10 Patches on the MOOG Grandmother (no talking) 

Thanks a lot ;-)

Thanks a lot !

Wow ! Thanks for letting us know ;-) Have fun with the beast !

What will you be pairing it with?

@@HotStrange I think it will pair well with any other semi modular (DFAM, Mother 32, O-Coast ...). It can also be a perfect interface to start with Eurorack.

Well it arrived and I love it.. still some learning to do though .. have a dreadbox nyx, dfam , an1x , Tanzmaus , maschine amongst other bits and pieces.. the grandmother brings a whole new world to the nyx..

Wired Brain I’m using an SQ-1 to convert the voltage to have it and my MS20 playing together. Maybe the DFAM or 0-Coast next :)

Thanks a lot Brian !

It a 3 VCO patch (using the modulator as a third VCO) and we have been changing the pitch of VCO 2 by hand to make different harmonies, but in between those harmonies there is a lot of phasing / detuning. Then adjust filter to taste ;-)

You're welcome ! It is a lovely synth, have fun with it ;-)

Unfortunatly we did not took any note while making those patches. I encourage you to try to recreate those sounds from what you see, the result will not be 100% the same but you might discover some new and possibly better outcomes ;-)

@@WiredBrain I'll try, but only patching cords are quite clear, pots are not :)

Thanks sir ;-)

Hey there ! This scope is an old Hameg I got for free from a college that was about to throw it to the garbage. Here I used a BNC to mini jack converter and took the "eurorack out" behind the unit to connect to the scope. It also work most of the time with the phone out (see our Digitone video). I hope this helps !

@@WiredBrain thanks for the info, it helps a lot!

@@tylerduncan3476 You're welcome !

Don’t be a donut

Thanks sir ;-) Sure you can make some great analog drum sounds with the Grandmother if you want to feed a sampler later, it is indeed very different from the DFAM soundwise but also very powerfull.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NTFl6z8u8k0.html whole track including drums with the grandmother.

I used the onboard sequencer with a lot of rests and ties. The sound rely a lot on the random shape lfo, it is trgged on every note (kb gate to sync in on the modulator) and sent to filter cutoff with the attenuator in the middle to control the amount.

@@WiredBrain Awesome, I appreciate the info! Only had my Gma for about a week and have A TON to learn.

Hello Michael, in patch 5 the modulation section is used as a third VCO (kb out to rate in and wave out to mixer in 3). It is indeed very reminicent of classic Minimoog style bass used in many EBM and Industrial tracks ;-) NIN for the win hahaha

@@WiredBrain Thank you very much!

oscilloscope

I used the "eurorack" out at the rear of the unit straight to the oscilloscope.

It is an old Hameg, I got it for free from a school about to throw it away to the garbage.

Those "10 patches" videos are to considered more as demo of the synth used more than educational content. You could find some interresting ideas in our Patch From Scratch serie maybe.

Yes there is a spring reverb built in into the synthesizer, no additional effects was used in this one.

The goal of our videos is that people can listen and watch a particular instrument being used, to get an idea of the sound of it. I personaly find more rewarding to recreate sounds from what I hear than recalling patch sheets, you usualy get to places you havn't thought of in between.

@@WiredBrain I like the sound of part 2 I will have to spend the whole morning regulating potentiometers, That sound for me that I start with the grandmother is not easy. thanks for your opinion.

@@Sicolirics To get you going the idea of this patch is to use the modulator as a third VCO ("KB CV" out to "Rate In") then tune the three VCO for nice detuning (It seems we used saw waves on each three for this patch) then use VCO 2 frequency knob while playing to move to different harmonies. I hope this helps ;-)

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Tu parle du synthé ou plutôt des sons du gars?