How to achieve this sound?

egasimus · Joined: Feb 11, 2011 Posts: 99 Location: Bulgaria

Check out the intro to this:

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I posted this a while ago in the DIY Lunetta board, since my goal is to perhaps build a box capable of producing such sounds. I know that the original synth is digital - I'm fairly sure it's an Ensoniq ESQ-1. I've been unsuccessful in achieving this sound in many soft-synths, though, and I now need your help. I can discern that there is some sort of faux-S&H wave modulating something, but that's about as far as I get, and while I have made some quirky bubbly/digital dust-type sounds, they just don't cut it.

ocp · Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 3:45 pm Post subject:

you got it Wink

egasimus · Joined: Feb 11, 2011 Posts: 99 Location: Bulgaria

Nope, I haven't Smile

I need the golden ears of someone more experienced in synth programming than me to discern things like the original waveform(s) and the kind of filter used Smile

YashN · Joined: Jun 27, 2011 Posts: 58 Location: Canada

Sounds like the original waveform is a square. This is played with random variations of pitches for each note, but in a limited range. The timing itself does not seem to be random, but rather regular.

The Attack is not too apparent, so have a slower one.

Try exploring these and see what you get.