Sunday Ambient #15

I’m having a blast exploring interconnections between my Moog synths. This was a fun bit that came about through some experimentation. I’m learning more about patching things and there is a good bit of patching across the modules here. It’s so easy to get lost for a few hours. I need that right now. Headphones on. Enjoy! Instrumentation and Recording Tools * Moog Grandmother * Moog Subharmonicon * Moog DFAM * Zoom MS-70CDR (reverb) * Mackie Mix8 mixer * Zoom HS6 recorder Patch Notes * SH VCO 1 -> DFAM VCO 1 CV * SH CLOCK -> DFAM ADV/CLOCK * SH VCF EG -> VCF DECAY * DFAM VCO EG -> DFAM VCA CV * DFAM VELOCITY-> VCF MOD * DFAM PITCH -> GM ATTENUATOR IN * GM ATTENUATOR OUT -> GM MULT * GM MULT -> GM ENV AMT IN * GM MULT -> GM CUTOFF IN * GM MULT -> SH VCO2 PWM * GM KB OUT -> GM MOD RATE IN * GM MOD WAVE OUT -> GM NOISE IN * GM VCO 2 FREQUENCY TUNED UP A 7TH * GM MOD RATE TUNED TO AUDIO RATE FOR A 3RD VCO Alternate Version I recorded an initial version where I was modulating the Cutoff filter on the Subharmonicon, rather than the VCO2 pulse width modulation. I decided it was a bit too much in the higher frequencies for the sound I had in mind. Actually, I decided that while listening to it in my car during my commute. Things can sound quite different between studio quality headphones and crappy factory speakers in a car. This is a learning process for me and since it was already “on tape” I thought what the heck, I’ll post it as well. Maybe you’ll like it better. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelconnell.substack.com