Melody Progression Tips for Eurorack Modular 

The great thing about modular technique is that it never gets old. You go back and watch videos from years ago and they are still absolutely useful.

I love the way you swear. No self censorship, no hesitation and no pretension. Just joyful intensifiers! x

I actually bought a doepfer seq switch after this video! It pairs up extremely satisfyingly with the qu bit chord! Root, 3rd, 5th and 7th output - plug em all into seq switch and then do what it does!! Such greatness. Thanks. Ill video that shit yeah

This is gold. By the way, how dare you reach through time and space from 2016 and convince me to buy more modules when my rack is full

thank you so much for introducing me to steevio... this man is an inspiration

OMG...gold as usual! Keep on! That LFO reference XD

Love the 'technique' focused video as apposed to specific module focus - best vid yet

I'd love to see a video on the ADDAC Quad Quantizer!

Just got a pico sequential switch and an O_c to switch between different channels on the apps. You can have different divisions, octaves, etc. on the four channels and it has a built in turing machine for the quantizers and euclidean logic for envelopes. Works great!

The attention you give these utility modules has been invaluable in informing my eurorack plans. Keeping things small, but still hugely functional and flexible. Above all else, it is shaping up to be much more affordable than I anticipated. You're a friggin' lifesaver! High fives all around!

Dude, everytime i feel like i hit a modular technique wall (and ive been doin it for years now) i rewatch your vids. Theyre crazy helpful in reminding me of capabilities. Thx man! Keep it up!!

Another great video! You mentioned at the end how you were still working on the best way to tune your oscillators. Perhaps you could do a video focusing on oscillator tuning, whether it be mixing them for a single voice or multiple voices working together in a patch. You could touch on quantizers (think you've possibly covered them before tho?)and maybe a bit of musical theory also. Ace!

Love your videos and how often you say "ace" and "nice" together

Very cool. Thank you. 18:30 hints of Stewart Copeland.

An infinite number of vloggers making an infinite number of videos will at some point produce "Huarache Lights" by Hot Chip. You were damn near that vlogger at the end there. Nice one.

How many times have I watched this now? Well, doesn't matter, because I just got an A 151 used for about the equivalent of 20 quid! It will arrive next week... Time to watch this again!

Great job on the video! Unfortunately all the sequences are sounding kinda flat since there is no velocity modulation. Sure, this is a bit more advanced technique and along with the material given in the video can confuse people. Consider telling about a velocity modulation with two daisy chained VCAs for achieving velocity modulation effect to give a breath to all the sequences. Also velocity modulation is achieved with different modules like modulating the tip top audio z4000 deviater cv input.

Sorry, but you're a fuckin' genius.......damn you've worked hard....!!!! Big up from the Emerald Isle !!!

Jesus fucking Christ, i could watch this all day

i don't know why i'm hating so much on modular synths... in general i like them for their quirky, geeky nature and appearance and their role in history. It gets problematic when you realize that very VERY few people actually make music with these instead of "blip blopping" around couple of hours. yes, people like wendy carlos HAD to do it the ultra tedious way and they are awesome musicians. but even doing something like alternating between sequences is so damn complicated and cumbersome that i can't see the usefulness. on a software this is two mouseclicks and a copy paste and you have everything in plain sight. whereas on a modular synth, you have to make the logical thinking happen every time you change something. and changing something on the fly isn't feasable, at least not in a complex way (yes you can add complex sound behaviour but adding complex musical phrasing the way you imagined while changing a sound the way you imagine is another story) while this is an informative and "to the point" video, i too often see "demonstration" videos from ppl who own a modular system where they fiddle around a sound and make minute changes to one note. they basically play around with some filters to produce a vintage 70's/80's sound which on a software patch or even a standalone synth is just a preset that you can change easily. as a toy i can fully understand the modularity and the electrical engineering explorations this has in store. but i don't find it particularly practical compared to all in one or software solutions. it has this "cool" factor though. And please spare me with the "it sounds analog/ warm" bullsh*t. blindfold a person and instantly there's no difference in sound.

Awesome video. For some reason I was really confused by what sequential switches do (in/out? wtf), but it's literally just in or out lol.

Superinspirational and suuuperAce!❤️

Keep coming back to this excellent demo-lesson. Thanks. Also 8:08 is a tune!!

THOSE HANDS

8:08 Those drums sound too good

Awesome stuff as always. The bit you're doing with the Akemie's Castle at approx 9:00 is (appropriately, what with the Mega Drive having a YM chip in it) like something from Streets Of Rage! E.g. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E5g-QHq925o.html

I keep coming back to this video... So much to take in in one go... Lots of ideas to develop and explore here........

My guru!!!!!Perfect!!!

Boss, everything you touch turns into rhythmic melodic gold. Marvelous.

Can I come to your house with cake?

My view of modular is as a curatpr at a museum. There are a lot of things looking for your visitor's viewing. Some I mute into the basement. Some I pull out of the mix so they are the focus. The system itself is doing three to four times the actual lines that get mixed, real-time, to stereo and land in my DR-100 portable digital recorder. Then I need to find something to discard from my free Soundcloud account to make room for the new tune.

This is a fantastic video, excellent information for anyone new to modular. The potential for some of these module combinations is mind blowing! Inspired by this I've ordeded a Transient Modules 1F which is a combined 2 channel switch and adder. It's really good value :-)

switch, logic modules and offset modules bring life and spice to patch ideas

ace

Am I understanding the Z8000 to be like a double Subharmonicon type sequencer?

Very interesting to watch, thank you for the explanation!:)

Very nice! I would suggest that you run the voltages from the Z8000 directing into the precision adder then only the final combined output to the quantizer. That may be why you are getting trills. It's kind of backwards any other way unless you are also using some of those quantized outs for other parts of the patch. You can get similar results combining LFOs then running through a quantizer. I prefer an LFO synced to clock but extending over 16 steps, then sample/hold and/or quantize 16th notes or whatever. That creates a repeating pattern that you can change by adding additional voltages either synced or free running. That's kind of what I did for this patch though I didn't use any quantization: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KtoJWn2oEMw.html

mate,your video are the best and most clear of the entire youtube

Me: what the f*ck is a sequential switch? Him: now, what the f*ck is a sequential switch? Me: 🤯

nice little waveform animator there :)

I need a Tiptop Z8000 now 😀

Mate - uber useful vid again. Precision adder bit got me. What's doing the Aphex/ Ambient works style drums? Sounds mint. Ta

I love these videos. They're really informative and at the same time, inspiring.

Brilliant. I was thinking about how this was done. This has made it a lot clearer. Also I have more modules on my to buy list. :)

Try a 4051 or another Multiplexer out on breadboard for the switching !! I just realized I've been switching like this for while already ;) Don't know how I'm gonna diy a quantizer yet...

Hmm- it seems that I need a sequential switch. Fortunately they are not prohibitively expensive. Curious thing- I am fairly new to modular, and seem to have got the hang of it pretty well (frustration at not being able to do stuff is very low, which is a good sign). However, what appear on the face of it to be simple concepts- the sequential switch, say, or sample and hold- do not stick in my mind, and I find myself have to rewatch videos every time I want to use them. S & H for example stays in my brain for about thirty seconds, then I have to watch something or read something to find out what it does all over again. I hope this will not be the case with the sequential switch I now feel obliged to buy…

Obviously this was a while ago, but towards the end you talked about wondering how to tune the oscillators/sequencers so that you'd get nice musical patterns from the Precision Adder paths. Wouldn't you just send them through the Adder before the quantiser? That way they'd be different sequences snapped to the same scale?

Fantastic.

Yoo are you the person from gottwood last weekend?

Thanks for another excellent video. Transitions are something I really have trouble with esp considering I only have a small 6U 84 hp setup (soon to be 9u thanks to you and DivKid!) Correct me if I am wrong... But it seems that these types of transitions are only possible if you have either multiple sequencers, clock dividers, attenuators, sequential switches etc... None of which feature in my setup! I really only have Oscs, filters, lfos, vca and envelopes.

Slightly random question but all of these 'modules' i.e. the maths the quantizer the clock etc, they are all self contained with their power etc right? I hope you can just screw these babies into whatever rig you want and just unscrew them off as needed without having to worry about wiring everything behind it as well. Anyone know?

Damn Alex 5 years old and still very relevant and useful my nigga

great video and 2 more modules i need to add to my ever growing list

I actually love you

Thanks for this video - I'm a long-term synth user but new to (Eurorack) modular, hence the perhaps naïve question that follows: Is there a way to employ a simple sequencer (such as the Behringer System 100 182 Analog Sequencer module) to play, say, a short 4-step sequence and then, at a point controllable by the user - via a 'control input' of some description (i.e. a CV) - have that sequence transposed up or down by a specific degree? I'm thinking of something akin to the bass line in Vangelis' Blade Runner (End Titles) as an example - a simple 4 note sequence which transposes according to the backing chords. Obviously an arpeggiator or DAW can be used ... but that's not what I want! I'm thinking of adding a quantiser to the 182 (possibly a Doepfer 156 or similar) but that still doesn't give me any ability to manipulate the preordained / 'pre-programmed' note sequence - either under my control or that of another automated CV input - to play the exact same sequence but at another position - a specific number of semitones - up or down the existing key/scale. Any thoughts or comments gratefully received...

Hi man! I really liked this video and wanted to ask you something I hope you don’t mind. I have very good synths but would like to integrate the melody aspects into them they use midi. What would you recommend for me? Thanks!!!

hi, great, thank you for putting so much effort into your in depht videos. Always enyoing the fun and takeout so much! You mentioned Steevios sequencing system and that you've been in contact with him. Could you please share the results of this conversation? I watched his explenation video over and over again but still do not understand how he managed his Hihat- and Snare patterns with the Seq. switches A-151 (6:44 on). Did you get it?? Thank you for your kind help, Paul.

Super useful, great video

Hello I have a question about your doepfer a-151.. Are you module a vintage version or are the modern version thank for your answer, cheers Carlos

ACE! Particularly loved the Turing Machine tip-I’m gonna run with that!

Since I have loads of synths already could I use the eurorack to make melodies and send them off with MIDI to my synths?

Months after getting myself a SEQS I finally patched it up with O&C and Pressure Points to Braids! Thanks Mylar!

are the hi-hats coming from the MUTANT or? Great kick also from the 809! and in general the drum module at 19:05

very good explain and very good idea.....thank for this good job !!!

Stop doing this very good promocional eurorack videos. I will start to buy eurorack modules and I know that is hole without bottom.

Patch at 5:00 is eargasmic

Or just use a real sequencer with 8 channels. Switch the rows of CV.

quick question right in the middle of the video you say you blend the square lfo together with the sequence using a mixer to create octave shifts. which mixer do you use? And could you do the octave shifts with the precision adder by just adding a volt to the sequence?

I was messing around with my modular gear yesterday thinking ‘I need to improve my melodies’. And now this!

yea, switches and logic (plog is great) …. way to go! Nice vid and well explained.

Great video! Loads of inspiration and a great explanation of a sequential switch :)

Nice Advance shoutout, Mark Bell R.I.P.

Love the video and the subliminal at 7:23 for LFO Advance this must be my third revisit to the video, take it easy!

love your tutorials! I'm just stepping into the modular world and want to get some insights before i build my first one. Thanks for your great videos, really helpful.

Now, how can I hook a midi keyboard to this so I can play my own chords/melodies?

Bloody awesome! Glad I’ve seen this

nice - really liked the happy harmonic happenings @ ~ 19:18 then on 19:26 and thru...

Would You make a sample pack with the/similar drums as used in this video?

yes thath make sense is for expanding. thequantizer!

All over this video are those slight offsets between note changes and the timing of the gates that fire new notes, causing little blips or glitches. I think you’ve solved that problem in your more recent work. What is it that helped solving that? Better technique on your part? A more standardised and mature Eurorack world? A combination of both? 👋

This is very inspirational and helpful.

does anyone know how to spell the eurorack artist mentioned at 13.35? sounded like steveo but can't find anything online :(

Added to www.modularmusic.tv - stay tuned! Thanks!

Another great video! Thanks

is the doepfer, the only precision adder in euro land or is something like the 1U Quadratt from Intellijel something similar??

Love this video! More please!! :-)

6:25 Glue70 - Casin or is it just me

You're the best, man :) You describe shit perfectly, and I enjoy watching where you're going with it. 👍 I've been pondering getting that ADDAC207 for a long time (the concept of quantizing in four part harmony is awesome), but that wibbly-wobble, auto-tune effect is kind of off-putting. Is it still an issue, or is there a fix you've come across? Plus, never heard of Steevio, so thanks for that too.

Not watched this for ages! Inspired to try some of these ideas with the O_c and a few LFO's

If you didn’t have a beatstep pro to trigger the next step on the pressure points could you use a clock divider?

Really interesting and helpful vid (as usual)-who makes the case ?

GOod video thenk :)s so mach

Once again absolutely brilliant

14:22 "slurp ahh". Lol

really nice, thank you!

Je remercie l'acharnement de mes professeurs d'anglais "l, difficile de suivre jusqu'à la 8:03 8:14 ème minute (Oui c'est bon hein ! Ça va je débute....) mais que c'est bon, grrrouuui !, merci beaucoup, le son est terrible. I thank the perseverance of my teachers of English "l, difficult to follow until the 8:03 th minute (Yes it's good huh! It's ok I'm starting ....) but that's good, grrrouuui!, thank you very much, the sound is terrible.

Great vid man!!! awesom

Ive got a Beatstep pro but i cant understand it!!!...If Alex did a vid of it...i'll love him ....more more!

Very nice demo , like !

So if i'm listening right, a sequential switch almost work as a form of mult since its taking info from many places and smashing it into one place except instead of using one source it is using many sources:? WOWEEEEEE