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.

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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 1 carries most of the chopped external input character
• Audio 2 carries the bass voice with supporting texture

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Patch Ideas

• feed a drum loop, voice, or oscillator into Audio In 1 for chopped destruction
• use Audio 1 as the main harsh-noise output
• use Audio 2 as the low companion layer
• trigger Pulse In 1 from a sequencer or clock divider for controlled bass rhythms
• use switch Down as a manual performance accent