Make Noise Phonogene - Manual (Page 14)

HIDDEN FUNCTIONS/ ROUTINES
“Mid-Fi” Record: this setting may be achieved, by setting VARI-SPEED at around 50%, so that BOTH
VARI-SPEED and Splice Indicator LEDs (6 & 7) are OFF. This records with good quality and a 2 second
record length, which is great length for venturing into a Microsound opus.
Erase Routine: to erase all Splices, press and hold SPLICE button (18) until the REC LED (17) starts
flashing. All Splices are erased once the REC LED begins flashing. While still holding SPLICE button, and
with the REC LED still blinking, the audio buffer may be erased as well by pressing REC button (16) once.
PLAY Pulse IN (14): this input is normalized HIGH, so that with nothing patched, the Phonogene will always
play according to VARI-SPEED setting. Patching something to this input WILL stop the Phonogene, if the
applied signal is below 1.5V
SOS CV IN (3): this control input is normalled to +10V and is connected directly to the SOS Attenuator (4),
therefore with nothing patched the SOS CV IN, SOS Attenuator acts as a panel control for the parameter, by
setting an offset.
Broken ECHO Mode: All new behavior allows for realtime processing of audio signals. To enter broken Echo
Mode, create a sample/loop/Splice (just press REC button and record enitre memory bland, for example),
press and hold REC button until you pass through the EOS (EOS flashes) and RECORD will be stuck ON.
Exit Broken Echo, just hit REC button again (do not HOLD it though, or you will go back into Broken Echo).
In this mode the Phonogene is similar to the Echoplex with the SOS switch activated or that trick that
William S. Burroughs used where he covered the Erase head of a tape recorder and allowed a spool
of tape to be recorded over and over and over again without erasing the previous recordings. This is
a great mode for building walls of sound, drones, or making crude echo FX. Phonogene will still mind
Splices and Vari-Speed, Gene Size, Shift, and Slide-All functions. Any modulation of these parameters
will be recorded. Be sure to set the Mix control according to your desired results. For example, live input
processing will require the Mix to be set at around 50% while massaging content that has been capturedw
ill need Mix set to 100% Wet. Adding or removing splices during Broken Echo Mode is not supported.
Patch IDEAS
For all Patch Ideas, assume Signal Patched to Signal IN and INput level set for maximum level without
distortion, GENE-SIZE and ORGANIZE Panel Controls at 0% and Erase Routine has been run so that
Phonogene memory is cleared.
Sound Collage: Record. Set VARI-SPEED (9) for desired speed and direction. Splice Recording manually, or
with Pulse/ Clock Source, at random or with care. Use ORGANIZE (13) Panel Control to select any Splice.
Apply a different Signal to Signal IN. Set SOS (4) for desired mix of Live Signal and Loop Signal. Patch EOS
(20) to RECord Pulse IN (15), Phonogene will begin recording at next pass, remove EOS from RECord
Pulse IN once desired SOS is achieved. Repeat the italicized steps many times, using different Splices and
different Signals and setting VARI-SPEED for different speeds and directions each time. When you are
satisfied with the level of confusion, press and hold SPLICE button (18) until the REC LED (17) starts
flashing. Listen to the entire collage.
Time Stretch/ Compress (aka Universal Phonogene): Record loop. Set VARI-SPEED(9) for desired speed
and direction. Patch Clock signal to the GENE-SHIFT IN (27). Set GENE-SIZE (28) to at least 40%.
Phonogene will step through the individual Genes of your sound in time with that Clock. Additionally the
GENE-SIZE setting will further effect this process, since the length of the Gene with respect to the length of
the Clock Cycle will result in either Time Compression or Time Expansion. If the GENE-SIZE is shorter than
the Clock Cycle, the Gene will play more than once before the next Clock arrives, and will thus result in Time
Expansion. If the length of the GENE-SIZE is longer then the Clock Cycle, then the Gene will not play in its
entirety, sample will be skipped or dropped, and the result is Time Compression. Additionally, modulating
GENE-SIZE with slow LFO, such as MATHS will re-create the effect of a Flux Capacitor.