SergeModular

Hello Mr. Krete,

I'm glad that all the great guys here in the SMOG either have been
helpful in showing the wonders the 'Greek orgy' style of Serge inter-
patchability.

I personally have been through many synthesizer architectures and
patching paradigms (Buchla & Moog & EMS) and, after all that, found
the Serge far and away both the most flexible and, most important,
the most exciting & fun to play with!

The question of "interface" is, on the `face' of it, a simple
matter of basic jack/plug type 'sex changes'.

The reality of it is more complex, even in this beautiful world of
analogue we float in. There are several 'schools' of thought
prevailing out there representing the 'best' way to accomplish the
interconnectivity of the modules, set by the designer's personal
preferences and existing standards set down by the audio/broadcast
industries before them.

One must do some study of the exact voltage requirements, plus
current source/sink and impedance considerations, to begin the
process of providing the mortar on which the bridge to
successful 'interfacing' rests.

The single most important part of building this 'bridge', and the
most misunderstood, is the common referencing of the two (or more)
involved systems' signal and power "grounds".

Deeper specifics fall into the range of consulting.


Cheers,

Harry











--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, "kkonkkrete" <kkonkkrete@...>
wrote:

>
>
> Hi ---
>
> It's all slowly beginning to sink in. It really is amazing how
> diverse these units are --- I never realized how 'conventional' I

was

> in my whole approach to modular synthesis.
>
> I'm sorry for yet more questions, but I just want to make sure I'm

not

> being unrealistic in my expectations:
>
> - how fast does the S&H cell of the smooth / stepped generator go?
> I'd like to use it for aliasing effects, so I'd need I guess up to

a

> couple of thousand Hz --- is that possible with the internal clock

of

> that cell, or would it only work with an audio rate oscillator

plugged

> into the "sample" jack? Or have I misunderstood what the rate jack
> and knobs do?
>
> - do you think there is any chance to persuade Rex Probe to add a
> couple of passive banana-to-mini-jack converters to the central

strip

> of the M-boat? That would help a lot with interfacing to other CV

gear.

>
> Thanks for all your help! I'm really psyched about this thing...
>
> -- KkoNkkrete
>
>
> --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, Carbon111 <carbon111@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > >Sorry if my previous post was a bit moronic!
> >
> > Not at all, it was a perfectly valid question. I just wanted to

make

> sure you didn't misunderstand me.
> >
> > >as for requesting mp3s --- I didn't mean to suggest that lossy
> > >compression could do justice to the sounds --- I just wanted to

get a

> > >rough glimpse of the range that was possible, given that I am in
> > >Europe and may not have a chance to see one in the flesh for a

while.

> >
> > No problems there either. Its just that a modular synthesizer
> dosen't really sound like *anything* if you get my meaning...its

like

> trying to show someone what a piano is like just by hitting middle

C ;)

> >
> > I'll try to put some wav files up in a few days but people

shouldn't

> take them as *definitive* examples...everyone will get *completely*
> different sounds from this thing...
> >
> > >Sorry about all these basic questions, I'm really excited about

the

> > >possibilities, but I just want to get things clear before

taking the

> > >plunge...
> >
> > No problem at all. :)
> >
> > Best Regards, James
> > --
> > http://www.carbon111.com/serge_index.html
> >
>