Something I really like doing is modulating noise, drive and compression with the random modulator, with 0 variations. It creates the illusion of new accents. When I get bored, I just move the variation knob until I find a new pattern I like.
I see people saying that everything sounds the same or turns into a wash with the S4, but I think it really comes to life when you start modulating things.
I’ve been trying to find an effect that really clicks with my Vhikk X. I’ve used it with MI Beads, FX AID XL, and more recently Befaco Iroi, but I haven’t really felt that any of them work that well for what I’m after.
I mainly use the Vhikk X as a drone/texture source in minimal and deep techno, especially for live sets. I’ve seen quite a few people recommend the Desmodus Versio as a good pairing, and I’ve also been considering adding a Mimeophon, or even the new PlexiPhon, which looks pretty interesting.
Another option would be to process it through my Torso S-4, although I’m currently using the S-4 to process my DFAM.
So, how are you processing your Vhikk X? What effects or modules have you found work particularly well with it for drones, evolving textures and deep/hypnotic techno?
I’m having a very strange issue with my Torso S-4 and I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
I’m using DISC. I have WAV samples that I transferred to the S-4, as well as samples that I recorded directly on the device via usb. The problem happens when I replace an existing sample on a track with a different sample.
For example, on Track 4 I had Sample A. I replaced it with Sample B. Everything works correctly: Sample B is playing, the waveform is correct, and the sample name is correct. I save the project, switch to another scene, and then return to the original scene. When I come back, the sample name still says Sample B, but the waveform and actual audio are Sample A.
So the S-4 appears to remember the correct sample name, but somehow recalls the wrong underlying audio/buffer.
I’ve already spent several hours troubleshooting this. I’ve tried saving the project under a different name, deleting and recreating the problematic scenes, copying scenes again, reassigning the samples, saving repeatedly, and switching between scenes multiple times.
The issue keeps happening.
Has anyone experienced this specific behavior with DISC + scene recall?
Is this a known firmware bug or some kind of sample-buffer/reference issue?
Any information or workaround would be really helpful.
I understand that per-track envelope modulators can be triggered externally, similar to triggering a note on a track.
But what about the envelope modulators in Perform View, Scene View, and Mix View? Since they are on a different layer of the S4 architecture, they don't seem to be triggered when a per-track envelope receives a trigger. So what is the intended way to trigger these modulators? Are they only meant to be manually triggered with the One Shot button, or is there another workflow I'm missing?