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groumpf · Post by **groumpf** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:13 am

I was wondering why the vibrato seems so strange in Z2 (and perhaps also on several digital synths) and I have some elements :

- the speed is sync
- the LFO is not global
- the restart is set to free by default
- the vibrato parameters for all OSC are not linked

for me a "classic" vibrato is global (same for all notes) and not sync to the song tempo.
I can use a LFOGlobal for vibrato but don't know how to de-sync.

Another little remark : on the Juno6 there is a delay on the LFO but the delay only works for the first note played.

Another thing: i tried to set the LFOG Amp to the ModWheel but it does nothing !

beej · Post by **beej** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:56 am

"Classic" vibrato is usually only mono on (obviously) monosynths or early polysynths - as technology moved on it's more normal for LFO's to be per-voice, and I much prefer this in the main, as for example, doing a pad sound with a small amount of slow vibrato means the voices drift and it helps to make a thicker sound.

Of course, global LFO's are better for synced effects or extreme modulations where you don't want a cacophony when playing multiple voices as the LFOs clash.

I've also seen that modulating the global LFO's doesn't seem to work, either the amp or rate, I forget the exact details...

groumpf · Post by **groumpf** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:46 pm

Ok, but as oldies are "replaced by" Z2

it seems normal that old functionning can be recreated by Z2. I think of "Let's go crazy" Prince song which starts with a chord part with a global vibrato, for example...

And what's the relation between song tempo and the vibrato speed ??

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:03 pm

'tis all coming... new lfo modes will decouple rate and tempo

groumpf · Post by **groumpf** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:08 pm

Good news, thanks !

kuniklo · Post by **kuniklo** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:39 am

Urs wrote:'tis all coming... new lfo modes will decouple rate and tempo

Is this still in the cards?

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:35 am

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Howard · Post by **Howard** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:36 am

Urs wrote:'tis all coming... new lfo modes will decouple rate and tempo

This has been my #1 gripe for a year now.

groumpf · Post by **groumpf** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:47 am

Yes you're right, I was hoping this was resolved in 2.2 but it seems to be dropped from the roadmap !?

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:55 am

Yeah, sorry, 2.2 was a maintenance update - needed for Leopard compatibility. It added everything that had been done on the side, i.e. GUI improvements, but it did not add any features specific to Zebra.

I think I'll get it done till V2.5 though - along with the final implementation of Eleven, new compressor modes, and what not.

Urs

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