Klaus Obermaier's video: Squarp HAPAX: The Dark Page Complex Tuplets Dawless Eurorack

Inspired by Frank Zappa's infamous THE BLACK PAGE, this complex piece was composed entirely on the Squarp HAPAX with various tuplets, polyrhythms and scales from whole-tone to tetratonic to mixolydian. No computer used! This somewhat crazy undertaking is also an attempt to explore the limits of composing with the Squarp HAPAX hardware sequencer in conjunction with a Eurorack system. I use the WARP function for the tuplets. All drum sounds except HiHat come from a single BIA, controlled via 5 automation lanes (attack, decay, S/L/M, morph, harm). Of course this is my own original composition with my personal note but with a Zappaesque touch. Recorded in stereo in one take with BLUEBOX, no overdubs. Purely modular analog and digital sound synthesis, no samples are used. 00:00 All Scales and Tuplets 00:04 F dorian – 3:2/4, 7:4/8, 6:4/8, 5:4/8, 3:4/8, 3:4/8 00:20 Bb mixolydian, A dorian, D mixolydian – 3:2/8, 5:4/8, 6:4/4 00:35 C lydian, D mixolydian – 3:2/4, 6:4/8 00:46 C major/lydian – 5:4/8, 3:2/4, 11:4/4, 11:4/4 01:01 tetratonic/diminished – 3:4/4, 3:4/4, 6:4/4, 12:4/4 01:23 C minor, Ab major – 3:2/4, 5:2/4, 6:2/4, 7:2/4 01:52 Bb mixolydian, A dorian, D mixolydian – 3:2/8, 5:4/8, 6:4/4 02:07 F dorian – 7:4/8, 6:4/8, 5:4/8, 3:4/8, 3:4/8 02:22 C major/minor, chromatic – 3:2/4, 6:4/8, 7:4/8 & 3:4/8 02:44 F dorian – 3:2/4, 7:4/8, 6:4/8, 5:4/8, 3:4/8, 3:4/8 02:59 Bb mixolydian, A dorian, D mixolydian – 3:2/8, 5:4/8, 6:4/4 03:15 C major/lydian – 5:4/8, 3:2/4, 11:4/4, 11:4/4 03:28 F dorian – 7:4/8, 6:4/8, 5:4/8, 3:4/8, 3:4/8 03:43 C minor, Ab major – 3:2/4, 5:2/4, 6:2/4, 7:2/4 04:13 whole tone – 11:4/8, 11:4/8, 3:2/4 04:29 tetratonic/diminished – 3:4/4, 3:4/4, 6:4/4, 12:4/4 04:52 whole tone – 11:4/8, 11:4/8 ► Squarp Instruments HAPAX - Polychronic Sequencer. FH-2 for additional CV outputs. ►► Eurorack modules in ►7U 104HP Intellijel case: OSCILLATORS and SYNTH VOICES ________ ► 4ms Ensemble Oscillator ► Bastl Pizza - digital FM oscillator ► OXI Instruments CORAL - 8 Voice Polyphonic Multitimbral Synthesizer ► E-RM Polygogo - Polygonal Synthesis Oscillator ► Antumbra Knit (Plaits clone) ► RYK Vector Wave - FM / Harmonic Vector Stereo Synth Voice ► Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alter - universal drum synthesizer ► Mosaic HI-HAT 1U FILTER __________________________________ ► WMD C4RBN 4/2-Pole State Variable Filter (2x) ► THREE TOM Steve’s MS-22 Dual VCF ► Mosaic State Variable Filter 1U EFFECTS ________________________________ ► Make Noise Mimeophon ► Happy Nerding FX Aid - stereo effects processor ENVELOPES and LFOS ____________________ ► WMD Javelin ADSR-VCA (2x) ► Rides in the Storm FEG - Loopable ADSR Envelope Generator ► XAOC Devices Zadar - quadruple envelope generator ► Doepfer A145-4 LFOs ► Mosaic Low Freq Osc (2x) 1U CV PROCESSORS _________________________ ► Der Mann mit der Maschine DROID Master - universal CV Processor ► Der Mann mit der Maschine DROID P2B8 - controller ► Expert Sleepers FH-2 - MIDI/CV Converter and synchronization center ► Expert Sleepers FHX-8CV - expansion module for the FH-2 (2x) UTILITIES and VCA ________________________ ► Intellijel Dual VCA 1U ► Frap Tools 321 - Scale + Flip + Shift + Combine ► Ritual Electronics Krach 1U ► Transient Modules U4R 1U ► After Later Audio Mults 1U ► 2hp Mix - 4 Channel Mixer EXTERNAL ________________________________ ► 1010music Bluebox - Compact 12 channel Digital Mixer/Recorder ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/klaus.oberma... ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klaus_oberm... ► Websites: http://www.exile.at/audiovisual/ – http://www.exile.at Dawless Jam, Eurorack Performance, Eurorack Modular Synth, Modular Synth Performance, Complex Rhythms. @squarpinstruments @1010music