
sound source, you could leave
Audio In B
unpatched and the signal from
In A
will be routed there
automatically, but using a stereo sound source (or two mono sound sources) has a nicer effect.
Patch the
Audio Out B
jack to the mixer (adjust the panning if your mixer supports that). Turn Channel
B
Cycle
on. Adjust the
Rise
and
Fall
sliders and set the switches to center. You should hear both
sound sources playing at different tempos.
Synchronizing Channels: Making Notes Using Triggers
With the previous patch, the tempo of each channel is linked to the rise and fall times of the envelopes.
It’s not possible, for example, to have quick, short notes at a slow tempo. It’s also nearly impossible to
adjust the sliders so both channels are going at the exact same tempo.
By turning Channel A’s
Cycle
off and patching the
EOF
trigger from Channel B to Channel A’s
Trig
jack,
we can synchronize the channels and separate Channel A’s envelope length from its tempo. Try doing
this now. Flip Channel A’s
Trig
switch to
AR
.
Every time Channel B ends an envelope and begins a new one, an EOF pulse fires, causing Channel A
to start an envelope. Channel A’s
Rise/Fall
sliders control the envelope length without changing the
tempo. Channel B’s sliders control the tempo for both channels as well as the envelope for Channel B.
Creating Stereo Motion
Since the channels are now synchronized, we can create motion in the stereo field. The effect is best if
you use your mixer to pan the two
Audio Outs
to the left and right. You might also want to unpatch the
Audio In B
jack so that the same mono signal is used on both channels. Now play with the
Rise/Fall
and
Shape
sliders. Try increasing Channel A’s
Rise
time by setting the slider just a little bit higher than
Channel B. This gives Channel A a slight delay since it will take longer to rise than Channel B. The
delay will be perceived as a right-to-left motion (assuming Channel A is in the left ear, and Channel B is
in the right ear). Adjusting the
Shape
slider for either channel will also allow for some different stereo
qualities. The key in this patch is to keep the channel envelopes similar, but different enough to create
the illusion of motion.
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Cycle
AR
ASR
Cycle
AR
ASR
Rise
Fall
Shaped Dual EnvVCA
Time
Time
Follow
VCA CV
VCA CV
In
Audio B
Audio A
Out
In
Out
Lin 5V
Lin 5V
OR
Shape
Rise
Fall
Slow
Fast
Med
Slow
Fast
Trig
Cycle
Offset
Level
EOF
Fall
Rise
Shape
Shape
Follow
ENV A
ENV B
Shape
Fall
Rise
Slow
Fast
Med
Slow
Fast
Trig
Cycle
Offset
Level
EOR
A
To mixer/output
amp
From left channel
of sound source
Cycle
off
Switches set to
Med
Channel A
Rise/
Fall
sliders set
channel A note
length
To VCO
modulation input
(FM,
waveshape…)
Optional:
adjust amount of
modulation
To mixer/output
amp
From right channel
of sound source
Cycle
on
Channel B
Rise/
Fall
sliders set
overall tempo, and
channel B note
length
Patch
EOF
to
Channel A
Trigger
Optional:
adjust amount of
modulation
Trig
switch to
AR