Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
My submission for the Hardware Jams “3 Body Problem” Weekend Challenge.
A chaotic system of interconnected feedback loops. Sounds like time for a no input mixer jam to me.
All the sounds in this jam were produced by patching feedback loops on my analogue mixing desk.
Channel 1 & 2 were set as low frequency feedback pulses at slightly different rates. Setting them both to output to group 1/2 and then patching the output of group 1/2 to the channel inputs. Cutting highs and mids, boosting lows and setting the gain really high results in the low frequency pulses.
I the set up feedback loops on Aux 1/2 to channels 3/4 that were just below the point of self oscillation and then pinged them with a mixture of the pulses from 1 & 2.
Channel 5 was set as feedback from the left control room output of the mixer and channel 6 was patched as a feedback loop through a spring reverb from the right control room output of the mixer.
The various channels were interacting with each other through small adjustments to Aux 1/2 or the main outputs of the desk.
Then it’s a case of trying to tame the chaos and find some atmospheric moments.
This week’s challenge prompt:
Dear fellow jammers,
We would love to kick off our 6th birthday with a sci-fi themed series of challenges inspired by the book, and TV-series 3 Body Problems.
There are many scientific themes in the series that can be easily applied to our music and I would love to start with the main topic: 3 Body problems, a mathematical dilemma that is really difficult to solve, or even impossible. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-body_problem for an explanation.
As the main issue, is gravity, this can be applied to our music by creating variations. For example, you can choose to use different LFO’s to control a single parameter, using various ENV’s or anything that you see fit, to create a little bit of chaos and variation to your jams.
Always Learning
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I'm a strong believer in continuous improvement and always trying to learn something new. While creating this video I tried a new no-input mixing pinging technique I came across recently.
My submission for the Hardware Jams “3 Body Problem” Weekend Challenge.
A chaotic system of interconnected feedback loops. Sounds like time for a no input mixer jam to me.
All the sounds in this jam were produced by patching feedback loops on my analogue mixing desk.
Channel 1 & 2 were set as low frequency feedback pulses at slightly different rates. Setting them both to output to group 1/2 and then patching the output of group 1/2 to the channel inputs. Cutting highs and mids, boosting lows and setting the gain really high results in the low frequency pulses.
I the set up feedback loops on Aux 1/2 to channels 3/4 that were just below the point of self oscillation and then pinged them with a mixture of the pulses from 1 & 2.
Channel 5 was set as feedback from the left control room output of the mixer and channel 6 was patched as a feedback loop through a spring reverb from the right control room output of the mixer.
The various channels were interacting with each other through small adjustments to Aux 1/2 or the main outputs of the desk.
Then it’s a case of trying to tame the chaos and find some atmospheric moments.
This week’s challenge prompt:
Dear fellow jammers,
We would love to kick off our 6th birthday with a sci-fi themed series of challenges inspired by the book, and TV-series 3 Body Problems.
There are many scientific themes in the series that can be easily applied to our music and I would love to start with the main topic: 3 Body problems, a mathematical dilemma that is really difficult to solve, or even impossible. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-body_problem for an explanation.
As the main issue, is gravity, this can be applied to our music by creating variations. For example, you can choose to use different LFO’s to control a single parameter, using various ENV’s or anything that you see fit, to create a little bit of chaos and variation to your jams.
Always Learning
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I'm a strong believer in continuous improvement and always trying to learn something new. While creating this video I tried a new no-input mixing pinging technique I came across recently.
