AliceWonder

Hi, Im trying to build a drum synth in maxmsp and trying to copy the diagram from the Waldorf Attack manual which states that i have to use Crack Modulation and a Filter mod LFO. I have sussed out the rest i think, but im not sure what these two parts are. Would anyone know how to recreate these in maxmsp?

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The filter mod LFO is just a low frequency oscillator modulating a (presumably lowpass) filter.

Now "crack" modulation must refer to the sound produced in oldskool drum-machine claps? In any case the crack is often just a series of downwards going ramps, which can be emulated with a multi-breakpoint envelope - draw in a regular fast attack, semi-long release envelope and then draw teeth on it :)

Or you could do it with a combination of two phasor~s and a sah~.

Okay, i have done the method first suggested and it seems to work pretty well. I can imagine this is how they make a clap sound. As for the second description i dont really know what all the numbers mean, or how to apply them in a patch. Would you also give me an example of how to modulate a filter with an LFO?

in max/msp the center/cutoff frequency for filters can sometimes (usually) be modulated by a signal. use the oscillator of your choice to continually vary the center/cutoff freq. of the filter. there is a tutorial patch that shows you how to do frequency modulation and amplitude modulation for synthesizers. apply this method to a filter.

in max/msp the center/cutoff frequency for filters can sometimes (usually) be modulated by a signal.  use the oscillator of your choice to continually vary the center/cutoff freq. of the filter.  there is a tutorial patch that shows you how to do frequency modulation and amplitude modulation for synthesizers.  apply this method to a filter.


How do you make Crack modulation and filter mod LFO?