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multree · Post by **multree** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:13 pm

you simply are my favourite sound designer.... really cool stuff

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:09 pm

mkastrup wrote:Here the bell snippet:

http://www.michaelkastrup.com/synthdemo ... etable.mp3

That was beautiful. I really love that you actually play the patches you create and share with all of us. I'm still really new to this (just over a year now) and you definitely motivate me to learn more.

Thanks!

chardin · Post by **chardin** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:16 pm

mkastrup wrote:Here the bell snippet:

http://www.michaelkastrup.com/synthdemo ... etable.mp3

/Michael

Very nice. Is Zebra doing the arppegios or are you playing them?
I love percussive bell/mallet sounds like xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone.

mkastrup · Post by **mkastrup** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:12 am

multree wrote:you simply are my favourite sound designer.... really cool stuff

Thx multree, glad i hit your soft spots

bmrzycki wrote:
mkastrup wrote:Here the bell snippet:

http://www.michaelkastrup.com/synthdemo ... etable.mp3
That was beautiful. I really love that you actually play the patches you create and share with all of us. I'm still really new to this (just over a year now) and you definitely motivate me to learn more.

Thanks!

Well thats the whole point by this, motivation and inspiration. Learn Zebra well and you will always have a workhorse for lots of things.

chardin wrote:
mkastrup wrote:Here the bell snippet:

http://www.michaelkastrup.com/synthdemo ... etable.mp3

/Michael
Very nice. Is Zebra doing the arppegios or are you playing them?
I love percussive bell/mallet sounds like xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone.

Yep Chris, its the ARP in Zebra, thou if i find a good pattern ill prolly write it down and modify the patch to be played by hand to get full control. I'm also a sucker for those instruments you mention

Today, today was a LONG day with ringing in my ears. After i had made the wavetable with the bell waveforms i decided to use them in combination with the COMB, that alone gave me around 30 ideas and right now im going thru them 1 by 1.

Here is 3 patches i came up with using the wavetable with the COMB module:

http://www.michaelkastrup.com/synthdemo ... Module.mp3

First patch is named Kookoo, second is named Glass Block, third Spanish Duet.

/Michael

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:47 am

Freaking fantastic new stuff, Michael.

mkastrup · Post by **mkastrup** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:20 am

Sascha Franck wrote:Freaking fantastic new stuff, Michael.

thx Sascha

mkastrup · Post by **mkastrup** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:16 pm

I gathered all Volume 2 demos in the first initial post in this thread because i had a hard time navigation around for those demos.

/Michael

mkastrup · Post by **mkastrup** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:36 am

Today, well today was one of those days where i sit stuborn for VERY long time with a grrrr patch. The patch is a Rhodes like thing and this is my 3rd attempt of making one. I'm getting better but its still far from where i want it. The click cant get right overall, the high registre sounds fake if i try to make it and etc... jada jada

Really hate these hard to crack emulations BUT i learn something new each time i try to do it. Still thou its a good patch for playing soft but i have to give it another go at some point in the furture.

http://www.michaelkastrup.com/synthdemo ... yPart1.mp3 (my nemesis of a rhodes thing)

/Michael

mkastrup · Post by **mkastrup** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:45 am

After sitting with that rhodes thing for so long i needed to chear up so i had an idea, why not make something to go with one of my favorite tunes, infact it should be all independant sound designers fav tune

http://www.michaelkastrup.com/synthdemo ... ordion.mp3

Excuse the sloppy play style but its real early around here

/Michael

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:08 am

mkastrup wrote:The click cant get right overall, the high registre sounds fake if i try to make it and etc... jada jada

Assuming you're using FM as a basis, it's worth tweaking the FM keyboard scaling, especially to tame the upper notes. But I guess you've been trying that already...

mkastrup · Post by **mkastrup** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:52 pm

Howard wrote:
mkastrup wrote:The click cant get right overall, the high registre sounds fake if i try to make it and etc... jada jada
Assuming you're using FM as a basis, it's worth tweaking the FM keyboard scaling, especially to tame the upper notes. But I guess you've been trying that already...

Nopes. not using FM because then it will come out as a DX type of rhodes, i'm using drawn additive waveforms. The way i see it is that a DX type rhodes got the lows and the highs but is missing body in the mids. Funny thou at arms lenght i have my old Yamaha TX802 beside me but i cant get my self to peek in it.

But well, perhaps i should take your advise and go the FM way first and then try for body after

Cheers

/Michael

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:44 pm

mkastrup wrote:But well, perhaps i should take your advise and go the FM way first and then try for body after

How about sticking to your additive method for the basic sound (which is really good but doesn't seem to be very dynamic), then use FM just for the "body"

With FM, you have lots of control along the keyboard and more dynamics because you can scale the carrier and modulators independantly.

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:04 pm

mkastrup wrote:Today, well today was one of those days where i sit stuborn for VERY long time with a grrrr patch. The patch is a Rhodes like thing and this is my 3rd attempt of making one. I'm getting better but its still far from where i want it. The click cant get right overall, the high registre sounds fake if i try to make it and etc... jada jada

Really hate these hard to crack emulations BUT i learn something new each time i try to do it. Still thou its a good patch for playing soft but i have to give it another go at some point in the furture.

http://www.michaelkastrup.com/synthdemo ... yPart1.mp3 (my nemesis of a rhodes thing)

/Michael

Zynaddsubfx has a 24 patch Rhodes bank, excellent variations, I'll bet if you look at the settings in the edit page, you'll get some ideas for the nuance you're seeking! Plus another 23 related sounds in the SynthPiano bank...good luck!

mkastrup · Post by **mkastrup** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:10 pm

Howard wrote:
mkastrup wrote:But well, perhaps i should take your advise and go the FM way first and then try for body after
How about sticking to your additive method for the basic sound (which is really good but doesn't seem to be very dynamic), then use FM just for the "body" With FM, you have lots of control along the keyboard and more dynamics because you can scale the carrier and modulators independantly.

What really bothers me is that when you combine different types of synthesis the outcome will often sound like you pasted a sound onto the body of another sound, if you know what i mean. Like adding additional attack or breath or something to an existing sound. In really bad cases it can sound like you press the C key synchron on 2 keyboards to produce 1 sound. Anyway that explains why i rather try get it all done with one synthesis method. Theres a 90% chance that i will have to turn to FM if i want a more dynamic kinda rhodes. Its not a die hard emulation i'm aiming for but a subtle thing more like a Cazio CZ-1 vibra/E-piano thing. Genre i think its more like Dub, IDM and Soulish RnB.

Ohh well, the thing WILL pop, just a question of when

Right now i'm having fun with Noise and the Comb, crazy stuff can be done with that

/Michael

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:28 pm

all around spectacular stuff!

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