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.
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% AMPLINEX 009 instrument definitions
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"bdrum4" [4 CHANS
1 PAIR CHAN
 Pure         Zap          Short
 -42 PITCH     -1 POS
3 PAIR CHAN
 Broad        Click
 -30 PITCH      1 POS
EVERY CHAN
  ON PHSET    128 AMP
% by Roger Cawkwell
% see notes in "sb/info"
]
"snare4" [4 CHANS
1 CHAN
  ON RM      120 AMP
2 CHAN
 -669 SHIFT
1 PAIR CHAN
 Metal        Percuss
3 CHAN
 Pure         Percuss  120 AMP
4 CHAN
 Metal        Click    128 AMP
EVERY CHAN
  ON PHSET
 Drop     -14 PITCH
% by Roger Cawkwell
% see notes in "sb/info"
]
"bX" [bdrum4X]
"sX" [snare4X]
"sb/info" []
"sb/info2" []
"sb/info3" []
"sb/info4" []
"wait" [NL"Press a key..."$OUT
#IN#2NLNL]
"sb/info" [DISPLAY
% Notes on "snare4" and "bdrum4"
% by Roger Cawkwell
%
% These rich and extravagant
% instruments each take up four
% channels. If they are both included
% in the same mix, half of the Music
% 5000's voices will have been
% allocated! Clearly another strategy
% is necessary.
waitsb/info2
]
"sb/info2" [DISPLAY
% The two short words "bX" and "sX"
% both swap and strike the instrument
% so that providing you are happy
% about not using snare and bass drums
% together (not a great handicap, I
% think) they will use a total of four
% channels.
waitsb/info3
]
"sb/info3" [DISPLAY
% Percussion parts then look something
% like this:
%
%  24, REP( bX / sX / bX X sX / )REP
%
% Notice the plain X to re-strike bd4.
% The relevant line in the mix should
% contain a reference to only one
% instrument:
%
%  2 SHARE 1 VOICES snare4
%
waitsb/info4
]
"sb/info4" [DISPLAY
% VOL and PAN settings are not
% included in the mix because changing
% an instrument returns VOL to 128 and
% PAN to 0 so if you require values
% different from these they must be
% included in the change/strike words,
% eg:
%
%  "bX" [ bd4 100 VOL -1 PANX ]
%
%  "sX" [ snare4 -2 PAN 'X ]
%
% Turn the volume down when trying
% them (you have been warned!)
]
"church" [2 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Onoff      2 POS
2 CHAN
 -193 SHIFT    128 AMP
 Tailed         -2 POS
EVERY CHAN
 Pipes        Flat
% Very stereo, this one. A bit more
% oomph with a very wide sound. Can be
% used convincingly even in -3:
% octave. Personally I think the Music
% 5000 is brilliant at big organs.
% by Corin Greaves
]
"dblbass" [2 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Round        Flat         Strike
 125 FM
2 CHAN
 Bright       Flat         Peaked
  382 SHIFT    100 OFFSET
EVERY CHAN
  ON PHSET
% A bit odd unless used properly.
% Firstly it is only convincing in the
% -2: octave due to the FM phasing. It
% is quite soft and should be doubled
% up with another voice the same if it
% is to be heard in music.
% by Corin Greaves
]
"mellow4" [4 CHANS
1 CHAN
 High         Flat         Percuss
  192 SHIFT
2 CHAN
 Pure         Delvib       Strike
    3 SHIFT
3 CHAN
 Pure         Delvib       Long
    0 SHIFT     -3 POS
4 CHAN
 Pure         Delvib       Long
    1 SHIFT      3 POS
EVERY CHAN
  ON PHSET    128 AMP
% by Mark A J Mulders
]
"smooth4" [4 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Watery       Vibrato      Tailed
 128 AMP       ON SYNC    -420 SHIFT
2 CHAN
 Syncer       Slowvib      Spike
3 CHAN
 Watery       Deepvib      Tailed
 128 AMP       ON SYNC    -440 SHIFT
4 CHAN
 Syncer       Vibrato      Spike
    1 SHIFT    200 OFFSET
EVERY CHAN
 OFF PHSET
% Fairlight eat you heart out!
% by Mark A J Mulders
]
"trumpet" [2 CHANS
1 CHAN
  3 POS
2 CHAN
 -3 POS      100 OFFSET
EVERY CHAN
 Sharp        Slowvib      Puff
 128 AMP
% Trumpet.
% Best range 0:C to 2:C
% by Andy Knight
]
"trumpet4" [4 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Reedy        Flat         Onoff
2 CHAN
    2 SHIFT    100 OFFSET   128 AMP
 Sharp        Delvib       Puff
3 CHAN
  192 SHIFT    100 AMP
 Hard         Flat         Strike
4 CHAN
   -2 SHIFT     98 AMP
 Bright       Flat         Soft
  ON PHSET
% It sounds best in octave 1. Lower
% down it could be a base for trombone
% and euphonium.
% by G H Richardson
]

Published in AMPLINEX 009, January 1989