Exploring the Sport Modulator

Let’s look at six ways to use the Sport Modulator. Have a go at mixing and matching these patch ideas to push things further

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A basic first patch to understand the module is to make a lag processor. Press the mode button so that the LED is off, then patch a signal into the input. The right-hand knob controls lag time which will smooth out changes in your signals.

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Let’s make a classic sample-and-hold. Press the mode button so the LED lights, patch a noise source into the input and patch your clock or trigger into the S/H input. The output is now a sampled version of the input with lag control.

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Cycle will give us a triangle wave at the output and a pulse from the ‘end’ output. We can vary the waveform by patching ‘end’ to CV in for variably skewed sawtooth or patch the output back to the CV input to create nonlinear shapes.

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In step 2, we created a sample-and-hold for stepped random modulation. We can use this same patch as an audio downsampler. Use any audio at the input and clock the S/H input with a VCO. Adjusting that VCO changes the sample rate.

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Using the lag processor, we can create a low-pass filter effect. Patch in an oscillator, turn down the lag and add an envelope to the CV input. This will filter your audio and you can then use both channels as a dual or stereo filter too.

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Set the top mode to hold and cycle. Use an LFO or VCO to CV input and the main output is now a sub audio signal. You can then patch that output to the bottom section and set the same for a second lower division or sub oscillator.