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Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:48 pm

And fwiw, if you need an almost perfect synth to work along the SOS tutorials, do yourself a favour and get LinPlugs FreeAlpha (now in it's 3rd incarnation). Might not sound as good as others, but it's a great "no-fuss" design and contains the most crucial elements to design your own sounds.
Sure, things such as Synth1 and PolyIblit might sound better, but when learning, the layout of a synth is essential. And FreeAlpha IMO is perfect regarding that.
And it's got most essential waveforms (plus a few more) as well.

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:35 pm

jivamukti wrote:From Discover manual:

Sine -- FM, Leads, Percussion, Organs
Triangle -- FM, Smooth Sounds, Bass, Flutes
Square -- Smooth Basses, Leads, Synced Waves
Noise -- Ambient FX, Percussion
Saw -- Rough Bass, Edgy Leads
Pulse -- Vintage Synths, Pads

Also I could add myself that if you want to start learning how to use ring modulation, you should start with simpler waveforms (sine & triangle) to get more predictable results.

This is solid advice right here! Just made me a brand new track too

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:04 pm

Are you guys taking harmonics into consideration. I mean the right harmonics gives the wave form its individuality no?

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BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:07 pm

Lagrange wrote:Are you guys taking harmonics into consideration. I mean the right harmonics gives the wave form its identity no?

Take a sine wave, add harmonic sines to it and you end up with something different: could even be a saw or square wave. But a ready-made saw or square wave already has the harmonics...

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:16 pm

My fav wave generators are the throat, vacuum tubes wood boxes and brass funnels..

DavenH · Post by **DavenH** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:12 am

camsr wrote:
jivamukti wrote:From Discover manual:

Sine -- FM, Leads, Percussion, Organs
Triangle -- FM, Smooth Sounds, Bass, Flutes
Square -- Smooth Basses, Leads, Synced Waves
Noise -- Ambient FX, Percussion
Saw -- Rough Bass, Edgy Leads
Pulse -- Vintage Synths, Pads

Also I could add myself that if you want to start learning how to use ring modulation, you should start with simpler waveforms (sine & triangle) to get more predictable results.
This is solid advice right here! Just made me a brand new track too

Yep, great advice there

wave forms