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Nov. 28th, 2005
One of the questions that's nagged me since I started working with synthesizers was, "How do I notate nuances like filtering, pitch bend, and modulation?"
Portamento, or glide, can be done with a straight line between the two notes. But this isn't new to synths; stringed instruments (violin, viola, etc.) and fretless guitars and bass guitars could do this years before the electronics came along.
Has any other synth player come up with a standard notation for this? I'm thinking about using filled-in crescendo/diminuendo markings (i.e. solid triangles) for filters, and squiggly likes for modulation (a trill is a small modulation in pitch).
And how do they do notation for untuned drum parts? If I were to write out something for a trap set (bass, 1-2 tenor drums, snare, cymbals), how would it look? None of these have distinct pitches. Tympani, chimes, xylophone/marimba/glockenspiel have tuned pitches.
Portamento, or glide, can be done with a straight line between the two notes. But this isn't new to synths; stringed instruments (violin, viola, etc.) and fretless guitars and bass guitars could do this years before the electronics came along.
Has any other synth player come up with a standard notation for this? I'm thinking about using filled-in crescendo/diminuendo markings (i.e. solid triangles) for filters, and squiggly likes for modulation (a trill is a small modulation in pitch).
And how do they do notation for untuned drum parts? If I were to write out something for a trap set (bass, 1-2 tenor drums, snare, cymbals), how would it look? None of these have distinct pitches. Tympani, chimes, xylophone/marimba/glockenspiel have tuned pitches.
A new weapon in the Sonic Arsenal.....
Nov. 28th, 2005 09:47 pmI've been wanting one of these for years (the K2000 came out in '93), and when I saw it up on EBay with no other bidders, it was the proverbial offer I can't refuse. And I just won the auction this evening, which surprised me because I thought I'd get sniped in the last minute.
Meet the new addition to the Sonic Arsenal: a Kurzweil K2500S synth workstation with sampling. 73 keys (that's 6 octaves), piano-key action (velocity-sensitive), polyphonic, and interfaceable with other keyboards and computers. Yee-haa!
The bad news is that I had to put this on the plastic money.
But it's something that M and I will enjoy for years to come.
I should receive it in a week, and I have 48 hours to check it out before the sale is final. (Give it up for instrumentexchange.com and their safe buying policies!)
Meet the new addition to the Sonic Arsenal: a Kurzweil K2500S synth workstation with sampling. 73 keys (that's 6 octaves), piano-key action (velocity-sensitive), polyphonic, and interfaceable with other keyboards and computers. Yee-haa!
The bad news is that I had to put this on the plastic money.
But it's something that M and I will enjoy for years to come.
I should receive it in a week, and I have 48 hours to check it out before the sale is final. (Give it up for instrumentexchange.com and their safe buying policies!)
