MOTM

ARE THERE ANY READY TO USE PATCHES OR HOW TO.? FOR THE MOTM USER? , 
AND BEGINNERS GUIDES, TUTORIALS, APPLICATIONS.
TIPS AND HARDWARE. CONTROLLERS MIDI-CV PLAY BACK WHAT TYPE SPEAKERS-
AMPS-MIXERS WHAT IS SAFE TO USE THIS SYTH HAS A LOT OF UNPREDICTABLE 
HARMONICS!!! 
HOW DO I APPLY THIS AND NOT GO BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. 
GETTING "STARTED GUIDE IS WHAT I NEED." 
I WAS GOING TO SELL MY 10 MOTM MODULES DECIDED NOT TO.
WHAT I NEED IS TO LEARN HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS
ANALOG SYTHESIZER AND BE CREATIVE. THIS IS GREAT INSTRUMENT.

BEGINNERS HELP! IF ALL YOU EXPERTS AND MUSICIAN CAN BE A WONDERFUL 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND HARDWARE APPLICATION
IN SHARING WITH US NEWBIES. THIS WILL KEEP MY INTEREST AND MAKE NEW 
FRIENDS AT THE SAME TIME. WHAT THIS GROUP NEEDS DAILY TIPS FOR 
BEGINNERS AND ADVANCE LEVELS.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU.

donsyth.

My first suggestion is to avoid typing in all caps; you'll rarely fid 
discussions taking place in all caps.  In the common view of how 
internet communication works, using ALL CAPS is like yelling; it's 
just one of those things.

Second suggestion:

Ask some specific questions, and we'll gladly help.  For mixers, I 
know some folks here (myself included) use a Mackie 1202-series 
mixer.  Just be careful with your levels, I've had my mixer 
misadjusted and for a moment I thought one of my modules was dying, 
as the 'distortion' it created was a bit, er... unusual.

Common patches?  The usual audio signal path for plain jane audio 
stuff is

VCO -> VCF -> VCA

So you'd want your PITCH CV (From your controller or your Midi->CV 
converter) going to the 1V/OCT input on your VCO, and maybe your 
filter, depending on if you want the filter to track your pitch or 
not.  Etc. etc. etc.

Of course, a *lot* of useful information can be found in the MOTM 
manuals, and a lot of interesting books on the basics of analog 
synthesis can be found out there.  Anyone care to chime in with some 
suggestions?

Oh, and on speakers, I'd reccomend actual studio monitors.  That 
being said, you *can* use consumer grade bookshelf speakers, but 
don't come crying to us if you blow a speaker. =]


--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "donsyth <dojeman@p...>" <dojeman@p...> 
wrote:
> 
> ARE THERE ANY READY TO USE PATCHES OR HOW TO.? FOR THE MOTM USER? , 
> AND BEGINNERS GUIDES, TUTORIALS, APPLICATIONS.
> TIPS AND HARDWARE. CONTROLLERS MIDI-CV PLAY BACK WHAT TYPE SPEAKERS-
> AMPS-MIXERS WHAT IS SAFE TO USE THIS SYTH HAS A LOT OF 
UNPREDICTABLE 

> HARMONICS!!! 
> HOW DO I APPLY THIS AND NOT GO BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. 
> GETTING "STARTED GUIDE IS WHAT I NEED." 
> I WAS GOING TO SELL MY 10 MOTM MODULES DECIDED NOT TO.
> WHAT I NEED IS TO LEARN HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS
> ANALOG SYTHESIZER AND BE CREATIVE. THIS IS GREAT INSTRUMENT.
> 
> BEGINNERS HELP! IF ALL YOU EXPERTS AND MUSICIAN CAN BE A WONDERFUL 
> CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND HARDWARE APPLICATION
> IN SHARING WITH US NEWBIES. THIS WILL KEEP MY INTEREST AND MAKE NEW 
> FRIENDS AT THE SAME TIME. WHAT THIS GROUP NEEDS DAILY TIPS FOR 
> BEGINNERS AND ADVANCE LEVELS.
> 
> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU.
> 
> donsyth.

yes,
http://home.tiscali.be/grayee/modular.htm
greetz,
TENOR!

There is an exhaustively long 88page .pdf file on
Emu's website detailing how each module works
along with patch diagrams and graphs.  I've only
been interested in analog synths for about two
years now and this helped me out a lot when I was
still learning.

http://www.emu.com/products/pdf/PDF_manuals/other/
Modular/modularop.zip

-Bob

For speakers, it really depends on how you work... If you want to shake the
walls, I'd recommend a nice bass cabinet and amp with built-in compressor
(so you don't go blowing holes in the speakers accidentally). Look for a cab
with 4x10-inch speakers for a start, I find that combination really
satisfies. You can also find keyboard speakers, but these don't tend to
deliver the deep WHOOMPH in my experience. Near-field monitors and consumer
speakers will blow at higher volumes, whereas a bass cabinet will stand up
to some heavy abuse. Near-field monitors are *supposed* to give you the most
accurate sound however (although - cheaper NF monitors can be just as
colored as any consumer speakers, so... as always, listen before you buy).

best,
- Scott
____________
http://www.red-noise.com
http://www.strawberryplanet.org

Patches?!? We don't need no stinkn' patches!!!  Oh... sorry, just some Monty
Python... oh, never mind.

Find a copy of this out-of-print "GOD of all electronic music books":

Electronic Music: Systems, Controls & Techniques
by Allen Strange
1983,1972 WCB/McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition
Textbook Binding, 274 pages
ASIN: 0697036022

amazon.com link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0697036022/qid=1041572791/sr=1
-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-2919524-6624705?v=glance&s=books

half.com link:
http://half.ebay.com/cat/buy/prod.cgi?cpid=2685281&domain_id=1856&meta_id=1

None on ebay right now, but they do come up from time to time.

Happy New Year to you, too.
George

(and please, GO EASY ON THE CAPS-LOCK. :)

----- Original Message -----

From: <dojeman@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 11:36 AM
Subject: [motm] MOTM HELP FOR BEGINNERS


> ARE THERE ANY READY TO USE PATCHES OR HOW TO.? FOR THE MOTM USER? ,
> AND BEGINNERS GUIDES, TUTORIALS, APPLICATIONS.
> TIPS AND HARDWARE. CONTROLLERS MIDI-CV PLAY BACK WHAT TYPE SPEAKERS-
> AMPS-MIXERS WHAT IS SAFE TO USE THIS SYTH HAS A LOT OF UNPREDICTABLE
> HARMONICS!!!
> HOW DO I APPLY THIS AND NOT GO BROKE AT THE SAME TIME.
> GETTING "STARTED GUIDE IS WHAT I NEED."
> I WAS GOING TO SELL MY 10 MOTM MODULES DECIDED NOT TO.
> WHAT I NEED IS TO LEARN HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS
> ANALOG SYTHESIZER AND BE CREATIVE. THIS IS GREAT INSTRUMENT.
>
> BEGINNERS HELP! IF ALL YOU EXPERTS AND MUSICIAN CAN BE A WONDERFUL
> CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND HARDWARE APPLICATION
> IN SHARING WITH US NEWBIES. THIS WILL KEEP MY INTEREST AND MAKE NEW
> FRIENDS AT THE SAME TIME. WHAT THIS GROUP NEEDS DAILY TIPS FOR
> BEGINNERS AND ADVANCE LEVELS.
>
> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU.
>
> donsyth.

>Patches?!? We don't need no stinkn' patches!!!  Oh... sorry, just some Monty
>Python... oh, never mind.

You're not going to believe this but thanks to the Internet:

http://www.darryl.com/badges/

Enjoy.
-- 

Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"

"There is no Main Street anymore except at Disneyland--and try and buy a
gun there"--Hank Hill

Strange is NOT out of print.  Well, new reprints can
easily be obtained.  Check out my info on Dave
Hylander's site:

     http://www.hylander.com/synthbooks.html

It's at the very bottom of the page.

> Find a copy of this out-of-print "GOD of all
> electronic music books":
> 
> Electronic Music: Systems, Controls & Techniques
> by Allen Strange
> 1983,1972 WCB/McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition
> Textbook Binding, 274 pages
> ASIN: 0697036022

Cheers!
Shemp

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