Vermona DRM1 MK4 - DRM1 MKIV SNARE Channel Guide

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SNARE
Figure 6: SNARE instrument channel of the DRM1 MKIV
The purpose of the SNARE instrument channel should be obvious. However, due to its various
parameters, the snare drum of the DRM1 MKIV is a lot more exible than what you might have come
to expect from other analog drum machines. The sound is made up of various component parts:
noise, a transient spike, a resonant lter, and a pseudo reverb. This allows a wide scope of sounds
to be created, ranging from short “clacks”, resembling old beat boxes, to compact snare sounds with
noisy components and additional reverb.
DECAY REV determines the duration of the reverb effect. The effect of this parameter is only au-
dible when REVERB is active.
REVERB adjusts the intensity of the reverb effect. When this control is set fully counterclock-
wise, reverb will not be active.
DECAY NOISE sets the release time or duration of the noisy component of the sound. The effect of
this parameter will only be audible when NOISE is active.
NOISE adjusts the volume of the noise component of a sound. That way, the snare will gain
more girth and, consequently, sound more authentic. When this control is set fully
counterclockwise, NOISE will not be active.
ATTACK adds a short xed-level transient spike to the initial attack of a sound to make it
more punchy on the one hand, but it is also used to make the resonant part of the
lter section self-oscillate. The audibility of the transient spike also depends on the
intensity of the lter resonance (RESONANCE) setting. Always adjust ATTACK in
correlation with the complete mix. What might appear to be too obtrusive when
monitored in isolation might perhaps sound a tad too gentle within a full mix.
RESONANCE species the intensity of the lter resonance and, consequently, colors the tonal
component of the snare sound. Only at higher values, the lter will start self-oscil-
lation.
FILTER sets the cutoff frequency of the low-pass lter. Assuming the lter is self-oscilla-
ting, this control adjusts the pitch of the tonal sound component of the Snare chan-
nel.
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