By Dr. Z. van Zerval - ASCII art by SL & DM

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| '_ ` _ \/ __| __) | | | | | __| | '_ \| | __| | | / __|          
| | | | | \__ \/ __/| |_| | | |_| | | | | | |_| |_| \__ \          
|_| |_| |_|___/_____|\___/   \__|_|_| |_|_|\__|\__,_|___/          
                                                                   
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 ___  ___  _   _ _ __   __| | | |_| |__   ___ _ __ __ _ _ __  _   _
/ __|/ _ \| | | | '_ \ / _` | | __| '_ \ / _ \ '__/ _` | '_ \| | | |
\__ \ (_) | |_| | | | | (_| | | |_| | | |  __/ | | (_| | |_) | |_| |
|___/\___/ \__,_|_| |_|\__,_|  \__|_| |_|\___|_|  \__,_| .__/ \__, |
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                                                 _________
                                              _/        \__ \
                                           </////          \ \
    _____________________                 </_  _  _____     \ \\   
   /                     \               </  \/ \/      \    | |\  
   |   I feel so much    |               /      |        \       |
   |   better now !!!    |              |                  //   \
   |                     \              ______ ___________||     \
   \______________________\            |*    /-\     |    \\     |
                                        \___/   \____/     \\   ,/
                                             /              \\_,/
                                         |  /                   /
                            ______       |  \_                 /
                           /      \       \   _____       /__ /
                ________  / _      \       |  \LLL/      /    \
               /       /\/ / \  ____\       \           /      \
              /       / / /  / /      \      \____              \
             /       / : .\     \      \          \              |\_____
            /       / o . .\     \      \    _____/_____________/       \
           /       / o o  . \_____\      \  /    /                       \
          /       / o o  .  /_____/\      \/    /                        /
         /       / o o  .  /---__/  \          /               /        /
        /       / o o o   /---__/    \        /               /        /
       /       /o o      /---__/      \      /               /        /
      /       / o       /---__/        \___ /               /        /
     /       /     o   /---__/             /               /        /
    /_______/ o o     /---__/             /               /        /
   |        \        /---__/     ____---------------------        /
   |         \      /---__/   ------- \                          /
   |          \    /---__/   -----     \                        /
   |           \  /---__/       --------\______________________/
   |            \/_____/
   |                  /
   |_________________/               

Tzzzssshxhchxhcpiiiiiii, the sound of tinnitus, a debilitating but all-too- common
condition whereby the tinnitus-sufferer – also known as the Tinutee – hears a
permanent non-auditory internal buzzing, hissing or ringing, with the capability of
bringing them to the brink of madness. This condition is far too common nowadays,
affecting 1 in 10 people, including yours truly. Tinutees inevitably have to face
the gulf of quietude, the abyss of hush, the evil of Silence, at one point or another.

Thankfully there are some DIY noise therapy tricks to ease the racket in your
eardrums. Mindful that each person may experience tinnitus differently, I will
share my own personal anti-tinnitus remedy, created with the mighty MS-20. It combines 
pink and white noise, white letting through a very subtle high-frequency tone.
It also emulates the North Sea wind to soothe not only the ears but also the soul.
You can of course adapt these settings to soothe your own condition: A different
frequency for the 2nd oscillator (that does the beep), the filter cut off to
find the right "tinitus masking" sweetspot.


VCO1 --------------------> NOISE
PW ----------------------> 0
Scale -------------------> ANY
Portamento --------------> 0
Master Tune -------------> 0

VCO2 --------------------> SAW TOOTH
Pitch -------------------> +2
Scale -------------------> 2'

VCO MIXER
VCO1---------------------> 8
VC02 --------------------> 3

FREQUENCY MODULATION ----> All on 0
EXCEPT LPF ------>5

HPF ---------------------> 7
HPF PEAK ----------------> 6

LPF ---------------------> 6
LPF PEAK ----------------> 6

MOD GEN -----------------> Middle (square/triangle)
FREQ --------------------> 0 (for the slow wind)

ENV GEN 1 ---------------> All on 0
ENV GEN 2 ---------------> All on 5

PATCHES
Pink noise ------ connect -------> EXT SIGNAL IN

Don't forget to hold/latch any key !

dr. Z van Zerfal