Reference Note

Generative Patch Design

Clock, random, quantization, mutation, slow modulation, and feedback as the grammar of generative systems.

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Main Pattern

The same architecture appears again and again:

Clock
  -> Random / Probability
  -> Sequencer
  -> Quantizer
  -> Synth Voice
  -> Effects
  -> Output

This is the basic grammar of the project.

The clock provides temporal order and pulse structure.

These are used for controlled variation:

The quantizer is one of the most important tools in the whole system because it turns voltage into usable pitch logic.

Long-form motion is what prevents the patch from feeling like a short loop.

Feedback makes the patch respond to itself, which is where it starts to behave like a living system.

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