Incredible that f.ex. Pink Floyd worked with this instrument until 1973 ( ! ), from Dark Side of the Moon onwards to be specific, and only thence the Moog etc. !
@Redliner500: The original THX sound was created with digitized cello samples. Some proprietary sound software (named ASP, Audio Signal Processor) was used to layer these waveforms and change the pitch by certain rules containing random elements. Funny enough, the original THX sound was lost and it couldn't be reproduced, just because the pitch etc. were partly random. So a new one had to be created. Fortunately the original was found again, later.
@albedoshader: You can find the full story if you search for "Music Thing: TINY MUSIC MAKERS: Pt 3: The THX Sound"
Very interesting read.
A short clip:
"There are many, many random numbers involved in the score [...] they lost the original recording. I recreated the piece [...] they kept complaining that it didn't sound the same. Since my random-number generators were keyed on the time and date, I couldn't reproduce the score [...] I finally found the original version and everybody was happy."
@youwantotestmykungfu: No Synclavier nor any other known synth was used. Lucasfilm had a mainframe computer called ASP (Audio Signal Processor) for making all kinds of sounds. The score of the THX sound was created by 20,000 lines of C code that controlled the pitch of digitized Cello sounds.
Makes Synclavier appear a little less cool but I find the true version even more fascinating.
is your mellotron for sale?!
Deathsquad49 8 months ago
turn it up, tuuurn iiiit uuuuuup!
stupidnicks 10 months ago
Brilliant!
turntapzap 1 year ago
Incredible that f.ex. Pink Floyd worked with this instrument until 1973 ( ! ), from Dark Side of the Moon onwards to be specific, and only thence the Moog etc. !
DrMerkwuerdichliebe 1 year ago
not bad at all I think the THX sound was from a synclavier FM synth
youwantotestmykungfu 1 year ago
@youwantotestmykungfu i read somewhere that the Synclavier II was used to make the THX intro
Redliner500 1 year ago
@Redliner500: The original THX sound was created with digitized cello samples. Some proprietary sound software (named ASP, Audio Signal Processor) was used to layer these waveforms and change the pitch by certain rules containing random elements. Funny enough, the original THX sound was lost and it couldn't be reproduced, just because the pitch etc. were partly random. So a new one had to be created. Fortunately the original was found again, later.
albedoshader 1 year ago
@albedoshader: You can find the full story if you search for "Music Thing: TINY MUSIC MAKERS: Pt 3: The THX Sound"
Very interesting read.
A short clip:
"There are many, many random numbers involved in the score [...] they lost the original recording. I recreated the piece [...] they kept complaining that it didn't sound the same. Since my random-number generators were keyed on the time and date, I couldn't reproduce the score [...] I finally found the original version and everybody was happy."
albedoshader 1 year ago
@youwantotestmykungfu: No Synclavier nor any other known synth was used. Lucasfilm had a mainframe computer called ASP (Audio Signal Processor) for making all kinds of sounds. The score of the THX sound was created by 20,000 lines of C code that controlled the pitch of digitized Cello sounds.
Makes Synclavier appear a little less cool but I find the true version even more fascinating.
albedoshader 1 year ago
smart :)
hogweed89 1 year ago
is it just portamento turned all the way up?!
natere2 2 years ago
@natere2: Far from it.
albedoshader 1 year ago
ironic that its in mono haha, goog tho
PhobiaGuy 2 years ago 12
hahahah nice :)
hogweed89 2 years ago
lol that was an awesome trick dude
flateric4you 2 years ago
Your nickname rocks dude.
Are you single?
pimano 2 years ago
Epic.
ratsouffle 2 years ago
sounds very flat...
S1nwar 3 years ago 2
wow
very very cool!!
fperdomo 3 years ago