Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A simple subtractive synth (square-wave through a low-pass filter) controlled by the Nonlinear Circuits "Squid Axon" module.
I planned to record a different video today, but I lost my voice, so I changed my plans. Alongside the NLC Neuron module (which I am also fond of youtu.be/SblYnu8OzEI ), I'm also fascinated by the Squid Axon, which is based on the Hodgkin–Huxley mathematical model (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodgkin%E2%80%93Huxley_model) of how giant squid axons work.
All that math is too complicated for me, but it's another chaotic, nature-modeled way to create control data, so I'm all for it.
Here, the output of the axon most clearly controls pitch, but also influences, the clock speed, envelope length, and filter. I start with the Squid Axon just working as a simple sample-and-hold, before cranking up the feedback for some generative melodies.
More VCV Rack: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w4cOVVxL6GS72MkQQ1plhz_HgfF7M-l
More music and sound design with artificial neurons: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w4cOVVxL6GojicLv-6sTL-l63pVSPQP
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A simple subtractive synth (square-wave through a low-pass filter) controlled by the Nonlinear Circuits "Squid Axon" module.
I planned to record a different video today, but I lost my voice, so I changed my plans. Alongside the NLC Neuron module (which I am also fond of youtu.be/SblYnu8OzEI ), I'm also fascinated by the Squid Axon, which is based on the Hodgkin–Huxley mathematical model (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodgkin%E2%80%93Huxley_model) of how giant squid axons work.
All that math is too complicated for me, but it's another chaotic, nature-modeled way to create control data, so I'm all for it.
Here, the output of the axon most clearly controls pitch, but also influences, the clock speed, envelope length, and filter. I start with the Squid Axon just working as a simple sample-and-hold, before cranking up the feedback for some generative melodies.
More VCV Rack: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w4cOVVxL6GS72MkQQ1plhz_HgfF7M-l
More music and sound design with artificial neurons: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7w4cOVVxL6GojicLv-6sTL-l63pVSPQP
LINKS:
Subscribe: youtube.com/user/SimonHutc/?sub_confirmation=1
Official Website - simonhutchinson.com
bandcamp: simonhutchinson.bandcamp.com/follow_me
facebook: facebook.com/SimonHutchinsonComposer
Buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/simonhutchinson
Buy my old gear (affiliate link): reverb.grsm.io/simon
Sign up for my mailing list: eepurl.com/hVs7bT
#SoundSynthesis #SoundDesign #ExperimentalMusic
