Cascadia Patches
A collection of squeaks, squawks, bleeps and bloops for the Intellijel Cascadia.
All patches have an audio preview. Unless otherwise noted, all previews are dry.
To learn more about the Cascadia, go to Intellijel’s website: intellijel.com.
Download blank patch templates for Adobe Illustrator and Affinity Design: here.
Download a PDF with all of the patches: here (updated on 260527).
Bass
Acid Bass patch using the Ring Mod to create accents.
A bass patch with noisy chaotic modulation.
A sharp and snappy bass patch.
A bass patch.
A bass patch.
Brass
A bright trumpet patch that is half way between a trumpet and a synth brass.
A synth trumpet patch.
A trumpet patch.
An ensemble brass patch.
An ensemble brass patch.
An ensemble brass patch.
An ensemble brass patch.
A muted trumpet patch.
A synth brass patch.
Classics
A patch for a Heliosphan / Ageispolis-ish inspired pad.
Generative
How to make a patch inspired by Rob Hordijk’s Rungler.
Bouncing Ball Patch
Bouncing Ball Patch
Bouncing Ball Patch
6 Basic Krell patches for the Cascadia semi-modular synthesizer.
Another Krell patch for the Cascadia semi-modular synthesizer.
A blippy plucky Krell patch for the Cascadia semi-modular synthesizer.
A Krell patch for the Cascadia semi-modular synthesizer.
A Krell patch for the Cascadia semi-modular synthesizer.
Lead
Another percussive vibraphone patch. This one is less organ-y and more electric piano-y.
Modulation
Different ways to create accents.
A selection of ways you can use feedback in a patch.
Paraphonic
A patch for a Heliosphan / Ageispolis-ish inspired pad.
A dark synthwave pad.
This is a paraphonic patch. Use it to play 2 note block chords.
A dark moody pad.
A mellow string pad.
Percussion: Bell
How to make an 808 cowbell patch.
808 Cowbell.
A Bell Patch.
A Cowbell Patch.
A Clangorous Bell Patch.
A Bell Patch.
A Bell Patch.
A Bell Patch.
A Bell Patch.
A steel pan patch.
A steel pan patch.
A steel pan patch.
Percussion: Clave
How to turn the LPF into an oscillator, and then use it to create a clave patch.
How to make an 808 inspired clave by pinging a self-oscillating filter with a trigger.
How to make a clave by pinging a self-oscillating filter with an envelope.
How to make a clave patch.
How to make an 808 inspired clave by pinging a self-oscillating pinged filter with an envelope.
Percussion: Kick
How to make an 808 bass drum.
A single patch with both a bass drum and a clap.
Kick drum patch with a pinged bandpass.
Kick drum patch with a pinged lowpass. For the Intellijel Cascadia.
Self-oscillating 808 Kick patch.
Self-oscillating 808 Kick patch.
A kick drum patch.
A tom-like kick drum patch.
Dusty Kick patch.
Gritty kick drum patch.
A kick drum patch.
A noisy kick patch.
A kick drum patch made using a self-oscillating filter.
A bass drum patch made using a self-oscillating filter.
A thwacking kick drum patch using a self-oscillating filter.
A kick drum patch featuring a gritty thwacking sound.
A noisy kick drum patch.
A zappy kick drum patch.
A kick drum with a velocity driven triangle Osc.
Percussion: Rimshot
How to make an 808 rimshot on Cascadia.
How to make an 808 rimshot on Cascadia.
Percussion: Snare
A single patch with both a bass drum and a clap.
A simplified 808 Snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
A tom-like snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth made using only noise.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth made using only noise.
The VCF output is multed to VCA-A and the LPF. The path going through the LPF and wave folder has a shorter attack and darker sound. This creates a pitch sweep simulating the snares and snare heads vibrating ending at different times.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth made using only noise.
An overdriven noise snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
A snare patch for the intellijel Cascadia semi-modular synth.
Percussion: Hi-Hat and Cymbal
A simple but effective hi-hat patch.
How to synthesize an 808 / 606 style hi-hat using Cascadia.
A basic, patching-free, fixed-architecture style hi-hat patch.
Another basic, patching-free, fixed-architecture style hi-hat patch.
A hi-hat with an harsh, abrasive open-hat sound.
A ring-modded cowbell with cymbal noise.
A gritty and sandy hi-hat patch.
A wave folded hi-hat patch for Cascadia.
Percussion: Other
How to make a Buchla bongos patch, featuring Ring Mod and Wave Folding.
How to make a basic Buchla bongo patch.
How to make an 808 Maracas.
How to make an 808 tom with a pinged filter.
How to make an 808 conga with a pinged filter.
How to make an 808 tom on Cascadia.
How to make an 808 conga on Cascadia.
Percussion: Hand Clap
A single patch with both a bass drum and a clap.
A hand clap patch for the using ENV-B as a burst envelope, and feeding it into the wave folder for extra initial chaos.
A hand clap patch using a burst envelope to simulate a crowd of people clapping.
A hand clap patch for the using ENV-B as a burst envelope, and feeding it into the wave folder for extra initial chaos.
A clap made using a single envelope, that is wave folded to create the effect of a chaotic burst of clapping.
SFX
String
A patch for a Heliosphan / Ageispolis-ish inspired pad.
A dark synthwave pad.
This is a paraphonic patch. Use it to play 2 note block chords.
A dark moody pad.
A mellow string pad.
User Submissions
Trebonjeh, a Cascadia patch by Altered_Noise.
Utility
Multiple ways to create a comparator.
Four ways to perform full-wave-rectification.
Eight ways to perform half-wave-rectification.
Weird Stuff
Output from the filter and main out to the ring mod, then fed back into the mixer.
Noisy, scratchy, and warbling. Like the sound of a distant radio station. An atmospheric patch for Cascadia.
A bass patch with noisy chaotic modulation.
Acid Bass with Accents Using LPF