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anselmi Full Member
Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 184 Location: montevideo, uruguay
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:17 am Post subject: some MX experiments |
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after a year of playing with the MX I start to use the PCM oscillator and find some interesting sonorities
I end with some mellotronesque strings and choir by using the FX
I transcribe the basic "patch" for you to try...it consume the 3 FX processor but it could be useful to sample or recording into a DAW
OSC = PCM + WS
OSC WAVE = STRINGS 019 or M1-CHOIR 016
OSC EDIT 1 = 0
CUTOFF = 70
RES = 0
EG INT = 29
DRIVE = 38
MOD WAVE = TRIANGLE OR S/H
MOD DEPTH = 3 or 4
MOD SPEED = 80
EG TIME = 127
AMP IS IN GATE
now the VERY IMPORTANT FX processors
I chain the 3 FX, use 1 and 2 in pitch shifters for creating a chord, and FX 3 does reverb
the lo-fi (read crap) sound quality of this FX really help to create the mellotron mood
FX 1 = pitch shifter
FX1 ED1 = +0500 (5 semitones up)
FX1 ED2 = 89
FX 2 = pitch shifter
FX2 ED1 = +0400 (4 semitones up, see that you´re transposing 2 notes togheter, so you´ll get a 4 notes chord and more lo-fiying texture)
FX2 ED2 = 93
FX 3 = REVERB
FX3 ED1 = 41
FX3 ED2 = 96
now set the keyboard to OCTAVE 5 and play some notes
hope you like it |
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jacques
Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, I gave it a try and it sounded alright Much appreciated.
I think sharing stuff like this is a great way for us to expand our abilities.
There aren't many other places to get ideas on this stuff--
I vote for a sticky with useful knob configurations/combinations! _________________ Electribe EMX-1, ESX-1, MicroKorg, MOTU UltraLite, BBE MaxCom, Live 6, Reason 4 |
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TrrP Junior Member
Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 76
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Cool stuff. Good idea with the pitch-shifter. Thank you. |
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funkster Junior Member
Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 66
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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This is a great idea. Im not very good but I'll find something decent to post asap |
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11hz Full Member
Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 111
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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I don't have an emx to try this but I'm definitely going to try the pitchshift efx thing to see if it works the same, I think it should, on my esx to make some chords. Right now the way i do chords is layering.
It would be nice to find a use for that pitchshifter effect. I've never used it before.
update:
Amazing! This is the best thing EVER! thanks. The songs I've been making lately depend alot on layering the same tones pitch shifted to make chords. I had been using 3-4 parts to make up the chords. With this trick i can get the chords with just 1 part. The next song i make is going to be the FATTEST.
so good. |
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funkster Junior Member
Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 66
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:04 am Post subject: |
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Can you elaborate please mate? I dont get ya |
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11hz Full Member
Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 111
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:18 am Post subject: |
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funkster wrote: | Can you elaborate please mate? I dont get ya |
me or anselmi? _________________ .
Music with ESX
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Music with Gameboys
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funkster Junior Member
Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 66
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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11hz wrote: | Amazing! This is the best thing EVER! thanks. The songs I've been making lately depend alot on layering the same tones pitch shifted to make chords. I had been using 3-4 parts to make up the chords. With this trick i can get the chords with just 1 part. The next song i make is going to be the FATTEST. |
You mate, how have you been structuring your layering? |
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11hz Full Member
Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 111
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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I usually use keyboard part 1 for bass part 2 for a melody. Then, here is where the layering comes in, part 5, 6a, 7a are used to make chords. Part 5 is the root then 6a is pitch shifted up a major or minor third above (+12 or +15 using step edit>motion dest> motion value) and 7a I pitch shift up a 5th or 7th above the root note the same way. Sometimes I use different sounds on the three parts. For this to sound good you have to make sure the sounds are tuned, you can tune them in sample mode. I have a bunch of long, 3-5 second sustaining tones loaded into my ESX that i use for this.
Now with this new trick I can make chord sounds with just one part instead of using up three. _________________ .
Music with ESX
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Music with Gameboys
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Last edited by 11hz on Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:16 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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funkster Junior Member
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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I like that idea, resourcefull! |
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