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 using the commands:

*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.

"fuzzsyn" [2 CHANS
1 CHAN
  ON  RM 150 FM
 Round       Delvib      Long
  3 POS
2 CHAN
 Sharp       Flat        Verylong
  100 OFFSET 128 AMP     -3 POS
EVERY CHAN
   ON PHSET
% Try changing Long to Reverse on
% channel 1 for a different effect.
% by Jo Ward
]

"leadgt" [4CHANS
1 CHAN
  Hollow      Drop      Verylong
  ON SYNC     100 SHIFT
2 CHAN
  Syncer      Flat      Peaked
3 PAIR CHAN
  Hollow      Slowvib   Soft
4 CHAN
  20 OFFSET
EVERY CHAN
  128 AMP
% Lead guitar with sustained effect.
% Use with echo for authentic sound.
% by S Wilkie (based on hotbass4)
]

"breath" [2 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Hollow      Vibrato     Tailed
  ON RM      193 SHIFT
2 CHAN
 Round       Slowvib     Soft
 128 AMP
EVERY CHAN
% Sounds like a slightly drunk hamster
% blowing into a milk-bottle... no
% seriously, it's swelling and gently
% decaying breath sound with a hard
% edge.
% by Scott Mackie
]

"banjo" [2 CHANS
1 CHAN
 Watery    Delvib    Echohit
2 CHAN
 Broad     Flat      Percuss
EVERY CHAN
 ON PHSET  128 AMP
% A banjo-ish plucked sound.
% Works best played fairly fast
% in octaves 0 and 1.
% by David Westbrook
]

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Published in AMPLINEX 005, May 1988