newbie issue: Drambo oscillators won't stop playing
Hi! I just downloaded Drambo 2.55 (I was a huuuuuuuge fan of iSequence back in the day!) but I can't seem to get off the ground. From a brand-new blank setup, when I add any oscillator, it immediately starts playing as if a note were held down. I can change the note, but always one note is selected. I am running on an iPhone SE 3 running iOS 18.5.
I hope it's something simple but I don't know where to start! Thanks!
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And an amp envelope first then the oscillator, problem solved 😎
hi, you could add an envelope generator...
tap + (right to your oscillator)
select processor
scroll to amp
choose anything with env
hit a pad
ok, thanks! I guess the point that I wanted to check is that this is working as intended? Just seems strange at first to have one key always depressed, but I'll roll with it if that's how it works!
That’s actually how it works on real analog synths :) oscillators are always running. You just don’t notice this on most synths because they don’t give you access to the building blocks like Drambo does. Pressing a key usually triggers and envelope which opens an amp and let’s the oscillator for that voice be heard.
Ahhhhh I see, so what I'm looking at is one level below what I was thinking of (like, I was originally thinking of a keyboard with a key that might or might not be depressed). That makes so much sense (and betrays my lack of experience with real analog synths :P ). Thanks a lot!
Oscillators gonna oscillate 😀
up to you to shut them off with envelopes and amps, so only with a gate they will be open to sound on
Yep! I used to think this too because that’s how most synths work. A lot of the joy of modulars like Drambo is that you can question those conventions. Pressing a key can do whatever you want, and you can trigger notes without pressing a key… really opens your mind to possibilities.
And another cool thing about oscillators, is that they don't always have to be used to make sound, but rather used as a modulation source to modulate other things. For example, instead of using an LFO (a Low Frequency Oscillator), use a regular Oscillator instead.
This opened up an entire world of possibilities when I learned this.