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tansau



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Weird synth sound
      #958446 - 11/12/11 07:25 PM
Hello everyone.

Right now, I'm obsessed with this one sound from Pacou's "Open", which sounds like a distorted stab. I'm not really sure whether it is a stab or some kind of effect (even though it has some delay to it). So, I'm wondering if this sound is possible to recreate (for the purpose of learning) on Ableton Live. Any thoughts?

Right now, there's no video for reference, but I do have another link: http://www.allmusic.com/album/state-of-mind-r465573


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Re: Weird synth sound new [Re: tansau]
      #958448 - 11/12/11 07:59 PM
Not sure what you're hearing. There's some sort of lo-fi loop with a modulated filter on it, but I hear nothing I could describe as a 'stab'.

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Re: Weird synth sound new [Re: tansau]
      #958461 - 11/12/11 10:56 PM
Quote tansau:

So, I'm wondering if this sound is possible to recreate (for the purpose of learning) on Ableton Live. Any thoughts?




Which sound? The squelchy thing? Probably some sort of synth or percussion sound run though a bunch of plugins, particularly a filter or filter envelope. It's difficult to deconstruct these things, as the end result could be very different from the source, and the processes could be infinite.

If you want to know exactly, ask the composer - otherwise, just play around with stuff and get something you like that does a similar job.


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tansau



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Re: Weird synth sound new [Re: desmond]
      #958474 - 12/12/11 12:27 AM
Thanks for the tip.


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