Making a hardcore noise patch on my Micro?

Sw-Michael · Joined: Aug 17, 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Sweden

Hi!

I'm trying to build a patch on my Micro Modular to make some hardcore noise. Something like a couple of ultra distorted bassist on speed playing their instruments with saws. Inside a concrete bunker. With heavy artillery landing on the bunker. Very Happy

While I'm reasonably familiar with modular synths and standard subtractive synthesis, I don't have the faintest idea where to start with a sound like this. Noise is obviously wrong - it is far too smoth. Detuned saw oscs going into clipping/overdrive perhaps? But I don't want to have too much tonal character.

Any ideas, pointers, examples?

/Mike

Alexander · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:44 am Post subject:

Downsample everything to 8 bits and 20K, for example... try the waveshaper module, double signals out of phase, add loads of overdrive to it and remix it with the original.

There's a lot of ways to create a noisy sound!

Sw-Michael · Joined: Aug 17, 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Sweden

Ok, I made a bit of progress using FM and downsampling some saw oscillators. But it is still a bit on the weak side.

Here is the patch-in-progress if anyone is interested.

Noise.pch

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Noise patch in progress

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The Why Project · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:45 am Post subject:

Nothing works as good for noise as inputting stuff into the external inputs...
and then treat it with phasers, bitcrushers, waveshapers etc. etc.
Feedback is also something that can work wonders for trashy sounds!

I'll look if I can share a patch with you when I get home tonight. It's a
patch we used for a live performance on a couple of art festivals in France
a few years ago.
Basically, the patch uses an external input to sample noise from the
outside world via a microphone, and then treats the sound.
On one two-day festival, the reactions where a bit 'slow' on the first day,
so I decided to change the patches around. Our goal for the second day
was to thrash the audience with some 'harsher' sounds, it worked perfectly,
and they loved it!

Regards,

The Why Project

Sw-Michael · Joined: Aug 17, 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Sweden

Cool, I'd like to see that. I've noticed that there is always noise present on the inputs (no surprise). I wonder if one could modulate that noise with some copper wire and body contact...? Since the level is so low, it should be nicely jagged and trashy if you amplify it to standard levels internally. An unamplified mic might very well give the same results.... Twisted Evil