Inspired by Justin from Abstract Data‘s Facebook 2016 run down month by month (and the others that followed suit) I wanted to round up the year month by month as to what went on. Partly just to look back over the amount of videos that went on and also to show you lot that list too as there’s probably some that were missed. Prepare for a big list of links, here goes!
January 2016
The year kicked off with the Mystic Circuits Vert video and I had an SH-101 for a few weeks on loan to play around with. For those interested I prefer the SH-09. I can’t remember what else went on to be honest, like most probably an uneventful first month of the year.
- Mystic Circuits – Vert
- Erica Synths – Black Dual EG / LFO
- Playing with the SH-101
- Sound Diary #8 – Feedback Paths
February 2016
I remember spending loads of time mulling over the details of all the things announced at NAMM in January it took a while. Modular Podcast also launched this month with Greg and Matthew joining me for the first show, it feels like ages ago now … probably because I’m bored of their company at this point 🙂 . I also made a video for the Flame FX6 as I wanted to do it and reach out to the company but never managed to get any response from them. I find it odd how they’re completely off the radar yet have good modules. I also got round to the first performance video from Ross Lamond’s Bells N Whistles Crackles N Pops from November 2015. I’m always behind with event videos but I capture things when I can then get to editing in-between work.
- Black Market Modular – Colour Palette
- Flame – FX6
- Modular Jam #31 – Drum Performance System
- Modular Podcast – Ep #1 NAMM 2016 Round Up
- Malekko Heavy Industry – Varigate 4
- Bitloader live at Bells N Whistles Crackles N Pops
March 2016
March March March sweet lordy March … I’ve no idea what happened in March 2016 to be honest. Nothing too eventful and prep for Superbooth following in April. Plenty of videos though, so (just for you Scanner) LET’S GET STUCK IN!
- Neutron Sound – Orgone Accumulator v2
- Eat Static live at Bells N Whistles Crackles N Pops
- Sound Diary #9 – Waverider Drone
- Modular Jam #32 – PDO Dubstep
- Bells N Whistles Crackles N Pops
- Befaco – Rampage
- Modular Podcast Ep #2 – Envelopes
- MP Patch Examples Ep #2 – Random Envelopes
- Erica Synths – Black Quad VCA
- Music Thing Modular – Turing Machine mkII
April 2016
Superbooth! I was a real come down after Superbooth but along with Matthew Shaw we got loads of footage as Modular Podcast. It was also my birthday this month both DivKid’s (stupid character has a back story don’t you know) made up birthday and my own.
Superbooth Videos – Verbos, Moog Island, Audio Damage Jam, Audio Damage, Studio Electronics, Ginko Synthese, Abstract Data, Befaco, Touellskouarn, Din Sync, Din Sync Jam, Leaf Audio / RYO, 4ms Company, Rossum Electro-Music, Music Thing Modular, Frap Tools, Sebastien Leger, Black Market Modular, Doepfer, KOMA Poltergeist, Sonic Potions, A conversation with Make Noise, Erica Synths, WMD
- Modular Podcast Ep #3 – Superbooth
- MP Patch Examples Ep #3 – Res EQ Patch
- MP Patch Examples Ep #3 – Dual Random Melodies
- MP Patch Examples Ep #3 – Edges Chord Stabs
- MP Patch Examples Ep #3 – Quadra Patch Modulation
- MP Patch Examples Ep #3 – Sequence Manipulation
May 2016
More Superbooth footage, the awesome birdkids voice, making percussion with the Loquelic Iteritas and we had Mark Verbos on the Modular Podcast episode which was fantastic!
Superbooth Videos – Expert Sleepers, Industrial Music Electronics, KOMA Elektronik, Kilpatrick Audio, Reaktor Blocks, Rebel Technology, birdkids, BASTL Instruments, Soulsby Synthesizers, Modular Grid, Modal Electronics
- birdkids – Bateleur voice
- Sound Diary #10 – Loquelic Percussion
- Modular Podcast Episode #4 – Random with Mark Verbos
- MP Patch Example Ep #4 – Random Haunting Feedback
- MP Patch Example Ep #4 – Random Selection Melodies
- MP Patch Example Ep #4 – Random Selection Noises
- MP Patch Example Ep #4 – Random Spaces
- MP Patch Example Ep #4 – Random Tones
- MP Patch Example Ep #4 – Random Grooves
June 2016
The last two Superbooth videos, an interview with Richard Devine, Modular Podcast episode on Filters, my first play around with the killer awesome WMD Aperture and some patches with the equally killer AJH Synth Ring SM.
- Modular Jam #33 – Beatstep Pro
- MP Interview #02 – Richard Devine
- AJH Synth – Ring SM Patches
- Maker.ie – Superbooth16
- CFM – Superbooth16
- WMD – Aperture *First Patch*
- Modular Podcast Episode #05 – Filters
- MP Patch Example Ep #5 – The Defibrillator vs The Sea Devil
- MP Patch Example Ep #5 – Aperture Full Mix Filtering
- MP Patch Example Ep #5 – Broken Filter FM
- MP Patch Example Ep #5 – Feedback Path Filtering
- MP Patch Example Ep #5 – Filter Pings
- MP Patch Example Ep #5 – Polivoks High Pass
- MP Patch Example Ep #5 – Filter Play
- MP Patch Example Ep #5 – Rubber VCF303
July 2016
The FINAL yes final Superbooth video (took me ages to get through those), first video with Akemie’s Castle, an interview with Matt Lange and some Acid Fuzz with Kasleder, Modular Meets Electric Spring and an interesting project with Owl Project.
- Sound Diary #11 – Akemie’s Drone
- Video Diary – Superbooth16
- MP Interview #03 – Matt Lange
- Sound Diary #12 – Acid Beats
- Owl Project – Rock Music
- Kasleder – Acid Fuzz
- Modular Meets Electric Spring 2016
August 2016
Modular Meets held it’s biggest (and probably biggest modular event in the UK) event to date with Modular Meets Leeds. The crowd, manufacturers and performers were all awesome! Sonic State came and live streamed the footage which you can say HERE. Modular Podcast spoke about oscillator in episode 6 of the show and I’d been playing with the Chaos Divider, AD/LFO, the DeepMind 12 and Tonnetz Sequent. I also made my first VLOG, in a vane attempt to be a child YouTube billionaire! 😉
- Modular Podcast Episode 6 – Oscillators
- MP Patch Examples Ep #6 – Akemie’s House 1
- MP Patch Examples Ep #6 – Akemie’s House 2
- MP Patch Examples Ep #6 – Classic Analogue
- MP Patch Examples Ep #6 – DPO Drone
- MP Patch Examples Ep #6 – Harmonic Drone
- MP Patch Examples Ep #6 – Harmonic Scan
- MP Patch Examples Ep #6 – Loquelic Arps
- MP Patch Examples Ep #6 – tELHARMONIC Church
- MP Patch Examples Ep #6 – tELHARMONIC SR
- MP Patch Examples Ep #6 – World’s Dirtiest Sines
- Malekko – AD/LFO *First Patch*
- VLOG1 – Tsyklon Labs / I Have No Ears
- Malekko – AD/LFO
- VLOG2 – DeepMind12
- Behringer DeepMind 12 – DCO FM
- VLOG3 – Modular Meets Leeds Walkthrough
- Pixel Mechanic – Modular Meets Electric Spring 2016
- Modular Jam #34 – Tonnetz Chords
September 2016
As you can see above August was a busy one for videos and September was just as bonkers. I had lots of fun with the Moffenzeef Modular G.M.O and it’s alternative Bobcat firmware along with Reaktor Blocks, Mutable Music Things Ears, the Vermona twinOUT, VSL VCF-74, a nice Pulp Logic lunchbox case and talking FX with Modular Podcast. September means back to work for me (teaching in schools) so not sure how I manage to put out this lot.
- Moffenzeef Modular – Bobcat
- VLOG4 – Demo case
- Moffenzeef Modular – GMO
- Reaktor Blocks Building & Expanding a Synth Voice
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – Black Hole Drone
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – Chorus Dimensions
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – Clouds Drone
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – Japanese Ice Cream Van
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – Lydian Erbe
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – Geiger Counter
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – Rings Of Modcan 1
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – Rings Of Modcan 2 Melodic
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – Rings Of Modcan 3 Ambient
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – SBG DIG CV
- MP Patch Example Ep #7 – SMR
- Modular Podcast Episode 7 – Effects
- Vermona – twinOUT
- Mutable Music Things – Ears
- Sound Diary #13 – Drum Jam
- Vintage Synth Lab – VCF-74 First Patch
- BlueWolfSe7en – Modular Meets Electric Spring 2016
- Leaf Audio – NTBA First Patch
- Pulp Logic – LBZ54
- Malekko – AD/LFO Performance Tip
- Lamond Design – DIY Case Guide
October 2016
Another another busy month with plenty of videos and thinking back no doubt loads of prep for the Lamond Design event “Bells N Whistles Crackles N Pops” that’s in November each year. I also got a sneak peak at the Arturia DrumBrute prior to release with the Modular Podcast trio.
- Modular Meets Electric Spring Slideshow
- Vintage Synth Lab – VCF-74
- Arturia – DrumBrute
- Eowave – Fluctuations Magnetiques First Patch
- Leaf Audio – NTBA
- 4ms – DLD & SMR
- Modular Podcast Episode 8 – Performing with Modular
- Eowave – Fluctuations Magnetiques
- NoBots at the Brighton Modular Meet
- VCOADSR at the Brighton Modular Meet
- VLOG5 – 3 Module Challenge
November 2016
I think it’s fair to call November DLD month, totally blown about how good that sounds and it continues to impress still. There was also the Red Dragon filter from Hexinverter which is a great sounding “soviet based” filter. There’s the cheap and cheerful Happy Nerding ADSR which is a simple but nicely playable 6HP envelope as well as the amazingly small PICO DSP providing stereo FX in only 3HP, which seems nuts.
- Hexinverter – Red Dragon First Patch
- Modular Podcast – #3modulechallenge
- Brighton Modular Meet
- 4ms – DLD Drum Processing
- 4ms – DLD
- 4ms – DLD Feedback Paths
- HexInverter – Red Dragon
- Erica Synths – PICO DSP Jam
- Jasper – Brighton Modular Meet
- Happy Nerding – ADSR
- Erica Synths – PICO DSP
- Future Sound System – Brighton Modular Meet
- Modular Podcast Episode 9 3 Module Challenge
- MP Patch Examples Ep #9 – Octocontroller, Rings, Z-DSP
- MP Patch Examples Ep #9 – Octocontroller, Akemie’s Castle, Erbe Verb
- MP Patch Examples Ep #9 – Rings, URA, DLD
- MP Patch Examples Ep #9 – tELHARMONIC Drone
December 2016
Jingle Divs Jingle Divs Jingle all the way! There’s some Chaos Divider action, Eurocraic Irish synth meet pics, AJH Sonic XV, Hexinverter BD9, XAOC Kamieniec and the first patch with Morpheus from Rossum Electro–Music. I can’t remember too much from that month to be honest so there you go. All the videos from 2016 which looking back looks pretty nuts!
