Tides was the new module I slipped in the new case.
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| Tides unboxed |
Now that I have more space in my case, I reckon I can accommodate another Mutable Instruments module.
Some might argue that this was the main reason to get the new case in the first place.
Cause or effect ? Whatever.
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| The Mutable Instruments modules in the rack. Tides on top. |
Mutable Instruments Tides checked a lot of boxes.
I felt I needed more modulations.
Tides is a LFO and an envelope generator at the same time. Waveform parameters like shape, smoothness and slope are modifiable via control votage. So there are a lot of waveforms available. The module accepts an external clock as well.
It has multiple outputs and, depending on the mode, they are either different shapes, different amplitudes, different times or different frequencies.
Frequency range can go up into audio range, making this my third VCO.
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| In action |
In the following piece, Tides plays the role of LFO, envelope generator and oscillator. I have displayed the patches to demonstrate how it is done.
The first part is a four-track drone. Each animated by a dedicated LFO from Tides in « different frequencies » mode. Lots of effects (from Reason rack) added in the DAW (Reaper) as well.
Then two « bass » tracks played with the Korg SQ-1. Tides is now the VCO. Same patch, different settings. The variations are either the Ripples filter frequency or the shape and smoothness parameters from Tides. These have a dramatic effect on the sound obviously.
Finally, Tides serve as one of the Attack-Decay envelope from the drum part.
A bit of cut-paste in a sequencer and voilà …
The patches...
The four-part drone waves :
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| Drone |
The basses :
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| Bass |
The drums : kick, snare, hihat :
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| Drums |
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| HiHat |
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