{"id":520,"date":"2010-04-18T16:29:13","date_gmt":"2010-04-18T21:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/?p=520"},"modified":"2024-06-29T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T19:17:42","slug":"west-coast-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/west-coast-box\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/west-coast-box.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"521\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/west-coast-box\/west-coast-box\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/west-coast-box.jpg?fit=500%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,399\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"west-coast-box\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/west-coast-box.jpg?fit=500%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-521\" title=\"west-coast-box\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/west-coast-box.jpg?resize=500%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/west-coast-box.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/west-coast-box.jpg?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Recently I had a couple of ideas that resulted in this project.\u00a0 I was putting the finishing touches on two CGS Serge VCS modules and started thinking about loading one of my portable cabinets with a set of modules to do a minimal &#8216;west coast&#8217; type of performance.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a simplified explanation.\u00a0 The term &#8216;west coast&#8217; refers to an approach to synthesis that creates rich timbres starting with waveforms of low harmonic content like sine and triangle and modulating them into more complex types.\u00a0 This is the Buchla and Serge way, vs. the Moog ( &#8216;east coast&#8217;) technique of using complex waveforms like saw and pulse waves passed through voltage controlled filters.<\/p>\n<p>The other idea was to let some audience members in a close setting participate by using hand-held controllers like the one in the picture to change the sound during the performance, in effect jamming with me.\u00a0 To this end, I put together the &#8216;west coast&#8217; box in the picture, containing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cynthia ZerOscillator<\/li>\n<li>CGS Wave Multiplier and Grinder<\/li>\n<li>Blacet\/Wiard Miniwave<\/li>\n<li>Two CGS Serge VCS<\/li>\n<li>CGS Super Psycho LFO<\/li>\n<li>Dual CGS Slope Detector<\/li>\n<li>MOTM-800 Envelope Generator<\/li>\n<li>MOTM-190 Dual VCA<\/li>\n<li>MOTM-OMS 820 LFO\/EG\/Lag<\/li>\n<li>My own Matrix Mixer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I arrived at this combination of modules after a lot of consideration and trial.\u00a0 The Matrix Mixer allows me to do the mix live without needing an external mixer.\u00a0 The outputs can go directly to powered speakers.\u00a0 I was looking for signal purity in this patch and designed it to avoid the need for external mixers, effects, computer interfaces, etc..\u00a0 I can still run it through any of those if I want to.<\/p>\n<p>The patch shown in the photo uses 9 modules:\u00a0 the ZO, Wave Multiplier, Grinder, Miniwave, Matrix Mixer, a VCS, a VCA, 820, Psycho LFO.\u00a0 And only 10 patch cords are used,\u00a0 not counting the hand controller.\u00a0 The Slope Detectors and MOTM-800 weren&#8217;t used here.<\/p>\n<p>Three signal paths are patched.\u00a0 1) ZO sine wave through the 190 VCA into the Miniwave (on the Socket Rocket EPROM), 2) ZO morph (variable wave shape) output through the Grinder, 3) ZO triangle through the Wave Multiplier.\u00a0 The VCS is used as a VCO for linear through-zero modulation of the ZO.\u00a0 The Psycho LFO modulates the Wave Multiplier.\u00a0 The 820 is used as an LFO on the VCA to control the depth of the sine going into the Miniwave.\u00a0 Everything else is hand-twiddled.<\/p>\n<p>This is a performance:\u00a0 There are no chance elements, only the combination of oscillators and manual operation.\u00a0 I was pleased with the range of sonic possibilities available from this simple setup.\u00a0 The title refers to the use of the center position of the BIAS switch on the ZO, which starts the oscillator at zero HZ with an infinite modulation index. 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