Hi Robert -
Yeah, I had trouble with this, too. So here's the basic patch:
∗ An LFO (a 320 in this case) SQR OUT to a MULT
∗ MULT to GATE of a UEG and CV IN of the LPG
∗ OUT of the UEG to 1v/OCT of a 300
∗ SAW OUT of the 300 to IN of LPG
∗ OUT of LPG to the console for recording
The patch is a UEG-driven 300 SAW into the LPG and NOTHING MORE.
The LPG acts like a Low Pass filter with a built-in envelope. Since
the low pass-ness is created with a Vactrol, you get a spongy-boingy
sound that's very characteristic.
You can use other wave forms into the CV: SIN sounds cool and ramp
(or SAW) is really trippy. Also, if you have the vactrol CV going
at a different rate from the UEG gate, more trippiness ensues.
Hope that helps. It's really a cool-sounding tool!
Mike
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Robert van der Kamp <robnet@w...> wrote:
> On Thursday 12 June 2003 04:10, Mike Marsh wrote:
> > Lesson relearned: Vactrols sound good!
>
> Mike, I'm playing the mp3s right now, they sound great, but
> could you explain please what exactly the LPG does to the
> sound? I have a hard time to combine the concepts of a gate
> and a LPF in a single unit...
>
> - Robert