Pitch block setting for steel drum type sound

Interesting, I'm "subscribed" in case someone has an answer.

I wonder if the delay block could add to the character - with super fast repeat times, high mix, and high feedback (just not so much that it runs away into wild oscillations). Maybe start with an envelope filter to soften the pick attack to sound more like a mallet, and chase it with the delay?

There's also a resonance block - but I've never touched it, or read up on it - so I have no idea what it even gets used for, lol.
 
That's ambitious. A quick look for some literature on that topic showed that they're inherently non-linear with respect to striking force and the harmonic content, plus one note couples (excites) others (reference). Try to figure out a way to add harmonics as a non-linear function of attack for starters.
 
jodyinalaska said:
Anybody have a good pitch block setting for a steel drum type of effect. Thanks. Not having much luck with chat gpt…….
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An old trick to get close to a steel drum is to slide a guitar pick between the top three strings so it’ll stay in place next to the bridge. It’ll deaden the string you’re picking and make the other two ring a little.
 
Androo said:
That's ambitious. A quick look for some literature on that topic showed that they're inherently non-linear with respect to striking force and the harmonic content, plus one note couples (excites) others (reference). Try to figure out a way to add harmonics as a non-linear function of attack for starters.
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Makes me wonder if one could program the sequencer to vary the pitch element of a very fast "shimmer" reverb/delay. Or sequence a diatonic harmonizer. Or use pitch or envelope followers. I'm out of my depth here, it's all beyond me. But interesting to think about. It's proably easier to learn how to play a real steel drum at that point, haha
 
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