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I´ve started a new series. And – again – it´s about modular synthesis. I thought SoloStuff´s modular softsynth “SoloRack” worth a whole series of tutorials – and concipated one. Here is the first part: Installation and Overview
https://youtu.be/mnQk2uvMW08

It´s a public part. Enjoy it! Rolf

Timeline
00:00     Introduction
01:15     Download and Installation
02:42     Four Versions of SoloRack
03:15     Loading a Module
03:45     Placing, Replacing and Deleting a Module
04:31     Module Information
04:51     “Always on” and CPU
07:12     Groups of Modules
14:50     Load and Save
15:48     My first Real Patch
24:38     Some Words at the End
Enjoy it!
Have a good time!
Rolf

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The second part of my series of tutorials about SoloStuff´s modular softsynth “SoloRack” is online now:
https://youtu.be/UdJcsPAemNs

In this second part of the series I talk about the menus and the hidden functions of SoloRack, give some explanations about oversampling and aliasing and build up a famous patch step by step (please see the timeline for details).

The whole series is meant to give you not only a profound knowledge about the modular softsynth SoloRack, but also a remarkable amount of knowledge about modular synthesis and even about sound synthesis in general. It makes it easy to step into the matter, even if you are a complete beginner (You are a professional? Well, you may like the series nevertheless).

Timeline:
00:00     Introduction
00:19     The Preset Menu
01:58     ASpecial Group: Sequences
03:27     Managing Presets using the Windows Browser
05:46     SAVE, LOAD and Alternative Preset Libraries
07:40     The Preset Description and the Authorship
               (or: Albi Soundstone attacks Rolf Kasten)
11:40     Oversampling and Aliasing
22:30     About Cables and LEDs
24:38     Expanding and Reducing the Rack
25:25     Fine Tune
25:55     Cable Art
26:45     Copy and Paste Values
28:00     Understanding the Front Panels
33:05     PATCHING! PATCHING! PATCHING!
34:50     Building Up a Famous Patch Step by Step
42:45     Some Words at the End
45:56     The End

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Introduction to modular synthesis: SoloRack Tutorial 3: The Oscillators Part 1 is online now:
https://youtu.be/Vaa3Jzt56kc

Please see the timeline below for further details.

Timeline and Content
00:00     Introduction
01:18     The SA 310 VCO
02:00     Pitch Range
02:24     1 Volt/Octave
03:19     Trigger, CV and Gate
04:38     “... and it´s this jump to the left ...”
09:07     The Waves
11:22     Analogue Exponential Frequency Modulation
18:35     Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
20:16     Duty Cycles
22:28     Phase Shifts
27:20     PWM and Oversampling
28:55     Hardsync
40:05     “Bend”
42:28     Half-Wave Rectifier (RA)
45:25     About Phase Shifts Again
49:47     PATCHING! PATCHING! PATCHING!
52:08     Some Words at the End
53:45     The End
Enjoy your life!
Rolf

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My last “modular” video in 2017 is out now, SoloStuff´s Solorack part 4, talking about three of the oscillators.

https://youtu.be/-pXcD0D6V08

It´s about saw, supersaw and hypersaw, about linear frequency modulation, about exponential sine wave FM, about noise and “Radio”, about Karplus-Strong and about a mysterious patch.

Timeline:
00:00     Introduction
01:18     Some Questions concerning Video 3
05:43     The S304, An Overview
07:23     Phase Shifts
08:48     From Detune to Hypersaw
23:11     Linear Through Zero FM
33:00     The S302 Dual Sub/Sine
36:24     Phase, Phase, Phase
38:44     FM like in 1984
47:13     Noise, Noise, Noise
50:35     Is Karplus Still Strong?
              (Sorry for the bad joke!)
53:09     A Patch to puzzle about
53:47     Some Words at the End
55:06     The End

I´ll be working on my album for the next 6 weeks. So, please don´t expect my next video before the end of January 2018. I wish you all a merry Chrismas and a happy New Year.
Enjoy your life!
Rolf

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Part 5 of my series of tutorials about SoloStuff´s “SoloRack” modular VST synthesizer is available now. It is all about frequency modulation – linear as well as exponential – and phase modulation. The video introduces and explains the S321 FM/PM oscillator module.
https://youtu.be/RvYGUoalGE0

1 hour and 40 minutes long, more than 39 hours of production time, 54 graphs and pics, 69 short clips, and here is the

Timeline:
0:00:00          Introduction
0:00:33          Basic Terms and Principles of FM/PM
0:01:15               FM versus PM
0:04:00               Exponential versus Linear
0:06:23          The GUI (FrontPanel)
0:08:33               Pitch Range and Tuning
0:12:16               The Matrix
0:23:30          Algorithms
0:38:04          Feedback Loops
0:39:53          A Kind of System of FM Patches
0:40:10               Creating SAW Waves
0:42:20               Creating Square Waves
0:43:30               Creating Triangle Waves
0:46:38               Leaving the Field of Pure Sine Wave Modulation
0:50:04          Certain C : M Relations
0:54:30          Real FM (at last)
0:59:35          Comparing PM, Linear FM and Exponential FM
1:15:32          Modulating the Strength of FM and PM
1:27:00          Patching Complex Sounds: Slap Bass
1:33:03          Patching Somplex Sounds: Harpsichord plus Bass
1:34:50          From the Montains of Madness (sorry, Mr. Lovecraft)
1:36:18          Some Words at the End
1:39:04          The End