Morphagene Tutorial: 20 ways to use it (includes firmware v155)
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- This video walks through 20 tips and ideas for using Morphagene from Make Noise, including using it as a mono and "poly" granular synth, several types of delay, a synced looper, a drum machine and more...
If you like tips and tutorials like these, you can get more in one convenient place, including those to come in the future, in my In-Complete Book of Electronic Music Ideas, Tips and Tricks (hint: it's in-complete because it's always being updated…):
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Gear used in this video (affiliate links help the channel):
► Morphagene on Sweetwater: imp.i114863.net/q1kon
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► KeyStep: amzn.to/2R2u54s
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► Here's a link to the Modes app: itunes.apple.com/ca/app/modes...
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TIMELINE:
0:00 Overview
2:05 Stereo recorder
2:55 “Tape” speed control
4:30 Using splices
5:50 Morphagene as a Drum machine
6:20 Overdubbing
7:35 Resampling
8:30 Simple delay
9:30 Reverse delay
9:50 Harmonized delay
11:00 Single repeat effect
12:20 Gene and Slide
14:30 Gene smoothing
15:00 Morphagene explained
17:20 Phased looping genes
18:00 Morphagene as 1v/oct synth
20:15 Chords/Morphagene polysynth?
21:40 Time stretching
22:45 Using the CLK input
24:10 Chronological scanning
26:10 Synced looping
28:00 Envelope follower
28:25 Phase & pitch mods
30:30 Precision splicing
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this video is 4 years old now and still helping! I just got into modular, bought morphagene and played the delay mode you explained with the signal of my guitar, created an amazing delay / modular effect that I never heard in any pedal, made me very happy, even composed a song on it!
I also used the gate and envelope of my guitar signal (through a Befaco instrument interface module) to modulate morphane and it got even more wild, the more intense I play the guitar dynamics makes it modulate differently
thank you @loopop for sparking ! 🤩
Bro, you can't say you recorded a song and not have it on your channel! I'd love to hear it!
@@VinceFinemMusic Hello there, this is the one, only guitar and Morphagene: czcams.com/video/89TqDl2ApVs/video.html
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great timing. I just nudged myself the other day, to delve deeper with this module...!
Been watching this for 3 times now past months, very very very informative....you are a wonderful contribution to the synth community!
Thanks so much for this video. My Morphagene has sat unused for so long and this inspired me to really have a really good look at what it is capable of.
Your videos are always so well laid out and comprehensive, thank you sharing the goods!
I come back to this video every time I pull out the Morphagene. It's great. Thank you.
Awesomeness mate! Thanks.
Such a fantastic video, thank you so much for putting in all the work to make this. I've been happily using my morphagene for months now, but a few of these techniques are going to help me get even more out of it.
Wow, fantastic presentation. Calm, clear yet engaging. Super useful!
This was very helpful. It seems that I only revisit my Morphagene every few months, and each time I'll have completely forgotten how to operate it. Thanks too for the heads up on the cheat sheet and the app!
Got my Morphagene today. Downloading this vid and taking it to the woods 🖼
Mate, I have the hardest time using this thing - both fascination and frustration in one module. This is the tutorial sent from Heaven!
Great work! Itˋs so nice to see you explaning this quite amazing Instrument. Very clever, mind opening way, how you do the perfect splicing at the end. Thanks a lot.
Excellent video, as always. Morphagene has been the one module in my 12U x 416hp rig that I have yet to patch, as I got it with 2 large packages of modules with new cases that arrived all at once.,I’ve been really looking forward to begin recording samples to chop up, modulate, and integrate into my rack setup, with my other synths, or even some of my guitar songs, which I’ve been told Morphagene can record and completely modulate. Thank you ! This video was extremely helpful, as all of your tutorials are!
I’ve got the morphogene on order and as ever your video will save me hours of manual reading and self-discovery accelerating my enjoyment - brill! Thanks ever so much
This set up is really close to the first rack I intend to put together, good to see these modules work nicely together.
Saving this for later. Looking forward to diving into your exploration of the morphagene. This module seems far more useful than what I've been able to get out of it.
I picked up a morphagene again because of this video. I never fully understood it, but you've really helped me. thanks man!
Really awesome trick for playing the chords! Morph is such a beautiful instrument.
r Beny, where can I Iget the Modules APP??
found it!!!
I keep this video downloaded to my phone… I’ve watched it 10 times no joke and I keep coming back and using the bookmarks. This module is insane
Thanks, particularly for the delay trick...I never would have thought of that myself and it works really well, opening up a whole new feature for me. Brilliant.
THANK YOU! After I got the module I was not motivated to work with it a lot since it was so confusing at the beginning despite reading the manual. But this is realllly helpful and inspiring. so good man
I recently bought a Nebulae v2 thinking I’d get more out of it than a Morphagene, but you have me thinking otherwise. So much to discover-thanks for showing us the way 🙏🏻
both are great, both have their strong and weak points.
Excellent tutorial, probably the Best I've seen, thanks!
Wow, you outdid Walker Farrell's Morphagene demos. That's the highest praise I can give you.
Just bought myself a morphagene and loving it :-) thanks for the tutorial, it’s helping a lot making sense of it!
I love this machine, that ´s a very nice concept of sampling and granular synth all in one little box
great video.
I just got a morphagene and you cleared up a lot of things I was confused abput (the manual reads like a science paper :)
the part about clock input was especially helpful, thanks.
30:30: precisely slice a splice are the three words i never knew i needed to hear together until now
that's four ;-)
@@apparently_sonam rip harambe, sippin on some bombay
"Did I mention subscribers get this quality music on a weekly basis" Priceless ! :D
I was already pretty certain Morphagene would be my first module, now I’m READYYY THANK YOU
Adam Hanney it was my first module, now, I am totally immersed in modular
Thank you so much for this tutorial! It gave me a lot to think about in my patches!
“Did I mention subscribers get this quality music on a weekly basis?” 😂😂😂. Thanks for a great video. Got Morphagene three days ago and watching this after reading the manual was so useful. Thank you!
Can't believe I hadn't already subscribed to your channel! Such great timing, my Morphagene arrives tomorrow! Can't wait to put your tutorials to practice w/ it! Seems like such an awesome module!
altered states MOOG tutorials a godsend as well ... recommended !
Extremely helpful! Thanks for making this.
Keep coming back to this one!
Whenever i need any tutorial, this is the first channel to check
Deeply useful. And mad points for clarity. TY
There is so much here that is helpful. Thank you. 🙏
always good content.. Loopop is a wizard with gear. Thank you
Once again, great! You're a magican, loopop!
Thanks for making this video, it was very informative!
I agree with Ol’ r beny. That chords trick is ace 👌🏼 this whole video has got me really inspired! Great work!
Christopher Brooker thanks :)
hi, I very rarely comment, but I need to finally thank you Loopop! I learned from you how to operate Minibrute 2S and now Morphagene! You have amazing tutorial skills, much respect man!
Thanks very much!
Excellent video sir! This has been immensely helpful.
I love this video. You re ignited the MG fire, polyphony and phasing are the to new takeaways for me, but the entire video was brilliant. Thank you! Now, tell me about your book. Have a great week!
Thanks! The book? oh just more of the same ;)
This videos is like GOLD!
thanks for posting. Very useful and well explained!
best Morphagene tutorial ever!!! thanks
This video helped me out SO MUCH!! Thanks a bunch!!
I just click the “like” button before I even start watching out of habit now when it comes to the Loopopinator.
Awwwwwww!
Thank you a lot. Gave me a much better understanding of my new module.
This was a very well done video, thanks!
Amazing video as usual. I’ve been real focused on deep diving the morphagene lately and certainly gained a lot from this one, so thanks for that!
Also wanted to add that Noise or an Audio Rate signal is also great for modulating varispeed if you’re after tape style wobbles, though sometimes you have to pre attenuate before the morphs attenuators in order to dial it in tightly. I prefer this method simply because you do get some noise and other artifacts that don’t always appear with CV signals 🤤
Jae Ryan interesting, will try. So you don‘t sample and hold the noise, you just attenuate it?
VictorSteiner Yup! But anything audio rate is worth exploring ❤️
Absolutely great video!
omg, just what the Dr ordered ... many thanks ! 👍🏼✨
That splice trick is genius! I used to hate the fact that splicing was so hard to do right!
Thanks man. I’m actually trying to learn ‘confusing simpler” in MiRack (vcv for iPad) - I think you’ve helped A LOT 😆🙏
Thanks loopop. Great tips! I knew MG was going to be my leap into the modular world, and I almost built my first rig like this one you're using in the video (Pam, Maths and MG). I ended up with something a little bit different, but one of your other vids convinced me to definitely get the Expert Sleepers ES-8 to use with VCV rack. One issue I have with Morphagene is it seems very touchy to get mine to "land on green" with the main reel knob. Not sure if that's just due to the material I'm sampling or what.. but overall I'm enjoying it very much.
I keep coming back to this.
awesome, need to use this as a top reference as i learn the Morph.
I luv you Loopop! Thank god for these vids.... I put this one on repeat in the background while I'm working so that I try to take it in slowly and have a better idea when I sit down to tweak and it really works. The Hermod one tho? No way.... I'll never understand it. It's not you, it's me.
damn man, learned a lot. can't wait to mess with it - just ordered one today. thank you for the awesome resources.
Great overview, thanks!❤
Thank you. After this video I feel ashamed. The Morphagene is still one of the best modules I have but GAS and my case config let me forget about it a bit. Thanks! And even though I read the manual like 20 times your explanations made me understand some of it better / finally.
Amazing per usual thank you!!!
Modular seems overkill for regular synthesis, but when you showcase cool complex modules like that it's really tempting to start one. I love how you can do out of this world modulations and crazy routings with these unique modules.
Kevin Le Guillou once you put your feet into that water there is no coming back , I was staying away for long time and than I bought my first module,
“eurocrack” nothing else
Thanks for this, so inspiring!
Even though I own Phonogene, I love this thing & I want one NOW!
Awesome tutorial!! Thanks:-).
Really great video!
This thing looks incredible. My god, the morph dial in the Gene Smoothing section. They included a Steve Reich function...
"Did I mention subscribers get this quality music on a weekly basis?" I really, really, love the moments where your jokes pop up in the videos.
I just got my Minibrute 2S last week, my DB Impact is on the way, and I'm ordering my 0-Coast today... No more spending for a few months, still paying off a new Mac too, but... The next steps after that will be modular. I liked the look of Blackbox/Bitbox, but this... This looks like a whole lot more fun. Do you have an "essential modules" video, not based on brands, but functionality? I've downloaded VCV and I have some Ableton packs (Bengal and Oscillot) but it's a massive step forward, and I look to your videos a lot for advice.
Edit, some months later. This module was the reason I first decided that I wanted to start a rack. It wasn't the first module I bought (I started with a bunch of Mutable Instruments utility/function modules - Marbles, Frames, Stages, Links, and Blinds) and then followed on with voice/shaping (Plaits/Ripples) , and now my 1010 Bitbox mkii is just hours away from delivery, I think it's time to get the morphagene, since it's what made me want to start this whole journey.
So, using MI Marbles t-section as a drum trigger into the bitbox, and the x-section as modulation for the envelopes in Stages, with Frames firmware hack in shift register mode going into plaits/ 0-coast / minibrute 2s, and some modulation into ripples, I can record some bonkers rhythms and melodies, then feed them into the morphagene and screw them up even further. Since I come from a background of dj'ing with turntables and vinyl, I'm accustomed to beat mixing by ear, not by computer sync, so manual modulations synced in time will be easy for me, with the added bonus of them morphing with a human feel, rather than a perfectly quantized robotic feel. There will be some slight nudging and phasing, but it will feel natural, just like the jitter function of Marbles.
Honestly, I came into this whole modular thing as confused and overwhelmed as could be, but I saw what I liked. I started off with utilities, then added voices, and next, fx, and I feel I'm gonna start finding my way into what I envisioned at the start. Marbles will give me loads of great random patterns, the Frames Shift Register and Euclidean hacks will mess them up even further, and Morphagene will take that mess and tear it all apart again, and I get to do all the finishing touches by ear, not by computer. Make Noise Rosie will be next on the list so I can have a cue-system of loops and fx from the bitbox, recorded from Marbles and Frames and the voices, working like a regular dj system, and just feed the loops into Morphagene, and play it by ear, no clock/ gate inputs.
I have about a month to learn Bitbox, while I wait for Morphagene (if it's in stock)
Should do nicely!
incredible instrument
my eurorack obsession/addiction started just because of this lil thing. to me personally this might be the best module I've ever heard. I've been dreaming of owning one for a year. finally in couple of days my dreams will come true and i am gonna get one. I have never been so happy about a piece of gear like the morphagene. should i decide to sell all my gear sometime in the future, i'll frame it and hang it on my wall!!!
hey man, great video. thanks!
fantastic video!
So helpful thank you again
Excellent, practical tutorial. This module is so cool, but also is so overloaded with button combos, text file parameters, and conditional modes, it can be defeating. I love it and kind of hate it, too.
I couldn't get along with mine and sent it back after a week. I use Clouds and A Disting mk4 for most of what it can do. Still a cool module but not for me. Good review though!
I'm right there with you, buddy. I find the controls maddening. Haven't quite figured out how to fit it into my setup other than for ambient pads. May end up opting for Nebuae 2 which is a little more straight forward if I don't work it out.
Good to know. Wanted it for a live looper FX module that I could crossfade to.
The way you explain overdubbing, resampling, delay, should be added to the manual. Thx👍🏻👍🏻
invaluable, thank you
I've learned so much! I wish the audio input of MG was cleaner tho. I have a hard time recording quiet sounds, and making reels on the computer is much less interesting.
This guy has seriously made many different hardware and software companies a shit ton of money. I hope they give him free gear or money but I'm afraid this benevolent hero does it all out of the kindness of his heart..
Thanks - Not a hero...;) some companies send stuff or sell at a discount but I don't charge money - I rely mainly on Patreon support from viewers and youtube ad revenue, sometimes amazon affiliate links.
I subbed for the quality music.
Thx for subscribing so well. I really look forward für this module to use it. By watching this Vdieo, I also have become the spiritually answer, WHY we all love modular Synth so much. I myself made a spontanly video on my chanel, by showing a still of this video in back. I hope, this is OK for you.
Yesss wow thank you !!
My jaw dropped when you recorded different chords into different splices and basically created your own chord bank.
Thanks for this great overview! I just got the Morphagene after I saw your video.
A question though: The output of the Morphagene seems to be quite low compared to other modules, even with the input gain set to max without getting any distortion. Anybody else noticed this?
Thank You So Much
wow super helpful!
90 seconds in and the cheatsheet is already gold! Maybe you want to link it in the description.
You're right! It was on my launch to do list and I forgot.... it's there now ;)
awsome buddy . txx
Please, feature Pamela’s New Workout in a future video 🤗
Yes, would love to see a "20 Ways To Use PNW" video.
merci beaucoup monsieur!!!
You are a definite master!! Hopefully Make Noise sent you some compensation.
Thanks and no need I don’t take money from companies (though gear is ok…)
This module is so deep sometimes I mistake it for a Thomas Pynchon novel.
Gravity's Sampler.
MorphaV.
@@johnnymidnight2982
Slow Morpher
😂🤣
Hey quick question, do you use the HPO as the output for your skiff in this video? Do you find that HPO works well for these purposes generally? Thinking of getting one for that reason
du bist genial!
Supa cool thanks! Better than their manual haha.
Hi there, Is the Keystep running through a module or is it going through a DAW?
MG one of the best modules I own , qu-bit nebulae2 next , it’s a little bit different ,