A ring mod will be a cheap first module as well. Together with a filter (for
a pure sine carrier wave) might be a nice combination. Even without a filter
a ringmod can create some weird effects.

Robbert

On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 9:45 AM, deastman2 < deastman2@... > wrote:

> If you're only going to have one module to start out with, I would go
> for a filter. You can use that to process all your other gear, even
> without the A190... just make sure you have some other way of
> controlling the level of signal your sending to it. Filters are
> pretty essential, and there are a lot of different ones to choose
> from. If you get one that self-oscillates, you can also use it as a
> simple sound source.
>
> At the most basic level, you're going to need an oscillator, an lfo,
> an envelope, a vca, and a filter just to have a single complete synth
> voice (with no direct way of controlling it). Since your budget is
> rather restricted, perhaps you should consider sticking with sound
> processing modules for now, and later expand with vco's and modulation
> sources. Look at filters, waveshaper, frequency shifter, ring
> modulator, waveform processor, wave multiplier, BBD, etc.
>
>
>


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