Usage reduction and portamento question

[Stomper]

Hi,

Im trying to make a supersaw pads patch.
i forgot to take the patch file with me, so ill just write it down for now.

1 keyboard1 input
1 1 output
1 master osc
7 slave saw oscs
1 filter d
2 adsr envelopes
1 lfo a
1 8 inputs mixer
i also have a waveshaper and lfo modules in the poly vioce area.

i want to use at least 5 voices with this patch but only get 4 (i dont have an expension card).
how can i reduce the usage in this patch to get one more voice?



my other question is about the portamento modules.
the manual doesnt explain how to use these modules in a patch, only how to set a global setting in the synth.
can anyone explain how and where do i connect to make the pitch glide?


Regards,
Stomper.

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[Roland Kuit]

hi stomper, i'm not behind my machine, so i cant really experiment with your 1st question. on the g2demo, here you have an answer on your 2nd question. the portamento can be controlled with the 1st morph knob.
you can replace the mono keyboard with a polyphonic one. you van use an other morph knob too. velocity f.i.

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[iPassenger]

With regard to your issue regarding the number of notes poly, you'll need to reduce your osc count to get that many notes, I tried and to get more than 4 note poly (e.g. 7-8 depending on fx area load) you need to use 6 or less slaved osc, no way round it.

Patch attached:

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[davep]

A couple of other ideas for getting a big fuzzy supersaw with reduced DSP:

1. Use more than one Master osc and connect a separate triangle LFO to each one and and set the LFOs to very fast vibrato like about 18 to 25 Hz, with each LFO at a different rate. Try maybe four masters oscs, eahc with their own LFO, and one saw slave osc controlled by each master ocs.

2. Try using some saw LFO modules running at audio rates as substitutes for some of the regular oscs. The LFOs use much less DSP. They may not sound as good but that can be OK if you use a combination of regular oscs and a few extra audio-rate LFOs to fill in the sound.

[Stomper]

[Stomper]

[cappy2112]

[davep]