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numbers you have set in the sequencer panel, otherwise you will not hear
any changes.
You can experiment with different envelopes for each voice and try turning
voices on and off to hear the changes better (
SHIFT-1
etc). If there is a filter
on (a number appears in the filter number device) try turning the filter on
and off in each voice. The next section deals with actually editing filter
parameters.
The final set of value boxes enable you to dial up different loop sections as
a tune is playing. Refer to ‘Loop sections’ in the EDITOR part of the manual
for details on setting up and using loop sections. If you have a tune loaded
which contains more than one loop section in a voice then you can dial up
any of the sections for that voice. When a new section is selected the tune
restarts at the beginning again. If a voice contains rhythm tracks dial
through these. Then you could dial up a suitable bass line for instance in
another voice and add a melody line perhaps… the possibilities are endless.
You can, of course, use the EDITOR, KEYBOARD or MIDI modules to enter
and edit loop sections. Look at ‘Hints & Tips’ in the EDITOR for more help
in using the sequencer.
More on creating sounds
A more complex but very powerful feature of the TMS sound system is the
ability to sweep the pulse width, pitch and filter frequency of any note in any
voice. Unlike the ring modulation and synchronisation effects normally
associated with the CBM64, TMS does not require another voice to modu-
late these parameters. Instead, two Dynamic Response Envelopes (DREs)
control the sweeping of the pitch and/or pulse width and filter frequency.
Tremelo, phasing, wahwah and flanging effects are all within the scope of
TMS and can be used in all 3 voices at the same time.
A pitch/pulse width DRE is part of each envelope definition whereas a filter
frequency DRE is associated with each set of filter parameters. A DRE is
popped up over the ADSR graph by pressing
D
. Pop it down by pressing
D
again. Alternatively access Commands:
DRE up/down
. If the filter devices
are being displayed (see below) the filter frequency DRE will be popped up.
Otherwise the pitch/pulse width DRE will appear.
D
Pop DRE up/down
