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Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Looking for a sound

2012-10-06 by WT

That sound is from the micromoog. It is just filtered noise.

Dolby didn“t use the CMI on One of our submarines.

WT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JAddams" <jaddams80@yahoo.com>
To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Looking for a sound


mmm, thanks rob.

Gives me a good place to start. I did a search through the IIx library and 
couldn't find it, so I suppose it must be I or II.
I've had a go at reproducing it without much luck so far :)

Jean-Luc

On 5 Oct 2012, at 18:32, Rob Puricelli <rob@failedmuso.plus.com> wrote:

> Off the top of my head, it's a sample called WHTNOIS, and is, essentially, 
> a pitched white noise sample. I'm not sure if it was a factory library 
> sample or something that came after. There are many variations on the 
> factory library and some samples appeared briefly on some disks and not on 
> others.
>
>
> I know this sound mainly due to my obsession with Dolby :-)
>
> But yes, WHTNOIS. I'm sure that's what it is called. Peter Vogel gave me 
> some lists of library sounds so I'll dig through them.
>
> Come to think of it, it may have been a CMI Series I or II sample, as 
> opposed to the IIx (I only have the IIx and III libraries and data here). 
> Given the fact that the New Musik tracks you refer to were recorded in 
> 1980, and TD's One Of Our Submarines was recorded circa '82, they preceded 
> the IIx somewhat.
>
> I know for a fact that this sample appears on the Bitley Fairlight 
> Platinum ReFill for Propellerhead Reason. I know that Patrick sampled a 
> IIx, but the chances are he may have had access to a II or I library. 
> Patrick has also started converting this library into Kontakt, but I can't 
> recall if this sample is on there.
>
> Don't know how much help that has been but hope it has somehow.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rob.

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