Modular Explorations: Shaping Noise
Channel: TheTechnobear
Date: 2019-03-09

This weeks AE Challenge is focused on using noise as a sound source.

more info and other entries can be found: http://forum.aemodular.com/thread/204/patch-challenge-9-make-noise

This topic coincides with something Ive wanted to explore "Resonators" , specifically exciting them with different sources and how they react.

so this video, is a bit of an exploration of that, showing how we can shape noise, how that can then be used with various resonators.

the basic approach in this video was to set up a patch that would allow me to explore this area, this is what I did.

part 1 
AE Modular:  
Noise - Wasp Filter (env1) - Mixer - VCA (env1) - MultiFx - OUT

AE modular implements both an exciter and resonator, 
the exciter is filtered noise, 
I use a bigger taking the HP, BP and LP outputs, so i can mix in different variations, and the envelope potentially sweeps the filter, lastly the vca shapes the intensity.

then the resonator is formed with the Multi FX set to Gitch Delay, using a short time makes it a kind of Karplus Strong effect.

(Id have preferred a separate envelope for filter and vca but ran out of envelopes ;) ) 


part 2 
AE Modular :  
Noise - Nyle Filter (env2) - Eurorack
Eurorack:
VCA (env1) - Elements (Res In) - OUT

Here the AE Modular is the exciter , the nyle filter allows me to set the mix of HP, BP, LP directly, and again the filter has an envelope modulating it.
its passed to the Eurorack for the VCA/Env (due to lack of envelopes on AE) , then onto the the resonator section of Elements (so bypassing the exciter section of Elements) 


part 3 
AE Modular :  
Noise - Wasp Filter (env3) - Eurorack
Eurorack:
VCA (env2) - Rings (In) - OUT

Here the AE Modular is the exciter , same set up as part 1 with filtered noise modulated with an envelope, 
and like part 2 it's then passed to the Eurorack for the VCA/Env (need more envelopes ;) ) ) , then into Rings as a resonator.


 
This is a fun setup, as its very easy to change what the shape and colour of the noise (via filter) on the AE modular, and then get a wide variety of sounds from the various resonators.

In this case, as I was focused on exploring this,  I tended to concentrated on more percussive sounds, but as briefly shown Rings and Elements can be pitched as resonators, so you can create melodies - something I want to explore in a musical context






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