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X-files creepy sound

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:57 am
by Sunshaft
Hi, can anyone tell me how to make sound from xfiles?

Soundcloud

the first sound in this preview is the one I want to make, but now it sounds way too resonant and really lame...

thank you for help

Re: X-files creepy sound

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:47 am
by RandoRando
get your synthesizer of choice, make a sine wave, add some slight vibrato to it, and turn portamento on with a quick glide. Play it in +1 octave.

Re: X-files creepy sound

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:40 am
by Sunshaft
thank you, i tried to play around with sine, but still not close enough. maybe i will try flute sounds, along with vocals

Re: X-files creepy sound

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:34 pm
by jrisreal
try detuning two squares against eachother and lowpass it down to nearly a sine
then reverb it and use portamento, vibrato, and modulate the amplitude as well

Re: X-files creepy sound

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:00 pm
by apastrat
sounds like a whiste to me, like you'd get in old soundfont packs.

Re: X-files creepy sound

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:37 pm
by wormcode
apastrat wrote:sounds like a whiste to me, like you'd get in old soundfont packs.
Yes the X-Files sound is a preset called "Whissle" or similar in old Proteus rack synths.
They are actually quite useful and can be picked up cheap. I got a Proteus FX for 25 and it has that sound.

I'm sure you can find original samples or soundfonts of the units to use too.

Re: X-files creepy sound

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:28 am
by Artie_Fufkin
Theremin!