PATCHWORKS DUAL OSCILLATOR PATCH FOR THE VOLCA MODULAR
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he Korg Volca Modular is a semi-modular synth, released as part of the Volca series. It uses bread board connectors as patch cables, similar to the Bastl Kastle that we featured in last monthʼs issue. The Volca Modular is hardwired to produce sound out of the box but, things start getting very interesting when you start patching things together in creative ways. The Volca Modular is based on “west coast” synthesis, similar to how the Buchla synthesizers create sound, by folding the carrier oscillator and the modulator oscillator into each other. By default you can only hear the modulator oscillator on the Volca Modular but, we are going to create a patch where we can hear both oscillators and control them separately. First, to be able to shape the sound of the carrier oscillator, we will need to connect the audio output to the input of the second function. So, connect a patch cable (red) from the last socket of the source section to the first socket of the second function. Next, we will connect the output of the modulator oscillator to the input of the second low pass gate. So, connect a patch cable (blue) from the second-to-the-last socket of the source section to the first socket of the second low pass gate. In the first step we connected the carrier oscillator to the function but, to be able to hear it we need to connect the positive output of the second function to the input of the second low pass gate. So, connect a patch cable (yellow) from the plus socket of the second function to the second input socket of the second low pass gate. Now you should hear two distinct tones.
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