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the first voice to SEQ 1 control and set the 2ND VOICE
switch OFF. Play the first note of the sequence on the
keyboard; it will be produced from the second voice mod-
ule which is still under keyboard control. (If the
sequencer is not at step one of the eight steps, use the
manual STEP to get it there.) Use the control voltage
preset to tune the first voice to unison with the pitch
being produced from voice module two. Play the next note
in the sequence, advance the sequence one step, and
repeat the tuning procedure. Continue until the sequence
is complete.
RULES OF THUMB FOR FILTER CONTROL
1. Suppose that the VCF frequency is at maximum.. It would
make little sense to open the control attenuator in the
positive direction, since that could only increase the
frequency even further, so...
2. Imagine that the frequency knob and the attenuator knob
are geared together so that as one is turned to the left
the other must turn to the right. This will keep your
settings in the most effective range.
3. As you increase the filter resonance beyond about the
eleven o'clock position, begin to decrease the audio
input levels to the filter, until at maximum resonance
the audio input level(s) is(are) no further than about
ten o'clock or two o'clock position.
GENERAL REMARKS
1. Remember that you do not always have to use the two
voices separately. Complex and beautiful sounds can be
produced in single-voice operation by combining the two
modules, using complementary envelope settings on each
one. For example, use a percussive envelope on one and a
long-attack, "bowed" attack on the other. The two sounds
will fade from one to the other.
2. You can also set them up as two contrasting voices and
use the level controls on the output mixer to "switch"
from one to the other. In other words, use them as "pre-
set" voices.
3. For the most flexible, expressive playing, in every patch
try to identify two or three points at which you can make
significant performing changes in the sound with a mini-
mum effort. For example, once you have a good "brass"
envelope using a sawtooth wave, you will have a good
clarinet for practical purposes simply by changing the
input audio to a square wave.
