Instruments

To make the best use of disc space we have combined several instrument definitions into one file. These can be saved individually if required, either by loading/saving via a word processor or from within AMPLE (after *EXECing in this file) using:
*SPOOL insfile
"insname" TYPE
*SPOOL
where 'insfile' is the file on which the individual instrument definition is to be held and 'insname' is the word containing the instrument definition.
"pufflute" [2 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Hollow       Flat         Puff
 128 AMP       ON RM        193 SHIFT
2 CHAN
 Pure         Slowvib      Tailed
 128 AMP
EVERY CHAN
% A bit more full than Panflute with a
% more 'breathy' sound.
% by Corin Grieves
]
"gchurch4" [4 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Pipes        Flat         Onoff
    0 SHIFT   128 AMP       2 POS
2 CHAN
 Pipes        Flat         Onoff
 -191 SHIFT   128 AMP      -1 POS
3 CHAN
 -384 SHIFT   128 AMP      -2 POS
 Pipes        Flat         Onoff
4 CHAN
  193 SHIFT   128 AMP       1 POS
 Pipes        Flat         Onoff
EVERY CHAN
% Grand church organ sound
% by Paul Williams
]
"nasty4" [4 CHANS
ODD CHAN
 Hollow      Flat         Onoff
  ON RM
EVEN CHAN
 Watery      Delvib       Verylong
    1 SHIFT    10 OFFSET  128 AMP
3 CHAN
   80 SHIFT     5 OFFSET  128 AMP
4 CHAN
   81 SHIFT    15 OFFSET  128 AMP
EVERY CHAN
 OFF PHSET
% See 'nasty4info' for details.
]
"nasty4info" [DISPLAY
% Sounds not unlike an electric guitar
% at octaves -1: and -2:. No good for
% playing chords though because it is,
% in effect, two two-channel sounds
% playing a 1st and a 6th, e.g. C(F),
% which gives a more guitar-like
% effect.
% by Mike Dobson
]
"chinabell" [2 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Pure         Flat         Percuss
  40 FM        598 SHIFT
2 CHAN
 Clear        Flat         Verylong
 128 AMP
EVERY CHAN
  ON PHSET      6 PITCH
% More interesting than Vibglock with
% a satisfying 'thunk'.
% by Corin Grieves
]
"choir4" [4 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Metal        Slowvib      Tailed
 128 AMP       ON SYNC     -420 SHIFT
2 CHAN
 Syncer       Slowvib      Spike
3 CHAN
 Metal        Deepvib      Tailed
 128 AMP       ON SYNC     -440 SHIFT
4 CHAN
 Syncer       Vibrato      Spike
    1 SHIFT    200 OFFSET
EVERY CHAN
% Choir emulation. Range -1: to 2:.
% Like a chorus effect?
% by Mark A J Mulders
]
"nice4" [4 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Round        Deepvib      Tailed
 -3 POS        300 OFFSET
2 CHAN
 Round        Delvib       Puff
 -2 POS
3 CHAN
 Round        Slowvib      Tailed
  3 POS        100 OFFSET
4 CHAN
 Round        Delvib       Soft
  2 POS          0 OFFSET
EVERY CHAN
 128 AMP      OFF PHSET
% See 'nice4info' for details
]
"nice4info" [DISPLAY
% A very nice sound indeed. For
% maximum niceness play big chords.
% Works well over a wide octave range
% and sounds almost vocal around
% octave -1:.
% by Mike Dobson
]
"superins" [4 CHANS
ODD CHAN
 Broad        Wide         Onoff
  ON SYNC      384 SHIFT   128 AMP
EVEN CHAN
 Syncer       Flat         Onoff
1 PAIR CHAN
  2 POS
3 PAIR CHAN
 -2 POS          2 SHIFT
EVERY CHAN
  ON PHSET
% by Simon Elzinga
]
"guitar" [2  CHANS
2 CHAN
 Bright       Flat         Verylong
1 CHAN
 Broad        Flat         Verylong
 1200 OFFSET   ON SYNC
EVERY CHAN
  ON PHSET
% by S Burnett
]

Published in AMPLINEX 007, September 1988