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Originally Posted by Jazzpunk  Can you explain how you use your 6 osc set up (just curious how you arrived at that number)? Is it for monster unison type leads or for complex sequences? Using some of the osc as modulation sources? All of the above?!
(as you can tell I've never even been in the same room with a modular so feel free to dumb down your explanation as much as possible!) |
Hmm. Well, it seemed like a nice big number :) I often do make big fat unison sounds, sometimes in stereo (six detuned oscs spread across a stereo field and sent through stereo ladder filters is HUGE). But having that many oscs opens up lots of other possibilities, like using audio-rate modulation of filters / VCAs / Panners, or using four oscs all set at different frequencies into two separate ring modulators for massive gong and bell sounds, or tuning them all to huge six-note chords with different osc mixes going through different filters for complex sweeping drones.... And the eight LFOs in the MOTM modules work great for most uses, but if I ever need a full-featured LFO with things like pulse width modulation, hard sync, etc, I can also use the big oscs for that too.
unrelated - A few pointers for anyone planning a modular:
- don't scrimp on the mixers! You'll need more than you think. They're not the sexiest module but they are very important and have ltos of uses.
- same goes for VCAs.
- don't scrimp on the 'Multiples" (little patch panels that allow you to send one patch cord to several destinations - kinda like a 1-to-3 "Y" cord). But note that this does not apply to systems that use banana plugs (which can be stacked and don't need "multiples").