ELP71 Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Ok...this may seem weird...but I am REALLY wanting advice on how to nail the caliope-esque lead guitar sound used by Brian May on several Queen albums - notably 'Good Company' from 'A Night at th Opera'. Jeff Lynne also uses a similar with ELO on 'Mr. Blue Sky'. I have a Yamaha S90...any ideas??? Weasels ripped my flesh. Rzzzzzzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I don't have a Yamaha S90, but if I were approaching that particular sound from a rompler's point of view, I might set up a multi-voice patch that began with a good lead guitar sample, then add two or so square waves, filtered to taste. Those guitar sounds are pretty woody, almost clarinet-like. Perhaps the guitar sample should fade out sooner than the square waves...you really only need the attack. And then if your keyboard has any on-board compression, I'd compress the fool out of it, just to emphasize the attack--give it a little more bite. Lots of pitch bend. Those parts are delightfully slippery. Good luck. k. 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELP71 Posted April 21, 2004 Author Share Posted April 21, 2004 Thanks, man. That's a start, for sure. Glad to see someone knew what I was talking about! Any S90/Motif users wanna chime in??? Weasels ripped my flesh. Rzzzzzzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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