[sdiy] presets on a modular

[Ingo Debus]

Am Montag, 15.11.04 um 11:51 Uhr schrieb Paul Maddox:

>
>> Sure, it always sounds "like a flute" (unless very unusual playing
>> techniques are used), but then, a Minimoog always sounds like a
>> Minimoog, doesn't it?
>
> nope..
> Pick two triangle waveforms, low filter cutoff and no EG modulation on 
> the
> filter.
> Now pick three sawtooth waveforms, crank up the the resonance and add a
> stack of EG modulation the filter.
> Now tell me the two sound similar...
>

Seems I should record some examples with my flute... ;-)
But perhaps a better flutist than me should do this.

But I think we're missing the point. If something that provides presets 
to an instrument is required or not, is not so much a matter of how 
much the instrument's possible sounds differ. It's more a matter how 
difficult it is to switch between the sounds. Perhaps a player of a 
modular synth wants to switch fast between very similar presets, but 
still needs presets because it takes so long to re-patch and re-adjust 
the knobs.

Ingo