VCOs as modulation sources

[DJMaytag]

At 10:00 AM 7/12/96 PDT, gstopp at fibermux.com wrote:
>     Audio-frequency modulation of one VCO by another in a modular system 
>     is one of my favorite areas of sythesis. It's fun because the sounds 
>     can be sooooooo complex, but at the same time it's frustrating because 
>     repeatability and maintaining intonation are problems. The tiniest 
>     analog imperfections and drifts cause huge changes from one moment to 
>     the next.
>     
>     (This is exactly where the Chowning/Yamaha FM stuff has the advantage 
>     over analog - but to me, that's like riding a mechanical horse rather 
>     than a real live bucking bronco - *too* controlled).

this may be off of this particular topic, but it's something i've been
wondering about for a long time. has anyone done FM with DCO's? it would
seem like that would be better than yamaha FM, but more controlled than
doing it with a VCO. i think it'd be an interesting experiment.

mitch

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