Yes, definitely, a VCA before a waveshaper is very good way to get animated waveforms. All good suggestion here... I think alot people are using waveshapers where they would put a vcf, but it is much more affective after a vca OR a lo-pass gate :)

Tony

> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> From: Florian.Anwander@...
> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:10:51 +0100
> Subject: Re: 1 Re: Thoughts on the A-136 Distortion/Waveshaper
>
> Hi Ingo
>
> > the most important thing is not to use unattenuated
> > waveforms from a vco.
> and the second most important thing (for most waveshapers):
> Its usually not interesting to modify timebased (=LFO/Env) the
> waveshaper itself, but to use a signal that comes already with
> modifications. Example:
>
> Do NOT use this:
> Env------+
> | |
> VCO->Waveshaper->VCA
>
> Simply use instead:
> Env
> |
> VCO->VCA->Waveshaper
>
> third most important rule:
> For waveshapers use dark sounds, bright sounds do not win that much buy
> a waveshaper.
> Classic is either a triangle VCO through a VCA or a "dark" lowpassfilter
> with very high resonance
>
> Env
> |
> VCO->VCF->Waveshaper->VCA
>
> or
>
> Env
> |
> VCO->VCF->VCA->Waveshaper
>
>
> best regards, Florian
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

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