Instruments
To make the best use of disc space we have combined several instrument definitions into one file. These can be saved individually if required, either by loading/saving via a word processor or from within AMPLE (after *EXECing in this file) using:
*SPOOL insfile
"insname" TYPE
*SPOOL
where 'insfile' is the file on which the individual instrument definition is to be held and 'insname' is the
% word containing the instrument definition.
"guitar" [2 CHANS
1 CHAN
ON RM 300 OFFSET
2 CHAN
128 AMP
EVERY CHAN
Hard Delvib Long
% by Ian Waugh
% See Questions and Answers section
]
"sb4info" [DISPLAY
%
% Notes on 'synbass4' by Mike Dobson
%
% A fairly meaty percussive bass sound
% with a nice zappy quality. This is
% virtually the same as a sound on the
% Casio CZ-1 synth, which used to cost
% four times the price of a music
% 5000/4000!
%
% It sounds best between -3: and 0:
]
"synbass4" [4 CHANS
1 CHAN
Reedy Zap Strike
60 SHIFT ON SYNC
2 CHAN
Watery Flat Strike
90 AMP OFF INVERT
3 CHAN
Bright Delvib Peaked
-192 SHIFT OFF SYNC OFF RM
4 CHAN
Metal Zap Click
128 AMP OFF INVERT
EVERY CHAN
ON PHSET
% by Mike Dobson, see 'sb4info'
]
"timpani" [2CHANS
1CHAN
Pure Strike 68 FM -25 SHIFT
2CHAN
Metal Percuss -112 SHIFT 90 AMP
EVERY CHAN ON PHSET
% Usual timps range about -2:F to -1:G
% Much above 0:C the timps become
% bells - good for very deep sound
% effects
% NB! Frequency Modulation with Metal
% waveform puts 1CHAN sharp, hence -25
% SHIFT. If you alter the FM setting
% be prepared to tinker with 1CHAN
% SHIFT too.
% by Roger Cawkwell
]
"vox4" [4 CHANS
1 CHAN
High Vibrato Strike
128 AMP ON SYNC -420 SHIFT
2 CHAN
Syncer Slowvib Spike
3 CHAN
High Deepvib Strike
128 AMP ON SYNC -440 SHIFT
4 CHAN
Syncer Vibrato Spike
1 SHIFT 200 OFFSET
EVERY CHAN
OFF PHSET
% by Mark A J Mulders
]
"electro" [2 CHANS
1 CHAN
Watery Zap Strike
128 AMP ON SYNC -420 SHIFT
2 CHAN
Syncer Slowvib Peaked
1 SHIFT 200 OFFSET
EVERY CHAN
OFF PHSET
% Just the sort of 'electronic' sound
% you expect from a computer really.
% by Mike Dobson
]