Hi Ken,
I really wanted to have some real time control that a pedal would have given
me, but I was a little short on time to fix something up. I should've planned
ahead! ; ) I wound up using the S&H out (with Slew) from my MOTM-101 to add
a some random changes to the Osc sync patch that I had going. It wasn't
ideal, but it worked out pretty well overall. It turned out to be a nice,
expressive patch.
Thanks for the cable attentuator tip as well. I used my Expressionist to
play the MOTM, and the LFO intensity on it can be set to a very usuable
level. I'll keep the cable trick in mind though, it may come in handy with
other mod routings.
Thanks again,
Andrew
In a message dated 6/10/02 10:24:58 PM Central Daylight Time,
elhardt@... writes:
> >>I'm getting ready to do some recording (needed by tonight) and thougt I'd
> ask the list this question... Is there anyway to use my Yamaha FC-7
> (sweepable & passive) footpedal as a modulation signal attentuator?<<
>
> Yes, but it would be rather messy. You'd need a couple of 1/4" cables and
a
>
> bunch of alligator clips that won't easily slip off the 1/4" connectors,
and
>
> you'd hook up the FC-7 and maybe another resistor in the proper way
> inbetween
> the two cables so you could attenuate the voltage with the pedal. Or look
> around your setup for a battery operated pedal and you can hook it up
> anywhere without the 850. My battery powered Moog pedal works great. No
> longer needed since I just built my 850 over the weekend.
>
> Along similar lines. If you're like me, you've been frustrated when using
> the oscillator FM input for vibrato (modulation from LFO). It is so
> sensitive that you have to work between the first and second knob tick
marks,
>
> and it's back and forth with either too much or too little vibrato, not to
> mention trying to get the same amount on several oscillators running at
once.
>
> A while back I made up a cable with a couple resistors built in as a
> voltage
> divider to chop a signal in half. I'm about to make up some similar
cables
> to divide a signal by 10. Now I can use half the movement of the FM knob
> with fine control. No need to waste mixers as attenuators or to do
> permanent
> oscillator mods since you may need the original range for other uses.
>
> -Elhardt
>