an osc in z3ta+ set to multi, the phase slider controls the detuning. Can I modulate this with an lfo ?
Wow, Dan. You're moving quickly in your synth explorations. This isn't quite the same thing, but you'll get an equivalent result.
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Set two oscillators to Normal and Add instead; each with the Wave of your choice. Set up LFO5 to a relatively slow Speed with Wave 1 of your choice.
Edit: Don't forget to try moving the LFO "center" with the Offset slider. In the Modulation Matrix, set up a slot like this:
Source: LFO5
Range: variable (maximum to start)
Curve: Pitch 1S (shallower) or Pitch 1W (deeper)
Control: n/a
Destination: Osc 2 Pitch
This will vary the second oscillator's pitch by one or two semitones (with maximum Range), and effectively detunes it as compared to Osc 1. You can add more oscillators in a similar manner. It's going to use more CPU resources than the internal Multi setup.
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One more way, if you have an outside cyclical source of MIDI. [I use Frank's MIDI Plugins' Rhythmic Controller, Cake's SpectralFX, or Petertools' LiveSet. You can also draw smooth curves in your host's automation, to simulate an LFO.]
Go to your host's exposed DX Automation parameters. It'll be in the Track Inspector of a Cakewalk product. You'll find Osc1 Phase as one of the assignable parameters. Usually a right-click will bring up MIDI Remote Control. Bind a MIDI message (for example Mod Wheel CC1) to the Osc1 Phase control. In your "cyclical" application (or automation), have the curve output a CC1 message. You set the rate and depth of control in the outside app, and point it to the Osc1 Phase control in z3ta+.
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post edited by b rock - 2006/11/21 20:28:35