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Tim mixing our next chipsurf song.

February 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

Tim mixing our next chipsurf song (a video teaser this time!)

#Chipsurf #Chiptune #GameBoy #Uher #ReelToReel #Tube #Surf #Mixing #Analog

WaveBoy: Now with More Envelopes!

December 19, 2024 at 2:37 AM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

WaveBoy: Now with Volume Envelopes!

(well soon, I still need to update the docs and finalize the firmware package)

- Tim

#WaveBoy #Chiptune #Eurorack #Modular

WaveBoy: Jitter Manipulator

January 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM

BitByBit Synths

@bitbybitsynths.com

Quick short demo of the Jitter manipulator coming as part of the 0.55 firmware for WaveBoy.

www.youtube.com/shorts/1q_kQ...

With reverb and tape-delay but no filter. Recorded on potato phone though ;) Worth of a better demo at some point.

#WaveBoy #Chiptune #Modular #Eurorack

Quick once over for WaveBoy

February 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

Doing a quick test for a newly built WaveBoy! Step output modulating the filter, CV changing wave frame, Gate handling envelope. Added tape and reverb for fun. - Tim

#WaveBoy #Chiptune #Modular #Eurorack #TapeDelay #Wasp #Monsoon

Dueling WaveBoys (Wave and Sampler modes)

January 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM

BitByBit Synths

@bitbybitsynths.com

Dueling WaveBoys! (Drums + Wave)

www.youtube.com/shorts/4_VFb...

Drums sampled from a DR-770. Shows off using a WB for drums by using CV (to select sample) with delicious grungy bassline. Wasp, Sem, Tape Delay and Typhoon also used.

#WaveBoy #Eurorack #Modular

Turbowave X1688 demo - The Oasis BBS

February 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

TurboWave X1688 Demo: Victim Cache Shows Off Turbo Tracker Effects
#VictimCache #CommanderX16 #TurboWave #X1688 #TurboTracker #Chiptune #TrackerMusic #8bit #RetroComputing

theoasisbbs.com/turbowave-x1...

Turbowave X1688 demo from Victim Cache highlights Turbo Tracker glide, pitchslide, detune, and more on the Commander X16.

theoasisbbs.com

February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

Because video, here's that song we teased out yesterday but in video form! (And using Tim's WaveBoy as the lead instead of Osiris)

#BecauseVideo #SongShort #DAWless #Eurorack #Modular #OB6 #TapeDelay #WaveBoy #Cowbell #DrumBruteImpact

First half baked song on the MPC One

youtu.be

March 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

Made our first music video of sorts for Demokra¢ide. We chose the footage Tim took at the No Kings protests as the two relate very well.

youtu.be/ZmM2XLlhxIs

Enjoy! Be empowered! Vote! And help us make good change in the world!

#NoKings #MusicVideo #MusicSky #Democracide #Democracy

Demokra¢ide

youtu.be

June 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

And here's a taste of what 2 GameBoy DMG-001's sound like - on tape! Using UHER for Tape Echo and I almost used the R2R but (since I am under the weather) was lazy to repatch it. - Tim

#MadeOnTape #Chiptunes #GameBoy

www.youtube.com/shorts/cVkx5...

Chiptunes On Tape

WaveBoy Sampler: Moar Foghorn

March 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM

BitByBit Synths

@bitbybitsynths.com

I saw a video of a foghorn so recorded it my handheld Tascam, resampled it in Audacity down to 11KHz, threw it on the WaveBoy and then proceeded to destroy it into demonspeak. Variable clocked DACs are fun!

youtube.com/shorts/GIso5...

#Eurorack #Modular #Sampling #Sampler #WaveBoy #2bits #Crunchy

Running guitars through the half track

March 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

More fun with tape! While it's mostly to be used with our analog mixer for mixdowns, it's also good for giving "that tape sound" to guitars. I never thought I'd ever own a half-track. I'm very fortunate. I love this thing!

- Tim

#ReelToReel #TapeBounce #HalfTrack #Tascam32

Using WaveBoy's step sequencer for the filter

December 13, 2024 at 3:03 AM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

Tim messing around with a quick sequence to test his new PCB revision for WaveBoy Eurorack module. Waveform on the WaveBoy is being used for both the main output as well as the step sequencer.

More info over on Tim's synth store, bitbybitsynths.com

#WaveBoy #StepSequencer #Modular #Eurorack

WaveBoy: Sampler Improvements

November 27, 2024 at 5:04 AM

BitByBit Synths

@bitbybitsynths.com

More sample fun! I improved how samples get buffered to try and make things more efficient when swapping samples via CV. Works! But I still get the wrong sample sometimes. I think that's CV noise, but I need to compare to the next PCB rev (being made right now).

#WaveBoy #Sampler

March 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

Given today, we shared this recently but it still rings true.

We wrote the song as a reminder of the power of your vote, and the volume of your voice when it in the chorus of many.

We'll be at the #50501SATX march on Sat. See you there!

#Vote #Protest #NoKings #50501Movement #MusicSky #Music

Demokra¢ide

July 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

YouTube video up for Mouthbreather for folks that prefer being mesmerized by a reel to reel and a gross but noteworthy album cover:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw1u...

#ReelToReel #Mouthbreather #YouTube #Industrial #IndustrialMetal

Mouthbreather

Tim mixing and mastering out latest song, Mouthbreather.

December 18, 2024 at 2:10 PM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

A little short teaser of Mouthbreather while we work on the mix/master

www.youtube.com/shorts/fIegs...

#Mouthbreather #ReelToReel #AnalogMixing #AnalogMixdown #Industrial #IndustrialMetal #Soon

Tim messing with one of his first tape loop

December 15, 2024 at 6:35 PM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

Spent the evening learning how to make a tape loop after I broke the one I bought, oops. Here's the result!

#TapeLoops #MadeOnTape

Tim Playing With Tape Echo

December 4, 2024 at 4:20 AM

Victim Cache (Band)

@victimcache.com

First post!

Tim messing around with real tape echo using his OB6 and Prophet. Audio is going to the reel to reel (RT-707) via aux sends and but then back into as normal channels. This is so feedback can be added by turning up the sends on the tape channels.

#ReelToReel #TapeEcho