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    #01 Battle Zone

    Dec 31, 2019 5 minutes

    We are starting a new series on modular synthesis, all based around using the Voltage Nucleus softsynth – now part of the CM software suite – so you can all take part! Scott Solida is your host, and for part 1 he’s exploring a famous preset on a VCS3 synth…

    For those who don’t know, a number of EMS VCS3s and Synthi A synths were fitted with a Presto Patch slot. This widget consisted of a tiny slab of Vero board onto which a few traces had been etched and a few resistors inserted, creating a pre-fab signal path. Once inserted, the user adjusted knobs to match a diagram on the Presto Patch casing. Theoretically, a preset sound would then be heard. Anyone who’s ever played an EMS synth would never actually expect a predictable result, but the Presto patch

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