| tips on controling the swash/ control explanations [message #1525] |
Thu, 09 November 2006 17:54  |
 ataraxicataxia
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Registered: November 2006
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hey,
i just got a noise swash and was wondering if anyone had some tips on controlling it. i know it's supposed to be random, but any general tips would be nice. particularly, i was wondering if someone could explain exactly what the following controls do. i found the descriptions on the site a tad esoteric.
-noisegate
-preclip and postclip flips
-pregain, top left and bottom right
-swash
-noise vol
thanks!
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| Re: tips on controling the swash/ control explanations [message #1527] |
Sun, 26 November 2006 00:52  |
dann
Messages: 829
Registered: December 2002
Location: Austin TX |
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well.. defining "exactly" what these controls do isn't possible.. their function will change from swash to swash, and even day-to-day with the same swash
however, I'll try:
Swash and Noisegate work in tandem at the core of the circuit. They have "sweetspots" or noisy points near (but not at) zero. Turn them slowly and listen for the noise to jump up to find the sweetspot.
Noisevol is the gain of the noise section (as opposed to the clean section, which is only present if you have the clean blend knob). So noisevol and clean-vol can be used to set the relative levels of the dirty and clean signals, and Master-vol sets the master volume. But noisevol also effects the self-oscillation sounds and the character of the noise, so it's not strictly a volume knob.
The two gains and clips (pre/post) are two high gain stages. The clips flip in diodes for clipping effect. I could describe what they do electronically, but in the swash circuit small noise characteristics of normally deterministic systems resonant out of control and things stop acting as theyre "supposed to".
Basically, the gains control the gain or level at two points in the circuit, and the clips throw in diodes to provide compression and more distortion. Postclip will often shift your level drastically (depends on where noisevol is set). For noisiest sounds, turn the gains up. I usually start in that setting and then flip the clips until I get the type of sound I want...
hope that helps...
have fun...
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