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GovernorSilver
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emdot_ambient
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That's pretty cream-your-jeans synth pron right there, buddy, I'm tellin' you what! |
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GovernorSilver
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:33 pm Post subject:
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One special characteristic of the Oberheim 4 Voice was each note of the chord having its own character, because each note literally had its own oscillator. I wonder if this is possible to model somehow in the Nord Modular G2. _________________ Current and recent work on Soundcloud
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varice
Joined: Dec 29, 2004 Posts: 961 Location: Northeastern shore of Toledo Bend
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:55 pm Post subject:
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GovernorSilver wrote: | One special characteristic of the Oberheim 4 Voice was each note of the chord having its own character, because each note literally had its own oscillator. I wonder if this is possible to model somehow in the Nord Modular G2. |
If you can describe the special characteristic of a synth voice, then it may be possible to model it in the G2.
By default, each voice of a polyphonic Nord Modular G2 patch has a separate and independent sound source. For example, if you create a four voice patch with a sawtooth oscillator in the “Voice Area”, then there will be four separate oscillators running. The oscillator(s) that you hear when each new note is played will depend on the voice chosen to have its envelope generators triggered by the polyphonic voice allocation scheme of the G2. If you need a more unique sound source from each voice, you can use some creative patching along with the Voice Number output of the Status module to achieve that. _________________ varice |
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bachus
Joined: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 2922 Location: Up in that tree over there.
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject:
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GovernorSilver wrote: | One special characteristic of the Oberheim 4 Voice was each note of the chord having its own character, because each note literally had its own oscillator. I wonder if this is possible to model somehow in the Nord Modular G2. |
You would have loved the large old Allen Organs with their hundreds and hundreds of RLC oscillators -- well, maybe not _________________ The question is not whether they can talk or reason, but whether they can suffer. -- Jeremy Bentham |
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GovernorSilver
Joined: Apr 26, 2004 Posts: 1349 Location: Washington DC Metro
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:39 am Post subject:
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varice wrote: | GovernorSilver wrote: | One special characteristic of the Oberheim 4 Voice was each note of the chord having its own character, because each note literally had its own oscillator. I wonder if this is possible to model somehow in the Nord Modular G2. |
If you can describe the special characteristic of a synth voice, then it may be possible to model it in the G2.
By default, each voice of a polyphonic Nord Modular G2 patch has a separate and independent sound source. For example, if you create a four voice patch with a sawtooth oscillator in the “Voice Area”, then there will be four separate oscillators running. The oscillator(s) that you hear when each new note is played will depend on the voice chosen to have its envelope generators triggered by the polyphonic voice allocation scheme of the G2. If you need a more unique sound source from each voice, you can use some creative patching along with the Voice Number output of the Status module to achieve that. |
Wow, thanks, varice! I'll try your advice at some point in the near future.
One of the most famous Oberheim 4-Voice sounds was the "horn section" in Birdland by Weather Report, which was amazingly full-sounding with just 4 notes. This video, towards the end, has a nice shot of Joe Zawinul playing "horn section" on the Oberheim with his left hand while playing another part on another synth with his right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg1lRQUbmUE
It might be easier hear it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae0nwSv6cTU
Other favorite 4-Voice sounds for me are the two Lyle Mays sounds - the pad and the whistle-like lead sound used on so many recordings with Pat Metheny and his solo stuff. Both sounds are represented at the beginning of this track:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lfb2qyFOgg _________________ Current and recent work on Soundcloud
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