Moog Subharmonicon Patch Project

An ever-expanding library of one-of-a-kind patches for the Moog Subharmonicon.
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Each patch includes a visual diagram, step-by-step patching instructions, performance notes, and audio. Many have local high-quality MP3s for instant playback.

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1000 Fireworks

±5 8-JI Distortion Noise Unusual West Coast

A fireworks celebration for passing 1000 followers on Instagram! Thank… →

Misuse Control

±1 12-ET Arpeggiated Plucky

Cybotron's 1983 track "Clear" or the sample thereof used in… →

Filter ATM

±1 8-JI Distortion Driving ModRhythm

This patch was inspired by Sarah Belle Reid's recent video about a… →

Debrisless

±1 8-ET Ambient Atmospheric Dark Swells Unusual Moody

Wild PWM using an external LFO. Use any CV LFO source you have, this… →

Four Off The Floor

±2 8-ET Chords Melodic ModRhythm

Let's use all four polyrhythms, without creating chaos! Tune the knobs,… →

Shipyard

±2 8-ET Ambient Atmospheric Dark Moody Unusual

Dramatic, quirky, heavily modulated, emotive. You don't need an… →

Hesitation

±2 8-ET Atmospheric Chords Dark Melodic Moody Pads

Another fine patch from phonsonic. This is really just a nicely tuned… →

Happy Anniversary!

±5 Blippy Driving Melodic Plucky

Happy Anniversary to the Moog Subharmonicon! May 12, 2020 you created a… →

I'm Blue

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8-ET ±1 Driving Melodic

Another patch from phonsonic as he explores the Subharmonicon. In this… →

DFAM-FOs

±1 12-JI Melodic Pulse

Simple patch to demonstrate how to use an external CV sequencer, such… →

Abbott and Costello

±1 8-ET Ambient Atmospheric Dark Melodic Moody

Fresh patch from phonsonic as he explores the Subharmonicon. This one… →

Out For a Walk

±1 8-ET Ambient Chords Melodic Plucky

Out For a Walk. Patch #001 from a really cool project from phonsonic… →

The Investigation

±1 8-ET Ambient Dark Melodic Moody

Patch #002 from a really cool project from phonsonic exploring and… →

Wages of Fear

12-ET ±1 Bass Dark Driving Melodic

The patch is simple in terms of learning the instrument, but musically… →

Octarine Dream

±1 8-ET Driving Plucky Arpeggiated

Create a subtly moving, steady, root note octave-based background… →

These Darker Days

±5 12-ET Dark Distortion Driving Plucky

Community patch submission from Ritsaert. ±5 octave tunings can be hard… →

Romutt

±5 12-ET Melodic Plucky Dark Distortion

A sizzly, dirty patch. One listener said it reminded them of a barking… →

Teaser

±5 12-ET Chords Melodic Plucky

A patch submitted to this website by Hangul Monk. Has a nice waltz-y… →

Rainforest Cafe in an Abandoned Mall

±2 8-ET Ambient Atmospheric Unusual

From @pinkcloudblues: "This simple patch is a nice way to get an… →

At-Moog-Sphere

±1 8-ET Ambient Pads Atmospheric

This patch from Fawns of Love is a fantastic demonstration of the… →

Mouth Pops

±5 12-ET Blippy Plucky Unusual

This is a fun little patch that dry sounds like making your cheek pop… →

This Patch Will Kill You

±1 12-JI Ambient Chords Dark Melodic

Inspired by the "after the break" music from the podcast This… →

Buchlaesque & Resonant

±2 Unquantized Ambient Pads Swells Unusual West Coast

A Buchlaesque, living, almost generative music patch from Kyle… →

Wandering Star

±1 12-ET Bass Melodic Dark

Partial cover of Wandering Star by Portishead. Musically, this isn't… →

Freeway

±1 8-JI Bass Driving Dark Pulse

Driving techno bass patch. This is a simple demo that helps explain the… →

Dwupsy

±5 8-JI Ambient Blippy Dark Melodic Driving Unusual

Whoa, let's unpack. First, this patch is using an external MIDI drum… →

Atmoswell

±2 12-ET Ambient Swells Distortion

VCO 2 will act as a drone. Patch SEQ 1 into TRIGGER IN so that the… →

Da Welk Alt

±1 12-ET Driving Melodic

This is the SAME as the DA WELK patch. But ignore the RHYTHM knobs, and… →

Da Welk

±1 12-ET Driving Melodic

CLOCK OUT to TRIGGER IN TRIGGER OUT to CUTOFF IN VCF EG OUT to RHYTHM 2… →

Happy Free Thing

Melodic 12-ET ±2 Ambient Chords

Those patch lines go to nowhere?! It's external gear, frenz! This patch… →

Carpenter One

12-JI Ambient Melodic Driving

Inspired by some of the John Carpenter motifs from the early 80s. Tune… →

Upshift

±5 8-JI Blippy Swells Unusual

This makes use of some interesting patching as well as VCF effects when… →

Cloud Path

Arpeggiated Blippy Chords ModRhythm Melodic ±1 12-ET

Open VCO 1 LEVEL first. Tune SEQ 1. Open VCO 2 LEVEL. Tune SEQ 2. Turn… →

Extender

Bass Driving Melodic ±2 8-ET

The highlight of this patch is using SEQ 2 out to VCO 1 in, with RHYTHM… →

HeadSpaceSmash

±2 Arpeggiated Driving Melodic Plucky 8-ET

Tune oscillators and subs to chords of your liking. SEQUENCER 1 and 2… →

Heartbeat

Chords Driving Noise Percussion Bass ±2 8-ET

Adjust RHYTHM 2 so it is exactly half time (double) RHYTHM 1. Adjust… →

Poly Rock

Chords Plucky Percussion ±1 8-ET

Tune SEQ 1 and SEQ 2 to desired pitches. Tune SUB OSC 1, 2, 3, and 4 to… →

Sewer Crush

Bass Distortion Unusual ±1 12-ET

This is an unusual patch where we're using VCO 1's sequence and Sub 1… →

Bateria

Blippy Driving Percussion Kick ±1

Kick drum tuning is controlled via filter CUTOFF. Adjust VCF DECAY and… →

Spiral Ways

Swells Chords ±1

Tune sequencers to desired pitches. Tune SUB VCO 1 FREQ 1 to a Fifth.… →

Star-Gate

Blippy Noise ±1 8-JI

Tune SEQ 1 and SEQ 2 to desired hi-octave pitches. For percolating… →

Three Hands on the Wheel

Blippy Driving Melodic Arpeggiated ±2

Aquatic Chords

Melodic Chords ±1

Mellow Harmonies

Melodic Chords Pulse ±1

Sequencer pitches are suggestions; adjust to taste. name: 'Moog Music' →

Point Zero

Pads Distortion Ambient Swells Driving Melodic ±2

Tune SEQ 1 and SEQ 2 to desired pitches. Tune all Subharmonic… →

Slip & Fall

Blippy Unusual ModRhythm ±1

Sequencer pitches are suggestions; adjust to taste. name: 'Moog Music' →

Tag Legend & Tips

Octave spans: ±1, ±2, ±5 (wide range patches can be tricky to tune — use a tuner app).
ET vs JI: Equal Temperament vs Just Intonation. JI patches often sound "sweeter" or more unstable.
Common tags: Ambient, Driving, Blippy, Moody, West Coast (Buchla-ish noise/exploration), ModRhythm (heavy use of the 4 polyrhythms).

Pro tip: On ±5 octave patches, tune one sequencer at a time with everything else muted. Press and hold EG to step through notes individually.

Contribute

Have a great Subharmonicon patch? Email derek@0vrlndr.com with a photo of your template + a short recording (or SoundCloud link) and any notes. I'll add it to the project!

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