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ARTURIA – JUPITER-8V – MANUAL - EN
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8 Some elements of sound design
Here are five examples that can guide you when programming different tones on the JUPITER-8V.
These tones are classified from simple to complex, and are organized in 3 parts:
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The first part will allow you to explore the basis of the subtractive synthesis with the
Jupiter-8V. While starting off with a basic preset, you will make a polyphonic violin sound
that is typical for this synthesizer. After that, you will approach the programming of a
richer sound (complex modulations, cross modulation…) in the form of a bell tone.
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The second part will allow you to explore the newly added functionalities of the Jupiter-8V.
After this the "Galaxy" and "Step Sequencer" modules will not be a mystery anymore!
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The third part will allow you to create a very rich and progressive tone thanks to the
combination of the "voice" effects and numerous possibilities of modulations that you have
discovered before.
8.1
A polyphonic violin preset made with the Jupiter- 8 V
To begin, we will learn how to program a basic polyphonic sound. It will be simply composed out of
four elements:
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Two oscilators (VCO1 and 2)
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An high pass filter (HPF)
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A low pass filter (VCF)
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An ADSR envelope connected to the filter
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An ADSR envelope connected to the amplifier
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An LFO connected to the width of the “square” waveform of VCO2
By doing this you will obtain a basic preset offering an overall tone of violins. Figure 1 shows you the
position of the different knob
To begin, choose the preset "Initialize" in the project "Template". As you will notice, the
sound is very basic and not very alive when you play a note. In fact, this very simple preset
(continuous and brilliant) is our starting point for the sound design.
Choose the preset « Default » of the project « Template »
On VCO 1, the "SAW" wave form is selected. This waveform is very rich in harmonics and
will be perfectly suitable to create the violin sound.
Change the range of this oscillator (by octave). Click on the selector "Range" and place it on
"16'"
