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Sounds can be designed on their own or in conjunction with the sequencer.
This section deals with the basic method of creating simple sounds…
dynamic effects such as tremelo, wahwah and phasing are converted later
on.
Press
*
to sound the current envelope. You can change the volume in
Values.
Change envelope with
Z
and
X
and listen to some of the other effects that
can be achieved. Notice how the numbers and graph change as you move
to another envelope number. If a sound continues too long (some enve-
lopes last indefinitely!) then kill the sound with ←.
Creating sounds - a quick guide
Some of the sounds are probably using Dynamic Response Envelopes and
perhaps a filter. These are covered later. To make things easier access
Commands:
zero envelope
. The current envelope is reset to the basic
sound shape with the filter off. Move around the devices by pressing
SPACE
. Now press
SHIFT-SPACE
and go round the other way. This is
exactly the same as selecting a module in the CONTROL screen.
When a device is highlighted you can edit the value(s) with
Q
and
W
. If
there is more than one value box within a device window move the highlight
around using the usual TMS up-down-sideways keys.
Move onto the waveform device and move through the four options. Notice
that the letters might help you identify the different waveforms…
T
riangle…
S
aw…
P
ulse… you will probably instantly recognise the
N
oise waveform.
Whenever pulse is selected the pulse width device appears. This is now
part of the circuit so
SPACE
along and use
Q
and
W
to change the pulse
width. See how the sound goes from ‘hollow’ like a clarinet when the blocks
*
Sound note
←
Kill sound
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=
↑
