Hi,
I recently saw this videos https://youtube.com/shorts/MbSUFasL03o?si=ptdHIaFB5jibkDEQ and wondered if there is modules that directly recreate percussive sound like bongos, congas, clave etc I already know Djembe from 4ms but I haven’t seen any other. If someone have ressources or ideas on how to recreate those sounds with FM for ex, I’m really interested
Cheers
There was a patch from @chrtlnghmstr for a Talking Drum that could be adapted by adjustments to the envelope;
Here’s my version with Caudal replacing Nohmad and an LLFO modulating the Harmonics on the Macro Oscillator 2;
Here is a patch that does pretty much what you want. This is NOT my work and I don’t know 4 resonates.vcv (35.5 KB) who originally did it.
Some time ago we had a discussion on Feedback. This also included various Resonator, Karplus-Strong and Combfilter concepts.
E.g. one of my posts includes some discussion and Youtube video examples on resonator based hand drum sounds.
I guess not in that thread/post, but pinging Resonant fiters (basically also feedback based resonators), with various spectra/impulses can also be used for drum sounds.
I guess even the humble pitch sweep might come a long way. Basically the principles as implemented in Befaco Kickall
Several Mutable Instruments module emulations also offer drum/resonator models. Including Modal synthesis.
I guess these concepts could all be used to emulate Bongos.
Clave would surely be a good candidate for FM/PM. Short, percussive, fast transients, relatively sparse tail.
But other percussive / drum sounds could also be created/emulated using FM/PM. E.g. various metal/bell, woodblock/bar or membrane based instruments.
Even when using the original ‘just sines’ approach (although in that case there is no dedicated noise, just approximation using high level/complex modulation).
I was curious, and found the schematic for the original “Mica Sonic Electric Bongos”:
Sounds much like the Twin-T drums Sam made here:
Maybe, also have a look at the legendary Sound on Sound Synth Secrets series of articles by Gordon Reid.
These articles represent an depth description and analysis of a wide variety of sounds and ways and synthesis techniques to emulate them.
Also, all this was written in a time where the (analog/digital) tech needed/available was way more limited, expensive. Or even non-existent.
Today, most of these techniques could be implemented in VCV Rack.
Sound on Sound Synth Secrets by Gordon Reid (64 articles)
Some example articles in the context of percussion instruments:
I used this for reference when I was creating MOAR COWBELL!
Sam (Sam Battle, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER) has a whole project page on the 2700 TWIN T DRUMMER
It includes a video (sound demo) and the full schematics (and a full list of all materials needed).
Thank you for all of this, I will look into that 
