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Raaf Modular
Registrace 13. 02. 2023
Electronic musician with a great love for eurorack modular synthesizers
Ambient techno improvisation: Midnight Highway (Plaits, STO, Rings, Atlas, Sealegs, Dual dagger)
Hello! I am reading 1q84 by Haruki Murakami, It's a thrilling ride through Tokyo with a lot of suspense and mystery.It wasn't intentional but I think this patchwas subconsciously inspired by this amazing novel. It is slightly different than my usual patches. Normally I design and map out my performances. This performance is mostly improvised. I created an arp, a basic bassline and I used a lot of modulation. Then I just pressed play with no plan and I started performing the patch. Let's see where this midnight ride through Tokyo will take me, I have no idea as well. Enjoy the ride!
#ambient #techno #livemusic #qubit #intellijel #Nautilus #sealegs #eurorack #modular #mutableinstruments #plaits #rings #hermod #dualdagger #shakmat #marakami #1984
#ambient #techno #livemusic #qubit #intellijel #Nautilus #sealegs #eurorack #modular #mutableinstruments #plaits #rings #hermod #dualdagger #shakmat #marakami #1984
zhlédnutí: 579
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Estroe and Raaf - A deep-sea dive with Nautilus and Sealegs
zhlédnutí 1,3KPřed 14 dny
Estroe: CZcams: czcams.com/users/djestroe Instagram: estroe Delays often play an essential part in modular music Estroe has Nautilus by Qubit I have Sealegs by Intellijel Both modules are gorgeous delays both with a nautical themed name Estroe loves my Sealegs,I love Estroe’s Nautilus :D Luckily when you make music together you can have both! In this video we combine Nautilus and ...
Ambient bliss with Dual Dagger and Rings (Sealegs, DXG, Atlas, Beads, Plaits, STO)
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed 14 dny
Recently I acquired Dual dagger by Shakmat. A bueatiful stereo filter in only 6 hp. It completed my ambient signal path with Rings into Dual dagger into a vca into Beads into the mixer with Sealegs in the send and return. I wanted to highlight this signal path with this video and create some ambient textures and lush arps. So enjoy the music and if you like this video please consider to like an...
Raaf and Estroe Our first jam together (OXI one, Hermod+, Nautilus, Sealegs, Plaits, Rings, Coral)
zhlédnutí 2,4KPřed 28 dny
Estroe: CZcams: czcams.com/users/djestroe Instagram: estroe We started around the same time with our modular journey. We met each other online on Modulargrid. Then real life at a concert of the fabulous Suzanne Ciani. We both performed our first modular live set by coincidence next to each other in Paradiso Amsterdam at Voltage control. We became friends. We went to Superbooth and...
Ambient Techno with 7 melodic oscillators! (Sena, Atlas, Plaits, Rings, STO, M 32, DFAM, Sealegs)
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed měsícem
I made some changes to my case lately. I really needed a good mixer. I got te Cosmix pro by Cosmotronic. It's a great sounding mixer in a small footprint with tons of options. I also went to Superbooth this year, it was my first time. I went with my dear modular friend Estroe and we had such a great time. There is saw the Vostok modules and its maker. I was really impressed. Again in a small fo...
Dusk - A duet between birds and modular synths (Birdsong, Plaits, Beads, STO, Quadrax, Sealegs)
zhlédnutí 316Před 2 měsíci
Dusk - A duet between birds and modular synths (Birdsong, Plaits, Beads, STO, Quadrax, Sealegs)
No reverb industrial ambient jam (STO, Sealegs, Hermod+, Plaits, Rings, Laniakea, DXG)
zhlédnutí 1,6KPřed 2 měsíci
It took me quite some time to recordthis jam. This jam went from epic huge industrial music with lots reverb, to small detailed ambient music. The patch wanted to be many things at once but whatever I tried.... I could not bridge the different musical styles. Then, like I did in a previous jam, I removed all the reverb effects and everything fell into place!I It’s still a unique beast of its ow...
From the ground up - Ambient - (Intellijel Sealegs, Squarp Hermod+, DXG, Plaits, Rings, Beads)
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed 2 měsíci
I have written this ambient piece for a friend who had to be hospitalised. Instead of sending him a postcard Estroe (another music friend) and I decided to each create a piece of music for him. In my case this is the result. It’s called From the ground up. I asked my friend if I could share this piece with you and he immediately said: “Yes music and art needs to be shared. So please enjoy this ...
Slowmuration: Generative ambient patch (Sealegs, Hermod+, Marbles, Plaits, Rings, Laniakea, M-32)
zhlédnutí 1,3KPřed 3 měsíci
When I created my video Murmuration, I thought: "This patch would totally work as a generative ambient track." So I decided to try it out. I changed a few things in the arrangement, used a lot of modulation, used a different reverb and slowed it down a lot. I really liked the result so I decided to record it and post it on my channel. Please enjoy the music and if you like this video, please co...
Raaf - Murmurations - Birdflight inspired ambient (Intellijel Sealegs, Make Noise DXG, Hermod+)
zhlédnutí 739Před 3 měsíci
Have you ever heard of murmurations? it's one of the most magical things I have ever seen in nature. Murmurations are huge groups of starlings that twist, turn, swoop and swirl across the sky in beautiful shape-shifting clouds. With this patch I wanted to capture in music what I felt when I first saw a murmuration. Enjoy the music! Modules: @MAKEN0ISEMUSIC DXG, STO @intellijel Sealegs, Quadrax ...
Raaf Modular Jam - Low pass gate heaven! - Make Noise DXG, STO, Sealegs, Plaits, Rings
zhlédnutí 1,8KPřed 4 měsíci
Low pass gates can make your synths sound so beautiful organic and warm! I recently acquired the Make Noise DXG, a stereo no vactrol low pass gate and I made this jam with it. Do you like Low pass gates? Let me know! Please enjoy this jam :) Modules: @MAKEN0ISEMUSIC DXG, STO Intellijel: Sealegs, Quadrax Mutable instruments: Plaits, Rings, Beads, Marbles, Ripples, Veils ALM: Pams pro workout Mag...
Raaf - No reverb modular jam - Rings, Plaits, Sealegs, STO, DFAM, M 32
zhlédnutí 1,5KPřed 5 měsíci
Raaf - No reverb modular jam - Rings, Plaits, Sealegs, STO, DFAM, M 32
Journey into space with Laniakea by Magerit ( Intellijel Sealegs, Mother 32, Plaits, Rings, Hermod+)
zhlédnutí 961Před 5 měsíci
Journey into space with Laniakea by Magerit ( Intellijel Sealegs, Mother 32, Plaits, Rings, Hermod )
Raaf - Ambient generative patch - Intellijel Sealegs, MI Plaits, Rings, Beads, Squarp Hermod+
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed 5 měsíci
Raaf - Ambient generative patch - Intellijel Sealegs, MI Plaits, Rings, Beads, Squarp Hermod
Raaf, live at Voltage Control Paradiso Amsterdam | Intellijel Sealegs, Plaits, Rings, Mr-32, DFAM
zhlédnutí 819Před 6 měsíci
Raaf, live at Voltage Control Paradiso Amsterdam | Intellijel Sealegs, Plaits, Rings, Mr-32, DFAM
Midnight Jam 1 - Sealegs, Plaits, Rings, STO, Hermod+
zhlédnutí 462Před 6 měsíci
Midnight Jam 1 - Sealegs, Plaits, Rings, STO, Hermod
Raaf - Jam No 9: 90's inspired video game tune. (Hermod+, STO, MCO, Plaits, Rings, Mother 32, DFAM)
zhlédnutí 434Před 8 měsíci
Raaf - Jam No 9: 90's inspired video game tune. (Hermod , STO, MCO, Plaits, Rings, Mother 32, DFAM)
Raaf - Jam No.8 - Rings and Plaits Melodic ambient jam
zhlédnutí 664Před 9 měsíci
Raaf - Jam No.8 - Rings and Plaits Melodic ambient jam
Jam no.7: Rings Ambient Jam (Rings, Plaits, Marbles, Beads, Mother 32, DFAM)
zhlédnutí 423Před rokem
Jam no.7: Rings Ambient Jam (Rings, Plaits, Marbles, Beads, Mother 32, DFAM)
Mrityunjaya for a friend (Mother 32, Marbles, Rings, Plaits, Ripples, Beads, FXaid, Valhalla delay)
zhlédnutí 402Před rokem
Mrityunjaya for a friend (Mother 32, Marbles, Rings, Plaits, Ripples, Beads, FXaid, Valhalla delay)
Raaf jam No 6: The sands of time Lo Fi Ambient Mother 32, Plaits, Ripples, Marbles, Hypha
zhlédnutí 291Před rokem
Raaf jam No 6: The sands of time Lo Fi Ambient Mother 32, Plaits, Ripples, Marbles, Hypha
Raaf Jam no 5 DFAM LOFI Piano patch (ambient): DFAM, Mother 32, Marbles, Plaits, Ripples, Beads
zhlédnutí 251Před rokem
Raaf Jam no 5 DFAM LOFI Piano patch (ambient): DFAM, Mother 32, Marbles, Plaits, Ripples, Beads
Jam no. 4 Aquatic jam (ambient) DFAM, Mother 32, Beads, Plaits, Ripples, Marbles, Keystep 37, FXaid
zhlédnutí 212Před rokem
Jam no. 4 Aquatic jam (ambient) DFAM, Mother 32, Beads, Plaits, Ripples, Marbles, Keystep 37, FXaid
Raaf - Jam No 3: Jackdaw Jam Beads, Ripples, Plaits, Marbles, Mother 32, DFAM, FXaid
zhlédnutí 201Před rokem
Raaf - Jam No 3: Jackdaw Jam Beads, Ripples, Plaits, Marbles, Mother 32, DFAM, FXaid
Raaf jam no.2 (ambient) - Marbles, Plaits, Ripples, Beads, DFAM, Mother-32, Keystep 37
zhlédnutí 299Před rokem
Raaf jam no.2 (ambient) - Marbles, Plaits, Ripples, Beads, DFAM, Mother-32, Keystep 37
Jam No 1 (Performance version): Mother-32, DFAM, Marbles, Plaits, Ripples (v2), Beads, FXaid
zhlédnutí 104Před rokem
Jam No 1 (Performance version): Mother-32, DFAM, Marbles, Plaits, Ripples (v2), Beads, FXaid
Raaf - jam no.1 (patch notes version): Mother-32, DFAM, Marbles, Plaits, Ripples (v2), Beads, FXaid
zhlédnutí 236Před rokem
Raaf - jam no.1 (patch notes version): Mother-32, DFAM, Marbles, Plaits, Ripples (v2), Beads, FXaid
Raaf modular - 1st patch Moog Mother-32 DFAM, Mutable Instruments Beads, Happy Nerding FXaid, Birds
zhlédnutí 352Před rokem
Raaf modular - 1st patch Moog Mother-32 DFAM, Mutable Instruments Beads, Happy Nerding FXaid, Birds
It's always best playing together! Really rarely have the opportunity to jam with fellow modular artists but it's always an endless exploration when getting someone involved in the mix. Love the journey really well done to you and @djestroe!
Great music as always. I love your edits
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it ♥️
So good!
Thank you!
This is easily one the more interesting and better generative tracks I've heard in a while.
Thank you for your kind words! ❤️
yeah i once made a thread asking people if one can make ambient without reverb/delay i wouldnt call your music ambient though (what i hear in this video reminds me of IDM like Bola), but it sounds cool regardless!
Thank you so much! To be honest I did not know the term IDM. I do know Bola and I love his music. Soup is such a great album ❤️
@@raafmodular Fyuti as well.
no, really, its absolutely breathtaking!
And thank you again for yournkind words, I really appreciate it! ♥️
this is heartwarming!
Thank you! ❤️
Beautiful and gentle! Super amazing when it gets "full power". Nice spacing, too.
Thank you! 🙏🏻 I wanted to explore space and dynamics in this patch so I’m happy it translates!
Great sounding patch and nice performance!
Dank je wel! ❤️
like a state bureau:-)
lovely modular music... much enjoyed 🙂
Thank you so much!
I love your Performances my friend. 😊
Thank you so much Probbie, thank you for your unending support (and amazing performances as well!)
Very nice work ☺️ Would love to see your setup. Do you have a modular grid link?
Thank you so much! This is the link to my current setup: cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_2588898.jpg
@@raafmodular thank you! 🙏🏼
Sounds amazing.
Thank you so much!
I always say when you don't have a LPG you have too many VCA's.
Haha very true! I love the DXG, because its stereo and has many extra out and inputs. What is your favourite LPG? Loved your video about the DXG!
@@raafmodular That would be the Natural Gate (no vactrols) from Rabid Elephant, followed by LxD, Optomix and the Buchla TipTop 292T. Honestly, DXG is not in the list. The NG changes it sound depending on pitch and how fast you strike it. It doesn't get any more natural. Groeten uit Den Haag, trouwens!
@@CinematicLaboratory Ah I heard more people not being super positive about the DXG. Its my first lpg module so I have no real comparison. Natural Gate is super expensive but I love the sounds coming from it. Is the lxd still being sold? Antway, Den Haag! Wat leuk 😄
@@raafmodular I am super positive about the DXG and makenoise did an excellent job. However, I think it's not yet on par with their vactrol LPG's and it can also be something like 'unable to let go' and 'in the old days everything was better'. Your video clearly proves the DXG sounds great :). LXd is officially still in production, but due to the vactrol ban I don't expect it to come to the EU. If you ever find one, don't hesitate to get it. However, it's the cheapest LPG they have, I paid about 100 euro for it when it was still in stock at Midi Amsterdam a few years ago. I've seen it listed for 600 euro on Reverb which is ridiculous. In that case, DXG is more than fine. And stereo.
A very accomplished performance
Thank you!
Beautiful sounds. ❤
Thank you!
another amazing journey full of sounds and textures!
Thank you! We love creating them. More will follow 😄
Epic 🌊
🌊🌊🌊
Thank you! 🤿🌊
Very nice, once again!
Dankjewel Doelman! 🌷
And once again: Thank you so much! ❤️
Ohhh, thank you for the sonic journey. Really enjoyed it… ❤
Thank you, happy you liked it!
That was an awesome dive in a deep sea with with two great performers and big delays. What is the biggest difference between them? (beside the reverb) sealegs and Nautilus? I hope to see next voltage control in Paradiso to do a duo performance?🚀✨️ You are both have something special🌻
Thank you so much! We would love to perform together. 😄 I would say the biggest difference is that Nautilus is more wild and experimental but if you want it can create more “traditional” delays and Sealegs is the other way around. Both modules can achieve amazing sound design. Seallegs can be more subtle has a cv inlit for every parameter, Nautilus can get more wild. There is also a difference in the way they sound, its hard to describe. Both are amazing!
Thanx!!
I enjoyed that dive. Thank you! 😊
Im happy you’ve had good swim! 😄
Awesome work!!
Thabk you so much!
Leuk dat jullie nu samen muziek maken, heb jullie beide kort gesproken bij VCA Paradiso!
Dat vinden wij nou ook! VCA was voor ons beiden ons eerste modular live optreden!
Grappig 🙂
Feeling inspired, thank you!
Ah thank you so much! That makes me happy!
Looks and sounds beautiful my friend 👌😊
Thank you so much friend!
about one hour too short IMO - really nice tones
Oh thank you so much! Your words are too kind 🙏🏻
beautiful! it’s obvious how much you love the music, and it comes across in the way you produced the video too. lovely, thanks for sharing
Thank you so much! I’m happy my love and passion comes through. Music is my life 🙏🏻❤️
Beautiful as usual. I like how u use the mute buttons on your performance mixer to build up and to finish the piece.
❤️🙏🏻🔥 yay for mute buttons and delays!
Really nice. Would have been sick to have a beat come in.
Ah thank you, and yes I agree! I did consider programming a beat on my DFAM but I ran out of channels on my mixer very quickly this patch so I left it. But your comment makes me want to add a beat now…. 😂
Bjork spotted!
Bjork Bork!
@@Auldhelm Thanks for the correction of my typo!
Yes! Big, big inspiration 🙏🏻 hearing Hyperballad made me want to venture into creating electronic music and Homogenic made the biggest impact ever on me as a musician. To me it’s the perfect album. ❤️
@@raafmodular I used to really love her. Funny story; my college friend (who has very conventional music taste) once walked into my dorm room while Homogenic was on and thought my stereo was malfunctioning!
@@CarlsbadSGP2007 Iconic! Well if that is the sound of a malfunctioning stereo I would never want to fix it :D
Beautiful patch. I just picked up DXG last week - still trying to discover its super powers. How do you like it? When do you reach for it? Nice job, as always - I always look forward to your new stuff.
Oh thank you so much! I use the DXG when I want those typical decaying “plucky” sounds. I use it in this patch that way as well. I feed it with some melodic things like arps coming from Plaits. Then I put a gate trigger in the strike input (from my sequencer or from pams pro) and set the control knob somewhere between 9 and and 2 o’clock. It gives that awesome lowpassy pluck sounds. You can make it more dynamic by setting the control knob all the way clockwise and then patch an lfo or a sample and hold in the control cv input. It will filter te output slightly and intensifies and deintensifies the pluck sounds. Another way of using it is to simply only use the control knob and filter/mix the incoming audio. Hope this helps!
Amazing. I’m only a few months into my modular journey and your videos are fantastic inspiration. Keep doing what you’re doing 🎉
Thank you so much! I’m so happy to hear that! I will keep going. The most wonderful thing about making music with modular synths is that you discover more and more every time. Beads was one of my first module and it still keeps suprising me and it still teaches me new things. Also the power of utility modules and modulation has become so much more aparant to me. Wishing you tons of inspiration and fun on your modular journey! 😄
Let's go Raaf!
Yes! Go go go!
Love the message and the music. I’m on board - count me in.
Very nice Makes me also want to experience modular with others 🙏🏻
It truly is so much fun! Especially when you really listen to eachother and when you give eachother the space to do their thing 😄
@@raafmodular thanks for responding, your words are very inspiring for music and for life interactions ✨🙏 glad I discovered your channel
peaceful modular sounds - great!
Thank you!
I like this *sees bjork coverart* _of course I like this_ it actually reminds me a bit of Mark Bell era Bjork ❤
Thank you so much! Your words make me blush! ☺️. Björk has influenced me in a profound way. I was already makinf music but hearing Björks music made me want to become an electronic musician. Homogenic, Post and Vespertine have shaped me as a composer. Your words are too kind!
this is very beautiful! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you!
Thank you 🌷
😮😮😮❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
awesome performance!! and it´s even better when you are sharing it with someone special for you! great!
Thank you for your kind words ❤️
Amazing! 🤩 Sometimes it is not necessary to have a top line melody,lead,to take you there!!!! Congratulations 🎊👏👏 LABIS ...... (with much appreciation)
Thank you so much!❤️
You got me hooked with that description and transported with your music. I sub to see more 🥰
Thank you, that warms my heart ♥️
Love the story and your music. Most of times it's the journey that inspires many great destinations!
True! 🙂
Yes! Thank you for your kind words
This is delicious... well done both!
Thank you 🙂 🌷
Thank you so much!
Very lovely. Subscribed!
Thank you so much!
Hi Raaf - first i thought your speakers had LED Rings going with the frequencies (and found this very cool) ... ... tasty piece 👍
That is a GREAT idea for speakers! You should patent it. 😉 Thank you for your kind words!
MAGICAL. The end gives me goosebumbs!
Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️
Tres joli 🤩
Merci bien! 😄