How to make this synth sound? (hip hop heads!)

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How to make this synth sound? (hip hop heads!)
Posted on: 27.03.2013 by Temple Cervelli
It's in SO many of the late 90's and early 2000s Hip Hop tracks,lots of Dr Dre productions, i have gone mind blank now i need to believe of a source, but here is one, and this is exactly the sound.

Eazy E - Compton City G's


Dr n Snoop Jin n Juice


Dr dre - let me ride


Dr Dre- F*ck with Dre Day


Dr Dre n Snoop - Nuthin but a G' thaaaang !!!


There's some sound sources, mainly Dre tracks tbh, some pac as well.

I'm guessing these producers have all used the same keyboard or virtual studio tool/synth to generate or even manipulate something to get this sound. I wonder...

A yamaha or roland keyboard maybe? Been after this for ages.


Cheers.
Temple Cervelli
30.03.2013
Originally Posted by bthebeat
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I definitely love that synth sound too..and one of my fav era's of hip hop...I'm lacking in my mp3 collection when it comes to discovering older G-Funk though...on my "to do" list for sure...(let me know in a PM of some blogs or something).
For real! Something I need to do to, got lots of CDs though! I'm not aware of many blogs tbh but will keep and eye out! And vice versa ;-)
Renata Shehu
31.03.2013
Originally Posted by Superfreak
I know its G-funk baby ;-) love it, just looking on how to re-create that classic dre/90s high pitch rap hip hop synth! one of my most favourite eras when that was at its biggest, you a hip hop head too yeah? :-)
Okay cheers man, will try out what you said! I've got SYLENTH, and a bunch of cool synths, hopefully can get it with them!




Cheers man!! Had a quick look at it he doesnt demonstrate the sound, but im going to follow it in ableton and try it out! If it works i owe ya ;-)
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I definitely love that synth sound too..and one of my fav era's of hip hop...I'm lacking in my mp3 collection when it comes to discovering older G-Funk though...on my "to do" list for sure...(let me know in a PM of some blogs or something).
Temple Cervelli
30.03.2013
Originally Posted by 031999
damm these vids bring back some great memories..... music vids used to be more like little movies, love it!
:-) some of my favourite tracks there! Ain't the same anymore man!
Temple Cervelli
28.03.2013
Originally Posted by bthebeat
THAT STYLE's known as .....g-funk......I LOVE IT especially when it's chopped and screwed....the characteristic synth sound can really be any basic waveform played really high...it doesn't need to be an expensive keyboard...the secret is to get a synth or pluggin with a PORTAMENTO or "glide" function...it will also work better if it's used in monophonic (1 note) mode...launch a basic synth pluggin..turn CUTOFF FREQUENCY and SUSTAIN knob's all the way UP... RESONANCE and ATTACK all the way down and you'll be in the ballpark... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_funk
I know its G-funk baby ;-) love it, just looking on how to re-create that classic dre/90s high pitch rap hip hop synth! one of my most favourite eras when that was at its biggest, you a hip hop head too yeah? :-)
Okay cheers man, will try out what you said! I've got SYLENTH, and a bunch of cool synths, hopefully can get it with them!


Originally Posted by Sambo
You can make one of those in Ableton's Operator or FL's Harmor easily. Definitely all in the portamento though. Probably sin wave as well to get that buttery smoothness

EDIT: First search I did turned up this, you're welcome :P
Cheers man!! Had a quick look at it he doesnt demonstrate the sound, but im going to follow it in ableton and try it out! If it works i owe ya ;-)
Temple Cervelli
27.03.2013
It's in SO many of the late 90's and early 2000s Hip Hop tracks,lots of Dr Dre productions, i have gone mind blank now i need to believe of a source, but here is one, and this is exactly the sound.

Eazy E - Compton City G's


Dr n Snoop Jin n Juice


Dr dre - let me ride


Dr Dre- F*ck with Dre Day


Dr Dre n Snoop - Nuthin but a G' thaaaang !!!


There's some sound sources, mainly Dre tracks tbh, some pac as well.

I'm guessing these producers have all used the same keyboard or virtual studio tool/synth to generate or even manipulate something to get this sound. I wonder...

A yamaha or roland keyboard maybe? Been after this for ages.


Cheers.
Doreen Schurle
30.03.2013
Sounds like a double-oscillator synth to me, one square wave and one saw wave. Pretty easy to create on pretty much any modern (1990s-onwards) synth out there. Even the old Korg iS40 would do it, although obviously a Trinity/Triton would be better. You could probably do it with some of the tools in Komplete as well.
Temple Cervelli
30.03.2013
That's sound 8-) nice one man, I sure remember this track, ha!

Okay, do you know what moog it's from or can they all generate this sound? And is their any moog AU plugins that I can achieve this sound from? I've got a Arturia V Modular (believe its a moog plugin) plugin.

Any ideas? CheerS
Lashay Walchak
30.03.2013
It's a Moog. Give credit...

Temple Cervelli
30.03.2013
Originally Posted by bthebeat
---------------

I definitely love that synth sound too..and one of my fav era's of hip hop...I'm lacking in my mp3 collection when it comes to discovering older G-Funk though...on my "to do" list for sure...(let me know in a PM of some blogs or something).
For real! Something I need to do to, got lots of CDs though! I'm not aware of many blogs tbh but will keep and eye out! And vice versa ;-)
Renata Shehu
31.03.2013
Originally Posted by Superfreak
I know its G-funk baby ;-) love it, just looking on how to re-create that classic dre/90s high pitch rap hip hop synth! one of my most favourite eras when that was at its biggest, you a hip hop head too yeah? :-)
Okay cheers man, will try out what you said! I've got SYLENTH, and a bunch of cool synths, hopefully can get it with them!




Cheers man!! Had a quick look at it he doesnt demonstrate the sound, but im going to follow it in ableton and try it out! If it works i owe ya ;-)
---------------

I definitely love that synth sound too..and one of my fav era's of hip hop...I'm lacking in my mp3 collection when it comes to discovering older G-Funk though...on my "to do" list for sure...(let me know in a PM of some blogs or something).
Temple Cervelli
30.03.2013
Originally Posted by 031999
damm these vids bring back some great memories..... music vids used to be more like little movies, love it!
:-) some of my favourite tracks there! Ain't the same anymore man!
Lannie Kutay
29.03.2013
damm these vids bring back some great memories..... music vids used to be more like little movies, love it!
Temple Cervelli
28.03.2013
Ah okay, must of had volume low. Going to try this toevening
Jetta Drenzek
28.03.2013
He does demonstrate the sound. Not very well, he kind of just mashes keys, but the sound is there.
Temple Cervelli
28.03.2013
Originally Posted by bthebeat
THAT STYLE's known as .....g-funk......I LOVE IT especially when it's chopped and screwed....the characteristic synth sound can really be any basic waveform played really high...it doesn't need to be an expensive keyboard...the secret is to get a synth or pluggin with a PORTAMENTO or "glide" function...it will also work better if it's used in monophonic (1 note) mode...launch a basic synth pluggin..turn CUTOFF FREQUENCY and SUSTAIN knob's all the way UP... RESONANCE and ATTACK all the way down and you'll be in the ballpark... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_funk
I know its G-funk baby ;-) love it, just looking on how to re-create that classic dre/90s high pitch rap hip hop synth! one of my most favourite eras when that was at its biggest, you a hip hop head too yeah? :-)
Okay cheers man, will try out what you said! I've got SYLENTH, and a bunch of cool synths, hopefully can get it with them!


Originally Posted by Sambo
You can make one of those in Ableton's Operator or FL's Harmor easily. Definitely all in the portamento though. Probably sin wave as well to get that buttery smoothness

EDIT: First search I did turned up this, you're welcome :P
Cheers man!! Had a quick look at it he doesnt demonstrate the sound, but im going to follow it in ableton and try it out! If it works i owe ya ;-)
Jetta Drenzek
27.03.2013
You can make one of those in Ableton's Operator or FL's Harmor easily. Definitely all in the portamento though. Probably sin wave as well to get that buttery smoothness

EDIT: First search I did turned up this, you're welcome :P

Renata Shehu
27.03.2013
THAT STYLE's known as .....g-funk......I LOVE IT especially when it's chopped and screwed....the characteristic synth sound can really be any basic waveform played really high...it doesn't need to be an expensive keyboard...the secret is to get a synth or pluggin with a PORTAMENTO or "glide" function...it will also work better if it's used in monophonic (1 note) mode...launch a basic synth pluggin..turn CUTOFF FREQUENCY and SUSTAIN knob's all the way UP... RESONANCE and ATTACK all the way down and you'll be in the ballpark... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_funk
Temple Cervelli
27.03.2013
Okay, Triton has popped up like everywhere!!! I can't afford to by a hardware one atm but do you know if there is freeware/demo triton (even triton equivalent) sounding plugins? I'm using logic btw. Have ableton too.

Thanks guys.
Breanne Penge
27.03.2013
Or Reasons Thor.
Emelina Chillson
27.03.2013
Korg Triton or a Juno 6 can make those sounds. In software, imageline's harmor.
Shawn Vanhaitsma
27.03.2013
I know Dre use to use a Workstation Keyboard I use to own called the Korg Triton Studio.. the factor presets and its oscs were definately tailored to hip hop.

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