You can use a SAW for the clicky part (fairly short it’s a transient around 10ms) even introduce FM LFO on this part for some Kick definition (to taste), just assume a good mixing between the 2 LayersĪnd LFO + (or) ENV to shape things and get proper timing. Or a combination of everything… A kick is not just a sinewave where you use pitch envelope to get the clicky beginning part + the Punch you can separate in two elements or 3 etc… (Like Layering Sound Design) In short, do any A4 MKII owners have much experience using the filters for this purpose?Īlso you can use OSC 1 for transient part and OSC 2 or Filter Self-resonance for Punch and Tail Unless I just need to spend more time getting to know the A4’s filters and their envelopes, I assume the CV-output-to-external-input trick is probably the only way to get a good sine kick out of it, which is probably preferable in the long run since it doesn’t eat up any track space. I’ve never had a piece of gear with a ladder filter is this weak self-oscillation a trait inherent to ladder filters in particular? I don’t have access to the unit anymore, so do any A4 MKII owners know if using the oscillator feedback function would allow the ladder filter to self oscillate enough for synthesizing smooth siney kicks? The multimode filter didn’t show much promise for filter kicks either, particularly since the overdrive comes before it in the signal chain and doesn’t allow me to get the emphasis I need without having to neighbor to the next track. The app, originally released by Bram de Jong and Sean Evans of Smart Electronix, has been updated with 64-bit support and more.
This seems to make it unsuitable for filter kicks, which is a bit of a shame as it would be lovely to be able to do this and then further tailor the kick with the multimode filter thereafter. Free Oscilloscope Plugin For Mac & Windows, s(M)exoscope Developer Armando Montanez has released s(M)exoscope, a free oscilloscope plugin for Windows and Mac. This raised a couple of curiosities that A4 MKII users/filter experts might be able to shed some light on.įirst, I noticed that the ladder filter doesn’t self oscillate nearly as strongly or consistently as the multimode filter. without using the oscillators) like I can on my Pulse 2, which allows me to get cleaner sine/808-style kicks. When synthesizing kicks, I was mostly using the triangle waveform and fine tuning with the filters, which sounded fantastic, but i couldn’t manage to create satisfying filter envelope kicks (i.e.
Had an excellent jam with it at a friend’s house recently and found it a lot more satisfying for drums than the AR, which I had for a while before selling. I’ve been eyeing the A4 MKII lately, particularly for use as a drum synth.