Good info Rainbow Jimmy!
I find that lately, your posts have some of the best ideas, tips, and thoughts on programming that have been here for a while. No disparegement meant for other members, I know there are some excellent synth programmers out there and I have gotten tons of help from them, but I think this list was starting to wither, and then along you came and sort of spiffed it up again with enthusiasm and some good questions, and some great tips!
Keep posting, anytime!
Jim
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----- Original Message -----
From: "spaceanimals" <alciere@...>
To: <AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 3:10 PM
Subject: [AN1x] hard sync
> Craig Anderton has a good article on hard sync in the latest Keyboard
> Magazine. The AN1X does hard sync especially well.
>
> The cool thing about hard sync-the slave oscillator's pitch doesn't
> affect the pitch of the note.It only affects the harmonic content. So
> to get nice metallic sounds, alter the slave pitch as many ways as
> possible-on the AN1X there's a lot of options.
>
> First, shut off osc 2. Turn the mix volume all the way down. Now
> change the algorhithm to fm+slv. That means the fm will only affect
> the slave wave.
>
> Then set the sync pitch to a positive number. You only get hard sync
> if the sync pitch(the slave oscillator) is higher than the master
> pitch. Now set the sync pitch depth to some nice high number like 40.
> Set the source to filter envelope. Now the sync pitch will change
> with the filter envelope for a nice sweep. Your note will still be in
> tune.
>
> Now set the pitch modulation so the oscillator pmod will only affect
> the slave oscillator. Now you've got LFO 1 and the filter envelope
> modulating the slave. Now go to fm. The algorithm is set up so the fm
> only modulates the slave oscillator. Set the fm to some cool number-
> 24 and set up an envelope for the modulation (fm source 1) and a
> modulator-I like to use VCO 1.
>
> You'll find an awesome polysynth sounth, harmonics floating off in
> all direction. Use one of the mod effects-flanging or phase shift,
> with some cheap tinny plate reverb for extra oomph.. Two things make
> the sound more or less useable. You have to play with the amplitude
> envelope. I don't know why but the release decay and sustain really
> affect the tone(and can affect whether the patch sounds in tune or
> not). Also the LFO reset should be played with-two different sounds
> depending on whether it's set to key on, or off.
>
> Sounds cool. Now take scene two and do it all again, only this time
> set the sync pitch way up high and set the pitch depth to a negative
> number. Now you have all the harmonics going the opposite direction.
> Layer those two sounds and you've got a monster polysynth sound.
>
> Rainbow Jimmy
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> http://www.mp3.com/spaceanimals
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