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So, if you have my latest FTM module of Sting Chameleon, you'll notice that my Sawtooth Lead uses an arpeggio macro that looks like this:
11 11 0
Now, normally I would probably go with 12 12 0, but I decided to know go with the former, because I personally liked it more than the latter choice.
The point of this thread is that I'm curious to know what people think of arps like these? Is the dissonance acceptable or is it not? I'm curious to know this because I want to know if people find this kind of sound design cool, pleasant, bad, irritating or do you even care about this?
Do you think that 12 12 0 is allways better than 11 11 0? Would you accept similar sound design choices like this?
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I usually would choose 12 12 0 unless if it's an already dissonant piece. In my edit of the aforementioned, I kept the 11 11 0 in the posted version but I changed to 12 12 0 in my private version.
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I think why is doesn't sound bad is that it's effectively the same as an upward pitch slide, but an octave higher.
Basically, it's almost the same as -1 -1 0, and (I personally think) that gives the impression of a wind instrument where the change in starting air pressure could give the note a slight pitch difference.
I'll just add here what I mentioned to you already. I think 11 11 0 or 13 13 0 envelopes can be used for the slight dissonance to emphasise note attack and make them sound more 'punchy'.
Im_a_Track_Man pretty much hit the nail on the head with his example; these sorts of envelopes can create natural 'instrumental' dissonance.
You can see this technique being used in Tim Follin's work; he used these sorts of envelopes in would-be shredding guitar solos featuring lots of individual notes. It creates a natural, 'sloppy' sound comparable with a guitar solo.
Basically, it's all in aid of creating a more 'instrumental' sound.
I like both .
The 12 12 0 is straight and precise for this kind of groove and the 11 11 0 is quirkier maybe not suited for the feel of this particular tune in the context of a "standard" interpretation .
But it changes what is usually heard for this kind of tune, so i like it.
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