Thanks for the responses.
I just assumed the CV inputs acted as a modulation source (maybe the pedal inputs are good in this regard?). Still, I didn't get the Xpander to do snappy ?basses.?
I can't wait for the thing to arrive!
Rick
On Apr 2, 2012, at 5:05 PM, Omar wrote:
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I would add here, that even though you can't get "snappy" bass sounds, you can still get "killer" bass sounds with the Xpander. Listen to Nitzer Ebb "Belief" or? "Showtime" and you'll hear the magic of the Xpander used for bass as well as buzzy seq type synth sounds. the 1 and 2 pole filter modes are very aggressive and when shaped properly, you can get some amazing buzzy raspy bass sounds with bite and cojones...especially when you put your primary zone in unison-low mode to trigger all 6 voices at once. monosynth what?? 6-voices of an Xpander in unison will eat your monosynth for lunch.
-o
On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 5:27 PM, tyrosine
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Omar is correct, the oscillators in the Xpander will not respond any more quickly if they are sequenced over CV (Silent Way, hardware sequencer, etc). The reason is that the CV/Gate inputs only accept pitch and Gate (note on/off) signals. Each patch on the Xpander has its own envelope settings and sending a CV/Gate signal will not change the existing limitations of the envelopes, it just plays the note as if you had connected a MIDI or CV/Gate keyboard. The Xpander is not the right synth for that snappy bass sound, though it can make a much wider variety of sounds than many synths that _can_ make that type of sound.
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xpantastic@..., Omar Torres wrote:
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> yes thats correct, but its just for triggering
> gate and pitch of each voice. Basically allowing
> you to trigger or sequence an Xpander without
> using MIDI. But this has nothing to do with the
> Xpander's "snappy" response issue.
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