MOTM

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your interesting 'granular sound' tip. I noticed that if 
you choose the GATE IN on the EG instead of the TRIG and increase the 
pitch of oscillator one, you get a different, heavier distorted 
sound. But listening to the demo's I think you already found that 
out... 

Michel


--- In motm@y..., "mmarsh100" <mmarsh@s...> wrote:
> Hi All -
> 
> Just back from vacation.  Two weeks away from all musical tools is 
a 
> recipe for epiphane, albeit a painful wait to try things out.
> 
> Here is a way to do basic granular synthesis using only four 
> modules: two oscillators, on EG, and a VCA.  For theory check out 
> Curtis Roads' "Microsound" from MIT Press.
> 
> Oscillator one is set at 20 Hz to about 800 Hz (between about 2 and 
> 4.5 on the COURSE knob) and will output pulses in the 10 to 50 msec 
> range (you do the math, I suck at it).  The PULSE output is sent to 
> the GATE or TRIGGER in of the EG. The EG's DECAY and RELEASE are 
set 
> to zero with ATTACK and SUSTAIN set to about 2.  The + OUT of the 
EG 
> goes to a 110 CV IN.  Another oscillator's SIN out is sent to the 
> 110's IN (this is the signal to be granulated).  Send the out to 
the 
> console, but if you have a scope send it there, too.
> 
> Play with the COURSE knob on oscillator 1 and the ATTACK and 
SUSTAIN 
> values on the EG.
> 
> What's happening is that we are 'granulating' the output of the 
> second oscillator.  Each granule has it's own little envelope but 
is 
> played at a rate below which we can detect pitch.  Taken together 
> the grains create a new timbre and texture.
> 
> Cool!
> 
> Try feeding ANYTHING into the IN of the VCA (guitar, vocals, drum 
> loops, sequences).  Paul suggested MiniWave, which is a great 
idea...
> 
> Mike
> 
> PS - Paul, the 700 doesn't work as well for 'chopping' as you put 
> it, because the 'envelope' in AUDIO mode is fixed at 5 msec which 
is 
> not that usefule in granular synthesis.  Makes a cool weird noise, 
> though!
> 
> m