SAWVOXThe SAWVOX module is a “complete” synth voice with two sawtooth oscillators, a filter and a VCA, all realized digitally with a tiny 8-bit microcontroller. The oscillators are detuned by a fixed rate to get a fatter sound, and can be switched to a single oscillator. Of course, due to the limited resources of the processor, the sound has the typical 8-bit lofi char, but the CV tracking is quite fine, and it can find its place in a lot of patches. All parameters can be CV controlled, eg. filter frequency and resonance. The module is based on a simple 8-bit microcontroller and an adapted design of Jan Ostman. Module power consumption: 30 mA Inputs
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Patch SuggestionsThough technically a "complete" voice it obviously can be processed further within the AE system. PHASER and Lofi Delay are particularly recommended.... If you haven't got the fine control you desire for a particular patch then, as an example, if you leave the Sawvox filter fully open you can patch the output to another AE filter to have more parameters/adjustments available. Here is a video by The 5th Volt which features this module.
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