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Re: [elektron] Re: MDUW LFO Confusion

2008-01-11 by Tarekith

Confirmed, it's just sort of weird, not what you'd expect.

On 11/01/2008, Niall Munnelly <aleph@...> wrote:
> Quick update:
>
> "In playback, I would expect this to shift R1's start and
> end times" should read *P1*'s start and end times, sorry.
>
> LFOs set to trig might actually work, but then I'd have to
> have the tracks' trigs on the same steps, which isn't really a good
> option.
>
> On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 02:11:38PM -0800, Niall Munnelly wrote:
> > I've encountered a weird behavior with LFOs in a new kit,
> > and I'd appreciate it if someone would corroborate or refute
> > my findings.
> >
> > Set up R1 to capture a snippet of audio {using MLEV or ILEV,
> > whatever's handy} and P1 to play back with a START value of
> > 32 and an END value of 94.
> >
> > Edit the P1 track's LFO with the following parameters:
> >
> > TRACK whatever the P1 track is
> > PARAM = END
> > SHP1 = SQUARE
> > SHP2 = unused
> > UPDTE = FREE
> > SPEED = 64
> > DEPTH = 16
> > SHMIX = 0
> >
> > Copy this LFO and paste it to the R1 machine, changing only
> > the TRACK value to P1's track and PARAM to START.
> >
> > In playback, I would expect this to shift R1's start and end times
> > forward, then backward, equally and periodically.  To my
> > ears, this isn't the case.  There's an audible stutter,
> > effectively a third pattern, that would indicate that the
> > LFOs are not synchronized.  I also hear it when UPDTE is set
> > to TRIG on both LFOs.
> >
> > Would one or two of you please verify that this is
> > happening, or that I'm just talking bollocks?  Am I trying
> > to effect these simultaneous modulations of START and END
> > the wrong way?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Yours,
> > Niall.
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> Niall.
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