# Moog - Mother-32 Bass with DFAM Accents Case: **Moog 4-tier**. Each unit is used once. Source: DFAM User Guide, "Syncing DFAM with a Mother-32" (cable 1), extended Jack labels from the Mother-32 Users Manual and the DFAM User Guide (Moog/inMusic). Signal path explained: [[Patches/Moog/Moog - Mother-32 Bass with DFAM Accents - SignalPath|SignalPath]] Incremental build: [[Patches/Moog/Moog - Mother-32 Bass with DFAM Accents - Build|Build]] ## Modules - Moog Mother-32: bass voice and master clock - Moog DFAM: drums, plus a second row of accent knobs **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 · Mother-32 ASSIGN (out; must be set to clock, which is the default) -> DFAM ADV / CLOCK (in) 2. 🔵 Blue · DFAM VELOCITY (out, 0 to 5 V) -> Mother-32 MIX 2 (in, DC coupled, −5 to +5 V) 3. 🔵 Blue · Mother-32 VC MIX (out) -> Mother-32 VCF CUTOFF (in). The VC MIX knob is now the attenuator, as the manual describes. 4. ⚫ Black · Listen at both rear 1/4″ outputs on a mixer. ## Starting points - **Mother-32:** - 16-step bass pattern with a couple of accents and one glide. - VCO WAVE PULSE, VCO FREQUENCY low. - CUTOFF 9 o'clock, RESONANCE 1 o'clock, VCF MOD AMOUNT 0. - ATTACK fully CCW, DECAY 10 o'clock, SUSTAIN OFF, VCA MODE EG. - VC MIX knob at 10 o'clock. Turn it CW for more accent. - **DFAM:** - Kick on steps 1 and 5, noise-snare on 3 and 7, ghosts elsewhere. - Set the VELOCITY 1–8 knobs by ear. They set the drum level and now also open the bass filter on that step. - Press DFAM RUN/STOP before starting the Mother-32. ## Level notes - DFAM VELOCITY is 0 to 5 V, inside MIX 2's −5 to +5 V. Don't swap in a DFAM EG output here: those run 0 to 8 V. ## What it should sound like A punchy Moog pulse bass locked to an analog drum loop. On the loud DFAM steps the bass filter jumps open, so the drums and bass accent together.