strings

stringy resonances

Figure 42 summary

• hollow brassy/stringy
• randomised synth parameters
• note selector
• fixed synth parameters
• usual synth abstraction

strings patch

An extremely simple wrapper, all the interesting stuff is in the [hollowstrings] subpatch.

Figure 42: M1-strings

M1-strings.pd

stringy resonances

Figure 43 summary

• random parameters for synth
• fixed synth parameters

experimental string sound

Just to show that you don't always have to break up your code into neat boxes for synths, sequencer and effects here is a strange instrument that is all in the same abstraction. It uses the familiar [z-3cosynth] and operates on notes 7 and 8 of the chord an octave down.

random parameters

Sometimes when exploring a new synth you might like to hook up a set of objects as on the top right of this patch, which generate random parameters within a fixed range. This setup produces a constantly changing variation on a string-like sound, somewhat hollow and scrapey. See how the dynamic parameters are freely interleaved with fixed ones in the substitution.

Figure 43: M2-hollowstrings

M2-hollowstrings.pd

play the strings

Figure 44 summary

strange harmonics

This part sounds quite weird alone. It was designed with the rest of the mix playing and fits in by offering some tones that are inharmonic and much more organic than the rest. It has an ambiguous timbre, sometimes stringy and sometimes more brass-like, but it does the job of pulling together some of the more disparate higher bits by providing ground between them.

Figure 44: M3-strings

M3-strings-play.pd M3-strings-play.ogg