yo
i am sure others have had this idea before, but i couldn't find any threads about it so i thought i would share a technique that i started messing with this morning: FM synthesis in lsdj!
i do NOT claim to be a master of fm synthesis OR of lsdj.. i thought i'd put this out there for discussion so that others who are more skilled with fm synthesis and lsdj could share ideas/patches/etc..
ok so using the vibrato command in lsdj it is easy to cause an initial pitch to vibrate rapidly, at an audible rate- in other words, you can use the V command to function as a carrier wave (if you don't know what i am talking about read up a bit on the workings of fm..) adjusting the waveform of the initial frequency (the modulator wave) results in changes in the overall timbre, as in fm synthesis!
this works best i find using the WAV channel since it is possible to adjust the cutoff, distortion, volume, etc of the modulator wave (on the synth page), which opens up many more harmonic possibilities.
SO FOR INSTANCE
make a WAV instrument (set PLAY to MANUAL) > enter a C-5 note on the PHRASE page > set V command to something like VBA
it should sound thicker now, with overtones etc. you are hearing the combination of the oscillation of the initial waveform (the modulator wave) and the oscillation of the V command (the carrier wave). (hopefully i am getting these terms right..)
NOW you can mess with the parameters on the synth page to change the modulator wave, which results in some pretty awesome sounds! i get the coolest results messing with the WAVE, CUTOFF, and PHASE parameters.
this of course is also possible in the PULSE channels- you have more control over the volume envelope when using the PU1/2 channels, and of course you can change the duty cycle to adjust the modulator wave.
any thoughts? corrections? feel free to share cool fm patches you come up with!
