Patching @ 3am: videos of random synth patches
- KVRAF
- 13875 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
I was there, but did not see a 'chat', so I didn't. 
I'm not a musician, but I've designed sounds that others use to make music. http://soundcloud.com/obsidiananvil
- addled muppet weed
- 111304 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
you have to click on join chat sometimes, we were there!!
- addled muppet weed
- 111304 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
marcs performance was great!
the applause thing came out of leftfield and he took it to unexpected places!! was my favourite part, watching him build from nothing, the others were cool, but didnt really show me much of what the move is capable of, or indeed marc himself, that last track, he was grooving away!
and fancy it taking an american to tell me about a british company doing music retreats in france...
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 13133 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Thanks for watching, all the same!
I’ve been using the ‘watch’ tag in my links, so that the preview shows up in my posts. If I use the ‘live’ tag the preview doesn’t work but I think in that case the chat appears by default. I’ll figure this stuff out eventually, lol.
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 13133 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Marc has a great ear for interesting sounds and ways to manipulate them. His recordings are full of found sounds and spontaneously sampled instruments. It’s inspiring to watch him find a sound and make it work in a composition. He’s a fascinating guy.vurt wrote: Sun Oct 12, 2025 6:33 pmmarcs performance was great!
the applause thing came out of leftfield and he took it to unexpected places!! was my favourite part, watching him build from nothing, the others were cool, but didnt really show me much of what the move is capable of, or indeed marc himself, that last track, he was grooving away!
and fancy it taking an american to tell me about a british company doing music retreats in france...
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 13133 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Preparing for the next episode of Patching @ 3am. This week I'll be talking about the various forms and functions of feedback in electronic music.
- addled muppet weed
- 111304 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
otherwise known as "showing off my umbra"?justin3am wrote: Mon Oct 20, 2025 6:09 pm Preparing for the next episode of Patching @ 3am. This week I'll be talking about the various forms and functions of feedback in electronic music.
looking forward to this one, i love feedback patches
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 13133 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Actually, the Umbra may not make it into pt.1, lol. I'm doing some case rearranging at the moment. The current plan is to talk about common applications of feedback (op amp gain, filter resonance, etc) demonstrate some methods of controlling acoustic feedback with small speakers and piezos, some pedal feedback with a passive matrix mixer and maybe a short performance with my Cocoquantus. I'm planning for 3 episodes related to feedback. The other two will be geared toward modular techniques. Lots of ground to cover!
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- KVRian
- 1337 posts since 29 Sep, 2012 from Minnesota
The format for these videos should be:
Long, marathon length that last until at least 3 in the morning, have some loud, pumping techno music going in the background so it’s hard to hear what your saying; and the room should be totally dark except for a strobe light - you might want to wear a couple of flashlights strapped to your head like Orbital so you can see what your doing, but for everyone at home it would take like three of four viewing to learn anything at all.
Long, marathon length that last until at least 3 in the morning, have some loud, pumping techno music going in the background so it’s hard to hear what your saying; and the room should be totally dark except for a strobe light - you might want to wear a couple of flashlights strapped to your head like Orbital so you can see what your doing, but for everyone at home it would take like three of four viewing to learn anything at all.
- addled muppet weed
- 111304 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
wow, that actually sounds both cool and like a lot of work!justin3am wrote: Mon Oct 20, 2025 9:57 pm
Actually, the Umbra may not make it into pt.1, lol. I'm doing some case rearranging at the moment. The current plan is to talk about common applications of feedback (op amp gain, filter resonance, etc) demonstrate some methods of controlling acoustic feedback with small speakers and piezos, some pedal feedback with a passive matrix mixer and maybe a short performance with my Cocoquantus. I'm planning for 3 episodes related to feedback. The other two will be geared toward modular techniques. Lots of ground to cover!
this first episode, sounds like one ill be learning most from, do very little in the speaker/mic area, beyond my guitar playing in metal bands
i do more loop feedback, but even there, im sure theres lots i can still learn!
looking forward to these 3 episodes!
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 13133 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Constructed Identity wrote: Tue Oct 21, 2025 5:39 pm The format for these videos should be:
Long, marathon length that last until at least 3 in the morning, have some loud, pumping techno music going in the background so it’s hard to hear what your saying; and the room should be totally dark except for a strobe light - you might want to wear a couple of flashlights strapped to your head like Orbital so you can see what your doing, but for everyone at home it would take like three of four viewing to learn anything at all.![]()
While this suggestion appeals to my inclination to be as oblique as possible, I also really enjoy sunshine! I was a surfer before I met the goth GF who became my wife.
I really want these videos to feel like hanging out in my studio, waiting for a project to finish rendering or something. I'm not necessarily trying to teach anything useful, just talking shop.
But yes, I will eventually do a stream at 3am PDT.
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 13133 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Some work yeah but it should be fun! At first I was trying to script things out but now I think I'll just put a bunch of stuff out on a table and explore stuff. Maybe a little awkward but it's really how I tend to work when I harvesting sampler food.vurt wrote: Tue Oct 21, 2025 6:27 pmwow, that actually sounds both cool and like a lot of work!
this first episode, sounds like one ill be learning most from, do very little in the speaker/mic area, beyond my guitar playing in metal bands![]()
i do more loop feedback, but even there, im sure theres lots i can still learn!
looking forward to these 3 episodes!![]()
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 13133 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
I'm getting set up for the stream today at 2pm PDT. Once again completely underprepared but we'll have fun!
Gonna make some circuits squeal!
Gonna make some circuits squeal!
- addled muppet weed
- 111304 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
see you there!
- KVRAF
- 11336 posts since 18 Aug, 2007 from NYC
Yup, see you there!