Snare - Vermona DRM1 MKIII User Manual

SNARE

The duty of the SNARE instrument channel is apparent. However, due to its various parameters, the
DRM1 MKIII's snare drum is a lot more changeable than you might guess from previous analogue
drum machines. The sound is build up from different components: noise, a needle impulse, a
resonance filter and a pseudo reverb. This allows a wide spectrum of sounds ranging from short
"clacks", resembling old beat boxes, to compact snare sounds with noise components and additional
reverb.
sets the length of the reverb effect. This parameter's effect is only audible with
DECAY REV
REVERB being enabled.
adjusts the intensity of the reverb effect. With this control set fully counterclockwise,
REVERB
the reverb is disabled.
sets the release time or length of the sound's noise component. This parameter's
DECAY N
effect is only audible with NOISE being enabled.
sets the volume of the sound's noise component. By this, the snare will receive
NOISE
more body and therefore sounds more authentic. With this control set fully
counterclockwise, NOISE is disabled.
adds a short fixed needle impulse to the sound's start to support its assertiveness
ATTACK
on the one hand, but is also used to initiate oscillation of the resonance filter
component. The audibility of the needle impulse also depends upon the intensity
of the filter's resonance. Always adjust ATTACK in correlation to the complete mix.
What might appear too intrusive when being soloed might already sound too gentle
within a full mix.
specifies the intensity of the filter's resonance and, as a result, colors the tonal
RESO
component of the snare sound. Only at higher values, the filter will start to self-
oscillate.
sets the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter. Presuming the filter has been excited
FILTER
to oscillate, this control adjusts the pitch of the snare's tonal sound component.
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Figure 6: SNARE instrument channel of the DRM1 MKIII