10 Nov
2006
10 Nov
'06
12:53 p.m.
On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 09:43:05AM -0500, julien bodd wrote:
I got carried away a bit. It's only relevant if you want
to synthesize your own drumsounds and thinking about it,
I don't advice you to do that. Better just switch to another
hydrogen kit and concentrate on composition.
Now I'm sure you can find a nice introduction into (modular)
synthesis online. Got my own mainly from Keys/Keyboards magazines
years ago, that's why I have no links at hand ... except
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/allsynthsecrets.htm
The problem is, Thorsten, that I don't understand
most of what you said.
Ouch :)
The sound is
best split into 3 parts: stick, snares, body.
Stick is a short burst for the sound the stick hitting the
makes. It's optional. Snares can be made from noise, but
it tends to be too smooth and static on its own.
Ringmodulated Saws can be used for a more metallic sound.
The body is for the low end, somewhat similar to a bassdrum
and can be made from sines.
Could you explain the above more simply? >A clipped envelope with a short plateau before
decay might
>help with the punch.
Envelopes are used to control sounds over time. The most
simple envelope has 2 steps, attack and decay, which can be
used to fade a sound in and out. Now if you hold the maximum
after attack for a short while, the sound can appear to have
more power. If overdone, the sound will appear less crisp,
a bit flat.
--
Thorsten Wilms