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Patch Walkthrough for a Moog Matriarch patch using inverse filter envelope modulation to simulate the duck and swell you’d get from an external compressor side chain.

Index:

00:02 Intro Demo

01:49 Initial Set Up

03:18 Envelope Modulation Theory

05:51 Setting Up Filter Envelope Modulation

09:22 Side note: Amplitude Modulation of Mixer

10:27 Pulse Width Modulation at Audio Rate

11:30 Pitch Modulation of Sync Oscillator

14:02 Playing around with Envelopes

15:31 Side note: External Clock sync to Matriarch Arpeggiator

16:57 Voice 2 – Duo-phonic Round-robin

19:00 Delay modulation

23:40 Performance Options/Sound Variations

26:28 External Effects processing of Delay

27:42 Patch Demo 2

Gear Used:

Moog Matriarch

Moog Labyrinth (in opening demo)

Eventide H90

Short Video to clarify a common misconception about the global setting – Restore Stolen Voices – on the Moog Matriarch

Deep Dive into my “Happy Accident” Patch to try to figure out what’s actually going on. Examining the Paraphonic Behaviour of Moog Matriarch….and a few new patch ideas.

Index:

00:02 Intro

02:40 Quick Patch Demos

04:00 Paraphony – the key to understanding this patch

07:34 Configuring Expert Sleepers FH-2 for Paraphonic Midi-CV conversion

08:46 Walkthrough – Creating a Paraphonic patch with a Modular Synth

15:16 Matriarch Signal Flow and Paraphony

17:23 Examining Moog Matriarch’s SEQ Gate and Keyboard Gate Outputs

23:51 Multi-Trig

25:01 Patch 1 Walkthrough and Demo – Voice Allocation Walkthrough

37:04 Patch 2 Walkthrough and Demo – Simple “Happy Accident” – No Patching Required

41:10 Patch 3 Walkthrough and Demo – Envelope Behaviour

46:53 Patch 4 Walkthrough and Demo – VCA Split Mode

54:55 Outro

Gear Used:

Moog Matriarch

UA Lexicon 224 Reverb plugin

Expert Sleepers FH-2

Moog Mother 32 (2)

Moog DFAM

Intellijel Quad VCA

Doepfer A-141-2 VCADSR

A Quirk in Matriarch’s Global settings that allows for fake Polyphonic-like Behaviour from VCAs while using Sequencer

INDEX:

00:02 Intro

02:23 Patch Overview and Demo

07:02 The Happy Accident – Weird VCA behaviour

12:43 Step by Step Walkthrough

14:25 A bit about Matriarch’s Envelope Generators – Sustain Behaviour

18:23 Modulating (all oscillators) Pulse Width with Utility LFO

20:14 Sequencer Gate Length and Sustain

22:35 More about Global Settings Sequencer Keyboard Control

31:06 Independent Voice – Using Attenuator as VCA

Patch Diagrams below 

Gear Used:

Moog Matriarch

Splix by boredbrain – passive mixer/attenuator

https://www.boredbrainmusic.com/shop/…

Universal Audio Lexicon 224 Reverb Plugin

It would seem that this would be a simple patch…but it’s a little more involved than you’d think.

Patch inspired by Stranger Things : Eulogy

INDEX:

00:02 Intro and Patch Demo

01:00 Demo of Patch 2 – Envelope Modulation on Release : Delay Feedback and Mix

01:18 Why Env End Out will not work for this patch: closer look at ENV END OUT

05:15 Inverting and Offsetting a Gate Signal

06:47 Walkthrough Patch 1 : Stranger Things: Eulogy Inspired Keys

10:25 Going Further – Dual Envelope Filter Modulation

13:28 Going Further – Amplitude Modulation/Tremolo

17:17 Going Further – Using a Passive Mult as a CV summing Mixer

19:52 Walkthrough Patch 2 : – Modulating Delay and Filter on Key Release

25:04 Closer look at Envelope Parameters and Behaviours with inverted Gate

27:35 Outro

Patch Diagrams can be found at: https://robemusic.com/

Gear Used:

Moog Matriarch

Splix by boredbrain – passive mixer/attenuator

https://www.boredbrainmusic.com/shop/…

Universal Audio Lexicon 480L Reverb Plugin

Another request from channel viewers.

This is an examination of the glide and voice allocation (in duo mode) of the Moog Subsequent 37 and Moog Matriarch.

Index:

00:00 Demo Song

01:56 Introduction & topics covered

03:36 A Quick look at DUO mode on the Moog Subsequent 37

04:46 A Quick look at Matriarch Note Priority

05:33 Using External Devices to Augment Matriarch’s Voice Allocation

06:40 Using Expert Sleepers FH-2 Midi-Cv for Voice Allocation

09:38 Alternatives to external Modules (Hybrid Setups) for Voice Allocation

10:53 Using VCV rack to Augment Matriarch’s Voice Allocation

12:45 Deep dive into Glide Parameters of Moog Sub 37

20:08 Explanation/Demo of Musical decisions made for performance purposes

23:30 Duplicating Sub 37 Glide on Moog Matriarch

32:44 Duo Independent Glide – Using External Midi-CV module to Augment Matriarch Voice Allocation

36:55 Duo Independent Glide and Filter Modulation

44:16 Demo Outro

Gear Used:

Moog Subsequent 37

Moog Matriarch

Expert Sleepers FH-2

VCV rack (as midi-cv converter)