[sdiy] Saw vs Triangle Sync

David G. Dixon dixon at interchange.ubc.ca
Tue Nov 24 01:42:16 CET 2009


> I'm sure both sync types are useful, but sawtooth hard sync
> represents what I believe most synthesists think of as the hard sync
> sound. "Lots of harmonics" is usually the whole point! Modulate the
> pitch of the synced VCO with an EG and you get the classic ripping sound.
> 
> I like soft sync a lot, too, but that is yet again a different sound.
> 
> "Different syncs for different thinks."


AH-HA!!  So, "soft sync" is Tricore sync, and "hard sync" is Sawcore sync.

It is all crystal clear now!  (This has been confusing me for a year!)




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