[sdiy] Naming a module

[mmanard at columbus.rr.com]

On the Roland SH-2 it's called Auto-bend

- Mike Fiction

----- Original Message -----
From: Gavin Muir <gmuir at sympatico.ca>
Date: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:26 am
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Naming a module
To: yves usson <yves.usson at imag.fr>
Cc: synth diy <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>

> If I understand correctly, this sounds familiar to one of the "Page 
> 
> 2" functions on the Oberheim OB-8; Oberheim called it "Portamento 
> Bend".
> Oberheim described it in the manual:
> 
> "This switch causes all notes to glissando from a programmable  
> interval above or below the note being played. The rate of the 
> gliss  
> is controlled by the portamento control on the other page."
> 
> It's amazing what a little ultra-fast "portamento bend" can do to a 
> 
> powerful fast attack brass patch!
> 
> Gavin.
> 
> On 17-Dec-06, at 4:58 AM, yves usson wrote:
> 
> > Hi all
> >
> > I am currently building a YUSYNTH module that creates an 
> adjustable  
> > pitch glide
> > on the attack of a note, in fact it is the kind of function that 
> is  
> > found in the
> > Yamaha CS15 and CS80 and called by Yamahe : Glide or Glide envelope.
> > This function is really great for creating "realistic" trumpet  
> > sound and natural
> > chorus.
> >
> > I am no native English speaker and I feel that Yamaha's naming of 
> 
> > this function
> > is quite confusing because Glide is associated to a different  
> > effect on most other
> > synths.
> >
> > So far I call it an "ATTACK-GLIDE" but I was wondering if someone 
> 
> > one the list could
> > make a better an more accurate suggestion for naming this module 
> ? .
> >
> > http://yusynth.net/Modular/Commun/ATTACKGLIDE/Glide-panel-design.jpg
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -- 
> > Yves Usson
> > yves.usson at yusynth.net
> > http://yusynth.net
>