Published on Dec 20, 2012 by FatSynthDude
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"Using a two-thousand dollar synth to emulate the sound of a hundred dollar synth. I must be doing something wrong, right? XD
This is an idea I've been kicking around for a while but haven't been able to act on until recently. I love FM synthesis, but like so many other FM fans, the interface of the Yammies is rather infuriating to me. I've always thought it would be fun to do something like this on a modular where not only would there be no menus, but with the patch cables, it would become a lot easier visualize the algorithms. I just did an upgrade to my Dot Com system to where I'm up to five oscillators now. This is an emulation of a 4-op FM synth a la DX100 or TX81Z emulating a bell sound. Configuration is simple: One oscillator acts as a modulator for a second oscillator, and that's replicated for a second series run in parallel to the mixer. (TX81Z users, imagine algorithm 5.) The fifth oscillator acts as a sync source to keep everything stable. All waveforms are sine. This 'vid' begins with just the raw oscillators being played with. Then, the two filters are introduced (a high-pass filter and the Moog filter set to 24db slope). Afterward, some reverb and chorus are brought in from the Lexicon MX300.
I'm kinda hating myself for going as long as I have without dumping some money into my lowly Dot Com system, but after getting to play with this, I'm definintely committing myself to bringing more modules into the system (and hopefully investing in one of those sexy Box11 cabinets!)"t
Thursday, December 20, 2012
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