
Patch: Ratcheting
Self-Patched Ratcheting
In this patch we’ll make a ratcheting effect where the notes play at a steady tempo for a while, and then
periodically speed up in a rapid burst. Start with the Making Notes patch on Channel A, with
Cycle
on
and the
Audio In/Out
jacks patched to a sound source and mixer. With the
Time CV
knobs centered,
you should be hearing notes at a steady tempo.
Turn on
Cycle
for Channel B. Adjust the
Rise
and
Fall
sliders of Channel B so that it’s going at least
four times as slowly as Channel A. Patch the
EOF
output of Channel B to the
Time CV
input of
Channel A. Turn Channel A’s
Rise CV
and
Fall CV
attenuverters slightly to the left, so that when the the
EOF
jack fires a pulse, the notes play at a faster rate.
Adjusting the
Rise
time of Channel B will change the pulse width of the
EOF
pulse, thus controlling the
duration of the rapid bursts. The sum of the
Rise
and
Fall
times on Channel B controls how often the
ratcheting occurs. Try adjusting these parameters slightly to hear the effect it has on Channel A.
Ratcheting With a Clock Divider
With the previous patch, it’s hard to specify the exact relationship between the base tempo of Channel
A and Channel B. Using a clock divider module such as the
RCD
or
QCD
can give us more control.
Unpatch the cable from
EOF
to
Time CV
. Turn off Channel A’s
Cycle
and patch the clock divider’s
undivided output to Channel A’s
Trigger
jack. Adjust the speed of the clock divider to set the base
tempo. Next, patch a divided output from the clock divider (say, /8) to the
Cycle
jack and Channel A’s
Time CV
jack. Adjusting the pulse width of the divided clock controls the duration of the rapid bursts.
Adjusting the amount of clock division controls how often the bursts happen.
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Rise
Fall
Rise
Fall
Rise
Fall
Level
Rise
Fall
Cycle
Follow
Follow
Trigger
Time CV
Rise
Fall
Time CV
EOR
In
In
Fall
Rise
Level
Offset
Offset
Slow
Fast
Slow
Fast
Audio B
Out
Out
Audio A
A
B
VCA CV
VCA CV
Trigger
B
EOF
ENV
OUT
OR
A
Env
Out
Slow
Fast
Med
Slow
Fast
Med
Dual EnvVCA
A
To mixer/output
amp
From sound source
(e.g. a VCO)
Cycle
on
Switches and sliders
set to taste
Rise/Fall CV
turned
to
the left. Controls speed
of ratcheted
envelopes.
Cycle
on
Switches and
sliders set to
taste.
Rise
time
sets how long
ratcheting lasts.
Rise
plus
Fall
sets how often
ratcheting
occurs.
Optional: To VCO
modulation input