Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I am using the Buchla 208c music Easel Command along with the Make Noise 0-ctrl as a stand in for the 218 touch controller and wanted to explore some alternate uses for sequential voltage. I am live patching and using annotations to try to teach some of my thought process when I'm making these improvisations. This is entirely live and unrehearsed. The goal of this session was to apply the sequential voltage to both pitch and rhythm by patching to the Pulsar CV and see how many different timbres, soundscapes, and rhythms I could make happen. I got a nice gallop and a shuffle to happen. This is a great use to be able to have rhythmic variations in what can otherwise be a static 5 step sequence. You can also create a type of FM using this method. This is a relatively simple patch and doesn't need many connections to get something that can sound extremely complex. I am using the west coast technique of starting with something and spinning it out like a centrifuge. I'm processing the sound through a few eurorack modules that I will detail below. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!
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Patch Notes:
Buchla 208c Easel Command audio to 4ms Tapographic Delay to Make Noise X-pan controlled by Intellijel Quadrax and Tangle Quartet. Audio from Eurorack output to Boss RC-5 loop pedal and Eventide H9 reverb.
Live patching:
Sequential voltage to pitch of complex oscillator and inverted to the CV of the Pulsar
Pulsar to pitch of modulation oscillator
Random voltage to timbre
Envelope generator to both low pass gates
I am using the Buchla 208c music Easel Command along with the Make Noise 0-ctrl as a stand in for the 218 touch controller and wanted to explore some alternate uses for sequential voltage. I am live patching and using annotations to try to teach some of my thought process when I'm making these improvisations. This is entirely live and unrehearsed. The goal of this session was to apply the sequential voltage to both pitch and rhythm by patching to the Pulsar CV and see how many different timbres, soundscapes, and rhythms I could make happen. I got a nice gallop and a shuffle to happen. This is a great use to be able to have rhythmic variations in what can otherwise be a static 5 step sequence. You can also create a type of FM using this method. This is a relatively simple patch and doesn't need many connections to get something that can sound extremely complex. I am using the west coast technique of starting with something and spinning it out like a centrifuge. I'm processing the sound through a few eurorack modules that I will detail below. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!
If you enjoyed this, please consider supporting my Patreon: patreon.com/ethanjamesmusic
My shorts channel: youtube.com/channel/UC_BcJob-VaouHlwAKm7mxkA
My long form channel: youtube.com/channel/UCggb6vbFk8aWDY8zqlgK47Q
Patch Notes:
Buchla 208c Easel Command audio to 4ms Tapographic Delay to Make Noise X-pan controlled by Intellijel Quadrax and Tangle Quartet. Audio from Eurorack output to Boss RC-5 loop pedal and Eventide H9 reverb.
Live patching:
Sequential voltage to pitch of complex oscillator and inverted to the CV of the Pulsar
Pulsar to pitch of modulation oscillator
Random voltage to timbre
Envelope generator to both low pass gates
