[sdiy] LFO range as equal tempered pitch modifier

David G. Dixon dixon at interchange.ubc.ca
Wed Jul 21 20:50:15 CEST 2010


> I have never really played with using an LFO as a "sequencer" before (see:
> http://www.scoreforsale.com/html/lfo_drum_video.html ). But it makes sense
> to me that one might want to hit thirds, fifths, whatever ... and not just
> octaves (or conversely not just narrow warbles).  127 steps is not a huge
> resolution to do it in, but I figure if I reduce my overall range
> somewhat,
> I can scale the LFO depth (step size) to hit semitones, half-semitones,
> quarter, third or what have you.
> 
> Does anyone else do this or see the merit in it? Or is it just a waste of
> time?

How does it differ from a standard LFO into a quantizer, or perhaps a
sample-and-hold + a quantizer?




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