After a few months I felt like I’d finally grasped the basics of the module, but I was kind of using it in the same couple ways. So last night I sat down and spent a few hours deeply focusing on Stages and trying out some more complex self-patching, plus lots of cross-patching with Marbles.
-I explored it as a sequential switch, S+H/bitcrusher, and pulse generator
-I further explored the idea I mentioned above re: patching ch1 as a decay envelope to “strum” the new quantized sequence mode
-I switched ch1 to a clocked LFO off of the same clock as the sequence, and then multed the sequence’s output to ch1’s time jack to modulate the time division of the LFO
-Pulling the clock out of ch1, switching it to square, and patching it as the sequence’s clock, I got a sequence that modulated its own clock speed in wonderful ways depending on the setting of the knobs.
This module is such a chameleon and I’m even more in love with it than I was before. Now I’m thinking about replacing my current slew, function generator, and ADSR modules with a second Stages. I’ve got such a small case that it actually would save a few HP while opening up the door for longer sequences.
