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2001-10-25 by alciere@midmaine.com
I jsut read an article on oscillator sync in Keyboard Magazine. The author recommended turning one of the oscillator's volume down and turning the other's volume up. Is there a way to control the sync oscillator's volume? Has anyone read this article? How do I apply these techniques to the AN1X? Thank you, Rainbow Jimmy http://www.spaceanimals.com http://www.mp3.com/spaceanimals
2001-10-26 by Phil
Look for "VCO1 Level" and "VCO2 Level" in the "VCO" (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) sections. Did the article suggest which oscillator to adjust? An important aspect to 'synced oscillators' is the pitch of the second oscillator. Be sure to tweak it heavily. This is where the magic happens. Even try using an LFO to sweep in automatically. Phil
From: alciere@... Reply-To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 23:53:05 -0000 To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AN1x-list] oscillator sync I jsut read an article on oscillator sync in Keyboard Magazine. The author recommended turning one of the oscillator's volume down and turning the other's volume up. Is there a way to control the sync oscillator's volume? Has anyone read this article? How do I apply these techniques to the AN1X? Thank you, Rainbow Jimmy http://www.spaceanimals.com http://www.mp3.com/spaceanimals Community email addresses: Post message: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: AN1x-list-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: AN1x-list-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: AN1x-list-owner@yahoogroups.com Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
2001-12-27 by spaceanimals
Would someone like to write a tutorial on the osc sync? I've fooled around with it and got some interesting metallic sounds, but I really don't know what I'm doing. What are some good settings? What happens when you sync the oscillators? What's a good way to modulate the sounds? Rainbow Jimmy http://www.spaceanimals.com http://www.mp3.com/spaceanimals
2001-12-27 by Bruce Wahler
RJ, >Would someone like to write a tutorial on the osc sync? I've fooled >around with it and got some interesting metallic sounds, but I really >don't know what I'm doing. What are some good settings? What happens >when you sync the oscillators? What's a good way to modulate the >sounds? Oscillator sync causes the slave oscillator to always restart at the beginning of the master oscillator's wave cycle. Let's use, as an example, two VCOs, one (the master) at 500Hz and the other (the slave) at 1200Hz. The second VCO will produce almost three times as many cycles per second, but every time the 500Hz oscillator reaches the start/end of its cycle, the 1200Hz oscillator will be forced to reset, too. This means that the slave VCO's timbre will have harmonics related to both its "native" frequency (1200Hz) and the sync frequency (500Hz) imposed on it. This in of itself is an interesting electronic effect, but relatively boring, timbre-wise. What's needed to make the effect more interesting is to have the slave VCO's frequency change over time, compared to the master VCO, which is relatively constant. Once this happens, the sync effect will create a constantly changing spectrum of frequencies, yet still produce a dominant note, based on the master oscillator. The result is similar to the result when the muscles of the throat and face modulate the output of the human vocal chords during speech (and singing). Classic examples of oscillator sync in action are The Tubes' "TV Is King," Split Enz' "I Got You," and No Doubt's "Just A Girl." In all three cases, the second oscillator's pitch is being modulated by an envelope generator; usually, the one that modulates the VCF. In most cases, the sync EG is set to a long attack and decay, while the VCA EG is set to a more organ-like envelope (fast attack, high level of sustain or very long decay). Other useful sync modulation sources are the LFO, the mod wheel, the key number (very subtle), and in the case of the AN1x, the Free EG. Another interesting modulator is the ribbon controller, which can be used to make the synth "talk" by quickly stabbing at and sliding along the ribbon. Regards, -BW -- Bruce Wahler Design Consultant Ashby Solutions\ufffd http://design.ashbysolutions.com CloneWheel Support Group and HiNote moderator 978.386.7389 voice/fax bruce@...