SergeModular

"Turbotron,"

Congrats on your Animal panel. I, too, started with an Animal and
found hours of enjoyment with this panel alone - though you *will*
want more eventually, I assure you! :-)

Here's a relatively simple Animal rhythm patch to get you going:

Patch:
SSG Smooth Cycle -> SSG Smooth In
SSG Smooth Out -> DTG #1 VC In
DTG #1 Gate Out -> DTG #1 Trog In AND DTG #1 Trig In
DTG #1 Output -> Mixer In 3
Mixer Out -> Variable Q VC-F In
DTG #2 Output -> Variable Q Trig In
Variable Q Band Out -> UAP Input 2

Pot Settings:
Mixer level 3 full on with phase switch to negative (-)
SSG Smooth Rate about 11 o'clock
DTG #1 Rise about 1 o'clock
DTG #1 Fall about 5 o'clock
DTG #1 VC Pot about 10 o'clock
DTG #2 Rise about 5 o'clock
DTG #2 Fall about 11 o'clock
Variable Q in Hi mode
Variable Q Resonance about 2 o'clock
Variable Q Frequency about 10 o'clock
Variable Q VC-F about 2 o'clock
UAP Mode and Gain to suit your monitoring situation

If my patch sheet is accurate, you should now hear a resonant,
creaking rhythm, and you can tweak the pot sttings of the DTG,
Mixer, and Variable Q to further vary the rhythm and timbre.

Note that this patch completely ignores the Animal's oscillators,
wave multipliers, the stepped section of the SSG, AND there's no
modulation of the UAP at all. Try adding several of these elements
yourself to build an even more complex patch!

Best,

Chris Sawyer