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Feedback/harmonics

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:15 pm
by Hull
Hello,

I'm wondering if anyone has ever found a nice way to emulate a feedback tone, or the harmonics generally associated with feedback using Ableton filters or devices. I'd like to get add that tone to a synth lead I've got.

Thanks!

Re: Feedback/harmonics

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:26 pm
by MacGuffin
operator, you can handpick each harmonic you want in the oscillator

...or record feedback?

Re: Feedback/harmonics

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:35 pm
by Hull
Good suggestion! Works great. Now I just need to do a bit of reading about audio feedback to get a background on the harmonics.

Thanks!

T

Re: Feedback/harmonics

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:48 pm
by Tone Deft
send a signal to send A, right click on Send A's send A knob and select enable. Send A now sends to Sed A. be very careful, you probably want to put a compressor/limiter on the track to prevent it from running away.

Re: Feedback/harmonics

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:56 pm
by Angstrom
^this

also put some kind of waveshaping device and an EQ in the path for added fun.
Actual feedback in real life depends on lots of things, the resonant objects in the system (speaker, cabinet, room, instrument, etc) They all have harmonic resonances that gain dominance depending on how the performer orients him/herself and how far away they are (because distance = pitch)

Robert Fripp's ridiculous feedback sustain tones were often generated by him drawing lines on the floor in front of his cab relating to specific notes and stepping forwards and backwards to sustain that particular note. Fripp heroes guitar sound link

Or, you could just put a short delay line/ allpass in your loop and save your ears ;)

Re: Feedback/harmonics

Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:47 am
by faizz
Do you mean something as this?

http://softube.se/acoustic_feedback.php

doei! ®
Faizz