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<p>That was my thought. Organs use time delays for vibrato and don't
do pitch bend. I didn't think strings like violins do pitch bend.
I know they to vibrato. Its called finger vibrato. This is why I
wanted to see about adding vibrato. I don't think the clock
gennies I have in mind will do that wide a range. If forced to do
pitch bend I'd probably have to fall back on the CPLD
implementation.</p>
<p>--TimR<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/6/2016 10:57 PM,
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<pre wrap="">Yes: alternative controllers like ribbons may need insane MIDI pitch bends to work without being limited by a piano keyboard. Of course, too much range starts to test the limits of the 14-bit command.
The Soundplane has 2.5 octaves (30 semitones) of range in the standard configuration. Unfortunately, when playing my old Pro-One (via Encore Expressionist) or Matrix-12, the control stops at one octave and a new MIDI note must be activated when sliding past an octave. It can be a seamless command string, but not always.
On the original topic of pitch-bending a top octave generator, I might be overly purist in my point of view: if the circuit doesn't lend itself to pitch bend without sacrifices, then I vote for disabling pitch bend (or not supporting it). Organs typically do not bend pitch, and the synths that allow it really sound goofy in my opinion. I assume that the other common use for a TOG is string synthesis, so I wonder whether it makes sense to support pitch bend. Then again, to contradict myself, strings are fretless instruments, so even the synthetic version should allow continuous pitch - especially when accessed via alternative controllers.
On May 6, 2016, at 10:20 PM, Dan Snazelle <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:subjectivity@hotmail.com"><subjectivity@hotmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I sure love doing 8 octaves up and down with the ribbon controller on my kurzweil ;)
On May 7, 2016, at 12:57 AM, Jonathan Lippard <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jblippard@comcast.net"><jblippard@comcast.net></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Haven't we all needed to bend a note ten octaves up from time to time?
From: "Roman Sowa" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:modular@go2.pl"><modular@go2.pl></a>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl">synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl</a>
Sent: Friday, May 6, 2016 1:02:27 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Vibrato range
How about PitchBend? Musicaly usefull vibrato may not have much detune
range, probably less than +/-50 cents, but the same TOG will also have
to take care of Pitch Bend, right? Default range is +/-2 semitones, but
+/-1 octave is not uncommon.
BTW, MIDI pitchbend range can be set by RPN message to a level beyond
sanity.
Roman
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--Tim Ressel
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