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KOACH · Creating a sound · Lesson 5 of 8

Brass

BrassDSP CTL · AMP ENV · DSP MOD · ENV2 · ENV3

Synth brass is the filter's sound: closed when the note starts, opening as it swells, settling as it holds. ENV2 draws that swell on the cutoff; velocity sets how bright each note gets; a short drop in pitch at the start gives the attack a lip.

SEE IT MOVE

THE SOUND · THE PHRASE
THE STEP
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WHAT TO KNOW

THE SWELL

ENV2's attack is the brass's breath: 0.1 s to 0.2 s. Faster sounds like a pluck, slower like a pad.

THE LIP

ENV3 on Saw Pch, Depth -24 ct, decaying in 60 ms: the note starts a little flat and settles.

IN THE FACTORY PROGRAMS

796 LP Frq rows read ENV2. Where it is on Source 2, its depth most often follows FUN2.

ENV2 ON LP FRQ · ITS ATT1

under 10 ms588
10-100 ms71
0.1-0.5 s60
0.5-1 s27
1-2 s28
2 s or more9

ENV2 ON SOURCE 2 · DEPTH CTL

FUN2206
MIDI12103
AttVel103
FUN141
Ctl D41

FIND THEM ON YOUR K2700

514 SynBrass Comperplays above
1411 12dB Fanfareplays above
1417 Slow Stereo Brasplays above

HOW TO ON YOUR K2700 · your start

Build the brass on your start: two saws, a breath of attack, a closed filter that swells open by velocity, and a lip.

  1. In Program mode choose your start, saved at the end of lesson 1 (My Sound, on its USER ID).

    Program mode with My Brass
  2. Press EDIT, DUP LYR, and on layer 2's DSP CTL the Saw Pch row's Fine to 6 ct.

    The DSP CTL page of My Brass, layer 2, the cursor on Tune (6 ct)
  3. Layer 1's Fine to -6 ct; on both, the Amp row to 0 dB.

    The DSP CTL page of My Brass, layer 1, the cursor on Tune (-6 ct)
  4. Press AMP ENV: on both layers Att1 40 ms, Dec1 0.6 s to 85 %, Rel1 0.3 s.

    The AMP ENV page of My Brass, layer 1, the cursor on Attack1's time (0.04)
  5. DSP CTL: LP Frq F 4 349 Hz, on both layers.

    The DSP CTL page of My Brass, layer 1, the cursor on LP Frq (F 4 349 Hz)
  6. Press ENV2: Att1 0.12 s, Dec1 0.8 s to 55 %.

    The ENV2 page of My Brass, layer 1, the cursor on Attack1's time (0.120)
  7. DSP MOD: the LP Frq row's Source 2 ENV2, Depth Ctl ON, Max Depth 4200 ct.

    The DSP MOD page of My Brass, layer 1, the cursor on Source 2 (ENV2)
  8. Depth Ctl to AttVel: Min Depth 1500 ct, Max Depth 5400 ct.

    The DSP MOD page of My Brass, layer 1, the cursor on Depth Ctl (AttVel)
  9. Press ENV3: Att1 0 s at 100 %, Dec1 60 ms to 0 %.

    The ENV3 page of My Brass, layer 1, the cursor on Decay1's time (0.06)
  10. DSP MOD: Saw Pch's Source 1 ENV3, Depth -24 ct. The same on layer 2.

    The DSP MOD page of My Brass, layer 1, the cursor on Source 1 (ENV3)
  11. Press SAVE, RENAME it, and SAVE it on a USER ID of its own.