PlayFader PlayMates

This is a new series of short videos called PlayMates.

PlayFader meets @erfindungsbuero ERM Polygogo.

Headphones recommended.

Channel A:
CV – V/oct of Polygogo and multed into Natural Gate’s Control input to open up the decay time. Set to User Scale.
Gate – Right-hand side Hit input on Natural Gate.

Channel B:
CV – Various modulation inputs on Polygogo. Set to 2v unquantised.
Gate – Left-hand side Hit input on Natural Gate.

Clock input, set to CV.- from @makenoisemusic Function EOC output.

PolyGogo X and Y outputs are split into separate sides of the Natural Gate so they can be independently gated. It’s all running through the @busycircuits MFX for some stereo glue and then onto the delicious Sealegs by @intellijel for delay vibes.

PlayGuide:
We start by setting each channel’s time division to different settings. Then we record a 16 step loop of both channels simultaneously, creating nice polyrhythms. Then we play around with the record arm of CV and Gate, essentially decoupling them so we can record just CV over the gate patterns in the Loop buffer. Then we overdub some different gate patterns by setting the channels to different divisions. We even play with 24ppn which is crazy fast but gives a nice effect. We overdub that again showing how you can endlessly play over your recordings.
And we use Latch a lot, because we love Latch… a lot! Latch allows the CV output to be played live with the faders, over the top of the buffer contents. A quick double-tap of Latch releases the CV from the live fader position, and back to whatever’s in the Loop buffer.

Remember, we’ve only used the Loop A buffer for each Channel. Remember that each Channel has two Loop buffers, A and B. This allows you to make new recordings into the buffers and jump between them. We’ll show you that in another PlayMates video. See the PlayData manual on our website. Link in bio.

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In our next PlayMates video, PlayFader meets @noiseeng BIA & @michigan_synth_works SY0.5 – things get seriously wild…