The Sound of the Object. 3 Hours of Generative Modular Ambient

Still trying to come to grips with the philosophy of generative music. This piece is not performed, but constructed—what you hear is the sound of the thing, not a song made with the thing. We can only experience music in linear time, but this entire musical object exists at the point of its creation. And in fact, this is just a 3-hour sample of what is potentially an infinite creation.

So this is a generative ambient patch suitable for sleep, contemplation, meditation or general background atmosphere. The notes were quantized in C Major but pitched up slightly at the effects stage (Clouds reverb), so it ends up being closer to C#.

Patch notes:
Clocking & Trigs - Pamela’s New Workout
Pitch generation - 2hp TM
Attenuation - Intellijel Triatt
Quantization - Intellijel uScale II
Tone generation - Erica Synths Black Wavetable VCO
Filtering - Erica Synths Dual VCF
Filter modulation - MakeNoise Maths
Amplification - Intellijel Quad VCA
Amplitude Modulation (Envelope Generator) - Erica Synths Dual EG
Visualization (post-filter) - Dave Jones O’Tool Plus
Atmospherics/Reverb - Antumbra Smog (uCLouds / Mutable Instruments)
Output - Intellijel Audio I/O
A little audio enhancement from Elektron Heat Mk2 (off screen to the left)
Eurorack case by Pittsburgh Modular (EP-208)

Inspired by a YouTube tutorial from Modular Curiosity and the music of Brian Eno