Question for the Sound Design Guys

Discussion in 'Working with Sound' started by BenniTheBlockbuster, Jan 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM.

  1. BenniTheBlockbuster

    BenniTheBlockbuster Platinum Record

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    I extracted an instrument from a beat using stem separation. What the hell is that? It was definitely played with pitch bend.
    To me, it sounds like something between a synth duduk and a violin, but also as if it were layered with a kind of voice... I want this preset.
    What the hell is that exactly?
    I love this sound.

    https://voca.ro/1iqkx5lZfJ8C
     
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  3. ᑕ⊕ֆᗰIᑢ

    ᑕ⊕ֆᗰIᑢ Rock Star

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    Could be a Ney flute, (or similar)
    played vigorously (as it needs to), and considerably saturated an EQed..
     
  4. BenniTheBlockbuster

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    Could someone possibly create or recreate a Serum patch or other synth patch with this sound so that I can play it? It's a kind of flute, but somehow also a bit like a violin or even a vocal?

    Best regards
     

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    robos Noisemaker

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    It seems to me to be a short audio of a voice that was then heavily modified with FX
     
  6. PulseWave

    PulseWave Audiosexual

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    Take the WAV sample and create your own wavetable for serum!

    Converting Samples to Wavetables

    Serum 2 allows you to convert any audio sample into a wavetable with just a couple of clicks.
    This powerful feature uses Frequency Estimation technology to create high-quality wavetables from your samples.

    https://support.xferrecords.com/article/59-converting-samples-to-wavetables
     
  7. xorome

    xorome Audiosexual

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    Sounds like an Erhu to me, or really anything in the single-string / monochord class of instruments.



     
  8. ALTERNATEUGLY

    ALTERNATEUGLY Ultrasonic

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    I think its just formant shifted vocals
     
  9. Obineg

    Obineg Rock Star

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    the intonation indeed suggest something asian string.

    but i think the vocal format is so strong, that this is the main part of the sources.

    i only listened at laptop in a noisy room.
     
  10. BenniTheBlockbuster

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    I really don't know how the hell you can create this sound... I would love to have it as a playable synth patch.
     
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