Polyphonic Machinedrum | EFM-CP
Here's my fifth instalment in the polyphonic Machinedrum series, where I attempt to make ambient polyphonic patches with all of the tuneable machines on the Machinedrum. I'm going to focus most of my attention on the FM machines, as they have the greatest pitch range and the most interesting sound possibilities.
For this video I'm using the MegaCommand, which is an open source midi controller for the Machinedrum that unlocks full polyphony integration, as well as other modern sequencer updates, such as conditional trigs and micro timing. With this controller it's no longer necessary to manually map each machine's pitch as it's all done automatically and you have full access to the entire note range available to every synth engine. It's possible to achieve 16 voice polyphony without the MegaCommand, it's just a bit more work to set up and more limited. You can refer to my first video in the series (GND-SN) to hear that setup in action.
In this video I'm showcasing the FM Clap engine, which took me by total surprise in how crazy it is. It's capable of all the typical FM piano and tine sounds that most of the FM engines on the Machinedrum are, but it's also basically a glitch FX studio with the parameters that control the decay and number of claps. By pushing this machine to its extremes it gets into sonic spaces that I've not yet experienced on any other synth.
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