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Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:10 pm
by kbit
So. I want a noise synth, but not a drone synth. I'm looking for less constant discernible oscillators and more crashing waves of static/glitches/ etc. 4ms Noise Swash and Trogotronic stuff come to mind, but I'm know there's other stuff out there. No modular gear for me, so a stand alone unit is highly preferred. Audio in is a plus but not a must. Cheaper is cool :cool:


What say ye, brethren?
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Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:13 pm
by Eivind August
How about the MASF Osc02 or 03? They sound pretty rad.

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:18 pm
by Uncle Grandfather
i just picked up a sirkut noise synth box that you would probably dig. it has audio in option too. here is a demo i made using a guitar. hope you like, i think this is what you have in mind. I also have the 4ms noise swash and its VERY fun but creates a loop which can be frustrating. i'm not sure how often sirkut show up used but around the same time frame I also picked up a sirkut ringmod so they are out there...

and yeah, the MASF osco2 v2 and osc03 are really fun.

sirkut nsb
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5WI5WvyGj0[/youtube]

m.as osc02v2
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uHJeYjPBHU[/youtube]

m.as osc03 w/noise swash
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuSyT9z9Ndo[/youtube]

m.as osc03 w/osc02 v2
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TQ3JZsxICE[/youtube]

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:58 pm
by doommeow
Black Death / yersinia pestis / dark interpreter
http://1010.co.uk/org/blackdeath.html
http://1010.co.uk/org/yersinia.html
http://www.1010.co.uk/org/darkint.html

First two are OOP but worth it if you can find them. The Dark Interpreter is the new sexiness and I can only imagine it's a succubus. It also looks like some OG Star Wars action :

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Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:24 pm
by spacelordmother
Lately I've been pondering grabbing one of these kits:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a57J4Fs0I2g[/youtube]

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:26 pm
by GardenoftheDead
Skychord Deses Parva been brought up yet?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txHtPfFemdE[/youtube]

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:14 am
by D.o.S.
GardenoftheDead wrote:Skychord Deses Parva been brought up yet?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txHtPfFemdE[/youtube]
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decidedly a drone synth, which is not what Kbit is looking for -- he's already got a Drone Commander for that, and while they're not the same flavor they cover very similar territory.

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:24 am
by kbit
Correct. Same goes for the WSG. The Deses is really sweet though. The MASF osc3 seems like it might do the trick.

I wasnt able to check out clips on the black death and its off shoots cuz my internet blows tonight, bit I shall tomorrow. Gonna be too rich for my blood but I can dream :lol:


Also I should say I basically want something staticy/harsh that I can chop up with a slicer for crazy high hat esque sounds. The LAL Sandstorm looked cool but not enough variation in the timbre for my.

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:38 am
by Uncle Grandfather
I'm pretty sure the 4ms noise swash is available in kit form for less monies too. And it has cv inputs :joy: Here I'm using the goatkeeper cv out to control the noise swash.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4U9s8FeIwE[/youtube]

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:13 am
by D.o.S.
You could also just grab a white noise generator and sample it with the 404?

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:32 am
by Pepe
EMS VCS3 or Synthi A? :D

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:18 am
by kbit
Ill have to check those out, thanks!
D.o.S. wrote:You could also just grab a white noise generator and sample it with the 404?
I no longer have the 404 :( awesome unit but I really thrive on stuff I can tweak on the fly, which is why im thinking noise synth -> slicer could be sweet.

A noise swash with cv ins could be pretty sweet though... thanks for the tip UG :thumb:

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:24 am
by doommeow
I can't find the link for it, but try to find an app called Spiker. It's a soft synth for mac, some kinda MAX/MSP thing. Don't know if it's crossplatform at all or available as a plugin for those that go that way; but it's idiot simple, which is why it's the only soft synth I use....

It's essentially two random tone generators, and you can set the probability of the tone being a high or low note. You then have control over an "overdrive" circuit, bit, LFO, and sample rates, and something called ambient volume that's kinda sorta a WNG.

If you're just looking for something that's a) cheap (it's free) and b) for generating samples to fuck with elsewhere and c) not a straightup oscillator it's worth a look.


Spiker + Patatap + harp samples + thom yorke = FlyLo

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:23 am
by Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.
your moog is prob the most badass noise synth. it has noise options right? u prob want a separate unit tho i'm guessing.

gunna +1 the noise swash cuz its horror movie soundtrack heaven.

audible disease seems to make some cool noise synth stuff...
http://www.audibledisease.com/product/dementia_dm-1

might be another offering or two on there as well.

Re: Noise Synths - looking for some options

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:11 pm
by kbit
Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D. wrote:your moog is prob the most badass noise synth. it has noise options right? u prob want a separate unit tho i'm guessing.

gunna +1 the noise swash cuz its horror movie soundtrack heaven.

audible disease seems to make some cool noise synth stuff...
http://www.audibledisease.com/product/dementia_dm-1

might be another offering or two on there as well.
Awwww yeah that dm1 the kind of shit im talking about. A bit expensive but thats definitely what im after sonically. I'll have to peep through their other stuff too.

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& it may have been a bit wreckless of me, but I sold the Moog. Yep. It so totally ruled and was worth every penny but when I sat down to play it just didnt flow, programed patches then was like, well thats cool I guess. Not where my head space is at. Plus I've wasted a lot of time in the past debating on changing shit up rather than trying something that might work/feel better.

The Volcas really inspired me woth their immediacy and limitations and how I had to focus on how to use them as they were. & the live sequencer on the Keys is so totally my style. I got a good chunk of change from the Moog and im reinvesting it in a psudeo modular set up, which the noise box would be a part of. Also debating on picking up a Moog Minitaur cuz I loved the shit out of that low end.


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