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Subject: Re: LFO pondering

From: "mate_stubb" <mate_stubb@...>
Date: 2003-04-22

The 320, 280, and 390 all have their own niche, and all are useful. I
have all three in my system.

> Although I never tried the 390, even with a second LFO it seems
> kind of half-assed compared to the kick-ass 320.

Don't sell the 390 short. With it, you can get 4 LFOs in the space of
a single 320. Two of those have VC, and all have LEDs (essential in
an LFO, IMO ). Makes a great companion to the 320 - it's a waste to
use an entire 320 as a gate generator.

> The 380 might be an option. While it doesn't have LED's or FM
> inputs, it has the summing feature. Are there any 380 demos?? I
> think it would be easier to make a decision, if I had a better idea
> what the summed output did.

I don't often use the individual outputs of the 380 as separate LFOs,
but mostly use the summed output. It's the same effect you could get
by running any 4 LFOs into a mixer. I find it most useful to have the
lfos running at different speeds between 2 Hz and .25 Hz, just subtly
giving a pitch waver to VCOs without sounding mechanical.

Moe