Agree. docB’s Etudes on YouTube sometimes help with understanding the modules, and there are a quite few patches on Patchstorage to analyze. But even then it’s not always obvious what is going on.
However, the modules are absolutely amazing and (most of the time) very reliable.
^ These are great!
I thought it was one of the pad VCOs in your patch. I was reading the manual yesterday, the part for Gendy is sadly blank 
I had a quick try and couldn’t get anything I particularly liked with it, but the pad VCOs are awesome. It’s a really deep collection, I should probably try a few more of the modules because I’ve only used a few of them, and there are loads. It’s always a balance between loading up the trusty favourites you already know how to use and actually making some music, or spending time figuring out new stuff and experimenting in new directions.
I probably have that balance wrong, but I enjoy experimenting more than finishing stuff. Perhaps we should have a docB modules only patch challenge. Sometimes it’s more fun when you don’t know what you’re doing!
Yeah, the pad VCO’s are awesome. They’re way too fiddly and strange to use, and UX is kinda… yeah, but when you get a great sound from pad it’s so different than almost anything else, except some esoteric wavetables, it sounds awesome and the CPU is even very low. If I ever make modules (right) one of my missions will be to make a totally pro version of padsynth, because that algorithm is clearly something special. It’s a published algorithm by some guy and docB refers to it somewhere.
Teetering Balance
Generative ambient meditation. 8 voices: Bass, arp, percussion, drone, lead, bell, vocal and oboe.
Wavetable VCO (Surge XT) is used for the ostinato bass. The drone alternates between two modulated Pad2 (docB) modules using Blender (sickozell). For smooth transitions, the pitch always changes only on the instance playing at low volume.
Sequences of bass, arp and bell voice created with ADDR-SEQ (Bogaudio) with their start step modulated using RndC (docB) for variation. Vocal from Maya (Voxglitch). Percussion made with red noise run through a modulated BP filter and an ADSR envelope.
Awesome job! I can imagine hearing this on late night FM radio back in the 1990s. For those of you in the USA, I’m thinking Hearts of Space or Echoes.
Thank you so much, Echoes and Hearts of Space are great!
They are still around. Their shows are broadcast on U.S. public radio and can also be streamed on the web. A real asset 
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Portaloof Propulsion
Portaloof, a new experimental module by computerscare, meets an updated version of one of my older generative ambient patches, Resonant Propulsion. The kaleidoscope is created from the module Foly Pace (computerscare).
Portaloof was modulated by the chaotic modulator RndC (docB), and the frequency of RndC is modulated by an envelope follower (Follow by Bogaudio), yielding plenty of movement and variation in the visuals.
Download Portaloof at Releases · freddyz/computerscare-vcv-modules · GitHub. It will likely also be in the VCV Rack Library eventually.
Download the original Resonant Propulsion patch at Resonant Propulsion | Patchstorage
New World Explorer
Generative ambient electro patch with 7 voices. Automatic recording control for PaulXStretch, hosted by Host-FX (VCV, premium). Used for noise and tonal drone/atmo voices, respectively.
Furthermore, variation of bass and arp sequences was studied. Addr-Seq (Bogaudio) and ASEQ (docB) were used as sequencers. XM-OP (Venom) was explored for lead and arp voices.
The patch was performed by fading different voices in and out for variation.
During recording of the video, Portaloof (computerscare) and Purfenator (DanT) were added to the patch as visual effects. For simplicity, these modules were removed thereafter.
Really nice patch! For some reason reminds me of something Suzanne Ciani could have played.
Ohh, thanks Lars! That’s a huge compliment 
. Glad you like the patch!
Eta Carinae | #PatchMutationChallenge
Entry to @Saturata’s #PatchMutationChallenge, freely mutating a given patch starting out from Marbles (Random Sampler, Audible Instruments), Plaits (Macro Oscillator 2, Audible Instruments), Clouds (Texture Synthesizer, Audible Instruments) and Quantizer (VCV).
Plaits was kept and addressed polyphonically with three notes forming triads/chords, individual ADSR envelopes and octave randomization. Moreover, Model selection was randomized in a confined range.
Marbles was substituted by a set of modules based on RndC and RndG (both docB) with frequency control modulation.
Texture Synthesizer was replaced with Nimbus (Surge XT), which is another incarnation of Clouds.
Two more voices were added: Vocals from Maya (Voxglitch) and a lush polyphonic pad (Pad, docB).
Compressor (VCV) was used during recording for loudness, but removed from the patch thereafter. It can be replaced with any compressor or left out entirely.
Eta Carinae (η Carinae, η Car), is a system of at least two stars with a combined luminosity greater than five million times that of the Sun. It is approximately 7,500 light-years from Earth. Eta Carinae underwent a Great Eruption in 1837 to become the second brightest star in the night sky by 1843.
Information on the #PatchMutationChallenge at: https://youtu.be/NI6rdHlZku8?si=on4dDl8_EBbuOZWE
Download the template at: PATCH MUTATION CHALLENGE | Patchstorage
FireWaterEarthAirLife
Ambient generative drone and soundscape with 7 voices depicting the four classical elements, plus life binding them all together.
Individual voices are also detailed in separate videos and patches.
Download all patches together in a .zip file at: https://patchstorage.com/firewaterearthairlife/
Krypton Drone | #DroneDay2026
Ambient generative drone for Drone Day 2026. Four voices (drone, perc, pad and random sounds). Modulated delay. Exploring Twist (Surge XT).
Compressor (VCV) was used during recording for loudness, but removed from the patch thereafter. It can be replaced with any compressor or left out entirely.
A Matter of Time — LIVE 01
Generative ambient tiny/petite patch of 64HP around Anuli (Sanguine Mutants) driven by Proteus (Seaside Modular), with a bit of modulation for variety. In addition to elements of randomness, the patch was slightly tweaked during the performance.
Thank you to everyone who joined my first live stream.
Image Credit: Herbig-Haro 49/50, HH 49/50, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Herbig-Haro 49/50 (NIRCam and MIRI Image) - NASA Science
A Matter of Time — LIVE 02
A generative ambient patch meditating on the infinity of the Universe. Four-voice exercise. Extensive variety of sounds, so it can be listened to for hours without repetition, sometimes happy, some times pensive, sometimes sad.
XFX Wave (Blamsoft) for pad, Macro Oscillator 2 (Audible Instruments) for plucks, FS6 (docB) as high-pitched lead, and finally Random sounds (JW-Modules) added.
Pluck and lead alternate randomly. Macro Oscillator 2 modes are changed occasionally, creating variety. Random gates generated using RndG (docB). Note pitch variety originates in three phase-shifted sine LFOs, leading to random 3-note chords (triads). Polyphonic pad envelopes created with AD/ASR Envelope Generator (Venom). RndC (docB) for general modulation.
Main scale is C major, with small variations, introducing a subtle sense of tension and release.
Compressor (VCV) is used during streaming/recording for loudness. It can be replaced with any compressor or left out entirely.
The Sombrero galaxy (M 104) lies at the southern edge of the rich Virgo cluster of galaxies. It is a massive object, equivalent to 800 billion suns. The galaxy is 50,000 light-years across and located 30 million light-years from Earth.
Image Credit: M 104, Sombrero Galaxy, NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), Hubble mosaic of the majestic Sombrero Galaxy | ESA/Hubble
