On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 09:43:05AM -0500, julien bodd wrote: > 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? 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 > >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
