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Acoustic Piano Patch Demo Video

Javelin276
Hi Guys! Pianos are very difficult to model with FM, but I think I've created a really good one!
Here's a link to the YouTube video I uploaded. I used a couple of custom waveforms, mainly the ALL1 and ALL2 waveforms off the FS1R at a couple of different settings. I have a set of ALL1, ALL2, ODD1, and ODD2 waveforms loaded into my Essence.
Synthplus81
That is all one voice? That is pretty impressive.
Kopplog
I'm speechless
Thumbs up!
Javelin276
Yup, just one 6-operator voice! Thanks guys!
Kopplog
Maybe you achieve a Grand Piano as well having some more elegant and less wonky sound too?
I'm curious
KODAMO
This is a pretty good sound!
Some ideas: Add a voice to simulate hammer sound (especially for high notes), and another one with quiet sine waves spaced by half tones to simulate sympathetic resonance
Javelin276
Yes, a hammer thunk would help the realism on the upper octaves. I do know how to do that, using a fixed frequency modulator or two.
And I do have recordings of just the sympathetic resonance to craft a patch based on that sound. I made one once on my FS1R. It has kind of an organ-like, fuzzy, string-like timbre to it when you isolate it. The Motif has an effect they add in to their Piano patch that emulates the sympathetic resonance. It would be more fun if I could set it up so you could twist Knob-1 to fade between the Piano sound and the sympathetic resonance sound. Hint, hint! We need a ModMatrix destination to the output volume of each Voice so I can do that!

To match a Grand Piano would take a lot more work, and several more voices than just one. You would lose quite a bit of polyphony, but with 300 to start with maybe you can afford to drop 4X to 75 notes for a really superb patch. The difficulty is in the lowest ranges of the piano where the timbre changes every 4 or 5 keys.
I would ask you though, is it worth the effort it would take? I'm ready mentally to start working on something new. I've got a really good Acoustic Guitar and Piano now, maybe I should keep going and make some more new patches.
electromaitre
Would you share this patch with the community? ; o)
Kopplog
Hint, hint! We need a ModMatrix destination to the output volume of each Voice so I can do that!

+1 on that!
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regarding the grand piano - good, the EFM can stack voices to patches and overall, enough polyphony. But it's up to the creator! ;)
Kopplog
Would you share this patch with the community? ; o)

+1 =)~
Javelin276
Sure, once I get a few more put together. Maybe a group of five?
electromaitre
Great ! ;o)
flec8
Thanks for sharing. Nice programming.
Checked out your website too, great articles.
Kopplog
Thanks for sharing. Nice programming.
Checked out your website too

Hey, couldn't find link nowhere - too, no download for share - help much appreciated ;)
Javelin276
I haven't shared any patches yet, sorry. Haven't gotten around to that, the patches are still on the EssenceFM and haven't been exported yet. They also require the ALL1/ALL2 waveforms I imported from my FS1R.
KODAMO
On the latest firmware exporting a patch will also export the voices and waveforms, so you don't have to worry about that ;)
Kopplog
Woo-hoo!

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