Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:03:25 +0200 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/ en-EN contact@hearthis.at contact@hearthis.at https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/ https://img.hearthis.at/8/1/3/_/uploads/8842960/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_1499443318.jpg no no https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/uncertainty/ 3217652 no no Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:57:19 +0200 2019-06-05T08:57:19+02:00 4:23 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/detuned/
Fun times.]]>
Fun times.]]> 3106605 no no Sat, 18 May 2019 22:57:00 +0200 2019-05-18T22:57:00+02:00 4:38 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/mission20/ 3076989 no no Wed, 08 May 2019 14:21:45 +0200 2019-05-08T14:21:45+02:00 4:18 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/dichotomy/ 3067982 no no Mon, 06 May 2019 13:21:43 +0200 2019-05-06T13:21:43+02:00 4:00 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/dischord/ 2226004 no no Sun, 05 Aug 2018 22:19:40 +0200 2018-08-05T22:19:40+02:00 4:44 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/cacophonist/ 2136855 no no Sun, 01 Jul 2018 22:32:01 +0200 2018-07-01T22:32:01+02:00 4:12 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/lament-of-the-cunning/
Put through a Memory Man Hazarai.]]>
Put through a Memory Man Hazarai.]]> 2136850 no no Sun, 01 Jul 2018 22:30:53 +0200 2018-07-01T22:30:53+02:00 3:40 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/precipice/
Thanks to David Fyans for the use of his excellent picture.

Original here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/erstlaub/32004868931]]>
Thanks to David Fyans for the use of his excellent picture.

Original here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/erstlaub/32004868931]]> 1384723 no no Sat, 07 Jan 2017 19:21:10 +0100 2017-01-07T19:21:10+01:00 9:04 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/guesswerk/
Recorded live into 2 with some post processing to reduce an infrasound wave that I missed when using other headphones.

Eurokorn controlling the minisizer. Leipzig is using its own sequencer but transposed by the Machinedrum. The Machinedrum is controlling the Minitaur and Minibrute combo. The counter melody that kicks in is played manually on the ms-20 mini, with the prophet 6 flash programmed into the sequencer which is kicked off by hand.

So what you hear is a 'live' performance, bar some post processing as mentioned before.

The Minisizer is excellent, btw.
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Recorded live into 2 with some post processing to reduce an infrasound wave that I missed when using other headphones.

Eurokorn controlling the minisizer. Leipzig is using its own sequencer but transposed by the Machinedrum. The Machinedrum is controlling the Minitaur and Minibrute combo. The counter melody that kicks in is played manually on the ms-20 mini, with the prophet 6 flash programmed into the sequencer which is kicked off by hand.

So what you hear is a 'live' performance, bar some post processing as mentioned before.

The Minisizer is excellent, btw.
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Oberkorn, the only sequencer here, was clocked by Seq out on LepLoop.

Bugbrand got bass duties with a little colour on top. LepLoop did drums and mechanic noise 2 and 3. Mech noise 1 was the Nozoid OCS-2 (Get one. Seriously). Bitcrushed by built in effect.

Human rode the mixer and played the MS-20. Cats slept. Everything was recorded live straight into two.]]>
Oberkorn, the only sequencer here, was clocked by Seq out on LepLoop.

Bugbrand got bass duties with a little colour on top. LepLoop did drums and mechanic noise 2 and 3. Mech noise 1 was the Nozoid OCS-2 (Get one. Seriously). Bitcrushed by built in effect.

Human rode the mixer and played the MS-20. Cats slept. Everything was recorded live straight into two.]]> 1602283 no no Wed, 25 Oct 2017 08:13:38 +0200 2017-10-25T08:13:38+02:00 8:53 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/the-mirror/
Please playback on something with dynamic range. Otherwise the last couple of minutes of the track is inaudible. :)]]>
Please playback on something with dynamic range. Otherwise the last couple of minutes of the track is inaudible. :)]]> 1384704 no no Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:20:48 +0200 2017-07-06T00:20:48+02:00 7:50 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/in-the-weed-garden/
Straight into 2.]]>
Straight into 2.]]> 1384705 no no Wed, 28 Jun 2017 23:19:56 +0200 2017-06-28T23:19:56+02:00 6:01 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/undergrowth-raves/ 1384706 no no Sat, 24 Jun 2017 00:28:01 +0200 2017-06-24T00:28:01+02:00 4:53 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/the-sentinel/
There was a game in the 80s that I played on the C64. The Sentinel. So unlike anything I had played before - slower, thoughtful...but the thing I remember the most was the fear when you realised the Sentinel was going to see you.

This piece just formed, and halfway into it I was reminded of that game.

Recorded straight into two with two bugbrand PEQs on inserts. No post processing.]]>
There was a game in the 80s that I played on the C64. The Sentinel. So unlike anything I had played before - slower, thoughtful...but the thing I remember the most was the fear when you realised the Sentinel was going to see you.

This piece just formed, and halfway into it I was reminded of that game.

Recorded straight into two with two bugbrand PEQs on inserts. No post processing.]]> 1384707 no no Mon, 12 Jun 2017 23:14:26 +0200 2017-06-12T23:14:26+02:00 5:48 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/moel-famau/ 1384708 no no Sun, 04 Jun 2017 23:55:49 +0200 2017-06-04T23:55:49+02:00 6:49 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/rounding-cape-bad-decision/
Again, straight into 2. Some very light post compression.

MS-20 lead was created with a distortion pedal going though a memory man hazarai. The sequence was created using the eurokorn, an Xpander filter linked to a A-147-2 and a dual complex VCO. The OCS-2 was the background. Minisizer was the percussion with the gate and CV filtered from the Eurokorn.

Multicassa provided the 'voice' by manually raising the pitch so it reasonated.]]>
Again, straight into 2. Some very light post compression.

MS-20 lead was created with a distortion pedal going though a memory man hazarai. The sequence was created using the eurokorn, an Xpander filter linked to a A-147-2 and a dual complex VCO. The OCS-2 was the background. Minisizer was the percussion with the gate and CV filtered from the Eurokorn.

Multicassa provided the 'voice' by manually raising the pitch so it reasonated.]]> 1384709 no no Fri, 19 May 2017 22:25:37 +0200 2017-05-19T22:25:37+02:00 5:09 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/wrong-turns/
If it sounds familiar to anyone, it is because this comtains the original hook I composed, which I then used in Regret Remorse.]]>
If it sounds familiar to anyone, it is because this comtains the original hook I composed, which I then used in Regret Remorse.]]> 1384710 no no Sun, 07 May 2017 12:07:30 +0200 2017-05-07T12:07:30+02:00 3:56 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/night-freight-train/ 1384711 no no Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:21:37 +0200 2017-04-29T17:21:37+02:00 7:21 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/metrospoil/
Modular providing drone and rather MS-20ish complex VCO sounds. MS-20 doing what it does best and providing meandering improv. Multicassa adding a 'knock' and blown kick.

Played live straight into two.

Edit: Introduced fades and slight mastering.
Edit: Left fades, removed mastering.]]>
Modular providing drone and rather MS-20ish complex VCO sounds. MS-20 doing what it does best and providing meandering improv. Multicassa adding a 'knock' and blown kick.

Played live straight into two.

Edit: Introduced fades and slight mastering.
Edit: Left fades, removed mastering.]]> 1384712 no no Sun, 16 Apr 2017 22:28:18 +0200 2017-04-16T22:28:18+02:00 8:17 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/llyn-tegid/
ocs-2 providing the almost random pipe type sound (what a great module this is!). S3n0r dual complex vco providing the rest. All going into an Erica Synths Black Output module.

MS-20 and Memotron played live over the top and all straight into two as a performance.]]>
ocs-2 providing the almost random pipe type sound (what a great module this is!). S3n0r dual complex vco providing the rest. All going into an Erica Synths Black Output module.

MS-20 and Memotron played live over the top and all straight into two as a performance.]]> 1384713 no no Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:31:56 +0200 2017-04-03T22:31:56+02:00 6:37 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/fugue/
Live straight into two.]]>
Live straight into two.]]> 1384714 no no Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:24:33 +0200 2017-03-27T19:24:33+02:00 7:04 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/waste/
That then set the scene for the followng piece. All played live straight into 2.

Memotron lead flash - is the Celeste with Modeled amp on, I forget, but it gives a nice distortion.]]>
That then set the scene for the followng piece. All played live straight into 2.

Memotron lead flash - is the Celeste with Modeled amp on, I forget, but it gives a nice distortion.]]> 1384715 no no Sat, 18 Mar 2017 22:32:12 +0100 2017-03-18T22:32:12+01:00 7:40 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/clockwatching/
The Multicassa was run through the Sir Gary du Splace distortion special, with one channel also separately mixed.

As usual, live straight into 2.

I kind of liked it. It feels similar to Mercury, for some reason.]]>
The Multicassa was run through the Sir Gary du Splace distortion special, with one channel also separately mixed.

As usual, live straight into 2.

I kind of liked it. It feels similar to Mercury, for some reason.]]> 1384716 no no Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:49:30 +0100 2017-03-17T14:49:30+01:00 6:59 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/synaptic-culture/
It was then sequenced by the Eurokorn, which was also transposed by the MS-20. Since it wasn't a direct pitch match anyway(FM remember) I figured V/Hz didn't matter.

Beat by Multicassa. Monotribe provided nice little electronic beeps and the MS-20 was played through the ever faithful Memoryman Haz. It also had the headphone out fed into the ESP which went back into the filter in.

Everything played live, levels, the lot.

Picture is my skull.

I think about cheese a lot.]]>
It was then sequenced by the Eurokorn, which was also transposed by the MS-20. Since it wasn't a direct pitch match anyway(FM remember) I figured V/Hz didn't matter.

Beat by Multicassa. Monotribe provided nice little electronic beeps and the MS-20 was played through the ever faithful Memoryman Haz. It also had the headphone out fed into the ESP which went back into the filter in.

Everything played live, levels, the lot.

Picture is my skull.

I think about cheese a lot.]]> 1384717 no no Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:31:26 +0100 2017-03-10T18:31:26+01:00 11:19 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/warped/
MS-20 played with a bit of filter manipulating, running through Memoryman Hazarai. The Memotron had the Tron noises and Synthesized Trumpet merged and then ran through the 'Tweed' amp model with tons of cathedral reverb added.

All live, going through the A&H Zed into a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 into Ableton Live Lite, straight into 2 tracks.]]>
MS-20 played with a bit of filter manipulating, running through Memoryman Hazarai. The Memotron had the Tron noises and Synthesized Trumpet merged and then ran through the 'Tweed' amp model with tons of cathedral reverb added.

All live, going through the A&H Zed into a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 into Ableton Live Lite, straight into 2 tracks.]]> 1384718 no no Sun, 05 Mar 2017 23:15:39 +0100 2017-03-05T23:15:39+01:00 6:05 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/the-noise/
Straight into 2.]]>
Straight into 2.]]> 1384719 no no Sun, 05 Feb 2017 19:50:01 +0100 2017-02-05T19:50:01+01:00 5:09 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/regret-remorse/ 1384720 no no Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:43:01 +0100 2017-01-31T00:43:01+01:00 3:48 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/virus/
Just three oscillators. The Erica Synths Black wavetable, and two A110s ringmodded. Utilise Doepfer Xpander filter and SEM to good effect - with LP of the SEM feeding disting on ping pong delay.

All modular levels controlled by A138p mixer - it really is nice to handle it all in the modular.

Image by Anu Prasadh Raja.]]>
Just three oscillators. The Erica Synths Black wavetable, and two A110s ringmodded. Utilise Doepfer Xpander filter and SEM to good effect - with LP of the SEM feeding disting on ping pong delay.

All modular levels controlled by A138p mixer - it really is nice to handle it all in the modular.

Image by Anu Prasadh Raja.]]> 1384721 no no Sun, 15 Jan 2017 00:53:50 +0100 2017-01-15T00:53:50+01:00 5:35 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/head/ 1384722 no no Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:18:41 +0100 2017-01-13T00:18:41+01:00 7:46 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/distorted-longing-feat-sir-gary-du-splace/ 1384724 no no Mon, 02 Jan 2017 17:31:02 +0100 2017-01-02T17:31:02+01:00 5:22 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/space-cheese/
Dunno what to say really. It sort of composed itself.

Memotron is ace.]]>
Dunno what to say really. It sort of composed itself.

Memotron is ace.]]> 1384725 no no Mon, 26 Dec 2016 23:21:10 +0100 2016-12-26T23:21:10+01:00 4:09 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/just-a-moment/
More than one oscillator in this one.]]>
More than one oscillator in this one.]]> 1384726 no no Sat, 10 Dec 2016 20:13:59 +0100 2016-12-10T20:13:59+01:00 5:07 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/clich/
Clocked Pressure Points sequencing a Minisizer, Rene providing tranposition via a Vermona attenuated Mixer with the A+B out. Rene stepped from Varigate 8. Flutey type sound is a Doepfer Quadrature Thru-Zero VCO, again from Pressure Points, but filtered with filter freq controlled with Doepfer A-147-2

Bass provided from two Doepfer VCOs ringmodded and sent through filter, which was also controlled by random voltage generator which was then sampled and held, sequencer by Analogue Solutions Oberkorn/Eurokorn variant, clocked again by Varigate 8.

Drums by MI Peaks - gated from Varigate 8. Cymbal filtered noise, split into two VCAs which were controlled from both Maths functions to get the pan effect.

Post production in Ableton. Thought I better had start taking this more seriously. Though I may have got carried away. Edit - now replaced file with a one with little more restraint on mix.

Bastl Kastle provided the evident colour at the beginning.

MS-20 played through EHX Memory Man Hazarai - with the Minisizer out also going into the ESP which the Envelope follower was sent to the EXT Frequency in - with input attenuate by the EG2 to cause the seemingly random modulation.]]>
Clocked Pressure Points sequencing a Minisizer, Rene providing tranposition via a Vermona attenuated Mixer with the A+B out. Rene stepped from Varigate 8. Flutey type sound is a Doepfer Quadrature Thru-Zero VCO, again from Pressure Points, but filtered with filter freq controlled with Doepfer A-147-2

Bass provided from two Doepfer VCOs ringmodded and sent through filter, which was also controlled by random voltage generator which was then sampled and held, sequencer by Analogue Solutions Oberkorn/Eurokorn variant, clocked again by Varigate 8.

Drums by MI Peaks - gated from Varigate 8. Cymbal filtered noise, split into two VCAs which were controlled from both Maths functions to get the pan effect.

Post production in Ableton. Thought I better had start taking this more seriously. Though I may have got carried away. Edit - now replaced file with a one with little more restraint on mix.

Bastl Kastle provided the evident colour at the beginning.

MS-20 played through EHX Memory Man Hazarai - with the Minisizer out also going into the ESP which the Envelope follower was sent to the EXT Frequency in - with input attenuate by the EG2 to cause the seemingly random modulation.]]> 1384727 no no Sat, 03 Dec 2016 21:29:25 +0100 2016-12-03T21:29:25+01:00 7:44 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/they-are-coming/
Performed live on the modular and MS-20 straight into 2 in one take.]]>
Performed live on the modular and MS-20 straight into 2 in one take.]]> 1384728 no no Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:20:08 +0100 2016-11-25T23:20:08+01:00 10:08 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/mercury/
The 'Percussion' is simply white noise through the Low pass filter A-120, and the Dark Time sending CV to that and gate for the ENV/VCA
combo.


Played live straight into 2.

Pic courtesy of NASA/JHU APL/Carnegie Institution of Washington]]>
The 'Percussion' is simply white noise through the Low pass filter A-120, and the Dark Time sending CV to that and gate for the ENV/VCA
combo.


Played live straight into 2.

Pic courtesy of NASA/JHU APL/Carnegie Institution of Washington]]> 1384729 no no Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:12:43 +0100 2016-11-06T18:12:43+01:00 5:55 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/ship-canal/ 1384730 no no Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:00:53 +0200 2016-10-23T23:00:53+02:00 8:28 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/concrete-garden/
The bass notes dynamic effect was created by using two Doepfer VCOs, running some outputs into a Doepfer ringmod, the output of that into a multimode Doepfer filter, then some of those out direct to onboard mixers, then taking an output to a Disting with a ping pong delay on with the feedback controlled by cv on sequencer. Created a very nice, living bass note.]]>
The bass notes dynamic effect was created by using two Doepfer VCOs, running some outputs into a Doepfer ringmod, the output of that into a multimode Doepfer filter, then some of those out direct to onboard mixers, then taking an output to a Disting with a ping pong delay on with the feedback controlled by cv on sequencer. Created a very nice, living bass note.]]> 1384731 no no Sun, 16 Oct 2016 18:50:32 +0200 2016-10-16T18:50:32+02:00 3:37 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/carnival-mirror/ 1384732 no no Sun, 09 Oct 2016 01:07:44 +0200 2016-10-09T01:07:44+02:00 3:54 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/long-slow-slide/
Minisizer provided the high frequency sweep.

Nord provided lead.

Other than drums, the only sequencer was the Eurokorn and the on board Leipzig which was driven from clock divider on Modular.

Nord was live.

All straight into 2.]]>
Minisizer provided the high frequency sweep.

Nord provided lead.

Other than drums, the only sequencer was the Eurokorn and the on board Leipzig which was driven from clock divider on Modular.

Nord was live.

All straight into 2.]]> 1384733 no no Tue, 27 Sep 2016 22:53:29 +0200 2016-09-27T22:53:29+02:00 6:39 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/signals/
Oberkorn (Eurokorn variant) master clock, slaved Dark Time, CV from Dark Time fed back into Oberkorn clock cv so clock speed affected. Gate from Oberkorn also driving the sequencer on the Leipzig-s using EXT as trigger for the onboard seq.

The stab you hear at the beginning is the Leipzig-s with pitch also modified by the envelopes slightly. The Minbrute, brought in a bit later, on the same notes, which has its filter modified by AD envelope on Minisizer.

Minitaur also providing some bass/mid fired from the Dark Time,

MS-20 mini provides other percussive noise - the 'thok', which is triggered by CV2 of Dark Time going into the ESP with the threhold set quite high.

Bitranger makes an appearence to add some digital noise.
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Oberkorn (Eurokorn variant) master clock, slaved Dark Time, CV from Dark Time fed back into Oberkorn clock cv so clock speed affected. Gate from Oberkorn also driving the sequencer on the Leipzig-s using EXT as trigger for the onboard seq.

The stab you hear at the beginning is the Leipzig-s with pitch also modified by the envelopes slightly. The Minbrute, brought in a bit later, on the same notes, which has its filter modified by AD envelope on Minisizer.

Minitaur also providing some bass/mid fired from the Dark Time,

MS-20 mini provides other percussive noise - the 'thok', which is triggered by CV2 of Dark Time going into the ESP with the threhold set quite high.

Bitranger makes an appearence to add some digital noise.
]]> 1384734 no no Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:50:40 +0200 2016-09-15T21:50:40+02:00 8:11 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/freighter/
The Bitranger was running through the Leipzig, and the LFO on the BR was synced to the MS-20 EG, as well as the clock synced from the Darktime, which was all synced from the Machinedrum. ]]>
The Bitranger was running through the Leipzig, and the LFO on the BR was synced to the MS-20 EG, as well as the clock synced from the Darktime, which was all synced from the Machinedrum. ]]> 1384736 no no Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:01:05 +0200 2016-08-24T10:01:05+02:00 5:37 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/ode-to-silence-172/ 1384737 no no Sat, 02 Jul 2016 00:09:28 +0200 2016-07-02T00:09:28+02:00 6:38 https://hearthis.at/neuroportal/earth-loop/
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