ha ha! nice one Florian... :-)
a combined buchla/moog/murphey law....


--- Florian Anwander < Florian.Anwander@... >
wrote:

> Hi Stu
>
> > but i'm surprised that there is no dedicated
> offset module -
> > something like 4HE with an input, output and a +/-
> knob that could regulate a constant
> > output when nothing is connected to the input.
> > i'm new to the analogue world, but i use
> algorithms like that all the time when i'm
> > designing software bits and pieces. i'm aware that
> the needs and priorities of analogue
> > audio are sometimes very different, but does
> nobody miss such a "utility" module
> Its quite simple: It would require additional
> cabling[*]. Since one
> clearly needs the offset up to 99% at a point in the
> patch where mixing
> of several CVs is usually done, it the closest
> thought is to include the
> function in a mixer.
>
>
> Florian
>
> [*]And cabling does not mean only: one additional
> cable. Third combined
> Buchla/Moog/Murphey-law says that this additional
> offset module will be
> on the most distant corner of your modular system,
> the cables will hide
> the most sensitive modulation amout knob of the
> whole patch and while
> cabling the offset module you will unintentionally
> loosen another two
> cables... ;-)
>
>

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