Also, the best is to write down what the concept of the patch was. So you can get deeper
and deeper (this may result in simpler and simpler sometimes)
Something like:
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"Sharp Sparks"
Random triggered hig energy transients with different very short decay resonances. The
res freq depends on how long the gates are.
Variation: joystick controls speed at wich the trigger pulses occur (y) and their -micro-
duration (x)
Variation: two photocells instead of joystick x and y
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This way you can explore many diferent ways of getting that sound/behaviour/music.
You fix something by writing the description down, but the thing is still free. After all
analog synths are "infinite music machines" and any attempt of capturing it's "cosmic flow"
normally yield less lively results.
In a way the analog synth is an oracle, like Tarot cards, I ching... in fact anything if you
look at it from the synchronicity approach...
and deeper (this may result in simpler and simpler sometimes)
Something like:
-------
"Sharp Sparks"
Random triggered hig energy transients with different very short decay resonances. The
res freq depends on how long the gates are.
Variation: joystick controls speed at wich the trigger pulses occur (y) and their -micro-
duration (x)
Variation: two photocells instead of joystick x and y
-------
This way you can explore many diferent ways of getting that sound/behaviour/music.
You fix something by writing the description down, but the thing is still free. After all
analog synths are "infinite music machines" and any attempt of capturing it's "cosmic flow"
normally yield less lively results.
In a way the analog synth is an oracle, like Tarot cards, I ching... in fact anything if you
look at it from the synchronicity approach...
--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, "Fernando" <fdi@r...> wrote:
> For me, the best is to do a diagram of the conections.
> Then anotate the "starting values" of the most important knobs. And further variations.
> This is still nothing, since there is plenty of interactivity between all modules, functions,
> signals, etc. and each time you run the circuit must be "tuned" to get NEAR wat you had
> yesterday after lunch.
> So it's good to take photos with a digi camera of the patches.
> Then store the diagram and notes together with the pictures, and reference any
recording
> to that materials.
>
>
> f
> *
>
>
> P.S. After all this you are still not completely covered, but when archeologists find the
> rests of you, your synth and your patch archives, wil know you was working seriously on
> something, for shure.
> Same said for the sons of your sons.
> Anyhow, this won't be very useful the time the planet is just inhabited by insects. Unless
> your synth still works.