more analogue additive (fwd)

[Bill Layer]

Hi Malcom,

>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?

I think the limitation here is that you would be limited to natural
harmonics; most complex sounds contain much enharmonic information as well.
You are right in that freq. multiplication could provide a palette of
harmonics...

Perhpas if one employed eight oscillators, set to different microtonal
increments, and then created a palete of harmonics from each of those. Now
then, that might give you some real flexibility, and without running a
mega-array of HP204s. 

>
 
Bill Layer
Sales Technician
<b.layer at vikingelectronics.com>

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