43 Castle Process
Castle Process is a performance card built around chopped external audio, crude internal squarewave energy, aggressive switching between sources, and a separate bass pulse layer. It is designed as a playable sound-destruction tool rather than a clean effect or faithful clone.
Panel
Drive /VoicingChopping /
MotionTuning /
InteractionAudio
In 1CV
1CV
2Bass
TriggerPulse
2Chopped
OutputBass +
TextureBass
ActivityChop
Pulse
Controls
Drive / Voicing
Controls overall drive and voicing
Chopping / Motion
Controls chopping behaviour and motion
Tuning / Interaction
Controls tuning and internal interaction
Z mild: Alternate latched mode with a little more body and more squarewave colour.
Z moderate: Default tighter and more direct chopped mode.
Z Chaos: Momentary bend / chaos gesture while held for live performance accents.
Inputs & Outputs
Inputs
Outputs
Inputs
Audio In 1
Main external audio input to be broken up, gated, and forced into the processor rather than passed through cleanly
CV 1
Internal control modulation input
CV 2
Internal control modulation input
Bass Trigger
External bass trigger input that takes over bass timing and suppresses the internal bass trigger behaviour
Pulse 2
Reserved for further interaction
Outputs
Chopped Output
Primary chopped external-input output
Bass + Texture
Bass-focused output with supporting noise texture
Bass Activity
Bass activity pulse output
Chop Pulse
Internal chop pulse output
LEDs
LED 1
LED 0 follows input presence.
LED 2
LED 1 follows drive.
LED 3
LED 2 follows chopping.
LED 4
LED 3 follows tuning.
LED 5
LED 4 reflects output level.
LED 6
LED 5 shows switch state, with switch down driving it fully bright.
README
Castle Process
Fort Processor-inspired harsh noise processor for the Music Thing Modular Workshop Computer.
Castle Process is a performance card built around chopped external audio, crude internal squarewave energy, aggressive switching between sources, and a separate bass pulse layer.
It is designed as a playable sound-destruction tool rather than a clean effect or faithful clone.
What It Does
Castle Process combines:
- distorted and chopped external audio
- crude internal squarewave texture
- variable switching between internal and external material
- a dedicated bass pulse voice
The outputs are split by role:
Audio 1carries most of the chopped external input characterAudio 2carries the bass voice with supporting texture
Controls
Main Knob
Controls overall drive and voicing.
X Knob
Controls chopping behaviour and motion.
Y Knob
Controls tuning and internal interaction.
Switch Middle
Default mode.
This is the tighter and more direct chopped mode.
Switch Up
Alternate latched mode.
This lets a little more body through and adds more squarewave colour.
Switch Down
Momentary bend / chaos gesture while held.
This is intended as a live performance action.
Inputs
Audio In 1
Main external audio input.
The signal is meant to be broken up, gated, and forced into the processor rather than passed through cleanly.
CV 1 / CV 2
Internal control modulation inputs.
Pulse In 1
External bass trigger input.
When used, it takes over bass timing and suppresses the internal bass trigger behaviour.
Pulse In 2
Reserved for further interaction.
Outputs
Audio 1
Primary chopped external-input output.
Audio 2
Bass-focused output with supporting noise texture.
Pulse Out 1
Bass activity pulse output.
Pulse Out 2
Internal chop pulse output.
Patch Ideas
- feed a drum loop, voice, or oscillator into
Audio In 1for chopped destruction - use
Audio 1as the main harsh-noise output - use
Audio 2as the low companion layer - trigger
Pulse In 1from a sequencer or clock divider for controlled bass rhythms - use switch
Downas a manual performance accent
Attribution
Castle Process uses the ComputerCard hardware framework by Chris Johnson. The
framework's original notice is retained in ComputerCard.h.