How to play synths live using a Moog Mother-32 and DFAM 

Yes!

15 mins into the vid wow so far everything resonates on point with me.. ❤👍🔥

Im gonna start using that!!

Thanks for the Q - Scanner is the artist I can think of who mainly performs (initially) unpatched!

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Thanks m8! Agree, so many brilliant synths from different companies, what a time!

Thank the maker - to quote threepio

How are you finding it?

@@mylarmelodies After my first round of exploration I'd have to say my mind is kinda blown all up... Like whoa I cant even begin to process the possibilities, or how to tame the thing.

Ah thanks Carlos - practice always makes (near enough) perfect!

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Thanks mate! x

Oh you

Does this mean the VCF now controls the cut off or vice versa?

@@petercane6376 well the output of the filter is frequency modulating (FM) the filter cut off in audio rates. And that affects the sound of the output and therefore also the frequency which is modulating that same sound. So sure this two elements affecting each other, which leads to this quite dramatic sounds.

@@distorson Thank you. I am 74 and new to synths and am trying to understand what happens when A is patched to be and why so it gives me a better picture. It is very involved and a lifetime study I think. I will start patching with easy things first. I get very inspired by fully patched up synths that self generate a complete " song". This is the magic of synths to my mind. Thank you for explaining. Have you any advice on how to start patching?

@@petercane6376 it's great to start at any time of life :) Yes, start patching simple things. It will get complicated fast enough. Maybe try to recreate a classic subtractive synthesizer architecture first (saw or square wave -> filter -> vca -> output to your speakers). Then bring movement to the single elements with envelopes and lfos: modulating the cutoff, amplitude, resonance and so on. Try how it sounds if you loop the envelopes and bring the LFOs into audio rates. To get more into the generative patching, I think one easy thing is to see if your envelope modules have outputs like "end of cycle" or something similar. That gives you easy access to tell one element to do something after the other one. So different elements are linked to each other. If you then modulate the time of those elements, you will have some evolving stuff going on quickly. Also take a look at Mylars video here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NvrxQbh6vAg.html And at the end for me, it also is about exploring stuff by sometimes just trying things without thinking too much about what is going on. Which sometimes leads to noise but often enough to unexpected results. I always record the audio into my DAW to be able to use the audio later if something well came out.

Hah, that too

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Two Tiptop Ones, a Turing Machine + Pulses + Voltages Expander, a Basimilus Iteritas Alter, a Delay Module and a mixer.

Thank you will have a look into them

Thanks! Only using external CV control, for example from another semi modular synth or sequencer. Arturia Beatstep Pro would do so very well indeed

@@mylarmelodies Thank you. That makes sense. But what input would I feed the 5 volts into, if I wanted to automate the Cutoff filter. Would the input be VCF?

Yep!

Thanks mate. Algorithms gonna rithm! x

Thanks. Yeah unfortunately filming was an afterthought as the main aim was delivering the session in the room!

Ok, I understand. Just found another one of your presentations where you have the extra camera: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-afccwt4C6zI.html Thanks for the great content!

They come with ‘em!!

@@mylarmelodies oh, I've only seen those diagrams, but they don't have like.. the holes and stuff thanks

Use the Mother mixer with only one thing plugged into it and you can use the mix control as a trimmer to scale the amount of that control you’re sending somewhere!

mylarmelodies Thank you for your reply. I wonder if you could go into a little more detail, please? There does not appear to be a socket on the M32 which is called ‘Mixer’ - would you mind explaining in detail about the necessary connection, please? Sorry if I’m being a bit thick 👍

@@peterwaringofficial Page 17 of the manual is your friend - MIX 1 and MIX 2 are the inputs, - just plug something into one of them, and the outputs is VC MIX, the 'VC MIX' knob is the trimmer

@@mylarmelodies Thank you - that makes perfect sense. Much appreciated :)

I don’t no, but there are some of mine in the Patch and Tweak with Moog book!

Could be worse!

I kno rite - sadly not enough cameraz on this occasion, was a bit of a guerrilla effort

Yep! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zl0IV3ZyRlI.html (Also did a jam that features it on mine and Moog’s YT channel too)

I actually haven't tried that but yeah absolutely - especially something like a Turing Machine - as its loopable.

@@mylarmelodies I just so happen to have found a Perfect Circuit video in which the performer does exactly this, should check it out! I intend to get an ES-8 at some point and I'll maybe try some extended sequencing using Live and Max.

How do his knees handle it? 45 minutes on the floor for my moogfest ambient thing and I was dyin

How’d you mean?

mylarmelodies I often hear you use the term „pre-prepared“ and always wonder if there is a difference to something simply being „prepared“. Or is it just to make the point even more clear when you want to convey the approach that there is really no preparation whatsoever at all? 😃 Anyway, thanks for being a master educator and inspirator.

Hah, well I guess the level/type of preparedness I’m referring to is dependent on context - I would probably have said “pre-prepared” to refer to actually prewriting loops and melodies that you play back on a night, but I might not, it’s just semantics - no secret meaning!

mylarmelodies 😃 Semantics. Lovely.

Because physics!

My experience is that the overall volume doesn’t drop off, the low end does. You get more of the resonant frequency and less bass but the same overall volume

Merchandising! Where the real money from the movie is made...

Strongly agree

mylarmelodies - yes I have 2 and it’s a whole new game..

Two very different bands! Defo worth going on a journey through their back catalogues

Yeah sorry, not an ideal camera setup! But the Kick bass snare patch is in the manual at least

It costs a lot to tour with a vinyl collection. It's all about dfams and sd cards.

give this person a cigar

It’s called writing!

A very good question - start with 20 and go from there?!

@@mylarmelodies :)

Also I’ve played to 2 people (or less) more than once 🤷🏻‍♂️

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