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5. Click the Global button at the top left, then click the Master Vol knob.
Adjust the Release knob to a value around 1.00 in the central AHDSR envelope section.
6. Click the Effects button at the lower left to view the effects section.
7. Choose Mod FX in the top effects slot, then click the Mod FX File button and choose
Preset > Big Chorus.
You may want to adjust the Rate to around 2.8 Hz.
8. Choose Phaser in the second effects slot, then click the Phaser File button and choose
Preset > Subtle Vibrato.
Turn on the Sync button, then play to hear a simple, effected electric piano sound
that is created from a single source. It goes without saying that this sound could be
improved in many ways, but this primer should give you a feel for how quickly a basic
preset can be created in Alchemy’s VA engine. Keep the sound you’ve created for the
next task.
Combine synthesis methods to create sounds in Alchemy
Alchemy provides up to four sources in a preset. Each source has a full set of synthesis
parameters associated with the chosen synthesis engine. This allows you to combine
multiple synthesis types, such as virtual analog, additive, resynthesis, granular, or straight
sample playback in a single preset. Because each synthesis method has different strengths
and weaknesses, it is both easier and will deliver better results if you choose the most
appropriate engine for the task.
Though there are areas of crossover between synthesis engines, the VA engine is strong
for synthesizer type sounds, the additive engine is strong for digital and bell-like sounds,
and the sampler/granular engines are best suited for sample manipulation, with the latter
being particularly useful for loop mangling.