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make a sound that has a rising attack and then have it stop dead when the snare hits.
Is there a way to make it so the snare drum triggers a gate on a synth sound, but instead of the gate opening when the snare hits I want the gate to close when the snare hits. The best way I can describe it is a kind of reversed side-chained gate, so to speak. I need the sound to stop right as the snare hits. So it goes wzzzZZZZ|snare hit.
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Nu hi,
does this pertain to a live performance feature? if not then the easiest way would be to use mute automation on the track with the rising attack.
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I was also thinking i could automate or side chain a filter..also considering setting the synth release time to 0. I'll have to play around and see if I can find the desired effect
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couldnt you bounce the rising attack bit down to audio, then just cut the end of it off where the snare hits?
Wouldnt a normal side chain compressor work? but use the snare instead of the usual kick. so when the snare sounds it cuts the sound of the synth ?
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which DAW, VST combo are you using? Cubase and Live, as Rami said, you could just automate the attack on your VST, then automate the volumn for the channel to cut off.
if you have the sonalksis package, you could run the gate via sidechain and have the snare be the trigger.
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i would probably just bounce this to audio if possible. If the synth sound is changing alot tho then that might not be too practical.
there are gates that can be triggered some a midi notes which could be a better idea if the above option (or automation) isn't possible.
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Medway Wrote:i would probably just bounce this to audio if possible. If the synth sound is changing alot tho then that might not be too practical.
If I would mention one lesson that I've learned over the years, that is bounce to audio. The synth will generally change a lot and can destroy your groove, so this is good advice indeed.
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Yes, them too, but it depends on the nature of the patch and how you are using it.
Some patches you can run live as you go, but depending on how much is changing within the synth will determine whether you'd be better off bouncing it down.
A simple square bass may be cool but a patch with a lot of modulators may be better sampled. Four consecutive stabs on my Virus all sound slightly different so maybe I'll use 2 or 3 of them only.
In the end it is up to you to judge if it works or not.
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sven hauck Wrote:Yes, them too, but it depends on the nature of the patch and how you are using it.
Some patches you can run live as you go, but depending on how much is changing within the synth will determine whether you'd be better off bouncing it down.
A simple square bass may be cool but a patch with a lot of modulators may be better sampled. Four consecutive stabs on my Virus all sound slightly different so maybe I'll use 2 or 3 of them only.
In the end it is up to you to judge if it works or not.
interesting...good to know
