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Recently I did a video recording of a live modular synthesizer improvisation called Primes for XLR8R magazine, and afterwards I produced this video of how I built the tune from a blank canvas, explaining my system of live analogue sequencing....
The idea was to show just one of the many ways a modular synthesizer can be configured and used as an improvisational instrument.
I held the camera in my right hand while tweaking the modular with my left, so its a bit shaky and amateur stylee. I'm no public speaker and my explanation of the techniques and routings are a bit clumsy in places, but it gives an idea of how i make my music.
I hope it may be of interest to some of the modular geeks out there.
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@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

Thank you for all the kind words and positive comments guys, its much appreciated! ...Peace Steevio

@EntonDelMonte 4 года назад

Mastery is to create something complex and the same time engaging out of simple elements - and to make it look really easy, hahha! You’re still the best man! i watched this video 3 years ago when I started out and it takes me back to why I love this instrument so much.

@terrabreeze 3 года назад

Still watching this. At least my 1000th time. My girlfriend thinks I’ve lost it

@ColinBenders 3 месяца назад

Steevio I love your workflow laid out in this video! am taking notes, this is very inspiring!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 3 месяца назад

thanks so much for the props Colin, coming from you that's a real honour, love your work too. Thats made my day... S

@mylarmelodies 8 лет назад

there aren't enough "aces" in the world to cover this. have spoken to steevio about this system and even still don't fully understand, but I'm working on it. so damn funky. so so good.

@sandersrob1 8 лет назад

I couldn't agree more - have you worked out what the A151s are doing / triggering?!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 8 лет назад

hi Rob, there's a mixture of things, closed hi-hats, open hi-hats, snare drums, and the same rim-shot/clave and tom-tom type sounds that i originally sent the triggers too. Those original sounds were created with FM'd VCOs, VCFs, Makenoise Maths env gen, and VCAs. FM is the key, usually a TIPTop audio Z3000, FM'd by a perfect 4th or 5th from another VCO. You can create almost any percussive sound with that set-up....Steevio

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 8 лет назад

Thank you mylarmelodies !!

@mylarmelodies 8 лет назад

No worries!! Quick Q: Are you quantising the output of the A155's _BEFORE_ going into the precision adders, or do you just quantise the summed output of the adders themselves? I had in in my head you mentioned you actually precision-add the pre-quantised outputs.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 8 лет назад

Yes Before, that gives you much flexibilty especially with several quantisers., but it can also been done the other way round

@redv0id 7 лет назад

This is the deep knowledge. Everything from mechanics like summing cv with switched mults, to things ethnomusicological and mathematical like Euclidean Polyrhythms. This is like a graduate course! :D

@looseyfur74 2 года назад

Stevvio is the Miles Davis of eurorack

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 7 лет назад

thanks everyone for all the kind words !! peace Steevio

@Jay0neDE 3 года назад

over the years I have watched this video probably at least a hundred times. my dream is to one day re-create this sequence in VCV, but still so much to learn :D legs are still twitching to the rhythm every time I watch

@-ukiyo 3 года назад

maybe this helps you: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lALdtFNC2ZM.html&ab_channel=OmriCohen Have fun :)

@matiasocarez 2 года назад

6:48 i love how the toms toms sync exactly with you saying "tom toms"

@Trk-El-Son Год назад

I just revisited this video. This is sooo awesome. Steevio is a musical genre in its own. 🙌🏻

@suzybeeMINDTOURS Год назад

💚

@JLongTom 2 года назад

I love how the humble and gentle Geordie accent gives way to savage and bonkers brilliance. Just genius.

@bendickson3486 4 года назад

Keep coming back to this one. So easy to get lost down the wormhole of modular. Steevio uses (many) basic blocks to create complex structures. Beautiful educational vid this.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 4 года назад

Cheers Ben !

@Nachtdwaler 3 года назад

I feel this is the absolute wonder of modular. Knowledge of the many different building blocks to realize the machine that complements YOUR perfect workflow. Nothing wrong with rings into clouds but it's really great to see people put a lot of thought into their systems.

@kevincox1592 2 года назад

Agreed! basic blocks, complex outcomes. Steevio just blurting out trade secrets for all of us

@playboxadministrator9229 7 лет назад

THAT is the best demonstration and modular patch that i have heard on the web. Bloody hell. I'm impressed. Thanks for that. It shows what is is possible. Feeling inspired :-)

@MrMalthusMusic 5 лет назад

Mate this is spectacular, and the fact that you explained what you were doing really taught me a lot. Wish this was half an hour long at least.

@MarcasLancaster 8 лет назад

Man - that is absolutely incredible. One of the most musically valid and un-pretentious demonstrations I've ever seen. Love & Respect.

@otalaedwin 2 года назад

He so casual while dropping absolute filth lmao. One of the most unique minds in our scene. I hope I get to see him live one day

@hazymind8684 7 лет назад

that groove was an absolute delight. diving in the modular world for sure

@martinweisenbarger7639 7 лет назад

Thanks so much for your demonstration, explanation, and encouragement! It is as if you have command of a Detroit warehouse party, right there at your fingertips! What a wonderful way this would be to spend one's time! :) I am inspired to learn more about the subject of modular analog synthesizers! :D All the Best, :)

@vapili 6 лет назад

steevio.. you're such an inspiration to me! I am watching this video probably for the 20th time now. To me, your approach to modular synthesis having basically a blank sheet with all routes tracing back to simple and "pure" sequencers like the a-155s, is just beautiful.. Everything hands-on ready, no distracting menus, no redundant module functionality just an insanely groovy dialog between you and the synth. keep up your great work - many are listening.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

hey Vapili, thank you for these kind words... I'm so happy that you found inspiration from the video.. Yes I really do not like menus, they are counter productive for improvisation, its why i got into analogue synthesis in the first place and why my rig is fairly old school with very few boutique and digital modules. Ive tried them and then sold them on. If you have to stop to think or search a menu for even a few seconds, you've lost the flow ... peace Steevio

@stacieanne2007 8 лет назад

*cries into my soft-synth* Phenomenal Steevio! Just brilliant! :D

@michaelbates625 7 месяцев назад

Altered dominants in techno! Absolutely fantastic. A perfect synthesis. And inspirational. I’ve been thinking about exactly this in my own music recently so this really helps. First time I’ve heard your music Steevio, I will definitely be searching out some more. Thanks

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much Michael, and gives me hope that I'm on the right track .. Peace S

@samulikemppi 8 лет назад

Thanks for this Steevio. You've always been a huge inspiration to me. Now also source of huge GAS.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 8 лет назад

+Samuli Kemppi aww you're too kind mate !! for the GAS, i suggest eating less beans and pulses ;)

@FunkyBarberFilms 8 лет назад

Really great tutorial, Steevio. Not just for people with large systems either. I'd recommend this to people without modulars as well. Interesting to apply the same concept of constructing rhythms and musical sequences to other bits of gear or even software. You'd make a lot of people happy if you did more of these.

@dobermanpuncher8636 7 лет назад

What you have done here is simply amazing! Thanks for the tour of your rig!

@GnawtheVoid 8 лет назад

Amazing, thank you for a peak into your world!

@djandreezer 7 лет назад

This is very very good. Lot of times I watch these videos and the modular synth setup is impressive but the sounds and music not so much. This is some seriously funky jazzy groove!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 7 лет назад

thank you Andre !

@vapili 6 лет назад

fyi(nspiration) www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/680925 www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/680935 www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/680950 www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/680952

@davidpinkus8312 4 года назад

Vapilli.... I just started building my system and i have to say that the rack views together with steevio's demo really helped me a lot, so i was wondering if you could do the same with his new demo he put out a few weeks ago

@dr.feelicks2051 3 года назад

Wow, V1, rotate. A modular flight simulator. Captain Steevio as guide. I watch, I learn. Thank you.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 3 года назад

thanks!

@xavierayayaell546 2 месяца назад

Mind blowing

@MarcasLancaster 6 лет назад

You are my favourite modular composer! ABSOLUTELY LOVE WHAT YOU’RE DOING!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

thanks for the kind words man!

@dektro 8 лет назад

great stuff Steevio! Looking forward to more jamming videos.

@geecen 8 лет назад

Great! The sequences with different number of steps is what subotnik did on his Buchla!

@karmakoza 6 лет назад

That was just bliss to listen to - Superbly executed

@mandem7177 8 лет назад

Excellent, very well explained.

@sunburst3353 7 лет назад

Stunning demo! Amazing music!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 7 лет назад

thank you !!

@carloschafin9144 6 лет назад

Great composition, totally fun. You're rhythm patterns are insane, insanely great. It so impressive how you make complexity work for you in creating these grooves. Inspiring, way nice, please share more!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

Thank you man! I will be doing more very soon

@sandersrob1 8 лет назад

Great vid Steevio. I think it's left us all wanting more! As a result of your demo I have taken the plunge and bought myself a brace of A155/154s and running them at different sequence lengths is a revelation - the most enjoyment I've had with my modular! More please!!!

@rnobgyn 8 лет назад

I've never learned so much from a modular video...

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 8 лет назад

thanks for all the kind words guys ! ..Steevio

@davenoon7378 3 года назад

Wow!! I found this really interesting and a nice groove too. Thank you very much. Went to many a techno party with Jimmy and Colin back in the day in Aberystwyth circa '98 to '01. Peace.

@nobodyneverknows 8 лет назад

Probably one of those videos Im gonna watch lot of times in moments of creative block... and lot of this knowledge can be applied onto any hardware/software instruments. In the meantime Im gonna rob few shops or a bank to afford my first modular. big thumb up for sharing knowladge !

@charliedark8184 7 лет назад

Lost count of the amount of times I've watched this video. Super inspiring stuff especially as I cam up in the MPC Drum machine world from back in the day. Never ever was comfortable with the move into computers and DAWS despite making many tunes in that way. Had been toying with investigating modular world and this video and your tunes sealed the deal. Thank you for the good vibes and for the explanation. Really refreshing to find someone who is willing to share and give insights into what is without doubt a complicated process. So for that I big you up. Charlie Dark from Attica Blues Mo Wax days.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 7 лет назад

thanks Charlie, I'm honoured that you like it mate and that its been a help !

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 8 лет назад

Thanks everyone for the kind words ! - Steevio

@NedBouhalassaVideos 6 лет назад

My first exposure: WOW, sounds really great, man. Loving the feel, the chords, groove, all of it!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

Happy you're into it man !

@GuidoAlonso 4 года назад

I appreciate these demos a lot. One thing is to understand that there is a logic to the way you sequence and to imagine a possible musical outcome. Another thing is to hear the music as you explain the logic. I don't intend to have a massive eurorack system anytime soon, but there's a lot here to apply to smaller systems with the aid of some digital modules. I guess the complexity of some digital modules results in a not-so-immediate interaction with the instrument... maybe. But anyway... Thanks a lot Steevio!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 4 года назад

Thank you Guido !!

@goose_music 2 года назад

you're my hero

@shunayox 8 лет назад

Yup. Mind blown.

@AdrianRowbotham 8 лет назад

This is to me the ultimate music. I would love to one day attend a Freerotation and / or otherwise see you perform with the full setup.

@kirkwoodwest 4 года назад

you kept on saying, you probably recognize it... but I didn't recognize anything but pure originality.

@maxmartinez6430 6 лет назад

this is so good. love that swing on the drums

@jacobphonoofficial7253 7 лет назад

amazing! very inspiring, Looking forward to see you perform in Berlin Sept 29.

@57muzic 5 лет назад

Thanks so much for sharing!

@dannybonnici 6 лет назад

this is incredible

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

thanks man !!

@stevenstavropoulos8858 4 года назад

amazing

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 4 года назад

thanks for the support Steven!

@skdmend7613 7 лет назад

Can you put out a sample pack of your modular synth sounds? I'd probably buy it.

@deere1l 4 года назад

me @ 4:30: this sounds awesome steevio: now those rhythms are pretty obvious...

@bborissalimkhann 8 лет назад

shat myself 14 times during the video.. thats a lot of pants..

@bborissalimkhann 8 лет назад

but really now, out of this earth.. thank you for sharing this!

@bonjourmyfriends 8 лет назад

Hey Steevio, big fan of your music for nearly 10 years now. I've been building a modular rack based largely on your ideas and forum posts. This video cleared up most of my lingering questions - thanks for that! One thing I still don't understand is where you put the Quantizers - before or after the Precision Adders? In either case it seems like you would need a number of them.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 8 лет назад

Hi mate, thanks for the props ! you can put them before or after but i have them after, it gives you more options to mix scales etc.. I dont tend to use scales often, i most work chromatically and somethings harmonically, but there's more flexibility that way and you can do it with less quantizers..

@clarkflavor 6 лет назад

Utterly amazing - my lord. Where would one even begin?

@clarkflavor 5 лет назад

I'll answer it myself, got a Moog DFAM - now I just need a sequencer. Just that and I'll be fine. Sure. And maybe a reverb. Or a delay. Some distortion would be nice, and a couple more oscillators.....🤔

@PatrickPGoodfellow 8 лет назад

thanks... that was awesome.... and you showed me in 16 minutes how far i haven't come in 2 years of using my modular. sigh.

@chrisbutler6195 6 лет назад

Fantastic. One question: when the trigger comes out of the sequential switch to, for example, the snare sound - does that trigger just trigger the snare directly, or is it triggering another sequencer which is triggering the snare? I hear more than one snare sound for each trigger coming out of the sequential switch, but I can tell if that's just a delay or a sequence. Thanks.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

Hi Chris, thanks man. In this patch both sequential switches are sending triggers to the snare which are mixed in a mixer before triggering the snare. so the bass, Moog, hi perc and low perc patterns are all interacting to create the snare pattern.

@chrisbutler6195 6 лет назад

Thanks. That is an incredibly smart system you have created.

@DrIndigoguy 6 лет назад

Fantastic work

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

Thank you !

@tsferro2 6 лет назад

more videos like this please!

@solvidias779 2 года назад

endless fun, well done

@armistice4205 6 лет назад

Sadly don't have money for a modular... But this groove you put on the track is my new dream

@alexfumo4320 7 лет назад

jesus christ this is fucking crazy

@KillerKitten-tu8vi 7 лет назад

Wicked and a real treat for all Wigglers!

@boybianchi 8 лет назад

INSANELY GOOD. WTF. Cannot believe my eyes and ears

@gothicvillasgaming 8 лет назад

I wish you didn't stop there

@niallcameron6433 3 года назад

So refreshing to hear something musical coming from a modular system. Think a lot of people get lost in making sounds sometimes and forget to make music.

@josehamilton7494 7 лет назад

sequencers triggering sequences that trigger adders that trigger patterns that, etc. fuck. so good.

@sunilsolanki 7 лет назад

Thanks so much for the detailed explanations... More vids please!

@constantinflux 3 года назад

Very inspiring! What are the quantizers being used here? Which quantizer would you recommend for a 2 voice system?

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 3 года назад

Hi Constantin, thanks you. This is a very old video, I was using 2 Doepfer A156. They are really simple and easy to use but a bit limited if you want to use unusual scales. I now use Tubbutec µTunes which are awesome, they are 2 channel, and come with hundreds of scales loaded up, and you can make your own scales, microtonal scales etc.. If you are looking for something quite cheap, compact and simple but with a good variety of scales, I also use 2hp Tunes for some jobs..

@constantinflux 3 года назад

@@suzybeeMINDTOURS Thanks!

@atuseth4867 3 года назад

Dude u are amazing teach me everything you know!! :D lol

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 3 года назад

you're too kind man.. :) That is actually possible ; inbloom.circleof.live/courses/steevio-one-on-one

@XYtoTheDoubleG Год назад

Really enjoyed the tutorial! Very inspirational

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 3 месяца назад

thank you so much for the props!! ..peace Steevio

@quixotic7 8 лет назад

Awesome stuff Steve! I'll be watching this a few times over.

@evgenyvorontsov3526 7 лет назад

gold

@valentacarter664 7 лет назад

Watched your vids Steevio, got f... addicted, sold my Oberkorn to get the 155/145 combo. Girls wanna have fun! In the vid you're talking about swinging both sequencers with the dual trigger delay beside the Pamela. Could you please be more precise how its done? Too much spaghetti to see where the cables go. The 138m is used for mixing the delayed clock signals and sent back to the two sequencers? Can't wait to get it done! Thanks so much, Val

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 7 лет назад

you've effectively got it. the Pamelas Workout is pumping out a 1/8 trigger, that is mult-ed to two inputs on the A138 m, and also the two inputs on the trigger delays, the outputs of those trigger delays go to the second inputs on the A138m, when theyre mixed back together you have a swung 16th clock on each channel of the A138m the delay giving you the amount of swing. so you now have two differently swung clocks to be distributed to wherever you want.

@gunnarkolbjer719 7 лет назад

Great stuff! I've watched a lot of your videos and read your posts on muffwiggler, and you've given me lots of tips on how to get away from the linear way of sequencing that you often get stuck with using software. I'm very much a beginner with hardware synths in general, and modulars in particular, and you've been a great guide through the jungle of modules out there. Also, your music is really funky! HOLY SHIT! You're in stockholm in two days! Haha, jst saw that. See you there, i'll try to say hi!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 7 лет назад

thanks man, nice to meet you in Stockholm

@FileTransferProtocol 7 лет назад

Wow, just wow. Thank you for giving me something to wrap my head around in the way I write. Very inspiring, sir. And I also have to say, your cable management is so completely on point. I love how clean your layout is even with all that "spaghetti" potential.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 7 лет назад

thank you man ! yeah its essential in a live situation to have your cables velcroed, it would be almost impossible to tweak anything with the amount of cables ive got in that rig.

@mixolydian2010 7 лет назад

Amazing! Makes me dance cheers for the explanation.

@djfree5435 7 лет назад

Hey, love your sound. Coincidently I also got a 155 and a 154 around a duophonic eurorack voice. Thinkin about drums for a long time now to supplement the modular for performing and thought about the Vermona drm (got no drums or samplers yet). What do you think of my idea? Or would u rather recommend drum modules and which CVs are essential for them?

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 7 лет назад

Hey DJ Free, I dont tend to use many drum modules, apart from Kick (modbase09) Snare (Analogue Solutions SD99) and HH (Anologue Solutions HH88) all other drum / percussion sounds I make with basic synthesis techniques mostly using MakeNoise Maths / Tiptop Audio Z3000 FM'd by a second Z3000 (thats important) and various VCFs and vactrol LPGs. Many of the drum modules Ive tried dont sound right to me, I would rather synthesize them myself, but the 3 modules i mentioned do a very good job and are versatile. I never use any samplers/samples of any kind, I'm an analogue guy :)

@Anarchosyn 7 лет назад

I love your sense of rhythmic funk, man. Nice.

@KPsTboy Год назад

Just saw this on MW. Excellent vid!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS Год назад

💚

@borisborisov500 6 лет назад

Incredible man. New to modular and so many things are clicking into place in my mind watching this. Thanks for making it. New follower. I've not looked yet but I'm hoping to find more videos like this on your channel :)

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

thanks man !! more coming soon.

@WokeAssMessiah 4 года назад

So glad I found this! I watched it a couple of years ago but couldn't find it again until recently. Thanks so much for the description of your rig and your process. You're an inspiration

@noobulon4334 3 года назад

😘😜

@raskolnikov1242 6 лет назад

Amazing, as usual! Thx 4 the tips. Do you use some fx? External, internal? Or bucket? Or just shifting stuff? Thx again

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

thank you! On this there is only a bit of reverb on some of the sounds, a Lexicon MPX500

@ej00 7 лет назад

Very interesting, how long did it take you to build this? I am producing similar style of music to yourself and really like this way, it all flows and sounds so good! Never used modular synths before but definitely want to give this a go now.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 7 лет назад

I started building it in 2009, the build never ends, but i slowed down in 2013, i havent really changed much since then. I was gigging with it by 2010, so it took one year to get it to that state, maybe another year to get it roughly how i wanted it, and practiced enough to feel confident improvising live with it.

5 лет назад

Nice!

@vvtt8151 8 лет назад

I.N.C.R.O.Y.A.B.L.E !!

@xsjcol 8 лет назад

Incredible.

@envelove 8 лет назад

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge Steevio, I appreciate it a lot. What kind of tool are you using for tuning the oscillators?

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 8 лет назад

+David Röttger thank you. i'm not sure what you mean about tuning the oscillators ? they have their own tuning controls. Some of them have frequency readouts, so i tune them first and then the others by ear in tune with them. I do have a boss guitar tuner on an auxilliary on the mixer if i need to check things, but its mostly by ear.

@boughtinerror 8 лет назад

mind blown

@killiun55 6 лет назад

Sir, this is the first video of yours I’ve seen. And you’ve already become one of my musical hero’s. So. Much Yes. Peace and Blessings.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

haha you're too kind man ...

@maxwencelides3541 3 года назад

Hey Steevio, what an inspiring video! Can you tell which module you are using for your basslines?

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 2 года назад

Hey Max, sorry for slow response and thanks for the kind words, I use 3 modules to create the bass. the VCO is a Doepfer A110-2 basic VCO, (Although in this video it was an MFB osc-02) the envelope is an Analogue Systems RS60, and the VCF/VCA is a TipTop Audio Z2040 MK1

@chemicalBR0 7 лет назад

witchraft

@Semiosphere 7 лет назад

Sounds fantastic! Great videos. I just found your channel and your music and I'm really really really digging it!

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 7 лет назад

Thanks Juuso !

@kolkrabbi-io 5 лет назад

Gad. Dem.

@sharonsr 8 лет назад

Amazing , thank you very much.

@Digiphex 6 лет назад

Great stuff. Would love to see you start with a blank slate and explain step by step if you desire.

@suzybeeMINDTOURS 6 лет назад

Thank you!!..... if you mean a blank canvass of no patch cords in, its not going to happen unfortunately, its taken me years to put this together in this way, and would take a whole day to patch up from scratch. It is effectively a blank canvass when I started the video, because rather than pulling patch cords in and out, I use switches, matrix mixers, adders etc.. to send the signals around the modular and I started with no patterns or sounds, the only thing I prepared was the tuning of the VCOs to different harmonics of the lowest bass note VCO, but the basic system is designed so that it is easy and quick to get things happening in real time, without patching or preparation. So every day I go into the studio, I start exactly like I did in this video. That is blank canvass enough for me, otherwise I'd get nothing done :)

@NickHchaos 6 лет назад

Extremely important point right here. I thought about some of your comments in a recording I just did, a snippet here, thank you! instagram.com/p/BewS0ZHlDh2/

@Digiphex 6 лет назад

Then maybe showing the core philosophy in Reaktor Blocks or Modular Grid? Would love to see.