Cakewalk Synthesizers: From Presets to Power User

by Cann, Simon

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ISBN13: 9781598633146

ISBN10: 1598633147

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Pub. Date: 2006-10-06

Publisher(s): Cengage Learning PTR

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Summary

Cakewalk's software synthesizers are some of the most powerful and widely used on the market. This book shows you how to operate and get the best results from their complete range of synths, from those bundled with Cakewalk's main products, to the rgc:audio synthesizers, to Cakewalk's newest synthesizers, including Dimension Pro and Rapture. Discusses filters, envelopes, effects, the sfz format, how to create patches, and more.

Introducing the Synthesizers

(8)

Triangle I

(1)

Triangle II

(1)

Square I

(1)

DreamStation

(1)

Roland GrooveSynth

(1)

TTS-1

(1)

sfz and sfz+

(1)

Velocity Drum Sampler

(1)

nPULSE Modular Drum Synth

(1)

Cyclone Groove Tool

(1)

RXP REX Player Groove Box

(1)

DropZone

(1)

PSYN II Virtual Analog Synthesizer

(1)

DS864 Sampler

(1)

Pentagon I Performance-Oriented Synthesizer

(1)

Session Drummer 2

(1)

Z3TA+ Waveshaping Synthesizer

(1)

Dimension and Dimension Pro Sampling Synthesizers

(1)

Rapture Wavetable Synthesizer

(1)

So Which Synth Do I Use For . . .?

(2)

What's Next in This Book?

(1)

Getting a Grip on Synthesizer Programming

(32)

Primary Sound Sources

(2)

Sine Wave

(1)

Sawtooth Wave

(1)

Square

(1)

Noise

(1)

Unfiltered Waves

(2)

Listening to the Raw Sounds Created by Triangle II

(1)

Selecting Waves in Triangle II

(1)

Filters

(6)

Low-Pass

(1)

High-Pass

(1)

Band-Pass

(1)

Filter Controls

(2)

Selecting Different Filters in Triangle II

(1)

Filter Slopes

(1)

Modulation: A Brief Introduction

(1)

Effect of Velocity on a Sound

(1)

Effect of Pitch on a Sound

(1)

Effect of Time on a Sound

(1)

Combining the Effects of Velocity, Pitch, and Time

(1)

Modulation Sources: Envelopes

(5)

Volume (Amplitude) Envelopes

(1)

Filter Envelopes

(1)

Pitch Envelopes

(2)

Modulation Sources: Low-Frequency Oscillators

(3)

Volume (Amplitude) LFOs

(1)

Filter LFOs

(1)

Pitch LFOs

(1)

Pulse-Width Modulation

(1)

Other Modulation Sources

(1)

Modulation Controllers

(1)

Other Sound Sources

(4)

Combining Oscillators for Weight

(1)

Sub-Oscillators

(2)

Combining Waves: Sync

(1)

Other Tone-Controlling Options in Triangle II

(1)

Player Controls

(2)

Playing Mode

(1)

Portamento

(1)

Bend

(1)

Advanced Bending

(1)

FX in Triangle II

(2)

Bass EQ

(1)

Chorus

(1)

Delay

(1)

Reverb

(1)

Master Settings

(1)

Random

(1)

Tuning

(1)

Output Section

(1)

Utilities

(1)

Using Hardware: MIDI Learn

(1)

Next Steps

(1)

Intermediate and Advanced Synthesis Techniques

(30)

Sound Sources

(1)

Oscillators

(1)

Samples

(1)

Some More Waveforms To Listen To

(3)

Raw Sawtooth

(1)

Vintage Sawtooth

(1)

Square

(1)

Vintage Square

(1)

Pulse Waves

(1)

Harmonic Waveforms

(1)

Triangle Wave

(1)

Noise

(1)

Combining Oscillators

(5)

Combining Oscillators for Weight

(1)

Combining Waves: Key Sync and Oscillator Phase

(2)

Combining Oscillators for Tone

(2)

Further Sound Sources

(1)

Wave Shaping

(1)

Wave Sequencing

(1)

Ring Modulation

(1)

FM: Frequency Modulation

(3)

A Crash Course in FM Synthesis

(2)

More Advanced FM

(1)

Multi-Stage Envelopes

(1)

Filters

(3)

Notch (or Band Reject) Filter

(1)

Formant Filter

(1)

All Pass Filters

(1)

Peak Filter

(1)

Pink Filter

(1)

Comb Filter

(1)

More LFO Techniques

(2)

Tempo Synchronization

(1)

Monophonic and Polyphonic LFOs (Local versus Global LFOs)

(1)

LFO Phase

(1)

LFO Morphing

(1)

Single-Shot LFOs

(1)

Delay and Fade

(1)

Effects

(7)

Deployment of FX

(1)

Distortion

(1)

Compression

(1)

Limiting

(1)

(2)

Simulator/Simul-Mode

(1)

Modulation Effects

(2)

Delay

(1)

Digital Quality Degradation

(1)

Reverb

(1)

Step Generators

(1)

Gating

(1)

Alternate Tunings

(1)

Next Steps

(2)

sfz and sfz+

(16)

A Word or Two about sfz Format Files and SoundFont® Format Files

(1)

What Is the sfz Player?

(1)

Why Use the sfz Player?

(1)

Getting to Know the sfz Player

(4)

Loading Files

(1)

Polyphony

(1)

Effects

(1)

Preview Ribbon

(1)

Quality Settings

(1)

Mode Settings

(1)

Creating Programs in the sfz Player

(1)

What Is sfz+?

(1)

Why Use sfz+?

(1)

Getting to Know sfz+

(9)

Filter Section

(1)

Vibrato LFO

(1)

Mod LFO

(1)

sfz+ Envelopes

(1)

Effects Section

(1)

Master Section

(4)

Velocity Drum Sampler

(14)

What Is Velocity?

(1)

Why Use Velocity?

(1)

Getting to Know Velocity

(3)

Main (or Master) Section

(1)

Pad Inspector

(2)

Building Your Own Kits in Velocity

(1)

Editing Samples in Velocity

(1)

Layering

(2)

Synthesis Tools

(3)

Filter

(1)

Amp EG (Amplifier Envelope Generator)

(1)

Pitch EG (Pitch Envelope Generator)

(1)

Loops

(1)

Taking Drum Synthesis to the Next Level

(2)

nPULSE Modular Drum Synth

101

(10)

What Is nPULSE?

101

(1)

Why Use nPULSE?

102

(1)

Getting to Know nPULSE

102

(9)

Master Controls in nPULSE

103

(1)

Controls Common to Every Module

104

(1)

Bass Drum Module

105

(1)

Snare Drum Module

106

(1)

Hi-Hat Modules (Open Hat and Closed Hat)

107

(1)

Cowbell Module

108

(1)

Clap Module

108

(1)

Rimshot Module

109

(1)

Tom/Custom Module

110

(1)

Cyclone Groove Tool

111

(12)

What Is Cyclone?

111

(1)

Why Use Cyclone?

111

(2)

Getting to Know Cyclone

113

(6)

Pads

113

(1)

The Pad Inspector

114

(3)

The Loop Bin

117

(1)

The Loop View

117

(1)

The Pad Editor and the Slice Inspector

118

(1)

The Toolbar

119

(1)

Editing Loops

119

(1)

To Delete a Slice

120

(1)

Copying and Moving Slices

120

(1)

Replacing Slices

120

(1)

Changing the Length of Loops

120

(1)

Using Cyclone

120

(3)

Deploying a Number of Loops

120

(1)

Loading Single Samples and Multi-Samples

121

(1)

Creating Velocity Layers

121

(1)

Further Practical Examples

121

(2)

RXP REX Player Groove Box

123

(8)

What Is RXP?

123

(1)

Why Use RXP?

124

(1)

Getting to Know RXP

125

(6)

Loading a Loop

125

(1)

Importing Your Own Loops into RXP

125

(1)

Deploying Loops and Triggering Individual Slices

126

(1)

Changing the Order of Slices

127

(1)

Pitch Editing in RXP

128

(1)

The Filters in RXP

128

(1)

RXP's Amp

128

(1)

Utilities in RXP

129

(2)

DropZone Drag and Drop Sampler

131

(16)

What Is DropZone?

131

(1)

Why Use DropZone?

132

(1)

Getting to Know DropZone

132

(13)

DropZone's Architecture

133

(1)

Program Browser

133

(2)

Tweaking DropZone

135

(1)

Working with Elements

135

(1)

The Multi-Sample Section

136

(3)

Filter Section

139

(1)

Modulators

140

(2)

Output Section

142

(1)

Utilities

142

(2)

User Interface

144

(1)

Using DropZone

145

(2)

PSYN II Virtual Analog Synthesizer

147

(18)

What Is PSYN II?

148

(1)

Why Use PSYN?

148

(1)

Getting to Know PSYN

148

(14)

Elements within PSYN

148

(1)

Sound Sources

149

(2)

Filters

151

(1)

Envelopes

152

(3)

LFOs

155

(2)

157

(2)

Player Controls

159

(1)

Main Section

160

(2)

Differences between PSYN and Pentagon

162

(2)

Creating Sounds with PSYN

164

(1)

DS864 Sampler

165

(16)

What Is DS864?

165

(1)

Why Use DS864?

166

(1)

Getting to Know DS864

166

(13)

Loading and Saving Sampler Banks and Setting Up Programs

167

(1)

Layers

168

(1)

Working with Samples

169

(3)

Filters

172

(2)

Envelopes

174

(2)

LFOs

176

(2)

Utility Functions

178

(1)

Using DS864

179

(2)

Pentagon I Performance-Oriented Synthesizer

181

(26)

What Is Pentagon?

182

(1)

Why Use Pentagon?

182

(1)

Getting to Know Pentagon

182

(24)

Elements within Pentagon

182

(1)

An Introduction to Pentagon's Envelopes and LFOs

183

(1)

Sound Sources

183

(3)

Pitch Envelope

186

(1)

Pulse-Width Modulation

187

(1)

Pitch LFO

188

(1)

Filters

189

(4)

Filter Envelopes

193

(1)

Filter LFO

194

(1)

Amplifier Envelopes

195

(2)

Amplifier LFO

197

(1)

198

(3)

Player Controls

201

(2)

Main Section

203

(2)

Render Quality

205

(1)

Using Hardware: MIDI Learn

205

(1)

Creating Sounds in Pentagon I

206

(1)

Session Drummer™ 2

207

(12)

What Is Session Drummer 2?

208

(1)

Why Use Session Drummer 2?

208

(1)

Getting to Know Session Drummer 2

209

(10)

Loading and Saving Programs

209

(2)

Loading Patterns

211

(1)

Deploying Patterns

212

(2)

Loading Pads and Building Kits

214

(2)

Auditioning Drum Pieces

216

(1)

Other Interface Controls

217

(2)

Z3TA+ Waveshaping Synthesizer

219

(42)

What Is Z3TA+?

220

(1)

Why Use Z3TA+?

220

(1)

Getting to Know Z3TA+

221

(39)

Loading a Program

221

(1)

Signal Flow in Z3TA+ (before Modulation)

221

(2)

Tweaking Z3TA+

223

(1)

The Oscillator Section

223

(6)

The Filter Section

229

(2)

Envelopes

231

(4)

LFOs

235

(2)

Arpeggiator

237

(2)

Modulation Matrix

239

(7)

Master Section

246

(6)

Utilities

252

(1)

Effects

253

(7)

What Can Z3TA+ Do That Rapture Can't?

260

(1)

Creating Sounds in Z3TA+

260

(1)

Dimension and Dimension Pro Sampling Synthesizers

261

(36)

What Are Dimension and Dimension Pro?

262

(1)

How Do Dimension and Dimension Pro Differ?

263

(1)

How Do Dimension Pro and Rapture Differ?

264

(1)

Why Use Dimension and Dimension Pro?

264

(1)

Getting to Know Dimension and Dimension Pro

265

(31)

Dimension's Architecture

265

(2)

Program Browser

267

(2)

Working with Elements

269

(1)

Tweaking Dimension and Dimension Pro

270

(1)

The Multi-Sample Section

271

(3)

LoFi Section

274

(1)

Filter Section

274

(1)

Drive Section

275

(1)

EQ Section

276

(1)

Element FX Section

277

(5)

Modulators Section

282

(1)

Modulation Sources: Envelopes

283

(4)

Modulation Sources: LFO

287

(1)

Modulation Sources: Key Tracking

288

(1)

Modulation Sources: Microtuning

289

(1)

Modulators' Utilities

289

(1)

MIDI Matrix

290

(3)

Master FX

293

(1)

Utilities

294

(2)

Creating Programs in Dimension/Dimension Pro

296

(1)

Rapture Wavetable Synthesizer

297

(40)

What Is Rapture?

297

(2)

How Do Rapture and Z3TA+ Differ?

299

(1)

How Do Dimension Pro and Rapture Differ?

300

(1)

Why Use Rapture?

300

(1)

Getting to Know Rapture

300

(35)

Rapture's Architecture

300

(2)

Program Browser

302

(2)

Working with Elements

304

(1)

Tweaking Rapture

305

(1)

The Oscillator Section

306

(3)

DSP Block

309

(3)

Modulators Section

312

(1)

Modulation Sources: Envelopes

313

(4)

Modulation Sources: Step Generator

317

(2)

Modulation Sources: LFO

319

(2)

Modulation Sources: Key Tracking

321

(1)

Modulation Sources: Microtuning

321

(1)

Modulators Utilities

322

(1)

EQ Section

322

(1)

Element FX Section

323

(4)

The Global Page

327

(1)

Modulation Matrix

328

(4)

Utilities

332

(3)

Creating Programs in Rapture

335

(2)

The sfz Format

337

(34)

What Is the sfz Format and Why Do We Care about It?

337

(1)

Opcodes

338

(1)

Practical Uses for sfz Opcodes

339

(1)

Getting Started with sfz Files

340

(6)

Creating and Editing an sfz File

340

(1)

Elements of the sfz File

341

(1)

Units in the sfz Definition File

341

(1)

The File Header and Comments

341

(1)

Regions

342

(1)

Groups

342

(1)

Global (sfz Version 2)

342

(1)

Control

342

(1)

Defining and Locating Samples

342

(1)

A First sfz Definition File

343

(1)

Input Controls

344

(1)

Your First Real sfz Definition File

344

(2)

Moving On with sfz: Some More Opcodes

346

(13)

Pitch

346

(1)

Oscillator Function (sfz Version 2)

347

(1)

Oscillator Mode: FM, PM, and Ring Modulation (sfz Version 2)

347

(1)

Waveguide (sfz Version 2)

348

(1)

Filters

349

(3)

Filters as Effects (sfz Version 2)

352

(1)

MIDI CC Codes

353

(1)

Envelopes (sfz Version 1)

353

(1)

Flexible Envelope Generator (sfz Version 2)

354

(1)

LFOs (sfz Version 2)

354

(1)

Oscillator Phase (sfz Version 2)

355

(1)

FX (sfz Version 2)

356

(1)

Splitting a Signal into Separate Busses: Process and Mix

356

(2)

Setting Up an Effect's Send Bus

358

(1)

Default Settings

359

(1)

Creating Sounds: Practical Applications of the sfz Format

359

(9)

Two Detuned Saws

359

(1)

Multi-Mode Saw

360

(1)

Multi-Mode Square Octave + Filter

360

(2)

Crossfading

362

(2)

Stacked Filters

364

(1)

Wave Sequencing

365

(3)

Undocumented Features in DropZone, Dimension, Dimension Pro, and Rapture

368

(2)

sfz Files: Next Steps

370

(1)

Interview with Rene Ceballos

371

(6)

Background

371

(1)

rgc:audio and the Transition to Software Engineer

372

(1)

A Few Words about Aliasing

372

(1)

Z3TA+

373

(1)

The Cakewalk Connection

374

(1)

sfz

375

(2)

Appendix A The sfz Format Opcode Listing

377

(40)

Appendix B The Downloads

417

(4)

Index

421

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