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PAGE = SYNT
DEST = PW
TRIG = FREE
WAVE = TRI
MULT = 1x
SPEED = 8
INTL = 0
DEPTH = 36
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LFO 2
PAGE = FILT
DEST = WDTH
TRIG = FREE
WAVE = TRI
MULT = 1x
SPEED = 57
INTL = 0
DEPTH = 2 or 3
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LFO 3
PAGE = SYN
DEST = TUN
TRIG = FREE
WAVE = TRI
MULT = 32x
SPEED = 44
INTL = 0
DEPTH = 10
Try it in multi mode from trigger octave 4 and up
the low notes sounds closer to the ARP machines, if you can get something "analog" out of
the mono.
SOUND DESIGN IDEAS
-How did Autechre make the sounds on Quaristice?
First, I think some of the weird synthy/reverb sounds were derived by turning the delay time
on the mono way down (to 1 or 2) and the feedback very high. You can get some weird
timbres in this way, and, on the low end, sometimes they sound like some of the stuff off of
Quaristice. Also mess with sweeping the delay time; at certain settings you can get some
autechery wooshes.
Second, last night I went nuts with the lfos on the mono and noticed that setting one to the
retrig time resulted in some fun stuttering effects, esp. when combined with filtering lfoing on
the bbox pitch. I think the multiplier on the lfo also had something to do with it.
Quaristice sounds like it is full of the FM+ machines, also Booth is well documented for his
love of FM synthesis.
DRONES
I use the static FM machine with long decays and slow synced LFO's modulating operator
levels good for drones.
Drums sounds can be quite abstract given the monophonic nature on the MnM's percussion
kits but this does give very original results when used with the arpeggiator and p/locking the
retrigger amount. I wish you could load your own kits as that whistle sound really spoils
things.
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