Thursday 16 July 2020

Roland SE 02 - Initialize & Fat Bass Patch

This initialise patch is good for most Moog like synths without presets.
Works for the Mini-Moog Model D too.

I'm using a SE-02 (my preset 101)



It's a basic single oscillator saw tooth patch.
 Sounds like this:


AND



Starting from left to right.

Glide = 0

Osc 1
Range  = 16'
Tune = 0
Waveform = saw (ramp up)

Osc 2
Range  = 16'
Tune = 0
Waveform = saw

Osc 3
Range  = 16'
Tune = 0
Waveform = saw

XMod = all zero

Mixer for Osc 1 = 10
Mixer for Osc 2 = 0
Mixer for Osc 3 = 0

Feedback & noise = 0
Filter
Cutoff = 2 - 4 (open)
Emphasis = 0
Contour = 0
attack =0, decay = 0, sustain = 10

Amp
attack =0, decay = 0, sustain = 10

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Moog synths are famous for their "fattness".
It's hard to put a finger on it.
I think its all about the Ladder Filter & the Oscillators.... not individually,
but in combination. (and it's not just 2 detuned oscillators).
Other synths have these too, but there is something special about a Moog synth.
The SE 02, though not from Moog, sounds pretty darn close.

 To make a fat Bass sound (My preset 102):


Glide = 0

Osc 1
Range  = 32'
Tune = 0
Waveform = saw (ramp up)

Osc 2
Range  = 32'
Tune = 0
Waveform = saw

Osc 3
Range  = 32'
Tune = 0
Waveform = Pulse (25%)

XMod = all zero

Mixer for Osc 1 = 10
Mixer for Osc 2 = 8
Mixer for Osc 3 = 3 - 9 ( I like 5)


Feedback = add just a little (3)
                   Raise the main volume up to make the feedback more prominent.
noise = 1 to 2 (just add a little noise)

Filter
Cutoff = 0 - 3 (open)
Emphasis = 0 - 3
Contour =  5
                (increase if you want more "snap" in the attack)
attack = 0 to 10ms , decay = 0 to 250 ms , sustain = 5 - 10

Amp
attack =0, decay = 600ms , sustain =8

 Sounds like this:

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