CGS Modulo Magic Guide and AEM Module idea
Oct 22, 2018 18:07:28 GMT
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Post by NightMachines on Oct 22, 2018 18:07:28 GMT
Hey 
I've owned a Best of CGS Serge system for a year now and it has changed the way I approach patching my modular synths.
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa9Em_H8Xs_YW5V2tt4155Zpe84SHDshG
It's hard to put into words, but the Serge module designs are often so "open" that you can (and sometimes have to) use them in different, unusual ways to get anything going. The classic DUSG is one of those "patch programming" modules, where you have tons of possibilities if you know how to use it.
But this thread is about the CGS Modulo Magic. Many people like it, yet hardly anybody seemed to really understand what is actually happening, me included. Trying to understand Ken Stone's guides is hard if you're not an experienced DIY builder or genius circuit designer like him. At least it usually feels like this for me.
I didn't like this random, happy-accident approach and finally spent some time measuring the module's outputs with a multimeter and oscilloscope, while just re-reading Ken's description over and over again. I came up with a guide that's hopefully easier to understand:
www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=208446&highlight=
It hasn't been vetted by others yet, but it should be reasonably correct.
This got me thinking: how about if there was a digital version of the module, which allowed for quick and precise Modulo operation (wrapping an input voltage to a certain output voltage range), which the CGS module doesn't make easy with its knob ranges. But then of course one could add CV control to make the module behave more "organically" like the CGS design. This would be great for the AE Modular system! I'll think some more about which controls one would actually need and which could be "out-sourced" to other modules, but maybe you have some ideas as well?
Anyway, just wanted to share the guide to an amazing module and see how you all feel about it in an AEM context
I've owned a Best of CGS Serge system for a year now and it has changed the way I approach patching my modular synths.www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa9Em_H8Xs_YW5V2tt4155Zpe84SHDshG
It's hard to put into words, but the Serge module designs are often so "open" that you can (and sometimes have to) use them in different, unusual ways to get anything going. The classic DUSG is one of those "patch programming" modules, where you have tons of possibilities if you know how to use it.
But this thread is about the CGS Modulo Magic. Many people like it, yet hardly anybody seemed to really understand what is actually happening, me included. Trying to understand Ken Stone's guides is hard if you're not an experienced DIY builder or genius circuit designer like him. At least it usually feels like this for me.
I didn't like this random, happy-accident approach and finally spent some time measuring the module's outputs with a multimeter and oscilloscope, while just re-reading Ken's description over and over again. I came up with a guide that's hopefully easier to understand:
www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=208446&highlight=
It hasn't been vetted by others yet, but it should be reasonably correct.
This got me thinking: how about if there was a digital version of the module, which allowed for quick and precise Modulo operation (wrapping an input voltage to a certain output voltage range), which the CGS module doesn't make easy with its knob ranges. But then of course one could add CV control to make the module behave more "organically" like the CGS design. This would be great for the AE Modular system! I'll think some more about which controls one would actually need and which could be "out-sourced" to other modules, but maybe you have some ideas as well?
Anyway, just wanted to share the guide to an amazing module and see how you all feel about it in an AEM context
