Patch dissection

[respirator]

perhaps a little more than just sharing video output I’d like to see people discussing/dissecting their patches

with the graphviz extension working on scanlines now things are about to get very interesting

So I’ll start out with a painting tutorial video using the LZX memory palace

here is a little flow chart using graphviz showing the basic setup

Memory Palace - shape & paint tutorial

and here is a video going over the ideas behind the patch
this was essentially the same patch we used for of Vidicon presentation this year (a prismatic ray was used to modulate the threshold of the doorway additionally)

lets break things down

[csboling]

Here is a patch backbone we have only recently (the past week?) had the equipment to build that has granted access to a lot of really incredible feedback hyperplanes.

The idea is kind of to mix between several different “taps” of the same feedback loop. Each feedback path is using some kind of obstruction to inject information into the loop:

• the key from the Memory Palace, either in warp or paint mode.
• putting one or more synthesized patterns into the foreground layers of Color Chords, so they lie “on top of”† the VC expander -> Color Chords background feedback image
• physical objects / optical filters / other stuff in the camera feedback path. This one we have not really even begun to explore yet.
• wipes between channels with the MX50 itself. The MX50 effects can do a ton of work in this patch, I’m especially fond of compression wipes and the Multi screen tiling.

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†"You can not refer to image planes as in front of or behind, etc., that is just an illusory human perception. The Cathode Ray Tube knows nothing of this, I can prove it to you.” –Dan Sandin

[respirator]

I think it would be a great idea (for me personally and for the community at large) to go through the LZX 3 patch series and add some patch visualizations.

My goal would be eventually to spiral bind and laminate them for a physical LZX patch book

I’ll be adding pictures and more patches as I go

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Passage 3 Patches

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Passage 3 patches video

Patch 1

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Patch 2 dynamic keying

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Patch 3 multi-dimensional pattern maker

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Pendulum 3 Patches

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Pendulum 3 patches video

Patch 1 Modulated crossfader

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Patch 2 Shape synthesis

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basic patch above^^
adding in videos below

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Patch 3 More complicated shape synthesis

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Staircase 3 Patches

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Staircase 3 patches video

Patch 1 basic functionality

Basic patch

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Full staircase colorization

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Feedback excursion

Full staircase colorization w/ modulator

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Patch 2 staircase as a voltage controlled oscillator

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basic patch

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adding in modulation

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Patch 3 Processing External video

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Color chords 3 Patches

Color chords 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Basic use

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Patch 2 Color chords as a matrix mixer

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Patch 3 Combining Color Chords with Visual Cortex for precise color picking

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variation using a multed luma out from the external video coming into visual cortex as a layer on color chords.

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Doorway 3 Patches

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Doorway 3 patches video

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Basic example

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Patch 1 Creating complex shapes

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Summing PR and a V ramp through staircase

–Step 1 - Setting up your shape

–Step 2 - Creating a key

–Step 3 - Adding modulation

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Patch 2 Doorway as a simple VCO

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–Step 1 - Simple VCO

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–Step 2 - Creating different shapes

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–Step 3 - Adding movement

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–Step 4 - Using this setup as a VCO

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Patch 3 Processing external video and making wipes

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–Step 1 - Processing external video

–Step 2 - Setting up a wipe

–Step 3 - combining both techniques
image key & wipe

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Bridge 3 patches

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Bridge 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Working with TB 303 / CV & GATE instrument

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–Step 1 - Connecting a CV/Gate source

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–Step 2 - Using a fader to modulate a CV source

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–Step 3 - Using a mixer to modulate a Gate

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Patch 2 Using crossfader and mixer to create more intricate patterns and shapes

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–Step 1 - setting up the fader

–Step 2 - the modulation isn’t going to show too well as it is similar to the other ramps still.

–Step 3 - adding modulation with additional passage channels

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–Step 4 - running into a staircase for extra complexity

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Patch 3 Using bridge as a keyer

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–Step 1 - Setting up the key

–Step 2 - Colorize for more fun

–Step 3 - Add memory palace animation with fader

–Step 4 - adding prismatic ray texture

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Marble Index 3 patches

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Marble Index 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Basic starter

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–Step 1 - component video into the visual cortex then take the decoder output into marble index channel a and then into visual cortex channel a

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–Step 2 - Adding second source

–Step 3 - Adding opacity modulation

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Patch 2 Complex shape and pattern generation

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–Step 1 - simple pattern from staircase

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–Step 2 - Make key for opacity on marble index

–Step 3 - Add second channel to marble index

–Step 4 - Adding complexity with more modulation (opacity B, phase, Memory palace)

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Patch 3 Combining 3 full color images with marble index

–Step 1 - Getting an external video into marble index and patching that back into the visual cortex

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–Step 2 - Create pattern with staircase to use as background, including cross modulation from external video source (Y)

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–Step 3 - Memory palace to B RGB channel (MI), add key to opacity B

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–Step 4 - Y (MP) to opacity A (MI)

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Prismatic Ray 3 patches

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Prismatic Ray 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Alternate sync sources

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–Step 1 - PR to VC

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–Step 2 - Second PR to Frequency modulate first PR

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–Step 3 - Using a H+V ramp to sync a PR

–Step 4 - Adding modulation section for H+V ramp and second PR FMing first

–Step 5 - Adding 3rd PR via passage

–Step 6 - Adding complexity to the sync source

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Patch 2 PR gradients with doorway and staircase, pedestal and multiply PR modulation

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–Step 1 - initial shape generator

–Step 2 - adding doorway for keying, 3rd PR for modulation

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–Step 3 - Add PR mult out and ramp for modulation

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–Step 4 - Additional PR output to Color chords

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Patch 3 mixing oscillators before going into staircase/doorway

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–Step 1 - combine oscillators via passage then view them each on different layers of color chords

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–Step 2 - Sync oscillators via ramps

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Escher sketch 3 patches

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Escher sketch 3 patches video

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Patch 1 basic Escher sketch painting with memory palace

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–Step 1 - basic paint patch with memory palace

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Patch 2 More complex use for escher sketch and memory palace

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–Step 1 - Using a still on memory palace along with the RGB inputs

–Step 2 - Adding Escher Sketch

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Patch 3 More complex use for escher sketch and memory palace

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–Step 1 - Using Escher sketch without a Memory palace

–Step 2 - Adding in Escher sketch

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Fortress 6 patches

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Fortress 3 patches video 1 (patches 1-3)
Fortress 3 patches video 2 (patches 4-6)

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Patch 1 Basics of Fortress oscillators

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–Step 1 - Basic understanding of the oscillator outputs on fortress

H out looking at the B channel on the Visual cortex

switching through count setting

V out

switching through count setting

LF not shown as it is at strobe rates and wouldn’t come through via a picture.

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Patch 2 Using oscillators with other modules

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–Step 1 - combining modules with fortress

different mode

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Patch 3 Combining the 3 ADC with external signals

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–Step 1 - H+V to ADC 1

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–Step 2 - adding staircase modulation

shift register mode

cellular autonoma

Linear feedback shift register

–Step 3 - filling the last ADC

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Patch 4 External video into fortress

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–Step 1 - Basic colorizer

RGB shift register mode

feedback shift register mode

cellular autonoma mode

–Step 2 - Processing 2nd mult with additional ADC

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–Step 3 - Adding a key to opacity

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Patch 5 Adjusting the RGB output of fortress

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–Step 1 - Setting up the basic patch

–Step 2 - RGB color picking with color chords

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–Step 3 - Adding modulation
using different areas on the XY pad of escher sketch as color presets

–Step 4 - Fortress DAC as a key for MI opacity, additional color input

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Patch 6 Complex fortress colorizer

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Diver 3 patches

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Diver 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Using diver as a ramp generator

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Patch 2 Audio -> 2d ramp

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Step 1 Setting up your basic shape

withouth V ramp from VC

with V ramp from VC

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Patch 3 Using external audio into diver

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Step 1 Sample using wave input (audio input mode)

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Orion series 3 patches

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Orion series 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Basic orion

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Patch 2 Another base patch

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Patch 3 MP Paint based

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Navigator 3 patches

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Navigator 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Basic shape creation

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Patch 2 More complex shape creation

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Step 2 Using the key we just setup

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Patch 3 Using Diver for more complex H,V ramps to process

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Shapechanger 3 patches

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Shapechanger 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Taking several outs from shapechanger

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Patch 2 Shapechanger -> navigator

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Patch 3 Shapechanger processing external video

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Sensory Translator 3 patches

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Sensory Translator 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Sensory translator into Memory palace

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Patch 2 Using all the Sensory translator envelope outputs

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Patch 3 External video into Sensory translator

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Topogram 3 patches

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Topogram 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Basic topogram use

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Patch 2 Processing CV rate signals with topogram

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“4 module patch” haha…

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Patch 3 6 band external video colorizer

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Polar Fringe 3 patches

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Polar fringe 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Basic use

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Memory palace

Fortress

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Patch 2 Polar fringe as a shape generator

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Patch 3 Combining ramps and other sources with Polar fringe

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Arch 3 patches

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Arch 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Square based pattern generator with background

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Patch 2 More complex shape generator

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Patch 3 Arch based colorizer

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Curtain 3 patches

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Curtain 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Basic use

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Patch 2 More complex pattern generator

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Patch 3 External images into Curtain

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Mapper 3 patches

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Mapper 3 patches video

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Patch 1 Basic colorizer

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Patch 2 More complex colorizer

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Patch 3 Ramp processing

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[respirator]

EDIT: done with the 3 patches videos

[cyberboy666]

i dont have even have any lzx and loving every one of these !

[respirator]

thank you so much!

I have a page in my patch notebook that is dedicated to recur setups that I love. I’m excited to get this kind of setup mapped as well