@Elif Yalvac
Producer, noise enthusiast. Modular synths, computers, guitars, etc.
Londoner.
Relays (1)
- wss://relay.ditto.pub – read & write
Recent Notes
Gear p*rn - sorry - and I love this book. Despite having the board ready like this, I just switched off everything and played with the first one in the row, Sun?Never Pedal. Sad to learn that Bleak District Electric, the maker of this special edition pedal, is coming to an end. Top distortion. Lovely low and high gain control and good to have the filter options.
Yo! I put my recent modular jams on Bandcamp. ICYMI in my tldr reintroduction yesterday.
https://hazalelif.bandcamp.com/album/self-oscillation
Track titles are lazy, but it won’t sound lazy!
In case you're curious, these are the modules: Tiptop Audio Buchla 259t & 281t & 292t, Mutable Instruments Plaits, ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's New Workout & Tyso Daiko, Erica Synths Hexinverter Mutant BD9, Expert Sleepers Disting mk3, Doepfer A-199 Spring Reverb, Doepfer A-138 Mixer.
On another note, I've been away from fedi for a bit. catching up only now. Anything you've put out that I should check out?
#eurorack #modularsynth #modular #buchla
https://hazalelif.bandcamp.com/album/self-oscillation
Track titles are lazy, but it won’t sound lazy!
In case you're curious, these are the modules: Tiptop Audio Buchla 259t & 281t & 292t, Mutable Instruments Plaits, ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's New Workout & Tyso Daiko, Erica Synths Hexinverter Mutant BD9, Expert Sleepers Disting mk3, Doepfer A-199 Spring Reverb, Doepfer A-138 Mixer.
On another note, I've been away from fedi for a bit. catching up only now. Anything you've put out that I should check out?
#eurorack #modularsynth #modular #buchla
#introduction
Reintroducing myself, it's been a while.
and it is a good time since I quietly released a new modular work yesterday! Some of the stuff from phone recorded toots.
I'm Elif, electronic music maker in London. I lead the electronic music pathway at an institution, curate a couple of live electronics nights, and co-host a programme on pioneering electronic music on Resonance FM called Talk to the Chip.
I like connecting with people here, and exploring what others are making. Wish I'd joined in properly earlier: I actually made an account years ago that disappeared before I did anything with it. Never too late though, and it’s been great to be actively in touch with you fedimates! This place re-encouraged me to actually talk to people about music and other things.
Other than music things, I occasionally write on politics and science and reading and cycling, and I may sometimes rant and post grumpy updates but I attempt to add a CW tag for them.
Music update - Haven't told anyone yet as I feel discouraged or am not very good at telling people about my own works despite updating my website repeatedly, and I'm not good at curating shiny music videos, but with fediverse, it has changed a bit especially after your insights on my question whether it is still worth releasing music.
So, if you want to listen to my fresh from the oven "album" here it goes: I called it Self-Oscillation and named the tracks in the most boring literal way. but the feeling behind it is not lazy, as I wanted this instrument for a long time. These are from my own modular, spanning May, June, July 2026, left mostly untouched, presented as is. For now, have a listen: https://hazalelif.bandcamp.com/album/self-oscillation
And now tell or update me about what you do and ask questions if you would like to!
#introductions
Reintroducing myself, it's been a while.
and it is a good time since I quietly released a new modular work yesterday! Some of the stuff from phone recorded toots.
I'm Elif, electronic music maker in London. I lead the electronic music pathway at an institution, curate a couple of live electronics nights, and co-host a programme on pioneering electronic music on Resonance FM called Talk to the Chip.
I like connecting with people here, and exploring what others are making. Wish I'd joined in properly earlier: I actually made an account years ago that disappeared before I did anything with it. Never too late though, and it’s been great to be actively in touch with you fedimates! This place re-encouraged me to actually talk to people about music and other things.
Other than music things, I occasionally write on politics and science and reading and cycling, and I may sometimes rant and post grumpy updates but I attempt to add a CW tag for them.
Music update - Haven't told anyone yet as I feel discouraged or am not very good at telling people about my own works despite updating my website repeatedly, and I'm not good at curating shiny music videos, but with fediverse, it has changed a bit especially after your insights on my question whether it is still worth releasing music.
So, if you want to listen to my fresh from the oven "album" here it goes: I called it Self-Oscillation and named the tracks in the most boring literal way. but the feeling behind it is not lazy, as I wanted this instrument for a long time. These are from my own modular, spanning May, June, July 2026, left mostly untouched, presented as is. For now, have a listen: https://hazalelif.bandcamp.com/album/self-oscillation
And now tell or update me about what you do and ask questions if you would like to!
#introductions
Look who is here? Freakbox strikes back with buchla “bongo”
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq8292ucu9elevha7fxxj0pmeuu7pnx9gh0h5xucqaw20vrrn5rpqsvv7ahv It's also true that I'm out of my mixing zone...I haven't done any real, dedicated mix...
@nprofile1q...
haha! Peanut and Pepper seem to have been part of your mixing process!
do you listen to your work in progress on a roadtrip? I wonder how that would be. I don’t drive by the way but I did do llistenthroughs in planes or commutes, outside studio settings for some of my past music.
haha! Peanut and Pepper seem to have been part of your mixing process!
do you listen to your work in progress on a roadtrip? I wonder how that would be. I don’t drive by the way but I did do llistenthroughs in planes or commutes, outside studio settings for some of my past music.
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I haven't mixed anything in my studio in quite awhile. I made a mix today. Sounded pretty cool. Took it to my earbuds and learned something:
My sub volume is waaay too low. I actually laughed when th...
@nprofile1q... the sub business is hard to deal with. but also, things can be misleading. not just mixing context but also when I listen to music casually, the genelecs in the small space I use at work bring out boominess sometimes too much vs. the old school speakers I have at home seem to be more on the mid frequencies side in a casual normal listening setting. I had times where I ended up overboosting the lows because of this, and then cutting too much of them also. a challenge to make adjustments with all these varied parameters.
Anyway, looking forward to the end results!
Anyway, looking forward to the end results!
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Hey nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq8292ucu9elevha7fxxj0pmeuu7pnx9gh0h5xucqaw20vrrn5rpqsvv7ahv check it out, my first modular thingie! 👆
@nprofile1q... oh yes!!! that must explain the therapeutic reference in @nprofile1q... ’s thread.
I’m listening to it now. the percussive sounds are amazing. bongos and metallic stuff. please can you do more of these jams? sounds like you had lots of fun figuring it out. goes quite insane later on.
I’m listening to it now. the percussive sounds are amazing. bongos and metallic stuff. please can you do more of these jams? sounds like you had lots of fun figuring it out. goes quite insane later on.
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@nprofile1q... on another note hope this will be that jumpstart. Easy to forget and live and then ideas remain there. Sometimes the most spontaneous ones work out
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq8292ucu9elevha7fxxj0pmeuu7pnx9gh0h5xucqaw20vrrn5rpqsvv7ahv it was super duper fun. I'm honestly not sure how I'm gonna do the rest of it, but it ...
@nprofile1q... I will have a PM for you as I am very inspired about something
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I decided to try something today that I haven't done since I was probably 22: record a straight-through scratch track of acoustic guitar and vocals that I intend to build on for a multitrack recording...
@nprofile1q... ❤️ sounds so fun! Happy you enjoyed that. Hope we can listen to it soon! Please prompt when you share if you can
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Remember to share positive stuff and not just the things that makes you angry folks!
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boost for peace and love
@nprofile1q...
posting this mildly grumpy in the spirit of balance 🌚
also, for actual peace and love, follow @nprofile1q... discovered via @nprofile1q... it's a daily serotonin hit! (where is a capybara emoji that can just appear automatically?)
posting this mildly grumpy in the spirit of balance 🌚
also, for actual peace and love, follow @nprofile1q... discovered via @nprofile1q... it's a daily serotonin hit! (where is a capybara emoji that can just appear automatically?)