Karplus Strong Drum Voice

Karplus Strong Drum Voice

This is an adaptation of my previous karplus strong synth voice which was more tailored to plucky sounds. This version is all about making IDM style percussion sounds, and the available parameters have been adjusted accordingly.


I/O

Input Signal Range Notes
gate input gate or trigger Sustain doesn’t matter for this module.

Output Signal Range Notes
out -1 to 1 Audio signal

Controls

Knobs Function Notes
decay length of amplitude decay because of the delay feedback in Karplus-Strong patches, this parameter interacts with pitch.
p dcy pitch decay time This envelope controls the pitch envelope that creates the impression of percussion.
tone amount of upper harmonics This is a simple trim for high frequencies.
span determines the sweep of the pitch envelope Pitch will span between .1 and 3 octaves.
pitch pitch the envelope decays to Ranges 3 octaves between A0 and A3.


Version History

Revision File Date Notes
V1 Karplus-Strong Drum Voice V1.audulus (32.2 KB) 12/11/2019 it’s my birthday.

Demos

Revision File Date Notes
IDM zip drums k-s drum demo.audulus (427.0 KB) 12/11/2019 Three karplus-strong drums being sequenced in different ways.
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Happy Birthday!

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k-s drum demo (Future Aztec Remix).audulus (1.4 MB)

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k-s drum demo (Future Az Broken Remix).audulus (1.7 MB)

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very chill!

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