Synthesizers.com – MU-format synth maker – has announced that a selection of its modules is now for free in VCV Rack, a popular virtual modular synth platform.
“We’re excited to share that we’ve partnered with Vult to bring 22 of our Synthesizers.com modules to VCV Rack,” they said. “These virtual modules are completely free to download, so you can patch all you want, all from the comfort of your computer.”
The selection of modules includes the modules needed to create a complete synth voice, along with a step sequencer and some of the company’s more advanced modules, like the Gate Math.
The intro video above by synthesist Omri Cohen offers a beginner-friendly intro to using the modules. Topics covered include:
00:00 – Introduction
00:25 – Subtractive voice
05:35 – Sequencer
10:54 – Sequential switch
13:46 – Wave splicing
17:15 – PWM with a clipper
20:19 – Fixed filter bank
23:17 – Polyphony
The Synthesizers.com VCV modules are available now as free, open source downloads. You can find out more about Synthesizers.com’s hardware modules at their site.
The Noodle Rider gives you MIDI and CV control over the tape player, which can play back up to four tracks, which are all played with the same controllable speed.
It offers four individual audio outputs, and a gate output, so you can use the module’s output as source signals for further sound mangling.
In addition to the main module, Nudlhed offers a Sidecar module, right, that provides four channels of envelopes and gate. It features a 4-channel VCA, controlled by envelope generators (AD/AR), with MIDI Gate Sequencer and Mixer built in.
The Sidcar module is designed primarily to create gate-controlled sounds when fed with the base module audio source, but can be used for other purposes within a Eurorack system, also.
Noodle Rider Demo:
A short live performance of a Noodle Rider (Base Module) with MIDI control. The patch is → Noodle Rider + 4xGate Sequencer + 4xADSR + 4xVCA + 4xMixer. A synth and drums are added. A loop-tape is used.
