ADDAC506 Stochastic Function Generator

Stochastic Patches
Audio

Control Voltage
TECH TALK
Trigger / Gate

SEQUENCER OSCILLATOR
Triatt Wasp

FILTER
Wasp

VCA
Linix
Triatt

LFO
Triatt

(a)

a - Let’s start with a simple trigger to the input in trigger mode, With something like a sine LFO to the minimum fall time, you can
creating a simple attack decay envelope, going to a VCA and filter in control the decay time with the LFO. But when you modulate the
a melodic voice. With the max fall time at zero, you can set the decay max fall time in this setup, you control the range in which
manually with the minimum fall time. When increasing the max above randomization of the decay time is allowed.
the minimum, you introduce some random variation to the decay of
the envelope.

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ADDAC506 Stochastic Function Generator
Stochastic Patches
Audio

Control Voltage
TECH TALK
Trigger / Gate

OSCILLATOR
Wasp

FILTER
Wasp

LFO
Triatt

(a)

a - Similar tricks can be done in loop mode, creating an LFO. For When you multiply a bipolar triangle LFO and send a copy to each
example, set equal minimal rise and fall times to create a triangle of the minimum rise and fall times. Using the bipolar attenuators on
LFO, influencing a filter in a drone voice. When you increase both the each input, you can decide if you like to control the frequency of
maximum times, you allow randomization in shape and frequency. the LFO, or the shape. Again, using that same LFO on the maximum
values, you can create changes in the amount of randomization
allowed in generating the LFO.

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ADDAC506 Stochastic Function Generator
Stochastic Patches
Audio

Control Voltage
TECH TALK
Trigger / Gate

S&H OSCILLATOR LFO OSCILLATOR

Triatt Wasp Square Wasp

FILTER FILTER
Wasp Wasp

RANDOM
Triatt

(a) (b)

a - These tricks can be used on bipolar voltages, like a sample & hold b - If you feed a slow square wave LFO into the input and set both
signal as well. For example, send a random voltage into the minimum rise and fall parameters so a bit of randomization occurs, you create
value inputs, to randomly morph between the stepped incoming some random slew, creating waveshaping on the LFO.
signal, and a slewed more smooth random voltage.

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ADDAC506 Stochastic Function Generator
Multi Channel Patches
Audio

Control Voltage
TECH TALK
Trigger / Gate

OSCILLATOR KICK VCA

Wasp Wasp Triatt
Linix

S&H FILTER SEQUENCER VCA

Triatt Wasp Triatt Linix
Triatt

CLOCK PANNER VCA

Triatt Triatt
Linix Linix
Triatt

DIVIDER VCA
Triatt Linix
Triatt

(a) (b)

a - In this example the four channels are used in a single rhythmic b - A nice percussive setup is to use a sequencer to create multiple
voice. One channel is locked, fed a sample & hold signal, and used as trigger patters. One is triggering a four to the flour kick, and four
slew limiter, folding the waveshape of an oscillator. Another channel other patterns are used to trigger envelopes on the ADDAC506.
is looping, also locked, and panning the signal left and right. Then a Those envelopes are send to VCAs, shaping the volume of other
clock is driving a clock divider. The faster division is triggering an percussive sounds passing through them. Like noise through a
envelope, opening the filter. And a slower division is changing high pass filter, a tuned wavetable oscillator, and a bass sound
another folding parameter on the oscillator. Those two envelopes for example.
have a bit of randomization going on, to create organic variations.

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ADDAC506 Stochastic Function Generator
Multi Channel Patches
Audio

Control Voltage
TECH TALK
Trigger / Gate

SEQUENCER OSCILLATOR WAVEFOLDER LP GATE

Triatt Wasp Wasp Wasp

DIVIDER
Triatt

OSCILLATOR FILTER EFFECT

Wasp Wasp Wasp

RANDOM VCA
Triatt

LFO

(a)

a - This is a more complex ambient setup. One channel is used as a The fourth channel is modulating an effect module. Then the average
clock, driving a clock divider. One division is driving a dual 8 step mix output is used a complex modulation source on the waveshape
sequencer, tuning two oscillators in simple voices. Two other division of an oscillator. And finally, a smooth random voltage is send to both
trigger envelopes on the ADDAC. One envelope is opening a short the max rise and fall time, to allow randomization to all four channels,
plucky sound on a gate, and the other opens a VCA, allowing a fast including the one used as the master clock.
modulation LFO to pass on to a filter in the second voice.

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ADDAC506 Stochastic Function Generator
Bonus Ideas
Audio

Control Voltage
TECH TALK
Trigger / Gate

SAMPLE
Triatt

OSCILLATOR
Wasp

ENVELOPE FILTER

Triatt Wasp

(a) (b)

a - When you use the slew function on faster signals, like audio b - The extra gate and end of phase outputs allow for creative trigger
signals, or fast LFO’s, increasing the rise and fall time act as and gate generation. In loop mode the gate output can be used as a
rudimentary filter or VCA. For example, if you send a sample into square wave LFO with variable duty cycle, or when randomization is
the input, you can set the rise and fall time so slow, the incoming allowed, random gates.
signal is slewed so much, it’s no longer audible. Now, when you
send an envelope to both the rise and fall minimum, and use the
attenuverters to invert the effect of the envelope. It will effectively
reduce the slew amount, until the incoming audio is passed on,
creating a VCA effect.

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ADDAC506 Stochastic Function Generator
Bonus Ideas
Audio

Control Voltage
TECH TALK
Trigger / Gate

OSCILLATOR
Triatt

CLOCK HI-HAT
Triatt Wasp

KICK MIXER
Wasp Wasp

(a) (b)

a - When you feed a steady clock into the input in trigger mode, the b - if you trigger a channel with an oscillator, a function generator
end of rise trigger output can be used as a trigger delay. For example can also be used as audio source, or experimental sub oscillator with
when you use a steady clock to trigger a kick, you can use the trigger wonky waveshaping effects. Let’s just scratch the surface of that by
delay to trigger a high-hat, and set a manual swing. In this setup you using a mixer to mix the main oscillator with the output of the func-
can use the max rise value to create some subtle randomization if tion generator, and tweak some knobs by hand
you like more organic wobbly beats. When you set the rise time
above the speed of the incoming clock, you can set up a manual
clock divider. For example, create a divide by two, or three.

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