Replicating Harmor’s “Pluck” and “Phase Random” with Falcon

[Horizon]

Hey everyone!

I am trying to replicate the “PLUCK” button found on ImageLine’s Harmor soft synth. I kinda get close but I can’t make it work. It just sounds infinitely better with Harmor, though I want to do it in Falcon so I can use Falcon’s event processors.

Also, Harmor has a phase randomize (spectral randomness) button, that when turned 100%, gives a saw wave a very edgy sound. Not really sure how this could be achieved with Falcon either.

Any advice would be awesome!

Thanks,
Horizon

[Sampleconstruct]

Welcome to the forum. As I don’t know Harmor I can’t help you here. Falcon does not have a spectral oscillator so achieving identical sonic results as in Harmor might be impossible. For edginess, check the available distortion modules on keygroup level (per voice) and apply a random modulator to various parameters so that with each new note played the parameters are changed randomly (does not work on layer/program level). Maybe the additive oscillator comes closest to the Harmor sound.

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[Horizon]

Hey Simon,

Super sorry for the late response! Been away over Christmas and have only come back now.

Thanks for the answer, I appreciate it! Well, if it would help, I could create a sound sample in which you can hear what the pluck and phase randomization do. It’s both kind of simple but at the same time hard to replicate in Falcon.

I have not had any success using the additive oscillator in Falcon. Given what additive synthesis can do, I find Falcon’s additive oscillator leaves a lot to wish for (but that’s another topic).

Now something else: When I try to modulate a filter cut off on Program level, it seems not to be possible to use Envelopes (which is a shame). LFOs do work, but how can I make them trigger only once? I can’t seem to get this done and having to apply the same modulation on every keygroup seems very inconvienent. Any tips on that?

Cheers,

Horizon

 

[Sampleconstruct]

Well that’s how it is by design, if you want retriggering/polyphonic behavior, use things on keygroup level.

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