Chiwalker Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Can anyone think of how to recreate a similar sound using a synthesizer for the very wide 'ice' sound used in the Metroid Prime Phendrana Drifts' music. Heard first as fx at 0:03, and used sporadically throughout until 0:41 when it is used as an instrument to play a melody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erineclipse Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 i believe the didgeridoo-ish synth can be found in zeta3 but i forgot what preset. you also might have to apply a vocoder im not sure. the ice rain can be found in Native Instrument's Carbon 2 (free version.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiwalker Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 Well thanks for the references, but I was thinking more approach to synthesizing the sound: So far, I have gotten a similar sound using a high sine:noise (like 95%sine) ratio b/w two oscillators and have on the envelope no attack, high decay, with about half the sustain. On a LP filter envelope I have no attack, and about mid sus/decay with a little resonance. Add a light flanger and tons of reverb with a long decay time and that's basically what I have. High notes give a sort of icy cold feel but it's not quite the same sound I'm trying to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozovian Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 HP filter would probably be better, so you keep the icy highs and get rid of the warm low-mids. Can't say what the best waveform to use is but I would recommend something with more harmonics than sine. Part of it's distinctive sound comes from the tuning of the filter and the high resonance. Try the fourth or fifth harmonic with the resonance turned to max (and use a spectrum analyser or tuner if you don't wanna rely on just your ears). Another option is to use sines and a lot of EQd reverb to get rid of all the lows and some mids, but it won't be as flexible as something that's straight out of a synth. Might work better with an fm synth, as it might help creating the right overtones, but I'm not sure you actually need fm synthesis for this sound. edit: sine/noise. oh. Never mind my waveform mention then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erineclipse Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 i've never tried making a synth but maybe if you find out what the carbon2 synth is you can copy off of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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