powertrader Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Can anyone tell me how to create volume swells and assign either to a controller or the mod wheel? Appreciate any help! Geoff Actually, what I am thinking is adding volume swell to tone so that I do not have to use a controller. Like with Pads, but would like to have stronger swells. Thanks again,Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 You could go into tone mode and press edit, then adjust the amp envelope to create a swell that will happen with each key press. Not sure if that would work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powertrader Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Thanks Brad, I will try. Seems like I don't remember seeing amp envelope as an editable item. I will take a look. Thanks again!Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powertrader Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 So, how do i edit amp envelope in tone mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Is it a melody tone or solo synth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powertrader Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Is it a melody tone or solo synth? I would like to edit a melody tone. Unless I can edit a solo synth and then spread the effect across another zone or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettM Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Hi Geoff, As Brad said, the standard way to create a swell would be with an amp envelope, unfortunately the envelopes for the PCM melody tones are so minimal (only attack and release) you can't use that technique in this case. But there are many other approaches. You could route the PCM tone through the solo synth, section 3.4.3.3 in AlenK's XW Companion Rev 1, and do a total filter swell instead. This will probably swell the timbre more than the volume, so you may not want that. So you could set up one of the knobs to control volume and record yourself playing one cycle of a swell in the phrase sequencer, see section 5.1 in XW Companion Rev 1. Or, given that this is the G1 specific forum, you could sample the PCM tone in the vicinity of the keys you want to play, and play the sample in stead. The sampler has the full suite of amp envelope parameters available to each split and is a great way of expanding the limited envelopes available on PCM melody tones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powertrader Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Hi Geoff, As Brad said, the standard way to create a swell would be with an amp envelope, unfortunately the envelopes for the PCM melody tones are so minimal (only attack and release) you can't use that technique in this case. But there are many other approaches. You could route the PCM tone through the solo synth, section 3.4.3.3 in AlenK's XW Companion Rev 1, and do a total filter swell instead. This will probably swell the timbre more than the volume, so you may not want that. So you could set up one of the knobs to control volume and record yourself playing one cycle of a swell in the phrase sequencer, see section 5.1 in XW Companion Rev 1. Or, given that this is the G1 specific forum, you could sample the PCM tone in the vicinity of the keys you want to play, and play the sample in stead. The sampler has the full suite of amp envelope parameters available to each split and is a great way of expanding the limited envelopes available on PCM melody tones.Hello Brett, I will mess around with these ideas. The band I am in is covering the Weeknd "I Can't Feel My Face", I would like to create as much of the swell sound that I can. Appreciate the information from you. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettM Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Now that you've mentioned the song, the way the sound brightens up during the swell leads me to think it is probably a filter swell, as per my first suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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