Hi Mike,
Thanks for your interesting 'granular sound' tip. I noticed that if
you choose the GATE IN on the EG instead of the TRIG and increase the
pitch of oscillator one, you get a different, heavier distorted
sound. But listening to the demo's I think you already found that
out...
Michel
--- In motm@y..., "mmarsh100" <mmarsh@s...> wrote:
> Hi All -
>
> Just back from vacation. Two weeks away from all musical tools is
a
> recipe for epiphane, albeit a painful wait to try things out.
>
> Here is a way to do basic granular synthesis using only four
> modules: two oscillators, on EG, and a VCA. For theory check out
> Curtis Roads' "Microsound" from MIT Press.
>
> Oscillator one is set at 20 Hz to about 800 Hz (between about 2 and
> 4.5 on the COURSE knob) and will output pulses in the 10 to 50 msec
> range (you do the math, I suck at it). The PULSE output is sent to
> the GATE or TRIGGER in of the EG. The EG's DECAY and RELEASE are
set
> to zero with ATTACK and SUSTAIN set to about 2. The + OUT of the
EG
> goes to a 110 CV IN. Another oscillator's SIN out is sent to the
> 110's IN (this is the signal to be granulated). Send the out to
the
> console, but if you have a scope send it there, too.
>
> Play with the COURSE knob on oscillator 1 and the ATTACK and
SUSTAIN
> values on the EG.
>
> What's happening is that we are 'granulating' the output of the
> second oscillator. Each granule has it's own little envelope but
is
> played at a rate below which we can detect pitch. Taken together
> the grains create a new timbre and texture.
>
> Cool!
>
> Try feeding ANYTHING into the IN of the VCA (guitar, vocals, drum
> loops, sequences). Paul suggested MiniWave, which is a great
idea...
>
> Mike
>
> PS - Paul, the 700 doesn't work as well for 'chopping' as you put
> it, because the 'envelope' in AUDIO mode is fixed at 5 msec which
is
> not that usefule in granular synthesis. Makes a cool weird noise,
> though!
>
> m