5 USING YOUR MINIBRUTE
5.1 Let's create a basic sound
Let's define a basic, initialized configuration for designing your own sound.
Connect your MiniBrute to an external audio amplifier and power on your
MiniBrute as previously described [2.3]. Set the
Gate Source
switch [4.3.4] on the
MiniBrute rear panel to the
KBD
position.
Adjust the sliders and knobs and shown in the following patch view.
Play the keyboard, and you should hear a basic sawtooth sound rich in harmonics.
Next, let's add some animation and life to this flat sawtooth sound. As shown
below, turn the
Ultrasaw Amt
fully clockwise. This transforms the sound as if there
were two or three slightly detuned oscillators, which creates a slow “beating”
effect where the oscillators interact with each other.
Now turn the
Ultrasaw Rate
knob fully counter-clockwise; the beating becomes
very slow and creates a slow sweep. Push the
OCTAVE Down
button once to
obtain very deep, lively brass sounds; next push the
OCTAVE Up
button once to
return to the default pitch range, turn the
Ultrasaw Rate
knob fully clockwise, and
you’ll hear cliché
house music
sounds. The effect is even more pronounced if you
add some vibrato by turning up the
Modulation
wheel slightly.
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