The m-brane is a small, skiff friendly midi-to-cv eurorack module derived from the open-source Mutable Instruments Yarns. It is not a beginner build, but hopefully this can lower the bar for some others out there that might want one.
I’ve had a Yamaha SY-35 for a few years now, I originally wanted it as a big, cheap master keyboard with some interesting sounds as a bonus. It’s worked fantastically in that role, but it’s coming time to pass it along. One of my favorite sounds on it has been its ‘drumkit’ patch – a …
For the past few years, I’ve been plugging away at updating the code of the sonic-potions LXR Drum Machine, a versatile digital drum synth with a powerful sequencer that is both open-source and open-hardware. The updated firmware (available here, and hosted on GitHub here), aims to expand what can be done with the LXR, without …
A short weekend knob-twiddling session putting aside the Octatrack and doing all of the sequencing just from the LXR drum machine. I’ve just gotten a Waldorf Rocket for some instant-gratification analog filtering. This is mostly used to filter-envelope DRUM 1 from the LXR to make the bass, but some of the Waldorf oscillator gets mixed …