# Moog - DFAM Through the Labyrinth Wavefolder - Build Patch: [[Patches/Moog/Moog - DFAM Through the Labyrinth Wavefolder]] Signal path: [[Patches/Moog/Moog - DFAM Through the Labyrinth Wavefolder - SignalPath|SignalPath]] An incremental build of that patch. One or two cables at a time, so you can hear each stage and watch the interesting voltages on the Mordax DATA. Starting points, jack names, and the final cable list come from the patch note. DATA jack names and modes come from the official [DATA User Guide](https://mordax.link/DATA_User_Guide) (SYS V. 01.02.05, updated 230310), linked from [mordax.net](https://www.mordax.net/products/data). **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 ## Before you start - Power the cases as usual. The DATA lives in **Eurorack 001 Installed** (BLACK panel, 16 HP), per [[Rack]] and [[Modules/DATA]]. The Moog 4-tier is four filled 60 HP rows, so the DATA will not seat in that case. Fly cables from the Moog patch bays to the DATA in the main rack, or sit the DATA next to the Moog. If flying cables isn't practical, treat every "Watch on DATA" step as optional and build by ear. The guide says its microSD card must stay in the slot during use. - The Labyrinth and DFAM rear 1/4″ outputs down at first, then into a mixer so you can blend dry and wet. - Set every module to the starting points in the [[Patches/Moog/Moog - DFAM Through the Labyrinth Wavefolder|patch note]] before you add cables: Labyrinth sequencer stopped (RUN/STOP off), ORDER on PARALLEL, BLEND fully toward VCW, all Labyrinth mixer levels (VCO, MOD VCO, NOISE, RING MOD) down, VCW FOLD 11 o'clock, VCW BIAS 1 o'clock, VCW EG1/CV AMT 2 o'clock, EG2 (VCA) DECAY 1 o'clock; DFAM toms and kicks, VCO 1 and 2 FREQUENCY mid, VCO DECAY 11 o'clock, VCA DECAY 11 o'clock, VELOCITY 1–8 spread wide. - On the DATA, open the **Oscilloscope** program from the main menu. In each channel's pop-up menu, set **COUPL** to **DC**. The guide says you typically want to view signals as DC; AC coupling blocks a steady voltage and will make a clock or a stepped CV sit at 0 V or droop. Use trigger mode **AUTO** whenever the time scale is in the hundreds of milliseconds or in seconds. **DATA jacks, as named in the User Guide:** four **Input Jacks** (±10 V), four **Buffered Through Jacks**, and four **Output Jacks**. This build uses only the inputs and the throughs. The guide: "Regardless of the program running, a signal present at an Input Jack is buffered and sent back out of its corresponding Through Jack for use elsewhere in your patch." The official panel photo on mordax.net numbers those channels **1–4**; each Through Jack sits directly under its Input Jack, with a downward triangle between them. The panel does not silk-screen the words Input or Through; if your panel reads differently, check the panel. The Output Jacks (the right-hand bank, also numbered 1–4) are unused here. **Pass-through habit:** to watch a signal, unplug the destination end, go from the source into a DATA Input Jack, and continue from that channel's Buffered Through Jack to the destination. The cable color stays the color of the signal. The DATA has four channels, so they get reassigned as the build moves. A running plan is at the top of each step. ## 1. Hear DFAM dry **DATA:** channel 1 watches the DFAM VCA, if you fly it over. Otherwise listen at the DFAM rear 1/4″ output. **Cables** 1. ⚫ Black · Listen at the DFAM rear 1/4″ output. **Set.** Toms and kicks, mid frequencies, short decays. Leave this rear output in the mixer; it is the dry blend at the end. **Listen for.** Plain DFAM toms and kicks, with punch, no fold yet. **Watch on DATA.** Optional: Oscilloscope, TIME around 1MS to 10MS, SCALE 5.0V, on the DFAM VCA (−5 to +5 V). Short decaying bursts. **If it doesn't sound right.** A long drone: VCA DECAY may be too high. Silence: RUN/STOP may be off. ## 2. Send the drums through the wavefolder **DATA:** reroute or add channel 1 so the DFAM VCA goes through the DATA into Labyrinth VCW IN. Channel 2 can watch the Labyrinth VCA or the rear path if you have a modular take-off; otherwise listen at the Labyrinth rear 1/4″. **Cables** 1. 🟡 Yellow · DFAM VCA (out, −5 to +5 V) -> DATA channel 1 Input Jack 2. 🟡 Yellow · DATA channel 1 Buffered Through Jack -> Labyrinth VCW IN (in, −5 to +5 V) 3. ⚫ Black · Listen at the Labyrinth rear 1/4″ output, with DFAM's own output still on a second mixer channel. **Set.** Labyrinth sequencer stopped, ORDER PARALLEL, BLEND fully toward VCW, Labyrinth mixer levels all down so only DFAM is heard. FOLD 11 o'clock, BIAS 1 o'clock for asymmetric folding. **Listen for.** The same toms and kicks, now folded into brighter, clangy West-coast tones. The envelopes are not yet being fired by DFAM, so the Labyrinth VCA shape may not be chopping each hit the way it will in the next step. **Watch on DATA.** Channel 1, Oscilloscope, TIME around 1MS to 10MS, SCALE 5.0V: the dry DFAM burst going in. Compare it by ear to the folded Labyrinth output in the mixer. **If it doesn't sound right.** You still hear Labyrinth's own oscillators: the mixer levels are not all down. No fold: BLEND may not be fully toward VCW, or VCW IN may not be getting the signal. If you skipped the DATA, patch DFAM VCA straight to VCW IN. ## 3. Fire the Labyrinth envelopes from DFAM **DATA:** channel 3 DFAM TRIGGER. **Cables** 1. 🔴 Red · DFAM TRIGGER (out, 0 to 5 V, about 1 ms) -> DATA channel 3 Input Jack 2. 🔴 Red · DATA channel 3 Buffered Through Jack -> Labyrinth TRIGGER (in). This fires EG1 and EG2 on every DFAM step. **Set.** EG2 (VCA) DECAY already at 1 o'clock, so each folded hit is cut off. **Listen for.** The folded hits are now chopped short by the Labyrinth VCA envelope. Blend the dry DFAM back in on the second mixer channel to keep the punch. **Watch on DATA.** Channel 3, Oscilloscope, TIME around 200MS to 500MS, AUTO, SCALE 2.0V: a short 1 ms, 0 to 5 V pulse on every DFAM step. **If it doesn't sound right.** Hits that drone on: EG2 DECAY may be too long, or TRIGGER may not be reaching the Labyrinth. No folded sound at all after this cable: the Labyrinth VCA may be waiting on a trigger you have not yet heard; confirm RUN/STOP is still off so only DFAM fires the envelopes. ## 4. Let velocity set the fold depth **DATA:** channel 4 DFAM VELOCITY going into FOLD. **Cables** 1. 🔵 Blue · DFAM VELOCITY (out, 0 to 5 V) -> DATA channel 4 Input Jack 2. 🔵 Blue · DATA channel 4 Buffered Through Jack -> Labyrinth FOLD (in). This breaks the EG1 normal; the VCW EG1/CV AMT knob now scales the velocity CV. **Set.** VELOCITY 1–8 knobs spread wide; each one is now the fold depth for its step. VCW EG1/CV AMT at 2 o'clock. **Listen for.** Loud steps fold harder. The dry DFAM in the mixer keeps the punch under the clang. **Watch on DATA.** Channel 4, Oscilloscope or Voltage Monitor, same TIME as the trigger, AUTO, COUPL DC, SCALE 2.0V: 0 to 5 V steps that line up with channel 3's triggers, taller on the loud knobs. **If it doesn't sound right.** Every step folds the same: the VELOCITY knobs may be even, or this cable may not be reaching FOLD (which should break the EG1 normal). The patch also suggests trying ORDER set to VCW→VCF and BLEND toward VCF, to filter the folded drums. The manual does not say whether VCW IN overrides the mixer feed in that order, so check it by ear with the Labyrinth mixer levels down. ## Full patch These are the cables from the patch note. If the DATA is still in the path, each watched signal is two cables (source to Input Jack, Buffered Through Jack to destination) instead of one. 1. 🟡 Yellow · DFAM VCA (out, −5 to +5 V) -> Labyrinth VCW IN (in, −5 to +5 V) 2. 🔴 Red · DFAM TRIGGER (out, 0 to 5 V, about 1 ms) -> Labyrinth TRIGGER (in). This fires EG1 and EG2 on every DFAM step. 3. 🔵 Blue · DFAM VELOCITY (out, 0 to 5 V) -> Labyrinth FOLD (in). This breaks the EG1 normal; the VCW EG1/CV AMT knob now scales the velocity CV. 4. ⚫ Black · Listen at the Labyrinth rear 1/4″ output, with DFAM's own output on a second mixer channel for a dry blend. With the DATA left in as of step 4, the watched paths are: cable 1 through DATA channel 1, cable 2 through channel 3, and cable 3 through channel 4, with channel 2 free. Cable 4 is the rear-output listen. The DATA can stay in or come out. To remove it, patch each watched signal straight from source to destination, as in the list above. The sound should not change; you just lose the graphs. **What it should sound like, once the last cable is in:** DFAM toms and kicks folded into bright, clangy West-coast tones. Loud steps fold harder, and the Labyrinth envelopes chop each hit short. Blend in the dry DFAM to keep the punch.