Post by twwphilippi on Jul 16, 2008 22:18:28 GMT
First of all, I don't know if I have done this properly: I have posted a .zip file containing eight .afp files, all rompler programs. Plus a Usage Notes text file for those who want to know how to play the things.
There is no bank file -- should there be?
[the following was updated 28 November 2008]
The .zip file is now "permanently" at www.airnetworking.com/~tom/fusion/B3_and_Elec_Guitar.zip
I use all of these in performance on a regular basis.
Here are the (slightly redacted) Usage Notes:
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ORGANS
Names like "88 8000 000" are just what you'd expect -- the same as a Hammond drawbar arrangement. Names such as "88 88mm mmm" indicate that the Mod wheel works like a drawbar for the "m" harmonics. Push it up to brighten the sound.
So how do we change the speed of the Leslie speaker? Use the "Foot Switch" pedal. Push (and hold) it for Fast Leslie.
Knob 1 adds dirt / overdrive / fuzz.
Knob 2 adds Key Click
Knob 3 adds "chorus." Implemented differently for "m" voices.
Knob 4 controls harmonic percussion volume
Switch S1 turns harmonic percussion OFF
Switch S2 switches harmonic percussion between 2nd and 3rd harmonic.
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ELECTRIC GUITAR
Switches S1 and S2 work in tandem like the guitarist's pickup/phase toggle switch, reflecting 4 different voices:
S1 off, S2 off Dark tone color, sort of a Les Paul jazz sound
S1 on, S2 off Lighter tone, works in most situations
S1 off, S2 on Twangier tone
S1 on, S2 on Twangy with more bottom, think "Folsom Prison Blues"
The modulation wheel controls the clean / dirty mix.
Knob 1 increases drive into the dirty part of the mix.
Knob 3 redirects the output into a gentle chorus
Trigger Switches change the pitch a fret or two at a time for legato playing, trills, and grace notes. Once you incorporate them into your live playing, people seem to like watching.
T4 raises the pitch a whole step without re-plucking.
T3 raises the pitch a half step,
T2 lowers the pitch a half step, and
T1 lowers the pitch a whole step.
Aftertouch does NOT give you the usual LFO vibrato. Instead, it raises the pitch a little, like stretching a string with your left hand, so you can do your own vibrato by repeatedly pushing in. Not only is it more expressive, but it adds body language that the audience can see (and enjoy).
One more trick: the Pitch Bend wheel has two modes. Normally, it raises or lowers the pitch smoothly by a whole step, like a whammy bar. But when you push the foot switch, the pitch bend sprouts frets, going up or down a fourth (+/- 5 frets). This lets the synthesist simulate the effect of a guitarist plucking a note and letting the string(s) ring while moving the left hand up or down on the neck.
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Tom Williams
Tom@AirNetworking.com
There is no bank file -- should there be?
[the following was updated 28 November 2008]
The .zip file is now "permanently" at www.airnetworking.com/~tom/fusion/B3_and_Elec_Guitar.zip
I use all of these in performance on a regular basis.
Here are the (slightly redacted) Usage Notes:
==============
ORGANS
Names like "88 8000 000" are just what you'd expect -- the same as a Hammond drawbar arrangement. Names such as "88 88mm mmm" indicate that the Mod wheel works like a drawbar for the "m" harmonics. Push it up to brighten the sound.
So how do we change the speed of the Leslie speaker? Use the "Foot Switch" pedal. Push (and hold) it for Fast Leslie.
Knob 1 adds dirt / overdrive / fuzz.
Knob 2 adds Key Click
Knob 3 adds "chorus." Implemented differently for "m" voices.
Knob 4 controls harmonic percussion volume
Switch S1 turns harmonic percussion OFF
Switch S2 switches harmonic percussion between 2nd and 3rd harmonic.
=====================
ELECTRIC GUITAR
Switches S1 and S2 work in tandem like the guitarist's pickup/phase toggle switch, reflecting 4 different voices:
S1 off, S2 off Dark tone color, sort of a Les Paul jazz sound
S1 on, S2 off Lighter tone, works in most situations
S1 off, S2 on Twangier tone
S1 on, S2 on Twangy with more bottom, think "Folsom Prison Blues"
The modulation wheel controls the clean / dirty mix.
Knob 1 increases drive into the dirty part of the mix.
Knob 3 redirects the output into a gentle chorus
Trigger Switches change the pitch a fret or two at a time for legato playing, trills, and grace notes. Once you incorporate them into your live playing, people seem to like watching.
T4 raises the pitch a whole step without re-plucking.
T3 raises the pitch a half step,
T2 lowers the pitch a half step, and
T1 lowers the pitch a whole step.
Aftertouch does NOT give you the usual LFO vibrato. Instead, it raises the pitch a little, like stretching a string with your left hand, so you can do your own vibrato by repeatedly pushing in. Not only is it more expressive, but it adds body language that the audience can see (and enjoy).
One more trick: the Pitch Bend wheel has two modes. Normally, it raises or lowers the pitch smoothly by a whole step, like a whammy bar. But when you push the foot switch, the pitch bend sprouts frets, going up or down a fourth (+/- 5 frets). This lets the synthesist simulate the effect of a guitarist plucking a note and letting the string(s) ring while moving the left hand up or down on the neck.
=============
Tom Williams
Tom@AirNetworking.com
