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Originally posted by Diki:
Yes, we can criticize these early synths for not having many of the bells and whistles we use now, but it didn't seem to stop the top players of the day from making GREAT music on them... And perhaps it HELPED


Good point. I never really liked using the mod wheel to add vibrato because it applies a static rate to the pitch modulation. I much prefer using the pitch bend device to add live vibrato. Speaking of which, one of the best pitch bend devices I can remember (and it's funny that most people hated it) was the PPC (Proportional Pitch Controller) on the ARP Odyssey which consisted of three rubber pressure sensitive pads. The left pad bent pitch down, the right pad bent pitch up and the middle pad applied modulation. The harder you pressed, the stronger the effect. It was a little hard to bend notes to an exact pitch, but for adding natural vibrato, it was very cool.

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Wm. David McMahan
LearnMyKeyboard
JazzItUp Band
The Modulators

[This message has been edited by WDMcM (edited 10-16-2009).]