VCAs in the Modular Environment with VCV Rack 2
This video series is about the most famous building block in the modular environment, the VCA. It's known as the Voltage Controlled Amplifier, but there's much more to it, and it can help you open up a system in many exciting ways. We start with what a VCA is, and many ways of using it, and we build multiple patches from scratch, implementing the techniques and ideas.
We'll be using VCV Rack 2, which is a free Eurorack emulation, so all the ideas will work in hardware as well. There's also an accompanying PDF file with patch diagrams of the different techniques, so you can experiment with these techniques in your own systems and patches.
This video series is fitting for beginners and advanced users alike. If you're looking for inspiration, or for having a stronger foundation, you will find this video series helpful.
Here is the list of videos:
- Introduction
- What is a VCA - The Attenuator
- What is a VCA - The Amplifier
- What is a VCA - The Attenuverter (Polarizer)
- Linear vs Exponential
- Amplitude of audio
- Tremolo
- Velocity
- Introduction to the Patch From Scratch videos
- Patch From Scratch No.1
- AM - Amplitude Modulation
- RM - Ring Modulation
- Patch From Scratch No.2
- Gating audio
- Ducking audio
- Ducking effects
- Patch From Scratch No.3
- Panning
- Crossfading
- Voices into send effect
- Patch From Scratch No. 4
- VCA before or after a filter
- Amplitude of modulation
- Adding Rests
- Adding Variation to pitch
- Patch From Scratch No. 5
- VCA as AND logic
- Ducking CV
- Gating CV
- Attenuation
- Adding CV control
- Shaping CV
- Patch From Scratch No. 6
- Half rectify
- Various modules with VCA functionality
35 videos, more than 2.5 hours of content, patch diagrams, English subtitles