"I think one of the most interesting ways of getting a self-composing/playing patch going is to set up a chaotic feedback system. Basically, you start with at least two elements that can be linear, like the outputs of a cycling voltage controllable dual envelope generator (Maths, Envelator, DUSG, 281, etc.) or some sort of other voltage controllable cyclical waveform generators (VCO, Sport Mod, SSG, and the like) and have those two linear elements patched to modulate each other, like a tail chasing oscillator patch (that is, for instance, Maths ch.1 out multed to ch.4 Both mod in, and ch.4 out multed to ch.1 Both mod in, both set to cycle). Then, you need a voltage controllable nonlinear element (Wogglebug, Serge Random Source, Sport Mod patched as a stepped/smooth random source, 265/6, vc slewed sample+hold, etc.) thrown into the feedback loop (in the aforementioned example, take the outputs of the Maths ch.1+4 and the nonlinear element and feed them all into a mixer, a polarizing one is obviously great there, and send the output to VC ins on each of the elements, like Rise/Fall mod in on the maths and the VC in on the nonlinear element). The outputs are taken from the mixer, the individual elements, etc., which gives you a wide range of modulation sources and destinations to patch into/out of other parts of the modular, like other feedback loops, for instance, to create a very complex non-repetitive self-generating system.
Attenuation of modulation and the initial settings of each of the elements are obviously paramount here, and the whole combo can result in a wildly large array of complex modulations that won't repeat but will still have some semblance of structure, as opposed to utter randomness or noise, to patch around your system. Also, as with everything in modular synthesis land, there's a total infinitude of ways in which to go about patching this sort of thing. This is basically what's at work in this patch that I posted in the Tunes section but is somewhat relevant, though it may not be the most musical example it does show the really wide range of timbres and modulations you can get with even a relatively simple iteration of this chaotic system concept (the only adjustments I make are to mute different voices/parts in and out on the M9 mixer and to switch modes on the sport mod a couple of times)"
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