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THE CONCEPT The Power of Layering
The idea behind DruMM was to create an aesthetically and fully functional drum
module that would have the type of controls that I selfishly wanted. Ease of use
and fun were the main criteria for developing this product. To be able to
dynamically affect every sample on the fly appealed to me greatly. Chaining
specific effects and dynamics into single function knobs and dials not only makes
it easy to run deep edits on the go but it makes for a much more pleasing
approach to sound design. Additionally, the whole concept of making everything
simple and beautiful gave me an insight into how to design a functioning GUI
whilst maintaining control.
The decision to chain and condense effects and dynamics into single functions
was made to help beginners and intermediates understand and utilize commonly
desired processes.
The real power of DruMM lies in the layering process. The fact that modules can
be stacked on top of each other and layered using the same midi channel in
Kontakt makes the series both extremely versatile and fun! With this in mind the
samples have been processed using phase cancellation, polarity inversion and
M/S, all resulting in specific bands being removed to hollow out samples for clean
and explosive layering.
Please see the chapter on SAMPLES and LAYERING.
There are no limits as to what can be done with DruMM and I implore you to
abuse the modules as much as possible and enjoy the same mayhem that I have
had such fun in being the cause of.
DruMM is an ongoing project with more modules being created for further
layering and warping!
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Stretch That Note was created to act as a vehicle for users to dig into and enjoy
crazy warping products.
Additionally, specific phase cancellation and M/S techniques have been used to
create space for layering drum kits (please see chapter SAMPLES).
A labour of love? Yes. A moment of madness? I certainly hope so.
I sincerely hope you enjoy using DruMM as much as I have in creating it.
Eddie Bazil
STN Stretch That Note
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INSTALLATION AND SETUP
Once you have successfully downloaded the product, use either Winzip or Winrar
to unzip the contents.
You should see something like the following:
DruMM requires Kontakt 4.2.3 and higher and one of the new functionalities is
wrapping resources into Resource Containers which includes things like graphics
etc. It is, therefore, important that the nkc and nkr files are kept within the same
main folder.
Place this main folder into the usual Kontakt library root directory, or wherever
your library is located. BUT please make sure to keep all the relevant files
together.
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Drumm GUI
Panels and Controls
DruMM consists of the following:
A drum kit template spanning across 60 keys with repeated mini kits across each
octave allowing for multiple kits to be accessed within the same kit.
The drop down menu below the AMP ENV sliders shows all the midi notes and
corresponding samples. This allows you to either treat the whole kit globally or to
edit individual samples.
Globally: Individual edits:
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Drum kit list:
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MAIN CONTROL PANEL
The control panel houses the global functions for the whole kit.
VELOCITY Controls the velocity curve of the instrument.
LEVEL Controls the overall level (volume) of theinstrument.
CUT OFF Controls the filter cut-off for the selected filter type.
TUNE Controls the overall tuning of the instrument.
PAN Controls the pan of the instrument.
RES Controls the filter resonance of the selected filter.
AMP ENV Amplitude Envelope
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The amplitude envelope consists of the following parameters:
ATTACK determines the time it takes the sound to reach peak value
HOLD determines how long peak value is held prior to the decay
DECAY determines time taken for attack to die prior to sustain
SUSTAIN determines how long the note is held
RELEASE determines how long the note takes to release (die)
FILTER ENV Filter Envelope
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The filter envelope consists of the following parameters:
ATTACK determines the time it takes for the filter to open
HOLD determines how long peak value is held prior to the decay
DECAY determines time taken for attack to die prior to sustain
SUSTAIN determines how long the filter is held open
RELEASE determines how long the filter takes to release (die)
AMNT controls the amount of filter required
There are three filter types:
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Introduction to Filters
Cut-off frequency
This is the point (frequency) at which the filter begins to filter (block or cut out).
The filter will lower the volume of the frequencies above or below the cut-off
frequency depending on the type of filter used.
Attenuation
This lowering of the volume of the frequencies , is called Attenuation. In the case
of a low-pass filter, the frequencies above the cut-off are attenuated. In the case
of a hi-pass filter, the frequencies below the cut-off are attenuated.
Resonance
Boosting the narrow band of frequencies at the cut-off point is called resonance.
Also known as Q and bandwidth, in effect, he higher the resonance, the narrower
the bandwidth.
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LOW PASS
In the low-pass filter diagram the frequencies below the cut-off are allowed to
pass through whereas the frequencies above the cut-off are attenuated.
Hi PASS
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BAND PASS
A filter that passes frequencies between two limits is known as a band-pass filter.
It attenuates frequencies below and above the cut-off and leaves the frequencies
at the cut-off. It is, in effect, a low-pass and a hi-pass together.
AMBIENCE SLIDER
The ambience slider controls the send levels of both the reverb and delay effects
both globally and on single samples. This has been carefully created to allow for
space rather than a wet reverb as low frequency drum sounds, like kicks etc, can
lose definition when too much reverb is applied. Moving the slider to the right
allows for more of the ambient effect.
Use this when you want your drums to sit in their own space.
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DIALS, KNOBS AND SLIDERS
This is the heart of Drumm.
PHAT
A combination of chained effects and dynamic in series affording a very specific
multi-band EQ, subtle distortion when pushed and a limiter to tame the varying
levels. The design of this knob is a well guarded secret but suffice to say each
effect and dynamic behave relative to each other. If you like your drum sounds
really PHAT then hit the dial and explore some sonic mayhem. BE CAREFUL when
using the PHAT dial on tonal sounds like 808 kick drums or toms etc as it can give
an underlying distortion buzz tone.but maybe that is exactly what you want!
CRUNCH
A combination of bit crushing into sample rate conversion gives this dial a nasty
and destructive character..LOVELY! Turn the dial to the end for some serious
degradation of sound. BUT, used lightly you can achieve a nice thickening of the
sound much like saturation.
VINYL
This dial is a 4 way selector switch and selects vinyl background noises from
different eras.
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OFF 30 - 40 60. This is a global effect as the vinyl noise is added globally to thewhole instrument.
Controls the level (AMT) of vinyl noise required.
WIDTH
This dial controls the stereo width of either the whole instrument (globally) or a
sample.
VINYL KNOB
The crackle knob is a 3 way selector OFF crackle 1 crackle 2 and selects crackle
noises that you get with vinyl playback. This effect is global and is applied to the
whole instrument.
Controls the level (AMT) of the selected crackle.
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THE SAMPLES and LAYERING
I have used specific sample inversion techniques and polarity inversions with
some M/S to create width and this has resulted in specific frequencies being
removed for layering purposes. By phase cancelling specific frequencies I was able
to create a hollow in the secondary layer so that the primary layer can sit. This
makes for layering without the usual uncontrollable frequency cancellations and
summing that normally takes place with sample layering. I also switched some of
the polarities so they sound 'different' when using the PHAT dial. This allowed for
thickening without having to have the usual gain problems when the dial is
turned, even with a variable limiter.
Please watch the SAMPLES AND KIT LAYERING video as it clearly
demonstrated the thinking and processes behind this technique.
A great way to test this concept is to load 2 DruMM kits/modules into one
instance of Kontakt. Assign the same midi channel to both kits/modules and play
away. This way the two kits are triggered at the same time allowing for layering
on the fly. You will now hear a huge difference when playing the kits as layers as
opposed to individual kits.
This was the original and whole idea behind DruMM, the ability to layer and edit
drum sounds on the fly without losing the creative process due to the time taken
to create layers and assign effects etc.
For this reason alone I hope you will delve into all the modules and extreme all
functions and layering. If you find you are in the mood, chain a series of modules
for mayhem madness.
Warp and weep!
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INFO
Click the INFO tab to access all the necessary credits and a very brief breakdown
of the heart of DruMM.
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KONTAKT ISSUES
Kontakt displays certain anomalies with certain effects and dynamics.
Whilst creating and then testing DruMM we found that the WIDTH dial crackles
when used. This was investigated and found to be a known issue with this specific
effect in Kontakt.
The PHAT dial displayed a click when used with FX bypassed. This was remediedby switching FX ON all the time. This may drain your CPU resources and if it does
then it can be bypassed.
Midi note select cannot be adopted when scripting in group mode. This is why a
drop down menu was created for sample/note selection. For detailed editing
please use the settings option and use group and sample editing.
USING THE FREE KONTAKT PLAYER
Please be aware that there is a time limitation when using the free Player to
audition DruMM. The Player will shut down after a specific period (depending on
which version you have) and although it allows full access to editing the edits
cannot be saved.
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