MOTM

On Wed, 4 Dec 2002 elhardt@... wrote:

> As pointed out by someone else, you don't need VCA's. I don't have a DX synth,
> but I don't remember them having VCA's for their carriers and modulators.

The Envelope Generators, LFOs, and other mod sources on a DX would require
VCAs to perform the same functions on an analog synth.

While you don't need a VCA to do FM on a modular, you would want several
to do an FM patch with any complexity.  Remember, with FM, as you increase
the modulator's levels, you increase the carrier's frequency content.
It's a different effect than varying the modulator's frequency or harmonic
content, which is pretty much all you could do without a VCA.

JDM