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Re: Working with triangle waves

2005-10-21 by rickyannotta

Thanks Miles

That helps me put everything in perspective and some good things to 
try out as well!



--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Miles Bader <miles@g...> wrote:
>
> "rickyannotta" <rickyannotta@y...> writes:
> > but also the triangle waves seem *noticably* lower in 
> > volume than the any of the other waveforms.
> 
> That's just the way triangle waves are in general.  The evolver 
offers
> the mixed triangle/saw wave too, which is often just right.
> 
> Sometimes I use sync (with appropriate detuning or whatever) to 
roughen
> triangles up a bit, or use one triangle wave and one narrow pulse 
wave
> -- a narrow pulse wave is less dominant sounding that a 50/50 pulse
> wave, so it doesn't overpower the triangle as much, but can add a 
nice
> bit of buzziness.  Or add in some lowish-volume digital waves to 
provide
> some high-frequency color.  There are sooo many ways to roughen 
stuff up
> on the evolver... :-)
> 
> -Miles
> -- 
> We live, as we dream -- alone....
>

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