I believe the infamous west coast whistle was made with a sine wave on a Moog model D but I still cannot replicate it on my Moog vst.
For reference, the patch is in this song starts at 2:26 https://youtu.be/NxDO8PipeBw?t=146
If anyone knows how to make it, I'd greatly appreciate it!
West Coast Whistle
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- KVRist
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- KVRAF
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- KVRian
- 629 posts since 15 Jun, 2017
Generally this sort of fluty stuff is based on a Triangle (or Square) oscillator(s). Not just a sine.CircuitTree wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:41 pm I believe the infamous west coast whistle was made with a sine wave on a Moog model D but I still cannot replicate it on my Moog vst.
If anyone knows how to make it, I'd greatly appreciate it!
The spectrum of Sine is/contains just a single partial. Triangle and Square contain all odd ranked partials. Where a Triangle is sort of a lowpass filtered Square. Partial amplitudes for a Triangle are 1/rank^2 (rank squared). For Square it's 1/rank. So a Square contains much more energy in the higher frequencies/partials then a Triangle.
You don't need many partials to emulate a flute. So use a (resonant) Lowpass filter to get the "richness" / "dullness" / character you want to achive.
See FFT for info in partials/spectrum.
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- KVRian
- 629 posts since 15 Jun, 2017
And in the very high frequencies, especially on the higher ptches/notes, it sounds like an extra layer of (white) noise through a high resonance (nearly selfoscillating) filter.
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- KVRian
- 518 posts since 23 Apr, 2017 from Eastern US
Also, many tracks used sawtooth waves too. So using a sawtooth wave monophonically in the highest key and using portamento, pitch bends, and mod.
That’s a square wave with a filter envelope at full resonance, have no idea what keyboard it is. It sounds like an SH-101 or ARP Odyssey. It clearly has a 2-pole filter type sound to it, so that could help.
That’s a square wave with a filter envelope at full resonance, have no idea what keyboard it is. It sounds like an SH-101 or ARP Odyssey. It clearly has a 2-pole filter type sound to it, so that could help.
Many paid and free VSTs as well as Kontakt libraries. As well as HW synths/drum machine and acoustic instruments.
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- Patchmeister
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- KVRian
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Especially this example sounds like a triangle, not a sine wave....CircuitTree wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:41 pmIf anyone knows how to make it, I'd greatly appreciate it!
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- KVRian
- 629 posts since 15 Jun, 2017
I guess we've got all the ingredients now. The actual fluty sound can be emulated by many subtractive synths. As long as it also has mono/portamento with some control over portamento rate/time. The video link CHOOS posted shows an example the actual workflow and usage (though the sound in the walkthrough is a bit different, the principle stands).CircuitTree wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:41 pm I believe the infamous west coast whistle was made with a sine wave on a Moog model D but I still cannot replicate it on my Moog vst.
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If anyone knows how to make it, I'd greatly appreciate it!
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- KVRist
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Kwurqx wrote: ↑Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:10 amAwesome, I’m gonna try to recreate this on the Legend vst by Synapse!CircuitTree wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:41 pm I believe the infamous west coast whistle was made with a sine wave on a Moog model D but I still cannot replicate it on my Moog vst.
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If anyone knows how to make it, I'd greatly appreciate it!
I guess we've got all the ingredients now. The actual fluty sound can be emulated by many subtractive synths. As long as it also has mono/portamento with some control over portamento rate/time. The video link CHOOS posted shows an example the actual workflow and usage (though the sound in the walkthrough is a bit different, the principle stands).
