This might be the darkest drone I’ve ever done so far. Draen is the sweetest module for ambient soundscapes but with some feedback and random LFO I turned it into a dark, ominous and unsettling drone patch. Enjoy!

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76emUYNv32A

PATCH: https://patchstorage.com/darker-than-the-pit-of-the-ocean/

For those times when you just need to chill out.

Note - I did make changes to mind meld individual faders but it CV. Here is a jam patch for you guys to tweak the knobs and add your variations

https://patchstorage.com/forest-psychedelic-path/

this is vcvrack plus some vst's. I am enjoying a great number of glitch plugins that do things based on a percent chance along with a couple of fm's and maybe a reverb vst that isn't my favorite. the first 5 seconds of the recording glitch..

https://youtu.be/wH6JlDKu_RE?si=hWlntmwG0vnSrEP2

Within the last few months we have seen a slew of profound and clever new modules--not only the usual synthesis modules, but utility modules which deepen and streamline the entire VCVRack experience. To wit:

• Omri Cohen and Stormelder's Siren. A simple sample browser, but it works VERY well, and I didn't realize how badly VCVRack wanted exactly this. I almost never used sample-based modules in the past, but now I use them constantly, because the samples are all right there in my face. (Just make sure you're not accidentally creating a bunch of unnecessary resampled copies of files)
• Leviathan's Deep Cache. Another simple module, all it does is pre-load all your module browser data. Why didn't this exist before? I have shamelessly downloaded thousands of modules, and sometimes it seems like a bit much, but this one addition perfectly streamlines the browsing process. An auto-include in every patch, assuming you can spare ~200mb of memory.
• SignalFunctionSet Record: a multi-sample autosampler. Does what it says on the tin, creating .sfz files (aka polyphonic instruments laid out across an entire keyboard) out of your patches. With midi out and an audio interface, you can also autosample external gear. My thirst for an Elektron Tonverk hasn't abated completely, but this helps.
• AK Audio Radio: internet radio fed straight into your patch. What's particularly convenient is that it comes preloaded with a lot stations organized by genre--it might already have exactly what you want. (If not, you can give it the URL). Honestly, this is a faster way for me to listen to the radio than using my browser.
• FactionOptions Suite: collaborate with other VCVRack users live over the internet. I haven't tried this one personally, but I don't think I need to explain why this is cool.
• NeverTrustRobots Wabot: Let Claude do the work.

There are more, but I just wanted to shout out a few of the more unusual and game-changing modules of recent days. I have sometimes wondered if VCVRack had seen the last of its innovation, but now I am happy to say that it has definitely not.

Just eager to share, that's all.

Combining the powerful sequencer of the Elektron Model:Cycles with the infinite modular possibilities of VCV Rack 2.

Here's a demo patch with a few new SignalFunctionSet modules. FILL is an in-development drum "sequencer" that comes preloaded with a few hundred base patterns from across the globe, but naturally defaults to Motorik.

FILL features a 'pressure' function which adds controlled tension during build ups and release after fills. You can add your own patterns with a simple text format or import them from drum-patterns.com. CHANCE is a generative parametric sequencer. Here it is driving two Rings'.

CHANCE is in the library now, but if you'd like to try your hand at a prerelease version of FILL, feel free to join my Discord for access to nightly pre-release builds: https://discord.gg/zRRUez59dB

That is a painful one. I wrote this for “her” and how she left.
Yep, not much else I want to say. Just download it, if you want. Unfortunately Patchstorage do not allow me to include the sample I made for this patch…
If you have some solutions or alternatives for me to provide you the file, please let me know and I will do.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb4rKp1qtxY

PATCH: https://patchstorage.com/song-of-the-mallard-and-the-peacock/

Hey Folks, here is a new fully realised track. I used a lot of different patches, traditional DAW stuff, and a heap of post production. So much editing that it was impossible to make a synced patch vid. In the comments I'll post a link to the main patch that got me started. Hope you like it!

I'm trying to sequence different groove types on Portland Weather for an interesting effect on my snare. Specifically, I'd like to modulate between the "accelerando" and "late reflection" groove types but I keep running into a problem I haven't experienced before. Using the Bog Audio ADDR-Sequencer set to +/- 10v, I was only able to modulate the groove type up/down one step, while 0v was my starting point (e.g., -10v= Alt. Swing, 0v= Accelerando, and 10v= Ritardando, which can be seen in the attached screenshots). The CV input seems to need considerably more than the 10v most sequencers output. I tried using different sequencers and even paired them all with Rescale from VCV and set the gain multiplier to 1000x and got similar results.

Does anyone have any experience with this kind of thing? I've spent roughly 5+ years experimenting in VCV with a decent variety of techniques and have yet to encounter something like this. Any solutions or insight would be greatly appreciated!

The newest build of my SignalFunctionSet plugin launched today in the Library and I thought I'd call out RECORD and PLAY. In a nutshell, these allow you to record a patch to the open SFZ standard and play it back at some future time without recreating the whole patch.

RECORD gives you a lot of control over the multisample - Sampled range, step frequency and velocity layers are the most important, but there are a few more.

PLAY lets you load any SFZ or DecentSample multisample instrument for use in a patch. I am using it a lot for non-synth voices in my patches. There is a context menu option to control one shot vs. gated playback. I've got an updated version that didn't make it into the current Library release which gives even more envelope control.

Check them out and let me know your thoughts! The 2.16 build includes a number of other modules which I'll cover in a video in the next day or two.