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Looking for advice as to how to program a synth sound. I want a single note hit that then falls off in pitch over one or two beats. Not sure how to morph the pitch to do this. Thanks in advance to any NS3 synth Jedi's.

Check out this thread where one of our very best Patch Creators shared a NS3 program that emulates Loverboy's "Turn Me Loose" - I wonder if you could take this and reverse it to have the pitch drop rather than go up.

nord-stage-3-programs-ns3p-ns3pb-files- ... se#p137363

Thank you ericL, I appreciate the compliment! Hi keysmcgee, for manually changing the synth pitch I also have a couple programs for a "pedal steel" at nord-stage-3-programs-ns3p-ns3pb-files- ... ml#p119250 that changes pitch using Aftertouch and/or the Control Pedal. The function works for any Classic, Wave, or Formant waveform for OSC1, but not Supersaw or Sample waveforms. If you want to be able to hit a single note and have it fall off in pitch without having to manually change it, try these settings to get started. Let us know what you end up setting up. Take care.
MOD ENV - Attack 0, Decay 6, Release 6
OSCILLATORS - OSC1 Waveform - Classic, Wave, or Formant, MODULATION Mod Env 10, OSC2 Config - 1 Pitch Semi and use OSC CTRL to set at 4.00,
FILTER - MODULATION LFO Amt 0, FREQ 2, MOD ENV 10, RES 0
AMP ENV - Attack 0, Decay 5, Release 5

Excellent! Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give them a try.

keysmcgee wrote:Looking for advice as to how to program a synth sound. I want a single note hit that then falls off in pitch over one or two beats. Not sure how to morph the pitch to do this. Thanks in advance to any NS3 synth Jedi's.

How many semitones does it need to drop?
Do you want the pitch to drop from the actual pitch of the note, or from above and then down to the actual pitch?

An audio example would be helpful-

-dj

Could you do this just with the pitch wheel? Depends on the function of the sound you're playing and how many hands you're already using to play it, but I like having control over the timing of stuff like this. And it can be more fun playing live, for both you and the audience, interacting with your keyboard realtime.

edit: stick, pitch stick! It's a Nord people.

keysmcgee wrote:Excellent! Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give them a try.

You're welcome! I just posted a couple programs at nord-stage-3-programs-ns3p-ns3pb-files- ... 21774.html that have the effect on a delay if you are interested. Take care