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Re: Phaser Modulation

1999-12-02 by Elhardt@xxx.xxx

jlarryh@... writes:

>>But, I do not agree with the general concept that feature reduction because
 of incremental cost increases should be an icon of MOTM design.  If MOTM
 really means Mother of the Modulars, or Modular of the Millennium, then it
 should be just that.<<

I don't like to see compromises made either.  But when somebody is asking for 
the functionality of the MOTM-320 LFO to be placed in the Phaser, that is 
going too far.  Keep in mind, virtually all modular synths that have phaser 
modules don't provide any internal modulation at all.  You are expected to 
use other modules for that.  So the MOTM phaser has already gone beyond the 
others in that area.  The places to spend more money on are the phase shifter 
itself.  As I suggested before, negative feedback.  How about a rotatary 
switch to allow the user to choose 4,6,8,10,12 stages of phase shift like the 
Moog 12 stage phaser?  Someone else mentioned spreading/contracting the 
phaser bands/notches apart, for totally different phaser sounds.  The Nord 
Modular does that, and it gives you thousands of different phaser tones.  
These are the places to add features.

-Elhardt

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