The electronic drums I have come across all seem to use white noise as a waveform, two envelope generators, just like those found on the old analogue synths, along with the resonance and cutoff frequency settings. A good example of what can be achieved is the polysix app for iPads.

I have never looked at the waveforms of real percussive instruments.My instinct tells me that white noise is an extremely rough approach to this, hence why they sound so fake.

All the best,

Jacques

Adam Puckett <adotsdothmusic@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hey list,
>
>How would I go from designing electronic sounding drum sounds to
>designing more realistic ones? And why do so many electronic cymbals,
>especially crashes, sound so fake? (Not that I necessarily have a
>problem with them, but what's the difference in the waveforms... what
>are they doing "wrong"?)
>
>Thanks,
>
>Adam
>
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