Behringer/ARP 2500 (n° 123)

Recorded on the 7th of july 2024. Patch performed live in one take. No overdubs, no post processing.
Synthesizer : Behringer/ARP 2500
Effect pedal : Source Audio Collider
Audio interface : Steinberg UR-RT 4
DAW : Cubase 10

[@auberginemachine567]

Fucking delightful. Loved this.

[@RandomMakingEncounters]

I love what you’re getting outta this 2500! Keep it coming and I wish your channel the best!

[@lnefpd]

Thanks !

[@michaelfaymusic]

Awesome! I’ve been considering scooping up the 2500 Series to pair alongside the rest of my cases. Looks like you have many multiples of each. I’m still familiarizing myself with each module’s features, is the ModAmp considered the VCA and if so do you find yourself using it quite a bit or do any of the other modules have built in VCA’s?

[@lnefpd]

There are two VCA modules in the 2500 series : the 1006 "FiltAmp" (for audio signals only, and it is also a filter) and the 1005 "ModAmp" (for both audio and control signals, and it is also a ring modulator). So if you want to modulate the amount of a modulation, the 1005 ModAmp is the right module.
Example : you want to modulate something with an enveloppe, but with a random amount of that enveloppe. To do this, you send the ADSR output into the ModAmp "A" input, and the output of, say, a 1036 S&H, into the ModAmp "CV" input. The output of the ModAmp will be the enveloppe multiplied by a random voltage.
The ModAmp is the module i use the most, because it can do quite a lot of useful things (offset generator, inverter, two-stage VCA...). But of course if you are using modules of other brands, these functions can achieved with smaller modules : here i'm using only 2500 modules « as an exercise ».

[@michaelfaymusic]

@@lnefpd thank you for the reply. I do have a some cases filled with plenty of utilities and plenty of vcas, however, as an exercise I enjoy piecing systems together (like the System 100 or Intellijel) and forcing myself to use only those modules. The 2500 series seems to have a very unique experience and looks fun to explore.