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I'm sorry if it isn't the right place for asking this.

I would like to ask for a specific SFX that I've been seeing and hearing since end of times but I don't have exact words to describe this. So bear with me...

I'm talking about those glitchy and electronic sounds you see in the menus and loading screens. They sound randomized and glitchy. You can try and remember their sound from thinking about loading texts and the glitchy sounds accompanying them.

I would like to ask about those. Do you know any tutorial or Youtube video where I can learn about how to making them. Or do you know any free and licensed SFX pack for them?.

IN GENERAL, I'm speaking about sound like these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8rqpruzcJ8

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As said in the video, all of these sounds are made from white noise.

There is some dynamic filtering going on (bp, hp, notch...) with lots of color and resonance. To achieve this kind of complex cutoff modulation, the easiest way is to use a synth that offers multiple LFOs, enveloppes and stepper, such as Massive.

I don't know glitch libraries as I make all of my synths, but here is an idea if you don't know much about synthesis : Try randomizing your synth parameters. You often get glitchy patchs this way.
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Check out Glitchmachines ... Cryogen is exactly what you're looking for.

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Cryogen is a modular buffer effects processor designed to generate robotic artifacts and abstract musical malfunctions. Cryogen features dual buffer effects, dual multimode filters with morphable modes and dual bit crusher effects. With the advent of its extremely flexible architecture and modulation options, Cryogen is capable of generating everything from subtle glitches to stunning signal mutations, making it an exciting tool for electronic musicians and sound designers alike.

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thecontrolcentre wrote:Check out [url=<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">http://glitchmachines.com</span>/]Glitchmachines[/url] ... Cryogen is exactly what you're looking for.

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Cryogen is a modular buffer effects processor designed to generate robotic artifacts and abstract musical malfunctions. Cryogen features dual buffer effects, dual multimode filters with morphable modes and dual bit crusher effects. With the advent of its extremely flexible architecture and modulation options, Cryogen is capable of generating everything from subtle glitches to stunning signal mutations, making it an exciting tool for electronic musicians and sound designers alike.
Your inputs are noted. I will be experiment with the techniques you mentioned. Thank you.
Groov85 wrote:As said in the video, all of these sounds are made from white noise.

There is some dynamic filtering going on (bp, hp, notch...) with lots of color and resonance. To achieve this kind of complex cutoff modulation, the easiest way is to use a synth that offers multiple LFOs, enveloppes and stepper, such as Massive.

I don't know glitch libraries as I make all of my synths, but here is an idea if you don't know much about synthesis : Try randomizing your synth parameters. You often get glitchy patchs this way.
I will be looking at it, thank you!

Any more inputs? All is appreciated.

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thecontrolcentre wrote:Check out Glitchmachines ... Cryogen is exactly what you're looking for.

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Cryogen is a modular buffer effects processor designed to generate robotic artifacts and abstract musical malfunctions. Cryogen features dual buffer effects, dual multimode filters with morphable modes and dual bit crusher effects. With the advent of its extremely flexible architecture and modulation options, Cryogen is capable of generating everything from subtle glitches to stunning signal mutations, making it an exciting tool for electronic musicians and sound designers alike.

Sadly no demo for Cryogen :( And I can't purchase it right away.

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mewthree wrote:
thecontrolcentre wrote:Check out Glitchmachines ... Cryogen is exactly what you're looking for.

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Cryogen is a modular buffer effects processor designed to generate robotic artifacts and abstract musical malfunctions. Cryogen features dual buffer effects, dual multimode filters with morphable modes and dual bit crusher effects. With the advent of its extremely flexible architecture and modulation options, Cryogen is capable of generating everything from subtle glitches to stunning signal mutations, making it an exciting tool for electronic musicians and sound designers alike.

Sadly no demo for Cryogen :( And I can't purchase it right away.
The same dev also has InearDisplay. Several of the Inear plugs were set free earlier this year. Iirc there was a predecessor of Cryogen. Don't remember the name. The GM freebies are pretty useful too.

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thecontrolcentre wrote: The same dev also has InearDisplay. Several of the Inear plugs were set free earlier this year. Iirc there was a predecessor of Cryogen. Don't remember the name. The GM freebies are pretty useful too.
Thank you. I will be looking at those!!!

Any other info is still appreciated!


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livecut can give you quite some glitches on any sound material and its free: http://mdsp.smartelectronix.com/livecut/

there is the old glitch by dblue: http://illformed.org/plugins/

check here in the old plugin section:
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maybe combine fm synthesis with such glitch plugins.

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DtBlkFx
http://rekkerd.org/dtblkfx/

Thesis II
http://www.soundsystembrabant.com/

Lost Technology
http://rekkerd.org/ce00423/ce00423.htm#download

Lists lists lists I know, but these are really good for this sort of effect.

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Anyone? Maybe more on techniques?

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These types of sounds are often made directly to the corresponding video. A decent audio editor is about all you need to do this sort of sound design but you can also purchase sound libraries and synths and use them for your starting points. Look up tutorials on sci fi sound design for video, video game sound design and other topic and you should find some useful info.
Don't F**K with Mr. Zero.

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Ah_Dziz wrote:These types of sounds are often made directly to the corresponding video. A decent audio editor is about all you need to do this sort of sound design but you can also purchase sound libraries and synths and use them for your starting points. Look up tutorials on sci fi sound design for video, video game sound design and other topic and you should find some useful info.

The thing is I really wasn't able to find them. So could you ellaborate?

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Take a program like audacity and some randomly gathered simple waveforms from around the Internet. Then start layering and processing. Little repetitive edits and extreme pitch manipulation along with some phasing and maybe a speaker IR on top to give the impression that the sound is being made by an actual piece of hardware. Find a video of somebody manipulating a screen like the one you posted, strip the audio off it, and try and make your own sounds to go along with the video. 90% of that stuff could be made with synth 1 and a small selection of freeware effects. Just get down and get your hands dirty. I learned to do this on the job when a production I was working with came up short a sound designer. If you've been playing with synths for a while it should come pretty natural once you get rolling and see how all the bits fit together.
Don't F**K with Mr. Zero.

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Some good advice above. :tu:
Have a look at Fault by Unfiltered Audio. There's a thread about it elsewhere in the forum with a 50% off coupon offer. I just got it.

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