How to make an evolving pad on the PolyBrute
The questionhow do i make an evolving pad sound with the polybrute
An evolving pad on the PolyBrute can be as simple as a slow LFO moving the filter under notes that swell in and hang. Here it is in four moves.
Let a slow LFO keep the filter moving.
Start from an init patch. It has no modulation set up yet, and VCO 1 plays through the Ladder filter.
Four steps
On VCA ENV, push Attack and Release up so notes swell in and hang.
0:07Set LFO 1's Waveform to the sine, then turn Rate way down.
0:13Press Mods, hold Assign 4, nudge the Ladder Cutoff, then let go.
0:20Tap D4, where LFO 1 meets the filter, then turn Amount until it breathes.
0:28
Hold a chord. Let it drift.
Good to know
LFO 1 won't move the filter until the Matrix connects the two, which is what moves 3 and 4 do. The LED in LFO 1's corner flashes to show its rate, so you can watch the flashing slow as you bring Rate down. Let go of Assign 4 before you tap D4: holding it while you press a Matrix button does something else. The D4 button turns purple once the two are connected, and Amount works in either direction.
