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Patch Notes For “Parts Is Parts”

This was a moderately complex patch with some subtlety. There are a few interest points.

I used Synapse to insert the Rainmaker Meh-Verb (custom) effect since I couldn’t figure out how to modulate the mix amount.

Finally I got to use the Flexshaper to do some wavefolding and it turned out amazing, especially when I controlled the amount (duration) of the effect with a Zadar envelope.

The two Distings were controlled over MIDI and modified by I2C from the Nerdseq sequencer. Chord voicing was set on the piano voice. The poly wavetable voice had wave offset and filter parameters modified by the Nerdseq. Both Distings were attached using a custom bus board that I tucked into a cosmetic jar inside the lower case.

Here is the patch notes file and some reference shots for knob positions.

Patch Notes

Case with Rainmaker
Case with Rainmaker
Case with Data Bender
Case with Data Bender
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Parts Is Parts

Ages ago I worked in an electrical supply store in Philadelphia. There was a salesman there who always had one answer when a customer fretted over generic fittings: “Parts Is Parts.” So here is a consideration of the same attitude towards E flat chords: no progression or melody, only parts assembled into a whole.

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Patch Notes for “A Farewell To Broccoli”

Here is a spreadsheet that details the patch I used for this track. Patch uses Spectraphon, SWN, and Klavis along with a bunch of effects and samples.

This is a new format for my notes. Previously I put them in composition books, listing all connections to all modules even if they were duplicated. That got to be too voluminous, and the spreadsheet is shareable too.

A Farewell To Broccoli PatchNotes Excel File

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Hang On To Your Ruby Slippers

A critical examination of the ethics of an old film.

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A Farewell To Broccoli

A harvest time pastoral rumination.

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Giant Centipedes On Parade

Revisiting “Spawn Of The Giant Centipede” and trying to rationalize the cut-up loops of various analog synth voices (Doepfer A-111-5, Dreadbox Hysteria, mumble mumble) sequenced on Aturia Keystep Pro (which I have since sold)

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Study In Decay

A quick look at decaying loop patch for Decaying Plastics Of A Senile Civilization, posted for #Jamuary2024.

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DIY Noise Box

Walk through of my DIY noise box with some sound examples and a quick jam.

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Variations In A Dream

Some final play time on the In A Dream patch.

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Doctor Jackpot, Panharmonium Remix

While doing the patch notes for Doctor Jackpot, Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Singularity, I noticed the mix knob on the Panharmonium was all the way dry. Luckily, I had resisted the urge to start pulling patch cables, so now we have …