Generative Patching with Moog Matriarch - Generative Expression Part 1
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Part 1 of Video Series about Generative Patching on the Moog Matriarch. In this series I'm going to approach the concept of Generative Patching by focusing on musical elements (Harmony, Rhythm, Timbre and Expression) rather than focusing on modules/synth utilities.
Index:
00:02 Introduction
01:29 My Thoughts on Generative Patching
03:00 My Plan for a Video Series about Generative Patching
04:14 Review how Matriarch's VCA CV inputs Work
05:08 Simple "Generative" Stereo Expression Drone Patch
09:00 How to use Envelope Generators as Unipolar LFOs
10:15 Simple "Generative" Modulation of Individual Voices Patch
17:51 Patch Demo/Exploration
19:00 Simple Generative Pitch Trick
21:10 Patch Demo/Exploration
Download Patch Diagrams from robemusic.com
Gear Used:
Moog Matriarch
Boredbrain Splix Passive Mixer/Attenuator boredbrainmusic.com/product/s...
Universal Audio Lexicon 224 Reverb Plugin - Hudba
Thanks for this! I’ve had my Matriarch for a year now and I haven’t even scratched the surface!
Let's make drones that kill time but not people. Very helpful video.
I just got a Matriarch, sold a Lyra 8 and my GM to pay for it and this is such a better drone method than the Lyra, thanks for posting.
Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and vision by starting another fascinating and inspiring series. Literally sitting on the edge of my chair waiting for the next part!
After all those neat little ideas that work together so incredibly well like that cross-modulation of both LFOs, a truly mesmerizing moment for me happened when you turned on that awesome analogue DELAY. I dig all the ways of modulating the delay, be it mix, feedback, time, you name it. Personally, as a source I just love the random LFO waveform. Here's to the magic sauce…
I feel profoundly grateful for having a chance to learn this way.
Great video. Look forward to the next one.
One of my favourite things to do with my synths is have my Matriach droning with a generative patch, along with my Wavestate doing the same and to leave them for hours on end as I potter around the house.
i do that while vacuuming
Your knowledge of the Matriarch and the creativity of your patches are amazing. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
My pleasure!
Seconded!
Sooo true!
Awesome video! Thank you for that one! Pure gold 🔥
Glad you liked it!
I have a matriarch coming in a couple days. This video's timing couldn't have been better! Fantastic job with the patch and explanation.
Have fun!
If drones aren't music I don't wanna be a musician.
thanks for another useful + informative Matriarch exploration
Glad you enjoyed it
To make chords sound mo better - tune according to the OVERTONES of the root (4:50 ff).
My two cents (pun intended) - being a choir director, I just can't help it:
When building a chord from the four oscillators we can make it sound much better in tune than the equal tempered chord we play on the keyboard. Note: The following tuning tips apply to harmony, for melody there are other rules.
Tune the FIFTH (OSC 2) a little bit sharp (+2 cents in relation to the root). The beating should change to a slow phasing or even disappear.
Tune the MAJOR THIRD (OSC 3) a staggeringly flat (-14 cents in relation to the root) while also listening to the already fine-tuned fifth. The major triad chord should sound incredibly nice when tuned. We are so used to detuned thirds, so open your ears and slow down that beating till it sounds pure and bright.
(Surprisingly, a MINOR THIRD would have to be slightly sharp - bringing it dangerously close to the super flat major third. Maybe that's the reason for the existence of blue notes? But I digress…)
Tune the ninth (OSC 4) which is the fifth of the fifth even more sharp (+4 cents in relation to the root). The chord from 5:20 could sound more consonant if the ninth was tuned just a little more sharp.
Listen only to the fifth interval between the fifth and the ninth of the chord on its own while doing this by ear. It will sound truly beautiful when in tune.
Now, listen to the whole chord - and ain't that real ear candy?
Numbers based on the book "Choral Intonation" by Per-Gunnar Alldahl
very nice, thank you
Excellent work
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome. This should be pretty helpful. Ill definitely incorporate this into my next upload.
Great videos on the Matriarch. I hope to get one soon.
My question is about polyphony. I know the Matriarch only does Duophony. I am just now moving away from the computer and trying to build a setup with semi-modular and perhaps modular. But the one think I'm missing is the ability to play chords. And I don't want to play those fake chords where you have to program the note intervals ahead of time. I see that the Coral and do real polyphone and that the Nifty keyboard has some trickery that enables it to have polyphony if you have 4 oscillators. Are these the only 2 options? If Nifty can build it into their keyboard, shouldn't there be a way that we can do that as well? Interested to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks!
Matriarch has 3 voice modes. Paraphonic, duophonic and unison. (It is possible with some patching to make it a 2 voice paraphonic synth with 2 osc per voice) difference between paraphonic and polyphonic is paraphonic voices all share the same filter, envelope generators and vca….so if you play block chords (4 notes at same time) you’ll get what you want..if you try do to a broken chord/arpeggio with sustained notes…the vca, filter and envelopes will either trigger or not trigger with each new note depending on if you have multi trigger on/off.
This is a question I have been asked a lot: I’m actually working on a few short videos for people new to these concepts which will be posted in the next few weeks.
Short answer…it may work for what you want…but sounds like you want a keyboard or polysynth. The matriarch is awesome but not a polysynth.
Thanks for that detailed response!
I would really like to build a 4 voice poly in euro rack. I’ve looked at some poly synths like the Roland SH-04. But no they all have too much menu diving. Right now I’m using my Oddity plugin running it in stand alone mode but that still ties me to the computer which I’m also trying to avoid.
Then I saw that NiftyKeys has up to 4 voice polyphony built in so I figured true polyphony in eororack must be possible. 😎
I think videos on this topic would be great!
Does anyone know where I can get attenuated patch cables? Are they called something else?
I’ve never seen cables with attenuators build in…they probably do exist though. The attenuators I use are splix by boredbrain. They are passive 2 channel mixers. If you only plug in one input it will act as an attenuator. Here’s the link to manufacturer…but depending on where you live you can probably get them at most music stores. boredbrainmusic.com/product/splix/
@RobeMusic Exactly what I needed, thanks!