Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

> VCA:  F=100

I don't find an F in the VCA section, if you mean the VCA level instead,
this should be rather 0 than 100 ;-)
The stepsequencer was used only for the rhythm (0,off,0,off,0,off,0,0). I
don't remeber the midi note number, but that should be the least important
problem.


----- Original Message -----

From: "chiasticon" <jmelnyk@...>
To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 5:23 PM
Subject: [Evolver] Re: Drum Sounds


> > Basic settings: Sine wave for Osc3 (Shape 1), max level, filter
> > open.
> >
> > VCA Envelope: A 0 D 32 S 0 R 26, Max EnvAmount
> > Filter Envelope: A 0 D 23 S 0 R 70, Amount 0, Resonance 0
> > Envelope 3: Amount 0, Destination OAF (means pitch), A 0 D 25 S 0 R > 0
>
> I'm pretty sure that I have all parameters exactly as you describe;
> but mine sounds more like a BASS bass than a bass drum (there's no
> attack and the decay is really long).
>
> My settings:
> OSC3: F=C   S=1   L=100
> FIL:  F=164 E=0   A=0   D=23 S=0   R=70
> VCA:  F=100 E=100 A=0   D=32 S=0   R=26
> ENV3: A=0   D=OAF A=0   D=25 S=0   R=0
> FB/LFO(1-4)/DELAY: all values set to 0
>
> and the sequence:
> 100 0 100 0 100 100 0 100
> 100 0 100 0 100 100 0 0
>
> Am I doing something stupid here (very likely)?
>
> Joe.
>
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once again:
If you don't have a midi keyboard connected or KeyOff/Xpose = Off, Osc
frequency should be around C2

Stefan

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, trippler@t... wrote:
> once again:
> If you don't have a midi keyboard connected or KeyOff/Xpose = Off, Osc
> frequency should be around C2

My problem was something very stupid: I was using a preset patch and I
forgot to check that "Trigger Select" was set to "ALL".  Oooops! :-)

I went a little further and set up a snare/bass/hi-hat loop.

Seq1(O3F): all values set to "0"
Seq2(04L): 0   0   0   100 0   0   0 0        <- Snare drum
           0   0   0   100 0   0   0 100
Seq3(O3L): 100 100 100 0   100 100 0 100      <- Bass drum
           100 0   100 0   100 100 0 0

OSC3: set up as Stefan described, but with level=0 (Bass drum)
OSC4: F=C3 F=0 S=9 L=10 FM=3                       (Snare drum)

***The FM and S levels of OSC4 are what gives it a snarey sound.
***The L value for OSC4 is what I'm using for a hi-hat sound.
   It's basically just a less-noisy (and quieter) snare sound.
   But works quite well!

Also, I have ENV3 set as Stefan described but with the Amount set to
10.  And I set DELAY1: T=10 L=90 F=80 because it *really* fattens up
the bass drum sound.

Anyway, maybe some of this will be a starting point for better drum
sounds :-)

Joe.

> Also, I have ENV3 set as Stefan described but with the Amount set to
> 10.  And I set DELAY1: T=10 L=90 F=80 because it *really* fattens up
> the bass drum sound.

Oh, I forgot:  I also changed the ENV3 destination to O3F rather than
OAF.  But the ADSR values of ENV3 are as Stefan described.

Joe.