FuDrum 3 is a drum synthesizer. The 3 means it's the third version, unsurprisingly. New to this one are attack, virtual channels, note support and MIDI input.
FuDrum 3 works the same way as the previous versions, basically. There are two sound sources: a wavetable oscillator and a white noise generator. Each of these has its own envelope, but both are sent through the same filter. Notes can be given, but are not necessary.
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| Note Mode |
Sets the way the note (if one is used) influences the sound:
- Start Freq: Starting frequency of the oscillator.
- Limit Freq: Limiting frequency of the oscillator.
- Start Cut: Starting cutoff frequency of the filter.
- Limit Cut: Limiting cutoff frequency of the filter.
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| Thump Amp |
Amplitude of the oscillator.
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| Thump Wav |
Waveform of the oscillator.
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| Thump Freq |
Starting frequency of the oscillator.
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| Thump Att |
Attack time of the oscillator's envelope.
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| Thump Dec |
Decay time of the oscillator's envelope.
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| TFD Dir |
Direction in which the oscillator's frequency changes.
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| Thump FreD |
The time it takes for the oscillator's frequency to move one octave in the direction set by the above.
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| Thump Limit |
Limit of the oscillator's frequency. It can't get higher/lower than this depending on the direction setting.
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| Noise Amp |
Amplitude of the white noise generator.
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| Noise Att |
Attack time of the noise generator's envelope.
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| Noise Dec |
Decay time of the noise generator's envelope.
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| Target |
Whether to apply the filter to the thump, the noise, both or neither.
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| Filter |
Filter type.
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| Cut |
Initial filter cutoff frequency.
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| Res |
Filter resonance.
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| FD Dir etc. |
These parameters control the movement of the cutoff frequency. They work the same way as their oscillator frequency counterparts above.
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| Attribute | Description |
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| Virtual Channels |
Whether to allow more than one virtual channel per track.
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| Changes etc. |
You would want to turn this off if you needed, for example, to play an extremely long hit, then have the same track play much shorter hits while it's still decaying in the background.
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| MIDI Channel |
Channel for MIDI input.
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| MIDI Track |
The track on which MIDI notes are played.
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