Rhythm Section
Swingin’ Rhythm
Section titled “Swingin’ Rhythm”The rhythm section is an analog pattern sequencer driving percussive synthesizer circuits. It generates accompaniment patterns using discrete analog timing and gating — no microprocessor, no ROM. Each pattern is hard-wired as a specific sequence of trigger pulses.
Available Patterns
Section titled “Available Patterns”- Waltz
- Latin
- Swing
- Rock
- March
Toy Counter
Section titled “Toy Counter”The Toy Counter provides additional percussion voices layered on top of the main rhythm patterns. The name references its circuit topology — a counting circuit that sequences through percussion trigger outputs.
Architecture
Section titled “Architecture”The rhythm section is entirely separate from the organ’s tone generation. It has its own oscillator and envelope circuits that produce percussive sounds (snare, bass drum, hi-hat analogues) through filtered noise and shaped pulses. The output mixes into the main amplifier bus alongside the organ voices.
This section hasn’t been fully tested on this particular instrument yet — it’s on the assessment checklist.