Patchable is currently on hiatus. We hope that it will return soon.
How It Works
A new Patchable will be posted at the beginning of each month . If you choose to accept the challenge you have until the deadline day at 11:59pm to complete your patch. Modular synthesizers must be used in your patch, otherwise, there is no restriction on using other gear. There is no pressure to participate, this is meant to be fun.
As tracks start rolling in a soundcloud playlist including all tracks will be shared in the original post.
How To Play
- Read the most recent challenge posted.
- Create and record an original piece, this does not need to be a complete song, take it as far as you like.
- Include the suffix PATCHABLE-0000 (replace 0000 with the patchable challenge number) in the track title. A completed track title would look like this: Spiral Vortex PATCHABLE-0021.
- Upload your track to soundcloud before the deadline.
- Include patch notes and a link to your track in the comments of that weeks post.
Patchable Archive
Patchable 0027
VOICE Our modular and our voices. A rare combination, indeed. Think of a band. One of the beauties of modular…
Patchable 0026
STEREO Have you spent any time on Modular Grid looking at new modules recently? I know you have. Don’t lie….
Patchable 0025
REPETITION The pleasures of sequencing. Sequencers are an absolutely essential tool for the aspiring and established modular musicians alike. One…
Patchable 0024
POLYTIME Polyrhythms and polymeters. No, don’t close the page! I promise this is more fun than it sounds! Two often…
Patchable 0023
PATCH: TCG We’ve all been there. In front of your rack, ready to go, but don’t know how to begin….
Patchable 0022
MIXING IN MODULAR While many musicians like to refer to January as ‘Jamuary’ – NYMS might have to rename the…
Patchable 0021
Formant Formants have this strangely pleasing effect that is somewhat intangible. We know it is not a voice, but the hint…
Patchable 0020
REPATCH It has been over a year since our first Patcahable 0001 – 3 Module Challenge. There have been so…
Patchable 0019
Sinister Sounds Draw forth your malevolence from the black depths of your psyche. Call upon spirits and demons to fill…
Patchable 0018
Nature September brings the transition from Summer to Fall reminding us of the world outdoors. We’ve spent the bulk of…
Patchable 0017
RE:DRUM MACHINE Drum machines are technological paragons of rhythmic production and exploration. While it is easy to credit the beautiful…
Patchable 0016
When I was just a little kid, I was in complete awe when Luke, C3PO and R2D2 walked into Chalmun’s…
Patchable 0015
It has been 56 days since I’ve worn what would qualify as pants. Netflix needs to stop shaming me with,…
Patchable 0014
EXTENSION: NEW DATE APRIL 25TH Friends, it looks like we are inside at home protecting ourselves, family and the public…
Patchable 0013
Throughout the course of our daily lives there is a continuous influx of aural stimulation. We naturally filter out many…
Patchable 0012
Widely regarded as extremely undesirable, noise is typically a phenomenon to be avoided. Noise, frequently hurled at musicians as an…
Patchable 0011
Most modular sequencers have a finite number of steps. While this can seem limiting and sometimes frustrating, it can force…
Patchable 0010
Feeling inspired can often be challenging. It is not uncommon to be up against a wall and unable to see…
Patchable 0009
Many of you have likely heard the phrase, “You can never have too many VCAs.” The ubiquitous and humble VCA…
Patchable 0008
Band names are something we’ve all tried to come up with at one point or another. Sometimes, there is little…
Patchable 0007
It is common knowledge that a great number of modular users suffer from Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Sometimes it is about…
Patchable 0006
For this Patchable you are challenged to create an extended feedback patch. In its simplest form one could accomplish feedback…
Patchable 0005
Continuing our slow, off kilter shuffle toward the darkness of All Hallow’s Eve, for this patchable, you are compelled to…
Patchable 0004
New York Modular Society is ready to release the hounds of hell during the October Patchable challenges. This month we…