starring: elements, iroi, “some” modulation sources. 100% VCV Rack
edit: I’ve been incorrect: it’s not 100% VCV Rack. the patch is programmed and auto-generative, made 100% in VCV Rack 2 Pro Standalone, with most free modules and few premium ones. then I have mastered the track in REAPER: LAEA + LALA, a drop of reverb, a clean limter and automations only for the intro/outro (more or less)
Amazing piece! So much variety! Was this all done in one patch and realtime, or was it recorded, edited and compiled?
Big thumbs up! To follow on with @Alphagem-O 's questions, if this is one patch in real time, is it auto-generative or performed? Either way is impressive.
Great sounds!
Would have loved to see the patch in the video though.
thanks guys, I really appreciate you liked it!
@Alphagem-O @DaveVenom it has been planned and programmed, it’s autogenerative. one straight take, no cuts/edits. I have spent few hours on it in the past days, then I brought it back to life for the occasion; the most difficult part (IMHO) has been giving it the “rhythm” I wanted the listener to feel (I can say that it’s been really well fine-tuned). in this video it’s a little bit too fast (IMAO)…if performing it live (with controllers) the rhythm would be slower
@OldPluginGuy it’s made out of two identical blocks, where Elements and Iroi are the main characters. then we have triggers generators, gate randomizers and envelope followers to re-trig it when volume drops (more or less) then it’s mixed in the center of the screenshot:
without a compressor with auto make-up gain that would have been a nightmare to accomplish
btw, this is one “block”:
maybe an explanation video could be coming. that would be the first time for me (I know, that would be a pretty steep one, but I know I can do it).
Thank you very much for your explanations, the track is beautiful!
An explanation video would be nice, but might be time-consuming to produce and watch. Just leaving the patch for self-study here or at Patchstorage would be just as fine with me. Thanks again for a lovely patch!
Iroi is awesome for drones, I happened to have made a video on that very subject today. Just smash the randomise button until you get something you like! It’s not exactly nuanced, but great fun.
@Alphagem-O this is a simpler block to start with (picture + patch 
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basic_elements_iroi.vcv (3.7 KB)
@VirtualModular yes it is. Elements is a king of evolving drones as well…combine them and something very magic can happen! 
In 2025 I tried Oneiroi at Superbooth but I was overwhelmed by stuff and did not realize the potential (tbh I’m not that much into salmplers/loopers/wavetables so I overlooked it a little bit). now I have Iroi in Rack and soon I hope I will have it in Eurorack as well.
Next time I will play a bit with this stuff it will be with a more static starting audio material - as I do live with Elements in eurorack or with iZotope RX standalone, which is another king for generating static drones 
Thanks very much! Randomizing the Modal Synthesizer is a great way to keep the patch alive. And Iroi does the rest. Well done!
