Softube´s MODULAR series of in-depth tutorials

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The series of in-depth tutorials about Softube´s MODULAR has started with the first 2 tutorials going online today:

Part 1: Installation, Overview and GUI
https://youtu.be/0wEKRCOPTFI

Part 2: File Management and Basic Concepts of Modular Synthesis
https://youtu.be/0NVV-cP5sXQ

Timeline and Content of part 1:
00:00 Intro
00:40 iLok and License
01:15 Installation and Plug Ins Control
02:15 The GUI
03:35 Adding Modules
04:10 Moving Modules
04:38 Deleting Modules
04:48 Performance Modules
05:31 The Audio Outputs
06:40 The Modular FX
06:56 Patching
09:14 A Note about Presets
09:39 Some Words ant the End

Timeline and Content of part 2:
00:00 Introduction
00:25 File Management
03:48 Basics about Modular Synths
04:34 CV control voltage
05:12 Audio signals
05:30 Gate
06:05 Trigger
06:30 Audio, Gate, Trigger, CV in Real Life
13:05 Mashing the signals up
18:12 The MIDI to CV Module
20:48 Some Words at the End

Have a great day and agood time!
Rolf
 
Part 3 of the in-depth tutorials about Softube´s MODULAR is online now.
It´s about the oscillator Doepfer A-110 module.

https://youtu.be/QTkh7acFtSk
Please look at the timeline for more details:
Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:24 Wave Forms
04:08 Range and Tune
05:50 CV 1 and CV 2
06:22 Microtonal Scales
08:35 Square, Pulse and Duty Cycle
09:45 Hard Sync
14:08 Output Levels
16:50 FM, Frequency Modulation
19:50 Some Words at the End
Have a great day and a good time!
Rolf
 
Part 4 of my series of tutorials about Softube´s MODULAR is online now. It´s about the amplifier module Doepfer A-132-3 DVCA:
https://youtu.be/F6U8n006YUY
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:30 A Warning
01:30 Module Overview
02:20 Gain and Amplification
03:44 Linear vs. Exponential
04:35 Clipping
06:38 2 DVCAs in Series
08:15 again: Linear vs. Exponential
08:48 Processing CV
12:22 Constructing Strange Scales
14:45 2 DVCAs parallel
16:41 AM (Amplitude Modulation)
18:30 Some Words at the End
Enjoy it!
Have a great day and a good time!
Rolf
 
Part 5: Doepfer A-108 VCF8 filter module

Part 5 of my tutorials about Softube´s Modular is online now. I deal with the filter module Doepfer A-108VCF8.
https://youtu.be/ep1tZuMiBb8


Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:12 Overview
03:40 Basic Terms: Cutoff and rolloff
05:00 Basic Terms: Emphasis, Q,Resonance
05:30 Band Pass
06:15 The Filter´s Curves
09:52 CV Cutoff Keyfollow
11:21 Modulating the Cutoff
14:04 Selfresonance
15:30 Comparing Sine Oscillators
17:24 A Singing Filter
18:50 Feedback Inserts
20:54 Feedback Keyfollow
22:04 Some Words at the End
Have a great day and a good time!
Rolf
 
Softube´s Modular Part 6 Doepfer A140 ADSR Module - Tutorial

Part 6 of my series of tutorials aboutSoftube´s Modular is online:
https://youtu.be/-brgYyPppds
It´s about the Doepfer A140 ADSRmodule and some uncommon applications.


Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
01:12 4 Stages
02:00 Gate
03:26 Gate and Retrigger
06:22 Outs and Inverse Out
08:30 ADSR Modes
10:30 Time or Speed or Level?
14:20 Maximum Level and Sustain Level
17:30 101 Gate Signals
20:45 ADSR and LFO
21:56 Two ADSRs (parallel)
27:03 Two ADSRs (serial)
28:40 A Whiff of Brass
30:15 Some Words at the End


Have a great day and a good time!
Rolf
 
Part 7 of my tutorials about Softube´sModular is online now.
https://youtu.be/09gsFbfoN6s
It´s about the Doepfer A-147 VCLFOModule, its functionality, its feedback behaviour and some deeper insides in RESET and CV feedback. Combinations of more than only 1LFO (parallel and seriell) and some experiments round the contend upto a video, which is a bit longer than expected :-)).
Have a great day and a good time!
Rolf


Timeline
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Functionality
01:05 Range of Frequencies
01:50 RESET
04:00 Breaking of the Chains
05:02 Modifying the Wave Forms
07:45 The Square Wave´s ResettingBehaviour
10:31 Feedback 1
13:56 The Strange Behaviour of theSaw Wave
15:40 RESETTING Conditions
23:00 And Again: Strange Saw
25:53 Feedback 2: Back to CV
30:21 2 LFOs Working Parallel
37:46 2 LFOs in Seriell
42:32 Some Words at the End
 
Softube Modular: The Tutorials, part 8is online.
This part deals with the Doepfer A-118Noise and Random Voltage Module.
I´m talking about noise to strings,ocean, waves, wind, percussion and tasty electronic bacon.
https://youtu.be/mrUACIlixrc


Timeline
00:00 Introduction
00:41 White Noise
01:20 Coloured Noise, Red, Blue
02:42 Random Voltage
03:00 Slew Rate
04:16 Random Voltage and CoulouredNoise
05:20 From Noise to Strings, Noiseand Delay
10:00 A Whiff of Karplus-Strong
14:00 Noise and Percussion 1:Synthesis
17:22 Ocean, Wind and Waves (but noSun)
19:34 Noise and Percussion 2:Layering
25:56 Noise as a Modulator
29:35 Noise and AnalogueUncleanliness
30:50 Noise and Granular Synthesis
31:12 Electronic Bacon
32:02 Some Words at the End
33:42 Noise goes Granular


Have a great day and a good time!
Rolf
 
Hello!
Havea nice morning, day, evening, night or whenever you are watching this.

https://youtu.be/VJ_2nbKexOI

Part9 of my series about Softube´s Modular is going to deal with the4 sequencer modules and will be published on Saturday 1 April 2017on my channel “VSTs in depth”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCI2wXmOToiaYrYzVBLOAvw


Pleaseread the timeline for more details about the content.


Lifetimelicenses and free access to all of my future video productionscan be gained until Friday 31 March 2017 therefore.
(Pleasevisit my website Donationware procedurefor details or go to the forum “the deep-sound divers´ coffeehouse” Donationware and lifetime entitlement - deep-sound divers´coffeehouseto learn more about the matter.)


I´dlike to thank you, who have donated during the last 4 years. As a“material” way of saying “thank you” you are owners ofthese lifetime licenses now. You always will have free access toall of my video productions. Please contact me for details(rofilm@seznam.cz) , if you donot want to wait for my email to inform you personally.


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Butit still will be your decision how much you donate. There won´t be a minimum amount so far. And whether or not there will ever be onedepends only on you, same as it depended only on my viewers to “makeit all donation ware”.


Producinga tutorial of the given quality takes me between 30 and 40 hours ofwork:


selectingthe matter, writing the script, testing, rewriting, producing theindividual clips and footage, recording the voice-over, producinganimations and graphs, cut, discussing the video with my family andwith friends, critics, changes, publishing.


Andas long as the mere number of viewers doesn´t convince the people atthe baker´s to give me some bread for free, nor any shop assistantto give my grandchildren some new shoes as a present, my choice is:


Eitherstop producing my tutorials at all and give more private lessons,
or
tryto make it completely donation ware.


I´vedecided to try the later.


Justto avoid some misconception:
Allmembers of the FM/PM workshop will have free access even to futureparts of this workshop of course (but there won´t be new membersaccepted as my free service capacity has reached its limits).


Andvideos in the course of our project “The Sound of the Waters of theWorld” will always be free – for ever and for anybody.


Havea great day and a good time!


Rolf




Softube´s
Modular
Tutorial9:
TheSequencer Units


Contentand Timeline:


0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:28 Why AnalogueSequencing?
0:03:21 The 4 SequencerUnits
0:03:46 Clock and DAWSYNC
0:05:32 Clock and LFO
0:06:20 LENGTH
0:06:52 AutomatingLENGTH
0:07:30 RESET
0:09:24 LOOP
0:10:23 LinkingSequencers
0:14:51 CV, RANGE andQUANTISE
0:17:20 CV and PITCH (2Charts)
0:17:56 TRIGGER andGATE
0:19:45 Patching
0:19:55 GATE as aCLOCK
0:20:42 The SequencerUnits and the Piano Roll, Part 1
0:22:05 TRIGGER as aCLOCK
0:22:25 The SequencerUnits and the Piano Roll, Part 2
0:24:19 Sequencer andEnvelopes
0:28:58 TransposingSequences
0:31:26 VCO as aCLOCK, the Clock Divider
0:33:15 Modulating theCLOCK
0:34:18 Pitch andCLOCK
0:34:58 Sequencers inFeedback Loops
0:40:45 ComplexRhythmical Structures (Polyrhythms)
0:46:04 The BeatSequencer
0:48:50 SWING
0:53:07 The BeatSequencer as a CLOCK source for Sequencer 8/16
0:55:17 Ratcheting
1:02:30 Ratcheting inLive Situations
1:04:11 The End
1:07:16 The Very End
 
Softube´s Modular Tutorial 10 "Intellijel Rubicon"

I´ve started working on Tutorial 10about Softube´s Modular. This time I´m going to talk about themodule Intellijel “Rubicon”. It´s a prety complex beast and thetutorial will probably be the longest one I´ve ever produced (lookslike something about two and a half hour, perhaps even up to threehours). I suppose it´s going to be available at the end of July. Forthose, who have missed the beginning: Tutorials 1 to 9 start hereSoftube Modular The Tutorials part 1 - YouTube


Have a great day and a good time!
Rolf
RUBICON.jpg
 
Softube Modular Part 10: Intellijel "Rubicon"

It´s done again! The “Rubicon”tutorial is available (part 10 of my series about Softube´sModular). With about 95 hours of production time (included some nightshifts) it´s got the longest and most comprehensive – so far –tutorial I´ve ever made: nearly 3 hours of explanations, experiments– and some jokes. And it´s not only the most comprehensivetutorial I have ever produces, it is – so far – also the mostcomprehensive tutorial about “Rubicon” on the Internet (disproveit, if you can :-))!


Softube Modular Part 10 Intellijel Rubicon - YouTube


Timeline
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:38 The Front Panel: Ovverviewand Groups
0:02:15 The Outputs: The Waveforms
0:03:10 The Inputs: Groups ofFunctionalities
0:04:38 Ranges of Frequencies
0:08:33 The Waveform Switches
0:08:44 Sine, Sigmoid andDouble Sigmoid
0:12:30 Pulse, Centered andEdge Aligned, Merging Waves, PW, PWM
0:29:19 Pulse Width Modulation
0:32:17 Softsync (“Flip”)
0:33:48 Terminology
0:34:42 Relations ofFrequencies, Master and Slave
0:40:00 Non-Integer Relations
0:41:47 Different Waveforms ofthe Slave
0:52:55 Different Classes ofSpectra
1:16:00 Different Waveforms ofthe Master
1:18:48 Hardsync
1:20:11 Comparing Hardsync andSoftsync
1:24:26 Master-Slave FrequencyRelations with Different Kinds of Master-Waves
1:30:14 Rubicon as Master andRubicon as Slave
1:33:10 The Magic of Zig-Zag
1:35:03 Rubicon-Square versusA-110-Square
1:43:34 SUB: Syncing to Death
1:44:58 Networks of Mastersand Slaves
1:46:40 Exponential FrequencyModulation
1:47:05 Just for theBeginners: Some Explanations of Basic Terms
1:48:00 FrequencyModulation
1:49:43 ExponentialFrequency Modulation
1:51:42 Linear FrequencyModulation
1:53:07 Through ZeroFrequency Modulation
1:58:42 First ExponentialFrequency Modulation with Rubicon
2:02:02 Attenuating theStrength of Modulation
2:03:44 Modulating theModulation
2:07:49 A “Melody of Sounds”with MIDI-Notes as Modulators, Microtonal Scales,
Macrotonal Scales
2:10:25 Some Typical LittlerPatches
2:15:07 Through Zero FrequencyModulation
2:15:25 SYMMETRY
2:20:40 INDEX
2:26:10 And again: SYMMETRY
2:28:17 Detour: The 20%Principle
2:29:40 SYMMETRY and“Negative” Frequencies
2:34:38 “A SingingModulator” or “Rubicon Gets Rid of Its Voice”
2:46:58 Reflecting Partialsand Splitting Partials
2:48:30 Future Prospects
2:51:40 Some Words at the End
The End at 2:52:38
Rubicon.jpg
 
The series is growing and growing: Part11 of my series of Tutorials about the modules of Softube´s Modularis available now.
Tutorial 11 Softube Modulat Intellijell Korgasmatron II TRAILER - YouTube


It´s all about Intellijel´smultifilter “Korgasmatron II”. 2 hours of explanations, examples,experiments and patches (well, only 1 hour 59 minutes and 32 seconds,to be precise). And like always: instead of a lot of words, here isthe
Timeline:
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:35 The Family Tree ofKorgasmatron II
0:01:40 The Overall Architectureand the GUI
0:02:16 Internal Signal Paths (Aand B), Part 1
(incl. Seriell Mode and ParallelMode)
0:08:44 XFADE
0:12:56 Seriell Mode
0:16:15 XFADE Modulations
0:21:35 Cutoff Modulations
0:24:20 Internal Signal Paths (Aand B), Part 2
(incl. FM2)
0:29:25 1V/OCT and TunedSelf-Resonance
0:34:03 Internal Signal Paths, Part3
0:36:35 Audio-In, Gain and Clipping
0:43:07 The 2 Lowpass Filters
0:48:00 Q and Q-drive
0:53:10 Distortion andSelf-Resonance
0:54:10 Miss Marple and the Case ofthe Mysterious Partials
1:03:33 The Bandpass Filter
1:17:04 The Highpass Filter
1:22:13 The Bandreject Filter
1:32:15 PATCHING! PATCHING!PATCHING!
1:32:30 Patch 1:“Zizzle-Grizzle”
1:40:27 Patch 2: Surfing theOcean Waves of Partials
1:47:05 Patch 3: A Kind ofCanon
1:52:10 Patch 4: A SelfmadeDrum Machine
1:55:45 Some Words at the End
1:59:30 The End
Korgasmatron.jpg
 
Tutorial no. 14 about Softube´sModulůar is available now. It deals with the module BRAIDS (MutableInstruments). It´s the first of two videos about Braids. The mainmatter are the functions in set-up mode.
YouTube


Timeline/Content:
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Front Panel and Basic Modes
01:13 Wave Select Mode and SetUpMode
03:05 General and Basic Functions
05:15 The SutUp Mode
07:45 META
11:50 BITS
13:50 The Meaning of Bit Depth
15:00 The Meaning ofQuantization in a ADC/DAC
16:15 RATE
17:03 The Meaning of theRefresh Rate of a DAC
22:45 When do BITS and RATEreally Make a Difference?
25:33 TSRC Trigger Source
28:08 Multi Triggers
28:58 TDLY Trigger Delay
30:46 The Internal Envelopeand the Internal VCA
33:32 The Internal Envelopeand FM
36:15 The Internal Envelopeand TIMBRE and COLOR
37:44 RANG Range
41:38 OCTV Octave
42:06 QNTZ Quantization and 45Different Scales
44:21 ROOT Setting the RootNote of a Scale
45:49 FLAT Detuning
46:51 DRFT FrequencyDrift/Instability
47:50 SIGN Grunge and Dirt
49:08 Version
49:20 Some Words at the End
49:34 The Real End
Enjoy your day!
Rolf
 
Softube Modular The Tutorials 15 isavailable now.:
YouTube


This video of more than 1 and a halfhours length deals with the wave shapes 1 – 15 of MutableInstruments module “BRAIDS”. But it´s far more than a simpledemonstration of these wave shapes/sounds. The video gives a lot ofbackground information about the wave shapes (the algorithms), aswell as how they work “under the hood”. Enjoy your day!
Rolf


Timeline/Content:
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:20 wave 1: CSAW
0:03:35 wave 2: 1n
0:07:31 wave 3: 1Nn
0:09:38 wave 4: Fold
0:11:52 wave 5: 1111
0:12:43 comb waves
0:13:26 Dirac waves
0:16:08 wave 6: SYNC
0:19:14 wave 7: SYN 1
0:20:10 wave 8: tripple saw
0:20:41 wave 9: tripple square
0:21:16 wave 10: tripple triangle
0:21:58 wave 11: triple sine
0:23:20 pitch quantisation
0:24:12 wave 12: RING
0:40:38 wave 13: seven saw
0:42:50 wave 14: comb-saw
0:44:23 delay lines and combfiltering
0:47:23 tuning delays
0:47:52 delay feedback
0:56:52 wave 15: TOY*
0:59:20 wave 16: ZLPF
1:01:12 waves 17 – 19: ZPKF,ZBPF, ZHPF
1:02:50 wave 20: VOSM
1:03:10 FORMANT synthesis,speech synthesis
1:04:08 VOSIM synthesis
1:06:06 wave 21: VOWL
1:08:08 wave 22: VFOF
1:08:25 Formant Wave Functionsynthesis
1:09:36 wave 23: HARM
1:11:31 wave 24: FM
1:16:42 wave 25: FBFM
1:19:22 wave 26: WTFM
1:22:37 wave:27 PLUK
1:24:10 wave 28: BOWD
1:27:43 wave 29: BLOW
1:28:27 wave 30: FLUTE andcomparing BLOW + FLUTE
1:30:20 wave 31: BELL (a notion ofadditive synthesis)
1:32:17 The end
1:33:20 The real END
BRAIDS FRONTPLATE.jpg
 
BRAIDS FRONTPLATE.jpgMutable Instruments BRAIDS – Tutorial16 about Softube´s Modular is public now:
YouTube
A demonstration and explanation ofwaves 32 to 45 including a bunch of background information aboutthese waves. See the timeline/content for details.


Timeline / Content:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Wave 32 “Drum”
02:37 Wave 33 “KICK”
04:13 Bridged T-Filters
05:28 Wave 34 “CYMB”
08:41 Wave 35 “SNAR”
09/47 Wave 36 “WTBL”
11:57 Wave 37 “WMAP”
14:07 Wave 38 “WLIN”
17:26 Wave 39 “WTx4”
18:58 Wave 40 “NOIS”
22:48 State Variable Filter
23:50 Wave 41 “TWNQ”
27:44 Wave 42 “CLKN”
30:31 Wave 43 “CLOU”
30:32 Basics of Granular SoundProcessing
32:06 The Parameters of Wave43
35:37 Wave 44 “PRTC”
37:16 Wave 45 “QPSK”
39:54 Some Words at the End
40:56 The End
Enjoy your day!
Rolf
 
Softube Modular tutorial 17 isavailable now:
Rofilm - Rolf Kasten is creating Video Tutorials and Sonic Art | Patreon


It´s all about the 4MS SpectralMultiband Resonator module. It´s public. Everbody can watch it. Butonly until August 10, 2019. After that deadline only Patrons and/ormembers of the rofilm-media.net community will have access to thetutorial.
And here is the content/timeline:


Timeline / Content:
00:00 Introduction
01:08 The Basic Functionality
04:45 Overview of the GUI
06:21 Colour Codes and Scales
09:19 The Spread Function
10:25 Scale Rotation
14:44 Scale CV
21:53 More about Scales
25:27 The Morph Function
27:49 The Filter Bands
33:32 The Range of Nudge
35:44 Slew and Moph
36:40 The Envelope Follower
51:23 Resonance Lock
53:38 Some Words at the End
56:41 The Real End


Enjoy your day!
Rolf
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Softube Modular The Tutorials Part 19“The Logic Modules” is available now:
YouTube


And here is its timeline/content(instead of a lot of introducing words):


Timeline/Content:
00:00 Introduction
00:33 The Logic Tool Module
00:33 “1”/”0” or“High”/”Low” or “True”/”False”
01:28 Input Wave Shapes andOutput Pulses
05:03 First (Simple!Application
06:08 Second Application(Signal Switching)
07:07 Inverting
07:24 The OR Function
07:58 The AND Function (incl.Random Rhythms)
09/17 The NAND Function
10:35 Adding and CombiningLogical Function
11:13 Different Levels of“High” and Sequencing
14:05 The NOR Function
14:49 The XOR Function
15:51 The Logixc Tool Moduleas a Signal Distributor
16:16 The Logic Tool Moduleand Persuccion Units
19:28 Switching betweenSequences
22:21 Networks of Logic ToolModules
26:21 The Signal Tool Module
26:46 The NEG Function
27:42 The ABS Function (incl.DC Offset)
32:07 The MAX Function and theMIN Function
34:25 The Signal Tool Moduleand External Audio
38:04 The A+B Function and theA-B Function
39:48 The CLIP Function
40:51 The “A is bigger thanB” Function
41:54 The Divider
42:58 Different Input WaveShapes
46:00 The Threshold
48:30 Step Divisions
49:38 Divider Networks
50:25 The RESET Function
51:58 External Audio as a BeatTrigger
52:57 Some Words At the End
53:15 The End


Enjoy your time!
Rolf
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