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Create cymbals in Ultrabeat
It’s not far from the hi-hat to the crash cymbal. The main difference between a hi-hat and crash
cymbal sound is the length of the decay time. Correct assignment of the envelopes is the key to
producing different cymbal sounds.
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Select the Cym 1 and Cym 2 sounds in the Tutorial Kit and try different envelope assignments
and settings for Cutoff and Volume in the noise generator, Cutoff and Volume in the main filter,
and so on.
Create metallic Ultrabeat sounds
If you want to create metallic sounds with Ultrabeat, the ring modulator and the Model oscillator
are the ideal tools.
Use the ring modulator to create metallic sounds
1 Load the Standard Tutorial sound.
2 Activate a phase oscillator and the Model oscillator. Choose a pitch for each oscillator above C3
so that a slightly detuned interval is created.
3 In the Material Pad of the Model oscillator, choose a setting with plenty of overtones, as in the
figure below.
4 Set the volume of each oscillator to a value of −60 dB, and click “ring mod” to turn on the
ring modulator.
You’ve just created a bell-like sound that you can filter with a high resonance value if required.
Note: You can find a similar sound listed as Ring Bell at a pitch of A2 in the Tutorial Kit.
Tips for extreme Ultrabeat sounds
Ultrabeat features extremely fast envelopes and uncommonly powerful LFOs. Use these
modulation sources to perform extreme modulations of the oscillator and filter parameters.
Do any of the following:
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Try modulating as many targets as possible.
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Use a quick envelope to drive the filter to self oscillation for a fraction of a second.
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Use a few LFO cycles at a much higher rate than other cycles.
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Experiment with the Dirt parameter or the bit crusher.
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