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Tips for a noob?
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:31 pm
by Shinigami
Anyone who has experience in creating music using this plugin and Cubase SX3, or who wants to recommend a better host program, please help me out! I'm pretty much new to making music on a PC, and I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could give me some tips and just generally help me start out...thanks.
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:53 pm
by Jacek@d16
1. Run Cubase

2. Create a new project.
3. Press F11 (open VST instruments browser)
4. Select PHOSCYON in it
5. Add new MIDI TRACK to project
6. Connect OUT of MIDI TRACK to PHOSCYON
7. Draw a bar on MIDI TRACK using pencil tool
8. Select object selection tool
8. Double click the midi bar.
9. Draw a note using pencil (for example C-3)
10. Click PLAY on transport panel
That's all

Wish You luck
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:22 pm
by Shinigami
Cheers, with some practice and layering of MIDI channels I think I'll make some good songs....I'll share them when they're ready...

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:24 pm
by Shinigami
anyone know the technique used by Brain wherein the frequency of the TB303 goes up and down over periods of time without actual note change? Is it possible to do this without layering MIDI tracks for each frequency?
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:07 am
by NTiOzymandias
Shinigami wrote:anyone know the technique used by Brain wherein the frequency of the TB303 goes up and down over periods of time without actual note change?
You mean like
this?
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:18 pm
by Shinigami
pretty much, except I was wondering if I could do this within the same MIDI track, or if I had to create another and attach a new instance of Phosycon to it with the higher freq.
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:53 am
by NTiOzymandias
Of course not! Learn to use parameter automation; I don't know how it works in Cubase but in Logic you can activate it simply by setting the automation mode to "touch" and turning virtual knobs while the song is playing. The computer then remembers the value of those knobs at different points in the song, and tweaks them automatically.
In this case, the knob you'd probably be most interested in twiddling is Cutoff. Turn up the resonance so you can hear the effect better while you're experimenting.
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:21 pm
by Shinigami
Alright, cheers. Using multiple tracks was cumbersome and didn't get the smoothness I was looking for, I'll try the method you suggested.
