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| The M. Nordan Patch Series | # 01 | Synth basses         | MNPATCH01.ZIP |
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        The patches in this series are created by Matthew M. Nordan,
        although that information is not included in the patch files
        themselves.  Anyone may use them free of charge.

        Volume #1 contains the following:

        SBASS1.PAT	Percussive, very synth-ish
        SBASS2.PAT	A smooth-sounding synth bass
        SBASS3.PAT	Short bass stab.  Good for high-tempo dance stuff.
        SBASS4.PAT	Kind of moog-sounding.
        SBASS5.PAT	Sounds like a fretless with a slight percussive
                  	attack.
        SBASS6.PAT	Like the previous patch, but with a more mellow
                  	attack.
        SBASS7.PAT	A phase-shifted sound, not enormously useful.
        SBASS8.PAT	A soft-edged stab, remind me for some reason of
                  	Machines of Loving Grace . . . 
        SBASS9.PAT	Kind of odd.

Look for the M. Nordan Patch Series in the /pub/pc/ultrasound/submit
directory at archive.epas.utoronto.ca.  More files should be forthcoming.

How can you show your appreciation for these sounds?  Support my under-
ground record label, 137 Records.  All these sounds are used by my solo
industrial project, Angst; the GUS is the only sampler i've used to date.
For info on how to get Angst's releases and on 137 Records in general, 
send e-mail to:

	137.records@yale.edu

I also welcome any feedback on these sounds, and encourage you to enhance
them--and make sure to upload your new versions to epas!  Mail to:

	matthew.nordan@yale.edu

Good luck.  If you're having problems using the GUS to make "serious
music," maybe i can help you out--i've definitely been through my share of
problems getting the GUS to sound like a pro sampler, but it's possible.

[10/31/94]