Good point…
Makes me wonder what exactly is going on!
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No. Unlike what you would expect from a synthesizer, each sample has its own voice in Renoise. Samples are not mixed down before modulations are applied. This is also is necessary, because each sample can be assigned to its own modulation and effects chain.
EDIT: In case someone wonders why the stepper runs synchronously in all samples: The active step here is intentionally synchronized across all voices that belong to the same Modulation chain. This is perhaps not really consistent when compared to the random behavior of the LFOs.
Thanks for the great tutorial @zensphere!
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These are so sick dude thank you
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Yeah, my pleasure! Glad if you’re getting something out of them. Hoping to start back up with some new ones before long
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ok, got back on the wagon here…
This one looks at some sound design techniques for making a couple of patches. One is an atmospheric ambience based on a field recording detailing some waveform editing techniques for smooth looping as well as some sound sculpting using eqs and filters. The second patch is a generative microtuned melodic instrument. all in the context of a darkprog track WIP
hope you enjoy and/or get something useful out of it!
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Acid bassline generator and the uses of the stepper device in creating scales/pitch classes
hope you enjoy!
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Just discovered your videos a few weeks ago by chance. Good job. Some are a bit lengthy and wordy. But hey… I got no life. I am a Renoise user. Lol
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yeah, it’s always tricky to aim for the right level of explanation. I’m didactic af, so, it is what it is 
glad if you’re getting something out of em!
Digging your stuff as always. Very inventive. I never went through zero so I didn’t know the stepper could do random values.
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Yes, it’s very useful, especially for pitch, allowing for all kind of exotic tunings. Sometimes I use it for amplitude modulation, too… It plays nice with the ahdsr and envelope devices (behaves as you’d expect it to), which can be useful for adding some random volume/velocity changes for each percussion hit
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cool tut. thank you.
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Nice one! Even though I prefer using VSTs (Phoscyon in case of Acid) with a much better result and of course with a much faster workflow, it’s always interesting to see how the godfather of native Renoise sound design would do it “manually” with “native options”. To be honest what you’ve created here is not really Acid, but it’s a good way to be creative. 
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ooh, what am I missing? 
Acid is about 303 sound. This is nice, too, but no 303 sound.
I would like to see you “emulating” the 303 sound in Renoise and becoming the goat. 
There are only a few VSTs that can do it quite good. Maybe 3. Phoscyon is one of them, that’s what I’m using.
But actually you’re right. The way you arranged the synth is just like Acid, so it’s obviously very similar. Personally I’m ok with calling it Acid, even though it’s about 303 sound by definition.
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I’d say pretty much there; the EG functionality needs a bit of work, perhaps simply adding a macro to change the ‘shape’ your getting with the ‘fader’ would nail it …ive got a 303 right here btw, and id sooner use this xrns tbh.
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thanks fellas. maybe I can work up a more proper 303 emulation that comes closer to the original sound. In the video I use the fader, but the ahdsr delay curve scaling should give a more flexible, accurate EG. While I can definitely see the value in radical traditionalism and think that purism has its place, I usually tend to be more punk in my aesthetic ethos and often figure that close enough is sometimes more interesting than retreading paths already worn smooth by other travelers But then again, if I was an og acid house head I’d probably be aghast at my own blasphemy! 
in any case, thanks for checking the video out and for the feedback 
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Love the sound - reminds me of one of my favorite pieces of old software, Rebirth. I had that back in '98/'99. Get some 808 samples and BAM! You’re Plastikman 
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True, but then it needs to be labeled differently. 
Thanks for creating these videos!
As I wrote some time ago, what you’re doing is the opposite of what I’m doing, that’s why it’s always interesting for me to watch, even though I won’t work this way for sure for several reasons. With these videos you’re unlocking the door to a completely different world in music making. This could be an addition to the videos made by @Achenar.
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Hey There - been watching these and absorbing as much as I can.
My question is - which video shows how to create custom LFO presets?
Like the Perlin Noise (#6 button)
Thanks, much appreciated.
I’m getting more out of Renoise now than ever before.
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