The Oscillator- Variable Waveshape

Many synthesizers only give a few options in regard to waveforms. The Moog Voyager's waveform offerings are unique in that the control allows you to continuously move from one waveform to another. This gives you the ability not only to choose waveforms that exist between the standard choices, but also to modulate the waveshape. In this video, Marc shows you how this innovation can be applied.
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[@aviolentpurple9925]

Great demo. This is a true luxury and once you have it you can't go back. A couple of higher end digital synths have this as well. Once you get used to it, you wonder how you ever lived without it.

[@ubiquitousreverser]

Love this demonstration! That oscilloscope was mesmerizing when you had all three oscillators going. Makes me wonder why that hasn't been a popular stage show piece like a laser light show. Thanks for the explanation.

[@sidwho123]

Ubiquitous Reverser Tame Impala does a very similar thing for their live performances; an oscilloscope of the whole sound!

[@Seekthetruth3000]

Excellent demo!

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

very intresting , im doing a diy project and accidently made wave morphing happen between what was a pulse/sqaure into almost sawtooth timbre but came at higher pitch so its good to know if i can succesfully pull off a similar thing it would be intresting

[@gregulatortron4052]

i own a Voyager - but i've now decided i want an oscilloscope as well - to go with it...............now particular reason, other than the fact it will look cool in my little studio when i dim-down the lights :)

[@TheParanoidAndroid79]

I will watch any video featuring Marc Doty. The guy knows his shit.

[@LarryPanozzo]

Wow I want to get into this

[@jenniferw8963]

This is cool. I have plaits so I can mess around with this. The first model is similar to this Moog Voyager. Starts with triangle and you can transform into saw then into a notched squarish saw then all the way to saw, then vary the pulse width with another knob.

[@mzil]

Interesting to know all that, thank you for the video! However, the thing with non-square square is because of the phase of its harmonics. Frequency-wise it's exactly the same sound, which is the same for all synthesisers on its own, but there will be differences in mixing sounds with different phases even if they have the same harmonics.

[@steveintentionallyleftblan3398]

hello single cycle sampling! in all seriousness, though. I love looking at what the knobs on a synth do to the sound through an oscilloscope. the shapes are mesmerizing.

[@piotr803]

Very interesting. It'd be even cooler if it was possible to lfo or env this variable waveshape...is it?

[@kidkique]

the oscilloscope is my fav part

[@katmai90210]

what's the screen on the left on which you can see the waves ? where does it come from?

[@srberry111]

Nice demonstration. What kind of ocilloscope are you using?

[@r.d.6290]

Did Roland JP8000 have those variable waveforms?

[@jacksonshelton8055]

I plan to make an analog synth in the future. How do you make a normal VCO(s) do this sort of thing? I found it mesmerizing but confusing... Edit: I really want to know. Someone please tell me. I can't really find any schematics online.

[@derivativ3]

Jackson Shelton Hey this might be a late reply and you may have already gotten your answer, but I’ve come to this problem too By taking the each of the outputs of the oscillator, I.e. square, pulse, triangle, or sawtooth, and putting them into a crossfading mixer that pans/mixes across them, you can make this type of oscillator. However making a 4 way cross fader is quite complicated, I figure this moog machine has a discrete but less intuitive circuit that does this Cheers, mylo

[@roboslobonator]

@@derivativ3 I am also looking into this. I have come across a few modules like doepfer morph something or other, mixiplexer but they're not ideal. Really looking at the qubit synapse but there's not much info on it so I reached out to them today. Also the RxMx from makenoise but I don't know if that would smoothly blend from one to the next rather sequentially step.

[@markustg09]

Excellent overview! May I ask what Oscilloscope you used and how you connected it to the Moog? And also what setting you used. The stability of the image of the wave and the changes as it swept was great to watch.

[@booyobambooyo2563]

which synth has this advantage?

[@Cjx0r]

I need this functionality in my life. Are there synths like this that arent $3000?

[@mootbooxle]

the Micromoog and Multimoog have it!

[@robertsyrett1992]

What the Automaticgainsay?!

[@SebastianSkadisson]

Made it sound almost orchestral.

[@OceanMagnus]

Is that Marc Doty?

[@automaticgainsay]

Yes!

[@kevin780313]

This is like quantom physic for

[@kevin780313]

For me

[@colourbasscolourbassweapon2135]

The only moog I have is the moog grandmother and the mavis that it

[@keenanblack3958]

I'll take a voyager please, FOR FREE!!!

[@yoianrhodes]

unless this is analog it's called wave table synthesis

[@yoianrhodes]

Wavetable can cross fade between any single cycle waveform. This can be sawtooth or square .So given this is analog the single cycle is an actual circuit the waveshaper will change it. Again cross fading between your original circuits. ITS EXACTLY the same just fading with a voltage instead of a processor.

[@WARDISWARD]

noppes

[@yoianrhodes]

I dont see how not, i understand that they use totally different engines. I've used reaktor as well as teansy for wavetable, and Ive made oscillator circuits. I know they dont work the same way, but the way they fade is what i see thats similar

[@WARDISWARD]

I am also a reaktor user/builder . First of all ..there are two kinds of wavetables ..the one used in old creative soundblaster cards ...so called single cycled waveforms . And then the ppg/waldorf type of wavetables ...a collection ( table ) of waves with a pointer . Both types needs a ramp/phasor oscilator to drive the wave . Waldorf and ppg wavetables can be created with a partial editor . Hell you might call vector synthesis a form of wavetable synthesis , but there the blending between waves is actually amplitude crossfading .

[@boimesa8190]

This wouldn't be considered a wave table synth right?

[@cycrothelargeplanet]

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