Patch Request: DEVO - Time Out For Fun (Lead)
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I am trying to figure the intro patch and the lead rift of this song using Syntorial’s Primer. In the video the riff shows a guitar but it doen’t sound like a traditional guitar.
Intro:
Lead Riff at 50 seconds into the video.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Edward Liu
5 years ago
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Because this is so processed, it almost doesn't sound like a guitar anymore. So you can get pretty close with a synth. Try starting with this:
Oscillator: Thin pulse wave. Double and detune it (or use 2-voice Unison) with a pretty aggressive detune amount. This will bring in that smear and pitchy wobble.
Filter: Band pass with lots of resonance. Adjust the cutoff to match the sound. We're looking for somewhere in the upper-mid range, to create a small and kind-of-bright sound.
Amp Envelope: Put a subtle attack transient on the sound to emulate a string pluck, by bringing the sustain down a bit (not all the way) and setting a quick decay.
LFO: Add more pitch wobble (this sound is wobbly). Quick rate, mild amount.
Chorus: Smear the sound a bit more, with a bit of chorus.
0 5 years ago Reply
Hi Colin1970:
The sound in the video sounds very processed. Is there anyway to sound design a patch using subtractive synthesis to come close to that lead guitar sound?
0 5 years ago Reply
Hi Edward, I'm not a guitar specialist but I found some info about Devo and the guitars they use, so maybe there's something in this article you can use to create that sound.
http://www.myrareguitars.com/the-devo-guitar-guide
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