Navs' Modular Lab

via Navs:
"just wanted to give you the heads up: there's two new sets of tests at Navs' Modular Lab.

Doepfer + Bananalogue Wave Multipliers - from inverse filtering and easy FM to outright destruction, go forth and multiply!

Swayed by Cwejman - VCA-2P, VCO-2RM + MMF-1. Modular basics from the Rolls Royce of Eurorack.

While you're there, be sure to check out Navs' Patch of the Day - diary of a week of wiring.

LINKS:
Modular Lab
PotD"

It's the Envelope, Stupid! - Navs' Modular Lab Easter EG Hunt

"time for another Modular Lab test:
Common wisdom has it that the most important module for shaping your sound is the filter. I beg to differ: it's the envelope, stupid!

On the bench: Doepfer's A-140 ADSR, A-142 Decay/ Gate, A-143-1 Complex EG/ LFO & Cwejman's ADSR-VC2.

Enjoy the test and happy hunting!

Navs
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LINKS:
Navs' Modular Lab
EG Test"

Happy Easter folks!

Silent Night via navs.modular.lab

via navs.modular.lab

Silent Night by navs
"Featuring a Roland Super Jupiter, modular and EHX Poly Chorus and Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai."

Doepfer A-156 Dual Quantizer Demo on navs.modular.lab

You can find the details on navs.modular.lab

Doepfer A-156 Quantizer Demo by navs

Oscillators on navs.modular.lab

"What a week it's been. First I get my AFG back from Livewire, then I finally get my hands on a Cwejman VCO-6 and yesterday Tiptop Audio's Z3000 arrives at Schneidersbuero. Oscillators. They're like buses..."

You can hear the samples on navs.modular.lab.

Navs Patch of the Day - The Polyphonic Modular

"A quick demo of the Kenton Pro 2000 MkII's polyphonic mode.

The most obvious application would be to play chords, but why stop there? The beauty of the modular environment is that you can assign different waveforms, filters and envelope settings to each voice.

In today's patch I used 3 VCOs (panned hard left/ right and centre), a similar number of EGs, VCFs & VCAs and a touch of random modulation to add some movement to what would otherwise be a fairly static riff. The Kenton is in 'Regular Cycle' mode, which means it passes each new note on to the next VCO in the chain."

You can find the patch on navs.modular.lab.

Harvestman Polivoks VCF Demo via Navs

via Navs:

"I've added a demo of the Harvestman Polivoks VCF to the Patch of the Day thread at the Canecutters' forum.

Two minutes of manual frequency FM with the Polivoks being modulated by a Plan B Model 15 VCO. Very Metal.

Expect a full review in the Modular Lab soon.

Cheers,
Navs
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LINKS:
MadVlad (Polivoks VCF demo)
Patch of the Day
Modular Lab"

Navs' Modular Lab - Polivoks Punch Up

"Gutsy, metallic and fiendishly unstable - but do you need it?

Check out The Harvestman's Polivoks Filter clone in the Modular Lab."

Navs 4MS VCAM & PEG Demo

via Navs

"I got a chance to play with the prototypes of the 4MS VCA Matrix & Pingable Envelope Generator this past week while Dann & Jeannot were visiting Berlin...

The VCAM works as you'd expect: it's a matrix mixer with the added benefit of SSM VCAs & mutes, capable of processing both CVs & audio. The LED mute buttons, in particular, would be useful in performance.

The PEG offers tempo-sync'd envelopes/ LFOs with control over multiplication or division of the envelope time, contour shaping tools and various trigger outs. With a little feedback and when run at audio-rates it can produce chaotic results."

Check out navs.modular.lab for more.

4MS VCAM & PEG Demo by navs

Navs & Penko Live in Berlin

details on the upcoming show on navs.modular.lab

Some of what to expect
Navs & Penko Live Teaser by navs

Cwejman MMF-2 Demo & Impressions by Navs

"The MMF-2 can be used to process mono or stereo signals. The filters can be run in parallel, or if patched, in series. It features two types of saturation and a dry/ wet mix."

Full post on navs.modular.lab here.

Ringmod Round-up on Navs

"An overview of five balanced-, or ring-, modulators: the Intellijel μMod, Makenoise ModDemix, Fonitronik mh-31, Doepfer A-133 and Cwejman VCO-2RM."

See the write-up on navs.modular.lab.

RingMod Roundup by navs

Navs' Modular Lab - Filter Fight Update!

Ken Stone CGS735 Synthacon Filter samples added along with imagages. Title link takes you there.

Previous posts

Update via Navs in the comments: "Couldn't resist comparing the CGS with Plan B's Model 12. New files added."

Navs Modular Lab - Livewire Modulators

via Navs:

"given the current interest in Livewire, I've uploaded some tests of the Vulcan and Dalek modulators. Files can be found here."

SunSyn 2.0 Audio

Sunscape by navs

via navs.modular.lab who is sending his in for the 2.0 OS upgrade. This demo is pre-upgrade. See the post for details.

Plan B Model 23 Analog Shift Register

PotD - The Organ Grinder by navs

"In this patch the M23 was used to shift a quantized sequence to a pair of detuned VCOs, the 'both' input of a Bananalogue/ Serge VCS and the CV input of a VC-LFO. The sequence was transposed by the stepped output of a Wogglebug. A sequential switch was used to alternate between a 'regular' and voltage controlled clock. The switch was triggered by a comparator reading the output of a second random source."

via navs.modular.lab where you'll find more.

Waiting4woggle

Waiting4woggle by navs

"Patch of the Day featuring a Frostwave Resonator (MS20 filter clone), a random source and two VCLFOs."

via navs.modular.lab where you'll find more.

Fonitronik mh11 Demo

"The mh11 offers a new take on the basic sequencer concept. An analogue to digital converter generates 256 patterns. The notes and direction stay the same, but the sequence of steps that actually get played is under manual or voltage control..."

via navs.modular.lab where you'll find full details.

Patch of the Day - And The Bells Rang Out

and the bells rang out by navs

via navs.modular.lab

"A festive Patch of the Day -

AFG FM'd, MMF-1 pinged, Super Jupiter XModded & Sunsyn plain old filtered, all sequenced by a P3."

Clash of the Borgs on navs.modular.lab

"A quick comparison of the Malekko Wiard Borg 1 & 2, also featuring Plan B Models 12 & 13."

On Navs here.