Application
You are now ready to
piece the aural and technical
information gained
in the last section
into
a
practi-
cal, useful whole.
Two
approaches are necessary to
achieve
the
greatest success:
an examination
of
the basic
approach to
learning/playing
synthesizer,
and
a
study of
specific musical
applications aimed
at
giving
a mastery
of
synthesis in general
and of
the specific advantages
of the
SH-09 in particular
18
Basic
Patch
Position
When
pursuing any
sound on a
synthesizer, it is
usually
best to start
from a
standard basic position
or
patch,
a
setting
which
pre-supposes
as
little
as
possible
by
leaving
control
sliders closed and
switches or sliders
which are
always
active
in
the
position
most
commonly used.
This
beginning point
will avoid
having
remainders
of the last
patch
con-
fuse
the
building
of the
new
one,
and will
lead to
quick troubleshooting
since you
will
be
totally
familiar with your starting
point and each variation
you
have chosen to
make. This approach will not
cramp your creativity
by imposing decisions upon
a
sound that you
have
not specifically
chosen.
Such a
setting is presented here.
As you become
more familiar with the SH-09
and it becomes
more
of
an
extension
of
yourself,
you may
wish
to
modify
this basic
starting position or even eliminate it.
For
now, try
returning to it each time
you
begin to
patch—it
will
only take
a moment and
can save
much
frustration.
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Methodical
Practice
It
is
important to
understand the musical uses
of
each SH-09 control in as
many different
situations
as
possible.
Try
each
patch given
in this manual,
regardless of your personal
musical
preferences.
Understand the
main points of each,
then spend
time to adjust
each control and
discover the
various options available.
This methodical
approach has
many advantages.
Each
musician has
different personal
preferences,
is dealing with
different amplification
and acoustic
environments, and not
every SH-09 will react to the
same
patch in exactly the same
way (just as
other
fine musical
instruments all have
their own
individual character).
You will develop
variations on
each patch, or entirely new patches, which may
be
memorized or
restated on a blank patch sheet for
future reference. Most
important you will learn
how
to manipulate the
SH-09
quickly and with real
understanding.
The SH-09 has
the
simplicity,
sound quality and
subtle control options to allow
you to
achieve
a
new level of musical
expression and
freedom. With
practice you will get to the point where the SH-09
becomes an extension
of
your musician ship,
when
you will instinctively know how
to get a sound you
hear or image, or how
to
alter
a patch to suit your
needs exactly.
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