[linux-audio-user] Re: Snare Synthesis

[Loki Davison]

On 3/29/06, Dana Olson <dana at ubuntustudio.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 16:26 -0600, Brian Dunn wrote:
> > Carlo Capocasa wrote:
> >
> > >Here's an incredibly simple trick I discovered to synthesize incredibly
> > >hard and groovy snare sounds... The typical THWACK that just makes the
> > >crowds move.
> > >
> > >You need nothing more than a noise source, one (yes one!) band pass
> > >filter and a flexible envelope.
> > >
> > >Hook up the source and your envelope and tune your snare with the band
> > >pass filters cutoff frequency and bandwidth (also known as CF and
> Q-factor).
> > >
> > >Then set up your envelope to have a "knee". If the volume graph for your
> > >typical snare envelope looks like this:
> > >
> > >| \
> > >|  \
> > >|   \
> > >|    \
> > >|_______
> > >
> > >Make it look like this
> > >
> > >| \
> > >|  \
> > >|   \
> > >|     \
> > >|        \
> > >|           \
> > >|_______________
> > >
> > >
> > >The psychological effect is that the listener is 'punched' towards the
> > >knee with great force, and then gently released, constantly keeping him
> > >or her in that gentle musical trance place, while still being an
> > >extremely man-moving sound. It's great to help induce that 'dance
> > >trance' we pop musicians are all looking for for our shows.
> > >
> > >Actually, you can get the same effect with an extremely strong
> > >compressor; however, with this little trick you do the same thing and
> > >use no extra CPU power.
> > >
> > >Carlo
> > >
> > >PS: ZynAddSubFX is a great way too implement this; use a Free-Mode
> > >envelope and add an additional 'point' for the knee.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Could you post your zyn patch somewhere? sounds interesting.
>
> I would like to hear it too. I'm very new, in fact uninitiated, to
> synthesis. Is there a good tutorial (for newbies!) somewhere for how
> to .. do it?
>
> ...


The sound on sound synth secrets are the best  tutorials out there.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Feb02/articles/synthsecrets0202.asp If
you want to look at a large range of synthed drums you can check out
smack.

Loki