#rxmx

I recently picked up the RxMx, a unique and inspiring mixer module by Make Noise. It's a six-channel mixer with a crossfader that sweeps across all six channels, but you can also change the "radius" of the crossfader to blend neighboring channels -- all the way from one to six at a time. Crucially, both the position and radius of the crossfader can be voltage-controlled, so channels can be scanned and mixed automatically using interesting voltage sources in the rest of the system.

This is a little study made using the Turing Machine Random Looping Sequencer to control the RxMx. I think the Turing Machine's mostly-repeating, gradually-shifting random patterns provide a particularly compelling modulation source for the RxMx.

First, here are the 6 channels being fed into the RxMx. The seventh sample here, some echoes and a kick drum, are an extra layer on top of the RxMx's mix.

https://soundcloud.com/paperwwwork/rxmx-turing-study-parts

Here's the study itself. You can hear how much dynamism & movement the automatic mixing of the RxMx adds:

https://soundcloud.com/paperwwwork/rxmx-turing-study-mix

Picked up a MakeNoise RxMx mixer and FXDf filter bank at the Hideout synth nerd meet-up. My friend Nate always does great stuff with his Moog filter bank so it was nice to finally try one out.