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Round Bass

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Round Bass

Playing Tips

Play monophonic lines in the C2-C3 range. The slight detuning between VCO A and VCO B creates a natural chorus effect. Adjust VCO B PITCH for more or less beating. The LP2 filter mode keeps the bass warm without the aggressive rolloff of LP4.

Notes

This patch uses VCO B's saw wave patched into Mixer IN 2, breaking the normalled VCO A sine connection on that input. VCO A's saw wave is mixed via the default Mixer SAW slider. The two oscillators are set to the same octave with VCO B tuned slightly sharp for a gentle beating/chorus effect. The LFO Z drift on VCO B's pitch adds organic movement -- the detuning amount shifts slowly over time rather than staying static. The LP2 filter mode gives a gentler rolloff that preserves more low-end harmonics than LP4.

Cable Routing

3 cables
VCO B SAW OUT --> MIXER IN 2

Adds second oscillator to the mix for thickness

LFO Z OUT --> VCO B FM 1 IN

Slow detune drift between the two oscillators

ENV A OUT --> VCF FM 1 IN

Filter envelope for each note attack

Knob Settings

VCO A

ControlValue
OCTAVE4

All other controls at default

VCO B

ControlValue
OCTAVE4
PITCH+3 cents sharp

All other controls at default

VCF

ControlValue
FREQ11 o'clock
MODELP2
FM 11 o'clock

All other controls at default

Mixer

ControlValue
SAW2 o'clock
IN 21 o'clock

All other controls at default

Panel View

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