I took a 3 note short sequence and built it up and evolved it by adding percussion, transposition, adjusting the loop lenght and adding whats called Intensity. Which is a Cv input that triggers random gates as the sequence plays.
It kind of fell into my lap while I was buying some other stuff from Tom. It was shown in prototype from in Superbooth and is just about to go on full release.
It's built really well and really intuitive to use. You could more or less just plug it in and get going right away without a glance at the manual and it goes perfectly with the Oberkorn.
I really like the flipped gate features were you can connect 2 synths to the sequencer and when you turn off the gate for one it turns it on for the other. Makes for nice variation in both the pattern and the sound.
Spent a load of time at the weekend playing about with the Generator with the intention to create a full song in just hardware sequencers. Took a while with having to create the various sequences and dial in the notes and check the tuning etc.
The Generator does 3 different sequences in the video, each then recorded. The mega city is sequencing a Nyborg 24 for arps. And the bass is a Nyborg 24 that I got a chord like sound out of by having the Oscillators and Sub in 3 slightly different states of tune.
Percussion is 2 Telemarks sequenced by Oberkorns and the lead a Telemark Keys
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Yeah it's a hard thing to pick from, I like one synth challenges though as it's a good way to learn an instrument and find ways's to coax different sounds out of it and to get inspiration for future tunes.
The Nyborg is very versatile. Chevytraveller has one (two?) and it's a stonking box. Just by fiddling, I got an almost perfect DX7 fm bass sound. Wow. He did a track using just that in the last synth challenge so have a read of the old thread and see his entry. I'm sure that there also used to be a youTube vid but I can't find it at the moment.
Dave B wrote:The Nyborg is very versatile. Chevytraveller has one (two?) and it's a stonking box. Just by fiddling, I got an almost perfect DX7 fm bass sound. Wow. He did a track using just that in the last synth challenge so have a read of the old thread and see his entry. I'm sure that there also used to be a youTube vid but I can't find it at the moment.
I'll look that up now thanks, love seeing what people do with them.
Quick edit: Had a listen Depeche Mode, No Disco, very good, and brownie points as I'm a life long Depeche Fan
I did a one Synth on Depeche's Any Second Now with the Nyborg 24 shortly after I got it to familiarise myself with it:
Got a second Generator Sequencer yesterday and have made a 30 second video showing them patched up to start/stop each other whilst playing a 32 step loop:
DavyP wrote:Got a second Generator Sequencer yesterday and have made a 30 second video showing them patched up to start/stop each other whilst playing a 32 step loop
Made use of the Daisy chaining features of the Generator for 32 steps and the Voltage Generator Transposition in this Sequencer cliche classic.
Also added a few groovy dancers to the video including Rusty Griswald, Ron Burgundy and Oprah Winfry look a likes. Also in there (for those in the Uk who know him) is a Bill Oddie look alike who was hanging round Birds then and still does now
Gave the Telemark some love in this one. I was playing/practicing/learning with it on Saturday night and made some cool sounds and thought they'd be ideal for this song. (Where's the Revolution")
Generator is sequencing the Arp the rest was played in as an audio recording (no midi) using the Telemark Keys. Percussion is from Logic.
Ben Asaro wrote:You also post @ muffs? Your rig sounds divine.
Yep I'm a regular in the "Your Tunes Here" thread
Thanks for the nice comments, I'm really happy with my current setup. It's the first time I've had a setup and not been constantly looking for something else (GAS), I feel really content I can achieve anything I want with it.
Now this one I'm enjoying a lot more than the first DavyP!
Love the sample/hold/sequenced filter frequency runs
Now I might be a little odd, but I did notice that in your first video all your gear seems to have white front panels, while in the second they are nearly all black. Is it a trick of the light, or do you have colour-themed synth areas
