WIGGLING 'LITE' IN GUEST MODE

[Adore]

Let me know, I'm interested in the odd stuff but think I've heard most of them.

They should be versatile (a)tonally as well!

Thanks

[exper]

[Koryo]

Soulsby - Oscitron

[ipnoteca]

intellijel shapeshifter and cylonix cyclebox

[Chartreuse-J]

w0

[Dogma]

w0

[lisa]

Basimilus Iteritas Alter. Crazy and crazy good.

[Kummer]

E352 is super unique and is probably the best wavetable VCO ever (at least as far as I am concerned).

[vailsy]

Recently the akemie’s taiko although I’ve found that unique now isn’t necessarily unique in six months time as sonic limitations are found. This is a very promising module though

over the long term it has been the wmd pdo. Still not bored with it in nearly 5 years

[js213]

The most unique I own is hands down the E352.

I'm really interested in the Shapeshifter too, but I'm wondering if it will cover too much of the same ground as the E352. Anyone with both want to comment?

[richc90]

Just Friends.

[GSE]

Hopefully next weekend I'll get to check out the E352. Basimilus is really cool, too. Currently my favorite unique digital would be DNA Symbiotic Waves. I like to send it through VCAs and filters to get really sweet percussive sounds.
Here's a video of some basic sounds, things get interesting after 2:00.

[Pighood]

[rishin]

The E352 can create godly sounds on its own especially when you find its wavetable sweet-spots, and if you put it in Cloud/Morph mode and patch it into the Erbe-Verb with a large enough room size and infinite decay, you can get some chaotically ungodly sounds out of it. Definitely recommended!

[matttech]

Easy. Loquelic Iteritas

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[nimmen]

Waldorf nw1, next vote would be for just friends

[Funky40]

[Funky40]

the best i got out in regards to digital VCOs and the possible insanitys, yet super groovy, was with Braids in META mode.

its sometimes just a thing that the modulatiosn one has at hand suit those CV inputs.
sometimes they do with one VCO and not with another. thats at least my strange truth

[windspirit]

I think that it took awhile for me to appreciate just how much variation you can get out of Braids but once I looked at it through a scope I realized what a great module it is.

I love my loquelic as well but I find that without careful tweaking it can quickly get into very noisey territory, that is sometimes exactly what I want but when it isn't I usually go for braids or an analog oscillator.

[tuj]

have a lot of what's mentioned here. I'm not sure which one wins in my book:

-E352
-Shapeshifter
-Cyclebox

[khyber]

+1 for the Pittsburgh DNA Symbiotic Waves, this was one of my first oscillators and still remains in my collection (I just racked it in a 3U 104HP system actually with a uBraids). Very wild possibilities with the different processing algos, I wish I could add a switch to set the rate at LFO speeds for extra fun/chaos.

Didn't see it mentioned yet, but the Klavis Twin Wave is also becoming a favorite, replacing uBraids in my main case. I'm not sure what development in the module contributes to this aspect, but it produces some of the fullest/fattest sounds I've heard from a digital oscillator, not to mention it's packed with features and very well thought out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXytIAKFLoU

[Kummer]

Actually no, could we all just agree that the E352 is in fact the undisputed king of wavetable VCO's?

It's a double dog throw down challenge, I dare anyone to name a better wavetable VCO.... I honestly and with a straight face don't think it can be done.

[Pighood]

[JonathanBedrava]

Shapeshifter's uniqueness is proportional to the amount of time you spend setting up a patch or preset. I'm not a huge fan of the menu diving, but I get some great sounds out of it.

Correct me if I'm wrong, somebody, but I believe the Make Noise Mysterion is digital and can be sort of used as an oscillator, but I feel it becomes a little less fathomable when trying to do so. I've created some wicked drones out of it in the past.

[Funky40]

[starthief]

[pugix]

[Kummer]

[rean1mator]

Love the pitts dna. about as unique in sound as you are going to get.

[starthief]

[Kummer]

Ah thanks starthief, I hadn’t really been following each modules progress and am not on muffs as much as I used to be... hmm, now I need to consider an E370

[Oldstench]

I'm a chap, myself.

[paults]

March 1st is the last day to order a E370 direct from me (free shipping) with black or silver panel.

www.synthtech.com/shop

[Koryo]

Now that we are done circle jerking awesome sounding wavetable VCOs, the op asked for digital "unique" and "odd".

Sorta ot but I treat it as a VCO and it really depends on what you put into it, but a Morphagene is odd. I have yet to hear someone master it.

Braids can sound odd, but everyone has one so I would say it's rather pedestrian now. BIA and Mantis are sorta odd, but again, they are in quite a few racks.

I'm curious too. what IS a truly odd VCO. Circuit bent? Seismic Industries has what I consider to be one of the most cleverly named module's 'IPS – Interruptible Power Supply'. Plug a VCO into that and you are bound to get some very, VERY, odd behavior. I surprised it does not have Richard Devine's signature on it.

[Dogma]

[pugix]

[Dogma]

[Eurtrude]

Since UNIQUE and ODD are the principal criterions, I would say the Cursus Iteritas ALL THE WAY (as well as Loquelic and Basimilus, but mostly the Cursus).

It sounds awesome and you will never be able to replicate its sound on other modules. More, you can achieve such sounds very quickly and super easily.

For sure, the shapeshifter is a beast and you can dial some pretty unique sounds out of it but it remains a digital complex oscillator which emulates hardware, and you'll have to dive in too dial up those sounds.

[dooj88]

[Eurtrude]

[Tumulishroomaroom]

[Ras Thavas]

All the SpaceHardware-coded modules are unique and odd, Grainy Clampett is very different, as are Pitts DNA and Quadnic. Grainy and Quadnic can both do some of the nicest chorusing I've heard.

I wish Pitts had gone ahead and done the updated Symbiotic Waves wavetable, that would've been a DNA with morphing, no slew and lots of cv inputs.

[mecanikill]

It's not analog or a traditional oscillator but one of the strangest I've used is the Elby Chaotica. Really odd things happen when you run it at audio and modulate. Digital wise I also really like the Mysterion it's bonkers!

[de_raaf]

basically anyting can bee seen as part of being a vco, soundgenerator ( i guess the only matter here is is that its vc controllable, though), processing, modulation etc in the end the whole patch is an extended soundsource etc you can enndlesy can work or rework with it

[pugix]

[Dogma]

[nectarios]

Most unique sounding digital osc for me is the Mysteron.
Nothing sounds like it and you can tell its a Mysteron from miles, which depending on what you're after might be a good, or a bad thing.

Its range of sounds is not big but I also don't think its a one trick pony as its does a lot of nice clangy/glitchy drum textures.

[Funky40]

thats a good point nectarios

[DonKartofflo]

[GSE]

I had the chance to mess around w/ the E352 at a synth meet in Texas yesterday. That thing is bonkers, FM, wavetables, morphing, load your own tables w/ sd card. The cloud mode sounds like a Swarmatron on steroids, very dark and eerie....goosebumps. I would like to thank Paul for being there and showing it. There's a lot of hard work there and it shows, the high quality of the parts and build are worth every penny of investment.

[ludu357]

love the power and the ergonomics of the piston honda mk2,
love the instant gratification of the loquelic iteritas,
love the retro futur sound of the telharmonic.

[Adore]

I'm happy I made this thread! So many good replies.

Keep it going!

[Randy]

PT Audio Dual Digital Oscillator. If you want something off the beaten path.

Randy

[Worwell]

[airfrankenstein]

[johny_gtr]

Plaits with modulation on all except models. It doesn't matter how much wigglers has their plaits. Your modulation ideas is only yours.
Two plaits with crossfader/mixer will be interesting as well

[Bigwerm]

The Noise Engineering Ataraxic Iteritas is a great oscillator that can go from very smooth to very strange.

[Bachelard]

+1 for the Cursus. One of my favourite digital oscillators. I like it better than the Loquelic because it's overall a bit more subtle.

Not 100% sure if this is a digital oscillator, but the Elby Double Deca is very unique.

Currently in my system is a Hertz Donut mk1 that I just recently picked up and I can just listen to it drone away all day with subtle modulation of the thru-zero FM.

But why stop at digital? The Mannequins Mangrove is hands down one of the most unique oscillators I've ever heard, and I believe it's analog at its core.

[TheCoug]

Another vote for Loquelic Iteritas here, closely followed by the Telharmonic.

[Foghorn]

Finally a vote for Telharmonic.
But then Mysteron (is so unique)
and BIA (nasty or nice)
Plaits (can do almost anything)
and of course Braids (oldie but goodie)

Oh yeah, Sync Iter (BIA's lost cousin)

Foghorn

[starthief]

I just got an Akemie's Castle, and it's weird in directions I never expected.

Three cool things that it does, before even getting into FM:

- Some of the "chords" on VCO B are stacked octaves -- basically a crude form of additive synthesis that is more effective than I'd have guessed.

- CV into the Level input of a carrier easily overdrives it and leads to some interesting places.

- Turning up the Multiply knob also multiplies instabilities in the VCO frequency. So if you lower the main frequency by a couple of octaves and turn up the multiplier, it'll sound a bit different.

And of course the FM itself has got all this weird texture and grunk on top of that.

[Glitchmachines]

I don't know about "unique" but here are the ones I've been most impressed with (many/most have already been mentioned) :

Piston Honda MK3 (previous versions also)
Hertz Donut MK3 (previous versions also)
XAOC Odessa - but this is only from preliminary impressions
E370/E352
Akemie's Castle
Akemie's Taiko
Loquelic Iteritas/Percido
Cursus Iteritas/Percido
Manis Iteritas
Ataraxic Iteritas

Each kind of have their own character so it's hard to pick a winner. That being said, if I had a gun to my head and had to pick just one, it would be the Piston Honda MK3

[brandonlogic]

E352. Is there any other wavetable osc (other than e370) that does what e352’s cloud parameters do?

[MARK27]

[suthnear]

Cyclebox. It covers ground from pretty convincingly analogue to digital banshee. It has a wild untamed quality and unlike many other digital oscillators doesn't get thin when pushed. And since you'll never remember what its cryptic modes do there's a fair bit of serendipity to using it as well.

Unfortunately it was discontinued. The shapeshifter, while a great module, is not a replacement. If you can't find one of these, all of NE's oscillators are unique and interesting.

[suthnear]

[suthnear]

[FatKingTubby]

Only one quick mention of the Klavis Twin Waves seems crazy to me. This thing has 2 oscillators each with ~20 different algorithms (including filtered noise, some self-synced waves, and a fun parameter to play with), built-in quantizers, through-zero FM, and some very interesting LFO algos as well. My favorite is brownian vectors where it takes a random voltage level and directs itself towards that voltage from wherever it was previously. At the moment it is my only digital VCO. It's also only 8hp, so really seems like it should be a must have for many.

[sutekina bipu-on]

probably the beast tek P239.... uncontrollable

I love braids but its far from unique. It DOES sound like the baby of a SQ80 and a DX7 though.

shout out to alias dvco for being the most unapoligetically aliasy and oversized vco ever.

[Stab Frenzy]

There’s lots of great wavetable oscs out there, but the Odessa is truly unique at the moment.

[VM]

[Pighood]

[Randy]

[carlfunkenn]

[lisa]

Yamaha FM synthesis has been around for ages but is still absolutely bonkers so I’d recommend trying out ALM Akemie's Castle.

[matttech]

Big fan of the Loquelic, cyclebox and WMD PDO MK2 (although that is an analogue digital hybrid to be fair)

[dooj88]

[Dedal]

I’m a huge fan of Kotelnikov https://www.modulargrid.net/e/sssr-labs-sm042-kotelnikov really love it

But I also vote For BIA, piston honda and donut and of course king of wawetables e352, I had to sell it, but some day it will come back to me:)
For now I use its progenitor e330 multimode VCO it’s much simple but cheap and I totally love it.
by the way, some waveshapers can bring lousy osc to nasty beast and give it new life!

[Pighood]

[Pighood]

[brandonlogic]

[Pighood]

[starthief]

Kermit definitely qualifies as unique. In theory it's a really basic dual wavetable VCO, but in practice it's got something going on.

I suspect some parts of the wavetable are replaced/modulated by either noise, or some kind of bitwise logic. On the second VCO, it's affected by the first VCO. Whatever is going on, the result is this awesome sounding digital texture that sounds alive.

And then it's extra fabulous when cross-AMing itself and/or using both VCOs in stereo.

[Pighood]

[megarat]

I don't think we're getting far enough out there into the world of odd/unique.

How about the 2hp Cat, which is a VCO designed to sound like a cat?

And there are some of the lo-fi VCOs inspired by or based on old video game technology, like the Synthrotek APC, ALM Busy Circuits Sid Guts (Deluxe), or any of the Alias series by Beast-Tek.

[lisa]

2hp Cat is just a sample player with cat samples. If you ever owned a sampler you would probably not find cat sounds very odd or unique. My old samplers where filled with fart sounds and whatnot.