Audio Damage Tattoo - Manual (Page 22)

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Saturation
The Saturation knob applies a variable amount of soft-clipping distortion to the tone generators, making the
tom sound louder and, uh, more distorted.
Click Level, Noise Level and Tone Level
These three knobs control the relative loudness of the different parts of the tom’s sound-generating
components. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the loudness of the corresponding component. By varying
the levels of the three components you can create a wide range of electronic percussion sounds. Obviously, if
you turn all of them fully anti-clockwise the tom voice won’t make any sound at all.
Tone 1 Envelope and Tone 2 Envelope
The two envelope generators control the loudness of the tom’s two tone oscillators over the duration of the
sound. Since the two oscillators have different pitches, blending them with different envelopes creates a sound
that changes slightly in timbre over time. Since Tone 2 has a lower pitch than Tone 1, a shorter Tone 1
Envelope typically creates a more realistic tom sound. However, realism is probably not why you’re using
Tattoo in the first place, so feel free to experiment.
Hi Hats (Open, Closed)
While the TR-606 never achieved the reputation of its larger siblings (at least not yet), it possesses excellent
hi hat sounds. Tattoo’s hi hat voices were designed after careful examination of both the 606’s and the TR-
808’s hi hats.
Tattoo has separate voices for the open and closed hi hat sounds. Their controls are independent but identical
(so yes, your open hat sound can be quite different from the closed hat sound). As usual for drum machines,
the closed hi hat voice will cut off (or “choke”) the open hi hat voice if they overlap.
Tune
The Tune knob controls the overall pitch of the hi hat sound. Turn the knob clockwise and the sound goes up
in pitch.