Sequential Take 5 Compact Synthesizer - Manual (Page 70)

61 Take 5 User’s Guide Creating Synth Brass
5. Now repeatedly strike a note on the keyboard as you turn the Filter
Envelope’s
release
knob clockwise and counterclockwise. Notice how
the note fades out faster or slower as you change the
release
value.
Now you know how to create a simple synth bass program using the
most essential synthesizer components of the Take 5: the oscillators, the
filters, and the envelopes. Using just these three things you can create an
enormous variety of sounds. Keep experimenting with them and if you
like what you’ve created, save the programs in one of the user banks.
(See “Saving a Program” on page 10.)
Creating Synth Brass
Here’s another easy-to-construct sound: synth brass, with a classic “pitch
blip” effect on the attack. In this example you’ll learn how to use an
auxiliary envelope to modulate the pitch of oscillator 2 to simulate an
aggressively blown horn effect.
To create synth brass:
1. Press the
global
button.
2. Use the
select
knob to navigate to the
basic program
command, then
press the
write
button to set the synth to the Basic Program.
3. In the mixer, turn Oscillator 2 fully clockwise to maximize its volume.
(Osc 1 is already at full.)
4. In the
oscillators
section, adjust the
pitch
knob on Oscillator 2 to
slightly detune it and thicken the sound.
5. In the
filter
section, set
cutoff
to a 9 o’clock position.
6. Set
resonance
to a 10 o’clock position.
7. Set
envelope
1’s,
amount
to a 3 o’clock position.
8. Set
envelope
1’s,
attack
to 10 o’clock,
decay
to 10 o’clock,
sustain
to
11 o’clock, and
release
to 10 o’clock.
9. Enable touch sensitivity by pressing and enabling the
velocity
button.
10. Play some chords and listen to the sound. Classic synth brass.
11. Use the
vintage
knob to make the brass sound even more organic by
adding parameter variations from voice to voice.