Make Noise Brains - Manual (Page 9)

Tips & Tricks (cont’d)
Roland m185 Style HOLDs:
With sequence running patch same clock to Envelope Generator (MATHS CH. 1), patch
resulting envelope to LPG (QMMG CH. 1). Apply VCO being driven by the sequencer to
LPG. Mult same clock signal to Doepfer A-160 Clock Divider or RCD (Gates option set to
ON). Patch selected clock division output to Brains RUN input. Using /8, /16, /32 will result
in different hold patterns where, using /16 for example, sequencer runs to stage 4 and holds,
runs to stage 8 and holds. If available, a trigger sequencer clocked by a division of the
master clock could be used to program the HOLDs instead of the clock divider.
Buchla 250e Style Movement:
Patch MATHS CH. 1 EOR to Clock IN, BRAINS. Set MATHS to Cycle, Rise panel control to
NOON, Fall will set upper limit of clock rate. Sequence should be running. Patch the bottom
most row of Tuned Voltages from Pressure Points, to MATHS CH. 1 Fall Control IN. Set all
potentiometers in corresponding row to Full CCW. Sequence is now running at the upper
limit (fastest) tempo/ rate. This Row of pots is like the INNER row of pots on the 250e, each
setting their corresponding stage's length. As you set any stage's pot further CW, the length
of that stage will increase. The other two rows of pots in the PP/ BRAINS system are used
like the OUTER row of pots on the 250e, and at their outputs you will find the Arbitrary
Function quantized to the Master CLocK.
UEG, MARF, ARF like:
Begin with the Buchla 250e Style Movement patch. Now patch the output of the middle row
of Tuned Voltages to MATHS CH. 4 Signal IN. Set Rise and Fall panel controls to NOON. Set
Response to LINear. Signal OUT on MATHS CH. 4 will be your CV output, patch it to VCO,
VCA, VCF, you know the game! Mult the bottom most row of Tuned Voltages from Pressure
Points (the same row controlling stage length), to MATHS CH. 3 IN. Set CH. 3 Scale/
Inversion to Full CCW. Apply output of CH. 3 to MATHS CH. 4 BOTH Control IN. Sequence
will run at a rate determined by the bottom row. The control signal generated by the
sequence will be "interpolated" according to the length of the stage as set by the bottom
most row of PP/ BRAINS. Combine this patch with Single Shot patch to achieve a touch
triggered multi-stage envelope.