not-things

not-things

Exploring the musical world of modular synthesis through VCV Rack patches.

Hi There! I'm currently in the "learning to make generative music in VCV Rack" phase of my musical journey, hoping to eventually graduate into the "I make generative music in VCV Rack" state. But the expectation is that it will take a while until that point has been reached, so until then there will be a lot of studying and experimenting. I will be sharing the results of this experimentation on this channel. Feel free to join me on the journey!

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  • @TheVoltar100
    @TheVoltar1004 күн бұрын

    Nice tuto about Nullpath!

  • @not-things
    @not-things4 күн бұрын

    Thanks! It's a nice set of modules with some interesting possibilities.

  • @dreamscaperadio
    @dreamscaperadio5 күн бұрын

    You are a genius brother, thank you so much for sharing this knowledge in a very simple way as anybody could understand. Keep inspiring

  • @not-things
    @not-things5 күн бұрын

    Thank you! Glad you found the tutorial helpful.

  • @zachhoy
    @zachhoy7 күн бұрын

    that's a lot of modules! Gorgeous sounds

  • @not-things
    @not-things7 күн бұрын

    Thank you! There were actually even more modules in there while I was trying to take some control over the blending of the voices over time. But I removed them near the end of the patch construction because it simply wasn't working as intended 😄

  • @pennywise5095
    @pennywise509511 күн бұрын

    Very nice!were all sounds synthesized or some samples? It sounds amazing

  • @not-things
    @not-things11 күн бұрын

    Thank you! It's all synthesized as the patch is playing. Even the Simpliciter module that you can see in the middle of the second row is continuously recording the synthesized voice that's in front of it and then mixing in the recorded sample in reverse.

  • @pennywise5095
    @pennywise509511 күн бұрын

    @@not-things thats amazing it sounds so good!

  • @justthatbloke
    @justthatbloke13 күн бұрын

    Sometimes you can't help wishing that certain patches were downloads - really nice piece

  • @not-things
    @not-things13 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I am thinking to somewhere down the line (when I find time for it) create a tutorial about how I used the delays in this patch. It won't be the full patch, but it will contain some parts of it 😉

  • @alkadroid
    @alkadroid14 күн бұрын

    lovely sound :)

  • @not-things
    @not-things14 күн бұрын

    Thanks :-)

  • @freelosofem
    @freelosofem21 күн бұрын

    creative and inspiring ty

  • @not-things
    @not-things21 күн бұрын

    Glad you liked it 😊

  • @willumpjuh
    @willumpjuhАй бұрын

    I don't understand ... so few likes. This is an amazing work to patch !

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thanks a lot, glad you like it 😊

  • @PTCHWRKsynth
    @PTCHWRKsynthАй бұрын

    A gorgeous spaghetti monster. Any tips for cleaner drones?

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thanks! I'm also still experimenting a lot to try and figure out what works and what doesn't. It's usually a case of "less is more", except in those cases where it needs a little more 😉

  • @ErichIzdepski
    @ErichIzdepskiАй бұрын

    Excellent. How much CPU was that using?

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thanks! VCV Rack itself reports around 75% average CPU usage (Thread count is set to 2 in the Engine menu), and Windows Task Manager reports Rack.exe as using 43% CPU (on an Intel Core i7-11700)

  • @zachhoy
    @zachhoyАй бұрын

    masterful patching! And you are a masochist for using all red!

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thank you kindly! And what can I say, I like red ... 😉

  • @georgeguitar
    @georgeguitarАй бұрын

    Chill and lovely

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @benjaminreitzes188
    @benjaminreitzes188Ай бұрын

    An amazing composition. Wonderful sound and movement.

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @williamroberts3002
    @williamroberts3002Ай бұрын

    Quite complex patch and great example of know-how. Overall beautiful composition. The path to the modular synthesizer can sometimes be arduous. ♥

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thank you, glad you liked it 😊

  • @zachhoy
    @zachhoyАй бұрын

    Arduous indeed. There's live modular, which can be as simple as a few modules, and then there's this, a whole other level, this is preconfigured and highly complex, generative but controlled throughout... it's such a beauty to behold.

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    On the other hand, I don't think I would be able to pull off a patch that I would be happy with using just a few modules. That's an art in itself.

  • @everydaystuffMan
    @everydaystuffManАй бұрын

    impressive

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @marcboule
    @marcbouleАй бұрын

    Epic!🤟💥

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thank you! 👍😁

  • @matthewpainemusic4322
    @matthewpainemusic4322Ай бұрын

    Wonderful!

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @stevebaker2896
    @stevebaker2896Ай бұрын

    What beautiful and clever work. And 3 instances of ShapeMaster always gets my vote haha.

  • @not-things
    @not-thingsАй бұрын

    Thanks! I did have some plans for additional parameters to modulate, but ended up deciding that 3 ShapeMaster instances should suffice 😉

  • @johnnybigpotato2404
    @johnnybigpotato24042 ай бұрын

    Absolutely wonderful! I would love to see where you might be able to go with this!

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it :-)

  • @LarsBjerregaard
    @LarsBjerregaard2 ай бұрын

    Really nice sound design there, well done.

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thank you Lars!

  • @NeoModul-virtuellerProberaum
    @NeoModul-virtuellerProberaum2 ай бұрын

    one of the best VCV songs … !

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    That's very kind 😊

  • @williamroberts3002
    @williamroberts30022 ай бұрын

    WOW! Just wonderful 🙂

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Many thanks!

  • @kerwinfernandes9583
    @kerwinfernandes95832 ай бұрын

    Such cool sounds. Thanks for a simple yet effective tutorial. God bless you 😊🙏🏼❤️

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it 😁

  • @galaaxy6206
    @galaaxy62062 ай бұрын

    Perfection 😮

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thanks 😊

  • @diddab2375
    @diddab23752 ай бұрын

    Bravo , grandiose 👍👍👍

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😁

  • @georgeguitar
    @georgeguitar2 ай бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Spaceman8.1x
    @Spaceman8.1x2 ай бұрын

    Fantastic relaxing music to work to. Great job!

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @FlagAudio
    @FlagAudio2 ай бұрын

    Beautiful...

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @VirtualModular
    @VirtualModular2 ай бұрын

    Only 3 unfinished patches? I've got hundreds!!! 😉 Sounds nice though, I also like to make slightly more drone style patches like this sometimes. It's really satisfying.

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    There are three that are in progress and considered unfinished, I'm not taking the abandoned and/or "maybe for later" patches into account 😄

  • @mmattb
    @mmattb2 ай бұрын

    You nailed it. Well done. It must have been super satisfying once you got it all patched up.

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    To be honest, pretty much all my patches end with an "Ok, that has to be enough. I have to stop now, I can't keep tinkering with it" :-)

  • @mmattb
    @mmattb2 ай бұрын

    Hahaha familiar feeling! Never done 🤣

  • @X4n1c
    @X4n1c2 ай бұрын

    may we ask for a copy of tis wonderful patch?

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    This patch can be found on my Bandcamp page, and will be released on other platforms (Spotify, Apple, etc.) at the end of this month.

  • @MinorRandomNoise
    @MinorRandomNoise2 ай бұрын

    The miracle of C Major! Sounds great!

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Can't go wrong with the classic C ;-) Glad you liked it!

  • @X4n1c
    @X4n1c2 ай бұрын

    very nice!

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @iriscelestialis
    @iriscelestialis2 ай бұрын

    A very nice piece, and I appreciate the detailed breakdown in the description! The distant sparkly notes remind me a lot of space ambient genre.

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thanks, glad you like it 😁 It's always a bit of work to try and write a clear summary, but well worth the effort.

  • @artpinsof5836
    @artpinsof58362 ай бұрын

    virtual objects emulating hardware emulating running digital code emulating analog, acoustic and mathematical processes... & sounding absolutely gorgeous 😍

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Your description make me think "Then fake plastic trees would be good cover art for this", so now I'm listening to Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead 😄

  • @banyarling
    @banyarling2 ай бұрын

    A worthy addition to the "save game room" genre. Peaceful and makes you want to stick around.

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    The goal was to create something that you can have playing in the background without it getting either annoying or boring, so I guess I succeeded? ;-)

  • @banyarling
    @banyarling2 ай бұрын

    @@not-things yes not meant as an insult at all, this is great

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! And don't worry, I didn't read your initial comment as a negative one.

  • @chaote2069
    @chaote20692 ай бұрын

    I'm attempting to do this, sorta of slow wash effect ,with vcv ❤🙏🙃

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    I'm sure that there are (many) other ways to achieve this in VCV/modular, but I'm using the "Reverb" cheat code to get those slow washes 😉 A long (almost) wet-only reverb, and then it's a matter of looking for the right sounds to send into the reverb. Usually it's a matter of "less is more" 😊

  • @chaote2069
    @chaote20692 ай бұрын

    @@not-things i trying to achieve this but not for actual music but more alien sounds to give a organic feel like this. sorta like a sound painting , an alien world back drop.

  • @chaote2069
    @chaote20692 ай бұрын

    awesome❤🙏🙃 reminds me of a dream

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    That's a very nice compliment, thank you 😁

  • @neuralmodulator
    @neuralmodulator2 ай бұрын

    Great pads! I think I agree with you on the polyphony comment -- being able to create lush pads like this would take quite a lot of rigs in order to get right :)

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! The additions that VCV has given when compared to a physical rig have really spoiled us ;-)

  • @rayderrich
    @rayderrich2 ай бұрын

    One of the most beautiful patches I ever heard in VCV Rack, thank you for sharing so many great ideas. Subscribed.

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Thank you, much appreciated.

  • @bmuxbeats
    @bmuxbeats2 ай бұрын

    Awesome patch - everything was explained in detail. Thank you so much making me much more familiar with the techniques of modular synths. 👌🏻💯

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @not-things
    @not-things3 ай бұрын

    Around 11:30, I duplicate a cable by using Ctrl+Click/Drag the Collapse Clock input. This video was recorded with VCV Rack v2.4.1. Starting from v2.5.0, the shortcut combination for this has instead changed to Ctrl+Shift+Click/Drag instead.

  • @MysticSpaces
    @MysticSpaces3 ай бұрын

    One of the best tutorials I've ever seen 🙏❤️ Thank you 🙏

  • @not-things
    @not-things3 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much! 😁

  • @matthewpainemusic4322
    @matthewpainemusic43223 ай бұрын

    Wonderful tutorial, very clearly delivered. Thanks.

  • @not-things
    @not-things3 ай бұрын

    Thank you, glad you liked it.

  • @matthewpainemusic4322
    @matthewpainemusic43223 ай бұрын

    @@not-things Also, is there appropriate place to DM you. Been trying to get in contact regarding something else.

  • @not-things
    @not-things3 ай бұрын

    I've added an email address that's available in the about section of my profile, or you could contact me through my Bandcamp page

  • @Jazzmaster58
    @Jazzmaster583 ай бұрын

    Just a correction, Ionian is the root mode of the Major scale, is the first mode. Minor modes are, Dorian 2nd mode, Phrigian 3rd mode and Aeolian 6th mode. Ionian is not a minor mode.

  • @not-things
    @not-things3 ай бұрын

    That's correct, and I think it matches what I said in the video? It was set to Ionian, which is a major scale, and then I moved it to Aeolian, which is a minor scale, and then moved it back to Ionian, since I wanted the C major scale.

  • @rpcheesman
    @rpcheesman3 ай бұрын

    That was very inspirational. Lovely sounds and I'd never got round to playing with the Entangle and Collapse - which you got me trying now!

  • @not-things
    @not-things3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I found those modules a while back while looking for a switch that could do a little something extra, and they turned out to be perfectly suited for what was needed here 😁

  • @alefnull
    @alefnull2 ай бұрын

    @@not-things hey there! just wanted to drop a note to say this was a really nice patch, and i was excited to see some of the NullPath modules i developed in collaboration with another dev show up! so glad there's at least someone out there getting some use out of them since i haven't had the mental bandwidth to work on them for quite a while and some of them have some big issues. but again, i'm super happy to see them in the wild!

  • @not-things
    @not-things2 ай бұрын

    @alefnull I really like the unique way that the Entangle, Collapse and Expand bring different randomization/variation options into the switching process, and it also helps that they have a cool look to them 😊 So thank you for the modules!

  • @aaronrosenthal5310
    @aaronrosenthal53103 ай бұрын

    BEEN WAITING FOR ANOTHER AMAZING TUTORIAL FROM YOU... ABOUT DAMN TIME 😜!1111111

  • @not-things
    @not-things3 ай бұрын

    Happy to finally have another tutorial ready. They require time and inspiration, and both had been lacking a bit recently.

  • @alexgentile1252
    @alexgentile12523 ай бұрын

    Very cool ... Thanks !!!!

  • @not-things
    @not-things3 ай бұрын

    Glad you like it :-)

  • @georgeguitar
    @georgeguitar3 ай бұрын

    Great modular music. Subscribed

  • @not-things
    @not-things3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! And welcome 😁

  • @VirtualModular
    @VirtualModular3 ай бұрын

    Such a good patch. A lot generative music just sounds like random notes, but this is really musical! 👌

  • @not-things
    @not-things3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! My former musical education is probably seeping through, it's all about chords and scales for me 😉

  • @VirtualModular
    @VirtualModular3 ай бұрын

    @@not-things I'm not formally trained but I've been learning a lot more theory recently. It hasn't helped with composing anything yet 😂