Who has used a synth for processing?

uaudio · #1 03-23-2010, 08:55 AM

Using your bass as the input source, I hear that you can use the Moog Little Phatty Stage 2 as a processor for filters, envelopes, and arpeggiation (like the Murf), but the documentation has been hard to find.

I also hear you can do this with Nord, which would be very relevant to my interests.

bigchiefbc · #2 03-23-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by uaudio

Using your bass as the input source, I hear that you can use the Moog Little Phatty Stage 2 as a control processor for filters, envelopes, and arpeggiation (like the Murf), but the documentation has been hard to find.

I also hear you can do this with Nord, which would be very relevant to my interests.

Not sure about anything newer, but the Nord Lead 2 does not have an audio input at all. It only processes its internal oscillators. The only input it takes is a midi in.

uaudio · #3 03-23-2010, 09:18 AM

I read this but it's from a few years ago. The only semi informative thing on the Internet, it seems.

uaudio · #4 03-23-2010, 09:19 AM

Sound sample: http://hieronymous.us/music/third_oscillator.mp3

Very cool.

Taylor Livingston · #5 03-23-2010, 01:07 PM

I used to use a Nord Micro Modular in my pedalboard. It was a pain to deal with stepping up and then dropping levels, and no bypass, but you can get some pretty interesting sounds happening.

squarewave · #6 03-23-2010, 03:03 PM

If you try it, you will likely need to provide a gate trigger signal (+5V ?), unless the synth somehow allows you to open the gate without.

RickenBoogie · #7 03-23-2010, 05:55 PM

You CAN do that with the Little Phatty, but it's complicated. Go to the Moog forums, and search. There's a recipe there that'll tell you exactly what you need to do. I remember very little, (sold my Little Phatty 2 yrs ago), but you need a dummy load in one of the CV inputs, and then there's alot of knob twisting. Moog forum will have the answer. Search deep, it's been a few years.

VermonaLisa · #8 03-24-2010, 12:17 AM

I use a DSI Evolver, it has very nice filtering capabilities

superbassman2000 · #9 03-24-2010, 09:45 AM

you should be able to process audio with any synth with an audio input

uaudio · #10 03-24-2010, 11:18 AM

So cool. Given what you get, and assuming you like the Moogerfooger line, how many of those effects would this essentially replace? I wouldn't be buying just for bass, I need a synth.

bassteban · #11 03-24-2010, 11:21 AM

I used to plug bass into a Yamaha CS-5 analog monosynth; it was a HUGELY fat filter w/all kinds of adjustability. GOD I wish I still had it.