Why the DFAM is not just a kick machine
A playable Moog DFAM, measured off the real panel. Out of the box it is set up as a kick, and that is where most people stop. The lessons below walk through what everyone else hears in it: velocity that reshapes every hit, rows that are just voltages, swing from one patch cable, and a sequencer that runs into audio rate. Below those, a library of patches it can do: drones, light percussion, basses, bells and odd rhythms.
Drag knobs up and down (shift for fine). Click switches and the three buttons. To patch, click a boxed output then an input; click a plugged jack to pull its cable. One cable per jack, like the hardware. Knob readouts are in clock positions, so you can copy a patch to your own DFAM.
What each step does
Patch sheet
Save what you make, or copy it out as clock positions to set your own DFAM the same way.
MIDI
Choose your MIDI in from the device bar at the top. The hardware has no MIDI; this stands in for patching the KeyStep's CV and clock.
The lab
Patch library
Sounds beyond the lessons. Every one is a full panel state plus at most a couple of cables, so you can set it up on your own DFAM.