A Patch A Day, No. 29

Published on Jun 6, 2013 hamiltonulmer·30 videos

"Unfocused and pretty long drone-related patch. Been a long day.

I wanted this patch to focus on three different relationships. The first is between the 4 voices emanating from the Maths. Chs. 1 and 4 provide the low rumble, providing a nice open major chord (add 2). The upper voices come from the Quadra. We output the SUM of that, placed appropriately with the relevant attenuverters, into the mixer.

The second relationship is with the three sine waves, coming from two VCOs of the DPO and the Dixie. The three minor 7ths away from each other, providing a lovely sonority.

The third relationship concerns the use of the the Quadras and the DPO, and using the Wogglebug clock to make the Graphic Sequencer move. I had the sequencer output 5v on steps 1, 3, 6, and 8, and was set at 0v otherwise. This provides a rhythm I've always loved. At any rate, the sequencer outputs to the decays of the pitched Quadra channels as well as the DPO's EXPO. So when I attenuate these knobs, we get the lovely chattering you hear. I think it is delightful.

Overall, this is not a very successful performance - the pacing is odd, and the relationships could have been more tactfully manipulated. But the ideas are nice, and I would like to keep exploring these."