Re: Digest Number 4273

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On Sun, 2 Jun 2019, Steve Scott [email protected] [YamahaDX] wrote:

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> I am trying to create a "super saw" sound like the Virus by adding multiple (8) detuned voices to a performance. There is a detune in performance but it only goes up
> to 12. I assume semitones. Certainly not giving me the beating I am looking for.

Are you sure? From what I understand from the manual (I don't own a TX802) 
the "Note Shift" performance parameter is meant to shift a voice in 
semitones ( range between -24 and +24 semitones ). The "Detune" parameter 
has a range of -7 to +7 ( or in MIDI SysEx 0 to 14, with center=7 ). The 
exact amount of detuning per step is not specified but is certainly much 
less than one semitone. You can try it and hear for yourself.

But if the performance detune parameter isn't good enough for the result 
you are trying to get, if you are searching for Really Fat: First create, 
or choose an existing, single voice with a saw-like sound. Then copy that 
voice to 7 other single voice memory locations. To keep things organized 
cal them, say, SAW-1 SAW-2 ... SAW-8. Then in voice edit mode make small 
changes in each of the 8 copies. Look at the used Algorithm. Then you can 
finetune the operators that function as carriers, or finetune the 
operators that function as modulators to change the harmonic content 
(careful!). Depending on the algorithm fatter sounding detuning already 
might be possible inside only one single voice. Other possible variations: 
small changes in envelope rates and levels.

Then in performance edit assign the 8 patches to 8 instruments. You can 
still experiment with performance instrument detune parameter. It's a bit 
of work, but you won't get fatter than this.

If you want to have such vintage FM fatness with full polyphony: find 
yourself a fully loaded TX816 :-)

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MT