Polyphonic Machinedrum | EFM-HH
Here's my sixth 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 Hi-Hat engine, which is my go to engine for e-piano and rhodes like sounds due to its built in tremolo.
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