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>>How was this done? Sounds incredible. What what other modules were used? How were they patched?<<

>>This is of course Ken Elhardt. I don't know if he ever published his patch, it's a MOTM-440 VCF and I think 2 VCOs. Outboard EQ helps some.<<

> Paul S. writes:
>>> This is of course Ken Elhardt. I don't know if he ever published his patch, it's a MOTM-440 VCF and I think 2 VCOs. Outboard EQ helps some.<<
>
> Gee, my complex programming has been reduced to a VCF and a couple of VCOs? There's a lot more to it, including a 410 triple filter, noise modulated resonance for a fuzzy breathy sound, BC-3 breath controller modifying loudness, brightness and some pitch for a very realistic and expressive sound, and a bunch more. I did post that patch a long while back but put it back up again. Get it now before I remove it to make room for other things. Note the controls that change it from a more flat flute sound to a hollow wooden recorder sound.
>
> http://home.att.net/~elhardt4/MOTM_Flute_Patchsheet.JPG

> So I'm sure this has crossed your mind once before,
> but have you ever
> considered writing a book? I would love to see some
> of your complex
> patches broken down and explained. To the best of my
> knowledge, there
> really isn't any definitive work on the subject.
> (Apologies to any
> potential authors of the definitive work on this
> list...)
>
> Oh, and when you do, I want a copy...
> --mikes
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> So I'm sure this has crossed your mind once before,
> but have you ever
> considered writing a book? I would love to see some
> of your complex
> patches broken down and explained. To the best of my
> knowledge, there
> really isn't any definitive work on the subject.
> (Apologies to any
> potential authors of the definitive work on this
> list...)
>
> Oh, and when you do, I want a copy...
> --mikes
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On 5/17/05, Seth Elgart <selgart@...> wrote:

This might take some work, but if you could dig up the old issues of
Keyboard Magazine (or maybe under the older name of Contemporary
Keyboard) and look up Roger Powell's columns you'd get a great
introduction to simulating acoustic instruments. I still remember his
description of all the bits of a drum sound (i.e., stick tap, head
vibration, shell resonance) and how that opened my eyes to listening,
in a sense. I think there were some columns or articles around that
time by Larry Fast as well that went in the same direction. While not
a $100 book, those columns will certainly be a good start if you can
find them.

Seth

Hi,
Another good read on this topic is "A Synthesist's Guide to Acoustic Instruments" (ISBN: 0825610893).

This book, (by Howard Massey, Alex Noyes, Daniel Shklair), discusses the basic sonic makeup of various instruments, and describes how to re-create these sounds on a DX7, a Phase Distortion synth (Casio), and also a subtractive synth. There was even a plastic soundsheet with audio examples.

Some of the patches were a bit complex using mutiple LFOs, EGs, or what-have-you. I remember back then (1987) being a bit frustrated trying to patch some of these sounds using an a Roland SH-1. ;-)

Andrew





I remember being frustrated back then trying to patch some of these sounds on a SH-1. ;-)

Andrew

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