One of our list members, Jeremy, recently posted a question about module
selection and his initial choices:
300 VCO
440 VCF
101 Noise / S+H
190 VCA
390 uLFO
800 EG (I suggest getting two)
910 Mult
I thought it would be fun to make some patches with this exact set of
modules, as a demonstration. Here they are:
This uses the 190 Ring Modulator with the 300 VCO sine wave and the 440
as a sine wave oscillator. Half way through some pink noise is mixed in.
http://www.pugix.com/music/small-glorp-rm.mp3This one also uses the 440 as an oscillator, but for dynamic linear FM
modulation of the 300. One VCA is used for the dynamic FM and the other
VCA is used for volume.
http://www.pugix.com/music/small-glorp-fm.mp3The third patch uses the 440 as a filter and also uses Pulse Width
Modulation on the 300. The output goes in parallel through the two
VCAs, each controlled by an 800 EG. This is why you want two EGs. I
had no trouble using both EGs and both LFOs in these patches. It was a
little harder to find a place for both VCAs. This recording starts out
in mono, and at the 20-second mark I kicked in the Lexicon MPX-1 digital
post processor to add the "Classic Detune" effect. You can see how it
creates a lively stereo field but does not alter the essence of the
sound. The first two recordings also used the detune processing.
http://www.pugix.com/music/small-glorp-pwm-vcf.mp3Multiples were used! I made all of them with the Radio Shack Y adapters.
Cheers,
Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.com