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Ah, that's super kind of you to say. It's been a lot of fun posting stuff and connecting with others who share similar tastes. TH-cam is great for that kind of connection. I literally don't know anyone in real life who's interested in synths.

Thanks for the support. It's been kind of a trip to see people finding and listening to some of this music. I occasionally get a little despondent wondering if I'm wasting my time with electronic music (I'm a guitarist by training). Nice to hear that folks enjoy it.

Honestly, I can't remember. I want to say no, based on the way the cables are running out of the Matriarch (I normally run a reverb right next to the machine). If I did it was the Oto Bam, which remains the only reverb I use on any of these pieces.

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Thanks! I don't think you'll be disappointed. I bought and sold way too many synths over the past five years. The Matriarch is the only thing that's stayed constant. It's a gem.

Thanks! It's a really quirky machine. I think it works best to treat it as an explorative device. Start fiddling around and see what happens and proceed from there. I hate the "happy accident machine" label, but it's not too far off base.

Ah, thanks. Seriously the encouragement is what keeps me motivated to keep sharing. I think this is a doable project for 2025.

Thanks! Glad people are finding them.

Thanks! I really appreciate the kind feedback. It's cool to know these patches are reaching people's ears.

Honestly I can't really remember the specifics of this patch. I normally apply a very low amount of random wave LFO to the filter to create a subtle variance for organish sounds. I think that's what's going on here, but can't be 100 percent sure.

Glad you found them useful. It's an absurdly good sounding synth for the price. Behringer did a great job with it. Hope you make some good music!

How do I do this? Just got the synth

@@crustaceouspark The Pro 800 comes with Behringer software that should upload when you connect the synth to a computer via midi cable. Transferring should be relatively easy once you download the patches.

No problem. Always happy to share with other musicians!

Thanks! It was a fun endeavor. Would love to try another patch set one day.

Thanks! Always happy to share ideas with other musicians!

Thanks! I feel like I couldn't recreate any of these blind. I hate the "happy accident machine" description, but it really is.

It's really well built. Top notch drone for sure.

Honestly, I can't remember. I'm guessing it was a low 1-3-5 progression with a relatively slow clock. The staggered steps on the oscillators are providing a lot of the variation.

Not yet unfortunately. Family and a full-time job are really preventing me from getting to a lot of musical pursuits beyond daily practice.

Glad you found the patches helpful. It really is an incredible soundscaping machine. Maybe the best all in one analog package for this kind of thing. I still love it.

Thanks. It's the most affordable way to achieve a great range of Prophet sounds. Absurdly affordable for what it offers.

@@riotbell5365 Yepp, I got one now, the price was irresistable at Thomann. I was afraid that it would be "noisy"...but I don't hear any such things, a pleasant surprise there, lol. I just wish they went with a more modern user interface with proper buttons and display...and with a Kaoss pad, lol. Another thing...I respect the hard work people put into patch programming, I used to donate and purchase for a reasonable price...but too many people setting a very high price, which they have the right to do...but it seems they only want to sell ONE set, lol. I'm not going to buy 100 Pro 800 sounds for 25-35 USD. It's a pity that they can set a correct price, thye could sell more with a lower amount. The point is that I used to buy Ram memory cards for my Roland D50, with patches, they could cost 20-30 USD, a hardware RAM with patches.

I'm sure you'll love it. It's easily my favorite synth of all time!

Thanks! I really try my best with the patch names.

@@riotbell5365 Always a suitable name can raise the value of a patch. I am a KORG sound developer and sometimes I have this problem with the right pre-set name. Of course we have some rules 🙂. I also use Matriarch and will try your sounds someday. Thanks again !

@@polymoog800 Awesome that you work with Korg. I imagine sound designing for a company is a bit different!

Thanks! I'm flattered.

Thanks. The Grandmother is a gorgeous synth and a wonderful instrument with which to begin an ambient journey.

That's very kind of you. Brian Eno's early work is one of my primary inspirations when putting together these types of pieces. Love the textures and the layering he was able to accomplish with such rudimentary gear. I'm looping via a Microcosm which is off screen.

Yes and no. You can run any instrument into the Matriarch provided you have an instrument cable with a 1/4 inch jack (Instrument-In). I've got an Intellijel audio interface module which can convert eurorack signal into line/instrument level. Thus I can run a eurorack sampler like the Assimil8tor into the Matriarch to take advantage of the filter/delay. Hope that helps.

@@riotbell5365 "Thus I can run a eurorack sampler like the Assimil8tor into the Matriarch to take advantage of the filter/delay." could you make a video doing this please? )

@@sashaatree6535 That's actually exactly what's going on in this video. The bass line was recorded with the Matriarch and sampled into the Assimil8tor and looped back into the Matriarch via the Instrument-In. The randomized sequencing is taking place in real time on the Matriarch and the sounds are blended together and sent through the stereo outs of the Matriarch to an audio interface linking up the DAW for final recording.

@@riotbell5365 Ok sir, and is it possible to somehow send sounds recorded in ipad synth to the matriarch?

@@sashaatree6535 Sure. All you would need is an 1/4 jack and something like a preamp or audio interface to raise the iPad output to line level to send it into the Matriarch.

Thanks. I have a difficult time gauging whether anyone is actually interested in the guitar/eurorack stuff.

@@riotbell5365 so do manufacturesr!

Thanks. Unfortunately, I don't have anything but black, gray and white. Maybe in the future!

It's an Arturia Rackbrute 6U.

Thanks, that's high praise.

No problem!

Moog has such a rich history. My first analog was also a Moog. Glad you found the demonstration helpful!

Thanks for taking the time for a thorough listen. It's a synth that can be cajoled into making all sorts of fascinating sounds, just takes a bit of effort and more than a little patience!

Thanks. It sounds so much better than I was expecting for the price. Absolute killer drone synth.

Totally agree. All the Matriarch. But pretty crazy you can just run a guitar straight into it.

The water patch was pure stroke of luck. Couldn't create it again in a hundred years without looking at the recording.

@@riotbell5365 that's the beauty of it, in the older days we had to finish the track on the spot because the next day the things never sounded the same even when you let them powered.

Thanks, though I fear I generate far more wankery than I'd like to admit.

Thanks. It's really cool that people find this relaxing and actually listen all the way through.

I didn't see any commercials....