Re: Subharmonic Synth (Virtualizer)

[Bill Cummings <billcumm@sprynet.com>]

I know I've missed something somewhere here. What is a Polysubass, and what
company is it made by?
BC

----- Original Message -----
From: "Qua and Vishara Veda" <exalted@easystreet.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 10:39 PM
Subject: RE: Subharmonic Synth (Virtualizer)


> Hi Mathias,
> I was the one who started this thread, not understanding how these 
>devices
> work , and if they might be interesting to try on things like
vocalizations
> that have very wet effects applied to them.   I guess I'm still somewhat
> unclear on the capabilities of these tools.
> The impression I now have is that both the kosmos and the dbx120 analyze
the
> incoming material and more or less synthisize audio that is an octave
below
> the lowest(determined by some algorithm?) sounds of the incoming 
>material.
> The kosmos does this stereo image enhancement thing, but most reviewers
are
> not that impressed with that effect.
> Not sure exactly what the Polysubass can do, and if its a standalone
> processor like the others.
>
> I remain intersted in a device that might work as the dbx does, but
perhaps
> also operate into a higher freq range without making the result muddy,
etc.
> I'd like to use it for Stick and vocalizations - both with other effects
> applied to them, which could include pitch shifting.  Would one of these
> units do this?  modifications required?
>
> thanks!
> -Qua
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthias Grob [mailto:matthias@grob.org]
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 1:36 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Subharmonic Synth (Virtualizer)
>
>
> Andy!
>
> I did not finish my idea here:
> >  >  You say: "only works on the lowest notes."
>
> I wanted to ask whether it can really find the one lowest note (as
> Polysubbass) or just a low range (like dbx120 and such). In other
> words, if you feed it with two low notes, does it put out the
> woomering mix of the two or just the octave of the lower one?
>
> >  >  I hardly ever switch my Polysubbass off. Does this unit allow to
> >>   combine it with most other effects?
> >
> >It has a Low Pass Filter before the sub-oct generator.
> >which just produces a synth tone,
> >without even an envelope
> >
> >very effective, although you can't get just the sub-oct
>
> This you may not have understood either: Its about the ability of the
> unit to generate several effects at once. If it can only creat the
> low bass with a special patch and no other effect simultaneously, its
> not so interesting, because some one like me would have to carry the
> thing arround just for the bass.
> Ideally, it should be always on plus any other effect chosen ;-)
> Or at least Bass and Reverb.
>
> Thank you!
> --
>
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