Serge Modular Paperface 50 | #6

Exploring the Serge Paperface 50th Anniversary Easel. Patching and unpatching sequencer channels to develop melodies over time. The first patch abuses the SSG coupler as a gritty comparator to add aggression as the performance unfolds. The second patch uses one of the TWS sections as a crossfader of sorts, balancing patch elements in real time. It's not ordinary and can be beautifully unpredictable. A slight movement of the knob can yield large timbral shifts.
0:00 Patch 1
3:13 Patch 2
4:58 Patch 3

[@OIP_1]

just fantastic. serge is the pinnacle of modular for me, i need to build one of these...

[@NiamorH]

Love what you do, reminds me of what rbeny did with some of his work as well. "The Fossils of Intention", "Spring in Blue", "Moss" come to mind.

[@KM-bl3vy]

excellent patching. Random Source really needs to release a eurorack version of the sequencer programmer. The 8 step is huge and doesn't offer nearly the flexibility.

[@TheDavidPoole]

It's really nice seing and hearing a Serge making music rather than noise. It has a beautiful sound in the right hands. Cheers ✌️

[@VoicesFromBeyondTheWaves]

I appreciate it and thank you for checking out the videos!

[@precarious333music]

Absolutely superior patching and composition. Instant fan. I've found patching/unpatching cables during play an invaluable strategy for creating evolving structure in my own patches, for both audio and control signals.

[@VoicesFromBeyondTheWaves]

Thank you! I think it was Doug Lynner who suggested patching/unpatching whole stacks of cables as a performance technique which I have yet to try, but sounds like a powerful idea.

[@exitOnly1000]

beautiful and inspiring work

[@AnnesYarak]

I love this channel! Thx again

[@VoicesFromBeyondTheWaves]

thank you!

[@Bata9999]

Really nice once again!

[@henryb6009]

fantastic demo! You'r letting me want to buy one of those beasts..

[@patrickbanken4014]

Thank you very much for sharing! Just discovered your channel by chance, but I'm very much looking forward to digging in. Cheers!

[@VoicesFromBeyondTheWaves]

Thanks! Appreciate you watching

[@InFamousProductions]

wow. this is one of the best examples of the Serge sound. It's amazing. I didn't know they could be so aggressive. I wonder if the creators of these machines knew that it could sound like this.

[@VoicesFromBeyondTheWaves]

glad you liked it. cheers!

[@nomdeplore7604]

Oops i forgot to sub on the last first vid I watched....you are doing some beautiful stuff!!!

[@VoicesFromBeyondTheWaves]

Appreciate it, thank you for the sub!

[@TheSilentCartgraph3r]

This is amazing! Do you have a bandcamp? Such musical patches!

[@pickelnose]

do you have bandcamp or apple music? 🥰

[@VoicesFromBeyondTheWaves]

thanks for the love! i don't have anything up at the moment but have been compiling things as I make these videos. i hope to have something worthy in the near future. appreciate you checking out the videos!

[@colinwood9717]

Did you DIY this? If so where'd you get the kits?

[@VoicesFromBeyondTheWaves]

Not DIY unfortunately, they are factory made from Random*Source.

[@TheMachinesWon]

Haven't tried using the SSG as a sound source. So you're able to sequenced it without a v/oct input, how are you pulling that off? Patch 3 sounded so great, didn't think it could get better than the first two!

[@VoicesFromBeyondTheWaves]

Thanks! Give the SSG a try as a sound source. Feeding a lane of CV from the programmer to the smooth CV input on the SSG works great. Since the programmer/sequencer doesn’t have quantized voltages it’s not any more difficult to work with than one of the oscillators for the most part. Things can get a little weird if you are using the stepped side of the SSG as well though. The stepped side can influence and knock out the tuning of the smooth side even when they are not patched together.