[sdiy] Thoughts on drum synth

[mark verbos]

Well, to be honest, I didn't even add the sweep part. I just did the 
tune and decay controls. With a little more decay and a lower tuning, 
you get a really nice 808 type sound. the problem lies in the fact that 
it plays at a different volume every time. So if you use it in the mix 
the kick seems to jump out and then disappear all the time.

does the sweep mod solve this? i can't imagine it would, but I'm not sure.

mark

cyborgzero at comcast.net wrote:

>With some *very* fine tuning, that circuit can be modded to get some
>very convincing 909 emulations..
>
>The really hard attack at the beginning is the tune sweep amount and
>decay. I have messed with routing the noise circuit to the tune
>modulation, and you can get some really good visions of the 909.
>
>BTW, I hope you tapped off of the BD trigger for the sweep circuit.
>You don't need to tap off of the tom trigger. I didn't understand why
>anyone would do that, but The Mix printed it that way.... Seems to be
>the biggest source of problems.
>
>ie jumper the trigger from the BD straight into the transistor for the
>sweep.
>
>Rob
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "mark verbos" <a0284520 at addcom.de>
>To: "harry" <harrybissell at prodigy.net>; "synth DIY"
><synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:49 PM
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Thoughts on drum synth
>
>
>>in my opinion the 909 is by far the best one Roland did. The 808 has
>>more bottom end, but it doesn't have the attack noise that makes it
>>
>work
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>>like a real drum would in the mix. The 606 is really tinie, as is
>>
>the
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>>CR-8000 or other twin-T types. I think they are funny at best I have
>>
>a
>
>>606 that I did the mods from keyboards magazine on. the bass is
>>
>huge,
>
>>but the drum is very inconsistant. one trigger to the next varies
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>way
>
>>too much in my opinion.
>> The 909 can be tuned really low and long, and be tuned up high for
>>
>a
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>>better thump in the mix. I think it is the ultimate analog kick drum
>>solution. If you compress it and bring out the attack even more,
>>
>it's a
>
>>monster. Maybe you can work with the 909 design a little to make the
>>volume envelope sweep more, increasing the attack. Or, maybe make a
>>
>real
>
>>envelope there insted of the mini one it has. Then you can tweak the
>>volume shape to perfection.
>>
>>mark
>>
>>harry wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Any opinions on the "sound" of some approaches such as the various
>>>
>Rol at nd units?
>
>>>Any favorites ?   Ones not to waste time on ?
>>>
>>>H^) harry
>>>
>>>
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