Exploring Labyrinth - Moog LABYRINTH User Manual

EXPLORING LABYRINTH

In this section we will walk through Labyrinth's main components in order to familiarize ourselves
with its layout. There are infinitely many paths through Labyrinth, but by starting from the basics and
working our way up we can more confidently navigate its terrain.
Labyrinth is a powerful generative synthesizer driven by random processes. The chance operations
at its core mean that fully reproducing a sound or pattern from one Labyrinth to the next is not just
difficult, but impossible. Therefore, parts of this section will only be able to gesture toward a family of
sounds and patterns—not definite, precise ones. We encourage you to view this through a liberatory
lens and to experience the sounds of Labyrinth as they emerge.
STEERING THE SEQUENCER
To begin, match your Labyrinth's panel settings to the figure above—an initialized home base that we
will use to get familiar with the sequencer. With the above panel configuration, we reduce Labyrinth to
the simplest voice possible: a sine wave VCO with no filtering or wavefolding. Connect the rear AUDIO
OUT/ of Labyrinth to some kind of monitoring system if you haven't already (a mixer, an interface, or
some headphones). You won't hear anything just yet.
Press the TRIGGER button and you will hear a sine wave tone that quickly
decays. If you don't hear anything when you press TRIGGER, double-check
your monitoring system or front panel settings.
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