New Music

ZO Etude One

This piece exemplifies my exploration of small patches useful for live performance.  There are no chance (aleatoric) elements; all changes are performed manually during the recording.  It is an improvisation, … Read More

741-417-82 Hz Drone

Here is another solfeggio drone.  There are many combinations to explore. This one has 741, 417, and 82 Hz.  These are approximate frequencies. I keep using the same patch that … Read More

852-285-71 Hz Drone

Exploring the solfeggio frequencies with part of the patch used for the 528 Hz Drone, I came up with one that combines 852 Hz with 285 Hz, plus 852/12 = … Read More

West Coast Drone

I was looking back at my West Coast Box project and wanted to try an update using modules I’ve built recently.  This uses both J. Haible Trapezoid VCAs, the ZerOscillator, … Read More

Audio Sample and Hold Demo

A demonstration of running audio through a sample and hold.  The input to the Oakley S&H comes from a little bell patch.  (The Limit control is set to zero, since … Read More

VCA on Wave Multiplier Input

A short demonstration of putting a VCA on the input to the CGS Wave Multiplier.  The triangle wave from a MOTM-300 VCO is patched through a J. Haible Trapezoid VCA … Read More

528 Hz Drone

I ran across some stuff on the internet about 528 Hz and other solfeggio tones.  Is it just New Age mumbo-jumbo? Who knows?  I made a patch using one MOTM-300 … Read More

Clanglorious

A study in patches suitable for live performance, using the CGS Super Psycho LFO, Fritz Teezer VCO, Synthesis Technology Morphing Terrarium VCO, two CGS Serge VCS, two Flight of Harmony … Read More

Generative

I spent a little more time evaluating Noatikl.  For this piece I added a pair of MOTM-440 lowpass filters, each with an envelope from a MOTM-800 envelope generator.  So we … Read More

Morph Modulation

This patch demonstrates the use of the Synthesis Technology Morphing Terrarium VCO (MT) as a complex LFO. The MT is set to the lowest range and adjusted manually.  Its XY … Read More