420 happiness, etc
1999-07-26 by Christopher Jeris
Just finished the first 420 and tried it out today. As everyone else has
said, *WOW*. I think my ears are bleeding. I found it actually more
powerful as a high-pass than a low-pass filter, although maybe I just
haven't figured out how to use the low-pass mode yet. I have a couple
patches to submit, nothing special:
CHEESY TECHNO PATCH
Requires: 100 110 120 300x2 420 800x2 940 and a MIDI/CV (I have a PAiA
9700). An arpeggiator is nice - I used a Yamaha AN1x. This one sounds
like a bass patch but scales well to the upper octaves too.
Setup: (Parameters not mentioned are not relevant.)
100 - OUT into 800a TRIG (Larry's LFO dodge)
SPEED 9.0; HOLD
110 - CV from 940 mult b (800b + OUT); IN from 420 OUT;
VCA OUT into mixer
CV MOD 10.0; GAIN 0
120 - A IN from 300a SAW; B IN from 300b SAW; OUTPUT into 420 IN 1
A IN 7.1; B IN 9.8; MIX A NORM; MIX B NORM; MODE CROSS
SUB 1 6.5; SUB 2 7.7; SUB 3 3.3; SUB 4 2.8
300a - 1V/OCT from 940 mult a (MIDI/CV pitch out); FM1 from 940 mult b
(800b + OUT); SAW into 120 A IN
COARSE/FINE tuned 1 octave above true; FM1 LIN, DC, 0.4
300b - 1V/OCT from 940 mult a (MIDI/CV pitch out); FM2 from 800a + OUT;
SAW into 120 B IN
COARSE/FINE tuned true and detuned a bit; FM2 0.2
420 - 1V/OCT from 940 mult a (MIDI/CV pitch out); FM1 from 940 mult b
(800b + OUT); IN 1 from 120 OUTPUT; OUT into 110 IN
FREQ 3.8; FM1 -2.2; MODE HP; RES 6.6; IN 1 10.0
800a - TRIG from 100 OUT; + OUT into 300b FM2
ATTACK 2.7; DECAY 2.7
800b - GATE from MIDI/CV gate out; TRIG from MIDI/CV trigger out;
+ OUT into 940 mult b
ATTACK 1.4; DECAY 3.3; SUSTAIN 5.9; RELEASE 1.8
940 - mult a carries 1V/oct; mult b carries 800b + OUT
INDUSTRIAL VOCAL PATCH
Requires: 110 120 300 and a MIDI/CV
Setup: (Parameters not mentioned are not relevant.)
110 - X IN from mic preamp (a mixer post-preamp channel insert);
Y IN from 300 SINE; RING MOD OUT into 120 A IN
UNBAL 0.0; X AC; Y AC; X LEVEL 10.0; Y LEVEL 5.0
120 - A IN from 110 RING MOD OUT; OUTPUT into mixer
A IN 10.0; MIX A NORM; MODE SUB; SUB 1 1.3; SUB 2 2.3;
SUB 3 0.7; SUB 4 0.5
300 - 1V/OCT from MIDI/CV pitch out; SINE into 110 Y IN
COARSE/FINE tuned true
Demo files for both these patches are recorded and I will submit them to
Paul as soon as I figure out how to use my roommate's mp3 encoder.
The biggest problem with MOTM is, I'm losing the ability to enjoy my AN1x.
It sounds pretty good for DSP-analog, but it's just not in the same league
as MOTM. Oh well, 10 notes polyphony takes up a lot of wall rack. :)
peace,
Chris