Understanding and recreating MicroKorg patch A.55

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Understanding and recreating MicroKorg patch A.55

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am pretty sure A.55 is the original factory location for this patch, tho I moved it on mine over a decade ago. It's a swimming, loungey e-keys kind of sound. Really round and warm as far as MK patches go, and mixes great with a 3 piece rock sound and other synths. I use it often but it's about the only thing I use my MK for anymore.</p> <p>I have taken a couple stabs at reverse engineering it and come up short. <a href="https://i.imgur.com/3Fj2f1L.png">Patch Editor view</a>.</p> <p>OSC 1 is set to sine wave, with some depth on X-MOD as well as Velocity and the Filter Envelop applied generously. They call this x-mod, cross-mod, but it's.. FM, right? So I should be able to recreate this patch on another FM capable unit. First couple stabs came up well short.</p> <p>I think the key is understanding Microkorg's Sine Wave Control 1 (XMOD) and Control 2 (XMod Depth LFO1 Mod.Int) features.</p> <p>How would I recreate those Control 1/Control 2 features unique to MK's sine wave oscillator? They're set pretty subtle on the oscillator, but lots of things are feeding into Control 1: LFO1 (medium speed and and subtle depth, via Control 2, keeps it always moving), Velocity and the Filter EG.</p> <p>What's the common FM parameter equivalent of what MK calls cross modulation?</p> <p>How does osc 2's level play into the the result? I haven't spent a ton of time in FM, but my impression is that the operator level isn't always independent from the &quot;FM amt&quot; or x-mod amount in Control 1. Here, it is. Can I replicate that?</p> <p>My FM-capable units:<br/> Deluge<br/> Pigments<br/> MicroFreak (arrives today!)</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/WhenTheRainsCome"> /u/WhenTheRainsCome </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/v8l90i/understanding_and_recreating_microkorg_patch_a55/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/v8l90i/understanding_and_recreating_microkorg_patch_a55/">[comments]</a></span>