Analogue Solutions Vostok Deluxe - Manual (Page 12)

Vostok Deluxe
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CIRCUIT IN DETAILS
Here follows details on all the sockets and controls, with brief simplified explanations of what the circuits do. We have not gone into technical
details on how or exactly what each circuit does but tried to explain each control's function and effect.
We won’t describe in full detail what a ‘VCO’ is, for example. In principle, a Vostok VCO is the same as any other VCO. We have assumed you
have at least abasic understanding of analogue synthesis and modulars. There are plenty of resources and tutorials on the web explaining the
fundamentals of subtractive analogue synthesis and modular use.
This synth has been designed to be simple and intuitive to use, just like the original analogue synth’s of the 70s and 80s. There are no multi-
layered menus to work through.
Anyone who has used synthesisers before should be familiar with the terms used and therefore be able to predict their behaviour and how they
affect the sound. The best way to learn how to use Vostok is to go straight ahead and play with it. Reading of this manual may only be
necessary for finer operational detail.
SOME INITIAL NOTES
To get a useful sound from Vostok, some cable patching will be neccesarry. See the ‘Basic Patch’ example at the end of this manual as a
starting point.
Patches can be done entirely with cables, or entirely with just pins. But usually a mixture of both will be best.
There will be some patches or settings that won’t appear to work, or produce less than desirable effects. This won’t be a fault of the synth, just
the nature of modular synths. If you are not happy with a result, re-patch and try again!