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MIC, MOD, FX ADJUSTMENTS WORKING IN KIT PRESETS (continued)
Mod section in the Mimic Pro Mixer
screen is another important part of
working on a kit preset. It gives user
the possibility to tune and shape
instruments as well as take some
velocity layers out of the instrument.
On the left side of the Mod section
locate the
ASR curve faders. ASR
stands for Attack, Sustain, Release.
Pay attention that ASR is presented for
each mic for the respective instrument.
If you want to shape all the mics used
for an instrument, then set the ASR for your desired mics.
Attack: is the initial part of the sample. Basically, it’s a fade-in for the sample. When you increase attack, it
smooths out the beginning (transient) end of the sample and provides options for sound design purposes. For
example, adding attack to the ride cymbal provides smoothness to the sound, this is applicable to many other
instruments.
Sustain is the middle part of the sample. The phase of sustain starts right after the Attack. The amount of
sustain defines how much time the sample will sound unchanged.
Release is the end of the sample. Basically, it’s a fade-out for the sample. The longer release the longer the fade-
out will be. It works great for taming the tails of samples. If you want to make a short pop, or funk snare, you can
shorten the Sustain to 150-200 ms, and set release to a range of 150-200. You’ll get a short snare drum, which
most likely will sound different from the original instrument because of the shaping.
Tune and Range parameters are located on the right side of the Mod screen
Tune allows you to pitch the instrument higher or lower. Please note: increasing and decreasing tune to extreme
values may produce some artifacts of sound. That is the natures of tuning an audio signal.
Range allows you to remove some of the velocity layers. If the user wants to create a soft sounding kit, then using
the Range parameter may help.
When decreasing the Range, it virtually removes the top velocity layer (those punchy hard hits) making the
instrument sound softer and more mellow. However, decreasing the Range doesn’t affect the dynamic range. You
still have full dynamic range. When top velocities are taken out by decreasing the Range fader, the other velocities
are getting virtually remapped across the entire dynamic range.
MOD ADJUSTMENTS WORKING IN KIT PRESETS
Pic 46: MOD
