[sdiy] Yamaha DXy DCO's

[Theo]

Stack three (or more) operators.
Set the "top" modulator to "fixed freq" and tune it into the LFO range.
And presto, the "middle" operator has individual pitch LFO.
You may even modulate the amount of modulator pitch modulation with
velocity, envelope and/or LFO.

But agreed.
It would be better if there was more freedom in assigning pitch envelope or
LFO to individual operators.
SY77/99 delivers more in this era.

Cheers,
Theo


----- Original Message -----
From: <WeAreAs1 at aol.com>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Yamaha DXy DCO's


>
> I was always disappointed that Yamaha never included to capability to
apply
> an envelope or LFO or velocity to the frequency of modulating operators
(they
> did allow carrier pitch modulation, though).  That's such a bitchen
sound --
> the sweeping of modulator pitch (you can do it manually on a DX7 with the
data
> entry slider, but on one operator at a time).  Was it too mathematically
> complex, or too processor-intensive?  Were they worried about people
complaining
> about too much stair-stepping noise in the sound?  I wonder, did they ever
get
> around to adding this ability on the FS1R?  I don't really have any
experience
> with that machine, other than marveling at the unreal factory patches.
>
> Michael Bacich