Date: 2024-03-17
Name: Benjamin Dehli
Profile: pianobook.co.uk/profile/benjamindehli
- Decent Sampler
A Kalikå Leksakspiano (toy piano) recorded on to cassette tape and played back at half speed and normal/original speed. Playing back at half speed results in an octave lower pitch.
Sample rate | Bit depth | Channels | Number of files | File size | |
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Samples | 48 kHz | 24 bit | 2 (stereo) | 72 | 94.60 MB |
Impulse responses | 48 kHz | 24 bit | 2 (stereo) | 4 | 3.60 MB |
- Layered
- Normal speed samples and half speed samples are assigned to the same part of the keyboard.
- Split
- Normal speed samples and half speed samples are assigned to different parts of the keyboard.
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Overview |
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Button controls for the instrument settings |
- Velocity
- Determines whether the velocity should affect the volume of the samples
- Damping
- When damping is off, the sample will continue to play after you release the key (like a toy piano)
- When damping is on, the sample will fade out quickly after you release the key
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Mixer controls |
Mix between the normal speed samples and the half speed samples. They also have independent tremolo controls.
The tremolo rate and tremolo depth knobs enable you to modulate the amplitude of the sound with the desired depth and rate using a Low-Frequency Oscillator (LFO).
- Tremolo Rate
- Tremolo rate determines the speed at which the modulation occurs
- Tremolo Depth
- Adjust the Tremolo depth to introduce subtle or pronounced variations in volume
These effects are achieved using carefully crafted impulse responses. The echo effect employs a Fulltone Tube Tape Echo recorded twice for stereo, while the reverb effect draws from a Chase Bliss Audio & Meris CXM 1978 reverb pedal with a room setting.
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Controls for the tape echo impulse response |
Select from two distinctive echo options: the short echo, delivering a classic slapback effect, and the long echo, characterized by a slower decay and numerous repeats.
- On
- Turns the echo on and off
- Long
- Switches between a short slapback echo and a long echo with slow repeats and high feedback
- Mix
- Mix between direct signal and echo signal
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Controls for the room reverb impulse response |
You'll also find two reverb effects: the short reverb, evoking the intimacy of a small room, and the long reverb, enveloping your sound in the vastness of a spacious environment.
- On
- Turns the reverb on and off
- Long
- Switches between a short/small room reverb and a long/big room reverb
- Mix
- Mix between direct signal and reverb signal
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Controls for the fidelity settings |
When the hi-fi switch is turned on, no effects are applied. When it's turned off, some filtering, saturation and modulation are added for a lo-fi effect. The saturation becomes more pronounced when you turn up the volume in the mixer section.
- Hi-fi
- Turns the lo-fi effects on and off