lets the VCOs interact with each other. I can list many others, and the sum of all these contribute to
the Minimoog sound we all know and love. It's easy to get Minimoog timbres out of the A6, but
some Minimoog sounds won't ever be duplicated on ANY synth. I tried. My Minimoog has a "growl"
that I have yet to duplicate on ANY synth.
Filter2 was derived from the Moog modular filter and I don't have enough experience with a bonafide
Moog modular to judge, but I can easily get Memorymoog and Source timbres out of the
Andromeda.
Colin adds:
Well MC was the orginal brains behind the trick. And IMO its pretty much essential for Filter 2 to
shine I've done it slighly differently however.
Modulate Filter resonance with ENV2, using a +4.5 and a -4.5 offset HUGE difference on beef and
punch on bass sounds! Turn it on/off and be amazed at the difference, even if resonance is totally
off!
Sound like the Minimoog filter now, with that gronk on the attack :)
Whats even funny - it seems that when you modulate resonance negatively on the Moog filter
(filter2) - even when its totally off there is an audible difference!! Me thinks that even at zero, there is
still some resonance built in....
I thought my ears were playing tricks on me, so I put on my headphones and the subtle difference is
there. Turn the negative mod off and there is a slight nasal quality of resonance.
13.9 colin’s technique for adding some minimoog snap:
firstly setup Fast pitch and fast envelopes in the Engine Optimiser under the Process button (far left
of the A6 )
Hit VIEW on ENV3 and go to the Level page setup the following values
• Attack - 90
• Decay2 - 100
• Sustain - 90 or less
Go to the Time page and setup the following times and stage shapes
• Attack - 2ms Log3
• Decay1 - 30ms Exp1
• Decay2 - (whatever the patch requires) any of the Log shapes
• Release1 - set to whatever the patch requires, but 50ms or more maybe be needed remove
click from the fast envelopes, and the click from the attack will remain however (adds snap
though)
• Release2 - as above
You may need to set both Filter ENV2 release times to 50+ ms as well to minimise clicking from the
fast envelopes setting.
You should notice much more snappiness from any patch with these settings, ideally suited for bass
and leads. Drums require attack to be at level 100, and longer Decay 1 times 50-200ms
Set this up in a template patch so you don't have to start from scratch everytime :) Also if combined
with MC's ENV2 modulation of filter resonance by about +8.5,
(or don't use any resonance at all) and you should have some convincing Minimoog emulations! :)
The VCOs should be set quite low in volume to get that smooth discrete Moog sound - 25 or less for
each VCO on the Pre-Filter mixer. Add Voice Random modulation of the VCO Freq of about +0.02
or +0.03 for each VCO for extra vintage creaminess and life. You should also have both Background
Tuning and TempTuning off to complete the picture.
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