XV-88 supersaw?

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patricks
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XV-88 supersaw?

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Hi all,
Does anyone know how to coax a "supersaw" sound out of the XV-88? All the saw waves I've tried so far sound too nice, I need something nastier :)
Cheers, Pat
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Re: XV-88 supersaw?

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Have you tried to stack 4 saw waves in a single patch and detune each of them?
patricks
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Re: XV-88 supersaw?

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Yeah, sort of - I tried it with three voices (I used some pink noise for the fourth voice) and detuned the second and third voices a bit. It got close to the sound I was after, but wasn't exactly right. The saw waves seem to be a bit flute-like, I'm looking more for a "box of angry bees" sound.
So far all of the voices are in unison (the second and third voices are an octave down, actually) so I might try layering a harmony line in there to thicken things up a bit.
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