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justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:45 am

Prompted by the earlier discussion of K-S synthesis and BBDs, I decided to play with the tuned delays in MFM2. I started playing around with the feedback paths to get different timbres of metallic percussion and such and through use of allpass filters I stumbled on what kind of sounds like a tuned hand drum at good moments.

http://www.3amnoise.net/tuned_drum.mp3 Careful there are some parts that get unexpectedly loud toward the middle and end.

I'd like to know more about the relationship between the allpass filters and the delay lines. I have very basic understanding of what's happening from what I hear but I'm still not to the point where I know what will happen when I make an adjustment to the key scaling or modulation. How are the allpass filters different from the phaser in the feedback fx? Is there a way to figure out how much feedback to add to get certain decay behaviors? Is there anything happening in the six other feedback modes (four mono, quad permute, etc.) that cannot be accomplished with the user matrix?

I guess I'm trying to say that I understand the principals of the features but I don't get how they work in practice.

Thanks.

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:21 am

cool audio... I've never used MFM for that sort of thing... mostly more normalish reverby/delay stuff. Now I want to try it out some!

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:59 am

Reverbs, yes.... My attempts thus far to create a really dense, lush reverb have also been fruitless. I think it's possible, I've gotten close...

xh3rv · Post by **xh3rv** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:00 am

If not a whole reverb, certainly something like MFM2 is great for replacing or augmenting the early reflection modules of other reverbs.

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:48 pm

MFM2 is a really amazing Plug In. What is so great about the tuned delays is that you can play them on a Midi Keyboard even using the Pitchbend so the actually function like e.g. the Combfilters in Absynth. If you route irregular percussive Impulses into MFM2 and then play the delays you can create stringlike Instruments sounding like a strange sitar. Besides from that MFM2 is great for twisting beats around or creating totally chaotic distorted textures.

Here is a track I did today using the above combfilter method, just sending a bell sound into it every 4 beats and then playing the tuned delays on the Masterkeyboard. Quite a complicated routing in the User Matrix and a lot of Filter Modulation is neccessary to get really interesting effects, when no sound enters MFM2 it immediately goes into overdrive, a wicked patch this is, I'll post it here one of theses days.

http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/summary/pl ... iid.369382

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:16 pm

Another track using MFM2's combfilter/tuned delays feature. Sending a triangle sound and a deep bass into MFM2 as a sound source and then playing a sequence on the keyboard.

http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/summary/pl ... iid.372112

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:57 pm

Sampleconstruct wrote:Another track using MFM2's combfilter/tuned delays feature. Sending a triangle sound and a deep bass into MFM2 as a sound source and then playing a sequence on the keyboard.

http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/summary/pl ... iid.372112

Great track!

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:30 am

Check out this "Total Chaos"-preset for MFM2:
http://www.patchpool.de/Sounds/4_MFM2/t ... os.h2p.zip

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:09 am

This morning I uploaded a small Bank with 8 patches for MFM2 on my website http://www.patchpool.de - check it out...

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:31 am

Currently I'm working on a Preset Bank Beat Twista for MFM2
+50 patches plus variations focussing on twisting Beats and creating rhythmical textures out of almost anything - price: 9.95 €
release date around Octobre 1st

This can be pre-ordered here:
http://www.patchpool.de/Sounds/uhe.html

Demos currently available:
http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/s ... wista-mfm2

Simon

krankyone · Post by **krankyone** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 5:10 pm

The links to your sample bank seem a little screwy, but I was able to find them. I really like them. MFM2 has always struck me as a very interesting puzzle somewhat beyond my ability to crack. So presets are most welcome. Looking forward to this library.

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:08 pm

krankyone wrote:The links to your sample bank seem a little screwy, but I was able to find them. I really like them. MFM2 has always struck me as a very interesting puzzle somewhat beyond my ability to crack. So presets are most welcome. Looking forward to this library.

Thank's krankyone. But the links take you either to the pre-order page including the demo set or they take you directly to the Soundcloud set so what exactly do you find screwy about it?

Here is a dedicated thread for MFM2 Beat Twista:
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... highlight=

damoog · Post by **damoog** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:33 pm

MFM2 is the second in the call of duty modern warfare 2 game,it is the most popular fps game in the world

more info can be found here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Du ... _Warfare_2

Krakatau · Post by **Krakatau** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:45 pm

As tuned delay lines, more clealy focused on scales and harmonies, i for one, can share these few ones to you :

www.anak-krakatoa.net/~downl/aupresets/mfm2+.zip

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:26 pm

damoog wrote:MFM2 is the second in the call of duty modern warfare 2 game

I don't quite understand...? Didn't know my plugs were playing games... quite proud though if they rank in high scores...

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KVR Audio

I'd like to know more about MFM2...