First Time Mooger – Loving the Sound, Need Some Routing Advice!

Just got my hands on a Matriarch (my first Moog!) about two weeks ago and I’ve been absolutely blown away by the sonic possibilities. I’ve mostly played around with soft synths before, so this is a huge leap into semi-modular territory for me.

I’ve been having fun experimenting, but I have a couple of questions about signal routing. Specifically:

What’s your favorite beginner-friendly patch to really understand the stereo delay and how it interacts with the filter section?

Are there any “hidden gem” patch ideas that helped you understand modulation sources better?

Also, I’m trying to integrate the Matriarch into my DAW setup (Ableton Live 11) — anyone here use it via MIDI + CV at the same time? Curious if there are any sync pitfalls to avoid.

Thanks in advance — excited to be part of the Moog community!

Cheers,
Dan