Comments on: Live Modular Performance By FreqGen, ‘Orbital Drift’

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:28:24 +0000

Totally agree and what if you change the patch cables to different locations for your new track…? How do you recall the previous settings and wiring if you want playback older tracks. Do you take photos or draw diagrams and go through hours of re-patching all over again… LoL
What a waste of creative time…

By: Patrick Mimran

Patrick Mimran — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:31:31 +0000

The problem with these set up is that at the end is it always repeating the same set of pitches , you end up in an auto hypnosis which put you in a nutshell where you can’t escape , and the only thing you end up doing is variate the timbre of the sounds on the same rhythm and pitches . Fifty years ago people like Klaus Schulze or band like Tangerine dream had no choices because the sequencers back then had only 3 rows of 8 steps and with these limitations they did a damn good job . But today ? It is like an elephant who give birth to a little mouse . I think you can do better with an Akai MPC it is less impressive but much more effective . Patrick Mimran

By: eoin

eoin — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:43:54 +0000

In reply to Analog Fire. I bet you're fun at parties

By: MYC

MYC — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:43:12 +0000

In reply to ldb. Indeed!

By: ldb

ldb — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:38:14 +0000

In reply to Analog Fire. If I had realized how fast it would disappear, I would have done a lot more fun stuff with my hair when younger. Don't hate.

By: Analog Fire

Analog Fire — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 03:33:34 +0000

No doubt about the talent, but when talent hides behind a haircut, I do wonder….

By: merqaqader

merqaqader — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:40:49 +0000

too much compression, but nice filter sweeps (don’t know which is)

By: joe

joe — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:41:46 +0000

In reply to Joseph O'Donnell. He has his own label and publishes music under several band names (e.g., Celldweller, Circle of Dust, Scandroid, and more). His artist name is Klayton, and he's been publishing music since the early 90s. I'm sure he's heard NIN :-)

By: modalmojo

modalmojo — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:38:52 +0000

More is less?

By: Zak

Zak — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:00:15 +0000

With all these modules I was expecting way more music and sounds … Except drums (average beat) and bass line, there is not much happening .. 🙁
Not a good advertisement for Metropolis too. Modular looks cool BUT one need to know what to do with it…and knowing a bit of music / how to play, helps a lot.

By: AnalOG

AnalOG — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:35:29 +0000

This is epic.

Yeah – you could do all of this in software, but the idea of completing complete tracks in real time with hardware, and all that hands-on control, looks awesome, and is something I’ve been impressed by since seeing Youtube videos of Vangelis working back in the day.

By: Joseph O'Donnell

Joseph O'Donnell — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:33:48 +0000

I think he has heard Nine Inch Nails.

By: Walking The Line Between 10 and 11

Walking The Line Between 10 and 11 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:08:00 +0000

How does one remember which module to use when you have this many to choose from?

Good sounding performance.