Osc1 & 2: Oscillators 1 & 2 are where you can choose the octaves, panning and wavelengths etc. firstly you can choose to have either one or two oscillators operating. you can pick the type of wavelength you want to use to shape the sound, choosing the sound waves you want to use you can then change the octaves, the cent and pitch the sound up or down in semitones. once you are happy with the sound you have chosen you can adjust the mix, this means that you can choose which oscillator is more prominent, turning the mix dial all the way to the left means only oscillator one will be heard working vice versa and keeping the mix dial central means that’s both are equally as loud.
Filter 1 & 2: Filters one and two (adjusting oscillators one and two respectively) are the sections of the synthesiser in which you can remove or boost certain parts of your sound. You are able to add either a low pass, high pass, notch or band pass filter. the strength of the filter can be adjusted using the faders as can the resonance. There is also a small button that allows both filters to be linked.
Lfo: Standing for low frequency filter, the LFO section is the part of the synthesiser that is used to make dub step style wobbles. You are able to choose the type of wavelength used in LFO and which part of the synthesiser is effected, you can alter the race and the amount, this can be used to change the shape of your sound quite dramatically.
Filter env: The filter envelope is the envelope in which you can adjust the attack, decay, sustain & release of the filters. You can adjust the levels to alter the sound you have made and then choose the amount, this determines how powerful the filter envelope itself is.
Amp env: The amplitude envelope is the section of the subtractor that allows you to adjust the volume profile of your sound. When a note is pressed the attack, decay then sustain sections begin, and when the note is released the release section starts. E.g. on my sound I have set the attack at it’s lowest, this means that the sounds begins as soon as a note is pressed, I have also set the release to minimum so when the note is let go of the sounds stops straight away.
Mod env: The modulation envelope is a section of subtractor that allows you to change other parts of the synthesiser. Again you can adjust the attack, decay, sustain & release to change your sound. you can choose the section of subtractor that the mod envelope effects. It can be sent to either the first or second oscillator, the mix dial, the FM dial, the phase or frequency.
My samples: To use my samples I searched through the reason sound banks, I finally settled on a redrum drum kit & rewired it to be linked up to a kong drum machine. once I had hooked up the two machines I opened up the nano sampler within kong and reversed the sound of each drum. Afterwards I added a rattle to the snare drum and filters to the bass drum, this boosted the bass whilst also making sure the snare stayed prominent, it also added a ‘tin’ like sound to the snare. once I had finished with the effects I changed the velocity of one of the bass drums, this made the sound seem shorter and more sharp.
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