LFO Rate Sync

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cominginsecond
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LFO Rate Sync

Post by cominginsecond » Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:17 pm

I hope this isn't a silly question, as I'm somewhat of a synth newbie, but does the LFO Rate on the Mother 32 sync to the tempo of the sequencer? I can't find that info anywhere in the manual.

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Re: LFO Rate Sync

Post by Ted3000 » Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:05 am

No, it's free running and not sync'd.
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Re: LFO Rate Sync

Post by cominginsecond » Mon Nov 30, 2015 12:18 pm

What a bummer. Are you aware of any Moogs that will sync the LFO rate to an external MIDI source?

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Re: LFO Rate Sync

Post by _DemonDan_ » Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:39 am

cominginsecond wrote:Are you aware of any Moogs that will sync the LFO rate to an external MIDI source?
I'm aware of these Moog synths:
Voyager XL
Sub 37
Sub Phatty
Little Phatty
Slim Phatty
Minitaur
Taurus

And I'm aware of these Moog effects:
MF-104M
MF-104MSD
MF-108M

And I'm aware of this Moog controller:
MP-201

But, other than these, I can't think of a single Moog that will sync the LFO rate to an external MIDI source.
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Re: LFO Rate Sync

Post by Ted3000 » Tue Dec 01, 2015 2:31 pm

Although you can use the Assign output with a sequencer-synced, stepped LFO. (decimated ramp, etc.)
Assign is not going to give you smooth output, tempo divisions or multiples, or any signal at all unless the sequencer is running.
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Re: LFO Rate Sync

Post by solarj » Thu Feb 16, 2023 1:37 pm

Hey, old post but I just published a video where I cover in detail the issue of syncing the LFO with an external clock source on the Moog Grandmother.
Have a look đź‘€https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GM15i7BwbI

Bottom line: imho using a CV sequencer is the best way to go.

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