Designing Sounds
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Fat Waves
Preset 009
“Multi Whatever” is a very useful tool for synthesizing complex
waveforms. Try this…
1. Load any sample into the preset - do this by entering preset edit and
going to the main voice page shown below.
SOUND DESIGNING
2. Move the cursor to the sample field in Voice 1 (shown above) and choose
a wave - a complex wave would be a good choice. Put the sustain pedal
down and play handfuls of notes to the right and left of C3. You hear a
layer of the identical note.
Fader D:
begins to detune the notes the further they get away from the
center.
Fader C:
adds a little random vibrato
Faders A & B:
set and sweep a filter.
The result is a “Chorused” or multi source effect, just waiting to be
resampled as a new stereo wave then used as a building block for more
presets. Practically any sample can be given new life by “multiplying” it with
the “Multi-Whatever” preset template! Try recording your voice (sing an
“aah” tone) then use the multi-whatever technique to generate a choir.
Preset 010
is a simple example of using source waves as oscillators for a
synthesizer. Find some good source waves then load them into the preset and
use the real-time faders as basic sample loop, filter, filter amount and chorus
controls.
Fader A:
Adjusts the Sample Loop Start Point
Fader B:
Adjusts the Filter Envelope Amount and increases Resonance
Fader C:
Adjusts the Filter and Amplifier Envelope Rates
Fader D:
Adds a Chorus effect to Voice 1
After a few hours you will be using the tool box to generate new waves which
you can then compile into presets. The presets can be brought to life by
adding some of the knocks and taps also provided. Mixing an “air” sample
into a preset is an effective way of adding ambience. And don’t forget, when
you are re-sampling, any FX you add with the Effects processors will also be
resampled - you resample exactly what you hear.
