[Groove3 / Laurence Holcombe] Spire Explained

Be a part of veteran Groove3 teacher Larry Holcombe for an intensive take a look at Reveal Audio’s ingenious digital synthesizer, Spire. On this complete Spire video course, Larry will cowl all of the controls and parameters of this distinctive synth, together with all of the filters, envelopes, oscillators, LFOs, macros, and extra. This highly effective digital instrument options a number of tips up its sleeve for producing singular sounds, and this course will present you all you could know with a purpose to grasp it rapidly and have enjoyable doing it! These movies are designed for brand spanking new Spire customers.

Larry introduces the course by providing you with a tour of the interface so that you’ll be nicely versed on the situation of all of the vital parts straight away. Then it’s on to the oscillators, together with the assorted modes – FM, AMSync, SawPWWM, Onerous FM, and Vowel – together with the operate of the 2 Ctrl A and Ctrl B knobs for every. After that, uncover the assorted unison and blend settings and see how this synth takes an uncommon strategy to this staple of synthesis sound design, permitting for unconventional sounds and results.

Subsequent up, you’ll discover the 2 filters and be taught in regards to the potential routings, varieties, and modes, together with the important thing observe parameter, cutoff, and resonance capabilities. Then take a look at the envelope controls, which let you form the amount and/or timbre of the sound over time, and see how we will modify the slope time and stage controls in addition to introduce velocity sensitivity for additional management.
There’s rather more to come back, together with the LFOs (low frequency oscillators for numerous forms of modulation), Stepper (permitting customized waveforms for use for modulation), modulation matrix (for creating easy or advanced modulation routings), drift/portamento/pitch bender (for introducing analog-style pitch results), results (distortion, refrain, section, delay, reverb), output part (growth/compression, EQ, and many others.), polyphonic modes, arpeggiator, and extra! Larry closes out by designing three completely different sounds from scratch: sequenced bass, ominous pad, and chord patch.

Spire is a robust synth certainly, and this course will present you to utilize its full sonic potential very quickly. For extra data on the contents of every particular person Spire video tutorial, take a look at the person Spire video course descriptions. Learn to harness the proper mix of analog and digital synth goodness… watch “Spire Explained®” at this time!

What You Will Be taught
– Completely different oscillator varieties, together with FM, AMSync, SawPWWM, Onerous FM, and Vowel modes
– Unison and blend parameters for conjuring huge detuned fatness
– Filter and envelope parameters for advanced sound-shaping
– LFO and Stepper parameters for a close to infinite quantity of modulation prospects
– and rather more!

Content material
01. Introduction & Interface (5:29)
On this video, we introduce the collection and likewise define the interface of the plugin so we all know the place all of the sections of the plugin are positioned from the beginning.

02. Oscillators Pt. 1 (10:20)
We talk about the oscillator part subsequent, beginning with the widespread controls for all oscillator varieties. We then proceed on to handle the Basic and Noise modes and wavetable performance.

03. Oscillators Pt. 2 (13:11)
The FM, AMSync, SawPWM, Onerous FM, and Vowel modes are coated subsequent, which widens the palette of sounds that Spire can create past easy analogue-style tones. We exhibit the completely different capabilities of the 2 dials Ctrl A and Ctrl B respective to every oscillator mode.

04. Unison & Combine Part (8:26)
Subsequent up, we take a look at the unison and blend settings, which permit us to find out how we stack up and detune voices. This may be performed in fascinating methods with chord unison settings. We proceed on to have a look at spreading voices all through the stereo subject utilizing each Pan and the Broad dial.

05. Filters (10:23)
Subsequent up, we introduce filters 1 and a couple of and talk about filter routings, varieties, and modes. We additionally cowl the important thing observe parameter, cutoff, and resonance.

06. Envelopes (4:27)
This video focuses on the envelopes. We introduce the slope time and stage controls after which look at the best way wherein we will introduce velocity sensitivity into the envelope modulation quantity.

07. LFOs (5:02)
We cowl the LFOs subsequent, explaining the capabilities of section, fee, sync, and amp. We additionally exhibit the completely different waveforms we will use for LFO modulation.

08. Stepper (7:56)
On this video, we focus on the parameters of the stepper, which permits customized waveforms for use for modulation. Uncover easy methods to use this to create rhythmically advanced modulation alerts for some fascinating motion in your sounds.

09. Modulation Matrix & Macros (5:15)
Subsequent up, we examine the multi-page Mod Matrix, with which we will create advanced modulations, and likewise the macro controls so we will management a number of parameters from a single knob. This brings sounds to life with hands-on management and rhythmic modulation.

10. Drift, Portamento, Pitch Bender, & International Transpose (3:28)
On this video, we cowl the Drift parameters for analogue fashion inconsistencies, world transpose, and the pitch bend vary management.

11. FX Section1 (2:25)
Uncover the assorted results positioned within the FX part. We are able to add distortion, section, refrain, delay, and reverb into the sign path to create additional tones and areas.

12. Output Part (4:28)
We cowl the assorted management positioned within the output part subsequent, together with including growth/compression and a three-band EQ to push our sounds additional with Spire.

13. Polyphonic Modes & MIDI Be taught (6:10)
This video focuses on the completely different play modes so we will introduce glide in each monophonic and polyphonic modes. These modes are additionally involved with the re-triggering of envelopes on each note-on message.

14. Arpeggiator (7:44)
We examine the arpeggiator subsequent, permitting rhythmic arpeggios and sequences to be created. This may be performed in numerous methods and may reply to glide and velocity for additional groove and accenting.

15. Sequenced Bass (7:28)
On this video, we create a sequenced bass patch utilizing the stepper on an FM-based saturated bass patch.

16. Ominous Pad (5:13)
Subsequent up, we construct an enormous, darkish, brooding pad sound with beneficiant quantities of reverb.

17. Chord Patch (5:18)
Lastly, we create a sound made up of a significant 9 chord, which we will play utilizing a single key. We create a really tight assault to the sound by routing an envelope to have an effect on the shaper quantity with a really quick decay.