Re: [Csnd] Re: Question for folks with experience with building synths

Date	2013-07-08 06:41
From	"Partev Barr Sarkissian"
Subject	Re: [Csnd] Re: Question for folks with experience with building synths
	"When I press a sequence of midi keys into my csound object with a long release (~1.5s), the volume builds up quickly and becomes overwhelming" ---- Multiple keys triggers within the envelope time of an overall envelope can produce odd effects like that, especially with long release times. I get these kinds of effects on my monophonic Moog Prodigy. Might try adjusting max amplitude and envelope time parameters. This multi-triggering within an initial envelope (envelopes within an envelope) can be used as a cool effect to good effect, but that can be tricky to control, at least with an analog synth like a Moog. Some finesse is required to pull it off, but it can be a cool effect. Take some time to try out related settings with the max amplitude and envelope times. -Partev ================================================== --- madstrum@gmail.com wrote: From: lppier <madstrum@gmail.com> To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk Subject: [Csnd] Re: Question for folks with experience with building synths Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 21:08:28 -0700 (PDT) Hi Jim, Thanks. I'l try that. Currently I'm doing this think it works ok as long as I don't lower the volume too much. kinstr init 1 kactive active kinstr koutputgain = ioutputgain koutputgain = koutputgain - kactive * 0.01 ;lower gain according to no of active instruments if (koutputgain < 0.1) then koutputgain = 0.1 endif Pier. On 8 Jul, 2013, at 3:35 AM, Jim Aikin [via Csound] <[hidden email]> wrote: lppier wrote When I press a sequence of midi keys into my csound object with a long release (~1.5s), the volume builds up quickly and becomes overwhelming. In commercial hardware synthesizers, is there anything done to mitigate this? (I don't have experience with hardware synths) Or is this "normal" for the sound to build up? It's normal, but of course it's also undesirable. You can lower the output level of your instrument(s) and turn up the volume of your amp. Csound produces a clean signal, so turning up the amp shouldn't result in too much noise. Another alternative is to run the outputs of all voices through a Csound mixer "instrument" using one of the signal bussing opcodes. You can then process the output with a compressor or limiter opcode, to avoid overload. If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://csound.1045644.n5.nabble.com/Question-for-folks-with-experience-with-building-synths-tp5725249p5725261.html To unsubscribe from Question for folks with experience with building synths, click here. NAML View this message in context: Re: Question for folks with experience with building synths Sent from the Csound - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. Netscape. Just the Net You Need.