Basic patching

Patch: to plug a cable from one point to another

Start with the Q104 MIDI INTERFACE on the top left

A.	Plug a 5-pin MIDI cable from the MIDI keyboard to MIDI IN on the 
Q104 MIDI INTERFACE.  This is usually already done.
The lights should illuminate when you press a key on the keyboard.

B.	With a short brown cable, patch the PITCH output on the 
Q104 MIDI Interface to one of the jacks in middle set of 4 on 
the Q124 MULTIPLES

C.	Patch from your newly created Q124 PITCH MULTIPLE using one of the 
3 remaining connectors in the middle group of 4 to the left 
EXPONENTIAL FREQUENCY 1V/OCTAVE input on the Q106 OSCILLATOR 

D.	Patch another cable from one of the 2 remaining jacks on the 
Q124 PITCH MULTIPLE to the middle 1V/OCT input on the 
Q150 TRANS LADDER FILTER

E.	Patch from any one of the waveforms (SINE, TRIANGLE, SAW, 
RAMP, PULSE) on the bottom of the Q106 OSCILLATOR to the left 
SIGNAL INPUT near the bottom of the Q150 TRANSISTOR LADDER FILTER.
You may also use the left +OUTPUT on the Q141 OSCILLATOR AID 
enabling fast switching between waveforms instead of manually patching 
the seperate waveform jacks on the Q106 OSCILLATOR

F.	Patch from the OUTPUT of the Q150 TRANSISTOR LADDER FILTER 
to the SIGNAL INPUT #1 on the Q108 AMPLIFIER located at the bottom left

G.	Patch the GATE output on the Q104 MIDI INTERFACE to the bottom 
set of 4 jacks on the Q124 MULTIPLES

H.	Patch from one of the 3 remaining jacks in the bottom set of 4 on 
the Q124 GATE MULTIPLES to the jack labelled "GATE" on a 
Q109 ENVELOPE GENERATOR (from now on "Q109 EG")

I.	Patch from the Q109 EG OUTPUT to the CONTROL INPUT #1 
on a Q108 AMPLIFIER

J.	Patch from the +OUTPUT on the Q108 AMPLIFIER to a mixer or amp.  
This is uually already done.

K.	Continue following the directions below

Knobs

Adjust the knobs as follows:

Q150 TRANSISTOR LADDER FILTER:
Turn the SIGNAL INPUT LEVEL knob to 10
Turn the RESONANCE knob to 0
Turn the FREQUENCY knob to 10

Q109 ENVELOPE GENERATOR:
Turn the ATTACK knob to 0
Turn the DECAY knob to 0
Turn the SUSTAIN knob to 10
Turn the Release knob to 2

Q108 AMPLIFIER:
Turn the GAIN knob to 0
Turn the CONTROL #1 LEVEL to 10
Flip the SWITCH to LIN

Q106 OSCLLATOR:
Turn the RANGE switch to 32'
Turn the FREQUENCY knob to 0

After patching the above and turning the knobs to the above 
values you should hear a sound when pressing a key. If nothing 
happens, give up or start over.  Or pick up a guitar.
If it makes a noise, you are done.  Start playing with knobs.  And start 
patching from one random place to another.  Have fun.  You can't break it, 
but I would love to see you try.
Below are a few common tips for getting cool sounds.

Performance Tips

Q150 TRANSISTOR LADDER FILTER
- to perform a filter sweep, turn the FREQUENCY knob
- try turning the RESONANCE to different values 
and sweeping the filter
- patch LFOs (see Q106 OSCILLATOR below), or Q109 EGs into the FREQUENCY inputs 
to modulate the filter

Q105 SLEW LIMITER
- to glide between notes, patch the PITCH output on the 
Q104 MIDI INTERFACE (or from the PITCH MULTIPLE) into INPUT 
on the Q105 SLEW LIMITER and patch the OUTPUT to the 1V/OCTAVE 
input on the Q106 OSCILLATOR
- Depending on how you want things to sound you can put the 
Q105 SLEW LIMITER before or after the Q124 MULTIPLES
- the switch selects slew in both directions, up only, or down

Q109 ENVELOPE GENERATOR
- the knobs are arranged in cronological order, top to bottom.  that is, 
the attack section happens first, then the decay, etc.
- to make the sound start soft when you first hit the key then get 
louder as you hold it, turn the ATTACK knob UP. All the way 
down means the sound starts at full volume. The farther up the knob, 
the longer it takes to reach full volume.
- after the Attack section reaches full volume the Decay section starts. 
- the Decay section determines how fast the volume drops to the volume set 
in the sustain section below
- turn the DECAY knob UP to have the volume gradually fall to the Sustain section. turn it down to have it instantly go from attack to sustain
- the SUSTAIN knob determines how loud the sound is when you hold the key down. it stays at this level until you
it begins after the decay section is finished
- all the way down means the sound ends after Decay
- the RELEASE knob controls how fast the sound dies out after 
you let up on the key. turn down for instant, up for long fade out

As you probably have fugired out, the Envelope Generator take a 
key action, called a GATE, and shapes the volume of the sound over time.
But like most things in a modular synth it is not limited to volume.  
patch the EG output to a multiple and then to a filter or 
oscillator LINEAR or EXPONETIAL INPUT

Q106 OSCILLATOR

LFO mode:
- To use as a Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) for filter, volume or 
pitch modulation, set the RANGE switch to LOW
- Be careful to not have any LFOs accidently patched into any signal inputs.
that's not saying you shouldn't. they won't sound good. but that might be 
what you're trying for (Greg)
- set the speed with the FREQUENCY knob
- For vibrato set a Q106 OSCILLATORs RANGE to LOW, 
turn the FREQUENCY knob to about 3
- Patch the SINE output on the LOW Q106 to the 
LINEAR FREQUENCY input on another Q106 in PITCH mode
- Vary the amount of vibrato with the LINEAR FREQUENCY LEVEL knob 
on the PITCH Q106
- Vary the speed with the FREQUENCY knob on the LOW Q106
- Set up a pedal to control these two at once and you are halfway there

PITCH mode:
- Change the octave with the RANGE switch. 
Bass sounds on the left (32'), high pitched on the right (4'), 
just like a piano
- Tune with the FREQUENCY knob
- Change the PULSE WAVE pulse width with the PULSE WIDTH LEVEL knob
- Sync two Q106 OSCILLATORS together by patching the PULSE output 
of the slower Q106 OSCILLATOR into
the HARD SYNC on the faster Q106 OSCILLATOR
- Soft sync is like hard sync but not as rigid.  try it.

List of Modules
...and short howto

Q104 MIDI Interface - converts MIDI keyboard signal to CV signals
- patch the pitch to an Oscillator and the gate to an Envelope Generator

Q105 Slew Limiter - enables you to glide between notes
- patched between the pitch jack and an Oscillator or Filter 1V/OCT

Q106 Oscillator
- generates the basic waveforms for synthesis
- also can be switched into Low mode for modulation of
pitch (vibrato), volume (tremolo) or filter frequency
- patch the output to a Filter or an Amplifier

Q107 State Variable Filter
- enables you to shape the sound like and equalizer. this model has 
four modes: HI, BAND, NOTCH, LOW.
- HI means it still lets the highs thru.  
- LOW means the lows. 
- BAND emphasizes a very narrow frequency band 
- NOTCH cuts out a very narrow frequency band
- Use the Frequency knob to select the freqency that is affected

Q108 Amplifier
- allows CV control of the volume of the sound
- patch the output of an Envelope Generator to the Control Input
- patch a Filter Output to the Signal Input

Q109 Envelope Generator (EG)
- generates CV signal allowing volume or
filter changes over time.
- see above KNOBS section for detailed description

Q110 Noise Source
- WHITE noise: hiss
- PINK noise: low freq. hiss
- LOW FREQ noise: good for modulation

Q111 Pan/Fade
- use the switch to select PAN or FADE mode

PAN mode:
- INPUT 1 is sent to OUTPUTS 1 and 2
turn the knob left to pan left, right to pan right, middle for center

FADE mode:
INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 are crossfaded to OUTPUT 1, like a DJ mixer

- in both modes, patch a signal into the CONTROL input to automatically 
control the knob position

Q112 4 Channel Mixer
- mixes 4 inputs together, 2 with volume control

Q116 Ring Modulator
- bell-like sound created when 2 different Q106 OSCILLATORs in PITCH mode are patched
into X and Y
- patch the OUTPUT to any SIGNAL input, just like a Q106 OSCILLATOR

Q117 Sample & Hold
- plays random frequencies when fed White Noise.
- patch output to Oscillator or Filter control.
- use a Slew Limiter to make the steps glide

Q118 Instrument Interface
- allows mic, guitar and line level sources to be processed by synthesis
- use the switch to choose beween three gain modes.
mics will usually be set to 100, guitar to 100 and Line Level to 10
- patch AMPLIFIER into the SIGNAL input on a Filter
- patch GATE to a Q109 EG
- adjust the knobs for AMPLIFIER volume and GATE THRESHOLD
- patch ENVELOPE to the FREQUENCY input on a Filter to have volume 
controlled filter frequency

Q124 Multiples
- patch an output to one jack and it becomes available 
on the other 3 in the group
- use the connect switch to join the top 2 groups into an 8 way multi

Q125 Signal Processor
- amplify and change the polarity of signals. 2 channels
- can also be used as a CV signal source if there's no input patched

Q141 Oscillator Aid
- a switched output for the Q106 Oscillator
- also has Soft Sync to variably sync 2 Oscillators

Q142 Pedal Interface
- use pedals to control any CV module in the synth

Q150 Transistor Ladder Filter
- low pass filter with -24db slope and resonance control
- a clone of the Moog original