More With Ivoks Electromusical Synthesizer

I'm really falling in love with the Ivoks Electromusical Synthesizer by Red Rock Sound. It really seems to hit that sweet spot between ease-of-use and complexity. Or, put another way, its design is simple enough that using it isn't a chore, but deep enough that you're rewarded for spending some time with it. If you like to twist knobs just to see what will happen, real or virtual, Ivoks should put a smile on your face.

• CPU - Alpha 60 ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Archos ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - BOSS ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Central ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Golem XIV ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - HAL 9000 ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Icarus ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Illustrated Primer ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - MU-TH-R182 ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - SAL 9000 ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Simulacron-3 ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Skynet ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Tankande August ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Teleputer ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - WOTAN ( Ivoks Patch )

Like the patches I shared yesterday today's patches fall into the realm of stereotypical 70s and 80s computer noises, so they tend towards a more raw, piercing sound. Layer some complex delay patterns over them and drown them in reverb to get something a little more suitable for more traditional synth roles.

If you're late in finding these, you can download all of them by clicking here rather than grabbing each individual patch.

A Look At Ivoks Electromusical Synthesizer

Have you picked up Red Rock Sound's brilliant Ivoks Electromusical Synthesizer yet? I've really tried to resist the urge to pick up random REs because I'd rather know how to use a few tools really well, than have access to a bunch of tools I don't understand, but something about Ivoks intrigued me and so I bought it a shortly after it arrived.

It really is a fun little synth. I'm still trying to wrap my brain around how its Modulator works, so I'm far from really knowing this synth, but I got on a roll yesterday creating a series of synth patches that I thought I'd share. Named after fictional, sometimes megalomaniacal computers from books and movies, I present the CPU series:

• CPU - Colossus ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Continuity ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Gokubi ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Guardian ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Mandarax ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Neuromancer ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Project 2501 ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Rei Toei ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Tabernacle ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - The Thinker ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - Wintermute ( Ivoks Patch )
• CPU - WOPR ( Ivoks Patch )

The patches sound like their namesakes and are filled with 70's bleeps and bloops. If you're looking for something subtle and smooth, these probably aren't the patches for you, but if you're looking for a sound that's decidedly cro-magnon school, these might scratch that itch. Try them with some heavy, split stereo delay and some dub style reverb.