more analogue additive (fwd)

[Bill Layer]

>>From mmcintos at ball.com Thu Aug 13 14:55:52 1998
>From: "McIntosh, Malcolm" <mmcintos at ball.com>
>To: "'b.layer at vikingelectronics.com'" <b.layer at vikingelectronics.com>
>Subject: RE: more analogue additive (fwd)
>Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 13:40:43 -0600
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>
>Hey Bill,
>
>I have tried to post this twice and it hasn't shown up!  Post it for me
>if you think it has value.
>
>Tanks
>
>Malcolm
>
><SNIP>
>
>Hi,
>
>This is a subject I have been thinking about with no idea how to
>implement.
>
>Would it be possible to use frequency multiplication and one really good
>sine wave VCO for limited additive synthesis?  Would it be necessary to
>have 64 or 128 harmonics if you just wanted to make some really nice
>sounds but not be totally imitative?  Could you get away with 16 or
>maybe 8 (!) harmonics to make really interesting non-imitative sounds?
>
>Forgive anything I have over looked.
>
>Malcolm
>
><SNIP>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:	Bill Layer [SMTP:b.layer at vikingelectronics.com]
>> Sent:	Thursday, August 13, 1998 11:27 AM
>> To:	David MOYLAN
>> Cc:	synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
>> Subject:	Re: more analogue additive (fwd)
>> 
>> At 12:30 PM 8/13/98 -0400, you wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >The more I think about this, the more intrigued I become.
>> >I think what we're dealing with here is almost a step
>> >back to organ technology followed by a few steps foward.
>> >Draw bars anyone?  If this project is pursued, it seems
>> >like a perfect candidate for a digital/analogue hybrid.
>> >(blasphemy?)  I'm talking about a computer to do the 
>> >analysis and possibly VCA envelopes coupled with analogue
>> >wave sources (and of course filters). 
>>  
>> No blasphemy here; my feeling is "give to Caesar that which is
>> Caesar's".
>> What a splendid notion, to let digital do what it does best (control)
>> and
>> let analog do what it does best (sound right). 
>> 
>> Consider the Korg PolySix, or even better: the Korg Delta. I seem to
>> recall
>> that the Delta is rougly 1/2 organ (it has drawbars...) and 1/2 synth,
>> utilising digital control, and analog VCOs/VCFs.
>> 
>> Back to the future.
>> 
>> 
>> Bill Layer
>> "Quantity has a Quality all of it's own." -JL
>
Bill Layer
Sales Technician
<b.layer at vikingelectronics.com>

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