Whoops--I've been awfully busy at work. I guess your comments below were
directed to me. Sorry I've been so long in responding!
My best advice is to go with whatever's working for you right now. I "grew"
my system (and continue to do so) organically--I buy and build modules to
fit my immediate needs and desires. For example, when I realized I was using
the 320 LFO in almost every patch and still wanted more, I got a second one.
When I realized I was filtering kick drums on almost every track with the
440, I bought a second one. It took me a long time to buy an oscillator
because I was using other synths/machines with the filters and didn't want
to spend the money on the osc when I could get another filter.
Also, you can work with other modules as tone-generating devices. For
example, use a self-oscillating filter as a sine-wave oscillator, then run
it through the 120 to "clip" the sine and get a square-ish wave (and mix the
outputs for more variation). Use an LFO as an audio-range oscillator.
The 700 router is a relatively inexpensive module that's extremely useful to
me for minimal techno work; you can set up all kinds of changes with it that
lend themselves well to repetition. E.g. use a trigger on the beat to
trigger the LFO, send that into the 700, and use that to send a drum loop
into two different filters--or send the drum loop into two filters and use
the 700 to switch between which filtered loop will make it to your mixer.
Peter and I were using both switches on a 700 yesterday to switch the
destinations of an LFO to cool effect.
Eventually you'll want two or more oscillators if you want your system to be
a "proper" subtractive synth. But you can go on forever without any and
still have an amazing box of tools for creating sounds no one has heard
before.
Or like me, you can create sounds no one ∗wants∗ to hear ;)
David.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: phases [mailto:cfiend@...]
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 4:32 PM
> To: motm@egroups.com
> Subject: RE: [motm] suggestions on my next module... anyone
>
>
> At 11:55 AM 1/5/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >I would seriously consider another 420; the sound-shaping
> possibilities with
> >two are much more than doubled. Or, you could get a 440
> filter and play with
> >using that and the 420 (in low-pass mode). For CVs, you will
> be very happy
> >with the 320 LFO. It is incredibly useful, and if you get
> yourself a drum
> >machine or interface with trigger outs,
>
> i've been using my 909 to trigger the 101 and a 727 to
> trigger the eg and
> it works great.
>
> > you can use that to reset the LFO
> >wave for rhythmic effects. You don't need to do it that way,
> but it might
> >work well with your setup. The SH-101 makes a great
> sequencer for MOTM, btw.
> >I use it to sequence my 300 oscillator, my filter cutoff
> frequencies, etc.
> >all the time.
>
> I was thinking of just getting another filter, probably the
> 440, but I also
> want to build up my MOTM to be a true synth.
> I imagine I need to add an osc and some other things, but I
> don't know what
> order to go in so that I have the maximum functionality as I
> add modules.
> Paul keeps telling me to talk to you since I will probably be
> running a
> (MOTM) setup much like yours real minimal techno. Any
> comments are appreciated.
>
> thanks,
>
>
> chad phillips
> http://cfiend.home.mindspring.com/
> icq: 9033549 IM: ihatesushi
>
> "Computer games don't affect kids, I mean, if Pacman affected
> us as kids,
> we'd all be running around in
> darkened rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive
> electronic music."
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