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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:04 pm
by sidx
ppl realy need your help
noob in a modular
too hard to make start this hell machine make a sound.Plz someone can give me one start patch with just one osc correctly connected to all required modules for playing a sine from a keyboard =)
thanx a lot
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:18 am
by wayne
welcome sidx
Try, on the routing window menu, modII/tutorials/tutorial1/Part1, and your'e on your way

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 7:27 am
by sidx
gods will save u bro
tutorials are good sure...but ..why is no stepbystep startup manual in the tutorials =(
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:03 am
by at0m
There's a couple of things that are interesting to know. Like what connects where, some signal types:
- audio: usually red or green, frequency is at samplerate and AC.
- freq: blue, a DC value, adjusted to the samplerate, so osc outputs the right pitch for the corresponding note. Freq has linear relation to pitch.
- note: mostly used to control Key Follow, independant of samplerate.
- gate & esync: MVC usually makes Gate. Esync tells MVC when the gate is closed. Connect MVC gate to the input of and envelope. Typical use: In monophonic patches, shortcut gate and esync, in polyphonic patches let the ADSR tell MVC when it's finished it's envelope cycle. For volume control, connect the envelope's output to a VCA.
- various mod signals: velocity, aftertouch, envelope, LFO, ... can be used to modulate filter cutoff or other modules with (usually) blue input connectors. Do not connect these to freq inputs of osc unless you really want to.
On a synth start patch in my Mod Folder, I have:
- MIDI to MVC A
- MVC Gate connected to it's Esync input
- MVC's Gate going to an ADSR's Gate input
- ADSR's Out to Exp VCA
- VCA to a poly out to Audio Out
- and then I can start adding osc, filters etc, from which I connect the mix to the free input on the VCA.
To toy around with modular, it's fun just to insert a filter module between it's Audio In and Out, then start adding modulation parameters as it works out: an LFO to cut-off freq, or an MVC with envelope to cut-off freq etc.
That should get you started I hope
Have fun patchin'!!
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:50 am
by sidx
Great!
one more thing
hard to me understand...VCA - its a part of envelope? like a Amplifier?
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:14 am
by at0m
VCA typically works in conjunction with an envelope.
VCA is 'voltage' control for amplitude. Voltage, let's take any positive signal between 0 and max, like an envelope's output, controls the amplitude of any signal.
So the blue input would be the level control, the green one takes audio.
VCA is just a multiplier really, you could use ringmod too!
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:28 am
by sidx
good
now i feel much better
thanx a lot 2all
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:34 am
by wayne
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:42 am
by at0m
wait 'till you've missed a couple nights sleep

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:54 am
by Counterparts
sidx wrote:
tutorials are good sure...but ..why is no stepbystep startup manual in the tutorials =(
"Modular 2 Tutorial.pdf"
Thusly were my first tentative modular steps taken...
'tis very step-by-step.
(Greetings to PZ by the way)
Royston
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:11 am
by sidx
damn i ready to devote all nights for this !
yeah...got the mod2 tutorial.
STFM - this only one right answer was for me =)
thanx
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:11 am
by wayne
...and at0m's tute there is worth a copy&paste folks

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:30 pm
by sidx
guys
how to make pith modulation? but not with lfo.
I need a "frog" sound u know.Every time when i play note - i want to pitch gonna down with controlled speed.plz help and sorry for incorrect description =(.In my nord lead 3 its a simple operation with a Mod Envelope control.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:48 pm
by wayne
In your patch, put a pitch modifier between mvc & osc, then use an envelope to bend it
You may have to use e-sync add if you have multiple envelopes in the patch.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:40 am
by sidx
envelope u mean simple ADSR module?
ok...will try thanx