Ever
since completing the QMMG design, I have felt that it needed a good
buddy. A patch pal! Say hello to QMMG's best friend, MATHS.
MATHS builds on the tradition set into motion in the 1960's by Don
Buchla when he
adapted the circuits found within analog computers common to
engineering labs, for musical purposes.
Buchla's
"Algebraic Processor, Model 257" changed the way music synthesizers
utilized control voltages.
MATHS, a mash-up of the Buchla 281,
Buchla 257 & Serge DUSG, continues this great tradition of
sculpting the control signals we use to sculpt our sound signals.
Channels 1 and 4 are identical, each being able to scale, invert or
integrate an incoming signal. With no signal applied, these channels
may be made to generate a variety of linear, logarithmic, or
exponential functions, lasting as long as 25 minutes, upon the
reception of a trigger, or continuously when the CYCLE switch is
engaged. The Cycle switch also contains a LED which indicates the
activity on the associated channel. One small difference between CH. 1
and 4 is in their respective Pulse outputs; CH.1 having End of Rise and
CH. 4 having End of Cycle. This was done to facilitate the creation of
complex functions.
Channels 2 and 3 are identical, each being able to scale, amplify and
invert an incoming signal. With no external signal applied, these
channels will generate DC offsets.
All 4 channels are normalized to a SUM and OR bus via their respective
OUTputs, so that addition, subtraction and analog logic OR
manipulations may be achieved. All outputs
are capable of driving a passive 4 way mult without loading effects (no
buffered mult needed here).
This module is 20HP and consumes 60mA worth of current.
Currently available from
Analogue
Haven USA &
Schneiders
Buero Berlin,
Post
Modular UK,
Moog
Audio Canada.
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