Moog Subharmonicon, Manual

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Intertwining Sequencers | 5
Intertwining
Sequencers
We have two methods of
connecting a Subharmonicon
sequencer to an oscillator: either
via a patch cable, or with the
buttons under SEQ 1/2 ASSIGN.
This opens up a handful of
possibilities because it allows
us to, for example, route both
sequencers to a single oscillator.
Keep the OSC 1 button under SEQ 1
ASSIGN
illuminated from the previous
section.
MAKE THIS CONNECTION
Now connect a patch cable from the
SEQ 2 output to the VCO 1 input.
If the SEQUENCER 2 knobs are all
precisely at 12 o’clock you probably won’t
hear much of a difference since each step
in Sequencer 2 is adding 0 volts to the
voltages coming from Sequencer 1, but
as you play with the sequencer knobs
you will notice that the settings of both
sequencers affect the melody.
Using two knobs per step as opposed
to one may seem silly until you begin
to use the
POLYRHYTHM
section to get
Sequencers 1 and 2 moving at different
rates. Leave
RHYTHM 1
fully clockwise and
turn RHYTHM 2 fully counterclockwise.
→
Now you will hear Sequencer 1
complete four phrases before Sequencer
2 moves to a new step. Sequencer 2 now
is able to transpose Sequencer 1.
The voltage coming from Sequencer 2
is added to the voltages coming from
Sequencer 1, and by playing with the
RHYTHM 2 setting you can create
sequences much longer than four steps
by intertwining both sequencers.
By having two sequencers
interact with each other, we can
break free of repetitive four-note
patterns, extending our musical
vocabulary and allowing us to
create phrases on much longer
timescales.