Muff's Modules & More

bsmith

This is embarrassing to ask, but is there some kind of hand-holding how-to patch modular synths kind of reference or site or something? I think I've kind of come to a good intermediate-ish place with subtractive synthesis and am having fun with it, but have been getting stumped on what seem like should be simple stuff like - where should I patch velocity to (seems like it vca, or envelope or a combo, but I can't get it happening) or getting a trigger to Just Work restarting an envelope when I haven't released a key before hitting the next one. The CV stuff - I realize I should just look at it as a logic flow - and try to - but sometimes simple problems have non-obvious answers for me. Plenty of good reference out there on synthesis, not a lot of general help on patching modular pieces together that I've found yet.
By the way, I'm just learning all this with a kraftzwerg, and have mostly been using a cp-251 and other doodads with it. I do like the kraftzwerg alot, but kind of see how making it easier by normalizing vco - vcf - eg - vca kind of gets in the way of learning a little bit - almost wish that patching every single thing was required of me just from an 'I grok this' angle.
Looking forward to getting a rack towards the end of the month. This is as much fun as I've had in a while, and totally appreciate this site.

Babaluma · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:18 pm Post subject:

i made a post on the WOMB forum about a year ago, listing all the online docs i could find relating to synthesis, should be something here helpful:

http://thewombforums.com/showthread.php?t=12273

bsmith · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:19 am Post subject:

Thanks for the list, more reference good.
I figured out that by sending a negative trigger down the gate signal that restarting the envelope with a key without releasing another key thing happens, and I understand why. Patching for velocity is still kicking my butt, and man I need dynamics. I'd think that just patching velocity to the kw vca's CV should work, but it ain't happening - weird behaviour ensues. Am almost thinking this may be an interface thing.
*edit* and it was, I just needed to drop the voltage way down on velocity i n silent way.

qu.one · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:35 am Post subject:

http://www.angelfire.com/music2/theanalogcottage/patch.htm

thats pretty good all around...

xart · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:52 pm Post subject:

Don't forget the emu ... thumbs up

http://www.emulatorarchive.com/Manuals/manuals.html

toothless_wonder · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:31 pm Post subject:

nice list

Peake · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:15 pm Post subject:

Dang- Yes, make this a sticky!

jjclark · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:30 pm Post subject:

or the clavia nord lead manual here (relates to all synths though):

http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~clark/nordmodularbook/nm_book_toc.html

An excellent manual :-) but it's about the Nord Modular, not the Nord Lead...

Babaluma · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:18 pm Post subject:

jjclark · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:06 pm Post subject:

Babaluma, I was just pointing out the mistake - its about the Nord Modular not the Nord Lead.

Babaluma · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:13 pm Post subject:

ah! sorry! my apologies.

oops

slo · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:16 am Post subject:

A lot of patches here featuring Doepfer modules and examples of what the patch should end up sounding like.

http://www.modular-planet.de/modular-planet-survey.html

George

amsonx · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:39 am Post subject:

Thanks for this really useful post. it's a charms for a newcomer to modular synthesis as me

ndkent · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:44 am Post subject:

bsmith · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:31 am Post subject:

These are all great suggestions, thanks! As soon as they become available I'll be ordering a doepfer a132-3 and I'll be able do the amplitude thing with my non kraftzwerg modules without having to patch over to it, and just have so much more vca flexibility.
Unrelated - I wish that ignore button wasn't right next to the quote button, I've bonked clicking the wrong one a few times now.

johnnywoods · Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:08 pm Post subject:

Babaluma · Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 7:23 pm Post subject:

nice to know some of that $30 went to help out allen's widow.

meh

do i have to resort to guilt tripping people every time someone posts about how great it is to steal copyrighted material?

sorry, nothing personal, just evokes my ire!

Rage!

johnnywoods · Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:26 pm Post subject:

Actually, I did buy the book from McGraw-Hill's website. (I can email you the receipt to prove it lol

)

Digital editions are annoying to say the least. When I realized I couldn't print it via online uploading, I found the pdf so I could get a version that was printable.

I can honestly say I've never pirated music (which I am obnoxiously proud of), but when it comes to e-books and movies, these DRM restrictions are making legal copies far too inflexible to be worth the cost. I often find myself paying for materials and then having to subsequently pirate a version to do what I need to do with the files. This is probably a topic for another thread...

Anyway, I can happily say a portion of my $15 went to Allen's widow. In retrospect, I should have mentioned this in the original post.

Babaluma · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 3:49 am Post subject:

well it's certainly nice to hear that!

lol

i also did the same as you (bought the official version but use the "free" version for reading and printing). i have a hard copy from mcgraw hill too, but it's falling apart it's so well used!

archetype · Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 10:37 am Post subject:

Thanks for this amazing list!.

I'm really into doepfer.