Thanks, I'll give this a shot!
>You don't really need much--a couple of self-oscillating filters and EGs
>will work pretty well, or a couple of oscillators and EGs.
>
>Basically you want to sweep the pitch (cutoff on filter, 1V/oct on osc)
>relatively quickly with an EG. The self-oscillating filter works fine
>because the 909 kick is a sine wave. The second oscillator is used to
>produce a short, sharp click which you would mix with the larger kick sound
>to taste. This duplicates the "attack" control on the tr-909 kick.
>
>So: external trigger into mult (or use two simultaneous triggers from the
>same device)
>trigger one into EG1 with 0 attack, play with decay, tiny bit of release?
>(or just use as AR?)
>trigger two into EG2 with everything set to 0 or damned close
>EG1 into 1V/oct or FM1 input of osc1, tuned to taste, use sine output; EG1
>also into VCA
>EG2 into 1V/oct or FM1 input of osc2, tuned "medium," use square output; EG2
>also into VCA2
>osc2 into VCA2
>mix VCAs at mixer?
>
>
>
>Adjust EG2 decay to make click audible but very fast
>Adjust EG1 decay for kick decay.
>Adjust osc1 FM1 (if you're using that) for amount of sweep, also called
>"tune" on tr-909
>
>Messing with this basic configuration (even without the second audio source
>for "click") will get you all kinds of great kick sounds.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: improv@... [mailto:improv@...]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 11:45 AM
>> To: motm@egroups.com
>> Subject: [motm] MOTM-ing the perfect 909 kick
>>
>>
>> So here's a thought experiment for all you. Given a relatively
>> complex MOTM
>> system (all modules present, duplicates of a few), how would you go about
>> synthesizing a heavy, thick 909-type kick drum? I need this for something
>> I'n tracking, and none of the samples I have cut it. And I'm not buying a
>> 909 just for one sound!
>>
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