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How does the "Shape" parameter in Nanologue work?
Hello! I'm wondering how exactly the parameter under "Shape" (between the square and the saw buttons) work in Nanologue. If you still can't find it, it's in the middle of the interface (not counting the keyboard). I really like Nanologue. It's really easy to make cool bass sounds, but sometimes i want to take it a step further. So basically what i want to know is, how does the shape parameter work? What exactly does it do to the sound? How can i create similar effects in other synths, for example Z3ta+?
Thanks!
Edit: Also, does someone know how the distortion works? It never sounds good when i try to add distortion to my other synths. What type of distortion is it?
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Steinberg calls it cross modulation, u can move between square and saw and achieve intermediate wave shapes. Z3ta does do (this and many more) similar tricks to shape the wave.
Fun to move these controls in real time or automate with midi. There are a few other synths with other approaches on shaping waves, and moving smoothly from wave to wave, including the new iProphet, Cube synth, Addictive synth's blend feature etc...
As for how it affects the sound, goof around and have a listen...
@Littlewoodg said:
Thank you so much! I still don't really understand how it works, though. How can i achieve this effect in Z3ta+? I was playing around with it to try and find it myself, without any result.
The waveform view in the upper left of the main screen has A,B,C buttons under the image of the waveform. Each of these lettered buttons opens its own set of wave shaping dials. Unlike Nanologue you can see what each one does as you dial through its range. This of course after you have selected a wave to play with. To hear what is happening, you can limit yourself to one waveform at a time, and turn off effects...remember Z3ta allows you to deploy and shape up to 6 oscillators, that is up to 6 waveforms.
Tim Webb did a "Let's Play With" for Z3ta, http://discchord.com/blog/2014/5/9/lets-play-with-z3ta-for-ipad.html
And he links to thesoundtestrooms Z3ta walk through http://discchord.com/blog/2014/2/21/cakewalk-z3ta-demo.html
In fact this is the search page on Z3ta from the discchord site: http://discchord.com/display/Search?moduleId=18847140&searchQuery=Z3ta&x=0&y=0
And there's tons of stuff on YouTube about Z3ta, both iOS and VST iterations, and links from there to tons of presets you can get for free...
Z3ta is really something. I suggest you put on your head phones, flip through and play presets, look at how each of the parameters changes from one to the next, zero-in on ones you like, look at how they were programmed...fun.
@Littlewoodg said:
Wow! Thank you so much for the answer! You're awesome! I'll definitely be looking more into Z3ta now.
@Littlewoodg nice response.
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