Electronic Musician

Patching What, When, Why, How?

At the core of modular synthesis is the concept of patching – connecting one module to another. After all, without doing this you merely have a collection of intriguing sonic building blocks. The term ‘patch’ stems from the ability to temporarily plug in failed equipment in early telephony and radio systems – hence the use of ‘patch cords’.

This selectable, module-based approach was

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