Re: [AH] Envelope Patch Fun

From James Meagher
Sent Sun, Apr 22nd 2018, 18:13

Cool beans. Thanks for the post. I don=E2=80=99t have an Odyssey, but such p=
osts get me thinking, how could I do something like this with what I have. A=
nd this can lead to some fruitful experimentation.=20

I=E2=80=99ve just acquired a Waldorf Pulse . . . maybe once I dive into that=
 mod matrix it will give me some of the flexibility I=E2=80=99m yearning for=
.=20

I=E2=80=99m often frustrated by the static implementation of parameters ofte=
n called things like crossmod, AM, etc. All too often I have an =E2=80=9Con/=
off=E2=80=9D choice rather than the ability to dial in the depth of the effe=
ct, and better yet modulate the depth of such effects via LFO=E2=80=99s and e=
nvelopes. I miss being able to dial in a tiny degree of crossmod on my JP6. N=
ow that I=E2=80=99m on a JX10 it=E2=80=99s just an =E2=80=9Con/off=E2=80=9D p=
arameter. =E2=80=9COn=E2=80=9D is frequently more effect than I=E2=80=99m lo=
oking for. My SQ80 has some wonderful mod routing options, but AM is still o=
nly =E2=80=9Con/off=E2=80=9D.=20

Maybe an Odyssey is what I need.=20

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> On Apr 22, 2018, at 10:26 AM, annika morgan <xxxxxx.x.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wr=
ote:
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> So last night I was dorking around on my Odyssey and found that patching t=
he FM and PW modulation across the ADSR, the LFO with noise and square, and t=
he putting a super low attack, decay and sustain (below the first notch) and=
 a release about 2/3rds up on the ADSR while patching the VCF and VCA across=
 the AR envelope resulted in a tight FM modulation that gives a kick drum/sl=
ightly brassy pulse at the front of a note followed by an almost but not qui=
te out of control FM modulation.
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> I assume one could use this configuration in less of a Daft Punk Tron soun=
dtrack kind of way to achieve a really nice trumpet sound but I personally l=
ike playing stuff that=E2=80=99s hanging onto the =E2=80=9Ccliffs of insanit=
y=E2=80=9D to steal a term from the movie The Princess Bride.=20
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> Anyhoo, I just find using envelopes to control how much the FM opens up a r=
eally cool way to sculpt sounds and I imagine with a modular setup the optio=
ns and possibilities in that regard are just bonkers.=20