[sdiy] presets on a modular

[Paul Maddox]

Glen,

BUT, NONE of what you say as far as presets goes changes the sound of the
'device' completely.
Thats the major difference with a synth, when you change preset, you usually
change the sound quite considerbly, (think squelchy bass to Synced Lead)...
Its more than just 'nuances' you're changing when you change a synth preset.

Paul


----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen" <mclilith at charter.net>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] presets on a modular


> At 06:08 AM 11/12/04 , Paul Maddox wrote:
>
> >organs have 'ranges' that you can add/remove, again, no presets.
> >You can't have a 'Big juicy organ' button that turns on all the stops,
you
> >do it manually, one (or two) at a time.
>
> As someone experienced with church organ repair, I have to disagree. Even
> organs with no microprocessors can have presets. This applies to both pipe
> and electronic organs.
>
> It can also be honestly argued that the crescendo pedal of an organ is a
> form of preset control. The farther you press the crescendo pedal, the
more
> voices the organ turns on for you.
>
> By the way, the "Big juicy organ" button actually exists, and it is
usually
> labeled "Tutti" on a lot of organs.  :)
>
>
> As for the piano, I suppose you could argue that the pedals on a piano are
> its only form of "presets." You have to admit, you *do* get a different,
> and repeatable, sound when using the pedals. There are also some pianos
> which have a "rinky-tink" mechanism installed, which alters the tone of
the
> piano fairly drastically when the proper pedal is depressed.
>
> Some banjos, guitars, and probably some electric basses have "presets" in
> the form of alternate tuning mechanisms. With the flip of a lever, or the
> turn of a cam, you can predictably alter the tuning on one or more
strings.
> Most people would probably consider this a transposer feature rather than
> presets, but it's about as close as you can get with these instruments.
You
> have to admit, it does alter the sound of the instrument in a predictable
> manner, and is instantly changeable.
>
> Instruments such as the violin, cello, and bass have at least two
> "presets." You switch between two presets by deciding whether to bow or
> pluck the instrument.  :)
>
>
> take care,
> Glen