User manual IMAGE LINE SOFTWARE DRUMAXX

[. . . ] INSTRUMENTS / GENERATORS Drumaxx - Percussion Modeling Instrument The Drumaxx percussion modeling instrument gives you total control over 16 physically modeled drums that can be routed to independent outputs for external effects processing. Great, but why should you care when the internet is awash with drum samples?Once a drum sound is recorded, the performance and modulation options are limited to filtering, volume, or similar 1-dimensional effects. When a single drum sample is triggered in a roll, you get the familiar 'machine-gun' effect and it just sounds mechanical. [. . . ] The Phase will influence the tonal character of the mallet. When selected the tonal character of the noise remains constant (the same each time as the noise is 'retriggered'). When deselected the noise will continue to randomize so that each hit will have a slightly different character. Membrane The drum membrane (skin) has a significant impact on the tonal character of the final sound. There are 4 key parameters - Tension, Phase, Material and Shape. When the right balance between these four controls is achieved, the sound will be most natural. We recommend adjusting Tension and Phase first, so that the pitch is close to what you need. Then adjust Material and Shape to fine-tune the tonal qualities. If the balance is right, the Drum Pad will sound like a drum, and if not, the Drum Pad can sound 'blurry' and 'loose'. Decay - Decay time for the membrane response and reflections. Tension - Membrane tension (how tightly stretched the drum is). Material - This control moves the membrane material through a range of possible characteristics and types. Generally left are heavier slower materials and right are lighter more reflective materials. Phase - Relates to the impact-point on the drum-head. Shape - The shape can be varied from square (left) to round (right). Most drum-heads are round, but experimentation is always rewarded!Low Frequency Filtering Low cut frequency filtering Freq - Low frequency cutoff. Res - Resonance or 'Q' adds a peak at the equalizer's cutoff frequency. Useful to simulate resonances in the drum head or body or accentuate the 'tone' or pitch of a drum. Mid Frequency Filtering Mid-range frequency filtering. The Mid frequencies also include EG controls (EG Freq & EG Level) that allow modulation of the associated parameters. EG modulations are particularly important for creating more realistic drum sounds. EG Freq - Determines where (left = lower, right = higher) the frequency moves after the mallet hits. [. . . ] To deactivate a step left-click an active step (LED on). If your pattern is more than 16 steps use the Pattern Bar control to access more steps in banks of 16. Up to 64 steps can be accessed this way. Pattern Bar - Accesses each of the 64 possible steps in groups of 16 (bars 1 to 4). [. . . ]