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Patchcord Order Matters

2011-02-04 by Atom Smasher

from "Tips and Tricks Ver 1.02":

> In general, cords that modify the amount of another cord should be 
> placed in an earlier slot than the cord they're modifying. This is 
> because the cords (unlike an analog synth) run sequentially instead of 
> simultaneously. Because cords run sequentially, you can create "filters" 
> with the patch bay with multiple cords, using the order of the cords as 
> a delay element. You can also create "latching" cords to perform effects 
> like sostenuto with the patchbay too. - Aaron Eppolito
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i think i stumbled across a side-effect of that the other day... it was 
absolutely NOT what i wanted. anyway, can someone explain more about 
"filters" and "latching", as described above?

any practical examples would be great!


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