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Article from Polyphony, July/August 1978 |
KEYBOARD: low octave (transpose further with 4781 if needed, for proper range.
VCO 1: One octave above VCO 2.
VCF: Freq. HI; Init. Freq. MIN. Q 60%; Mode SWEEP.
AR: Expand ON; Attack 0%; Decay 40%; Variable 35%.
ADSR: Attack 10% (adj. for slight 'pluck' sound, 'thunking' attack) Decay 30%; Sustain 80% Release 45%.
When set up properly, this patch sounds quite a bit like an electric bass guitar, especially when played as accompaniment to other instruments through a good bass amp. Be first to fool that C & W bass picker down the street.
Submitted by: Dave Garfield, Austin, TX
VCO's
2. No transposition — KBD C.V. out. Triangle.
1. One octave lower than VCO 2, P5 higher than VCO 3. Triangle.
3. Perfect 5th down from VCO 1. Pulse Width Modulation — 25 - 40%.
BIAS: Enough to accent harmonic P 5 up from fundamental — about 1 volt.
LFO: About 5 Hz. Variable output enough for 'vibrato' — about 20% P. W. change.
MIX: VCO 1-60%; VCO 2-80% ; VCO 3-60%; Output (one channel only) — 100%.
AR: Attack 0%; Release 20%; Variable 50%; EXPAND ON.
ADSR: Attack — about 5% (enough for initital 'pop' percussion sound, but not too much.) Decay — 15%; Sustain — 45% Release — 45%
VCF: Freq. — HIGH; Init. Freq. = 15% (accent VCO 1) Q — 60%; Mode — SWEEP.
REVERB: To taste.
KBD: Medium to high octave, no glide.
The main point in this patch is to accent the harmonics that are a P 5 above the fundamental (fund. = VCO 3). It takes some experimenting with parameters, mixing, etc. to get the right effect, but it's worth it. By varying filter freq., and/or oscillator pitches, you can go from Keith Emerson to Deep Purple. This one is another good one for multi-channel recording.
Submitted by: Dave Garfield, Austin, TX
MAIN PATTERN
Prep: Reset, program
Main pattern data:
AB, R, T, R, CO, R, AB, R, S, R, R, R,
AB, R, T, R, CO, R, AB, WB, CO, R, S, S,
AB, R, T, R, CO, R, AB, R, S, R, S, R,
AB, R, T, R, CO, R, AB, CL, R, R, S, S,
Repeat, Reset.
BRIDGE PATTERN
Prep: Reset/Bridge, Program
Bridge pattern data:
AB, R, CO, R, T, R, AB, R, R, R, S, CL,
AB, R, B, R, CO, R, AB, CO, S, R, S, T,
AB, R, CL, T, CO, R, AB, R, S, CO, S, R,
R, AB, CO, CO, CO, CL, AB, CL, S, T, CO, CO,
Repeat, Reset ------ Play!
EACH PATTERN UTILIZES 48 EVENTS.
MAIN PATTERN ONLY
Prep: Reset, program
Main pattern data:
AB, S, R, R, S, R, AB, R, CO, R,
AB, CL, R, R, CL, R, AB, R, S, S,
AB, S, R, R, S, R, B, R, CL, R,
AB, CL, WB, T, CO, R, AB, R, S, S,
Repeat, Reset ---- Play.
TAKES UP 40 EVENTS
This is a 3 + 2 style of 5/4
MAIN PATTERN ONLY
Prep: Reset, program
Main pattern data:
AB, R, S, R, B, R, S, R, AB, R, S, R, S, R,
AB, R, S, CO, B, R, S, CO, AB, R, S, T, S, R,
AB, R, S, R, AB, R, S, R, AB, R, CL, T, CO, R,
AB, R, S, CO, AB, R, S, CO, AB, R, S, S, S, R,
Repeat, Reset, Play.
Takes up 56 events
ALL DRUM PATCHES BY: CRAIG ANDERTON
The drum abbreviations are as follows:
AB — Accent Bass
B — Bass
8 — Snare
T — Tom Tom
CO — Conga
CL — Clave
WB — Wood Block
R — Rest
Other programming steps are self-explanatory.
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