Clavioline, ...any emulations ?

[herbaltree]

Thanks for sharing this DerickG

[derickgtwkbrwt]

I was working on a Lowrey Lincolnwood emulation on Surge, which I eventually transferred to the Shortcircuit XT. However, I used what I learned in the process to improve the Clavioline preset, and I believe I've arrived at a definitive version.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Msm3Ov ... sp=sharing

[derickgtwkbrwt]

I used custom wavetables that, in theory, emulate the non-linear square wave type of a astable multivibrator, removing those artificial mids and making the tone more realistic.

[Ah_Dziz]

What's non linear about an astable multivibrator? Most versions of that circuit make a "perfect" square between the supply and ground.

[Weasel-Boy]

Telstar by the Tornados is of course one of the earliest examples of it being used in a hit record.
I once owned a Clavioline in the early seventies - terrible to keep in tune!

Clavioline on a hit even earlier in 1961: Del Shannon's "Runaway".

[derickgtwkbrwt]

In older variants, mainly those with vacuum tubes, the rise of the square wave is rounded, while the fall is abrupt, creating an asymmetry different from a pulse.