Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Anyone have any tips for working with triangle waveforms in OSC1 & 2?
I tend to migrate to them often because they have a nice warm analog 
tone them. The problem is I have to turn the volume up to 100 (on the 
individual Osc AND the master) be be able to hear them with any sort 
of volume (thus bringing up the noise floor too).

Part of the problem is my m-audio BX5 monitors cutting off the low end 
they produce, but also the triangle waves seem *noticably* lower in 
volume than the any of the other waveforms.

Any thoughts, tricks, tips, suggestions?

Thanks

Rick

"rickyannotta" <rickyannotta@...> 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....

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....
>