Skip to content

Basics OLD

Basics

Polymeter

A polymeter is the use of different rhythmic cycles that run independently and that doesn't repeat at the same time. We can create a polymeter by giving two sequencers the same CLK input and give each sequencer a different amount of steps.

Polymeter

For example the left sequencer goes over 4 steps (4/4) and the right goes over 3 (3/4).

Modulation

Modular synthesis uses a signal modulator to change different aspects of another carrier signal like amplitude, frequency or timbre/tone color.

Good question to ask is: which principle of modulation is used in this step?

Some types of modulation are: - frequency modulation - amplitude modulation - phase modulation - ring modulation - pulse-width modulation

Mix Module

Basic Sounds

Snare

To build a Snare we need a Noise module which is connected to a high-pass-filter that only lets through the higher sounds. With an ADSR module connected to VCA you shape how amplitude behaves when the ADSR is triggered by a gate signal.

Basic Snare

Process

T+H Track and Hold - The signal gets through and when a gate signal turns ON it hold the value till the game is off

H+T Hold and Tack - The signal gets hold until gate is on where the value gets tracked

You can use rhythmic gate signals to manipulate your control voltage

When you reset you control vvoltage modules with a divided clock signal/ every 4th cloth or something you can create something more rhythmic

To have a signal comming in and out of phase use step sequencers with different length of steps

next https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbnY-6jKazg

Tuning Oscillators

Quantisiser only lowest c(key) Dann into mult Module und dann in alle V/Oct verbinden. Damit sie alle in tune sind.

V/OCT

Pitch CV signal to create different tones

What is an octave? An octave is 8 tones of the white keys on a piano CDEFGABC nodes. Different octaves - higher and lower octaves

How do I tell it to play a note of c? Midi devices have midi signals each node has certain values - midi 48 value -> c3 ->

With synthesizer we work with octaves -1V = C1 0V = C2 1V = C3 2V = C4 3V = C5

Comments