[korgypark] Re: Seeking some cymbal/gong sounds for the X5D
- From: "Robert" <GnomeDePlume@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 06:07:20 -0600
Speaking of drummers
Q: How can you tell when a drummer is out of work?
A: His girlfriend kicks him out.
Sorry, folks. Just had to post that! :-)
-r
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From: Janne Simonen <janne.simonen@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 4:49 AM
Subject: [korgypark] Re: Seeking some cymbal/gong sounds for the X5D
>
>Hi Jim,
>
>On Monday 21 January 2002 17:01, you wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>You can simulate it with midi using a sequencer (or fast fingers :): just
>take a standard cymbal sound and play it with a lot of very short notes
>in succession, exactly like the drummer does. Then edit the velocities so
>that you start quietly and build up the volume, and finally fade out
>slowly. If it doesn't sound convincing, you can edit some controllers
>like attack time or brightness to cut out the "ting!". Add some reverb
>for a final touch.
>
>That should make a very nice cymbal wash, at least it did it for me...
>
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>
>Mr. Janne Simonen - janne.simonen@xxxxxxxxxx
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