Richard Devine

reface DX can be seen in his studio

"Loving VolumeShaper 4!"

Richard is seen using VolumeShaper 4 to apply a ducking curve in his Logic Pro X project.

Novation kitchen setup for this afternoon, Circuit is pretty nifty!

"It was awesome when Reaktor 6 introduced the whole Reaktor Blocks idea of having this self-contained system that takes the analogue synth patching experiencing into Reaktor"

"I met Professor Don Hassler at the Atlanta College of Art, he introduced me to a whole new world. He was teaching modular synthesis, computer synthesis, DSP processing, Max/MSP, SuperCollider and Pure Data"

In an Instagram post, Richard Devine showcases the Flux Pure Analyzer Essential, highlighting its use in his sound design projects.

On January 16, 2015, Richard Devine posted on Facebook an image of 2C Audio's Kaleidoscope with this comment:

"@2CAudio Release "Kaleidoscope" is the ultimate sound-design tool and creative effects toy! Kaleidoscope is a massively parallel bank of physically modeled resonators that can be tuned completely arbitrarily with scientific precision and dynamically modulated over time by over two million points of automation. In simplistic terms, Kaleidoscope uses pictures to control sound!"

Listed on the official product page for the Elektrosluch 3+, but his testimonial specifies the Elektrosluch 3.

Elektrosluch users include: Richard Devine, Somaticae, proto/kolle, Drakh, Jonny Fox and many other musicians, field recordists, performers and other people curious about the world of electromagnetics.

(...) “The Elektrosluch 3 is an amazing electromagnetic listening device. I have been a long time fan of induction coil pickups and this one is by far the most convenient and easy to use one yet. I love the ability to listen to different sources very quickly with the headphone input, and the potentiometer control gives a higher cleaner output. I would easily say this is now an essential piece to my sound capturing rig.”

– Richard Devine

Quoted on the official Wavefront product page.

Wave and Wavefront are an incredibly awesome package for controlling your modular in a very expressive way.

Featured in this October 27, 2020 video.

can be seen at the start of the video

"First patch experiment using the Mutable Instruments Braids Macro oscillator running in "PLUK" mode. Emulating the sound of raw plucked strings that change with the timbre control via damping, and the color knob changing the plucking position. MakeNoise Rene sending out CV notes to the 1-v/oct input and Gate triggers to the Braids trigger input. The output is then running into the Phonogene for light processing. Liquid drum percussion sequencing by three gate trigger outputs from the Grids module. Trigger one going into the Mungo g0. Trigger two going to the DPO for the lower end kick drum emulation. Final output running lightly through a eventide space pedal."

In this video Richard Devine can be seen using the Mutable Instruments Frames module.

In this video Richard Devine can be seen using the Mutable Instruments Tides module. This module is Mutable Instruments’ unique take on the looping AD envelope generator – pushing this well-known trope to unknown territories.

"Audio recording of my first patch with the new MakeNoise "Mysteron" Voltage Controlled Digital Waveguide and Erbe-Verb Voltage Controlled DSP Reverb."

Richard Devine can be seen adjusting a setting on the Make Noise Phonogene from 01:16 to 01:38 in this video.

In this video, the Tiptop Audio Z-DSP can be seen on the bottom row of the upright rack.

0:00-0:02 top left of Richard's video, you can see the CV modulation / CV processing module.

0:00-0:15 center Big Black Part of the instrument René is the world's only Cartesian Sequencer for music synthesizers. Named for the French philosopher & mathematician René Descartes, it uses his Cartesian coordinate system to unlock the analog step sequencer from the shackles of linearity.

0:00-0:15 top right of modular pitch and delay effect module

In his Vimeo video titled "MakeNoise Mysteron - Retrometabolism," Richard Devine demonstrates a patch inspired by the "Industrial Guitar Tones" from the Mysteron manual, showcasing his use of the Make Noise Mysteron modular synthesizer.

In this video clip posted to Instagram, Richard Devine's digital mixer can be seen at the bottom of the shot. In the comments, a user asks him, "can you please let me know what type of digital mixer your using ?" Richard Devine replies, "its a Yamaha DM2000 VCM"

Richard Devine uses the Wiard Wogglebug, a random voltage generator, originally designed by Grant Richter of Wiard Synthesizers and features "smooth" and "stepped" fluctuating random voltage sources pioneered by Don Buchla within the Model 266 "Source of Uncertainty." It is seen racked amid the array of synths he has at his North Carolina-based studio. An image of it can be seen in the video (10:22). Devine had this to say regarding his arsenal of modular synths: "It’s become like this kinda nonstop sorta… I don’t know how to describe it. It’s just a really inspirational area that I’ve been sorta researching and playing around with, to generate new sounds and sequencing ideas and I’ve been recording nonstop actually since I’ve been using this system."

Richard Devine uses the Cwejman PH-4, a generator with four signal outputs with its main feature of controlling four identical modulated devices. It is seen racked amid the array of synths he has at his North Carolina-based studio. An image of it can be seen in the video (10:20). Devine had this to say regarding his arsenal of modular synths: "It’s become like this kinda nonstop sorta… I don’t know how to describe it. It’s just a really inspirational area that I’ve been sorta researching and playing around with, to generate new sounds and sequencing ideas and I’ve been recording nonstop actually since I’ve been using this system."

More on the Cwejman MMF-1: http://www.cwejman.net/ph-4.htm

In a studio tour video by MusicRadar Tech, Richard Devine showcases his use of the Cwejman NS-4, a true analogue noise generator with four noise/random signal outputs. The NS-4 is visible among his extensive modular synthesizer setup in his North Carolina studio at the 10:20 mark. Devine describes his modular synth collection as an "inspirational area" for generating new sounds and sequencing ideas, highlighting the continuous creative exploration it facilitates.

Richard Devine uses the Cwejman D-LFO, a multi-function dual LFO. It is seen racked amid the array of synths he has at his North Carolina-based studio. An image of it can be seen in the video (10:20). Devine had this to say regarding his arsenal of modular synths: "It’s become like this kinda nonstop sorta… I don’t know how to describe it. It’s just a really inspirational area that I’ve been sorta researching and playing around with, to generate new sounds and sequencing ideas and I’ve been recording nonstop actually since I’ve been using this system."

More on the Cwejman D-LFO: http://www.cwejman.net/d-lfo.htm

Richard Devine has the Strymon blueSky Reverberator on the floor of his Euro rack modular synth corner of his North Carolina-based studio. An image of it can be seen in the video (10:15). Devine had this to say regarding his arsenal of modular synths: "It’s become like this kinda nonstop sorta… I don’t know how to describe it. It’s just a really inspirational area that I’ve been sorta researching and playing around with, to generate new sounds and sequencing ideas and I’ve been recording nonstop actually since I’ve been using this system."

Richard Devine says @12:17 that the late/great, Tim Adams built him the Chaos Synthesizer: “These touch sensors change the sound - the amplitude/modulation between oscillators… I’ve actually blown a PA system with this particular box. It’s a very dangerous box to use live, but very very cool."

Richard Devine has said about the Highly Liquid Bend Station: “A strange device… this is another one of my favorites that I use a lot on design projects… also works with parallel connection cables. You can also clock this with MIDI sync… it’s a sequencing glitch station. You patch with these banana-style cables. You can sequence the bends in real-time. So as you’re experimenting, trying different banana patch cable points, you can sequence them all in time, and you get some pretty wild results with this thing. I have my TR-707 and a CZ-101 I use those together and you get this really strange, almost granular, ummm… it’s hard to describe. It’s not your typical sort of bent sound because you come up with such odd combinations with it very quickly… it’s become a really fun, generative playground of weird noises.”

In the video, Richard Devine says, "In this corner these are some of my favorite synths..."