i was kind of disappointed that the Take-5 did not have the looping envelope 3 that the rev2 had, because my favorite type of modulation is the maths style “function generator” cycling envelope with an exponential curve. it has a special type of modulation that feels more organic or maybe even mechanical to me. hard to describe
anyway, i finally remembered to try it while i was at my desk and i can’t tell if that is exactly whats happening, but you definitely get very cool results if you modulate the lfo 1 or 2 “freq” with the lfo 1 or 2 itself as the mod source. it sounds like its just changing the speed at first (or at lower mod depths), then at around +114 it gets very snappy and slightly more erratic even. i really like the result. it sounds beady(?) or something plucky i guess. i can only imagine it’s creating a more exponential bend in the lfo shape
I am still curious about what is technically happening, because even with a scope, its hard to visualize just the lfo. maybe there’s a better way, like modulating the pitch with it but so far i’ve only tried it on filter cutoff. that’s what i was initially trying to figure out with my original question. some people seem to know those technical sort of specs or “tricks” that i can’t always find online
I encourage everyone interested to try setting lfo1 (triangle) to filter cutoff (around +100 maybe) in the mod matrix, then setting lfo1 to lfo1 freq in the next mod slot, and increasing it to about +114. then increase the lfo1 speed to about 2:15
and if you want to go a little further, to then
set the cutoff to about 11o’clock,
lfo2 (reverse saw, speed around 11:00) to env1 amount (+100) in the mod matrix
with env1 sustain & amount set around 1:30,
and in the next mod slot, set lfo2 to lfo2 freq at +114 mod depth
great track. very nice to see you still enjoying the take-5. i’ve always been a big fan of your sound
i am still astonished by the sounds i can get out of this thing with very little effort. but when i dive in deep, it really rewards complex patching. can’t say that for the many other modern polysynths i’ve tried. in terms of just gorgeous overall sound + flexible synthesis, it cannot be beat. i am still making mind blowing patches all the time and when i revisit old ones i haven’t heard in a while i am blown away by how well they sound. i have never felt such a connection to a synth.
i think i’m just really amazed that it can sound as unique and modern as the dco sound of the rev2 but still has the super strong rich syrupy character of a classic vco prophet. combined with the fm implementation, nice fx, beautiful filter, and all of the mod possibilities, it makes it the most powerful synth i can think of
i have even considering grabbing a pro 3 as a second voice to run alongside it
i thought this old one that i made early on and just recently re-discovered sounded pretty cool as an expansive but still lo-fi, almost Lorn-style warbly timbre