http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGJLU2SwSuM
another one (none-steve)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM-3_TcK3BE
so> it’s not possible to let the osc sync and go below the frequency of the inputsignal. then it cuts out. mmm..
so it wont help me to make my violin sound like a cello.
By definition a sync’d waveform cannot produce a frequency below that of the master. Maybe you could send the FREQ input a -1 VDC offset to lower all frequencies by one octave? Just a guess, though.
“so> it’s not possible to let the osc sync and go below the frequency of the inputsignal. then it cuts out. mmm..
so it wont help me to make my violin sound like a cello.”
Hey Nathan -
This is much more the case if the FreqBox Oscillator is a rectangular waveform. Less so if the waveform is triangle or sawtooth.
Here’s one way to think about it:
As the source signal goes higher than the FreqBox VCO, the % of the FB VCO’s waveform becomes less and less, as the waveform is getting resarted faster, but its time constant remains the same.
In the case of a rectangular wave, as the % of the VCO’s waveform gets less, it approaches and gets to 0% duty cycle, or DC. That’s the “cutting out” that is referred to.
In the case of a Sawtooth wave, the decrease in % of VCO’s waveform gets lower in amplitude as the bottom of the sawtooth wave gets higher and higher. The waveform doesn’t cut out but does get attenuated.
In the case of the triangle wave when your input signal is 2X the frequency of the VCO, the output would be a sawtooth (50% of the triangle’s waveform)…
The nature of Osc. Sync is that it forces the Synced waveform to restart its cycle at the frequency it is syncing to. That’s why an expression pedal is so incredibly useful with this moogerfooger - it allows you to tweak the VCO so it’s not a static effect AND it allows you to adjust the VCO so it stays higher in frequency than what you are playing (if necessary). The Envelope Follower allows you to do that as well, by using the dynamics of your playing to adjust the VCO frequency…
Now if you ran your violin through an octave down pedal first you can get closer to the range of a cello. Most Octave pedals do 2 octaves down as well. If you do that, make sure to record some sounds so we can check it out!
SD
nathan,
I am a fiddle player here. are you wanting a "natural "cello sound or a lower sound than your G string?
You would be suprised what you can do 
pm me for a link if you want to hear some clips
o shit, the violin was a joke.
no offense ment.
it was an example.
its actually more of a pickup-amplified stringinstrument i made myself.
i play on it with sticks/hands and bow.
but too much to explain. thats why.
thanks for the explanation steve.
and for the nice video. where would the rest be though?