U-HE Patch Contest: Tyrell N6
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5233 posts since 25 Feb, 2008
>>> U-HE Patch Contest: Tyrell N6 <<<
The first patch contest for the superb Tyrell N6!
As ever the prize for this contest is pretty damn good - a free choice of one software product from the u-he range!
How to enter
1. Get Tyrell N6 here.
2. Adjust knobs and sliders until it sounds good, then press save.
3. Send the resulting patches (.h2p format) to bmrzycki, either by PM through this forum, or by email to: brzycki [at] gmail [dot] com
Rulez and other important stuff:
Deadline for Submissions - 14:00 UTC Monday May 23rd
A maximum of two patches per person.
Patches should be anonymized (putting a "?" in the "author" field when saving does the trick).
The winning patch will be decided by a vote (and everyone who submits a patch is expected to vote!).
This is a freestyle contest so leads, basses, pads, kazoos, highland bagpipes* patches etc. are all admissible.
Please try to ensure that your patch does not exhibit significant - ideally no - audio clipping.
Make sure you dl the latest version (1.01) of Tyrell - older versions will shortly revert to demo mode.
*Sorry, bad joke - anyone submitting a convincing highland bagpipe patch will be disqualified.
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Contest themes are decided upon by something approaching a democratic/consensual process, so if anyone has ideas for future contests, or more general suggestions, please speak your brains in this thread.
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The first patch contest for the superb Tyrell N6!
As ever the prize for this contest is pretty damn good - a free choice of one software product from the u-he range!
How to enter
1. Get Tyrell N6 here.
2. Adjust knobs and sliders until it sounds good, then press save.
3. Send the resulting patches (.h2p format) to bmrzycki, either by PM through this forum, or by email to: brzycki [at] gmail [dot] com
Rulez and other important stuff:
Deadline for Submissions - 14:00 UTC Monday May 23rd
A maximum of two patches per person.
Patches should be anonymized (putting a "?" in the "author" field when saving does the trick).
The winning patch will be decided by a vote (and everyone who submits a patch is expected to vote!).
This is a freestyle contest so leads, basses, pads, kazoos, highland bagpipes* patches etc. are all admissible.
Please try to ensure that your patch does not exhibit significant - ideally no - audio clipping.
Make sure you dl the latest version (1.01) of Tyrell - older versions will shortly revert to demo mode.
*Sorry, bad joke - anyone submitting a convincing highland bagpipe patch will be disqualified.
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Contest themes are decided upon by something approaching a democratic/consensual process, so if anyone has ideas for future contests, or more general suggestions, please speak your brains in this thread.
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Last edited by hakey on Tue May 03, 2011 10:56 am, edited 10 times in total.
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5233 posts since 25 Feb, 2008
Some ideas on patch design from the Zebralette contest thread.
Again from the Zebralette contest, hints on how to be competitive in ZPC.
For those new to these contests a good tip: try to achieve as high a perceived volume as is possible _IMPORTANT_ without pushing the levels into clipping!
Not only will louder patches stand out more (which is useful if the aim is to be competitive), but achieving a high perceived volume for the same energy output tends to come about through focusing in on just those frequencies and dynamics that give a patch it's characteristic sound.
It's also worth adding any relevant info in the 'Description' and/or 'Usage' fields that you see when saving a patch - particularly where a patch responds to modulation (mod wheel, aftertouch) or sounds best when played in a particular way.
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Tyrell Specific Info:
Q. What does Voice do when selected as a modulation source?
A. On unison it goes from -1 to +1 in as many steps as you got voices. put it on osc tune for some chords and stuff.
Q. How does Soft Sync work?
A. The slave oscillator syncs only if the phase difference to the master oscillator is within an adjustable range. At a range of 100% it's Hardsync.
Q. What exactly is the feedback slider doing?
A. It takes the output of the filter through an amp and back into the mixer. This is supposed to mimic the behaviour of certain analogue monosynths (Minimoog, SH-09, MS-20 etc.) when their output is wired back into the external signal input. The effect is often a sound with more "body" but less treble and less filter resonance/oscillation.
Q. Is there anyway to get a stereo panned output from Tyrell?
A. Yes. (not going to tell you how - that would be too easy! The info is out there, somewhere...)
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Again from the Zebralette contest, hints on how to be competitive in ZPC.
For those new to these contests a good tip: try to achieve as high a perceived volume as is possible _IMPORTANT_ without pushing the levels into clipping!
Not only will louder patches stand out more (which is useful if the aim is to be competitive), but achieving a high perceived volume for the same energy output tends to come about through focusing in on just those frequencies and dynamics that give a patch it's characteristic sound.
It's also worth adding any relevant info in the 'Description' and/or 'Usage' fields that you see when saving a patch - particularly where a patch responds to modulation (mod wheel, aftertouch) or sounds best when played in a particular way.
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Tyrell Specific Info:
Q. What does Voice do when selected as a modulation source?
A. On unison it goes from -1 to +1 in as many steps as you got voices. put it on osc tune for some chords and stuff.
Q. How does Soft Sync work?
A. The slave oscillator syncs only if the phase difference to the master oscillator is within an adjustable range. At a range of 100% it's Hardsync.
Q. What exactly is the feedback slider doing?
A. It takes the output of the filter through an amp and back into the mixer. This is supposed to mimic the behaviour of certain analogue monosynths (Minimoog, SH-09, MS-20 etc.) when their output is wired back into the external signal input. The effect is often a sound with more "body" but less treble and less filter resonance/oscillation.
Q. Is there anyway to get a stereo panned output from Tyrell?
A. Yes. (not going to tell you how - that would be too easy! The info is out there, somewhere...)
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Last edited by hakey on Tue May 03, 2011 10:56 am, edited 20 times in total.
- KVRAF
- 35249 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Can I enter my free bank "Tears in the Rain"? What happens if you already have all u-he's products?
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5233 posts since 25 Feb, 2008
Well submissions need to be anonymous - difficult/impossible if they're already released into the wild with your name on. NB there's a max of two patches/entries (not banks!) per person.aMUSEd wrote:Can I enter my free bank "Tears in the Rain"?
It's up to Urs, but the prize could possibly be offered on to the next person in line, or perhaps swapped for a pre-order on an upcoming u-he product - Berlin Modular, Diva...?What happens if you already have all u-he's products?
- Banned
- 4491 posts since 8 Jul, 2008 from UK
I must be the only person on the planet who hasn't spent any time using Tyrell yet !!!
Excellent timing for this comp, give me a chance to have a mess around with it. Although this retarded track i'm working on keeps gettin in the way !!! Why did I start writing Drum & Bass ??? lol
Excellent timing for this comp, give me a chance to have a mess around with it. Although this retarded track i'm working on keeps gettin in the way !!! Why did I start writing Drum & Bass ??? lol
Don't trust those with words of weakness, they are the most aggressive
- KVRist
- 343 posts since 24 Oct, 2007 from the bavarian badlands
Well, now I have to do my own contest first. Made a lot of patches during the last two weeks. Which two are the best to send in ?
And no more bagpipe jokes please. Ok, I play medieval bagpipes not a Highland Pipe.
In the meantime here is a little track made with nine Tyrells:
http://soundcloud.com/pocvecem/hifly-tyrelln6
Beware! Very 80s and a little inspired by Tangerine Dream.
And no more bagpipe jokes please. Ok, I play medieval bagpipes not a Highland Pipe.
In the meantime here is a little track made with nine Tyrells:
http://soundcloud.com/pocvecem/hifly-tyrelln6
Beware! Very 80s and a little inspired by Tangerine Dream.
EAT - SLEEP - SYNTH
http://soundcloud.com/pocvecem
http://soundcloud.com/pocvecem
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- KVRAF
- 3817 posts since 8 Mar, 2006
^ Very nice, enjoying it much!
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5233 posts since 25 Feb, 2008
A suggestion for June's u-he contest from the ZPC14 voting thread:
Now, this is very much the kind of patch design challenge I like! However, experience has shown that the themes that I prefer are often the ones that end up with poor participation. So, it's a possibility, but only if enough people express an interest...
pocvecam wrote:I would like to see a choir/voice pads competition. Really love those PPG and Prophet VS like voices. And imagine what you can do with those waves in Zebra!
Now, this is very much the kind of patch design challenge I like! However, experience has shown that the themes that I prefer are often the ones that end up with poor participation. So, it's a possibility, but only if enough people express an interest...
- Banned
- 4491 posts since 8 Jul, 2008 from UK
I like the sound of that. But does that include the percussion ? lol I'll need tutorials for high hats done in zebra tbh lolhakey wrote:And my idea, a bit of a change from what we've done up to now, how about a contest for music made using only u-he software?
Don't trust those with words of weakness, they are the most aggressive
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- KVRAF
- 3817 posts since 8 Mar, 2006
That's awesome!hakey wrote:And my idea, a bit of a change from what we've done up to now, how about a contest for music made using only u-he software?
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5233 posts since 25 Feb, 2008
Not sure of the precise details. I think everything, including effects, would have to be u-he, but 3rd party patches would be allowed (there are some nice free percussion patches, including hi-hats, available for Zebra).LeVzi wrote:I like the sound of that. But does that include the percussion ? lol I'll need tutorials for high hats done in zebra tbh lol
We could perhaps allow some subtle use of (non u-he) compression/limiting for mastering purposes.
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Bronto Scorpio Bronto Scorpio https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=98170
- KVRAF
- 5546 posts since 13 Feb, 2006 from Wiesmoor, Germany
That would be awesome!hakey wrote:Not sure of the precise details. I think everything, including effects, would have to be u-he, but 3rd party patches would be allowed (there are some nice free percussion patches, including hi-hats, available for Zebra).LeVzi wrote:I like the sound of that. But does that include the percussion ? lol I'll need tutorials for high hats done in zebra tbh lol
We could perhaps allow some subtle use of (non u-he) compression/limiting for mastering purposes.
Sadly I had no time for the last ZPC but I'll definitely join the Tyrell patch contest and the song contest (If that happens).
I think 100% Zebra, Zebrify and ZRev would be the best rules (a limiter would be ok though).
Cheers
Dennis
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Bronto Scorpio Bronto Scorpio https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=98170
- KVRAF
- 5546 posts since 13 Feb, 2006 from Wiesmoor, Germany
The only problem would be that only people with a full version of zebra could participate.
Cheers
Dennis
Cheers
Dennis