﹋ modular synthesist ︴improviser ﹏ composer ◣ sharing adventures + lessons in synthesis ◥ ▒ co-curator at Artifact △ Brooklyn, NY https://linktr.ee/matthewryalshttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3mkajbaw6ek2wRidiculous Airbnb situation while on tour in London. We asked for an extra blanket & the host wouldn’t provide it. I sent a screenshot of the listing which says extra blankets are provided. Then, they told us to vacant the apt within 30m! It took 5hrs, but we got it sorted via customer service.24 Apr 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkajbaw6ek2whttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3mjatxdksfs2dNew video in my Patch Programmability series is now up on YouTube – “5 Levels of Feedback Patching Using Joranalogue Modules” In this one, I explore some possible sounds and strategies for working with feedback with @joranalogue.bsky.social eurorack modules. https://youtu.be/nRqemavo_4Q?si=1moJDna8bCiR8IbB11 Apr 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjatxdksfs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3miyjf7t77s23That’s a wrap! The latest edition of Patching With Modular Synthesizers finished up last month, and it was an absolute blast to work with everyone! If you’d like to join a future edition of PWMS, please sign up to the PWMS waiting list.08 Apr 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyjf7t77s23https://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3miyffgonxs2tReally enjoying the textures and environmental sounds I can get with the @joranalogue Walk 4 routed to various places.08 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyffgonxs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3mim7xrc7rk2hThru-zero cross / circular FM with 2 @joranalogue Generate 3 oscillators. I find myself always coming back to FM, reviewing the concept, experimenting…This morning, I was studying thru-zero FM & reviewing how the carrier & modulator relationship gets swapped. #modularsynth #eurorack #synthesizer03 Apr 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim7xrc7rk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3mijj2vhzfs2vFor the first time ever, I tried to arrange my patch cables in a way that left most knobs & switches physically accessible & visually clear. This took way too much time, so I’ll prob only do this for tours such as the upcoming UK +EU tour with Zevra (4tet w/ Niloufar Shiri, Jonas Engel, Fan-Qi Wu).02 Apr 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijj2vhzfs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3mhntfszxo22yEcstatic to announce our new quartet, ZEVRA. Formed at Art Omi: Music 2025 residency in New York, the group consists of Niloufar Shiri (kamancheh), Fan-Qi Wu (pipa), Jonas Engel (saxophone), and Matthew Ryals (modular synthesizer). This April, we're embarking on our first tour across the UK and EU.22 Mar 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhntfszxo22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3mh6xfdehzs2jDeveloping a new video on feedback patching using @joranalogue.bsky.social modules for my Patch Programmability series on YouTube. Here I’m adding the Serge Res EQ for some additional timbral shaping.16 Mar 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6xfdehzs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3mgs5pajgi22rShort improvisation from today’s practice session. #modularsynth #improvisation #eurorack #synthesizer11 Mar 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs5pajgi22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3mfpf4njocc23improvisation from today #modularsynth #eurorack #improvisation #synthesizer25 Feb 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpf4njocc23https://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3mfkgwpok6s2xTime to share some patches made by students currently enrolled in Patching With Modular Synthesizers! 🎛️🎚️💥 PWMS is only offered 1-2x a year. If you’d like to join the next edition, please join the PWMS waitlist: tinyurl.com/PWMSList23 Feb 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkgwpok6s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3lw7he6v4l22u“Knots” is out now! It’s the second single from my and effe effe’s new album, Exalge, out Sep 5th on Infrequent Seams. 🔗 Stream the singles & preorder vinyl via the link in my profile.12 Aug 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7he6v4l22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3luksu3waxc2pAnnouncing EXALGE, my new album with effe effe out Sep 5th on Infrequent Seams. EXALGE is a fully improvised performance for modular synth + viola, recorded live in concert at ExAlge in Milan in 2023. Preorders for vinyl + digital are open now, & the first single “Limb-loosener” is out today!22 Jul 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3luksu3waxc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3lqzrf22du22q👋🏻 My first YouTube tutorial is now up on my channel! It’s all about using Joranalogue’s Contour 1 eurorack module as a classic Sample & Hold. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make that Hold function behave like a classic S&H, this one’s for you. Full video is up on my YouTube channel now.07 Jun 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqzrf22du22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3lkj4jtoypk25April tour dates! Next month, I’ll be unfurling sound solo and in various groups across the West Coast, Midwest, and Ontario. Stoked for my first shows in Los Angeles, Tucson, and Milwaukee. Flyer by @joycenho.bsky.social16 Mar 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkj4jtoypk25https://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3lk2wkj4nac2bWhen you step on the L train anytime after 8pm, it always smells like a fart. Why?11 Mar 2025 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2wkj4nac2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3ljs7ii2zsk22Generative Etudes Vol. 3.1 is out now! 🎛️✨It’s Bandcamp Friday and all purchases go directly toward my April tour, which will take me to the West Coast, Midwest, and Canada. shorturl.at/HzXJ607 Mar 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljs7ii2zsk22https://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3lj6hfq7byk24Yesterdays nyc sidewalk haul27 Feb 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6hfq7byk24https://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3lj4k75vcus2cI hit the ground running upon returning home and started working on a new dance commission today✨26 Feb 2025 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4k75vcus2chttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3lj4juy7ewc2cWhile on the road, I was staying at someone’s place & fainted in their restroom falling through a glass shower door. It was a traumatic experience. I got seen by the Dr today & everything seems fine, more tests to come. Just a case of the old Vasovagal syncope. On the + side, I had this for lunch:26 Feb 2025 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4juy7ewc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3lj4jl5j4us2cBack from tour, which was one of my favs so far!26 Feb 2025 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4jl5j4us2chttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3li64iwwfdk2gGenerative Etudes Vol. 3.0 is out now on 3OP including a 💿 edition! This marks the final vol. in my Generative Etudes series, exploring generative composition using the mdlr synth. Each track is a fully autonomous patch, evolving from start to finish without human intervention. shorturl.at/CMT6t14 Feb 2025 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3li64iwwfdk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3lhlw6uwyvs2oGenerative Etudes Vol. 3.0 is now available for pre-order on 3OP! It’s part of a larger series exploring generative modular synthesis. Vol. 3 will eventually include three separate EPs, but this special 💿 edition includes all the tracks across the volume. https://matthewryals.bandcamp.com/album/generative-etudes-vol-3007 Feb 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhlw6uwyvs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/matthewryals.bsky.social/post/3lgvq5o3gys2aI have an idea for a new trio–does anyone know someone who plays twigs and leaves, maybe the occasional pile of rocks? 🍂🪨29 Jan 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:jal4us47y2t64saycdjwgnr5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvq5o3gys2a