Polyphonic Machinedrum | EFM-CY
Here's my fourth instalment in the polyphonic Machinedrum series, where I attempt to make ambient polyphonic patches with all of the tuneable machines on the Machinedrum. I'm going to focus most of my attention on the FM machines, as they have the greatest pitch range and the most interesting sound possibilities. For this video I'm using the MegaCommand, which is an open source midi controller for the Machinedrum that unlocks full polyphony integration, as well as other modern sequencer updates, such as conditional trigs and micro timing. With this controller it's no longer necessary to manually map each machine's pitch as it's all done automatically and you have full access to the entire note range available to every synth engine. It's possible to achieve 16 voice polyphony without the MegaCommand, it's just a bit more work to set up and more limited. You can refer to my first video in the series (GND-SN) to hear that setup in action. In this video I'm showcasing the FM Cymbal engine, which is excellent for FM tines and e piano type sounds. It also has a noise generator making it useful for sound effects. The nature of the FM Cymbal lends this machine more towards cold and cutting digital sounds, even the pads have this sort of shattered glass sound to them. It's really nice. Next week I'll be showing off the FM Clap engine, which is just amazing for SFX. #elektron #machinedrum #ambient #megacommand Instagram: https://instagram.com/ascetik__ Facebook: https://facebook.com/ascetik Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ascetik Bandcamp: https://ascetik.bandcamp.com Currents.fm: https://a.currents.fm/c/ascetik
Here's my fourth instalment in the polyphonic Machinedrum series, where I attempt to make ambient polyphonic patches with all of the tuneable machines on the Machinedrum. I'm going to focus most of my attention on the FM machines, as they have the greatest pitch range and the most interesting sound possibilities. For this video I'm using the MegaCommand, which is an open source midi controller for the Machinedrum that unlocks full polyphony integration, as well as other modern sequencer updates, such as conditional trigs and micro timing. With this controller it's no longer necessary to manually map each machine's pitch as it's all done automatically and you have full access to the entire note range available to every synth engine. It's possible to achieve 16 voice polyphony without the MegaCommand, it's just a bit more work to set up and more limited. You can refer to my first video in the series (GND-SN) to hear that setup in action. In this video I'm showcasing the FM Cymbal engine, which is excellent for FM tines and e piano type sounds. It also has a noise generator making it useful for sound effects. The nature of the FM Cymbal lends this machine more towards cold and cutting digital sounds, even the pads have this sort of shattered glass sound to them. It's really nice. Next week I'll be showing off the FM Clap engine, which is just amazing for SFX. #elektron #machinedrum #ambient #megacommand Instagram: https://instagram.com/ascetik__ Facebook: https://facebook.com/ascetik Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ascetik Bandcamp: https://ascetik.bandcamp.com Currents.fm: https://a.currents.fm/c/ascetik