Hi there! In this issue we will talk about the sound and its propagation in the air. Let's analyze all the sound propagation features: Every sound, once generated by a vibrating elastic body, is transmitted through the surrounding medium, creating a series of waves where particles the medium is composed of are subject to condensation and rarefaction. It could seem pretty obvious, but it's better to point out that a mean of conduction is essential for sound transmission. No transmission is possible in vacuum, differently to what happens for light transmission. Here we are with some frequency values and relevant…

Last time we talked about the simple sound and its features. The sound we usually hear is not a simple one (sinusoidal oscillation), but a complex sound. In order to treat this issue, it is necessary to clarify the concept of envelope (we will study this argument in deep later) and harmonics. The sound envelope is the variation of its amplitude over time. Let's consider now an instrumental sound: his complexity is evident. If you listen to just a single note, you will find out how the sound is made up, not only of an oscillation, but also of a…

Sometimes the improper use of something may bring to something interesting... This issue is for those who use an unique Korg Workstation during live concerts, and those who rack their brains to organize their patches in the best possible way. I know so many keyboard players that leap manually from a mode to the other (namely, PROGRAM, COMBI, SEQUENCER) and without any sense. In my opinion, this is inconvenient and makes the live performance difficult to manage. A concrete and quick method, but at the same time constraining, is the activation of the "10's hold" button, in the numerical keypad.…

Who hasn't ever heard the sentence "Programming in Motif is fairly a mess!”? Yamaha Motif could be considered less intuitive than other workstations, but as some matters are set straight, you will quickly change your mind. On the workstation right part, there are so many buttons: this mustn't upset you, because they are mainly shortcuts to select a certain voice or perform in a certain bank, without switching around in all the different menus, or they could rather be used to keep silent a certain element. As far as Elements are concerned, it must be clear that I'm talking about…

"Ascending" Super Saw (1). Select the Default Program 999 and press EDIT button. (2). Open ALG page and select algorithm 5. (3). Open the AMPENV page and switch to USER, otherwise you would use the piano's envelope. (4). Open DSPMOD page and assign a negative value to Saw Pch and then assign the same value in cents, but positive, as Src1 Depth. Select ENV2 as Src1. For example: Saw Pch: -7ST / Src1: ENV2 / Depth: +700ct. (5). In the ENV2 page, assign to Att1 the value you need. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Kh4EKK6yd_c Noise + filters (1). Select Default Program 999 and press…