I studied music with Ivan Tcherepnin, and so it was only natural that I would learn to play the instrument made by his brother, Serge. While I had played a few other modular instruments before, the Serge presented an open clarity, without presumptions that immediately resonated with me.

It quickly became my main instrument.

I like use the Serge to build complex sonic systems, rather than distinct voices.

This work, for example has several parts, but they all have some level of interconnected patching. For this patch, I primarily used my favorite module: The Dual Transient Generator. These modules are so amazingly flexible, capable of a wide variety of timing from rhythmic to tones.

Notice in this patch that the audio oscillator remains unpatched. All source tones are from the DTGs.