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Wolf & Goat No. 3

By parappayo on July 24, 2026 1:24 am

It's the third entry in my continuing quest to capture the unique and often frustrating sounds of the Akai Rhythm Wolf, and to pair those sounds with various 303 acid basslines. This one is heavily improvised and uses on-board sequencers with the Rhythm Wolf driving the tempo via MIDI. I noticed during editing that it's not exactly 145 bmp -- the Rhythm Wolf doesn't keep precise time.

I didn't set down any rules for this series (did I? maybe I should re-read my first entry) but I'm trying to use the Rhythm Wolf more or less as-is and not heavily distort or re-characterize it. However, this time around I did include a section where I modulate a resonant filter over the Rhythm Wolf towards the end of the track for some extra variation.

For this series I try to pair the 303 with a fun hardware effect, and this time I chose the Bastl Thyme+ which is a funky tape delay with an optional bitcrusher that kicks in when you lower the "tape speed." The Thyme+ can be hard to use but I did get some fun warbles out of it. I also doubled up two 303 recordings at the start of the track to create a tight delay effect, but I move away from that quickly. I didn't add much in the way of DAW effects this time around.

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Today 8:17 am

electronic_tiger

This is a strange experience. To me it feels like a there is an acid track stuck in a swamp somewhere. I think I can hear kick somewhere down at the bottom of those murky waters. But the whole thing does feel kind of sluggish. I suspect it's the delay that's bogging it down in that sense. Which is strange territory for Timbre Wolves as I didn't know they lived in the marshes. I do wonder what would happen if you were to put a thick, punch kick underneath it. And take it out of the wetlands a little. I think that contrast could help drive the tune a bit more and give the listener a bit more of an anchor point. If that's what you want to do that is. But there definitely is something there beneath the layers of sludge. Well done!

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