Synths that drone

[4SAKEN]

Hi,

I write a lot of drone, ambient and noise music, and love how I can override the VCA on my evolver to enable it to drone.

Does anybody know of any other synths that have this capability?

cheers
Matt

[masstronaut]

Sell-o-tape?

[divineaudio]

while it doesn't have the override feature, the nord lead is great for ambient droney bits.
turn the release up all the way and notes will sound for days...

[Joey]

the microkorg/ms2000 can drone by using the arpeggiator, simply activate all the steps and set it to gate mode, instant drone

[4SAKEN]

the microkorg/ms2000 can drone by using the arpeggiator, simply activate all the steps and set it to gate mode, instant drone

Hi, thanks for your reply. I can get a similar effect also on my Xiosynth, with the arpeggiator running, I put the gate setting to max and adjust the attack and release unitl there's no audible difference between notes.

[modulator_esp]

Of the synths I own the Matrix 12 has a 2nd VCA you can use to get drones, the Moog Voyager has an Env/Gate switch to turn keyboard control of the envelopes off, so they stay open without a gate, the Andromeda has an envelope release time that sustains forever, the Nord G2, Korg Mono/Poly and SH-101 have hold buttons that hold the envelopes at the sustain stage, the Ensoniq Fizmo has an arpeggiator mode that holds all notes played

[4SAKEN]

Awesome.

Thanks very much

[hageir]

The Monomachine has an infinite hold+dec function
AND of course the parameter-lockable sequencer, you can get some pretty crazy stuff with that
and the onboard reverb machine is pretty useful (can sound huge and endless)

[pflosi]

ms20 8)

[OriginalJambo]

The Octave CAT and Polivoks both offer this capability. So does the Little Phatty if you stick a dummy jack in the CV gate in.

[Pighood]

My Andromeda can hold infinitely (small R2 level knob on envelope 3). Q takes a VERY long time to fad out when release is cranked all the way clockwise. There's even a patch which NEVER fades out....I still can't identify which parameter is responsible.

[Analogue Crazy]

My A6 certainly does drones and so does my Jupiter-4. I overload the VCA on my Jupiter-4 too, to achieve a phat distorted unison sound.

[hfinn]

Of the synths that I have the ones that can actually do drones (without using arpeggiators or tape ) are EMS Synthi A, EMS VCS3, EML 101 and Prophet 10.

[widdly]

If you connect an latching foot switch to the sustain pedal socket, just about any synth can do this. Roland FS-5L is a latching pedal. Or if you are DIY inclined, just solder a toggle switch to a 1/4" plug and use that instead.

[cornutt]

The Matrix-6, 6r, and 1000 can have an envelope retriggered by an LFO.