[LAU] Loosing stuff is not always a bad thing

Nigel Henry cave.dnb at tiscali.fr
Fri Aug 31 17:01:28 EDT 2007


On Friday 31 August 2007 21:43, Folderol wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:29:26 +0200
>
> Nigel Henry <cave.dnb at tiscali.fr> wrote:
> > Hi Will. URL's are fine, and so's the tune. Did you have to change much
> > from the 1993 version you found on the Acorn?
>
> Thanks Nigel. I'm glad you like it.
>
> The basic melody is changed very little, apart from some timing
> corrections and removal of duff notes etc.
>
> > Fancy putting the original up, that was on the Acorn, so we can see how
> > you've progressed over the years?
>
> This is a bit complicated. The MIDI file was that old, but the audio
> recording I was comparing to was much more recent (early 2000s I think)
> by which time I had added more counter melody lines and changed some of
> the instruments, and it was THOSE build files I'd lost, including the
> sysex data for the SY35. I could probably reasonably accurately recreate
> the original, but wonder if it would be worth it.
>
> > btw. I'm working on my first patch from scratch on Phasex for a piano.
> > It's not too bad, but sounds not as flat as a piano. I'ts got a bit of a
> > ring to it. Do you feel like having a look at it, if you have Phasex
> > installed, and seeing what needs to be tweaked to get it to sound more
> > like a real acoustic piano?
>
> I do have Phasex, but haven't made a lot of use of it (general inertia).
> I'd be delighted to have a copy of your patch - whether I could improve
> on it or not is an entirely different matter!

Well here's the patch for what it's worth. Attached below.

Nigel.
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phasex_patch {
	info {
		version			= 0.11.1;
	}
	general {
		bpm			= 56;
		master_tune		= 64;
		portamento		= 0;
		keymode			= poly;
		keyfollow_vol		= 64;
		midi_channel		= omni;
		volume			= 127;
		transpose		= 69;
		input_boost		= 0;
		input_follow		= off;
		stereo_width		= 127;
	}
	filter {
		cutoff			= 76;
		resonance		= 81;
		smoothing		= 64;
		keyfollow		= keytrig;
		mode			= lp;
		type			= 0;
		gain			= 104;
		env_amount		= 4;
		env_sign		= positive;
		attack			= 16;
		decay			= 0;
		sustain			= 116;
		release			= 0;
		lfo			= 0;
		lfo_amount		= 64;
	}
	delay {
		mix			= 0;
		feed			= 0;
		crossover		= on;
		time			= 1/8;
		lfo			= 0;
	}
	chorus {
		mix			= 0;
		feed			= 7;
		crossover		= on;
		time			= 30;
		depth			= 100;
		phase_rate		= 13/16;
		phase_amount		= 0;
		lfo_wave		= sine;
		lfo_rate		= 1/2;
	}
	envelope {
		attack			= 3;
		decay			= 100;
		sustain			= 10;
		release			= 0;
	}
	oscillator {
		modulation		= mix;
		polarity		= bipolar;
		source			= midi_key;
		wave			= saw;
		init_phase		= 0;
		rate			= 1/1;
		transpose		= 64;
		pitchbend		= 64;
		am_mod			= off;
		am_mod_amount		= 105;
		fm_mod			= off;
		fm_mod_amount		= 64;
		pm_mod			= off;
		pm_mod_amount		= 49;
		wave_lfo		= 0;
		wave_lfo_amount		= 64;
	}
	oscillator {
		modulation		= mix;
		polarity		= bipolar;
		source			= midi_key;
		wave			= saw;
		init_phase		= 0;
		rate			= 1/1;
		transpose		= 52;
		pitchbend		= 76;
		am_mod			= off;
		am_mod_amount		= 64;
		fm_mod			= off;
		fm_mod_amount		= 64;
		pm_mod			= off;
		pm_mod_amount		= 76;
		wave_lfo		= 0;
		wave_lfo_amount		= 64;
	}
	oscillator {
		modulation		= off;
		polarity		= unipolar;
		source			= midi_key;
		wave			= sine;
		init_phase		= 0;
		rate			= 1/2;
		transpose		= 64;
		pitchbend		= 76;
		am_mod			= off;
		am_mod_amount		= 64;
		fm_mod			= off;
		fm_mod_amount		= 64;
		pm_mod			= lfo-1;
		pm_mod_amount		= 79;
		wave_lfo		= 0;
		wave_lfo_amount		= 64;
	}
	oscillator {
		modulation		= off;
		polarity		= unipolar;
		source			= midi_key;
		wave			= sine;
		init_phase		= 0;
		rate			= 1/2;
		transpose		= 64;
		pitchbend		= 76;
		am_mod			= off;
		am_mod_amount		= 64;
		fm_mod			= off;
		fm_mod_amount		= 64;
		pm_mod			= lfo-1;
		pm_mod_amount		= 49;
		wave_lfo		= 0;
		wave_lfo_amount		= 64;
	}
	lfo {
		source			= keytrig;
		polarity		= unipolar;
		wave			= sine;
		init_phase		= 0;
		rate			= 1/2;
		transpose		= 64;
		pitchbend		= 64;
	}
	lfo {
		source			= keytrig;
		polarity		= bipolar;
		wave			= sine;
		init_phase		= 0;
		rate			= 1/1;
		transpose		= 64;
		pitchbend		= 64;
	}
	lfo {
		source			= keytrig;
		polarity		= bipolar;
		wave			= sine;
		init_phase		= 0;
		rate			= 1/1;
		transpose		= 64;
		pitchbend		= 64;
	}
	lfo {
		source			= keytrig;
		polarity		= bipolar;
		wave			= sine;
		init_phase		= 0;
		rate			= 1/1;
		transpose		= 64;
		pitchbend		= 64;
	}
}


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