New Music

Funny Sounds

By Richard on July 29, 2012

The Plumbutter through Cocoquantus.  It’s my friend AVDog.  He’s got a personality.  Sometimes you just have to twiddle the knobs a bit and…

AVDog Ultrasound

By Richard on July 29, 2012

Plumbutter (left) pals around with Cocoquantus.  I’m still figuring it out!  I included this photo of both, but the recording below is Plumbutter alone.  The patch uses one AVDog, which … Read More

Plumbutter Arrival

By Richard on July 21, 2012

Plumbutter arrived this week!  It’s the latest instrument by Peter Blasser at Ciat-Lonbarde.  This is a self-contained synthesizer with a distinct philosophy behind it.  After checking everything out I made … Read More

Bunnoo Debate

By Richard on July 8, 2012

Recorded at the reception after the Bunnoo convention.  I love how they are able to carry on a lively discussion without becoming strident.  Bunnoos enjoy debating even such contentious issues … Read More

Quantussy Imitation

By Richard on July 4, 2012

I tried to imitate the internal configuration of the Ciat-Lonbarde Cocoquantus pentagonal oscillators (Quantussy).  It uses four VCOs and four sample and holds, patched for cross-modulation.  A more faithful imitation … Read More

Quantussy Melody

By Richard on June 17, 2012

I’ve been working on a self-running patch that routes two of the cocoquantus oscillators (the five inseparably cross-modulating VCOs are called the Quantussy) through the modular for processing.  In this … Read More

What London Used To Be

By Richard on June 3, 2012

On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, BCC America reports.  A Cocoquantus seems to have intervened.  Recorded in a mini-studio, consisting of a Tivoli Audio PAL radio and the … Read More

Wavering Drone

By Richard on May 13, 2012

This was made with the Modular Tetrazzi amplitude-modulating itself and going through a pair of MOTM-490 filters being swept by LFOs.  Tetrazzi is controlled by the Wogglebug.

Before Tsunami

By Richard on May 5, 2012

Uses the Modular Tetrazzi as a linear FM modulation source for the Zeroscillator in “no bias” mode.  A thick drone arrives from the Synthesis Technology e340 Cloud Generator and later … Read More