Interactive Neural Net in Eurorack (Joystick & Artificial Neuron)

Combining human input from a joystick with a two-neuron artificial neural network for chaotic interactive music.

This Eurorack joystick is going into a simple neural network to control multiple dimensions of the timbre of this synth voice. Joystick dimensions X, Y, and Z go into different inputs of the Nonlinear Circuits Dual Neuron, and are mixed together and transformed by a nonlinearity (more here). In addition to the output controlling the waveform and filter cutoff of the synth, the outputs of each neuron is fed back into the other, creating a chaotic artificial organism with which to improvise.

Affiliate links for modules in this patch (though you really don’t need them; you can probably work this out with the gear or software that you currently have):
Doepfer A-174-4 3D Joystick (Perfect Circuit)
NLC Dual Neuron (Reverb)
Noise Engineering Ataraxic Translatron (Reverb)
Hikari Ping Filter (Perfect Circuit)
Noise Engineering Sinclastic Empulatrix (Reverb)
Arturia DrumBrute Impact (Perfect Circuit)
Korg SQ-1 (Perfect Circuit)

More Music with Artificial Neurons:

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