That is a very interesting idea! This raises a number of questions.
One is how you will wire in the normalized signals. The dot com
approach uses small connectors. I'd recommend that here, too, so that
you can easily disconnect it all, and you can change what's normalized.
Having only five inputs and five outputs is a limitation. I suggest
thinking about which signals need distributing, i.e. being sent to
multiple inputs. And whether you would prefer to distribute mainly
signals or controls. You might find it more useful to have all the
inputs be controls or signals, and then make the outputs suited. In
your example, how often would you patch a VCO saw into the VCF resonance
control? Not that it wouldn't be useful at all, but maybe "normal"
connections should be made for the "normal" types of patch. Putting my
point another way, you don't have the VCF or VCA inputs on your matrix
as destinations for the VCO outputs.
For a signal matrix you might have inputs: VCO1 saw, VCO2 saw, VCO2
tri, VCF out, VCA out; output of the matrix to VCF in, VCA in, VCO1
linear FM in, Ring Mod in 1, Ring Mod In 2.
For a control matrix the inputs: EG1, EG2, LFO1 Tri, LFO2 Tri, LFO 2
SQ; outputs to: VCO1 FM, VCO 2 FM, VCF Freq, VCF Res, VCA gain.
It seems to me you would get more out of a control matrix because we
like to distribute and mix control voltages, and because the modules in
and out are a disjoint set.
You get the idea.
Richard Brewster
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> (wringing hands) Excellent!
>
> My thoughts are to use a matrix mixer as the heart of a semi-
> normalled synth. Have the inputs normalled to:
> VCO1saw | VCO2tri | EG1 | EG2 | LFO
>
> and have the outputs normalled to:
> VCO1freq | VCO2freq | VCFfreq | VCFres | VCAgain
>
> A bit like the 2500 matrix and the VCS pinfield ideas, but with the
> knobs in there. Any comments or suggestions on that idea are
> welcomed :)
>
> Drew
>
> --- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com, sasami@... wrote:
>
>> There will be a new version of the matrix mixer coming out, this
>>
> time using
>
>> standard 16mm pots.
>>
>> Ken
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