones, Jack Nitzsche, Lamont Dozier, Arthur Rubenstein and Giorgio Moroder was vital in launching his own career. His early years pioneering modular analog synthesizers along with his wide-ranging music scholarship positioned Anthony at the center of the music technology revolution. He attended the University of Southern California School of Music as a piano and composition major.
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[@hendriks_]

Very interesting! I would love a tour of your eurorack modules regarding how and in which situations you use them as a future video on your awesome channel!

[@TangoDelta70]

Sweet! This is so Awesome! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@dr.gregoryf.maassen2637]

This is such an interesting KZbin channel. Your set up looks like the international space station. It is great to see your passion and willingness to share your expertise. Thanks for producing these videos.

[@mikegeary8056]

Joystick with effects is so good. Control wet/dry with x and repeats with Y, etc.

[@C_F_M]

The filter frequency pot on my semi-modular is on it's way out the door and you have inspired me to solder in its place a joystick with a patch point for the other axis. I can already tell I will love it

[@SupernaturalDarkness]

Never considered the joystick modules for my eurorack set up, but definitely am now, they look super fun.

[@originaali]

Ooh we need messing around with that sherman filterbank! Crazy how much more expression you got out of arp just with xy modulation. This beauty sings 🔥🤙🏻

[@riquester1971]

Very cool!! Anthony, thanks for interviewing Dr Mix BTW! I am exactly his age as we speak. Your name sounded so familiar, but I couldn't quite place it 'till I saw your interview with him... and then I find out you were THE guy behind the sound of all those songs I listened to back in the 80's. Thanks for your channel, and especially for the Jump video. I really miss Eddie Van Halen.

[@turbochargedfilms]

Great one as always, loved that it showed up right while I have a CCTV Ouija joystick module kit on my workbench haha!

[@kaitlyn__L]

I always love to see different modular systems hooked-up together!

[@ctlfishdangerzone7633]

Synthesizer course?!?! Yes please!! Take my money!💰

[@jimlemons9231]

Great stuff Anthony!! cool ways to create great sounds!

[@Subtronik]

Nice demo of a very useful module.

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

You are NOT from this PLANET - I bow in your shadow - Maestro Marinelli !

[@sorrenable]

Excellent as always Anthony

[@usernine681]

funky! lovin it🎶🎹🎵

[@Iceleben]

Thanks so much your videos are super insightful- your ARP looks like it has some Mods in the OSC sections, if you could maybe make a Video about your 2600 and some of your favorite patches that would be awesome

[@anthonymarinellimusic]

I have a video coming next week about exactly that

[@edcollins9377]

Great video and a great tip. I have a lot of vintage synths, ie most all of the ARP synths, and I really appreciate any tips on how to use various modules, effects, and other devices that will improve the performance of a vintage synth. This was an excellent example. I had been planning to build my own Joystick module for my Buchla 200 modular for awhile. This video moved that project back to the top of my list! Keep up the great work! I love this channel!

[@cactus-wren]

Wow, looks awesome!

[@mcramp20]

So amazing!

[@chupathingy5862]

Joysticks are so incredibly useful! I made one by taking an offset generator and replacing the pots with an ibm pcjr controller. It's such a fantastic, expressive module. Would love to hear more about your eurorack, specifically modules that interact nicely with your arp.

[@GeorgeAmodei21]

YES! FX are a must to achieve this! ...Just notice "BIG MUFF", was my 1st Pedal back in 7th Grade.( playing E. Gtr. then) Sounds Great Anthony as always! George

[@nectariosm]

You can use the up-side down place and turn the Planar so that jacks are on top. that is how I have mine. I also have a Doepfer A-174-4, which is 3 axis (the top of the joystick is a ring that twists, giving the "Z" axis) and I got that because I wanted a joystick that has a spring and goes back to the original 0V (or whatever voltage you have dialed in its on board offset knobs). Unfortunately it does not always go back to 0V upon release, so not the one to use for precision voltages....but the thing I missed on the Planar *some times* is to go back to 0 modulation/offset when letting the joystick go...but I also wanted the "springless" joystick that I can use as an offset and just let go at what ever position I want and it will stay there, until I move it to a new position. Also, bonus points for the Planar, it is also a vector mixer/crossfader...so I kinda need to get another one at some point. Not interested in the CV recording, I can already do that with the O_C CV Recorder, so another Planar MK1 is what I want. Less hp too.

[@poofygoof]

Future Retro Vectra has four joysticks. :) Kawai K1(-ii)m is still on my synth bucket list as well. I'll probably never be able to afford a Prophet VS, but the stick action is strong on that one, too.

[@robertcrystals]

Incredible as always. I'd love to see a video on how you've organised your studio. Routing into the mixer, how you intergrate your pedals etc. I'm about to build a new synth studio so i'm trying to consider the best workflow.

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Wonderful. Was just about tto ask how you make that wonderful swirly effect on your ARP, and you instantly ran though your pedal setup! Perfect timing. Great stuff as ever. 😁 ♥ 🎶 🎹

[@nobodynoone2500]

I prefer using pedals and aftertouch/pressure controllers, but they joysticks are awesome. They were gamechangers when they came out, and still are a missed feature on many newer keyboards.

[@nobodynoone2500]

I personally think knee bars are due for a comeback. All the organists really blazed the trail for synths, we ought to look at their setups as keyboardists and adapt some old ideas in new ways.

[@jmalmsten]

​@@nobodynoone2500 If you want to, I'm pretty certain you can add a couple of vertically mounted foot pedals to a synth. :)

[@eyeprod3101]

Heck yeah, I have a Planar and it's also my favorite module! Joysticks are great.

[@NexxuSix]

Anthony, a course in synthesizers would be great! I really wish a lot of synthesizer and controller manufactures would use joysticks… they are so much more expressive. Everyone seems so content with a two-wheel modulation system that is hard to control both in real time, unlike a joystick. As for ring-modulators, I have built one way back in the day, but didn’t know about the DC-coupled application of it. Nice video, love that funky sound you have! =)

[@scottrowan200]

Would love a eurorack specific video

[@RyuukySaotomi]

I can't wait to build my modular synth

[@nsjx]

YES, if you build a Course for programming...I am so There 👍👍🙏

[@paultorbert6929]

Oh man….. A/DA and Delta Labs were the two jewels of effects manufacturers back in the day ……. And Mu-Tron….😊

[@cortical1]

Hi Anthony. Big fan of your channel here. Wondering if you know Brad Buxer from his Michael Jackson days. He was in a phenomenal band called The Jetzons in Phoenix, where we grew up. Anyway, I'm enjoying all of your content and would certainly be interested in any courses you might consider offering. I'm a vintage synth hobbyist, musician, and neuroscientist who studies how the brain processes music. Sending pressure waves up the 5 to you from San Diego. 🌊

[@AdamCharlton]

Wow it sounds so hungry, like it’s grubbing, eating a huge meal.. chompy lol

[@KingMJForeverAndEver]

💗💗💗

[@dadonutslvl90]

I'd love you see you and greg get back together and possibly replay a rendition of behind the mask that you guys recorded on his album :)

[@dadonutslvl90]

And those lyrics!

[@anthonymarinellimusic]

That would be awesome

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

@@anthonymarinellimusic Im so so happy i found you on here - its just AMAZING to sit with my Arp 2600 and my OpSix , (actually all my FM synths - is going though the Arp - at the moment) and PATCH after YOUR hands - i....have....never....learned so much , so fast - you are a blessed soul , sir. I mean IM a blessed soul , to have run into you - Im very tempted to find a flight to LA . Copenhagen to Wollyhat ! I can never go back to use FM without Filters now , ! THANK YOU Maestro,-

[@pintuvijayan2724]

👌👍from God's own country, kerala

[@basmatine]

Reminds me of the Korg Dw 8000 which has a joystick for expression. I usually assign filter to the horizontal and vibrato to the vertical.

[@lb2696]

I enjoyed the joystick on the Korg Poly 61 as well.

[@issiewizzie]

School is in session ❤

[@trentonbates3114]

Hi Anthony I love these videos, do you have any stories about the unreleased tracks you may have work on? Got the hots Night line Hot street Behind the mask Michael's version etc??

[@3vrgalois]

A course on synthesizers? Consider me signed in.

[@CircuitAP]

Anthony! I have a pair of those Sont F-96 's and was wondering what you use them for!

[@robertelovsson8344]

Hi again! Have you had the chance to try any of the behringer clones? I think a lot of people, myself included of course, would be very interested in your opinion! Cheers!

[@sessprox6685]

🎉🎉🎉 a remote?

[@kaszaniarz]

please tell us more about your eurorack, how are you using it

[@goatsmashmusic]

if only i could have these synths 😥 anthony? 🤣

[@jimbotron70]

But... would you know how to use them? I wouldn't 😁

[@goatsmashmusic]

Ofc synths look hard and tricky but when you get use to them its easy@@jimbotron70

[@robertelovsson8344]

What, releases 2 days ago?! Must get my sh*t together!

[@robertelovsson8344]

I got the scam thing today fyi…

[@hackercdf]

Hey Anthony, are you ever going to upload a version of the theme tune you did for Streets of Gold movie (1986) ? Please 🙂

[@rleriche5044]

I dont have semi modular but if I did I sure would like to get some modules looped in for these added expressions. I tend to be reliant on patch memory in my work flow which is probably why I havent gone semi or full modular.

[@nobodynoone2500]

The beauty and curse of analog is that it will never sound exactly the same twice.

[@rleriche5044]

@@nobodynoone2500 I do have analogue but with patch memory 🙂

[@anthonymarinellimusic]

Nothing wrong with that

[@enricopallazzoofficial]

Anthony, i know you are a big Arp2600 fan but why don't you use the legendary ARP sequencer?

[@anthonymarinellimusic]

It’s in the shop rn lol

[@pietrozaffutomusic]

Anthony sei italiano? Il tuo cognome è italiano 😎💕 🇮🇹

[@anthonymarinellimusic]

Yes

[@pietrozaffutomusic]

@@anthonymarinellimusic wow 🤩 che bello! Mi fa tanto piacere! Un forte abbraccio 🤗 è viva l’Italia 🇮🇹 ❤️😀🤩

[@icysasakimusic]

Hey