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STEP-BY-STEP
Application - Sound Splicing
Sound Splicing is an operation that uses most of the features we've gone over.
As mentioned above, Sound Splicing merges the attack of one sound with the
body of another to form a new sound. The process is illustrated below.
The alternate volume envelopes are used to fade one instrument out while
another fades in. UltraProteus also contains many digitally generated waveforms
that may be combined with sampled instruments to change the character of the
sound, perhaps to add a digital “edge” or add bass. The Sound Delay, Sound
Start, Volume and the Transpose parameters allow you to refine the splice point
between the primary and secondary instruments.
As an example, let's splice a Sax attack to a Bass Clarinet to create a sort of
“Clariphone”. Because these instruments are somewhat related in character,
they are perfect candidates for splicing. Start with the default preset again, and
change only the parameters listed below. The Tenor Sax instrument is shaped
by the Alternate Volume Envelope so that only the honking attack is heard (a
short delay and decay with the sustain set to zero).
The Bass Clarinet instrument serves as the body of the sound. The Sound Delay
parameter is used to delay the onset of the Bass Clarinet until the Sax attack has
finished, The Bass Clarinet attack is removed using the Sound Start parameter.
The Attack parameter of the Secondary Alternate Envelope is set to 08 so the
Bass Clarinet will smoothly fade in as the Sax fades out. The Bass Clarinet has
also been transposed up an octave so that the pitches of the two instruments
match. Finally, the volumes of the two instruments are balanced with the
volume control.
Splicing is only of the many things you can do with UltraProteus. Think of
UltraProteus as an audio construction set, which allows you to mold the sound
as you would a piece of clay. The instruments are like your raw material and the
other parameters are the sculpting tools.
TRY SUBSTITUTING DIFFERENT
INSTRUMENTS USING THE
EXAMPLE AT LEFT.
Instrument:
128 Bass Clarinet
Volume:
125
Transpose:
+12
Alt Envelope:
On
A
H
D
S R
08 01 52 48 24
Sound Delay:
003
Sound Start:
006
Instrument:
098 Tenor Sax
Volume:
122
Transpose:
+00
Alt Envelope:
On
A
H
D
S R
00 04 24 00 04
Sound Delay:
000
Sound Start:
000
Primary
Secondary
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