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Re: [Doepfer_a100] other waveforms?

2009-01-15 by Monroe Eskew

Primarily the interest is sonics.  I am wondering if there is some  
interesting possible sound that we don't really have easy access to  
with subtractive synthesis.  Or maybe just a cool shape that is some  
way much different from the standards.


On Jan 14, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Mark Pulver wrote:

>
> In terms of sonics or control?
>
> In short... YES to either side of the question.
>
> But, you can "generally" create many other waveforms by having  
> access to
> multiples of the 4 basic food groups. The exceptions would be when  
> you want
> a reverse saw to be able to do something regarding control,  
> sonically a
> reverse saw would sound just about exactly the same as a forward saw.
>
> The core behind your question is a great reason to have MANY MANY  
> VCOs in
> your rig. I think I have over 60 in various forms.
>
> Mark
> -----
> Monroe Eskew (04:47 PM 1/14/2009) wrote:
> >Can anyone think of other waveforms besides the standard ones that
> >might be interesting to have in a synth? (Standard = sine, saw,
> >triangle, rectangle)
>
>
> 



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