This video is about Erfurt and Lipsk, which are part of the Leibniz Binary Subsystem from Xaoc Devices.

The ‘conventional’ starting point for the subsystem is the Drezno module, which lets you convert analogue audio and CV signals to 8bit digital, perform various operations on the digital bits, and convert them back, which opens up all manner of unique effects. But in this video, I show an alternative way to start exploring this intriguing digital universe: the pairing of Erfurt and Lipsk.

I explain how these two modules which are in essence a binary counter and a set of switches offer a unique and much simpler way to bring an 8bit dimension to your modular setup. More importantly, I show you how you can use them to make music generating rhythms, melodies and modulation, not just strange noises and effects.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and patch previews
02:02 Overview: what is a binary counter?
07:45 Drum pattern generator
11:32 Rhythmic modulation source
14:39 Mono pitch sequencer
20:26 Poly pitch & modulation sequencer
25:13 Suboscillator stack

Thanks to Xaoc Devices for hooking me up with Erfurt and Lipsk for this video (all opinions are my own). More info on Erfurt: http://xaocdevices.com/main/erfurt/
…and Lipsk: http://xaocdevices.com/main/lipsk/

I’m planning to cover more of the Leibniz Binary Subsystem on this channel later this year. In the meantime, if you want to know more, I highly recommend these videos by Monotrail Tech Talk and BRiES:
   • 8bit signal processing for eurorack ...  
   • Down the rabbit hole with 8 bit euror...  
   • LEIBNIZ BINARY SUBSYSTEM  

More stuff from me:
https://tomchurchill.bandcamp.com/
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