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[motm] Emulating Modules MOTM Doesn't Provide

2008-04-20 by Kenneth Elhardt

Just for possible interest, I've been expanding on a past idea/post from way
back where I described how to emulate several Doepfer modules on the MOTM
that MOTM doesn't have.  I've continued that and managed to emulate a bunch
more that MOTM doesn't offer but may not be obvious that they can be
emulated.  Here's a list:

1) Quadrature LFO like Polyfusion had, that outputs 4 sinewaves (or can be
any waveforms on the MOTM) each 90 degrees out of phase with each other.  Or
a tri-LFO that outputs 3 waveforms 120 degrees out of phase, or any other
combo you'd want.

2) Half and full wave rectifiers like the Dotcom modular has.

3) Envelope follower.  Works great, and makes a good poor man's breath
controller if used with a mic.

4) Clipper, for clipping off the top and bottoms of waveforms, plus more.

5) AND and OR boolean logic.

6) Pseudo-VC ADSR.

7) Sequential Switch like Doepfer has but only two positions, not four.
This was one I decribed way back when.

8) Trigger and/or Gate Delay.  I had previously mentioned two different ways
to do it, one using a 700, and one using the 850. Came up with a third way
that uses a Mixer and another EG.  Also came up with a forth way that uses
an external digital delay plus an amplifier (Art Tube MP).  Who says you
can't use digital delays for non-audio?


I can't remember if the MOTM-700 has been discontinued. But if people wanted
to know what that little used module is good at, numbers 2,3,4,5, and one of
8, all use the MOTM-700 in some way. Goes to show you that if a module
becomes discontinued, you might possibly lose out on a bunch of other
funtions too.

-Elhardt
(The Book of the Secrets of Synthesis)

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