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the fifth synthesis techniques challenge - In this weekly series we'll explore the myriad of ways one can synthesize sound.
This week, we're going back to analog simplicity and focusing a bit on what we've already studied thus far: multiple oscillators, subtractive synthesis, FM, and distortion/waveshaping. That's right, we're exploring the west coast philosophy today! 2 oscillators, one modulating the other, waveshaping the carrier, then running it through an LPG (or non-resonant lowpass into a vca controlled with the same CV). Don Buchla had a very different idea in mind for synthesizers than Dr. Moog. While Moog was good at recreating classical instruments, Buchla was good at creating completely new sounds in new ways that were fiercely electronic and otherworldly, while still being good at creating some classical instruments, natural sounds like bells being hit or bird calls, and more. The wavefolder was key to the Buchla sound, as was the response of the LPGs and oscillator modulation, but the wavefolder is what Buchla had that Moog didn't, and spawned an entire new way of thinking. Please, only use two oscillators (you can use sync, fm, am, all that fun stuff), a wavefolder, and up to 2 LPGs. Modulation and subtle external effects like light reverb are open. Simplicity and non-traditional signal path options are key here. Have fun, and I'll have a new one next Friday!

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from Cherish The Pale Blue Dot, released January 12, 2023

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As part of the waxcide collective, Thomas Wulfe Its the alias i have been unsing for Ambient, IDM, Chillout, Electronica, Breakbeat, Trip-Hop and more for near 25 years. Influenced by artists such as Orbital, Underworld and Richard D. James, I love using both hardware and software synthesisers, sampling, computers and especially analogue modular synths ... more

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