How many oscillators?

[lisa]

Two "traditional" in 208hp: Cs-L and Plaits, so 18%.

If you count Rings, that would bring it up to 22%

I’d say that Cs-L count as two oscillators and Rings counts too.

[Parnelli]

Dang, I feel underoscillated...

Though I have a number of other sound sources like Mother 32's, Wogglebug, Disting, drum modules, Plonk, and the like I didn't count them, so maybe I shouldn't.

[stickman]

In 372hp I have 3 "pure" VCOs - mangrove, 2hp voice and plaits

...but I have a *^&%-ton of voices and percussion modules
* Tonestar 8106
* BIA
* Acidlab m303
* SSF Bass
* DFAM

Is my ratio too high? I'm wondering that, but I have enough modulation and sequence easily enough for my desired purposes, and don't need it all running at once since that's not how I write stuff. Gigging I'll use 2-3x voices in 168hp + digitakt.

[j259]

How do you answer this question accurately?

I think it would be better to ask how many sound outputs per hp.

Verbos HO has a whole bunch of vcas, so it may make more sense to think of it as potential multiple sound sources.

Complex oscillators are either 1 or 2 depending on how you use them, without even getting into all the crazy taps on the Cs-L, for example.

[Hi5]

648HP
224HP=VCO, drum voices, Elements, Nebulae and 3 TT Ones.

Can't have too many sound sources especially if you are incorporating drums as well into your rig

[andybizarre]

8 VCOs in 950HP. Rubicon 1, Dixie II+, Shapeshifter, AJH VCO, STO, Tides and A-110-4. 16 if you count in the Assimil8or

[cackland]

All this oscillator reference makes me want to purchase more.

[Bjarlstedt]

I’ve got a Furthrrrr generator, Plaits, Rings and SMR (new for me so I haven’t used it that much yet) in 292hp. Plus Morphagene and a self oscillating filter now and then.
But I could manage by just using Rings and Plaits as sound sources actually. It all depends on how smart I’ve been in the patch.

[Footkerchief]

3-4 HM VCOs in my 104HP (I swap one out for additive stuff sometimes), for a total of 17-23%, plus up to 4 digital oscillators in Yarns. I could let everything else go if I really had to.

[Foghorn]

2 Plaits
2 Braids
2 Dixie 2+
2 Pittsburgh Waveforms
2 Rings
2 Mysteron
Tides I
Rubicon I
Telharmonic
PICO Voice
Sync Iter
Tiptop Z-3000
STO
O-111 vco 4 (Ladik)
DPO
E-330
.
plus Elements, BIA, Synthrotek DS-M, Akemies Taiko, Plonk, Chimera and also Tiptop one, Radio music and Chord organ.

So ~20 oscillators plus , but this is in about 2000hp.

And of course plus the so called drum oscillators and sample players.
And I consider Elements, Synthrotek DS-M, Akemies Taiko, Chimera, and plonk to be voices but maybe not oscillators per say.

So, I guess I will need to buy a few more oscillators


Foghorn

EDIT; added STO, DPO, Ladik O-111 vco-4, 2nd Mysteron and Synthesis Tech E-330

[pieter]

4 tracking VCOs in 416 hp, plus a Benjolin (although I use that mostly for modulation).

[Keltie]

Such oscillation. Many voltage. So waves.

Too many. Halp!

E352, shapey, plaits, braids, Ladik 210, STO, M32, Pico voice.

Kinda sorta: rings, disting.

2x filters that will track OK.

BIA. Pico drum.

So, um 14 max, realistically, 8 plus drums.

E370 soon when its available retail.

Few things that will go audio rate, not counting em. ( A143-1 drones FTW )

672hp. Spreading to a spare 168 Hp case soon. Don’t want to think about the % ( how would you count M32 anyways) at least 30 %, possibly closer to 40 or even pushing 50

[clusterchord]

just got my E370 after a long wait, and now i realize i went overboard in total. seriously have to re-think what has to go. total of 444hp in two cases (208+236), plus aprox 100hp in modules that aren't in a case atm, and my 17 oscillators are:

J3RK 258J (2)
Dixie 1
Endorphin FG (2)
A110-4 (2)
Hertz Donut 1 (2)
Hertz Donut 2 (2)
Synthtech E350 (2)
Synthtech E370 (4)

i know i'm keeping 258J and FG in any scenario. for the rest, we'll see after i catch time for some testing (e370 is still unpacked.. )

[MindMachine]

956 HP - VCO's 101 HP (three double as VCLFO's)*. I really think of it as 90 HP (less Dixie and Sine).

Sputnik Dual VCO
Sputnik VCO (x2)
Makenoise STO
Malekko Richter VCO II*
Erica Black Wavetable VCO
Intellijel Dixie II +*
Hikari Sine*

I rarely use the VCO II as an LFO. I seldom use the Dixie as a VCO. I only use the Sine as a VCO for FM duties on the Erica Wave VCO.

I love modular.

[Fuseball]

Suspecting I might be a little over-subscribed in the oscillator department for a small system. Only 168hp and there’s Plaits, Klavis Twin Waves, Warps, Tonestar 2600, Rings, Pluck...

[MindMachine]

^ Not necessarily at all. A few of those are also processors. One is a complete voice and the others are... versatile.

My feeling is that in modular land there is no proper ratio of functions.

[Kodama]

It's different for everyone and every goal. When you want to make like 3 synth parts and 5 analog drums that are interesting, you need a lot!

[bemushroomed]

828 HP with 9 oscs..

if i count sound modules i use from drums it's 13.

[mamonu]

36HP in my 168HP euro system (a DPO and a microBraids)
So around 21% is oscillators (not counting oscillating filters etc etc)

[philippfromme]

Make Noise DPO, Telharmonic, Mysteron (56/408hp)

[Esnan]

6 oscillators in 524 hp:
- Sputnik 258c dual osc
- 2x Doepfer A-110
- Mangrove
- Just Friends

But I also frequently use Doepfer A-143-9 as a sound source, so maybe 7 then.

[WisdomWriter]

I have total of 432hp and only have two purely devoted OSCs. Two VCO6s. I also have other sound generators, like filters and LFOs, but only two deliberate VCOs.

[Fallen_lassen]

168 hp 3 osc.

[DSC]

How many traditional oscillators do you have vs. total hp?

Would it be easier to think of them as complete 'voices' when deciding what to keep and what to let go?

It made it easier for me. Not sure if it would be for others.

I define a voice as VCO(s)/VCA. It does not have to contain anything else. Then I put it in the smallest HP possible. This is how I build a 'custom voice'.

TRISPECTRUM 48HP , three OSC's three VCA's.



Past that point it starts to get fuzzy. The one I am currently working on has four CEM3340 VCO's, four waveshapers, four VCA's and a joystick in 70HP. That becomes a silly sized panel though

Trying hard to smash down the HP usage, but it becomes pretty challenging.

[cllpse]

2 x Make Noise Skiffs. I've got an Akemie's Taiko (using it as a synth voice mostly), Mutable Instruments Plaits and Mutable Instruments Clouds running Parasite firmware for an extra voice in a pinch. It's still not quite enough. I'm looking at a filter and a Make Noise ST-O to have "enough going on".

Got the Make Noise ST-O in my system. Typically I'm pairing it with Three Sisters. And typically it's my main low-end/bass-line. Have done some experimentation with bringing it higher.

This basically free's up Clouds and Akemie's Taiko to do their thing, and the ST-O together with Plaits, combined with Strymon Magneto makes for a ton of melody.