SOMA Pulsar 23, User Manual

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PULSAR • 23 USER MANUAL
BD (BASS DRUM) SYNTHESIS MODULE
Designed for synthesizing the sound of a bass drum. Like other synthesis
modules, it can be used to generate a fairly wide range of sounds.
It should be noted that all synthesis modules have a different structure
and that their sound palettes do not intersect for this reason.
TUNE knob — controls the pitch of the BD.
MOD
(modulation) pin — is the input modulating the pitch of a BD.
This input has a linear (volt-hertz) relationship.
AMT (amount) knob — adjusts the amount of influence of the MOD
signal on the pitch.
WTF?
pin
— circuit bending node for the pitch modulator.
OMG! pin — circuit bending node for the triangle waveform generator that forms the base
of BD synthesis.
PITCH
knob
— controls the modulator that generates the pitch jump at the beginning of
a sound, characteristic for a bass drum. This knob adjusts the decay rate and the depth of
the modulation.
DRIVE
knob — controls the BD waveform. When rotated clockwise, the waveform changes
from triangle to sine to square.
EXT (external) pin — is the input for processing an external signal through the BD synthesis
circuit. Located before the waveshaper/distortion that makes the waveform.
OUT
pin
— is the output of the BD synthesis module. Located before the VOLUME knob.
VOL (volume) knob — BD volume control
FX
knob — adjusts the send level of the BD signal to the effects processor. It takes the signal
before the VOL knob (pre-fader). This way you can send a signal to the effects processor
while the BD volume in the main mix is low or zero.
Try modulating the BD pitch with noise (use NOISE pin).
You can create an additional pitch drop typical of a hip-hop style BD by connecting
the ENV and MOD pins and setting the AMT knob.