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Volca Modular: Patching and LFO's

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This is my second video about the Volca Modular. You may want to check out other one    • Volca Modular:  Walkthrough   first if you haven't already (in it I cover why I think this Volca would be a good choice for some people, also a walkthrough of the basics). Note: I'm not postprocessing these sounds or using any additional effects. All Volca Modular except for a Pocket Operator going through the Volca in the first shot and a duet, of sorts, with the Bastl BitRanger at the end of the video.

TIMELINE
00:00 This is drumsonly from the PO32 Tonic. It is syncing the Volca, and the Tonic audio out is going through the Space Out effect on the Volca.

00:25 INTRO a brief review of the last video and an overview of this video

05:30 Some initial steps about how to use the Function 2 module. The two Function modules can team up to make more complex envelopes.

09:20 Polyrhythm patch using both Function Modules
clock./4 Function1.gateIn
clock./3 Function2.triggerIn
Source.modAudio LPG2.in
Function2.plus LPG2.level

10:50 LFO by Selftriggering Function 2

11:50 Audio Frequency LFO Patches

for Modulation
Function2.triggerOut Function2.triggerIn
Function2.plus LPG1.level

for Audio Source
Function2.triggerOut Function2.triggerIn
Function2.plus LPG1.in(!)

BONUS PATCH: this is a way to play the LFO from the keyboard.
Function2.triggerOut Function2.triggerIn
Function2.plus LPG1.in
clock.pitch b (utility)
ab*c Function2.time (has to be the minus sign!)
set the keyboard Scale to M Pent (Major Pentatonic [FUNC+key1(on keyboard), key15, FUNC]
shape about 11:00
time (minimum)
c (maximum)
tune the shape such that key13 sounds 1 octave above key1. the keyboard is roughly chromatic now.

13:00 Patch that combines the Functions in series
Function2.triggerOut Function2.triggerIn
Function2.plus LPG1.level
LPG1.out LPG2.in
Function1.plus LPG2.level
LPG2.out Space.in

13:40 Patch that combines the Functions in a different way
source.modAudio LPG2.in
Function1.plus b
Function2.triggerOut Function2.triggerIn
Function2.plus c.control (bottom socket on the utility)
a+b*c LPG2.level

14:00 Playing some noise. Using the Woggle Module.

15:00 Patch that uses the Woggle's noise to modulate pitch
clock.pitch a
woggle.noise (upper left socket of Woggle) b
a+b*c source.pitch
c knob controls noise depth

17:00 Generative LFO Patch
Function2.triggerOut Split2.in
Split2.out1 Function2.triggerIn
Split2.out2 Woggle.triggerIn
Woggle.stepped Split1.in
Split1.out1 Function2.time
Split1.out2 b
a+b*c source.pitch
Function2.plus LPG1.level
add Space Out to taste, vary shape, time, and c knobs for different effects

19:40 The Other LFO

21:40 Double LFO Patch
Sync Out == CV In (3.5 mm patch cable or aux cable)
CV In (upper) Function1.gateIn
Function2.triggerOut Function2.triggerIn
Function1.plus b
a+b*c source.fold
Function2.plus source.modKnob
vary clock tempo, function parameters, and c to get various effects

22:20 Tandem LFO Patch
Sync Out == CV In (3.5 mm patch cable or aux cable)
CV In (upper) Split1.in
Split1.out1 Function1.gateIn
Split1.out2 Function2.triggerIn
Function1.plus LPG1.level
Function2.minus LPG2.level
Function2.triggerOut Woggle.triggerIn
Woggle.stepped source.modKnob
source.modAudio LPG2.in

22:40 Stepped Strings Patch NOTE: I think this works due to only certain standing waves being supported within the Space Out feedback loop, but honestly I'm not exactly sure about that.
source.modAudio Split2.out1 (using as a mixer)
Split2.in b
a+b*c Space.in
Space.out Split2.out2
Space around 10:00, c around 3:00 (controls the feedback)
RATIO controls the pitch in steps. the range in the video is a
tiny rotation of the knob, maybe all within 5 degrees sensitive!

23:00 Volca Modular + Bastl BitRanger I have no clue about the patch(es) whoops. BUT I was using the sync(volca) and clock(BitRanger) to get them synced up. And then, most importantly, I hooked the Byte CV out on the BitRanger to the Volca Modular CV In (by 3.5 mm patch cable) this establishes a mutual ground, which allows me to patch directly from device to device using the pin cables, as seen.

posted by cboxgirlsle