# April 1 - Establish the Master Pulse

## Focus
Build a simple but strong clocked drum loop and one sustained dark pad so the rest of the month has a stable reference point.

## Modules
Pam's Pro Workout, Erica Synths Drum Sequencer, Erica Synths Drum Mixer, Tiptop MIXZ, Tiptop BD808, Tiptop SD808, Tiptop HATS808, Acid Rain Chainsaw, Make Noise Mimeophon, Erica Synths Stereo Reverb

## Manuals To Skim
Pam's Pro Workout, Erica Drum Sequencer, Chainsaw, Mimeophon

## 60-Minute Plan
1. `0:00-0:10` Set one master clock with Pam's or the Drum Sequencer. Send a reset if needed so everything starts together.
2. `0:10-0:25` Program a plain kick, snare, and hat groove with no probability, no fills, and no extra modulation.
3. `0:25-0:40` Patch Chainsaw into a VCA and long envelope, then into Mimeophon or Stereo Reverb for a dark sustained pad.
4. `0:40-0:55` Balance the drum mix against the pad. Make the pad supportive, not dominant.
5. `0:55-1:00` Record one minute and write down bpm, tuning, and the modules that felt immediately intuitive.

## Questions
- Is the groove still convincing when the pattern is extremely simple?
- Does the pad create tension, or is it just filling space?
- Which module feels like the natural clock master for your workflow?
- Where does the mix get muddy first: kick low end, reverb tail, or hat brightness?
- What one change would make this patch more ominous without making it denser?