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Tips and Tricks
-If you have nothing patched to the DYNMC Input, be sure to remember the normalization of the Signal Input to the DYNMC
Input. Setting the associated DYNMC Attenuverter to 12:00 or simply patching a Dummy Cable makes certain there is no
unwanted influence.
-The DYNMC Input may act as an Accent parameter when utilizing the DynaMix in a sequencing patch. For example, patch your
Envelope control signal to the Level Input with the associated Level Combo Pot set to about 2:00 for some attenuation of the
Envelope CV. Patch an Accent Gate signal (perhaps from a Clock Divider or a Gate Sequence that is unique from the one driving
the Envelope Control Signal) to the DYNMC Input. Steps where the Accent Gate goes “High” are louder.
Note: the width of the
Accent Gate sequence is also a factor. Shorter Gates and pulses work best.
-The Level and DYNMC parameters respond differently to control signals with the DYNMC Input being non-linear and generally
“louder” and the Level being more Linear and faster sounding when patching the same CV to either DYNMC or Level.
-The Signal Input has an associated attenuator that could be used to balance the mix of the channels at the Sum Output without
changing the brightness settings made using the Level controls.
-The Signal Input starts to overload when the signal at the input is 10V and the associated attenuator is set beyond about 3:00.
-To get more dramatic overload, run two channels of the DynaMix in series with the Signal Input set to maximum on both
channels and the Level parameter set to maximum on the first channel. Patch Channel 1 Output to the Channel 2 Signal Input.
-Side-Chain processing starts by patching an Audio-rate signal with large dynamic range to the DYNMC Input. The DYNMC Input
acts as the Side Chain Input with the associated Attenuverter setting the amount of Gain Reduction or Expansion. The Level
Combo Pot determines the Ratio, with the best settings typically falling somewhere between 11:00 and 1:00. The resulting sound
is soft and squishy and useful for ducking effects.
-When used with an audio signal at the most dramatic settings, the DYNMC Input is also useful for adding harmonics to the signal
since there is some feed-through of the audio signal in the form of Amplitude Modulation. The effect is subtle but when
combined with the gain reduction or expansion and Input Signal Drive it is possible to create more aggressive sounds.
-The DYNMC inputs are intended first and foremost for use with audio signals. Use with Control Voltage signals is possible and
encouraged, but please note that the response is non-linear and only quasi-predictable.
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