VCO query: 1. very analog / 2. rough ones for 2OP-FM + sync

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Hello again:

What VCOs should i have a look at:

  1. Very analog ones ( to check filters, and to do some old scool patches / i´m new to it in digital domain)

  2. more my home: rough sounding VCOs vs. Sync @ 2OP-FM patches. Like the difference was between a clavia Nordmodular1 (rough sounding) and the G2 ( way more refined sounding) I look for the nice, rough sync sound behave on 2OP-FM patches. (FM-sync clusters, could be more than 2 VCOs)

Whats to check ? i´m lost in the flood. ( the big part of my time is eaten up by dealing with FX / creating FX patches in my host of choice, which is very time consuming)

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My bad advice is to let go of the analog versus digital divide, it’s all digital here, some are just coded to act a little more or less like analog. But you could have a classic MOOGish vibe with the VCV VCO or the Surge XT Classic VCO. The Surge has some extra fun like oscillator drift available in the right click. Filter wise I love the Vult filters and the VCV VCF and the Surge XT VCF is a toolbox of many filters with added distortion and crazy resonance available.

For less analog vibe and more texture I really recommend Geodesics Dark Energy ( ring mod and fm built in) and Surge XT Wavetable has just hundreds of presets and unique shapes to try out. For another kind of fun I also dig the the Befaco PonyVCO is a great fm device with thru zero linear fm, I put 2 together all the time. I also dig Opulus and UOpulus, fun fm style osc that uses ratio bound fm for manageable textures that still can get bizarre. If you have never given the Mutable ports a try, they are lots of fun, the Macro Osc and Macro 2 are great designs with interesting options, the Palette module is a Plaits clone with great labeling that makes it lots easier to get dialed in. Also just because, there are significant non-linearities designed into the Instruo collection that approach an analog type warmth and character, but can also be rough and highly textured just depending on the modules and the modulation. I don’t use them a lot, but they have a unique high quality voice for the VCV Rack and do inspire at times.

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you are forgetting Kitchen Sink, which is still a pretty popular FM VCO with sync.

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A great VCO that I haven’t spent enough time with to actually recommend. But your collection has a number of strong designs, thanks again.

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just a concept to word things out, vs. what i meant :wink:

haha, you are so right.

Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. since i really don´t have too much time to spend with VCV.

…despite the fact that “I” can lose -in general- so so much time just comparing 3 VCOs or 3 VCFs against each other

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I would definitely check out the Vult oscillators and filters.

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My favorite analog style oscillators are the Sub-Oscillator from Slime Child Audio or Substitute by Squinky Labs.

But yeah +1 for Vult… Bleak and Vessek are amazing

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