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Re: Soft Sync + Linear FM

2009-02-20 by roelelec

That's something I haven't tried yet.
Thanks for the tip.
I will try this, cause I'm also very curious how much it
differs/matches the soft sync effect of the other osc's.

The Timegen osc is still a puzzle to me.
I don't remember how I patched it (I'm gonna note these findings
carefully down from now on) but a couple of times turning the rise
knob revealed only a small area of frequenties, just if the right
part was transformed in a notch filter or something?

I also haven't the faintest idea what the signal in's (in the middle)
can be used for?

Cheers,

Roel

--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, "kkonkkrete" <kkonkkrete@...>
wrote:
>
>
> If I remember correctly, you can get some (roughly) hard-sync style
> effects using your timegen osc, or more generally any of the slope /
> transient generator variants. Use the trigger switch to make the
> right half self trigger (oscillate). Now patch the gate out of the
> left half into the trig in of the right half. I think you should
now
> have the right oscillator re-triggered by the left oscillator. Mess
> with frequency offsets. Instant razorblade cocktail. Just don't
cut
> yourself.
>
>
> --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, "roelelec" <r.steverink@>
wrote:
> >
> > Hi John,
> >
> > Yeah I know what sync is, that it eliminates the beating when two
> > osc's frequenties are locked in together. It's the way of getting
> > razor sharp sounds in stead of the more organic, floating sounds
like
> > f.e. strings.
> > But is soft syc then only the soft variant of hard sync? I'm no
> > technician. I'm interested and very much like to know.
> >
> > Cause I reckon soft sync must have more uses that only
eliminating
> > the beating. Why otherwise did Serge include soft sync in his
osc's
> > and not the so favourable hard sync? Which are the secrets?
> >
> > Thanks for the info on the waveforms!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Roel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, John P <johnp299792@> wrote:
> > >
> > > soft sync is used when you want two or more oscillators to
track
> > > together, in sync, *without* beating.
> > > If you patch two oscillators from, say, your SSG Stepped Out
into
> > their
> > > 1V/Oct inputs, they will track together, but no matter how well
you
> > tune
> > > them, there will be some beating, and the beating will change
as
> > the
> > > pitch input changes. Patching the Sawtooth of one into the
Sync of
> > the
> > > other one will eliminate this beating, if the Osc's are tuned
> > closely to
> > > begin with.
> > >
> > > roelelec wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > My question is: what's the use of soft sync in general?
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

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