Operation Manual

2.1 Tutorial 1. A Simple Analog Synth 27
Figure 12: Tutorial 1, step 5
“my filter”. Naming modules can be very helpful when using several modules of the same type in
a patch.
Step 6: Monitoring the output signal
Description
We will now add two last modules to our patch, a Volume and a Level meter. These modules do
not produce sound, but are very useful for monitoring the output from a synth and they appear in
practically every instrument made with the Tassman.
Construction
• Select the Level module from the Output folder in the In/Out section of the Browser and the
Volume module from the Envelopes section and then place them in the construction area.
• Select and delete the wire going from the output of the Vlowpass2 filter to the Audio Out.
• First pull a wire from the output of the Vlowpass2 filter to the input of the Volume module
and then pull two wires from the output of the Volume module to the inputs of the Level and
Audio Out modules.
Playing
When sound is produced by the synth, you will see the needle of the level meter move with the
amplitude of the signal. The red section of the meter indicates the saturation zone. The Volume
slider is used to change the amplitude of the output signal from the synthesizer.