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Hi Jimmy !

>Filter questions: How do you usually set the key track?
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It depends on the type of sound you want ... with little or no enveloppe 
effect on the filter cutoff frequency it's better to set a tight key 
track . If not the extreme notes will remain unfiltered , giving the 
sound of the raw waveform . On the opposite you can leave the keytrack 
parameter close to 0 .

>Resonance seems to really affect the band pass filter.
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It's absolutely normal , as on a real analog filter the higher the "Q" 
factor (resonance) the shorter the bandwidth : the filter is more 
selective but the frequency response is not flat .

>Do you use the sync feature?
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Yes but it gives "distorted" or "harsh" sounds easily , sometimes a bit 
like a ring modulator . Try it on a simple patch with both oscillators , 
say, for example a 2 sawtooth pad : turn on and off the sync and listen ...

>Do you layer sounds or just keep basic one or two osc patches.
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Most of my sounds are "simple" , but i use 2 types of  "multiple" sounds 
. With the keyboard split a sound with the arpeggiator or sequencer at 
left hand and another sound on the upper part of the keyboard . You can 
use rythmic bass patterns and play around with another sound , usually 
complex "fx" pads , to get a nice emulation of the early synth players . 
Another useful trick is to program both "scenes" with slightly different 
sounds and swap them with the mod wheel (obviously affected to the 
scenes mix !) . Very impressive with organ type sounds : you can "mix" 
between a jazzy sound and a more distorted, rock sound like with a 2 
keyboards organ . You can achieve the same trick with 2 pipe organ sound 
, small flutes on a scene and a big "churchy" sound on the other .
Do you have a "patch book" with commented examples ? If not i can send 
you one in .pdf file ...
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J.F.

spaceanimals a \ufffdcrit :

>Most of the lead sounds I program wind up sounding cold and glassy. I 
>could tame this with EQ but if I knew how to program it would help.
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>Filter questions: How do you usually set the key track? When would you 
>use the band eliminate filter and what do you usually set the band pass 
>filter? Resonance seems to really affect the band pass filter.
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>Do you use the sync feature? There's three sync settings--master, 
>slave, and both. Which sounds better? FM settings: is it better to use 
>master, slave, or both. I never can remember which is master and which 
>is slave.
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>Do you layer sounds or just keep basic one or two osc patches. I have 
>the best luck with simple sounds.
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>Thanks
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>Rainbow Jimmy
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