Xpantastic!

> I have owned a M12 for a long time. I find the modulation List a  
> great thing,
> but I don't see the detune as that much of an advantage, unless
> you just gotta have a "Hover" type sound.
>
"Hover" type sound!  Funny name, but true!
I am too old to be into techno detuned sound (it really sounds "out of  
tune" for me), but now and then I have patched up my modulars and  
monophonic analogs in a massive collective sound. The idea came from a  
reading of what Rick Wright in Pink Floyd did, overdubbing his  
minimoog multiple times so he had like 18-20 VCOs sounding. You need  
to be careful to really have everything in tune, and play well (or use  
sequencers), and you can achive a slightly different sound. It is a  
lot of work just to get a slightly different sound, but can be worth  
while, as long as you don´t overdo it.

> Often I have adjusted the detunes to what I think is a perfect  
> sound, only to
> reset them all to 0 once I play the sound with a band or midi  
> sequence context .
>

I agree: detuning should be used very subtly.



Terje Winther
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