Weird Flute Synth

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  1. BenniTheBlockbuster

    BenniTheBlockbuster Producer

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    hi ,
    does anyone have any idea how to get this "flute or Brass" Synth sound or maybe someone knows the preset ?

    it can be heard from 00:12 and then one octave higher



    greetings Benni
     
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  3. Baxter

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  4. BenniTheBlockbuster

    BenniTheBlockbuster Producer

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    It's a simple mono saw oscillator in a higher octaves with a short legato and a resonant lowpass.
    Dunno if there's any preset, this is such a basic sound.
     
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    With the difference that here it is used in music not in reggaeton garbage. The sound is from a ARP Odyssey.
     
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  7. Baxter

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    Spend four minutes reading the article. If you want to know how to make this very simple sound, read it. Then you can create it with any subtractive synth. Just add some pitch-bend.
     
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    Thank you for the article link, I skimmed it right now; but have bookmarked it for later reading thoroughly.

    Conclusion

    This chapter of Synth Secrets may seem very detailed, but, in reality, an undergraduate student of acoustics could pick many holes in it. This is because, while I have attempted to explain the most important elements of brass instruments, and describe them from the perspective of a synthesist, the truth is still more complex than presented here. For example, we've ignored any conventional pitch envelope that the player might wish to create (including portamento effects) and the effects of formants on the timbre of the tonal elements of the sound. I have also ignored the phases of the harmonics which, due to the complexities of brass instruments, are not all in phase with one another. Furthermore, the amplitude of individual harmonics may change during the course of the note, and in ways that we cannot easily emulate using low-pass filters and amplifiers. Even the frequencies of the harmonics (which, at this point, we should strictly call 'partials') are not constant, and can vary between the transient and the steady state. Indeed, for reasons we need not dwell on here, the partials are not, strictly speaking, harmonics at all. Their frequencies are stretched out (sharpened) as the harmonic number increases.

    When you look at it like this, you have to conclude that subtractive synthesis is not an ideal way to recreate brass sounds. In theory, microtonal additive synthesis would be a far better way to go about it. Indeed, additive synths such as the Kawai K5 and K5000 are superb at recreating brass-type sounds (see SOS January 1997). Nevertheless, if you're careful about it, subtractive synthesis can make more than a passable stab (pun intended) at producing the sounds of brass instruments, and even this simplified analysis should help you to create better patches and better performances.
     
  9. RobertoCavally

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    The link that @Baxter posted is basically "essential reading". It is totally ok to use presets, but knowing how reed, brass, perc, and string instruments are/were made on various synths is time well spent. Then you can proceed to those that interest you in particular. I'd say almost all successful producers in pop music styles know all the techniques and history behind sounds they use and many start from scratch going for a signature sound.

    Anyway, a quick and dirty answer to your question is really:
    The catch is to keep it as simple as possible. To totally reproduce it you have to fine tune the legato portamento/glide time and ofc your playing. If you need more info just ask.
     
  10. Matheus Oliveira

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    ... and don't forget about the 1/4th delay. heh.
     
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    Try obtaining "Taqsim solo" I believe our sister site may have a conection to it. On this piece of software are several wind instruments, A Turkish zurna comes to mind for this sound. The example in the video is a poor imitation of the real instrument, which is far more expressive.
     
  12. Lemonhead714

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    It sounds the regular Horn sound at 2:16, only played further up the sampler keyboard. Giving it that higher pitch, or it could have been hand manipulated using software to pitch an stretch it.
     
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