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@wewereoptimists.bsky.social
trans musician making synth music
it's an odd little thing. you think you can plan something out but it's 99% chance when something locks in.

I'm really liking using external ADSR and VCFs on it. I just can't get the built it ones to sound like i want
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sorry i boosted the colour a bit too much on this vid

And sorry about toes…🤦🏼‍♀️
November 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I then triggered those envelopes with the Waves (Tides v2). I like the envelopes that it can generate(can get nice and snappy). AND then i had the idea of modulating the shape and the frequency of the AD envelope and it made the spice a lot more interesting. Triggering the gates from the Spice
November 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I’m just using the 2600 for the mult and also as a mixer. The modular sounds really nice running through the 2600’s VCA. It kinda warms it up a bit
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Spice is just doing its own polyrhythmic thing and I’ve taken the gate from just sequence 1 to trigger the 182 analog sequencer so it’s playing at a similar but different rate than the Spice.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
One modular voice from the 110, doubled an octave up with a pulse wave from the 2600(LFO modulating the PWM and VCO2 in LFO mode adding a slow wave to the cutoff)
S&H on the 2600 is modulating the cutoff on the 110

Listen to those crunchy delays on the DFX9 in the spaces between notes 😍
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Slightly generative sequence built in MidiHub: arpeggiated major 9th chords with random octave jumps and a 60% chance of a note triggering. The DAW is alternating between CM9 and FM9
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
also, that moment when you lock in a perfect dotted eighth delay *chef’s kiss*
November 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
at higher repeats before it goes into oscillation and completes digital chaos, it’s got this absolutely filthy crunchy sound that’s gorgeous
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
btw, the behringer 110 module (VCO, VCF, VCA all in one) sounds sooooooooooo freaking good!
It's based on the old Roland series 100 modules

I'm already planning to get a bigger eurorack case so that I can get all the behringer series 100 modules
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM