Sequential Take 5 Compact Synthesizer - Manual (Page 72)

63 Take 5 User’s Guide Creating Synth Brass
Turning Synth Brass into a String Pad
It’s a simple matter to turn the previous synth brass sound into a string
pad by simply adjusting its envelope and filter settings.
To turn the synth brass into a string pad:
1. Remove the pitch blip effect by setting the
env
1 to
osc
2
fine
value to 0.
2. In the
filter
section, set the
cutoff
to 12 o’clock.
3. In the
env
1 (Filter) section, set the
amount
to 2 o’clock
4. Set
env
1 (Filter)
attack
to 2 o’clock,
decay
to 2 o’clock,
sustain
to 2
o’clock, and
release
to 12 o’clock.
5. Set
env
2 (Amp)
attack
to 2 o’clock,
decay
to 2 o’clock,
sustain
to 5
o’clock, and
release
to 12 o’clock.
6. Play some chords. You’ve now got a good basic string pad.
Making the String Pad More Lush
Now lets make the string pad more lush by using the LFOs to modulate
the oscillator waveshapes and recreate the classic “pulse-width mod”
strings found on many vintage synths.
To use waveshape mod to make the string pad more lush:
1. On Oscillator 1, set the
shape
knob to 2 o’clock (square/pulse wave).
2. On Oscillator 2, set the
shape
knob to 2 o’clock (square/pulse wave), as
well.
3. In the Mixer section, set the
osc
1
sub
knob to 1 o’clock.
4. On
lfo
1:
global
press the
dest
button and using the controls in the
display, set the destination to
osc
1
shp
(Oscillator 1 shape).
5. Set the
amount
parameter to +8.
6. On
lfo
1:
global
, set
frequency
to 10 o’clock.
7. Next, On
lfo
2:
per voice
press the
dest
button and using the controls
in the display, set the destination to
osc
2
shp
(Oscillator 2 shape).
8. Set the
amount
parameter to -39.
9. On
lfo
1:
global
, set
frequency
to 9 o’clock.
10. Play some chords and listen to the sound.