The Faint synth sound
 

Hi - I recently saw The Faint play live. Don't know if you know them, but they play a kind of synth rock. The synth player guy gets an amazing sound - I think he is using either a Virus or Nord (I couldn't see, but it was red).

I have a Virus Rack Classic, although I know next to nothing about sound designing. Does anyone on here who knows The Faint's music know how they get that sound?

Any names of specific tunes in particular? (I haven't yet heard The Faint)

Hi Timo - Their recent album is called 'Wet From Birth' and the synth sounds I really like are in the break and instrumental passage of a track called 'Paranoia Attack'. The sound in the break in particular just sounds like the earth is about to cave in beneath you. It's phenomenal. Wish I could get a sound like that...

But then the whole album is really well produced and they get great sounds on every instrument. So production probably has as much to do with it as synth programming.

please post an audio clip...this will help us in desiphering whether it can be done or not!!

peace
Blank

ok. will do later. the cd's at home and i'm at work now

at last! it was one of them blinkin enhanced CDs that wouldn't play on one computer only on another etc

anyway, i've posted it up at

MOD EDIT:(10/12/04): Sorry guys no links to illegal music/wares allowed. Perhaps take a grab from the song with the sound your refer to, and provide another link. Thanks.

Hope The Faint don't mind. I'm sure you guys will go and buy the album or something if you like the track anyway :)

like I said, the sound I really like is in the instrumental passage after the verses.

about what time in the song? Im not sure what you mean by the instrumental part of the song...how many min and sec into the song?

peace
Blank

Thanks Blank - One of the bits I was referring to comes between 01:16 and 01:31 - though they use a very similar sound all the way through.

Like I said, I don't know much about sound designing, but it's the 'tearing' sound within each note that I particularly like.

The sound to me sounds like a distorted sh101...but ill go back and listen again since i know the times now!!

peace
Blank

I dont think the Virus would have any problems doing those sounds I heard in the track...

But, dont ask how to get them....I have no idea. Sorry! Im just a fiddler/tweak and pray kinda guy