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  • Live Patching 4: Complex Envelopes and Polymeters with USTA and FALISTRI

    Today we stumbled upon a classic of our patch archive, the Complex Envelope Technique with FALISTRI. We mixed it with a polymetric patch on the USTA sequencer, as well as some ratcheting gates sent straight into BRENSO’s ping circuit.

  • Live Patching 3: USTA and FALISTRI’s force loop

    By combining USTA’s ratcheting effect, BRENSO’s LFO, and FALISTRI’s Force Loop input, we created this unpredictable patch where each pattern repetition bears different rhythms.

  • FUMANA Four on the Floor (AKA Filterbank Techno Vibes)

    Today we’re going to do an experiment! We try to recreate a popular reel we uploaded on IG. We patched as many Techno staples as we could with just FUMANA, USTA, and BRENSO (ok, also a little bit of FALISTRI): kick drums, acid lines, squelchy filters, and some ambient layers in the background.

  • FALISTRI Clock Manipulation #2

    A variation on last week’s Technique: FALISTRI as a clock delay/clock divider controlled by USTA!⁠ ⁠ The layout is the same: Track 1 runs at an internal clock; its gate B trigs…
  • FALISTRI Clock Manipulation #1

    This time we used FALISTRI to play with USTA’s clock!⁠ We had our main track set to the internal clock, and then we used the gate B output to trig FALISTRI, whose…
  • Clock Cross-Modulation #2

    More messing around with USTA’s clock! Now CV B of track changes the clock tempo so that every stage has a different speed. It’s great for creating rubato and accelerando effects!⁠

  • Stage Shift Probability #3

    We always showcased the stage shift function with a random S&H in sync with the current track.⁠ Now we play with different ratios: when the track is faster than the stage shift CV, USTA will play some sequence fragments before shifting again!

  • Stage Shift & Gates

    The Stage Shift function doesn’t shift just the CV, but also the CV values: pair it with some green LEDs to recall some ratchets!

  • Clock Cross-Modulation #1

    Today we want to mess around with that one thing you aren’t supposed to touch: THE CLOCK.⁠

  • Stage Shift Probability #2

    The Stage Shift allows you to pick other stage values within the pattern – even from stages that you’re not playing! It can be nice to add a very controlled variation to your melody while still being able to get back to the original version.⁠