Does anyone else take notes on how they hook things up?
I may have a little OCD, but I have been doing it for years now.
I do not write down when I just play around, but when I actually concentrate and do something, I keep pretty good notes.
I know I cannot be the only one, so come foreward and admit to it!
I do this for a few reasons.
There are so many routing possibilities. Having notes means less confusion.
I like to go back and see what I have done. (helps me remember)
When I do things “close” to what I have done before, I can refrence the notes.
It can be a little more time consuming when you are actually working, but I could not imagine not doing it.
To quote Voltor’s sig:
~There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “insanity”~
You have to love what you do to take the time to do that.
Your notes are more indepth than mine. I took pictures of the panels of my old synths when it was critical. There was a good reason ARP used sliders, they were easy to document! LOL
The modular demands good notes or you will likely not get it the same twice.
When recording, I could use a secretary to keep better notes.
You learn this after not being able to recreate something you have to overdub.
In the begining I would only write down patch ‘names’. It has gotten more complicated than that now.
(If I could write music, it would be easier to recreate. (Provided I could also read what I wrote!.))
The schematic-like diagram uses the same notation as Beaver and Krauss’s “Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music.” Great booklet inside, and the 2 LP set is pretty nice, too. Theoretically, it should be possible to recreate the patch using any synthesizer (if it has a similar module complement). I find that using the schematic notation is quickest for me. Plus, it’s fun using my drafting templates and pencils!
That is SOOOOOOO much work! Don’t get me wrong, I’m completely impressed!
However, I MUST point out that there might be an easier way. This is an idea from Rick Wakeman actually. When he wanted to be sure that he’d be able to recreate a setting on his Model D, he’d take a snap shot of it with a Polaroid camera.
Granted, it’s not that easy with Voyager being that you’d have to tweak each and every knob and switch so it reads correctly on the panel, but at least it would limit your note taking to the non-panel software settings only.
Just a thought.
Come to think of it, would’t it be nice if there was some sort of “dump” you could do for patches that would create a chart in the form of a file in some sort of spreadsheet format?
WOW! Picture’s really are a thousand words ; impressive.
I do have a series of files (.pdf & . jpeg) that I have created for each specific song, incase I need to go back and fill in a blank, or go further. Amp, fx, mic placement, tuning etc. Some songs would get that long I suppose if you put all of the instruments together, which it appears you have done for all of your synth gear…
On the back of the completely opposite hand, it’s sometimes nice to go back to old stuff with a new perspective, and re-think entire streams.
WAAYY TOO EPIC for my attention deficit disorder. More power to you! I use various templates people have made available on this forum, and will probably make some of my own when I go modular…nothing like this though. I like the quote you borrowed from my sig. I saw that on a sign in Jimmy John’s and knew it suited synth geeks perfectly.
Forgive me here AH, but when you pass on and your children are looking through every scrap of paper looking for hidden things in storage and notes on where you left your valuables…they are going to stumble upon this (and probably all the others) notebook and deficate their pantalones.
I used to do something that looked quite similar to that when I was in my teens. During moments of free time at school I’d write down ideas for patches in extreme detail then try them out when I got home. The net result looked not unlike analoghaze’s notebook.
On reflection it perhaps wasn’t the best way to get laid, but I guess I had different priorities then.
42 is just the meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything. Not its secret. The answer to that secret was lost when the program was ended prematurely to make way for a hyperspace bypass. (You have to have bypasses!)
I find that using the schematic notation is quickest for me. Plus, it’s fun using my drafting templates and pencils!
; impressive.
More power to you! I use various templates people have made available on this forum, and will probably make some of my own when I go modular…nothing like this though. I like the quote you borrowed from my sig. I saw that on a sign in Jimmy John’s and knew it suited synth geeks perfectly. 
