SergeModular

> Dear SMOG,
>
> I finally made the step and now have my own Animal
> and a [TKB]. But on
> running some first tests, I encountered the
> following phenomenon and
> would like to ask you to confirm if this is normal
> or not.
>
> In short: If I use a row of my [TKB] to control one
> section of my
> [VCM], the clock pulses triggering the [TKB] and KP
> can be "heard" in
> the audio running thru the [VCM].
>
> To verify if this is the case on your system, here
> comes the very
> simple patch:
>
> - Patch [DTG] to cycle
> - [DTG] Gate out to [TKB] clock in
> - [TKB] KP to hold input of [TKB]
> - [TKB] row D to VC in of [VCM] middle section
> - [NTO] or [PCO] sine to [VCM] middle section In2
> - [VCM] middle section out to [UAP], from there to
> monitor
>
> - Set [NTO] or [PCO] to audio range, bass register
> works best
> - Set [DTG] rise and fall controls so that [DTG]
> oscillates at 2 to 10
> Hz
> - Set [VCM] middle section VC pot to zero
> - Press and hold any step on your [TKB]
> - While holding the step, turn this steps's row D
> pot quite slowly from
> zero upwards
>
> Result on my system:
>
> In between the positions 8 AM o'clock to 2 PM
> o'clock of the row D
> pot, the clock signal triggering the [TKB] can be
> clearly heard
> bleeding into the signal going thru the [VCM]. Below
> these positions,
> the [VCM]'s effect is so weak or so strong, that
> this bleeding can not
> be heard.
>
> Please, set up this patch and test on you system, so
> that I can find
> peace again (whether by knowing these is something
> wrong, or by
> knowning that this is normal).
>
> Thanks so much in advance,
> Jan-Hinnerk
>
>

> Dear SMOG,
>
> I finally made the step and now have my own Animal and a

> running some first tests, I encountered the following

> would like to ask you to confirm if this is normal or not.
>
> In short: If I use a row of my [TKB] to control one section of my
> [VCM], the clock pulses triggering the [TKB] and KP can be

> the audio running thru the [VCM].
>
> To verify if this is the case on your system, here comes the very
> simple patch:
>
> - Patch [DTG] to cycle
> - [DTG] Gate out to [TKB] clock in
> - [TKB] KP to hold input of [TKB]
> - [TKB] row D to VC in of [VCM] middle section
> - [NTO] or [PCO] sine to [VCM] middle section In2
> - [VCM] middle section out to [UAP], from there to monitor
>
> - Set [NTO] or [PCO] to audio range, bass register works best
> - Set [DTG] rise and fall controls so that [DTG] oscillates at 2 to

> Hz
> - Set [VCM] middle section VC pot to zero
> - Press and hold any step on your [TKB]
> - While holding the step, turn this steps's row D pot quite

> zero upwards
>
> Result on my system:
>
> In between the positions 8 AM o'clock to 2 PM o'clock of the

> pot, the clock signal triggering the [TKB] can be clearly heard
> bleeding into the signal going thru the [VCM]. Below these

> the [VCM]'s effect is so weak or so strong, that this bleeding

> be heard.
>
> Please, set up this patch and test on you system, so that I can

> peace again (whether by knowing these is something wrong,

> knowning that this is normal).
>
> Thanks so much in advance,
> Jan-Hinnerk