Glyn Barnes
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Pink Floyd Synths
Well, there is a thread somewhere where someone was asking what softs synths would be good for creating the Pink Floyd sound, but I can't find it. I just stumbled on this http://soundcloud.com/kv331synthmaster/sets/expansion-nori-ubukata-1/ and was going to add it to the thread. I know nothing about Synthmaster 2.5, this demo seems to get close, but the sounds seem a little harsh to me.
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Re:Pink Floyd Synths
2012/09/16 16:49:20
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Here's a comprehensive list of Rick Wright's keyboards, album by album. If you're thinking specifically of the arpeggiated synth used on DSoM, that's a primitive one-oscillator synth called an EMS VCS3 (I looked it up) that shouldn't be difficult to emulate with any software synthesizer and a step sequencer/arpeggiator. I think if I were looking to create a "Pink Floyd sound" I'd probably start with a Minimoog sim. [EDIT]I was mistaken, the VCS3 had 3 VCOs. I still think a Minimoog could emulate it, though.
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Re:Pink Floyd Synths
2012/09/16 17:05:34
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Glyn Barnes
Well, there is a thread somewhere where someone was asking what softs synths would be good for creating the Pink Floyd sound, but I can't find it.
I just stumbled on this http://soundcloud.com/kv331synthmaster/sets/expansion-nori-ubukata-1/ and was going to add it to the thread.
I know nothing about Synthmaster 2.5, this demo seems to get close, but the sounds seem a little harsh to me.
Well, I didn't compare the demo tracks directly with the originals, but I was really taken by how closely Nori got to a passable imitation of the original sounds. His second expansion pack is also right on the money. He's just come out with a third wherein jazzier synth patches imitate those used by Chick Corea and a couple of other guys I'm not familiar with. That one is less interesting to me, but not because of the lack of programming inspiration. The first two, however, are an absolute joy to play around with.
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Re:Pink Floyd Synths
2012/09/16 17:33:00
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bitflipper
Here's a comprehensive list of Rick Wright's keyboards, album by album. If you're thinking specifically of the arpeggiated synth used on DSoM, that's a primitive one-oscillator synth called an EMS VCS3 (I looked it up) that shouldn't be difficult to emulate with any software synthesizer and a step sequencer/arpeggiator. I think if I were looking to create a "Pink Floyd sound" I'd probably start with a Minimoog sim.
[EDIT]I was mistaken, the VCS3 had 3 VCOs. I still think a Minimoog could emulate it, though.
Ever tried this one? http://www.xils-lab.com/pages/XILS-3.html
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Glyn Barnes
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Re:Pink Floyd Synths
2012/09/16 23:38:18
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Rain
Ever tried this one?
http://www.xils-lab.com/pages/XILS-3.html
Yes - I had the LE version from an AudioMidi no brainer, but through some stupid incompetence on my part I lost the registration details and can no longer activate it. When I was at college I had access to the suitcase version and played around with it extensively, so the VSTi was a trip down memory lane. The original was great at effects but it did take a lot of coaxing to use it as one would use a Minimoog. For one thing the VCO were liner, ie Volts/Hz, not Volts/Octave. where it surpassed the Minimoog is in the routing options, I used to do things like stick the reverb before the filter and VCA to thicken up the sound of the oscillators. The VSti version retains the routing versatility with none of the tuning issues of the original. For most of the synth parts on "Wish You Were Hear" a Minimoog enmulation, for "Dark Side of the Moon" XILS-3 but these Synthmaster demos get close to nailing both.
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Glyn Barnes
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Re:Pink Floyd Synths
2012/09/16 23:42:23
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dmbaer
Well, I didn't compare the demo tracks directly with the originals, but I was really taken by how closely Nori got to a passable imitation of the original sounds. His second expansion pack is also right on the money. He's just come out with a third wherein jazzier synth patches imitate those used by Chick Corea and a couple of other guys I'm not familiar with. That one is less interesting to me, but not because of the lack of programming inspiration. The first two, however, are an absolute joy to play around with.
The Keith Emerson patches are very sucessful. I think the Rick Wakeman patches in G-Force MiniMonsta's factory library are closer than the ones here.
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Re:Pink Floyd Synths
2012/09/25 20:18:42
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Thanks Glyn.. I asked that question a while back. Got lots of great answers. I purchased the OP-X Pro Virtual Oberheim. What a great soft synth! Synths are not my forte, I do have several software synths and a few hardware. Thanks for the heads up on Synthmaster. It looks awesome!
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Glyn Barnes
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Re:Pink Floyd Synths
2012/09/25 23:52:22
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Sooperbohl
Thanks Glyn.. I asked that question a while back. Got lots of great answers. I purchased the OP-X Pro Virtual Oberheim. What a great soft synth! Synths are not my forte, I do have several software synths and a few hardware. Thanks for the heads up on Synthmaster. It looks awesome!
For the record, here is your original thread http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2567345
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