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EXAMPLE PATCHES
COLOR CHORDS LZX INDUSTRIES
Color Chords’ primary intended usage is to create a full color RGB mix of various pattern, shapes, and keys that exist in a monochromatic
state. For example, waveform outputs from oscillators to create patterns, or key generators being fed ramp signals to generate shapes.
This patch sets up Color Chords to output to the A channel input of Visual Cortex’s output compositor. Not shown are signals to be input
to Color Chords. If Visual Cortex is your only source, try feeding Color Chords with ramp generator outputs, external video signals from the
Cortex input decoder, or a key/shape being generated from the animation and key generator section.
Output to display.
COLOR ShAPE, KEY & PATTERN MIXER
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Further exercises and experiments to explore using this patch as a starting point:
Start experimenting with opacity controls all the way down, at 0%. The RGB controls will mix the inputs on top of each other. Then
play with the opacity controls to see how they effect the lowers below the one being adjusted.
Don’t restrict yourself to static elements, also try patching low frequency control signals from Sensory Translator or Prismatic Ray (in
LFO mode) to modulate the depth of an element in the mix.
The layer 4 inputs allow you to pass another full RGB mix into Color Chords as a background layer. This feature unlocks the ability to
chain multiple Color Chords modules together in parallel, creating a 7-layer mixer, 10-layer mixer, and so on.
Use two Color Chords, each feading the A and B input channels of Visual Cortex, but send them the same layer inputs in parallel. This
allows you to program 2 alternate using the same sources and composite between them using Cortex.
Passage makes a great pre- or post-processor for Color Chords. Try patching its three outputs into layer 4, or patch Color Chords’
three outputs into the IN or THRU inputs on Passage.
Mapper also makes a great companion to Color Chords. As a pre-processor, it allows layer 4 to operate in the hue, saturation and
brightness colorspace instead of the RGB colorspace. As a post-processor, the RGB controls on Color Chords will define hue, satura-
tion, and brightness values instead of RGB.