Instruo Saich - Quad saw core analogue VCO & smart quad VCA // Intervals, chords, supersaws & more!

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Here’s my demo video for the new Instruo Eurorack module ‘Saich’. It’s a quad analogue saw core oscillator and ‘smart’ (yes, very smart) mixing VCA with various modulate-able mix profiles. There’s a lot of smart digital control for intervallic offsets (interval base pitch shifts), an Easter Egg diatonic mode (like a mini built in Harmonaig), a sub generator, PWM on square subs, global detune and lots more on board. A seriously impressive bit of kit, both sonically and functionally.
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TIMING INDEX // SECTIONS
00:00 Hello and patch previews
02:29 Saich feature run down
03:52 Harmonaig in an easter egg
04:11 Drones & Arpeggios - you can have both at once
04:50 Smart quad VCA & mix profiles
07:00 Dancing intervals and chord tones
07:21 Turning Saich into a noise oscillator
08:28 Saich as noisy percussion
08:57 Sub generator
10:04 Pulse width modulation - automatic + external
10:51 Crossfading octaves
11:29 Obese bass wonk
11:44 Sidechain style ducking
12:46 Pumping chords and leads
13:25 2 ways to arpeggiate - smooth and stepped
13:43 Intervallic offsets - beautiful
14:39 Global detune - with THX style pitch bends
15:47 Detune modulation & a note on CV Mapping
16:39 Dual Saich in stereo
16:58 Square on square FM synthesis
17:39 Unison phasing LFOs for unique modulation
18:15 From camp side fire crackle to cosmic space noise
18:44 Shifting saw energy
19:07 Stereo chord spreads with stereo intervals tips
20:30 Primitive drum/cymbal synthesis
21:44 EASTER EGG! Diatonic mode - basically an internal mini Harmonaig
23:52 The final arp down
24:13 Chord tones as experimental rhythms
** THIS VIDEO IS SPONSORED BY INSTRUO ** they have funded the creation of this demo video. Any questions just ask.
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@RobinRimbaudScanner 3 года назад

What a truly beautifully inspiring new module from Jason, who is continually proving himself to be one of the most musically attuned Eurorack developers in the business!

@GuitarsAndSynths 3 года назад

Instruo makes really good stuff and I want this and some other of their modules

@RobinRimbaudScanner 3 года назад

@@GuitarsAndSynths they are a great company producing modules with such inspiring possibilities!

@lochlanelliot3127 2 года назад

You probably dont give a damn but does anybody know a way to log back into an Instagram account? I was stupid lost my password. I love any assistance you can offer me!

@kellysereda4961 Месяц назад

The overall tone reminds me of OB 4 voice. The way the Harmonaig and the Saich interplay is very pleasing indeed. Very clear and inviting demo!

@DivKid Месяц назад

thank you

@stevel1731 3 года назад

Loved the section with the cymbal synthesis. Learned a bunch in about two minutes!

@510th 3 года назад

Sick demo on this pretty amazing module... want is strong with this one... thnx for the upload!

@ScottofOakland 3 года назад

Absolutely inspiring as always, Ben! Cheers!!

@noelharmes6756 3 года назад

Great stuff as usual Ben! Instruo dropping some nice kit recently.

@miguelesteves9740 3 года назад

What a video. Congrats! Love to know you know your harmony well! Kudos.

@wajobu 3 года назад

I've been using a Harmonaig with multiple other modules, but using a Saich adds a symbiosis that is unparalleled as far as I know. It's a brilliant module from Jason and the creative minds at Instruo--beautiful design too. Jason's overview video is well worth the time.

@LarsBjerregaard 3 года назад

Great demo Ben, thanks! Well, isn't this a module to lust after. Great, lush, layered saw sounds, with chords and intervals, and a really clever feature set. Had I unlimited space this would be an instant buy, definately on my future list, love it!

@masedrums 3 года назад

This might be my favorite channel of all time. I've learned so much and I appreciate every second that I've watched.

@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES 3 года назад

Ben is the best 100%

@khemshet 3 года назад

I fell in love with this module when I first saw it but sadly do not have the HP to spare. Then I realized I have a qubit chord with the 4 separate outputs and I just have to be the "smart vca" haha maybe someday I will get a saich but in the meantime this has really opened up how I patch up my chord. Thanks divkid and instruo you guys are my heroes

@OB1techno 3 года назад

Wow, this is a cool module! Very nice.

@williamdewolfe1813 3 года назад

Super cool...Jason is such a good designer.

@traktorfaktor 3 года назад

Sounds amazing!

@GuitarsAndSynths 3 года назад

Amazing! I've been on the hunt for my supersaw module to get that trance, house tones for modular. I found my kick drum nirvana in the Jomox MBase09 MK2 eurorack bass drum module. Excellent review Ben, but darn it my wallet is draining fast if I keep watching your videos hehe.

@tlatsegms 3 года назад

Great sound⚡️

@Alphastare23 3 года назад

"Easteraig"

3 года назад

Nice module!!

@AirArtStudiosOfficial 2 года назад

Just got all three ordered👌🏻🤛🏻❤️

@AirArtStudiosOfficial 2 года назад

Man you make it look so simple! Such a deep module, then the harmonaig is another curve I’ve yet to touch, but had interesting patches with no idea what’s really going on

@MartinDoudoroffLLC 3 года назад

Ok, this module is pretty darn clever.

@Dogboy73 3 года назад

Man, these guys make some amazing looking modules. Very nice. Completely off topic, but do you think you will be doing a video on the new Qu-Bit Data Bender module?

@kr61ab67 3 года назад

Thanks Ben for this video and Instruo too... nice sounding module ! Detuning remembers a lot those old Roland keyboards... or a Yamaha CS80 ?? Cheers and stay safe, we need you.

@calderwood9641 3 года назад

Great video Ben! I was wondering how the warming up/stabilizing/tuning was with this module?

@robokid13 3 года назад

1:16 Anyone getting the THX noise vibes??

@510th 3 года назад

was looking for this comment, you beat me to it!

@MattLongstaff 3 года назад

@@510th Def at 15:40 !

@karlfrancke8980 3 года назад

amazing module much THANKS ! was able to grab one at Control just before they vanished. Man Instruo is on F!RE . Ben what stereo filter were you using with the two Saichs (16:39 Dual Saich in stereo) ? SSF Stereo Dipole ? Make Noise QPAS ? Is the I-o47 Multimode Res Filter being used for any specific reason other than it's Instruo too (not a diss) ? I let go of that filter now I am asking too many questions HA. Loved the vid :)

@MarktModularSynth 3 года назад

Amazing - I really want this and harmonaig now! :)

@sneakyfatcat 3 года назад

I sold my harmonaig and I regret it almost every day =(

@Nick-kb6jd 3 года назад

@@sneakyfatcat same

@CO5MA 3 года назад

Woaw!

@sneakyfatcat 3 года назад

this sounds fucking incredible

@wellurban 3 года назад

Sounds great! The smart VCA functionality looks really interesting, but there’d still be some extra patching possibilities if it were possible to have individual outs. Do you know whether there’s an expander planned, or whether there’s a header on the back that might support that?

@jonmackenzie 2 года назад

a bit late here but i think jason mentioned in a video recently that he's got a new oscillator in the works that's stereo and "similar to saich" or something along those lines. i think it's supposed to be out as soon as supply chain stuff allows

@WhatWeTalkAbout 3 года назад

How are you getting the staccato like notes at 13:41? I understand the s&h/stepped random to select notes, but do you have this connected to a vca w/envelope control?

@ceedig303 3 года назад

This looks silly good...

@alecredfearn6525 3 года назад

I'd been trying to decide on a sawcore VCO to offset the other more west coastish VCOs in my rack. I think I've decided.

@gregonater 3 года назад

Ahhhh this thing sounds so good but I have to leave my rack as is for a while.

@bodoelsel 3 года назад

Excellent video of an excellent module. Btw could you please tell me from which company these cables are from?

@Rethink682 3 года назад

Tendrils

@praveensharmanyc 11 месяцев назад

Hi Div! What were you using to sequence the “Obese Bass Wonk” section? Thanks! 🎉

@DivKid 11 месяцев назад

"obese bass wonk" hahaha forgot I called it that. Let me go listen ... That's a pattern made by the module 'Tuesday' from This Is Not Rocket Science.

@tihkal 3 года назад

how did you get those visuals on the mordax? is it a newer firmware update? dope vid!

@RPGould3 3 года назад

Press and hold the main menu button (with the square) while in oscilloscope mode.

@GuitarsAndSynths 3 года назад

@@RPGould3 the Mordax Data is a really great module wish it could run more than one function at a time however.

@RPGould3 3 года назад

@@GuitarsAndSynths I know! I wish it could at least do clocks simultaneously with any other function

@theberndsen 3 года назад

After watching this video I need two I guess :O

@DjRafiV 3 года назад

What brand patch cables are these?

@510th 3 года назад

tendrils or these "alienstashe" patch cables? any benefit of either brand?

@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES 3 года назад

These right angled cables have the advantage of being various heights. They can go over tendrils which is super handy. Sadly hard to find now

@ok-cd8sp 3 года назад

I would LOVE to get one of these for my system. How is the 1v/o tracking on it?

@MoechtegernPimP 2 года назад

is there any way to seperate the bass/root from the quad VCA, to apply distortion and such only on the bass?

@DivKid 2 года назад

Hello, there's no splitting of the voice on the module it's all on a single output. You could approach the output as a multi band thing though and use filtering to split off and re focus certain voices (presuming the pitches were far enough away to get some separately filtered sounds) for distortion and processing. But as it's saw waves there's lots of harmonic overlap between the voices.

@MoechtegernPimP 2 года назад

@@DivKid Thanks for the response. I wonder if there is a less destructive option or similar modules that allow to seperate the sub or root voice?

@DivKid 2 года назад

There's nothing that can intelligently pull apart a chord tone into it's separate notes. As I saw the harmonics in a saw wave will overlap will all the other notes. Unless Instruo have the option to expand the circuit specifically to output the separate voices. But there's been no mention of that when I've spoke to them.

@nunomollc Год назад

I'm interested in harmonizing and I was thinking if I can make this kind of module, but it already exists :) Have you (or anyone) tried to make intervals by math (cv utility) modules?

@DivKid Год назад

"make intervals by maths" just adding voltages together do you mean? Gut reaction ... check out Tonic by Rebel Technology, that might be what you mean. But I aren't sure.

@nunomollc Год назад

@@DivKid Thanks, and yes that was what I meant. Having multiple of this module to build up chord looks interesting but it will eat a lot of spaces..

@DivKid Год назад

You could use a matrix mixer to serve four channels of quantising. I'd set this up as follows. 4 gate signals into the 4 inputs. 4 outputs to 4 channels of quantising (to set it into a key) 4 quantiser outputs to feed your VCO 1v/oct inputs. Start with all oscillators in (as perfect) sync/tuning as you can. Play with the level of the gates coming into the matrix mixer and adjust what voltage that gate reaches on each channel. As different gates stack up at different voltage levels you'll get new notes forming and if you set the channels to different levels your intervals will spread out and contract back in varying levels. You'd likely need to attenuate the gates prior to the mixer or attenuate the outputs before the quantiser to allow for more control range on the matrix mixer controls. When I think through that and other potential ideas they all need a lot of modules. Which I enjoy, it's modular, uses modules patched up to create signal flows and to solve problems if fantastic. But it does drive home how something like Tonic makes it a lot easier and less HP, even with multiple of them.

@nunomollc Год назад

@@DivKid I see, use of audio signal bus as CV shows how flexible modular is! I assume Eurorack mixers are DC coupled so I can imagine it will work. Thanks for showing your idea!

@DivKid Год назад

some mixers are AC coupled, so just check the module descriptions but most are DC coupled.

@WilliWerkel 3 года назад

When you order 808 State - Pacific on Wish: 19:11

@yohannlimfat2265 3 года назад

pacific state @19:07 !

@MnemoLogic 3 года назад

so is this technically a dco (digital controlled oscillator)?

@JHJLIM 3 года назад

I guess technically yes! But in the same way that an analogue oscillator being frequency controlled from a quantiser or digital sequencer is a DCO. The pitch controls are all analogue. 1V/Oct summing with shared analogue references which can then be biased via parallel digital controlled offsets. Audio signal path is entirely analogue which was an important factor to me :) The VCAs are digitally controlled, but again in the same way that patching a digital envelope generator module to a VCA is!

@MnemoLogic 3 года назад

@@JHJLIM Yeah it’s a complex term, thank you for your explanation! People often say in general DCO doesn‘t sound as good as analogue VCO but they often don‘t know the differences and the many ways how you can design a dco.

@nasound2473 3 года назад

A gorgeous module that I'd love to have in my rack but damn... 600 dollars is just too much for me. I guess I'll grab it on the used market in ten years lol

@blaythessteuer 3 года назад

didn’t know this was $600. feels a bit steep to me as well. it’s gorgeous though!

@nasound2473 3 года назад

@@blaythessteuer Yeah... I was so excited watching this vid and then I saw the sticker price... Eurorack is famous for not being easy on the wallet, but this is rough

@wellurban 3 года назад

@@nasound2473 Not cheap, but for 4 analogue VCOs, plus VCAs and some smart control, it’s not too outrageous.

@nasound2473 3 года назад

@@wellurban For what it's worth, I did think about that. However, if I bought 4 vcos, I could also use them independently. So I'm not sure if this is as clean of a comparison as if you'd break down something semi modular like a MOOG Mother 32 or Behringer Neutron.

@oddObjekt 3 года назад

Hmmm. Wonder how this compares to the 4ms ensemble.

@roboslobonator 3 года назад

I have the ensemble. Its awesome. This also looks awesome. Quite different, the biggest difference with this is the ability to move diatonically. Ensemble is more related harmonics that maintain the same intervals when moving chromatically. So I use it more as a single complex voice whereas this is a four voice. Both really intelligently laid out modules that both feature smart crossfading between oscillators.

@roboslobonator 3 года назад

Although youve got me thinking now.. I could change scales in tandem with 1v/oct on ensemble between major/minor/ etc to replicate moving diatonically. Gotta figure out a way to do that but Ill give it a shot. Could provide some interesting results.

@oddObjekt 3 года назад

@@roboslobonator Thanks for that input! More to think about now...

@AlexGraettinger 3 года назад

@@roboslobonator Yeah this has a few design differences compared to Ensemble that I think I would prefer, but I really love the ensemble oscillator--it is a lot of fun. Haha if I had unlimited money I'd have like 5 different versions of this concept in my rack.

@jedgould5531 2 года назад

I can’t tell where all your CV is coming from

@DivKid 2 года назад

Hi Jed, of course that would be useful but for each demo I don't set up a specific case that's set to show all of what's happening. If I need to grab say a sample and hold that might be 2 cases stacked on top of each other away from the module. Instead I focus on the module and talk about what's important. So if I was to say "plugging an LFO in here does XYZ" then really what LFO that is isn't important all. Same if I was demoing a filter and said "plugging in an envelope to the CV input" what envelope that is really isn't important and it's all transferable to envelopes people may have. I can totally appreciate seeing everything and following cables aids the learning potential of the videos though. Do ask questions and feedback where you like as I do take it on board. Thanks!

@BenjaminBeak 3 года назад

Holy tits this is nice

@youmustobservesecurity 3 года назад

welp... anyone wants to buy my QuBit Chord V2?

@johnkrummrich4948 3 года назад

Saich as in you can’t buy it .How about get this stuff in to stores I love what he dose but come on you can’t buy any of it And these videos are just frustrating because I love his work I waited 2 months to get some of my modules from him and pre paid. Please I just want this and other stuff Jason makes but it is not in stock. I understand the times we are in but now another one that I will only be able to watch videos on. Please don’t get me wrong but expert sleepers. Poly diget etc can’t stock items. Tuesday after 2 months I get my beebo Let’s hope he can get his modules out I want to buy them and I am not alone

@instruo 3 года назад

Which store(s) have you been looking in? They are out in the world in retailers :) Stores have had the heads up for a few weeks prior to launch that way on launch day they were in stock and available. I have the next wave getting boxed this coming week to follow up in case they have already shifted :) Hope this helps!

@DivKid 3 года назад

First two shops that came up on google have it in stock - elevatorsound.com/product/instruo-saich-eurorack-4-voice-oscillator-module/?gclid=CjwKCAiAqJn9BRB0EiwAJ1SztXPPZWpb3Qtk7WPU3QSDZ9-68WNJZwcm_lL_ntzaYBORXU9ATrh10xoCxGsQAvD_BwE www.signalsounds.com/instruo-saich-eurorack-4-voice-analogue-oscillator-module-saich Others should follow very soon if they didn't order early for the release.

@johnkrummrich4948 3 года назад

@@instruo thanks I am in the US and the list of the dealers here are out of about everything. I am fairly new to modular but it is a great time to get into it. I have 4 of your modules Arbhar, Ts-l, I-o47 and Traigh. Looking for a Lubadh and now this. I hope you did not take it wrong I love your stuff and I was only looking in the US. I know it is a big word out there but I buy a lot of gear and if I am not buying it direct I like to have some kind for relationship with the seller. And that includes a phoncall sometimes. Great work and I will keep looking Thanks for the reply.

@kellymerrill5294 3 года назад

A bit overpriced, but I guess they have a name now and can charge whatever they want, parts alone I'm guessing it's $60-70

@lleitner290 3 года назад

lol. It has 4 analogue vcos and there's also a microcontroller dealing with the tuning and output vca's. roughly ~$134 an oscillator is a pretty good deal.

@JHJLIM 3 года назад

A good bit more than 60-70 unfortunately... There are some fine tolerances and some tight placement/routings on this one. I actually had to go 3 board construction to better isolate power traces and isolate the cores physically to get the best shared temperature compensation possible. Managed to keep it super skiff friendly though! So it’s not actually any deeper than my other single board layouts. It’s not a cheap module. But there is a lot of precision to the assembly needed and unfortunately supply chain and various production costs have increased in COVID times. This of course having a knock on effect to final pricing after wholesale and distribution margins etc are factored in. It’s thanks to the amazing support to those out there using my modules that I’m able to continue investing my resources into designing and producing wacky oscillators 😀🙏

@TayTayMakesBeats 3 года назад

That's the issue with modular. Unless you're buying Behringer the boutique guys gotta eat. I wish it was cheaper but for it to be profitable the prices are a necessity. Also people tend to forget how much time R&D costs, especially for more unique modules.

@BasariStudios 3 года назад

@@JHJLIM thank you forever Sir.

@wellurban 3 года назад

The Doepfer A111-4 isn’t much cheaper, from what I can see. That has individual waveform outputs, which would be more flexible in some ways, but it lacks all the VCA/crossfader functionality, the sub waves, and the diatonic Easter egg mode. It’s also larger, and while I don’t mind the Doepfer aesthetic as much as some, the Instruo is definitely a lot prettier! This packs a lot of rich-sounding VCOs and practical functionality into a fairly compact and not-unreasonably priced (by Euro analogue standards) module, so it’s good to have the choice.