Sound Recreation Documentation
The Sounds
Started with a sine wave on Partial 1, slightly slanted with pulse width adjusted — immediately getting a vibraphone feel. Boosted resonance +36, cutoff -15. Long release at 23, vibrato 12 to emulate the Rhodes stereo panning LR. Harsh saw LFO at rate 293 activated on both partials. Partial 2 adds a sync sine for subtle body. SRV-2000 reverb send completes it.
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Only 2 partials needed. Partial 1 is a clean saw with harsh high cutoff and envelope for the iconic sub foundation — slight LFO for body. Partial 2 uses a square wave an octave higher with another small sub layer beneath it for that funky character. Large unison size across both, slight analog feel. No effects.
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Negative sawtooth wave as the base — felt thin and static, so doubled using the unison feature in Pro Edit with a large unison size and slight detune around 19. Monophonic mode so it plays like a lead. Legato for smooth overlapping notes. Slight LPF, subtle envelope, cut attack by 2, and EQ trim on lows to smooth it out.
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Very open and wide sound — polyrhythmic feel with noticeable reverb. Saw wave doubled with unison size 3. Since this was played on an Oberheim, added analog feel to vary pitch and add depth. Turned detune down to 14 — was too dissonant. Cutoff 12, resonance 16, release 12. Partial 2 widens and boosts lows 75–100Hz for fullness.
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Square on Partial 1, sine on Partial 2. Set up the ping pong delay first to guide the sound direction — minimal feedback. Added the essential portamento at 47 for the iconic pitch scoop. Third partial added for brightness. Short envelope, all lows cut with HPF on EQ. SRV-2000 reverb added. Last minute: +3 analog feel for subtle detuning.
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Started as a joke — turned out great. Built off the Jump patch approach but with smooth attack and long release instead. Used all 4 partials: bright airy saw, subtle supporting layer, HPF partial for extra brightness, and a stab partial with chorus to bring the whole patch together. Pro Edit window was essential throughout.
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Needed a muted lead with lots of mid range, reverb, and some delay. Unison saw on Partial 1 with analog feel, LPF to cut harsh highs. EQ with HPF boosted for mids — brought it together beautifully. Partial 2 is a square wave sub with analog feel and unison, HPF cutoff around 500Hz to isolate useful beef. Final cutoff applied overall.
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Stabby, dark, yet bright at the same time. Saw wave doubled with unison — to soften the attack, turned the knob up by just 1 and it was perfect. No EQ applied, wanted every frequency for depth. A surprisingly large sound that didn't take much tweaking at all. A lesson in restraint.
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Square wave with a slight resonance boost for grit. Added a second partial an octave lower, brought down in the mix with an HPF to isolate only the frequencies that boost the first partial. Put together and it sounded nearly identical to the original.
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Difficult because of its simplicity — a challenge that wasn't expected. Originally started with 3 stacked partials and never got close. The breakthrough was stripping back to a single partial and leading with chorus for depth. Added analog feel, LFO at the song's tempo rate, BPF on the mids for that distinctive nasal tone. Cut resonance, softened attack.
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Bell-like pad — needed layers. Partial 1: triangle wave with slight detuning, unison, HPF. Partial 2: negative saw for depth with LPF to keep only the lows. Reduced resonance overall. Heavy reverb and ping pong delay for the massive sonic space. Slow release and attack on all partials — it came together beautifully.
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