# Moog - DFAM on Subharmonicon Polyrhythms Case: **Moog 4-tier**. Each unit is used once. Source: Subharmonicon User Guide, "Using Subharmonicon to clock your DFAM" (cable 1), extended Jack labels from the Subharmonicon User Guide and the DFAM User Guide (Moog/inMusic). Signal path explained: [[Patches/Moog - DFAM on Subharmonicon Polyrhythms - SignalPath|SignalPath]] ## Modules - Moog Subharmonicon: clock, polyrhythm triggers, bass - Moog DFAM: drums **Cable colors:** [[Cable Colors]] after [Learning Modular](https://learningmodular.com/choosing-patch-cables/): ⚪ Gray 1 V/oct · 🔵 Blue modulation · 🟡 Yellow audio · 🔴 Red gates/triggers · 🟢 Green clock/sync · ⚫ Black external ## Cables 1. 🟢 Green · Subharmonicon CLOCK (out, 0 to 10 V) -> DFAM ADV / CLOCK (in, 0 to 5 V, +10 V tolerant) 2. 🔴 Red · Subharmonicon TRIGGER (out, 0 to 5 V, 1 ms) -> DFAM TRIGGER (in). This breaks the TRIGGER input's normal from the sequencer clock, so the DFAM envelopes now fire on the Subharmonicon rhythm hits while the steps still advance on CLOCK. 3. 🔵 Blue · DFAM VELOCITY (out, 0 to 5 V) -> Subharmonicon VCO 2 SUB (in) (judgment call) 4. 🔵 Blue · DFAM PITCH (out, −5 to +5 V) -> Subharmonicon CUTOFF (in) (judgment call) 5. ⚫ Black · Listen at both rear 1/4″ outputs on a mixer. ## Starting points - **Subharmonicon:** - TEMPO 12 o'clock. RHYTHM 1 to 1, RHYTHM 2 to 3, RHYTHM 3 to 4, RHYTHM 4 to 5. Assign 1 and 3 to SEQ 1, and 2 and 4 to SEQ 2. - EG ON. VCA ATTACK fully CCW, VCA DECAY 11 o'clock. - VCO 1 low for bass. SUB 1 FREQ and SUB 2 FREQ (VCO 2) centered for the SUB input. - **DFAM** (starting points from its own tutorial): - VCO 1 FREQUENCY 10 to 11 o'clock, VCO 1 EG AMOUNT 3 o'clock, VCO DECAY 9 o'clock. - NOISE / EXT LEVEL 1 o'clock, VCF EG AMOUNT 3 o'clock, CUTOFF 11 o'clock. - VCA EG FAST, VCA DECAY 10 o'clock. - Vary the VELOCITY 1–8 knobs a lot; they now also pick VCO 2's subharmonic. - **Start order:** press DFAM RUN/STOP first, then PLAY on the Subharmonicon. The DFAM guide says to start the clocked unit first. ## Level notes - Subharmonicon CLOCK is 0 to 10 V. The DFAM guide rates ADV / CLOCK +10 V tolerant, so it's fine as patched. ## What it should sound like Kick and noise hits landing on a 1-3-4-5 polyrhythm grid instead of straight eighths, so the DFAM loop never quite lines up the same way twice. Under it, the Subharmonicon bass changes its sub interval and filter with each drum step.