Monsoon by mrseri

During filming and editing of My Modular Journey Episode 7 (Monsoon), it became clear to me there were no real "deep dives" of Monsoon, a successor to the popular Clouds module by Mutable Instruments, and I even put a note in my video that I feel I should take a deeper look into this module for the benefit of the modular world. Monsoon (and it's siblings) is quite amazing.

My Modular Journey Episode 7 (Monsoon)
   • My Modular Journey  Season 1: Episod...  

Full Getting Deep w/Monsoon Playlist
   • Getting Deep!  

In this lengthy video, I will attempt to demonstrate this module's "granular processor" mode that is one of six different operating modes* in the default Parasites firmware. See the timeline details below to jump around to parts that interest you.

Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:40 What is Monsoon? A History of Clouds...
01:33 Clouds Successors
03:35 Hardware Alterations
04:40 What is Granular Synthesis?
07:18 Interface Buttons/LEDs
10:48 Interface Tune/Gain knobs
11:17 Interface Sliders (POS/DENS/SIZE/TEXT)
13:35 Interface "Blend" (Mix/Stereo/Feedback/Reverb)
16:26 Interface Control Voltage Inputs
17:25 Interface Stereo In/Out and Freeze
17:53 Sound Check Let's Make Some Noise!
19:31 Grains Density
20:48 Grains Size
23:27 Grains Position
24:33 CV POS
25:21 CV DENS
26:47 CV SIZE
27:58 CV TEXT
28:37 Blend Wet/Dry
29:19 Blend Stereo Mix
30:22 Blend Feedback
32:11 Sound Check Audio Chaos! (Cover your ears!)
34:07 Blend Wet/Dry
34:33 CV TRIG
36:29 CV FREEZE
40:02 CV v/OCT
43:05 Outro

Summary of all variations of hardware and firmware:
https://tinyurl.com/888udnc5 (After Later Audio)

Hardware Variations:
Mutable Instruments Clouds
https://mutableinstruments.net/modul...

mrseri's Monsoon
https://www.perfectcircuit.com/mrseri...

After Later Audio Monsoon, uBurst, and Typhoon hardware
https://afterlateraudio.com/collectio...

Grayscale Supercell, Microcell
https://grayscale.info/supercell/
https://grayscale.info/microcell/

Firmware Variations:
Parasites
https://mqtthiqs.github.io/parasites/...

Kammerl BeatRepeat
https://www.kammerl.de/audio/clouds/

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