For the fifth installment in my series of stacked polyphonic synthesizers I decided to combine the Casio CZ-1000 and the Roland Super Jupiter MKS-80. The Casio is making the whistle like sound, while the rest of it is produced by the MKS-80.
Stacked MKS80 and CZ1000
I created this polyphonic wind sound on the Roland MKS-80 using the Bitstream 3X to manually modulate the filter to give it a more natural and irregular sounding whistle. I did this rather than using the LFO because although I could adjust the rate the sweep would be automated and too regular instead of being based on human judgement. I am presenting it here in mono with no processing. If I were to use this I would process it in several ways including some volume automation, panning, equalization, probably a bit of slap back delay for stereo imaging, and a fairly short linear reverb that doesn’t sound too roomy.
Manually Modulated Polyphonic Wind
I accidentally created this pack of cyber wolves on the Super Jupiter. I was dialing in sounds while watching the oscilloscope and getting all sorts of crunchy delights when all of a sudden I was hearing these eerie howls. Fortunately I was recording all along, so afterward I edited it down to the best bits and uploaded it for your enjoyment.
Robot Wolf Pack
Here’s another example that fits into the stacked polyphonic synthesis series I started on April 4, 2011 with Stacked Polysynths Part 1. This time I played a chord progression while recording rather than adjusting parameters in realtime, making it into a micro-track of sorts. The fifths sounds was on the D-50 while the filter sweeping sound is something I dialed in on the MKS-80.
Stacked Polys Part 4
One of the several software features available with the MOTU Audio Express is the oscilloscope. I shot this video of it visualizing a pulse wave being modulated and filtered on the MKS-80.