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A live, semi-improvised track performed entirely on hardware.
One of the things I was excited about with the Hapax was that it's not just a good fit for hardware MIDI synths, but also a capable CV sequencer, with four pitch and gate outputs (and even some CV in). Here, I sequence four synth voices in a 7u 84hp rack, and use the Hapax's master-level transposition to guide the song through a chord progression. Truthfully, it was fiddly to set up the Hapax to do "intelligent" chord changes, but once I got it, the song really took off.
I also realized at that point that I was writing something with a lot of energy, and wanted some drums to accompany (the plan was originally an ambient track). Luckily, I have the Sample Drum in here, and that gave me a couple of drum tracks to work with, once I triggered it from Pamela's New Workout. And once I had some dance-style drums, I realized I would need more mixing power and some sidechaining, so the two Distings (EX and Mk4) came to the rescue as drum mixer and master sidechain mixer. Having extensive levels of mixing allows for effects across multiple devices (like the filter on all the melodic content here), and also is just a lot of fun despite mixing sounding like a boring necessity.
I'll also just mention that I'm really getting into all-in-one synth voices in eurorack, despite that being a little paradoxical. I love eurorack for its weird sounds, its unique effects, and all its modulation possibilities, but I'm less enamoured by the need for discrete amps and envelopes. Having synth voices like the Eowave Domino or Erica Synths Bassline gives me the voice plus envelopes, and frees up hp for more effects or mixers. Works well for me.
All in all, a very fun time with the Hapax and eurorack making music that I don't normally make. Thanks for listening.
Squarp Hapax - Sequencing
ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's New Workout - Clocking, sequencing, and LFOs
Eowave Domino through Qu-Bit Data Bender and Noise Engineering Desmodus Versio - Melody
4MS Ensemble Oscillator through WMD Overseer and Happy Nerding FX Aid XL - Drone chord thing
Erica Synths Bassline through Noise Engineering Melotus Versio - Bass
Doepfer A-111-6 through Intellijel 1U Multi-FX - Arpeggio
Erica Synths Sample Drum - Kick drum and percussion
Befaco STMix - Main mixer for melodic sounds
Expert Sleepers Disting Mk4 - Melodic mixer/compressor for sidechaining kick drum
Endorphin.es Squawk Dirty to Me and 2HP Verb - Filter and reverb on melodic mix
Expert Sleepers Disting EX - Mixer for drums
Intellijel Mixer 1U - Master mixer
Intellijel Audio I/O - Audio out of the rack
Intellijel Mult - It's a mult!
Written, performed and recorded a single stereo output, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.
jayhosking.bandcamp.com
14 апр 2022
