For about seven years I have had a lot of fun manipulating sound, or more specifically sound generated from a software synthesizer I am programming, with DSP – Digital Signal Processing. For my synthesizer I have programmed not just tone generation via multiple synthesis methods, but also modulation, effects, and filtering of those tones.
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As being one of the synthesizers in my collection, here follows some music production equipment information about the Casio CZ-1000 phase distortion synthesizer’s capabilities.
The Casio CZ-1000 is a 49-key digital synthesizer from 1984 using Phase Distortion (PD) synthesis, offering 8-voice polyphony (or 4 with dual oscillators), 16 preset and 16 internal/cartridge …
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As being one of the synthesizers in my collection, here follows some music production equipment information about Casio VZ-1 phase distortion synthesizer’s capabilities.
The Casio VZ-1 (1988-1991) is a 61-key digital synthesizer using Interactive Phase Distortion (iPD) synthesis (similar to FM), offering 16-voice polyphony, 8 operator modules per voice, velocity/aftertouch sensitivity, and …
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Continuing from my frequency splitting into audio effects from yesterday, today I did things a bit different. This time I again had two identical signals coming from my Korg Triton-Rack synthesizer, this time only going into one of the Behringer FBQ6200 equalizer channels. The other channel went straight to my NXG GX12 mixer where I …
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Today I tried to experiment with splitting sound, an audio signal coming from a synthesizer into separate bands and then channels using an Equalizer, and then feeding into separate effects, or two same effects but adjusted differently
So I took my Korg Triton Rack outputs into the two inputs of the Behringer FBQ6200 equalizer, and …
Read moreI just made a video where I’m demonstrating a creative way of making unusual, and some times ambient sounds on the Verbera Hotone Convolution Reverb effect pedal. What I’m doing here is playing some sounds from my Alesis Ion synthesizer, through my Verbera Hotone reverb effect pedal, using custom non-standard .wav samples as IR source. …
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The M-Vave Mini Universe is an economical Chinese made, multi-variation reverb effect pedal, equally useful on guitars and keyboards, including synthesizers. Please note however, that I tested this guitar effect pedal on a synthesizer. If you try this out with an electric guitar, your sound impressions and usability will most likely be different from …
Read moreAudio effects, or sound processing are electronic tools (hardware/software) that alter audio signals to change their character, creating depth, texture, and space for creative or corrective purposes, common examples being EQ (tone shaping), compression (level control), reverb/delay (space/echo), distortion (grit), and modulation (chorus/flanger). They manipulate frequency, time, dynamics, and pitch to …
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The Joyo D-SEED II Dual Channel Digital Delay is an economical Chinese made, multi-variation delay effect and looper pedal, equally useful on guitars and keyboards, including synthesizers. Please note however, that I tested this guitar effect pedal on a keyboard. If you try this out with an electric guitar, your sound impressions and usability …
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I was going to review another effect pedal yesterday, and use my Novation Nova (Desktop) synthesizer as the sound source. To my horror it suddenly will not boot! I bought it about 8 years ago, and it’s virtually unused sitting untouched on a synth rack ever since.
Although the unit does turn on, it gets …
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