On 11 Nov 2008, at 23:00, Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ wrote:
> Atom Smasher wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Alex Drinkwater wrote:
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>>> Ah.. I seee. I hadn't analysed the sound in such detail, I must
>>> admit.
>>> And I don't have a 303 of my own to run tests on, sadly.. So is the
>>> filter env attack only altered on accented notes, or on all notes,
>>> as
>>> the resonance is increased?
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>> don't spend too much time on it, unless you really want to build a
>> clone
>> and/or drive yourself crazy. this is the topic of much bandwidth in
>> places
>> like analog-heaven, synth-diy, etc, and i wouldn't be surprised if
>> there
>> have been graduate theses done on it.
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> I've thought about it ∗waaaay∗ too much. I wrote a software clone and
> went crazy. There's a lesson in that for us all ;-)
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>> at the end of the day, it's just "magic". especially when you're
>> trying to
>> recreate the "vibe" or "feel" on other hardware.
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> Yeah. Ultimately you need a not-quite-squarewave (the Poly-800's
> divider-generated squarewaves are too perfect), a squeaky resonant
> filter, and a fuzzbox. Maybe an echo machine, too, but definitely a
> fuzzbox.
>
> And then you need to listen to New Order - "Confusion (Pump Panel
> Remix)", you know, the one from Blade with all the vampires dancing in
> the club in back of a meat packing plant.
I haven't seen the film, but I can picture the scene now.
That track is pretty-much The definitive 303 track (though there are
probably some by Hardfloor that are in the running too).
Oh, hang on, I was thinking of the Pump Panel remix of Blue Monday
(also a distorted 303 workout).
Right; time for bed. Glad I've stimulated a little debate, anyway :D
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