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| ADDITIVE SYNTHESIS |
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| Concentional analogue synthesizers use subtractive synthesis,by which sounds are created by filtering out unwanted frequencies.This is a pretty limited technique,even if you use a complex multi-band filter.Additive synthesis works in the opposite way,building up sounds by specifying the volume of each different frequency harmonic.Soime synths,such as the Synclavier and Kawai K3,can work in this way:some software packages,like Sound Designer,will allow your sampler to produce additive sounds. |
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| AFTERTOUCH |
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| Aftertouch is the facility which allows a keyboard player to introduce an effect such as vibrato or pithbend by pressing down on the key after hitting a note.It's not a new idea-YAMAHA's CS80 featured aftertouch in 1978-but many new synths still don't feature aftertouch.Those which do sometimes have monophonic aftertouch-all the note you are holding respond is any key is pressed.Only a few synths,such as the Ensoniq SQ80,feature true polyphonic aftertouch,independent for each note of the k/board |
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| AKAI |
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| From a solid base in hi-fi products,Japanese giant Akai invaded the professional music scene in 1985 with the S612 Sampler.Akai are still strong in this area today.The S900-now supplemented by the S950 and S1000-is practically standard equipment in semi-pro and professional studios,offering value for money,quality and flexibility.Akai has also dabbled(fairly unsuccessfully)with analogue synths such as the AX80/90 and,with rather better results,with budget digital effects such as the EX90R reverb Continue |
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