[LAU] Synth: Dubstep Bass

[Patrick Shirkey]

> Hey Patrick,
>
> A word of warning: I haven't used amSynth at all, but the general
> principles
> should be the same for all synths (generalised statement after generalised
> statement!).
>
> Basically your signal chain should go:
>
> Oscillators -> Filter in -> Output
>                         ^
>                         |
>                       LFO
>
> So you should feed the connect the oscillators to the Glame Lowpass input
> as
> well.
>
> Hope this makes sense!
>

Not sure if the ascii came out correct. So what I need is a low pass that
has two input connections? A CV input and a signal input?

The LFO feeds the cv input and the oscillator/s feed the normal(?) input.


Cheers.




> Andrew
>
> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Patrick Shirkey
> <pshirkey at boosthardware.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> > Hey Jeremy,
>> >
>> > You sure that amsynth can't pull off a dubstep wobble bass?
>> > The ingredients are relatively simple:
>> >
>> > One lowpass filter
>> > One LFO routed to the filter cutoff
>> > One or Two Oscillators (I'd say having a sine or triangle an octave
>> lower
>> > or
>> > at the same pitch as the other oscillator would be good here).
>> >
>> > Then just filter the oscs quite low to remove the highs and set the
>> LFO
>> > running fairly fast-ish!
>> >
>>
>>
>> Just trying this setup out.
>>
>> I have the following:
>>
>> > One lowpass filter
>> > One LFO routed to the filter cutoff
>>
>> LFO sine output -> Glame Low pass input
>>
>> Check
>>
>> > One or Two Oscillators (I'd say having a sine or triangle an octave
>> lower
>> > or at the same pitch as the other oscillator would be good here).
>> >
>>
>> Que?
>>
>> If you could clarify what the two oscillators are supposed to connect to
>> then I will build this example and post it here for everyone to play
>> with.
>>
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>>
>> > Andrew.
>> >
>> > On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Jeremy Jongepier
>> > <jeremy at autostatic.com>wrote:
>> >
>> >> Harry Van Haaren wrote:
>> >> >> With the help of some manuals I managed to create a pretty ok
>> Dubstep
>> >> >> wobble bass in Yoshimi.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Cheers, there's too much going on at the moment for me to properly
>> >> check
>> >> it
>> >> > out,
>> >> > hopefully tomorrow I'll get to load it up though.
>> >> >
>> >> > Glad there was such a response.. nice to have fellow "wobble bass"
>> >> peoples
>> >> > about!
>> >> > -Harry
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Hello Harry,
>> >>
>> >> You're welcome. And apparently my Dubstep instrument for Yoshimi was
>> >> good enough to get included in the latest Yoshimi release (thanks
>> >> Cal!!). If you want to control the wobbles it is possible to set the
>> >> Freq. LFO to zero and insert a Phaser effect in the chain and control
>> >> its LFO with NRPN messages. I took a look at it yesterday but
>> apparently
>> >> my M-Audio Oxygen doesn't send out correct NRPN messages so Yoshimi
>> >> doesn't pick them up or I simply don't understand how to properly
>> >> program the right NRPN stuff). But I just got some new toys in (a
>> >> Behringer BCF2000 and a BCR2000), hopefully I'll get it to work with
>> >> those. Otherwise it would be an option to fire up an instance of
>> >> Rakarrack with a Phaser effect and control the LFO of the Phaser with
>> >> MIDI.
>> >> I've also taken a look at PHASEX but I don't grasp how everything is
>> >> routed internally so I just don't manage to get anything useful out
>> of
>> >> it.
>> >> amSynth is not suited for Dubstep wobbles, it simply lacks the proper
>> >> functionality.
>> >> Maybe Bristol could pull the trick too.
>> >>
>> >> For those who have no clue what this is about:
>> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsQMpJ5lURQ (a classic that we spin
>> >> regularly at our parties)
>> >>
>> >> Best,
>> >>
>> >> Jeremy
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>> Patrick Shirkey
>> Boost Hardware Ltd.
>>
>>
>


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