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--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "captain.moloney" 
<captain.moloney@...> wrote:
> 
> ...I want to make the siren sound at the beginning and the end of 
>the 
> song Ridin' the storm out by REO Speedwagon. 
> It starts out with a low siren tone and sustains for a few secs. and 
> then the siren gradually progresses to a high tone and sustains for 
>a 
> second or two and dips slightly lower again and then fades... 
> 
 It was probably played directly on the keyboard(Minimoog?) with a 
slow portamento(glide) time.  Try this:  Oscs: 2 saw, 1 octave apart, 
slightly detuned, edge reduced a bit from full. Mixer: both oscs 100% 
and a bit of feedback.   Filter: LPF24db, nearly wide open, a bit of 
rez, keytrack 0, FEG depth 0. AEG: medium release time.  Key mode: 
Legato. Portamento: On and set to a fairly long time. Optional: Unison 
mode with a detune of around 5. Not sure how close this is, as I 
haven't heard that song in a long time...should be in the ballpark 
though...  -Steve