[sdiy] What the hell is a Kriminiser?

[Rainer Buchty]

> And what does this Criminizer (English) do?

The "Krimisizer" (as it is spelled in the book) is mainly a module to
emulate Police sirens. Citing from the 2nd FORMANT book:

"Almost everyone knows the difference between the 'Tatü Tata'-like siren
of the European police and the nervous howling, their US-american
colleagues announce their coming. The Krimisizer can generate both
sounds."

It also says: "This module is most likely a supplement which does not
excite synthesizer purists very much, since these siren sounds the FORMANT
can also create using LFOs. However, the Krimisizer module allows to
realize typical police sirens without the need for exhaustive patchwork
[...]"

Rainer

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