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johnjack

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SOPHIE Style Synthesis
« on: February 04, 2016, 07:38:18 am »
Suhh,

does anyone know how SOPHIE does his sound design? Like, literally any part of it. The latex, bubbles, pops, whistles, foley - he seriously blows my mind. According to http://www.elektronauts.com/talk/view/62 it's almost all synthesized, mostly with a Monomachine. No idea what else is going on though.

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Re: SOPHIE Style Synthesis
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2016, 12:50:45 pm »
I'm really not getting the appraisal for this dude.his stuff sounds like demos done on newer analogue as apparently the only thing he uses is an Elektron Octarack and Monomachine.you can tell most of what he is using is analogue but it's definitely modern sterile analogue aka Elektron :D

as for the synthesis it self.i don't think there is any doubt that any of this is not synthesis.it blatantly sounds synthesised and the only incline to suggest otherwise is the addition of some not very convincing reflections (reverb).basically for the metal stuff it'll be messing around with tuned comb filters and "karplus strong" synthesis which is messing around with short delays in feedback loops.reaktor is pretty good for shit like that .you can also make a lot of inharmonic sounds metal etc with PM.as for the plastic squishy and crunchy timbres.that is just pure ACTUAL FM,probably filter FM too with the addition of white noise to simulate the intense amplitude modulation that goes on in those sounds

the bubbles literally just sound either like a self resonating bandpass filter tightly enveloped (it helps that he is using analogue in this case) or some kind of primitive PM patch.if you wanna hear convincgly synthesised bubbles, check out Tipper.da bubble synthesis king

I know this was a while ago but nobody has replied (up until now)

In closing though this dudes stuff is awful, but i think that is the point

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Re: SOPHIE Style Synthesis
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2016, 02:39:40 pm »
I have listened to two of his songs. And i literally never heard anything more annoying like that . If this is the future of music next time im gonna make a track consisting of people having diarrhea and vomiting and call it Diavomstep.

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Re: SOPHIE Style Synthesis
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2016, 07:15:52 pm »
I'm really not getting the appraisal for this dude.his stuff sounds like demos done on newer analogue as apparently the only thing he uses is an Elektron Octarack and Monomachine.you can tell most of what he is using is analogue but it's definitely modern sterile analogue aka Elektron :D

I just want to point out out that both the Monomachine and Octatrack are digital. I think you're mixing up "analog" with "hardware".

but you're in the right direction about the synthesis techniques he's using. to create weird atonal sounds, look to modulating pitch, filters with higher resonances (esp comb filters), ring mod, FM with non-integer ratios, etc. i don't know specific "recipes" for the materials and SFX he creates, but playing around with these types of techniques will get you some unconventional, inharmonic timbres.

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Re: SOPHIE Style Synthesis
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2016, 05:20:08 am »
I'm really not getting the appraisal for this dude.his stuff sounds like demos done on newer analogue as apparently the only thing he uses is an Elektron Octarack and Monomachine.you can tell most of what he is using is analogue but it's definitely modern sterile analogue aka Elektron :D

I just want to point out out that both the Monomachine and Octatrack are digital. I think you're mixing up "analog" with "hardware".





but you're in the right direction about the synthesis techniques he's using. to create weird atonal sounds, look to modulating pitch, filters with higher resonances (esp comb filters), ring mod, FM with non-integer ratios, etc. i don't know specific "recipes" for the materials and SFX he creates, but playing around with these types of techniques will get you some unconventional, inharmonic timbres.


I mixed them up with the Analogue Four my bad.either way,his general synthesis timbres sound bland.as does Elektrons stuff


Also i wasn't speculating as to what he was doing.that is exactly what he is doing. if you was to try doing any of that with what you consider to be FM (PM considering you mentioned odd integer ratios) you'll just run into white noise with the modulation depths that would be required to make those kind of sort naturally,unpitched granular timbres.as for the metal that and the pitch deviations in them that is literally just comb filters or a couple of short delays (aka resonators) and PM.the thinly veiled condescension is strong in this one. all to common on production forums sadly  ::)


If you would like something that is dedicated to making this stuff you should look into Reaktor or Kaivo by Madrona Labs.or just not be a snob and use found sounds (not foleys!!!!!) like everybody else.