Pack: AO_Subtractor_Snaredrum
Inspired by a discussion on the Ambient Online forum:
https://www.ambientonline.org/forum/ambient/sound-design/92341-how-to-synthesize-drum-sounds
Used the Subtractor synth from Reason.
Please refer to the pack description for a full list of the sounds synthesized.
AO_Subtractor_Snare_1_1
Just a burst of noise in Reason Subtractor with a Low-pass filter.
Noise decay 127 (max 127), noise color 76 (max 127), noise level 127 (max 127).
Amp envelope is decay only, decay = 60 (max 127)
Filter env is also decay only, decay = 30 (max 127), amount 127. Filter set to Low-Pass 12, freq 57 (max 127), Res 0.
AO_Subtractor_Snare_1_2
Same as previous with the following modifications:
Patched inverted filter envelope to filter resonance, amount set to 56 (max 127)
Filter Freq 63, Res 47.
Filter env decay 30, amount 127.
AO_Subtractor_Snare_1_3
Same as previous put through a medium room reverb, dry/wet set to 34%.
Still not very natural, but sounding better with a bit of reverb. Reverb can help a lot with synth snares.
AO_Subtractor_Snare_2_1
Reason subtractor
Osc 1 is off (set balance 100% to osc 2 + noise).
Osc 2 set to sine wave, Oct = 3. Noise decay = 127, Noise Color = 127, Noise level = 127.
Filter set to low-pass 12 and completely open (=127).
Amp env decay = 44
AO_Subtractor_Snare_2_2
Same as previous put through a medium room reverb, dry/wet set to 34%.
Again, just to illustrate as a little bit of reverb can help make a synth snare sound a lot more realistic.
AO_Subtractor_Snare_2_3
Reason subtractor
Osc 1 is off (set balance 100% to osc 2 + noise).
Osc 2 set to sine wave, Oct = 3. Noise decay = 127, Noise Color = 127, Noise level = 127.
Filter set to low-pass 12, freq 87.
Amp env decay = 48
Filter env decay = 41, filter env amount 127 (max).
AO_Subtractor_Snare_2_4
Reason subtractor
Osc 1 is off (set balance 100% to osc 2 + noise).
Osc 2 set to sine wave, Oct = 3. Noise decay = 97, Noise Color = 127, Noise level = 127.
Filter set to low-pass 12, freq 73.
Amp env decay 48
Filter env decay 41, filter env amount 77.
AO_Subtractor_Snare_2_5
Same as above, but now adding also osc 1.
Osc1 set to oct 3, semi-tones 5. Osc 1/Osc 2 mix set to 107 (max 127).
Medium room reverb, dry/wet set to 34%.
AO_Subtractor_Snare_2_6
Same as AO_Subtractor_Snare_2_5 but now with osc 1 set to triangle, oct 3, semi-tones 7. Osc1/Osc2 mix set to 101 (max 127). No reverb added.
