"Numerology 2.2 Released
Posted 11/10/2009
New in Numerology 2.2, the MonoNote sequencing module now has a Pitch Glide feature that makes it super-easy to create anything from trippy acid basslines, to swirly synthesizer leads, or extreme glissando. The AudioSample module now has access to the OS X speech synthesizer. And with custom support for MOTU's Volta and ExpertSleepers' Silent Way, Numerology is now the most powerful, most flexible way to sequence analog equipment. There are also lots and lots of tweaks and updates. For all the details, read the press release or just go directly for the download."
"My riff on the Power Starve CMOS VCO. Two 40106s have their power pins fed by a combination of Pot, input & attenuated inputs. Each 40106 has 2 RC oscillators created from 4 of the 6 inverters. The 4 oscillators are fed into a 4030 Exclusive OR chip for digital Ring Mod. The module has 3 outputs being 3 differant combinations of XOR'd signals.
The only downside to the Power Starve CV input set-up is compared to other CMOS modules the output is quite low. So, I borrowed an idea from Tom BugBrand - run the output thru a comparator! This gets the levels back up to the rail-to-rail swing we know & love in out lunettas :D
In these vids I'm tricking the basic idea out a little... instead of a standard, static comparator I'm using a voltage controlled version, adapted from Ken Stones Gated Comparator module (which is an amazing piece of synth!) The VC input is what gives rise to the gated / tremelo fx we can hear, this especially great in the lunetta because everything is interelated; a clock, divider, counter & logic create the "CVs" to drive the VCO & I tap differant parts of the patch to feed the CV input on the comparator; noisy sequence fun!!!"
Power Starve - XOR - VC Comparator Pt. 2
"More of the same as the previous; the variable threshold comparator is great for breaking up the signal into shards. Super!"
