Music and Technology
Sampling
Electronic Sounds - Synthesizer
Synth Pads - a sustained note or chord usually held on the background
Arpeggiator - where the synth cycles through a series of notes. Arpeggiator comes from the term arpeggio which plays the notes used in a chord one after the other.
Bass Synth - Low, deep pitched sounds produced by an oscillator.
Rhythm Synth/Drum Machine - creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns which can be manipulated electronically for eg: Reversed percussion..
Syntheziser Basics Explained
LOOPING
Looping is when you repeat the same series of notes or rhythms over and over to make a song.
Electronic FX’s
Reverb is where sound bounces and reverberates from the area you are in. Just like when you are singing in the bathroom gives a particular sound of more space. You can set reverb so the performers sounds like they are performing in a cathedral or a concert hall.
Delay is where time is set for a particular time during playback creating an echo sound. This can be set for longer or shorter periods of time.
Distortion is where the audio signal is altered to produce a fuzzy and gritty tone.