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On Sun, 2 Jun 2019, Steve Scott stevescott517@... [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
