Matriarch

I was playing with my old Roland D-550 and was inspired to try an analog version on my Moog Matriarch. Obviously…the D-550 uses PCM digital waves, so it’s not meant as a comparison. Just a fun experiment.

Index:

00:02 Introduction

00:25 Demo 1

01:20 Patch Overview

02:00 Tutorial

02:25 Global Settings

03:18 LFO as Sound Source

03:50 Patching LFO with AM modulation using Attenuators

04:50 Patching Sequencer to control LFO

05:27 Patching Sequencer Gate to Envelope Generator & Filter

06:16 Patching Keyboard Gate CV to Filter, VCA & Sequencer Trigger

08:16 Patching Aftertouch to Modulate Modulation LFO

08:55 Patching ModWheel to Control Sequencer Rate

09:30 Outro Patch Demo & Experimentation 

Gear Used:

Moog Matriarch

Roland D-550

Eventide Space Reverb

This patch uses the Matriarch’s sequencer as a modulation source which allows for programable pattern based modulation.

Index:

00:02 Introduction

00:25 Basic Patch Diagram

00:45 Patch Demo/Examples

03:35 Tutorial Part 1 – Basic Setup

04:28 Patching – Sequencer as Mod Source – Destination Stereo Filter

06:48 Switching sequences for pattern variation

07:18 Patching Keyboard Aftertouch to trigger Sequencer

08:10 Patching Keyboard Gate to Envelope Triggers

08:49 Aftertouch Glitchy Pad Demo

09:50 Patching Envelope Generators to trigger Modulation

12:01 Patching Amp Envelope to trigger Sequencer

13:12 Amp Envelope trigger Modulation amount and Sequencer on/off

14:03 Tie and Ratchet to add more rhythmic variation 

14:44 Filter Envelope modulating Sequencer Rate/Division

16:00 CV out of Sequencer as Modulation Source

17:16 Sync LFO to Sequencer

18:00 Final Patch Diagram & Outro

Patch Diagrams available below

Gear Used:

Moog Matriarch

Splix Mult

3 different ideas for patching delay on the Moog Matriarch.

The basic idea behind this patch (and series of videos) is to find some interesting ways to expand on the (considerable) capabilities of the Matriarch by supplementing it with a few extra modules.

This is a short jam and tutorial patch for the Moog Matriarch featuring ALM Busy Circuits’ Pamela’s New Workout as a drum and pitch sequencer.

I’m also enlisting the help of Intellijel’s Bifold & Quadrax, Expert Sleepers’ Disting (as a filter in this patch), Doepfer’s A-138p Performance Mixer and the wonderfully useful Happy Nerding 3x MIA utility mixer.

This video is a lot longer then most of the videos I post…so here’s an index if you want to skip to certain points.

Index:

00:00 Introduction/Jam

02:45 Visual Overview/Patch Diagrams

03:10 Tutorial Part 1 – Detaching ARP/SEQ from internal routing.

03:42 – Splitting the Matriarch to 2 independent voices

05:14 – Dead patch to Cancel Stereo Delay on Matriarch.

05:28 – Tutorial Part 2 : LFO as KICK

07:05 – Clocking ALM Pamela’s New Workout to Matriarch

07:59 – Setting for Pamela’s Workout for Kick

08:30 – “VCO Like” modulation for better kick sound

10:31 – Euclidean Patterns for Kick

11:41 – Tutorial Part 3 – Snare and HiHats

11:53 – Noise Cutoff Filter

12:00 – Patching the Snare and Hats with VCFs And VCAs

13:00 – Attenuating with Happy Nerding 3x MIA

13:44 – Pamela’s Workout Setting for Snare and Hats

14:45 Phase Offset and Slop

16:20 Pamela Random Modulation for HiHat attack

18:27 Random Skip for Rhythmic Variation

18:50 Tutorial Part 3 – Voice 3 & 4 Patching

20:23 – Pamela’s Workout as Random Pitch Sequencer

20:53 – Quantizing Pamela’s Workout

21:49 – Looping Sequences in Pamela’s Workout

23:41 – Outro Jam

Gear Used:

Moog Matriarch

ALM Busy

Circuits Pamela’s New Workout

Intellijel Bifold

Intellijel Quad VCA

Expert Sleepers Disting Mk 4 (2)

Happy Nerding 3x MIA

Doepfer a-138p

Intellijel Spring Ray II