A Xaoc Devices Exploration – peaks and nulls

It had been a while since I used my Xaoc Devices case for anything beyond reaching for a couple modulators like Zadar and Batumi II. I’ve always loved the Odessa, even with its faults, and I had an itch to use it.

I’m not going to detail this patch too much.

A square wave from Batumi II acts as a clock for Erfurt’s forward counting. A second square wave output hits Erfurt’s reverse counting input. Four gate outputs from Erfurt (Gates 1-4) are patched to Samara II, with each gate being attenuated to a particular note.
As these gates go high, they sent pitch to the five v/oct inputs on Hel, Odessa’s expander, creating a mix of full and arpeggiated chords (no idea what Odessa is tuned to). The Fundamental, Even, and Odd outputs are mixed down to stereo, and sent to Zagzreb. Zagzreb’s Bandpass L/R outputs go to the mixer, while the L High Pass output is patched to Sarajewo for some analog delay, with Taps one and three output to the mixer.

In a mood to try something new, I ran the dry signal to the the Optotronics Stereo Lockhart Wavefolder. I wish I had sent that signal to the delay as well. It’s a pretty cool module, though I’m not really sure what everything but the fold knobs are doing. Looks like it’s time to dg into that one.

All three signals, Odessa/Zagzreb, Sarajewo, and the Wavefolder go to the Vongon Ultrasheer for some reverb.

Uncharacteristically, I also did a smidge of post processing, running the recording through some compression and EQ. I’m new to using both, but I am very happy with the sonic results.