[sdiy] Moog SL-8

[Tom Wiltshire]

On 14 Apr 2017, at 04:27, rsdio at audiobanshee.com wrote:

> 2) Does anyone else think that LFO noise (sample and hold) is way more useful than square? I've never heard a piece of music effectively use square LFO without sounding like a siren or something else very non-musical.

I agree with the first part - I definitely use S&H more than square. If I see a synth LFO that only offers triangle or square, I go "Oh!…"

The second part - there are a few uses, but not enough.

In general I think manufacturers aren't imaginative enough with LFO waveforms, especially since most LFOs are software these days. I suppose the counter-example is synths that include some sort of short sequencer you can use as an LFO, like much of the DSI stuff, the Elektron Octatrack, and the Modal synths.

> 3) How is 1.2V/oct "over-tracking?" That would seem like under-tracking to me, since 1V would produce less than an octave. Did Moog mean to say 1.2 octaves per Volt?

I think they did mean 1.2oct/V. That was what I understood when I read it, and it wasn't until you pointed it out that I realised it was the wrong way around.