Can you just shorten notes instead of gating them?
For example I'm currently working on a track, and I have the stereotypical trance lead, and I'm wondering if I can just shorten the notes in the sequencer instead of gating them via VST or VSTi. Will they sound different if I just shorten them in the sequencer vs. the VST?
just set decay to 0 and adjust sustain and/or release?
Apr-13-2011 17:42
Beatflux
Rising Star in training
Registered: Mar 2006
Location: Planet Alf
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Originally posted by meriter
I think we can safely change the name of this forum to the "Troll Studio"
Nobody is upset yet over this particular topic.... yet. I feel very passionate about gates though. Nobody gives them the time of day, and it upsets me that they are underrated. A side chained gate is the most sensual of layering tools.
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Originally posted by dj_alfi
change your avatar for fucks sake.
Apr-13-2011 17:59
cryophonik
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Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Elk Grove, CA USA
quote:
Originally posted by J.L.
Of course they sound very different especially if you have sustain/release on which leaves a tail and any additional fx like delays and reverbs
Yeah, exactly. Shortening the note that triggers the synth is not the same as changing what the synth does with a triggered note that it receives (e.g., amp/filter envelopes, effects, on-board gates). Depending on how the patch is programmed, the result of changing the note length in your DAW may have a similar effect as using a trance gate in the VST, or it may be very different.
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Apr-13-2011 18:34
Aurana
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: May 2009
Location: St. Petersburg, FL, United States
quote:
Originally posted by Beatflux
Nobody is upset yet over this particular topic.... yet. I feel very passionate about gates though. Nobody gives them the time of day, and it upsets me that they are underrated. A side chained gate is the most sensual of layering tools.
Its like driving automatic as apposed to manual. Both ways have there benefits and flaws. I feel I am limited to my creativity with leads using a Gate, but its easier to get your idea down. If I plot the notes myself, I can make the lead more dynamic and interesting but it also takes a lot more time. It all depends on the track you are working on and what you want out of it. Each technique is beneficial.