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Black Dust
Joined: Sep 18, 2006 Posts: 3 Location: England
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:43 am Post subject:
Help with pads |
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There really doesn't seem to be much in the way of help on the net when it comes to making pads. I'm looking to make those swirly dream like one's but I'm having problems as so far all I'm getting is a sound that's just say, a saw with amp env attack/decay/release and reverb.
Any suggestions, I'm using Reason 3. |
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Black Dust
Joined: Sep 18, 2006 Posts: 3 Location: England
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:15 am Post subject:
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anyone? |
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blue hell
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Joined: Apr 03, 2004 Posts: 24079 Location: The Netherlands, Enschede
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:41 am Post subject:
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All I can think of is to have a look at http://electro-music.com/forum/forum-58.html with the free Clavia G2 demo software . Probably not all patches will work on the demo though, as the demo is a limited version of the real G2 hardware. Still maybe it would give some ideas. _________________ Jan
also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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opg
Joined: Mar 29, 2004 Posts: 954 Location: Berkeley, CA, US
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:41 am Post subject:
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Normally, I would just find a VSTi synth and tweak a preset for that kind of sound. But, to start from scratch, I would add a phaser effect to what you already have, and also a slow-LFOed bandpass Auto-Filter. Try adding a second waveform (perhaps another saw at the same pitch, but slightly detuned). That will make the pad bigger sounding and will give it a chorus/phaser effect as well. I'm big on the auto-filters right now, if you ask me. _________________ One Player Game | OPG on SoundCloud |
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Mohoyoho
Joined: Dec 03, 2003 Posts: 1632 Location: Tennessee
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:38 am Post subject:
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It's a pretty open question. My basic pad would include 2 or three oscillators. One would be 32' (or 16' if you don't have 32') and a sine. The other two would be a saw and/or pulse. Choose what octave sounds best. You could also detune one and/or the other to make a chord or a dissonant note. Mix volume of the sine accordingly. You don't necessarily want too much bass to overpower your overall sound. The amplifier's envelope should have a medium to long attack, a very long decay, minimal sustain, and a long release. To give the pad some motion and texture you could modulate one or more wave forms in osc. 2 or 3. As far as a filter envelope; that would be up to you. This is just a starting point. _________________ Mark Mahoney
Kingsport, Tennessee
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Alexander
Joined: Apr 22, 2006 Posts: 373 Location: NL/QC
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:42 am Post subject:
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Mohoyoho wrote: | One would be 32' (or 16' if you don't have 32') |
Could you explain what you mean by that? (Maybe an imperial thing!?) _________________ http://husc-sound.com |
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opg
Joined: Mar 29, 2004 Posts: 954 Location: Berkeley, CA, US
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:55 am Post subject:
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Alexander wrote: | Mohoyoho wrote: | One would be 32' (or 16' if you don't have 32') |
Could you explain what you mean by that? (Maybe an imperial thing!?) |
Yeah...you're gonna need 32-foot lengths of rebar to get that pad going. I figure, with parts and labor, including the 700 tons of cement, that should cost you about $40,000.23. _________________ One Player Game | OPG on SoundCloud |
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Mohoyoho
Joined: Dec 03, 2003 Posts: 1632 Location: Tennessee
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:54 am Post subject:
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32' is the octave; a very low one. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that nomenclature comes from pipe organs. The longer the pipe the lower the tone. However, I could be wrong about that. Anyway octaves (like in a Moog Voyager) come low to high like this: 32', 16', 8', 4', 2'.
Some synths use -2. 1, 0, +1, +2. _________________ Mark Mahoney
Kingsport, Tennessee
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ian-s
Joined: Apr 01, 2004 Posts: 2669 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:00 pm Post subject:
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Mohoyoho wrote: | I believe that nomenclature comes from pipe organs. |
Yep. |
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opg
Joined: Mar 29, 2004 Posts: 954 Location: Berkeley, CA, US
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Alexander
Joined: Apr 22, 2006 Posts: 373 Location: NL/QC
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject:
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As always, you guys rule! Thanks.. _________________ http://husc-sound.com |
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Antimon
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 4145 Location: Sweden
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