Nord's classical Virtual Analog Synth Nord LEAD 1/2/2x/3/4/A1 and Nord Rack versions

Marimba on Lead A1

Postby rtroost » 30 Jan 2017, 23:27

Hi all-

I hate 'double posting' but my Im not sure anyone looks in the 'patches' section of the board where I posted this to deafening silence:

Has anyone got a Marimba-sounding patch for the NLA1 or thoughts on how to construct one? I am having a devil of a time getting
one that sounds OK and will cut through the mix. I use the NLA1 in a pub/club band and we're covering the violent femmes "Gone
Daddy Gone", for context.

I've been trying varieties of layering of FM with sine and attack noise, but little success! Patches or advice much appreciated.


Any advice really much more than gratefully appreciated!

Rens

The author rtroost was thanked by:
DimitrisPl
rtroost
 
Posts: 7
Joined: 16 Jan 2017, 14:31
Country: Great Britain
Has thanked: 0 time
Been thanked: 3 times
Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Lead A1

Marimba on Lead A1


Sponsor
 

Re: Marimba on Lead A1

Postby NoDirection » 31 Jan 2017, 10:10

I'm at office now - away from my A1, but I found this with Google - maybe it could be worth a try?

Marimba
OSC 1 to triangle, 100% volume
OSC 2 to triangle tuned 2 octaves up, 75% volume
OSC 2 synced? = No
Key tracking on for both
Noise off
Triangle LFO controlling OSC mix amplitude, set to 8hz, fast. Depth should be 11%.
OSC glide off, unison off, set synth to polyphonic if it will allow it.
Low pass filter cutoff set to 72% if 24db filter, 66% if 12db. Resonance at 0%, envelope off or left at default.
Amplifier settings
Attack = 0 seconds, decay = 1.66 seconds, sustain = 20%, release = 1.66 seconds.
Courtesy of Welsh's Synthesizer Cookbook! Fantastic book at a super cheap price filled with tons of synth recipes, along with the instructions on how to create your own emulations of sounds through harmonic analysis, it's $20 on Amazon.
Nord Stage 2 HA76, Nord Electro 6 HP, Yamaha Montage 6

The author NoDirection was thanked by:
DimitrisPl
User avatar
NoDirection
Donator
 
Posts: 306
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:55
Location: Oslo
Country: Norway
Has thanked: 87 times
Been thanked: 94 times
Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Stage 2
Your Nord Gear #2: Nord Electro 6

Re: Marimba on Lead A1

Postby Duplobaustein » 05 Feb 2017, 22:20

I recommend using one of the Bell/Tines waveforms instead of the triangle ones.

B1 Inharmonic spectra of vibrating metal bars.
B2 Harmonic version of vibrating metal bars.
B3 Spectra from a vibrating bar with one fixed end.
B4 Metal marimba bar.
B5 Inharmonic spectra of tubular bells.
Last edited by Duplobaustein on 05 Feb 2017, 22:22, edited 2 times in total.

The author Duplobaustein was thanked by 2 members, including:
DimitrisPlMarlowes
User avatar
Duplobaustein
 
Posts: 290
Joined: 25 Nov 2012, 15:45
Location: Vienna
Country: Austria
Has thanked: 68 times
Been thanked: 101 times
Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Lead A1

Re: Marimba on Lead A1

Postby rtroost » 29 Sep 2017, 19:04

thanks for the posts folks! a bit late coming back. but a combination of those two posts did me:
primary osc b4
secondary osc triangle2 mix 4.4
attack 0, decay and release 2.7
short reverb
filter 7.5 keyboard 100%

spot on in the mix!!

The author rtroost was thanked by:
DimitrisPl
rtroost
 
Posts: 7
Joined: 16 Jan 2017, 14:31
Country: Great Britain
Has thanked: 0 time
Been thanked: 3 times
Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Lead A1


Return to Nord Lead / Rack Forum



Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 30 guests