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Or how about driving the 700 at audio rates - this does some nice 
waveshaping.  There's been some discussion elsewhere about using a 
mixer with different waveshapes on the input.  Hard sync is also an 
entire interesting world of waveshaping.  

I think I'll start the journal rolling by posting a patch that does 
something like granular synthesis.  A one-pager in Word format.  If 
somebody has the ability to convert to PDF, that would be cool.

I'll do it tonight when I get home...

Mike

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, jwbarlow@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 7/2/2003 10:56:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> mikest@a... writes:
> 
> > Everyone is pretty familiar 
> > with the VCO->VCF->ADSR subtractive path, but what about other 
> > interesting paths? I've probably got a lot less experience with 
> > modulars than most people on this list, and there's very little 
written 
> > on the subject.
> > 
> 
> Well, I think the "sound source" through LPF (subtractive path) is 
very 
> useful for analog EM. I imagine 90% of my patches involve a VCO to 
a VCF LPF. But I 
> agree that it would be nice to see other complex sound sources and 
more 
> interesting types of filters (other than LP, BP, HP, notch -- 12dB, 
24dB, etc.).
> 
>  This comes up a lot on this list (in discussions of frequency 
shifters, the 
> Wave Warper, the MiniWave, and DSP). That said, there is an 
infinite amount of 
> work that can be done in the area of oscillator and filter 
modulation in a 
> "basic" subtractive set up.
> 
> Some things you might want to try are running audio through a 
sample and hold 
> -- it becomes a much harsher sound.
> 
> Try plugging in a VCO output into it's own inputs. Also try cross 
modulating 
> two VCOs with one another. The trick when doing this is in the 
subtlety of 
> adjustment. Also try extreme modulation of a VCF, both VCQ and 
cutoff.
> 
> Once you start getting into this, try adding VCAs in the modulation 
paths 
> (how about VCFs in the modulation paths). Use the sync inputs of 
one of the VCOs. 
> With the sync on, use an ADSR or S/H or Lag Processor to change one 
or the 
> other (or both) VCOs. Try using as many EGs as you can to control 
the modulation 
> sources, also for PWM. Add S/H and lag processor to control the 
modulations 
> sources.
> 
> Once you get started you're only limited by your imagination!!!
> 
> and your wallet
> John B.