Jonathan Moray
Professional Procrastinator
It's the usual way I do it for more simple synths, but it has a lot of potentials and can be adapted to fit many different scenarios.Excellent info! Many thanks
For example, here's a quick Tom like synth that is similar to what I usually layer with more traditional percussion - or as its own percussive element depending on context. It can also be perfectly tuned to whatever note you want and play high and low or anywhere in between.
With this setup, I can control how hard the "tom" is struck (VEL) and how much decay the tom has (CC1). Then I just automate these to give it a bit more life instead of the static, too-perfect sound that often accompanies synths.