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Foreigners - Long Long Way From Home - Synth intro sound

Foreigners - Long Long Way From Home - Synth intro sound

12 Apr 2022, 21:24
I can’t figure out for the life of me how to recreate the sound effect in Foreigners song “Long Long way from Home”. I’m referencing the synth swirling pulsing sound effect in the intro section.

Take a look at this YouTube video. The sound I’m seeking starts at the 14 second mark on this video.

https://youtu.be/eHQwchaZCkI

Can someone suggest a sound patch and effects to be used?

Re: Foreigners - Long Long Way From Home - Synth intro sound

13 Apr 2022, 06:17
I don't you'll find the exact patch but if you find a similar sound in the synth lead or polysynth presets, in sure it would not be too difficult to program the sweeping effect by adjusting the filter envelope and use a square wave LFO on the amplitude to generate this sound.

I'll give it a try and let you know how it turns out..
Gp

Re: Foreigners - Long Long Way From Home - Synth intro sound

13 Apr 2022, 06:29
That would be awesome if you don’t mind to see what you can do on your end.
Thank you

Re: Foreigners - Long Long Way From Home - Synth intro sound

14 Apr 2022, 06:53
Here is what I did in a few minutes yesterday. It certainly needs some fine tuning but I think it's a start.
My starting point is the SN Synth preset 1037 Tekno Lead 31
Here are the changes I made in each tab.
This is a 1 partial tone so all the changes refer to partial 2 only. I typically use the Pro Edit mode. If I did not change it I did not mention it.

TONE EDIT TAB
Common:
Increased the tone level to 83
Wave shape 10
Analog Feel 35

OSC: (Wave PW-SQR)
Pulse Width Mod Depth: 14
Pulse Width: 68

Filter:
Filter cut off: 55
Filter Reasonance: 107
Filter Env. Attack: 108
Filter Env. Decay: 118
Filter Env. Sustain: 40
Filter Env. Release: 44
Filter Env. Depth: +52

Amp:
Amp Env. Attack: 7
Amp Env. Sustain: 127
Amp Env. Release: 19

LFO:
LFO Shape: SQR
LFO Rate: 111
LFO Key Trigger: ON
LFO AMP Depth: -63

I suggest to use some HEXA Chorus or some kind of Phaser effect which will widen the sound and emphasize the sweeping effect. I also listened to the original song and the sound seems to move from right to left. This could be done using the AutoPan effect or the Modulation LFO..
There are probably other ways to get to it using the PCM tones which might give you a little more flexibility on the fine tuning but this is easiest one I could think.
Make sure you don't "legato" the notes when you play, otherwise you won't get the filter effect on the second note.

Cheers,
GP

Re: Foreigners - Long Long Way From Home - Synth intro sound

14 Apr 2022, 09:45
Thank you so much - You Rock 👍 I will give it a shot today.

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