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Date: 25-Nov-02 @ 09:29 PM -
How to use my synth?
There must be something I’m just not getting. I’m
dying to create some sounds on my synth, but no
matter what I do, the saw wave just sounds like a
saw wave. I have a Roland JD-990 w/ the vintage
synth card, and some of the factory patches are
just beautiful. Why can’t I do that?
I sort of understand the basic theory behind
synthesis. The VCO is similar to the Wave Generator
on my synth. Filters are similar to my TVF and the
amplifier is similar to my TVA. I can play with
envelopes, cut off’s, resonance and LFO’s
graphically. But I can’t seem to make any cool
sounds. There's also something called "structure"
Can someone point me in the right direction? For
example, I want to make a cool lead sound, or a
cool pad. I’ll pick a wave, from an Oberheim or
Moog or Jupiter or System 700 or whatever
(I know it won’t be same, it’s just a digital
sample). So I’ve queued up this wave, now what?
Any help much appreciated!