Working Inside The Patch Box - Pittsburgh Modular Patch Box Manual And Patch Manual

Working Inside the Patch Box

The following pages contain many examples of how to patch the the Patch Box. These examples showcase the flexibility of the Patch Box system and focus on
the features included with the Patch Box enclosure. The modules within your system may be different then the modules used in the examples but the
principals discussed will easily translate to any set of modules installed in your Patch Box.
Use the patches provided as a teaching tool. Once you have set up a patch, adjust knobs and remove cables from the Patch Box while referencing the module
description pages within the manual. This will help you develop an understanding of what function each part of the patch is performing. The red patch cables
are used in the examples to represent CV signals and green patch cables are used to represent audio signals. The blue dots represent the relevant control
settings. These dots are meant to represent a starting point and are not definitive settings. Experimentation is essential.
The patch guide provides at least one "Test Patch" for each feature of the Patch Bo. These patches showcase the core functionality as well as additional uses
for the highlighted feature. In general, the test patches will provide a way to focus attention on the capabilities of a single feature of the Patch Box enclosure
and may not provide results that would be considered musical.
Working with individual features can be fun but the true power of any modular instrument comes when different modules start to interact. Patching the output
of one module to the input of another is a fundamental part of modular synthesis. Even though the Patch Box is designed to be a tabletop modular effects
system, the patches can become complex quickly. Any output can be patched to any input. Understanding the capabilities and functionality of the enclosure
and each installed module will allow even the most complex patches to be understood easily.
If you come up with a good patch, we want to try it! Send all your interesting patches to info@pittsburghmodular.com.
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