Another VCV Rack patch inspired by an Omri Cohen tip, this time about using flip-flop modules and a mixer to generate control voltages.

Omri’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSOGJ1Nqmf4

There are six cascading flip-flops that act as clock dividers. Their second outputs are passed into a stereo mixer, with the first, third, and fifth flip-flop feeding the left channel, and the second, fourth, and sixth feeding the right channel. The left channel goes into a quantizer to generate the melody and harmony, while the right channel passes through a slew limiter to create a control voltage. That control voltage in turn modulates one pair of mixer inputs, providing a layer of feedback.

The voices are pretty basic. One FM-OP plays the main melody, while two more provide the 3rd and 5th above that. The lead FM-OP is gated by the quantizer whenever the note changes, but the harmony voices are gated by a straight clock signal. Add in a bass voice and a noise channel that clicks between pink and red on each beat. Done.

Uses modules from Bog Audio, Count Modula, Surge, Instruo, Mind Meld, Valley, cvly, Vult, and Inklen.