actually, there's quite a few early digital delays
that had CV inputs, and a lot more that could be modded easily enough to add
them. The one I have is supe-rare because it sounds so wierd I am sure
nobody much wanted it when it was new. Doepfer and some other modular synth
currently make some very interesting analog delay modules where you can modulate
he delays in different ways and even output the different taps out to
different outs, send them back into the imputs or to different fx... the
moogerfooger pedal is a beauty too, but a different ballgame.... the ideal would
be to have a delay that could be controlled by both midi and CV
the old delays were nice because of the way they
failed to maintain the high frequency content - the evolver is very different from all of that because the delay is super
clean and shiny and really intrinsic to the sound. The digital aspects of the
evolver gets a bit ignored, but in many ways the evolver is
digital more than it is analog and as we know Dave Smith does that kind of
thing very, very well - of course the filter is great but the delay, the
sequencer and the feedback paths, are equally at the centre
of his thinking. Some of the most unique evolver sounds come from
that integration of a nice bit of analog in a basically digital framework,
and of course the abilty to modulate the crap out
of everything in sight :)
I'm exploring similar possibilties on an Akai
MPC4000 sampler at the moment, the fx on it are basic but all can be sequenced
in a variety of ways and its fantastic what can be achieved
if you get the chance, check the karplus strong
"string synth" on an eventide H3000 , its a stunning digital synth sound, I
think completely made of delay feeedback
Richard
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:21
AM
Subject: [Evolver] Re: MEK delay
Richard,
> I am a little obsessed with modulating delay times
these days too, everything from
>karplus strong to mad stuttering
rhythmic chaos is possible using sequencers to
>modulate delay time,
feedback, and wet/dry ... I recently picked up an ancient Vesta
>Kazu
digi 420 delay which has a CV inputs and is basically insane...
Wow,
I've never even heard of those. I guess that's the answer, a delay having cv
inputs to
control the different parameters. Then you could control it with
anything. Where the heck
did you find something like that? or even know
that it existed?
> But I have to ask, what the heck does assigning
noise to delay time do?
That is one thing, I wish you could filter the
noise in different ways before sending it to the
delay. but still, it is
an option to play with.
>And I must admit I had never noticed that
the evo's digital oscillators can be used to
>control delay time -
coming to it more from an analog CV way of thinking I have no idea
>what that even means!!?
I think it would be the same as sending
the signal from any VCO to the cv input on your
Kazu digi.
Remember
too, on the EVO you can have something controlling the frequency of Osc. 3 or
4 before you send it to the
delay.
steve
smcmusic.net
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