WaveSurfer | Download WaveSurfer software for free at SourceForge.net - Vimperator Famous Sounds An awesome sounding, expressive early electronic keyboard! --- Del Shannon's "Runaway", The Tornadoes' "Telstar" are examples of this precursor to the modern synthesizer. UPDATE FROM A READER: "Hiyas. You list the Del Shannon hit "runaway" as featuring a clavoline. That's not a clavoline, though. Several years ago, PBS ran a series called "The history of rock n' roll" - and one of the songs it touched on was Del Shannon's runaway. I searched google but was unable to find anyone who had this info posted, so your best bet is to try and hunt up a copy of that old PBS series, and view the interviews for yourself. cheers -cobalt* "
Digital Reverb Explained Digital reverb simulates a natural or unnatural ambient space using a mathematical model aka algorithm. When an impulse signal (IE music) produces sound pressure in an ambient space surrounded by reflective surfaces, the sound propogates in all directions around the space then bounces off each of the surfaces to be returned to a position of listening reference. These multiple returns are called early reflections. They continue to bounce all over the room in an accumulative manner while decaying over time, forming diffuse or late reflections. These reflections mixed with the direct impulse signal defines reverb. There are many variables that shape the sound of the reverb. Much research has been done (and continues to this day) on deriving a mathematical model that allows an embedded system to emulate a natural ambient reverb. It would be convenient for the rest of us if we could use terms such as non-parallel wood walls, carpetted floor, arched open ceiling to define our reverb.
Music Treasures Consortium (Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress) - Vimperator "Um mitternacht" by Franz Schubert. [manuscript score]. Music Division, Library of Congress. view manuscript The Music Treasures Consortium provides online access to the world's most valued music manuscripts and print materials, held at the most renowned music archives, in order to further research and scholarship. Researchers can search or browse materials, access metadata about each item, and view digital images of the treasure via each custodial archive's Web site. Browse by Member: Beethoven-Haus Bonn British Library Library of Congress Morgan Library & Museum New York Public Library Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University University of Iowa, Rita Benton Music Library University of Washington Music Library
nm_filters [Prev (Oscillator Modification)][Next (Noise Generation)][Table of Contents] Much of the character of a given synthesizer sound comes from the filters that are used to sculpt the spectrum of the sound. While the Nord Modular provides a wide range of different filter modules, one can obtain an even wider array of filtering possibilities by applying various patch design techniques. 3.1 Resonant Filters as Oscillators Filters need not be used only for filtering. They can (in some cases) also be used to generate signals. The Classic filter on the Nord Modular can be made to oscillate if its resonance setting is high enough. With digital filters you have to give the filters a bit of a push to get them oscillating. The patch shown below uses two self-resonant F-filters (classic filters) with their resonant peaks slightly separated (controlled by an LFO). Figure 3.1. The patch shown below implements this idea. Figure 3.2. Resonant filters can also make good sources of drum sounds. Figure 3.3.
The Ultimate Guide To Mixing Vocals Before we get started, I have to make it clear that this tutorial will work with whatever DAW you’re using. You could be mixing vocals in Pro Tools, FL Studio, Garageband, Cubase 5, Studio One or using any plugins whether Waves, UAD or stock plugins. This is a concise guide so it doesn’t matter what you’re using and if you have problems applying the knowledge then spend some time learning your software or plugins. As you may know I did a short post about mixing vocals in 4 easy steps and this time I want to give you something that is more detailed and help you learn how to make vocals stand out in a mix. I’m not going to cover anything related to recording as I’m going to make a post about that in the next coming days. The key to getting the right vocal mix is to make sure you get it right from the source. Now the 1st thing I do is listen to the vocals and try to get a rough picture of the final results in my mind. Gate Processing Tips Equalizing The Vocal Vocal Eq Settings Compression Tips
Al Bregman's Website - Vimperator Audio demonstrations of auditory scene analysis Note: The following material originally accompanied an audio compact disk of demonstrations,Bregman, A.S., & Ahad, P. (1996) Demonstrations of Auditory Scene Analysis: The Perceptual Organization of Sound. That is why the word "disk" appears occasionally in the explanations. In the present context, this word should be understood as "demonstration" or "set of demonstrations". Table of Contents Sequential integration Spectral integration Old-plus-new heuristic Dichotic demonstrations Sequential integration When parts of a spectrum are connected over time, this is known as sequential integration. Sequential integration is favored by the absence of any sharp discontinuities when changes occur in the frequency content, timbre, fundamental frequency, amplitude, or spatial location of a spectrum of sound. Back to Table of Contents Stream segregation in a cycle of six tones This demonstration begins the set that illustrates sequential organization.
Nord Modular Tips & Tricks Welcome to the Nord Modular and Micro Modular 'tips and tricks' section! The workshops of this section are created by a very skilled Nord Modular user: Rob Hordijk. On the 'tips and tricks' pages you will find various information regarding sound synthesis techniques. With every topic comes a workshop where you can follow the practical, non-mathematical, musician-oriented examples. The patches are kept as simple as possible showing only the basic connections. So it's up to you to color the tone to your liking, add modulation, etc., thus turning them into musically useful patches. If you have a Nord Modular or Nord MicroModular synthesizer you can download the example patches directly from the workshops into the Modular Editor V3.03 program and your synth and play with them. Another very skilled Nord Modular/G2 user - Roland Kuit - has made the E-Book "SoundLab".