[sdiy] harmonic generator

[Grant Richter]

The current marketplace for synths is about "in your face" sounds that will
"cut through a mix". Aggressive technological sounds. "Speed and power is
the art of our empire". - Bill Nelson

Subtle and delicate sounds, like enhanced Buchla waveshapers or original
Lowpass Gates have a hard time competing, because they don't fit the current
fashion trends.

It's like there is a subset, "acoustic like" electronic sounds. Not
imitations of existing acoustic sounds, but electronic sounds that have a
softer complex acoustic character.

If you consider the slow response of a Vactrol as a FT windowing function,
it is easier to understand the difference in sensation. Hopefully, someone
will get around to exploring the softer side.

Electronic Consorts playing in parks? Sackbutts and Rackets return....

> From: "alex dickey" <perpetual at uswest.net>
> Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 01:37:00 -0800
> To: "mark verbos" <a0284520 at addcom.de>, "synth DIY"
> <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] harmonic generator
> 
> 
>> yeah, that was the original all analog VCO in the Wiard. It adressed all
>> the waveforms by their harmonic content. So you had one output with
>> controls for the amount of harmonics and if they were even or odd. Much
>> like a Buchla 259. I think Grant dumped it in favor of the more
>> conventional approach because people would fear it. He now offers the
>> Classic VCO which has regualr waveform outputs. The waveform City can do
>> an emulation of the harmonic sweeps from the Tone Source.
> 
> wow, i've never heard of this.  can somebody say more about this, grant or
> others...?
> 
> alex
> 
>