Hi,
I came across this awesome module recently and wondered if there’s anything in VCV that could emulate it.
I’ve been playing around with the HetrickCV Phasor modules but can’t seem to replicate any of the things that the DFAM Thing can do apart from randomising the speed etc.
Hi,
There is a video from Omri Cohen who did a “DFAM like” patch on VCV. It can be a good starting point, as there are already a lot of Bogaudio modules. The thing now is to replace the module that are not yet compliant with MM. I used the video from Omri to build a “real” patch with my modular few weeks again, and I really enjoyed to play with it.
The video is here, and there’s a link to the VCV patch in its description :
Cyrille
Ahh you misunderstood my poorly written post.
I have a DFAM but want to try and create a module in MM like the DFAM Thing thats shown in the video.
Here is my proposal, from the patch proposed by Omri Cohen, and replacing modules by modules that should be compatible with MM (I can’t try it on MM, I will receive it on few days 
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And I removed buttons to manually trigger and advance sequencer, not usefull and simplify the patch.
Moog DFAm MM.vcv (4.4 KB)
Knob Set 1 : general settings (VCO Tune, VCO waveform switch, VCO Pitch modulation, run clock and adjust BPM, mix 2 VCOs and Noise).
Knob Set 2 : pitch Sequencer settings
Knob Set 3 : velocity Sequence settings
Knob Set 4 : filter settings
Maybe you need to remove internal clock if you use external (on Gate 1 input) and external reset (on Gate 2 input).
Nos sure that it sound like DFAM, but is sounds great.
I’m not wanting to emulate the DFAM, I want to emulate the “DFAM Thing” which is a separate module that has tools that can clock/reset/step length a hardware DFAM, like in the video I posted in OP. But I appreciate your legwork. 
I know the module you’re referring to, and I did figure out how it works, as there were others who had figured out the basics before the designer came up that cool piece of kit. Basically, you would need to create a defined length burst of pulses that are so fast, the DFAM doesn’t have time to respond sonically until the last pulse. For example, to make the DFAM appear to sequence backwards, each “step” would be a burst of 7 extremely fast pulses. This is fairly easy to program a microcontroller to do, and I had actually started to work on a program for my Daisy Patch module to do this exact thing, but I was extremely busy with the job I had at the time and never came back to it (I should probably revisit it again now that I’m retired).
To do this on the MM would require a VERY fast clock, a square VCO might work, but figuring out how to precisely gate it would be the issue. Worth looking into though, if I have some time I might take a stab at it, although I’m currently trying to do a Jamuary video a day this year, something I’ve wanted to do for several years now.
Ahh right, thanks Bob. Like I said I was trying to get it to work using the phasor modules but didn’t have the necessary knowledge to get it work but you’ve given me something to work on. Do you think a burst generator would work?
It might if it’s fast enough, the trick is for the pulse rate to be fast enough that the DFAM doesn’t have time to respond on the skip steps. If you come up with something, please post, I’d love to try it.
So your question got my brain working and I came up with something I hope will help. I’ve posted the files here in the Patches category DFAM Sequencer Mangler
I’ve also uploaded into the MM area of Patch Storage, It does occasionally glitch, but, if nothing else it’s a start.