hcook Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 does anybody know what kind of bell sound begins at 3:16 in the video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 FM based bells layered with some other bell sound for girth. Given the year, I'm guessing Yamaha DX7 or similar, layered with - whatever you got. Quote .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricBarker Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I don't even need to listen to it to know it's gonna be a DX7. Bell + 80s/early-90s is GOING to be FM. That's kind of what FM does. Everything sounds like a bell... pianos, basses, leads. It's all F*#%ING BELLS! lol My first keyboard was a DX7, I still have nightmares. Quote Puck Funk! Equipment: Laptop running lots of nerdy software, some keyboards, noise makersâ¦yada yada yadaâ¦maybe a cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Now now, you"re not being fair to the PPG, which had its share of late 80s bells. Quote "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I don't even need to listen to it to know it's gonna be a DX7. Bell + 80s/early-90s is GOING to be FM. That's kind of what FM does. Everything sounds like a bell... pianos, basses, leads. It's all F*#%ING BELLS! lol My first keyboard was a DX7, I still have nightmares. Lol. My pal Tony (Tonysounds) said the DX7 made his teeth hurt. The D-50 had its share of bell sounds, as well. Quote "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...
Bill H. Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Listening to the section over phones, I'm not hearing the harmonics associated with bell patches. Sounds to me like a simple bright mono saw layered over the pads. Should be able to get it with practically anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radagast Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 The Synclavier II had its own version of FM bells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Soincally, the 1980s went from analog synth brass, strings and pads to clangorous bell-like sounds courtesy of digital synths. One had to be there in order to enjoy the noisy ride. They put that clangy sh8t on everything as if it was Frank's hot sauce. That led to making brotha Tony's teeth hurt and bringing out brotha Moe's trebuchet. Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucktunes Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Listening to the section over phones, I'm not hearing the harmonics associated with bell patches. Sounds to me like a simple bright mono saw layered over the pads. Should be able to get it with practically anything. FWIW, the Motif XF has a patch called "Queens" that pretty much nails that sound. Another one called "Queen Of Pop" that's similar. The Queens patch is just 2 somewhat subdued PWM string sounds in stereo, layered with a digital bell waveform. The Queen of Pop patch is several layers of fairly bright PWM pads in octaves. I believe most any modern synth has some variation of that sound. If not it can be pretty easily constructed using the ingredients I mentioned. Quote ><> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 ^ It's a mono lead line over the pads though, so it would be very difficult to pull off unless laid down in a separate pass. It's a highpassed saw and I'm sticking with it Seriously it could also be from any number of synths with digital waveforms... anything nice bright and pingy over the top. Plenty of choices by the late 1980s... good Lord this track is over 30 years old now. How'd I get so old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 I still hear a lower FM sound in there. The high-passed saw you're hearing might've been from any number of Roland synths of that era, though I may be projecting a preference here; I often layered my TX802 with an MKS-80. Of all the analog synths and rack stuff I sold off in the early 2000s, that Super Jupiter - w/programmer - is one piece of kit I wish I'd kept . Quote 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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