That video is awesome- thx! On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 3:12 AM, stimresp <stimresp@...> wrote: >> >> Anyway, to create something remotely on-topic, I've been watching >> Portlandia (which is hilarious) and I'm struck by the title theme. >> It's an airy pad that as you can guess fills a background space- >> almost identical to the Gorillaz Stylo sound- >> It's been heard elsewhere and long before, but I'm a programmer and >> the mechanics of the sound are unknown to me- anyone want to comment? >> I want to say it's 3-4 "breath" style formants played simultaneously, >> but I'm just a player-hater and I love my TX-81Z. >> > > There are a some Vox presets that come close. The first one on the XL-7 - Humana is already 80% there. Layer it and slap-on the reverb (external maybe). > > Similar choir sounds on other roms - I know Pop and Vintage have decent-ish choirs, much improved by layering and tweaking. > > First heard on 10cc's I'm not in love? - fascinating to see how they made it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq7oGenbp2I > > By comparison we have it too easy! > > Sorry if that's too nerdy forya. > > > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Scott Solmonson <scosol@...> wrote: > >> >> Anyway, to create something remotely on-topic, I've been watching >> Portlandia (which is hilarious) and I'm struck by the title theme. >> It's an airy pad that as you can guess fills a background space- >> almost identical to the Gorillaz Stylo sound- >> It's been heard elsewhere and long before, but I'm a programmer and >> the mechanics of the sound are unknown to me- anyone want to comment? >> I want to say it's 3-4 "breath" style formants played simultaneously, >> but I'm just a player-hater and I love my TX-81Z. >> >> -- >> NUNQUAM NON PARATUS >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- NUNQUAM NON PARATUS
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Re: [xl7] Portlandia choir pad
2011-03-24 by Scott Solmonson
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