Yeah, that's a good one.
I like to use two vcos tuned closely (slow beat frequency), send the
triangles to the two wavemultiplier #3 inputs.
Another, send any outputs of closely tuned vco's to the inputs of a
comparator - I have the NCOM. The output is the compared pulse output of the
two inputs. Filter with phase shifter, VCF, or DSG.
Here's a very interesting variant - send pink noise to VCFQ with the VCF
resonance turned way up (but maybe not all the way).
It makes a haunting thunderously resonant moan, esp in the lower registers.
Vary the filter pitch slowly by hand or with slow random voltage.
Works well with lots of reverb.
If you've run out of oscillators in your patch & still want a drone, the
DSG's or DTG's are excellent for this too. Patch two of them up as audio
oscillators and use either the triangular (output) or rectangular (trig)
outputs, send these to a mixer or vcm for more processing. These modules are
hard to tune since you're dealing with two rate knobs, but they are nicely
stable. And they work great in the lower pitch registers.
John P.
maf@... wrote:
I like to use two vcos tuned closely (slow beat frequency), send the
triangles to the two wavemultiplier #3 inputs.
Another, send any outputs of closely tuned vco's to the inputs of a
comparator - I have the NCOM. The output is the compared pulse output of the
two inputs. Filter with phase shifter, VCF, or DSG.
Here's a very interesting variant - send pink noise to VCFQ with the VCF
resonance turned way up (but maybe not all the way).
It makes a haunting thunderously resonant moan, esp in the lower registers.
Vary the filter pitch slowly by hand or with slow random voltage.
Works well with lots of reverb.
If you've run out of oscillators in your patch & still want a drone, the
DSG's or DTG's are excellent for this too. Patch two of them up as audio
oscillators and use either the triangular (output) or rectangular (trig)
outputs, send these to a mixer or vcm for more processing. These modules are
hard to tune since you're dealing with two rate knobs, but they are nicely
stable. And they work great in the lower pitch registers.
John P.
maf@... wrote:
> >
> > Also, does anyone have any good DRONE patches they would like to
> > share?
> >
> > Dbz
>
> Actually one of my favorite (and one of the simplest) drone
> patches on a serge is to use the third stage of the wave
> multiplier (that's the bottom section). Pump a low sine into
> the input (IN 1) and use a very slow LFO on the VC IN with the
> attenuator cranked only to about 2 oclock. Experiment with the
> middle section also.