Kastle Volca

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This is the third video about the Volca Modular and it's all about hooking the Volca to other gear - especially the Kastle 1.5 digital synth from Bastl Instruments. I think it's a pretty amazing combination! For more info about the Volca Modular make sure to check out the first two videos: walkthrough( • Volca Modular: Walkthrough ) and Patching/LFOs( • Volca Modular: Patching and LFO's ). • TIMELINE • 00:00 Robot Fight! • 00:30 Whoops! The Audio Frequency LFO on the VM can be pushed to higher frequencies. • 04:40 Using the Arturia BeatStep with the VM • 06:00 BeatStep as a way to get DAW MIDI into the VM • 06:35 Using the Arturia KeyStep with the VM • 07:45 Using the Korg SQ-1 with the VM • 08:30 Discussion of the CV limitations of the VM, as is. • 09:45 Discussion of the Kastle 1.5. • 10:50 The Kastle I/O port gives 2 new CV paths for either input or output (or both). • 12:00 Kastle Volca things from here on out. The Bastl Dude mixer is quite helpful in all of this. You also might want a couple of Y-cables (stereo 3.5mm to dual mono 3.5mm) and maybe an inline attenuator (3.5mm TRS male on each end, an inexpensive one for headphones seems to work fine). • 12:40 Grounding. It's not hard in this case. ADDENDUM: It looks like audio-only grounding (via the Dude) is fouled up by using an inline volume control, at least for the ones I have. So [I/O] to CV-in is good, or both main audios to the Dude with plain cables is also fine • 14:00 Discussion and an instructive patch. • 17:42 CLIP1 • Kastle: Timbre.mod(max), Osc Pitc(10 O'clock), Osc Timbre(min), LFO Rate(2:00) • VM: Ratio(11:30), Fold(min), Mod(11:00), Attack(min), Release(10:00), Shape(9:00), Time(12:00), LPG1.cutoff(max), LPG2.cutoff(12:00), Space(min) • note: Kastle patchpoints indicated by [ ]. • F2.trigOut--F2.trigIn, F2.plus--Source.ratio, F1.plus--[waveshape], clock.gate--[LFO.RST], clock.pitch--[timbre.mod], [osc2]--LPG2.in, [LFO.triangle]--LPG2.level, LPG2.out--[I/O.L]. • 3 audio outs: Volca, Kastle Main, and Kastle I/O (1 out) • 19:20 It's tough to control pitch with a mod strip. • 19:50 CLIP2 • Kastle: Pitch.mod(max), Waveshape(min), Osc Pitch(min), Osc Timbre(max), LFO Rate(10:00) • VM: Ratio(min), Fold(vary), Mod(12:00), Attack(min), Release(12:00), LPG1(11:00), c(12:00), LPG2(max), Space(min) • Source.out--Split1.out, Source.mod--Split1.out, Split1.i--LPG1.in, Clock.gate--F2.triggerIn, F2.plus--LPG2.level, Clock.pitch--b, a+b*c--[pitch.mod], [osc1]--[osc2], [osc2]--LPG2.in, [LFO.triangle]--[waveshape], [LFO.triangle]--hotpatch--Source.note • 2 audio outs: Volca, Kastle Main • 21:15 INTERMISSION (WITH CATS!) • 21:50 CLIP3 • Kastle: Pitch.mod(10:00), Timbre.mod(3:00), Waveshape(10:00), Osc Pitch(9:00), Osc Timbre(10:00), LFO Rate(9:30). • VM: Ratio(1:00), Fold(min), Mod(min), Attack(min), Release(max), Shape(max), Time(max), LPG1.cutoff(vary), LPG2.cutoff(vary), c(max), Space(10:00) • Source.mod--LPG2.in, F2.plus--LPG2.level, F2.trigOut--F2.trigIn, Source.out--[I/O.L], [osc2]--LPG1.in, a+b*c--LPG1.level, clock.pitch--[timbre.mod], Woggle.noise--[I/O.R], [+]--[mode], [LFO.triangle]--[waveshape], F1.plus--[pitch.mod] • 4 audio outs: Volca, Kastle Main, Kastle I/O (2 outs) • 23:55 CLIP4 (2 chained sequences, one is in Stochastic mode) • Kastle: Pitch.mod(10:00), Timbre.mod(max), Waveshape(10:00), Osc Pitch(9:30), Osc Timbre(10:00), LFO Rate(12:00), Ratio(min), Fold(1:00), Mod(12:00), Attack(min), Release(10:00), Shape(9:00), Time(1:00), LPG1.cutoff(max), c(1:00), LPG2.cutoff(max), Space(min) • Clock./4--a, Clock./3--b, a+b*c--[LFO.RST], clock./2--F2.trigIn, F2.plus--LPG2.level, [osc2]--LPG2.in, [LFO.triangle]--Fold, [LFO.triangle]--[waveshape], [LFO.stepped]--[Timbre.mod] • 2 audio outs: Volca, Kastle Main • 25:15 Outro • 26:30 Ender - Volca Modular running through the amazing Transmisser reverb from Earthquaker Devices. Changing sequences and tweaking envelopes in realtime. There is some crackle and pop from where I hotswitched a pin cable to move the sequence quickly to a higher pitch (i.e. I switched from source.out to source.mod with the ratio set at an interval above). I WISH I HAD THOUGHT, at the time, about just using the Dude to crossfade the two signals. I may try that for an Instagram clip. • OTHER LINKS • https://www.korg.com/us/ • https://bastl-instruments.com/ • https://www.arturia.com/ • https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/

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