MOTM

On 3/20/07, jdkirk@... put forth:
>I too have a 510 and love it.
>
>I run my TR808 through it to get some great distorted rhythm patterns. You can
>get really gritty clipped stuff or just a bit of extra grunt, especially from
>the 808 bass drum. Great sounds indeed.

I'm yet to hear a recording of the MOTM-510 that makes me want one.
I tried playing around with one at AHNE, but couldn't find anything
all that interesting.

A module you might want to consider is the Encore Frequency Shifter.
I've used it with an 808, as well as a 909, and it is very good at
making it sound harder and more aggressive, as well adding spatial
effects, and it can also be used to make the hats and such sound more
metallic.  With more extreme settings, you can change the sound into
something completely different.

>The 808 CV tigger outputs are also really useful for further
>integration into the MOTM system.

This is true.  The MOTM-800 also works well with Roland gates.  With
an MOTM-820 you can can use the TR-808 triggers to create envelopes
and LFO's.

>While were talking patches - anyone else use CV to control delay
>units (analogue or digital)? This is a favorite of mine, especially
>if tuned to an octave or fifth interval jump in delay time - does
>that make sense?

Sorry, I don't know what you mean.  An analogue delay cannot do pitch
shifting, and I do not know of any besides those designed as synth
modules, such as the Blacet Time Machine, that have CV inputs.

I have used MOTM to create CV's to control a number of different
digital delays that have pedal inputs.  However, pedal inputs do not
respond well to negative voltages, so you often need a CV mixer or
some other device to go from 0 - 5V rather than -5V to +5V.
Years ago, the late great Larry Hendry put a simple circuit we
designed up on his website that converts the output of an MOTM-320
into a signal that can be used to control a Mutron BiPhase, Lexicon
Vortex, PCM-80, etc.  Since you have a 390, you might want to look
into that.

>CV is just so useful for creating constantly evolving sounds - I
>wish more gear these days had CV ins and outs!!

I agree, although things are much better now than they were 10-15 years ago.

>My MOTM is really small (101, 190, 390, 440, 510, 800, 800) - and I also can't
>wait for the Cloud Generator!

While I only have about 20 modules in MOTM format myself, you might
consider looking into getting more general purpose building blocks,
and modules with immediate practical applications such as different
filters, rather than modules that only do one unique thing.