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== Melodic Instruments == | == Melodic Instruments == | ||
For most of the instruments in OS, distortion can be difficult to work with. Most of the distortion presets may sound interesting with single notes, but will cause chords or intervals to sound unrecognizable, or even result in static. If you want to distort an instrument, you may have to use only 1 note at a time, which only allows you to carry a melody, or arpeggiate chords. If only simple chords and consonant intervals are used, such as power chords, major chords, or an octave, the result can sound clear. In combination with reverb, distortion on some instruments will produce desirable sounds. Some notable ones are listed below. | For most of the instruments in OS, distortion can be difficult to work with. Most of the distortion presets may sound interesting with single notes, but will cause chords or intervals to sound unrecognizable, or even result in static. If you want to distort an instrument, you may have to use only 1 note at a time, which only allows you to carry a melody, or arpeggiate chords. If only simple chords and consonant intervals are used, such as power chords, major chords, or an octave, the result can sound clear. In combination with reverb, distortion on some instruments will produce desirable sounds. Some notable ones are listed below. | ||
== 8 Bit Instruments == | |||
Using distortion on the 8 bit instruments works differently from all other instruments, do to their consistent nature and simple waveforms. Distortions usually behave similarly between the various 8 bit instruments. As with other instruments, chord progressions tend not to fare well, but monophonic melodies should work. However, using singular chords (or arbitrary groups of notes that hardly resemble a chord), and transposing them up an down, new synth sounds can be created. Due to the consistency of 8 bit notes, transposing something will cause it to have the same timbre, and different pitch. Unique timbres can be created by using parallel intervals with heavy distortion on them. | |||