Published on Jan 17, 2017 SteadyStateFate
"Examples of creating kick drums with the Steady State Fate Entity Bass Drum Synthesizer. This video shows some examples of how the controls are used to shape various kick drum sounds."
SSF Entity Bass Drum Synth -Feedback Distortion
Published on Jan 17, 2017 SteadyStateFate
"Demonstrating kick drum sounds using feedback of the output into the A-MIX (amplifier input). Use of a stackable cable or multiple is needed in order to feed the output back into the Entity and into an output module or recording device. This configuration is capable of producing extreme distortion and self oscillation."
Update: New video on controls added:
SSF Entity Bass Drum Synth - Controls
Published on Jan 17, 2017 SteadyStateFate
"Overview of the sound shaping controls on the Entity BDS. This video highlights most of the control knobs and functions for basic kick drum synthesis."
via Steady State Fate
"Bass and Drum Synthesizer Voice
The Entity Bass Drum is a complete and versatile synthesizer voice geared for designing a huge array of bass drum, percussive and synth sounds. Finally, a truly deep tool for creating analog bass drum, bass lines and other percussive effects is here!
The design consists of a high fidelity resonant filter, 2 stage slope generator (rise/fall) with independent slope shaping, a high fidelity VCA and discrete transistor saturation circuitry. Every parameter on the Entity Bass drum is voltage controllable.
By applying a trigger of any length and at least 2V amplitude, we excite the resonant filter to produce a percussive sine wave. The pitch control tunes the output with a range of 8Hz to around 2.2KHz. Both higher and lower levels are achievable using the FM input for modulation etc. The internal filter will track 3-4 octaves reliably and the tracking device is temperature compensated.
The slope generator (ENV) can be switched into the circuit via the 3 way switch below the FM LVL control. This control is a bipolar attenuator which affects the level of the slope generator and/or external modulator that affects the pitch of the output.
The 3 way switch selects FM, FM+ENV or just ENV as a mod source.
The rise/fall envelope is a two stage function generator. The controls provide slope timing from 1ms to about a minute. To the right of these controls is the shaping section where logarithmic, linear and exponential slope shapes are selected independently for the two envelope stages.
The envelope is designed to re-trigger at a set point. This allows for changing dynamics to occur to pitch and amplitude when the slope times are greater than the output transient time. For instance the sound can vary between any number of triggers that fire before the envelope set point is reached. Setting the slope time fast enough (below roughly 1 o'clock) provides for nominal operation. Settings will vary depending on trigger and ring decay timing.
The envelope can also be used exclusively or in a more complex patch via a direct +ENV output. Additionally, a novel DUCK output provides a means to control external VCAs - to work like slow compressors. DUCK is an inverted and positively offset version of the +ENV out. This keeps VCAs open when the envelope is off and effectively 'ducks' the VCA when the envelope fires. Of course, mod sources for these outputs are not limited to VCAs...
