MOTM

The tempo changes in Lydian are relatively simple.  An LFO clocks an 
Oakley Sample & Hold that is sampling the Pink noise from the MOTM-101.  
A new random voltage happens every 5 seconds or so.  This is sent to the 
FM input on a MOTM-390 LFO that generates the main clock.  The Oakley 
S&H has a restriction control to correlate each sample with the previous 
one, so that in this case the tempo changes are not as drastic as they 
would be without the correlation.  There is only this one varying tempo, 
driven by the main clock.  But there are two voices, one of which comes 
in at random moments (as determined by a different S&H setup).  The 
second voice is that little wobbly thing that pans across channels once 
in a while.  The second voice is gated by an action of the main clock 
(using a MOTM-700), so it comes in on tempo. There are more than 30 
modules in this patch.

-Richard Brewster

http://www.pugix.com

Jim Gordon wrote:

>Richard - just looked at your web site.  Great stuff! Large 
>synthesizer.  The mp3 pieces using a MOTM-490 really have that "sound" (OK, 
>I'll have to get one).  Not all 24db/8ve lopass filters are created equal.
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>The aleatoric pieces are very interesting.  If I may ask, how did you do 
>the tempo changes in "Lydian"?  I think I hear two distinct tempo patterns, 
>not in any harmonic relationship.  Maybe one LFO modulating another 
>(hmmm...I'l have to try that).
>
>Years ago I wrote an aleatoric piece in LISP, the output of which would 
>play boogie-woogie.  But it had too many rules, and sounded like me 
>playing.  Not quite aleatoric enough I guess.
>
>Wonderful work - thanks -Jim
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