{"id":2465,"date":"2017-12-24T18:19:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T23:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/?p=2465"},"modified":"2018-01-01T11:03:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T16:03:58","slug":"eurorack-quantussy-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurorack Quantussy Cells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This diagram shows a generic quantussy cell, as I call it. See <a href=\"http:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/what-is-the-quantussy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Is The Quantussy<\/a> for more information. It&#8217;s the name of the five oscillator cluster in Peter Blasser&#8217;s Cocoquantus. My <a href=\"http:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/quantisise-completed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantisise<\/a> is based on it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2471\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-generic.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2471\" data-attachment-id=\"2471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/quantussy-cell-generic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-generic.jpg?fit=600%2C464&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quantussy-cell-generic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-generic.jpg?fit=600%2C464&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2471 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-generic.jpg?resize=500%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-generic.jpg?resize=500%2C387&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-generic.jpg?resize=220%2C170&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-generic.jpg?resize=250%2C193&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-generic.jpg?resize=355%2C275&amp;ssl=1 355w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-generic.jpg?resize=90%2C70&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-generic.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Generic Quantussy Cell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A quantussy cell can be made from any LFO that has both pulse and angular outputs, plus a pair of sample and holds. The LFO clocks both sample and holds and also outputs an angular wave form, either a ramp or a triangle. One of the sample and holds is labeled &#8216;Castle&#8217;, the name taken from the corresponding output on the real quantussy.\u00a0 Its input and output are patchable. The other sample and hold samples a control voltage that is internally applied to the frequency modulation input of the LFO.\u00a0 The colors red, gray, violet, and green correspond to the jack colors I used on the Quantisise and serve as a shorthand way of referring to the two inputs and two outputs of a quantussy cell.<\/p>\n<h4>A few Eurorack Implementations<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2468\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tromso.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2468\" data-attachment-id=\"2468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/quantussy-cell-tromso\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tromso.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quantussy-cell-tromso\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tromso.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2468 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tromso.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tromso.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tromso.jpg?resize=220%2C147&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tromso.jpg?resize=250%2C167&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tromso.jpg?resize=355%2C237&amp;ssl=1 355w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tromso.jpg?resize=90%2C60&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tromso.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Troms\u00f8 Quantussy Cell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Troms\u00f8 is a Bastl Instruments module containing a VCO\/LFO, a comparator, and a sample and hold.\u00a0 Adding another external sample and hold, such as one from a 2hp Dual Sample &amp; Hold, creates a quantussy cell.\u00a0 The internal S&amp;H samples a CV, which is routed to the FM input of the LFO.\u00a0 The triangle of the LFO is the main output.\u00a0 The 2hp S&amp;H serves as the Castle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2472\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-disting.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2472\" data-attachment-id=\"2472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/quantussy-cell-disting\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-disting.jpg?fit=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quantussy-cell-disting\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-disting.jpg?fit=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2472 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-disting.jpg?resize=500%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-disting.jpg?resize=500%2C400&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-disting.jpg?resize=220%2C176&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-disting.jpg?resize=250%2C200&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-disting.jpg?resize=355%2C284&amp;ssl=1 355w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-disting.jpg?resize=90%2C72&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-disting.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disting plus Slew Quantussy Cell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This implementation uses the Dual S&amp;H from a Disting.\u00a0 A single gate\/trigger samples each of two inputs to two outputs.\u00a0 It&#8217;s perfect for this.\u00a0 For the LFO here I can use a Make Noise Function (or half a Maths) or a Mini Slew.\u00a0 EOC is used to trigger the dual S&amp;H.\u00a0 One S&amp;H samples a CV, which is applied to the Rise CV input.\u00a0 (Fall CV or Both CV could be used.)\u00a0 The slew output is the main out.\u00a0 The second S&amp;H is the castle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2467\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tw.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2467\" data-attachment-id=\"2467\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/quantussy-cell-tw\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tw.jpg?fit=600%2C410&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,410\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quantussy-cell-tw\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tw.jpg?fit=600%2C410&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2467 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tw.jpg?resize=500%2C342&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tw.jpg?resize=500%2C342&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tw.jpg?resize=220%2C150&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tw.jpg?resize=250%2C171&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tw.jpg?resize=355%2C243&amp;ssl=1 355w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tw.jpg?resize=90%2C62&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-tw.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Twin Waves LFO plus URA Quantussy Cell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This interesting variation uses the Ultra Random Analog Dual S&amp;H module for both sample and holds, plus the clock.\u00a0 The internal clock (a square wave) clocks both sample and holds.\u00a0 One of them samples the CV and routes it to the clock FM input.\u00a0 The second S&amp;H is the Castle.\u00a0 For the angular wave we use an LFO from Klavis Twin Waves in external sync mode, which turns it into a tap tempo LFO.\u00a0 The LFO will try to match the rate of the pulses on the sync input.\u00a0 The LFO output is the cell output.\u00a0 Any angular wave form can be selected, but often a ramp wave is more useful.<\/p>\n<h4>The Ring<\/h4>\n<p>Quantussy cells may be patched together in many topologies.\u00a0 The two inputs of each cell must come from the two outputs of another.\u00a0 The main out is patched to the Castle input and the Castle out is patched to the CV input.\u00a0 This results in the FM of the cell being taken from the Castle output of another.\u00a0 Since it is sampled again internally, Peter calls this re-castling.\u00a0 In the real quantussy, each of the five cells has a two pole, four way selector switch allowing it to be controlled by any of the other four cells.\u00a0 In a modular application, we use patch cords.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve found that the most effective way to compose cells is to arrange them into a ring of an odd number of cells.\u00a0 Quantussy offers a maximum of five in a ring, but you can patch as many as you have hardware for.\u00a0 I made a patch of seven.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2470\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2470\" data-attachment-id=\"2470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?fit=1000%2C261&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,261\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?fit=1000%2C261&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2470 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?resize=500%2C131&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?resize=500%2C131&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?resize=768%2C200&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?resize=220%2C57&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?resize=250%2C65&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?resize=355%2C93&amp;ssl=1 355w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?resize=730%2C191&amp;ssl=1 730w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?resize=90%2C23&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring-of-seven.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seven cell ring<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All the way round we patch Red to Violet and Green to Gray.\u00a0 The outputs from this ring are the Main (green) and Castle (red) outputs, which in addition to controlling the next cell in the ring can be used to control anything in your modular.\u00a0 From the main outputs you get sloped waves, useful as envelopes for VCA, filter cutoff, etc..\u00a0 From the Castle outputs you get stepped waves useful for oscillator pitch, etc..\u00a0 While you could use the CV S&amp;H output and\/or the LFO pulse output in your patches, I invite you to look at these as internal to the cell.\u00a0 This will simplify an already complex structure.<\/p>\n<h4>Example<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_2469\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2469\" data-attachment-id=\"2469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/quantussy-cell-ring\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1514131872&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quantussy-cell-ring\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2469 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?resize=220%2C165&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?resize=355%2C266&amp;ssl=1 355w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?resize=90%2C68&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ring of Seven Quantussy Cells in Eurorack<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That&#8217;s what a ring patch looks like, before taking outputs from it to control other stuff.\u00a0 By using stack cables, it&#8217;s easy to tap the outputs.\u00a0 A fun thing is to try different orders of the different cell types when patching up the ring.\u00a0 I made the following recording using some of the outputs to control various parameters of the Loquelic Iteritas VCO and also to control the level.\u00a0 This is a single voice.\u00a0 Imagine what you could do with multiple voices!<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2465-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-seven-ring-loquelic.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-seven-ring-loquelic.mp3\">https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-seven-ring-loquelic.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An earlier example shows where I used <a href=\"http:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/tromso-generative-patch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four Troms\u00f8s plus the Sport Modulator<\/a> in a ring of five.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have a ring of quantussy cells, it&#8217;s wide open what you can do with it to automate generative patches.\u00a0 Tuning of initial parameters for rates, frequencies, modulation depths, etc., is essential to obtaining a more musical result.\u00a0 Nothing ever repeats exactly in this kind of patch, even from one moment to the next.\u00a0 But there is enough self-similarity to create a character.<\/p>\n<p>For a lot more example of this technique, not necessarily using Eurorack, please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/tag\/quantisise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantisise tag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This diagram shows a generic quantussy cell, as I call it. See What Is The Quantussy for more information. It&#8217;s the name of the five oscillator cluster in Peter Blasser&#8217;s &#8230; <a class=\"styledbutton\" href=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[127,161],"tags":[189,159,180],"class_list":["post-2465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ciat-lonbarde-instruments","category-eurorack","tag-automatic-music","tag-eurorack","tag-quantussy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Eurorack Quantussy Cells - Richard Brewster&#039;s Electronic Sounds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eurorack Quantussy Cells - Richard Brewster&#039;s Electronic Sounds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This diagram shows a generic quantussy cell, as I call it. See What Is The Quantussy for more information. It&#8217;s the name of the five oscillator cluster in Peter Blasser&#8217;s ... Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Richard Brewster&#039;s Electronic Sounds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-24T23:19:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-01-01T16:03:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Richard\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Richard\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Richard\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a4e9330e6bef4cd7d7d7a4c53c1ade75\"},\"headline\":\"Eurorack Quantussy Cells\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-24T23:19:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-01T16:03:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":997,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a4e9330e6bef4cd7d7d7a4c53c1ade75\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"automatic music\",\"eurorack\",\"quantussy\"],\"articleSection\":[\"CIAT-LONBARDE\",\"Eurorack\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/\",\"name\":\"Eurorack Quantussy Cells - Richard Brewster&#039;s Electronic Sounds\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-24T23:19:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-01T16:03:58+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1\",\"width\":640,\"height\":480},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Eurorack Quantussy Cells\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/\",\"name\":\"Richard Brewster's Electronic Sounds\",\"description\":\"Modular and DIY electronic sounds\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a4e9330e6bef4cd7d7d7a4c53c1ade75\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pugix.com\\\/synth\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a4e9330e6bef4cd7d7d7a4c53c1ade75\",\"name\":\"Richard\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e92a10cf6d46004383f135e426ef1edcafde3502b6bbd263323910afca4868eb?s=96&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e92a10cf6d46004383f135e426ef1edcafde3502b6bbd263323910afca4868eb?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e92a10cf6d46004383f135e426ef1edcafde3502b6bbd263323910afca4868eb?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Richard\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e92a10cf6d46004383f135e426ef1edcafde3502b6bbd263323910afca4868eb?s=96&r=g\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Eurorack Quantussy Cells - Richard Brewster&#039;s Electronic Sounds","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Eurorack Quantussy Cells - Richard Brewster&#039;s Electronic Sounds","og_description":"This diagram shows a generic quantussy cell, as I call it. See What Is The Quantussy for more information. It&#8217;s the name of the five oscillator cluster in Peter Blasser&#8217;s ... Read More","og_url":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/","og_site_name":"Richard Brewster&#039;s Electronic Sounds","article_published_time":"2017-12-24T23:19:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-01-01T16:03:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":480,"url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Richard","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Richard","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/"},"author":{"name":"Richard","@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/#\/schema\/person\/a4e9330e6bef4cd7d7d7a4c53c1ade75"},"headline":"Eurorack Quantussy Cells","datePublished":"2017-12-24T23:19:14+00:00","dateModified":"2018-01-01T16:03:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/"},"wordCount":997,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/#\/schema\/person\/a4e9330e6bef4cd7d7d7a4c53c1ade75"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","keywords":["automatic music","eurorack","quantussy"],"articleSection":["CIAT-LONBARDE","Eurorack"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/","url":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/","name":"Eurorack Quantussy Cells - Richard Brewster&#039;s Electronic Sounds","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","datePublished":"2017-12-24T23:19:14+00:00","dateModified":"2018-01-01T16:03:58+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","width":640,"height":480},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/eurorack-quantussy-cells\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Eurorack Quantussy Cells"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/","name":"Richard Brewster's Electronic Sounds","description":"Modular and DIY electronic sounds","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/#\/schema\/person\/a4e9330e6bef4cd7d7d7a4c53c1ade75"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/#\/schema\/person\/a4e9330e6bef4cd7d7d7a4c53c1ade75","name":"Richard","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e92a10cf6d46004383f135e426ef1edcafde3502b6bbd263323910afca4868eb?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e92a10cf6d46004383f135e426ef1edcafde3502b6bbd263323910afca4868eb?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e92a10cf6d46004383f135e426ef1edcafde3502b6bbd263323910afca4868eb?s=96&r=g","caption":"Richard"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e92a10cf6d46004383f135e426ef1edcafde3502b6bbd263323910afca4868eb?s=96&r=g"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/"]}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/quantussy-cell-ring.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1NMgI-DL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}