Percussion sounds in Zebra

[pdxindy]

I've been modeling various percussion sounds.

Here are a couple samples. A struck bell, and a hand drum.

http://draigathar.org/zebra/sharp-bell.mp3
http://draigathar.org/zebra/hand-drum2.mp3

The struck bell is straight from Zebra, the drum has external reverb. I'm really pleased with such emulations in Zebra. I am liking the results as much as Tassman, which may have more capability, but is hampered by a tedious GUI. Zebra is much faster to model sounds in, and surprisingly capable!

[beej]

Very nice, especially the hand drum. I take it the FMO's and Comb's are your main tools here?

[polyslax]

Yes, very nice stuff, interested to hear more about your method, if you don't mind.

[Urs]

Wow! Sounds really cool!

[codef0x]

Sounds awesome, both of them.
I don't suppose you'll be releasing the patches when you're through?

[pdxindy]

Very nice, especially the hand drum. I take it the FMO's and Comb's are your main tools here?

thanks, no FMO's just Combs

Yes, very nice stuff, interested to hear more about your method, if you don't mind.

Got the idea first from some Tassman patches created by Harm Visser. He uses a short attack sample to excite a resonator (membrane, plate etc). I've played around with a similar thing in Zebra, but using an osc as the exciter for the comb module.

You can look at the recent Howard Scarr bank. There is one preset in there doing the same basic thing. I think it is a violin preset using difference comb. His preset reminded me again of this technique and I have been exploring it further lately.

The comb module has an exciter 'fillnoise', but it is very limited compared to using an osc (obviously). The range of sounds with this technique is quite wide.

I love the sound of Tassman, but the GUI is frustrating, having to switch between builder and player after every tweak to listen to the resultant change. I am convinced at this point that I can create xylophones, marimbas, kalimbas, bells, sticks, wood/metal hits, drums etc as nice in Zebra as in Tassman and more easily.

When I have a bit more of a preset collection, I will post them up here.

[codef0x]

Awesome news, can't wait for more!

[Notron User]

When I have a bit more of a preset collection, I will post them up here.

:hyper::hyper:

[pdxindy]

Here is a mallet sample

http://draigathar.org/zebra/mallets01.mp3

[Howard]

I am convinced at this point that I can create xylophones, marimbas, kalimbas, bells, sticks, wood/metal hits, drums etc as nice in Zebra as in Tassman and more easily. When I have a bit more of a preset collection, I will post them up here.

Looking forward to those! Impressive bell and mallet/kalimba :)

(Edit: Aah - I see my footnote finally arrived)

[pdxindy]

Here I tried for a xylophone... I realized though, that I don't really know what a xylophone sounds like so I don't have a sense of how close this is, but I like the sound for itself at least.

http://draigathar.org/zebra/bright-mallets.mp3

[hellleutel]

I don't really know what a xylophone sounds like[/url]

very good sounds. Maybe you like to try:

http://www.davidahmed.com/

or also

http://www.vsl.co.at/en-us/70/149/48.vsl

for instrument sound reference.

best

Ulrich

[pdxindy]

excellent references... thanks!! see, I thought the xylophone had metal bars!

[spritex]

Hmm, would that be the Glockenspiel then?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glockenspiel

[pdxindy]

Hmm, would that be the Glockenspiel then?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glockenspiel

I think Glockenspiel does not have resonator tubes so the sound tinkles more

maybe the Vibraphone is close with metal tines and resonator tubes.