this has been helpful, building my first rack now. I have a midi controller hooked up, and can play notes which im super excited about. got dual oscillators going now so i can fit 2 notes at a time which is also exciting. I just want the note to stop playing, or have the ability to stop it (without hitting my pitch wheel and then making low rumbles when no noise comes out). So trying to learn about VCA and attenuators. These videos have already been helpful because i found a couple brands of modules I didn't know about which led to me to a couple great modular sale sites.
Great! I'm happy to hear these are helpful. For VCAs, even the cheap Doepfers are good, because you can get a lot of channels crammed into a small space
Hi! I cover that question in the video coming up on Monday, but the short answer is: 1) It depends on the VCA a bit. My VCAs exceed what the attenuators can do, so I use the VCA when I need to do something more extreme-sounding 2) Sometimes it's more convenient to use the VCA, and have all the knobs closer together in order to make changes quickly, as opposed to having knobs spread across an entire case. 3) VCAs can function as voltage mixers too, so if you want to have one or a few knobs controlling a LOT of changes at once, it can be more powerful than a single attenuator. I will cover this use further down the line.
happy to answer! A mixer would just take in audio signals and work like you would expect a mixer to do. A VCA is more open ended; it asks, "how much?" So it doesn't have to be audio signals, it can mix and attenuate audio, voltage, or both. For example, I can take a random voltage and combine with an LFO or an envelope, and the VCA let's me choose how much of each voltage is passed on to the next part of the signal chain. Does that make sense?
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Awesome job. Keep it up!
This is what I was searching for! These video’s are fantastic en super helpfull…Thank you so much! Do you have a Patreon channel?!
Great one!!
Great series 💪🏾
thank you!
this has been helpful, building my first rack now. I have a midi controller hooked up, and can play notes which im super excited about. got dual oscillators going now so i can fit 2 notes at a time which is also exciting. I just want the note to stop playing, or have the ability to stop it (without hitting my pitch wheel and then making low rumbles when no noise comes out). So trying to learn about VCA and attenuators. These videos have already been helpful because i found a couple brands of modules I didn't know about which led to me to a couple great modular sale sites.
Great! I'm happy to hear these are helpful. For VCAs, even the cheap Doepfers are good, because you can get a lot of channels crammed into a small space
Hi, I'm wondering when to use an VCA and and attenuater?
Hi! I cover that question in the video coming up on Monday, but the short answer is:
1) It depends on the VCA a bit. My VCAs exceed what the attenuators can do, so I use the VCA when I need to do something more extreme-sounding
2) Sometimes it's more convenient to use the VCA, and have all the knobs closer together in order to make changes quickly, as opposed to having knobs spread across an entire case.
3) VCAs can function as voltage mixers too, so if you want to have one or a few knobs controlling a LOT of changes at once, it can be more powerful than a single attenuator. I will cover this use further down the line.
What’s the benefit of having multiple VCA’s over let’s say a mixer? Sorry I’m new to modular
happy to answer! A mixer would just take in audio signals and work like you would expect a mixer to do. A VCA is more open ended; it asks, "how much?" So it doesn't have to be audio signals, it can mix and attenuate audio, voltage, or both. For example, I can take a random voltage and combine with an LFO or an envelope, and the VCA let's me choose how much of each voltage is passed on to the next part of the signal chain. Does that make sense?
@@EthanJamesMusic1 yes that makes a lot of sense thanks for the insight!