ArnoldLayne Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Hi all. I've been away for a while. Welcome back! Anyway, does anyone have any suggestions for how to program the wah sounding synth tone in the subject song on a Ensoniq E-Prime? Any suggestions welcome. Been playing in a band the last 5 month's after a 8 year hiatus. Big fun, but man am I tired - we play every weekend. Also just bought a Roland RD-700GX and I am pleased and having fun. Later Mike Prophet 6, '38 Hammond BC, HR40, 2 Leslie 760's, Prophet 08 PE, RD700GX, Ensoniq E-Prime, SCI Pro-One, TX-7, CP80, Arturia VI's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Prophet 5 factory preset #____. Sorry, I forgot. "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Two words: Oscillator sync. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovito Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Alesis Micron. If I listed all of my gear here my wife might see it and start asking questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I successfully pulled it off in my old band with a Jupiter 6. But whatever you have, you need Osc Sync. Assign one Env to pitch on one of the osc's, and sync it to the other one. The EG sweeps the freq of the one osc down to create the "owww" sound. I think I ended up having to put a little HP filter on it to thin it out a bit, but you may not have to. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Osc 1 tuned to pitch. Osc 1 hard sync to Osc 2 Osc 2 tuned a couple of octaves higher by ear Filter envelope or extra envelope controlling pitch of Osc 2 Envelope attack 0, decay about 1 second, no sustain or release. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Ironic timing: My band is adding this song this week, and I was just setting up a split on my S90ES earlier today to cover the osc sync lead sound and the stringy synth part that is used on some of the verses. Cool song. And thankfully, my S90ES has a preset that comes close enough to the osc sync sound that I can avoid doing any programming. Given my near-total lack of programming abilities, that's a good thing! Noah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Something you might've missed while you were away: GeoCities closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldLayne Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Thanks for the replies. I have programmed some pretty realistic analog sounds on this wave synth - it has a DCO in it. I remember analog programming on my Pro-One and I thought I synced the Oscillators as mentioned. So far there doesn't seem to be a good way to do this on my Ensoniq but I have a couple more ideas I will try. Thanks again. Prophet 6, '38 Hammond BC, HR40, 2 Leslie 760's, Prophet 08 PE, RD700GX, Ensoniq E-Prime, SCI Pro-One, TX-7, CP80, Arturia VI's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Slightly topic-related: I really, really, really love Greg Hawkes' playing on the early Cars albums. Ma,n it's almost indefinable what he's doing from time to time, but it's so right! Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gismo Recording Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Many years ago when I was in a band that played that song I used a Korg PolySix. I don't remember the settings I used though. Sorry. If I still had the PolySix I could probably recreate it but unfortunately I sold that board, which I have since come to regret. Ken Denny Gismo Recording So Cliché Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I originally tried doing it with a Polysix, but being single Osc with no Sync, the only thing I could do was a filter sweep. It never sounded right until I got the Jupiter 6, then I finally nailed it. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Greg had a Moog Source during those days. That sound is pretty damn close on my Source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Jx Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I was just listening to this song in my car today. There is this 2 bar section in the chorus that stuck out to me. It's in between the lyrics "When she says...." and "....Let's go". Anyway there's what sound to me like 2 clashing rhythms during those 2 bars. It's like the guitarist isn't playing in time with the drummer. Not keyboard related, but I thought I throw it out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Slightly topic-related: I really, really, really love Greg Hawkes' playing on the early Cars albums. Ma,n it's almost indefinable what he's doing from time to time, but it's so right! I could not agree more. I love his playing with The Cars' early stuff in particular. So appropriate. Really great sounds, melodic and oh-so-right. Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon G Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Prophet 5 factory preset #____. Sorry, I forgot. I think it was Preset #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon G Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I tried to re-create the hard sync sound on an Ensoniq VFX using the waveforms called "transwaves." Didn't really work but came up with an interesting patch. You CAN re-create the sound on an Ensoniq ESQ-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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