Members harmanto Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 What do you guy mean by a warm sound? I have noticed that some sound from synths do sound thin, however you can use a effects processor to change that? Can you just use a sustain or vibrato effect to make the sound feel rich? Or is there something technical about sound waves that I am missing? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harmanto Posted June 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Also, Can someone post an example of a wam/rich sound and a thin/cold one. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paolo Di Nicolantonio Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Warm Cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrobaby Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 A warm tone to me has to do with the body of the sound itself....many people relate it to analog synths sounding rather warm and having a rich tone to the sound - often due to the way old ocillators function....also coupled with certain filters and just the basic sound of analog circuitry in general. A few I think are obviously warm sounding are older moogs and certainly Oberhiems like the OB8, OBX, OBXa and so on. Go on Bluesynth.com and listen to the samples. However, IMHO all analog synths are not warm sounding....and there are certain digital synths that can sound warm as well....but warm DOES NOT equal better ....it all depends on your interests and personally I LOVE my digital synths as much as my analog ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by harmanto Can you just use a sustain or vibrato effect to make the sound feel rich? Or is there something technical about sound waves that I am missing?Thanks. All you need is an EQ and a saturator. A little compression helps out too. Boost somewhere between 200-400HZ and cut in the 5-8K range. Add a bit of saturation and if need be a touch of compression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Awake77 Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 All you need is an EQ and a saturator. A little compression helps out too. Its true - processing can go a long way toward shaping a sound. Still wont turn a DX7 pad into somethng that sounds like it came off an OB8 though. But you wouldnt want to anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted June 12, 2006 Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by Awake77 Its true - processing can go a long way toward shaping a sound. Still wont turn a DX7 pad into somethng that sounds like it came off an OB8 though. But you wouldnt want to anyway! That can often depend on the application of the effects and their settings. As an example, the KLC Wavestation sounds a hell of a lot more analog with the saturator running before the EQ in the Live plug-in chain. With the Motif, the EQ needs to be before the saturator. Give it a try if you can. I know it's a bit subjective but see what I'm talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Umbra Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Warm sound generally have less high frequency content while cold sounds generally have more high frequency content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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