[korgypark] Re: Seeking some cymbal/gong sounds for the X5D

  • From: "Norman & Sierra Rose" <whizkidz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 19:51:35 -0800

==> My vote is to find what you want on a .wav file and just insert it into
a track whenever you need it. If you have the ability to grab audio and make
Wave files, then get some sound effects tapes & CD's from the public
library. Could be a fun project to build your own library of sounds. --NR

----- Original Message -----
From: James Hebert <JHebert@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 7:01 AM
Subject: [korgypark] Seeking some cymbal/gong sounds for the X5D


> I'm looking for two cymbal-based sounds that I do not find among the
> korgypark files.
>
> The first is a gong (kind of like the "old-movie" gong where you see a man
> swing a large mallet in slow motion...  a large, reverberant kind of
gong).
> If none exists, does anyone have any tips for trying to create one, or
would
> this be outside of the synth's capability?
>
> The second is a sound I can only describe partially, because I don't know
> the musical term for it: I've seen drummers strike soft mallets against a
> cymbal quickly, creating a short of shimmering metallic sound. It sounds
> like a cymbal hit without the crisp "ting!" attack, but with a long
sustain,
> continuing for as long as the drummer strikes it, until he stops and it
> fades away.
>
> I hope that's clear, as I'm not certain of the terms to use to describe
it.
> I think I could create this out of an existing cymbal sound... I'm just a
> bit sketchy on details. Would it be as simple as removing (or slowing
down)
> the attack?
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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