Sound designer Luftrum created this video demo of the Mutable Instruments Clouds – a ‘granular texture synthesizer’ Eurorack module:
Here’s what Luftrum has to say about the video demo:
- In the first part of the video, two different samples are processed in normal granular mode.
- The second part is a real-time processing of the CS80 wave from Braids, receiving pitch from K4815 and going through Make Noise Echophon. In this second part, Clouds are in ‘bonus mode’ number four (also called Spectral Madness) which is a developer left-over extra feature that you enter by pressing and holding the audio quality / blending mode button for five seconds. Note, the extra modes are not supported by the developer, but still amazing extra’s.
There are four modes in Clouds in addition to mode number 1, which is the default granular engine.
- Default granular processing.
- Pitch and time stretcher.
- Looping delay mode.
- Spectral madness.
The Mutable Instruments Clouds is available for US $359 at the company’s site.
One heck of a FSU from the sound of the demo.
very dreamy and surreal. i completely lost track of time during that demo.
is there no chance of something like this in table top form, and is there already anything else like this in tabletop form?
I’m with you…I don’t get into eurorack stuff-but this sounds awesome and I would probably buy a standalone version. So much of the Mutable Instruments stuff sounds great and looks inspiring to use
Just get a Pittsburgh Cell 48 case and put this in it with a couple other modules such as an input and mixer out. Then it’s a tabletop and easy to bring with you. Go to modulargrid.net and see what works for you without breaking the bank or fully committing to eurorack.
Could you be more specific about a mixer to use in this setup? Do you mean a rack mixer? should there be two – an in and out?
thanks
the Bastl Microgranny was similar (though not for real-time input). sold out now though
The Microgranny is still available actually: http://noise.kitchen/product-category/bastl/microgranny-bastl/
I always though it looked cool but never got round to getting one! Always fancied a DIY kit version of it!
just put it into a Cell [48] or similar tabletop desktop case
Sure, just take one hit. One hit can’t hurt.
Now, if it would only be in stock somewhere!
That’s a nice sounding reverb on there, but I’d want some kind of filtering or damping control on an effect like this – or have the effect available as a separate out. Always amazed at what people squeeze out of the Cortex M4.
There is filter control.Texture acts as lowpass/highpass in some modes.
4 modes in -addition- to mode 1 should make 5 modes in total, not 4. 😛
Nice module, it helps show off the product having a good demonstration. I think this is the first solid module demo I’ve seen this year that doesn’t involve some kid sticking patch cords up his arse. I’ll be looking out of this one.
Cool. That was more of a performance than a demo. If I was into buying big, bulky expensive and fragile hardware synthesizers anymore (and I certainly WAS prone to that behavior in the past), I would order one of these right now.
seems like its sold out already all over europe….
Not my idea of big, bulky, fragile or expensive.
This seems to be the module which really makes me think of going into modular.
Some modules tell me that I neeeeeeed to get into modulars. This is one of them. This might be the one that finally pushes me to actually buy some modules.
Mutable instruments are doing an amazing job with their modules. Present and future of eurorack seems brighter than ever.
I’m obviously in the minority because all I can hear is random sample glitching. Are there any better demos of this module? Or maybe it’s just not for me, which is fine too, horses for courses and all that. Honestly not trying to bash it but I’m struggling to see what the module actually does.