Moog Matriarch: build a kit

7 drum sounds this box makes on its own, in the order to build them.

Record each hit with the sampler, recorder, or DAW you use.

Routing — Played from its own 49-note keyboard, from the arpeggiator or the 256-step sequencer, or over MIDI IN.

This block draws on the Moog Matriarch Manual (012023), pp.13-51; its values are starting points.

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1KICK 1Kick with the filter envelope cabled onto Oscillator 1’s pitch
kick · hard
Routing — VOICE MODE 1 so all four oscillators sound one note. One cable: FILTER ENV OUT to OSCILLATORS 1 PITCH IN — the envelope reaches the filters from the panel and everything else only through that jack (p.27)
- ENVELOPE GENERATORS · FILTER ENV OUTOSCILLATORS · 1 PITCH IN
  The pitch drop — a short DECAY makes it a click, a longer one a boom
PARAPHONY
- VOICE MODE1(1, 2, 4)
  All four oscillators play from one key, which is what makes the detunes a unison
  All four oscillators on one key
OSCILLATORS
- OSCILLATOR 1 OCTAVE16'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 1 WAVEFORMTRIANGLE(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 OCTAVE16'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 2 WAVEFORMTRIANGLE(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 SYNCOFF(OFF, ON)
- OSCILLATOR 2 FREQUENCY0st(-7…7 st)
  12 o’clock is unison with Oscillator 1
MIXER
- OSCILLATOR 184% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 1 o’clock the mixer starts to overdrive
- OSCILLATOR 260% travel(0…100 % travel)
FILTERS
- CUTOFF120Hz(20…20000 Hz)
  One knob for both filters; SPACING offsets filter 1 against it (p.20)
- FILTER MODESTEREO LP / LP(SERIES HP / LP, STEREO LP / LP, PARALLEL HP / LP)
- RESONANCE 132% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 3 o’clock the ladder self-oscillates
- RESONANCE 218% travel(0…100 % travel)
- SPACING50% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- ENVELOPE AMT68% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- KB TRACKING0% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Fully clockwise tracks at 1 V/oct
ENVELOPE GENERATORS
- FILTER ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER DECAY14% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER SUSTAIN0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER RELEASE12% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE DECAY16% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE SUSTAIN0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE RELEASE14% travel(0…100 % travel)
OUTPUT
- VCA MODEAMP ENV(AMP ENV, SPLIT, DRONE)
- MAIN VOLUME78% travel(0…100 % travel)
LEFT-HAND CONTROLLER
- GLIDE0% travel(0…100 % travel)
Record one hit with your recorder as KICK 1.
2SNARE 1Snare: noise over two short mid tones, both filters open
snare · hard
Routing — VOICE MODE 1. No cable — noise is one of the five normalled mixer channels
PARAPHONY
- VOICE MODE1(1, 2, 4)
  All four oscillators play from one key, which is what makes the detunes a unison
  All four oscillators on one key
OSCILLATORS
- OSCILLATOR 1 OCTAVE8'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 1 WAVEFORMTRIANGLE(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 OCTAVE4'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 2 WAVEFORMSQUARE(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 SYNCOFF(OFF, ON)
- OSCILLATOR 2 FREQUENCY5st(-7…7 st)
  12 o’clock is unison with Oscillator 1
MIXER
- OSCILLATOR 144% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 1 o’clock the mixer starts to overdrive
- OSCILLATOR 230% travel(0…100 % travel)
- NOISE88% travel(0…100 % travel)
FILTERS
- CUTOFF2400Hz(20…20000 Hz)
  One knob for both filters; SPACING offsets filter 1 against it (p.20)
- FILTER MODESERIES HP / LP(SERIES HP / LP, STEREO LP / LP, PARALLEL HP / LP)
- RESONANCE 144% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 3 o’clock the ladder self-oscillates
- RESONANCE 230% travel(0…100 % travel)
- SPACING62% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- ENVELOPE AMT30% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- KB TRACKING0% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Fully clockwise tracks at 1 V/oct
ENVELOPE GENERATORS
- FILTER ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER DECAY15% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER SUSTAIN0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER RELEASE12% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE DECAY17% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE SUSTAIN0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE RELEASE14% travel(0…100 % travel)
OUTPUT
- VCA MODEAMP ENV(AMP ENV, SPLIT, DRONE)
- MAIN VOLUME74% travel(0…100 % travel)
LEFT-HAND CONTROLLER
- GLIDE0% travel(0…100 % travel)
Record one hit with your recorder as SNARE 1.
3TOM 1Tom: two triangles, envelope onto pitch, a little noise for the skin
tom · hard
Routing — VOICE MODE 1. One cable: FILTER ENV OUT to OSCILLATORS 1 PITCH IN, shorter and shallower than the kick’s
- ENVELOPE GENERATORS · FILTER ENV OUTOSCILLATORS · 1 PITCH IN
  The pitch fall that makes it a tom and not a click
PARAPHONY
- VOICE MODE1(1, 2, 4)
  All four oscillators play from one key, which is what makes the detunes a unison
  All four oscillators on one key
OSCILLATORS
- OSCILLATOR 1 OCTAVE16'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 1 WAVEFORMTRIANGLE(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 OCTAVE8'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 2 WAVEFORMTRIANGLE(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 SYNCOFF(OFF, ON)
- OSCILLATOR 2 FREQUENCY2st(-7…7 st)
  12 o’clock is unison with Oscillator 1
MIXER
- OSCILLATOR 180% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 1 o’clock the mixer starts to overdrive
- OSCILLATOR 226% travel(0…100 % travel)
- NOISE18% travel(0…100 % travel)
FILTERS
- CUTOFF700Hz(20…20000 Hz)
  One knob for both filters; SPACING offsets filter 1 against it (p.20)
- FILTER MODESTEREO LP / LP(SERIES HP / LP, STEREO LP / LP, PARALLEL HP / LP)
- RESONANCE 138% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 3 o’clock the ladder self-oscillates
- RESONANCE 224% travel(0…100 % travel)
- SPACING50% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- ENVELOPE AMT32% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- KB TRACKING0% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Fully clockwise tracks at 1 V/oct
ENVELOPE GENERATORS
- FILTER ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER DECAY24% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER SUSTAIN0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER RELEASE18% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE DECAY26% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE SUSTAIN0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE RELEASE20% travel(0…100 % travel)
OUTPUT
- VCA MODEAMP ENV(AMP ENV, SPLIT, DRONE)
- MAIN VOLUME74% travel(0…100 % travel)
LEFT-HAND CONTROLLER
- GLIDE0% travel(0…100 % travel)
Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 1.
4METALLIC 1Three oscillators hard-sync’d down the chain, FREQUENCY as timbre
metallic · bright
Routing — VOICE MODE 1. No cable. p.15's sync chain is 2 to 1, 3 to 2 and 4 to 3, and SYNC ENABLE has to be lit for any of them
PARAPHONY
- VOICE MODE1(1, 2, 4)
  All four oscillators play from one key, which is what makes the detunes a unison
  All four oscillators on one key
OSCILLATORS
- SYNC ENABLEON(OFF, ON)
  Must be lit for any individual oscillator SYNC button to do anything (p.15)
- OSCILLATOR 1 OCTAVE8'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 1 WAVEFORMSAWTOOTH(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 OCTAVE8'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 2 WAVEFORMSAWTOOTH(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 SYNCON(OFF, ON)
- OSCILLATOR 2 FREQUENCY64% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Sync’d, so this sets the sync timbre over a range p.14 does not print
- OSCILLATOR 3 OCTAVE4'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 3 WAVEFORMSAWTOOTH(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 3 SYNCON(OFF, ON)
- OSCILLATOR 3 FREQUENCY58% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Sync’d, so this sets the sync timbre over a range p.14 does not print
MIXER
- OSCILLATOR 126% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 1 o’clock the mixer starts to overdrive
- OSCILLATOR 288% travel(0…100 % travel)
- OSCILLATOR 370% travel(0…100 % travel)
FILTERS
- CUTOFF4800Hz(20…20000 Hz)
  One knob for both filters; SPACING offsets filter 1 against it (p.20)
- FILTER MODESTEREO LP / LP(SERIES HP / LP, STEREO LP / LP, PARALLEL HP / LP)
- RESONANCE 122% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 3 o’clock the ladder self-oscillates
- RESONANCE 218% travel(0…100 % travel)
- SPACING50% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- ENVELOPE AMT34% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- KB TRACKING100% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Fully clockwise tracks at 1 V/oct
ENVELOPE GENERATORS
- FILTER ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER DECAY26% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER SUSTAIN18% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER RELEASE20% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE DECAY28% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE SUSTAIN22% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE RELEASE22% travel(0…100 % travel)
OUTPUT
- VCA MODEAMP ENV(AMP ENV, SPLIT, DRONE)
- MAIN VOLUME70% travel(0…100 % travel)
LEFT-HAND CONTROLLER
- GLIDE0% travel(0…100 % travel)
Record one hit with your recorder as METALLIC 1.
5METALLIC 2Linear FM: Oscillator 1 into Oscillator 2’s LIN FM input
metallic · dirty
Routing — VOICE MODE 1. One cable: OSCILLATORS 1 WAVE OUT to OSCILLATORS 2 LIN FM IN. Oscillator 1's mixer level is down because it is the modulator, not a voice
- OSCILLATORS · 1 WAVE OUTOSCILLATORS · 2 LIN FM IN
  Linear FM — p.13 calls this "brash, metallic, or bell-like"
PARAPHONY
- VOICE MODE1(1, 2, 4)
  All four oscillators play from one key, which is what makes the detunes a unison
  All four oscillators on one key
OSCILLATORS
- OSCILLATOR 1 OCTAVE8'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 1 WAVEFORMTRIANGLE(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 OCTAVE4'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 2 WAVEFORMTRIANGLE(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 SYNCOFF(OFF, ON)
- OSCILLATOR 2 FREQUENCY-5st(-7…7 st)
  12 o’clock is unison with Oscillator 1
MIXER
- OSCILLATOR 10% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 1 o’clock the mixer starts to overdrive
- OSCILLATOR 290% travel(0…100 % travel)
FILTERS
- CUTOFF3200Hz(20…20000 Hz)
  One knob for both filters; SPACING offsets filter 1 against it (p.20)
- FILTER MODESTEREO LP / LP(SERIES HP / LP, STEREO LP / LP, PARALLEL HP / LP)
- RESONANCE 130% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 3 o’clock the ladder self-oscillates
- RESONANCE 222% travel(0…100 % travel)
- SPACING50% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- ENVELOPE AMT28% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- KB TRACKING100% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Fully clockwise tracks at 1 V/oct
ENVELOPE GENERATORS
- FILTER ATTACK2% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER DECAY34% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER SUSTAIN10% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER RELEASE26% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE ATTACK2% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE DECAY36% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE SUSTAIN14% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE RELEASE28% travel(0…100 % travel)
OUTPUT
- VCA MODEAMP ENV(AMP ENV, SPLIT, DRONE)
- MAIN VOLUME68% travel(0…100 % travel)
STEREO DELAY
- DELAY TIME22% travel(0…100 % travel)
- DELAY SPACING60% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Offsets delay 2 against delay 1, which is what makes the repeats stereo
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- DELAY FEEDBACK34% travel(0…100 % travel)
- DELAY MIX26% travel(0…100 % travel)
- PING PONGOFF(OFF, ON)
LEFT-HAND CONTROLLER
- GLIDE0% travel(0…100 % travel)
Record one hit with your recorder as METALLIC 2.
6NOISE 1Noise alone, through both filters in series
noise · dirty
Routing — VOICE MODE 1. No cable — SERIES puts the high pass in front of the low pass on the panel (p.20)
PARAPHONY
- VOICE MODE1(1, 2, 4)
  All four oscillators play from one key, which is what makes the detunes a unison
  All four oscillators on one key
OSCILLATORS
- OSCILLATOR 1 OCTAVE8'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 1 WAVEFORMSAWTOOTH(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
MIXER
- OSCILLATOR 10% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 1 o’clock the mixer starts to overdrive
- NOISE96% travel(0…100 % travel)
FILTERS
- CUTOFF3600Hz(20…20000 Hz)
  One knob for both filters; SPACING offsets filter 1 against it (p.20)
- FILTER MODESERIES HP / LP(SERIES HP / LP, STEREO LP / LP, PARALLEL HP / LP)
- RESONANCE 156% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 3 o’clock the ladder self-oscillates
- RESONANCE 244% travel(0…100 % travel)
- SPACING66% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- ENVELOPE AMT24% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- KB TRACKING0% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Fully clockwise tracks at 1 V/oct
ENVELOPE GENERATORS
- FILTER ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER DECAY30% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER SUSTAIN24% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER RELEASE26% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE DECAY32% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE SUSTAIN26% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE RELEASE28% travel(0…100 % travel)
OUTPUT
- VCA MODEAMP ENV(AMP ENV, SPLIT, DRONE)
- MAIN VOLUME66% travel(0…100 % travel)
LEFT-HAND CONTROLLER
- GLIDE0% travel(0…100 % travel)
Record one hit with your recorder as NOISE 1.
7IMPACT 1Impact: everything at once into a long ping-pong delay
impact · hard
Routing — VOICE MODE 1. No cable. The delay is what makes it an impact rather than a hit
PARAPHONY
- VOICE MODE1(1, 2, 4)
  All four oscillators play from one key, which is what makes the detunes a unison
  All four oscillators on one key
OSCILLATORS
- OSCILLATOR 1 OCTAVE16'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 1 WAVEFORMSAWTOOTH(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 OCTAVE16'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 2 WAVEFORMNARROW PULSE(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 2 SYNCOFF(OFF, ON)
- OSCILLATOR 2 FREQUENCY-6st(-7…7 st)
  12 o’clock is unison with Oscillator 1
- OSCILLATOR 3 OCTAVE8'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 3 WAVEFORMSAWTOOTH(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 3 SYNCOFF(OFF, ON)
- OSCILLATOR 3 FREQUENCY6st(-7…7 st)
  12 o’clock is unison with Oscillator 1
- OSCILLATOR 4 OCTAVE8'(16', 8', 4', 2')
- OSCILLATOR 4 WAVEFORMSQUARE(TRIANGLE, SAWTOOTH, SQUARE, NARROW PULSE)
- OSCILLATOR 4 SYNCOFF(OFF, ON)
- OSCILLATOR 4 FREQUENCY-4st(-7…7 st)
  12 o’clock is unison with Oscillator 1
MIXER
- OSCILLATOR 188% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 1 o’clock the mixer starts to overdrive
- OSCILLATOR 284% travel(0…100 % travel)
- OSCILLATOR 380% travel(0…100 % travel)
- OSCILLATOR 476% travel(0…100 % travel)
- NOISE76% travel(0…100 % travel)
FILTERS
- CUTOFF1800Hz(20…20000 Hz)
  One knob for both filters; SPACING offsets filter 1 against it (p.20)
- FILTER MODEPARALLEL HP / LP(SERIES HP / LP, STEREO LP / LP, PARALLEL HP / LP)
- RESONANCE 148% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Past 3 o’clock the ladder self-oscillates
- RESONANCE 238% travel(0…100 % travel)
- SPACING60% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- ENVELOPE AMT52% travel(0…100 % travel)
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- KB TRACKING0% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Fully clockwise tracks at 1 V/oct
ENVELOPE GENERATORS
- FILTER ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER DECAY46% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER SUSTAIN0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- FILTER RELEASE70% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE ATTACK0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE DECAY48% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE SUSTAIN0% travel(0…100 % travel)
- AMPLITUDE RELEASE74% travel(0…100 % travel)
OUTPUT
- VCA MODEAMP ENV(AMP ENV, SPLIT, DRONE)
- MAIN VOLUME78% travel(0…100 % travel)
STEREO DELAY
- DELAY TIME66% travel(0…100 % travel)
- DELAY SPACING74% travel(0…100 % travel)
  Offsets delay 2 against delay 1, which is what makes the repeats stereo
  12 o’clock is off; either way from there
- DELAY FEEDBACK70% travel(0…100 % travel)
- DELAY MIX62% travel(0…100 % travel)
- PING PONGON(OFF, ON)
LEFT-HAND CONTROLLER
- GLIDE0% travel(0…100 % travel)
Record one hit with your recorder as IMPACT 1.

Not in this kit

Bring clap, rim, closed hat, open hat and ride from another box or a sample library.

1KICK 1Kick with the filter envelope cabled onto Oscillator 1’s pitch

2SNARE 1Snare: noise over two short mid tones, both filters open

3TOM 1Tom: two triangles, envelope onto pitch, a little noise for the skin

4METALLIC 1Three oscillators hard-sync’d down the chain, FREQUENCY as timbre

5METALLIC 2Linear FM: Oscillator 1 into Oscillator 2’s LIN FM input

6NOISE 1Noise alone, through both filters in series

7IMPACT 1Impact: everything at once into a long ping-pong delay