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--- In AN1x-list@y..., "Ed Edwards" <edward.edwards@v...> wrote:
> > Moog leads get used so often. When you've got a couple of 
guitars, a
> > bass, and a drum set it's hard to cut through the mix.

Yup, It's really context specific. The frequency plot of each group 
of musicians and each song is different. So "jutting out" enough that 
you can be heard but not enough that you sound screechy is a variable 
thing.

I do find that those moogy leads work too. Maybe because there is so 
much energy around the fundamental. My current favorite (very much 
like a classic moog patch) is a saw on the bottom, two pulse waves 
tuned a fifth above and a saw on top. It creates a ridge just above 
the fundamental before the overtones get softer. So you can keep it 
mellow (with the LPF) but it still has character. Also, when using 
oscillator sync I used to tune the synced oscillator above the other 
oscillator so I could play with those lovely high overtones, but 
lately I tune it below the other oscillator. Not as pretty, but much 
more useful in a band context.

Cheers,

Jerry