Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Hi,

>I have got
> very close to the sound I like (and could normally get easily) by
> using envelope 3 in conjunction with the filter envelope to add an
> extra "oomph" at the start of a filter blip. The two envelopes
> together make a pretty punchy sound although, I admit, not "Pulse
> Punchy".... ;-)

Can you explain how you use envelope 3 in conjunction with the filter 
envelope ?

Thanks

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Paul Nagle <paul@s...> wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 05:59:02 -0000, "thligrdd <onthesurface@c...>"
> <onthesurface@c...> wrote:
> 
> >Well, I've never used a Pro-one, but judging from other users who 
> >speak of it, it's a really punchy synth...punchy isn't really what 
> >comes to mind when I think of the evolver...hmm, maybe I should 
> >suggest that if possible, the envelopes be sped up. I would hope 
the 
> >DSP's usage could be optimized to get the attack times shorter, 
> 
> My gut feeling is that is it the exponential decay shape, not the
> attack time that is preventing those really zappy basses. I have got
> very close to the sound I like (and could normally get easily) by
> using envelope 3 in conjunction with the filter envelope to add an
> extra "oomph" at the start of a filter blip. The two envelopes
> together make a pretty punchy sound although, I admit, not "Pulse
> Punchy".... ;-)
> 
> Other things that seem to affect punchiness are the keyboard 
tracking
> of the filter (set this quite low) and the relationship of decay 
time
> and sustain level - normally my filter envelope would have a zero
> sustain but this just kills the sound too much because of the decay
> shape. Am I making sense? Anyway, the third envelope is the key to 
me
> - with the Evolver there's a way of doing "everything" - you just 
have
> to figure it out <g>
> 
> Paul
> ---
> Paul Nagle - SoftRoom Music - www.softroom.co.uk