Using Crossfades to Create More Complex Waveforms
I’ve been playing around with a simple extension to the typical synthesizer voice patch that has been producing some interesting results. The short version is: Replace the typical oscillator or waveform mixer with a crossfader. Then try using all sorts of different...
Master Clocks & Reset
While putting together a live performance case focused on creating percussion patterns, I ran head-first into a problem that has frustrated many Eurorack users: how to make sure all of your modules agree on where the downbeat is. In this video and article, I sort out what’s going on, and how I fixed it.
Comparing Amplitude and Balanced Modulation
Two of the older module designs around are the VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier) and the Ring Modulator (sometimes called a Balanced Modulator). Both use the signal from a modulator – usually a VCO – to rapidly alter the volume of a waveform from another VCO (the...
Understanding the Differences Between Exponential, Linear, and Through Zero FM
We know using one oscillator to frequency modulate another is a lot of fun…but just what is the difference between the different types of FM? I finally got my hands on a module – the Endorphin.es Furthrrrr Generator complex oscillator – that is capable of being switched (with some behind-the-faceplate fiddling) between exponential, linear, and linear through zero FM, so this is a good opportunity to finally make an apples to apples to apples comparison between the three.
