[sdiy] Percussion synthesis, any interest?

[The Peasant]

Hi Paul,

> At 12:35 PM 1/04/03 -0800, the EP wrote:
> > Is there any interest at 
> >all in analogue percussion synthesis on this list? 
> 
> Maybe you did such a good job everyone is in silent
> awe!

Well, I suppose that I can always dream ;-)=
 
> I had the Snare & BassDrum from Midwest Analog, which
> worked
> fine, but the problem was they sounded exactly
> like....drums.
> To be useful, the knobs would have had to cover a
> vastly
> wider range. (They WERE good for traditional drums.)

I have worked with these designs and I agree that are quite 
good, especially for their lack of complexity. The designs 
on my website are partly based on the MAP designs, but with 
many additions. They have a much wider range of sounds 
because of this, but my first priority is still realism.

> One thing that wd make an analog drum module more useful
> (at
> little extra cost) wd be extras outs & ins, so you can
> get 
> output directly form a noise generator, or inject an 
> alternative source there.
> I mean if you are making analog modules you might as well
>  
> make them accessible to patching at a low leevel.
> 
This sounds like a great suggestion, can anyone make any 
specific recommendations based on the posted schematics? I 
don't have much experience with this, nor many instruments 
to interface with to try out.

Take care,
Doug
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