Patch: Ratcheting; Ratcheting; Advanced Ratcheting - 4ms EnvVCA User Manual

Patch: Ratcheting

Switches and
sliders set to
taste
Rise/Fall CV to
the left
From clock
Rise CV
divider
/8 output
Trigger
From sound
Follow
source
(e.g. a VCO)
Rise/Fall CV to
the left
Rise CV
From clock
Trigger
divider output
(undivided)
Follow
Slow
Med
Fast
Cycle
Slow
Fast
Rise Fall Env. Level
Fall CV
Time CV
Env
Cycle
EOR
Audio
In Out
EnvVCA
Slow
Med
Fast
Cycle
Slow
Fast
Rise Fall Env. Level
Fall CV
Time CV
Env
Cycle
EOR
Audio

Ratcheting

In this patch we'll make a ratcheting effect
where the notes play at a steady tempo for
a while, and then periodically speed up in a
rapid burst.
Cycle on
Start with the Making Notes patch with
Cycle on and the Trigger jack unpatched.
Run the EOR out to the clock input of a
clock divider such as the RCD or QCD.
Patch the /8 (or any divided output) back to
the Time CV jack. Turn the Rise CV and
Fall CV attenuverters slightly to the left, so
that when the clock divider fires a pulse, the
notes play at a faster rate. If your clock
divider has an adjustable pulse width,
playing with that will change the duration of
the rapid bursts.
In this patch, the EOR jack fires rapidly
when the notes play faster, causing the
clock divider to receive more pulses. This
To clock
throws off the divider's counting and makes
divider
it hard to precisely set the timing and
clock input
duration of the bursts. For a more
controllable ratcheting effect, see the next
patch.
To mixer/
output
amp

Advanced Ratcheting

Start with the patch above.
Turn off Cycle. Unpatch the EOR jack.
Make sure the clock divider is still running
(use another clock module to clock it if
necessary).
Cycle off
Patch the clock divider's main or undivided
output into the Trigger jack.
Patch a divided clock signal into the Time
CV and the Cycle jacks, using a mult or
stacking cable. Make sure the divided clock
signal is slower than the clock going into the
Trigger jack. For example, if you're using
an RCD or QCD for clocks, the /1 or
"=" output should go to the Trigger jack,
From clock
and a /4 or /8 output should go to the Time
divider
CV and Cycle jacks.
/8 output
Keep the Rise/Fall CV knobs to the left of
center, as in the patch above.
Now whenever the clock divider's /8 output
fires, the EnvVCA will cycle for the duration
of the gate at a rate set by the Rise/Fall CV
knobs.
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