MOTM

Thanks for the plug, Ken and Russell.  ;-)  

Polyphony Publishing also put out a patch source compendium called "The 
Source" in 1978.  It was a softbound book containing all the patches we 
had published up to that point, and made it to at least 3 printings as of 
1980.  ISBN 0-933338-00-7  124 pages.  

The first chapter reviewed the standard patch symbology of the time, as 
mentioned by others here.  Later chapters divided the patches up into 
Tonal/melodic patches, Atonal patches and sound effects, and "Technique" 
patches (setups to use modules in unorthodox ways, or in live performance 
environments, etc.)  

I am investigating the possibility of securing republication rights to 
some of the early Polyphony materials.  We'll see how it goes.  

mj

>Message: 3
>   Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 00:03:38 -0000
>   From: "pacificamsx" <pacificamsx@...>
>Subject: Re: MOTM Addiction - patch notation
>
>--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Tkacs, Ken" <ken.tkacs@j...> wrote:
>> Way back in the Dark Ages (the 70's) there WAS a standard for
>> this. In a
>> flowchart-like format...
>> You can see it in a lot of old
>> issues of Keyboard and Polyphony (later Electronic Musician)
>> magazines.
>
>That was always my favorite method of documenting patches.
>
>And I got about four of my patches published in Polyphony way back 
>then! I think I made $5.00 per accepted patch, which may very well 
>be the first professional music gig I ever had!  :)
>
>-Russell
>