Drum Synth Percussion in MainStage
You can create electronic tom sounds, synthetic percussion and wild metallic tones with the Drum Synth Percussion group instruments.
Drum Synth percussion sound parameters
You can change the percussion sound by adjusting its parameters. Not all parameters are available for each type of percussion sound. Parameters interact with each other, changing the behavior and impact of adjustments you make, resulting in a broader range of potential sounds. Click the percussion instrument icon to play the sound.
Attack knob: Set the length of the attack phase of the sound.
Body knob: Alter the depth of the sound, making it fuller and richer.
Color knob: Set the tonal color of the sound.
Crush knob: Add a lo-fi digital distortion to the sound.
Decay knob: Set the length of the decay phase of the sound.
Dirt knob: Add grit and fizz to the sound.
Dissonance knob: Alter tones by introducing inharmonic content.
Harmonic knob: Alter metallic tones by introducing harmonic content.
Material knob: Make the sound more woody, rubbery or bell-like. The Material knob interacts with the Tension knob.
Note: The Material knob can also be impacted heavily by the Dissonance knob, if available as a parameter in the chosen sound.
Noise knob: Add a noise signal to the sound.
Pitch knob: Set the tuning of the sound in semitone steps.
Saturation knob: Set the saturation amount. This adds a warm distortion.
Snap knob: Set the tone of the attack phase.
Tension knob: Adjust the rigidity of the core sound you set with the Material knob.
Tone knob: Set the overall tonal color of the sound.
Volume knob: Set the output level of the sound.