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...Playing Super Mario Kart 64...What Instrument Sound Is That!?
Anchovi
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:27 pm reply with quote
Playing Mario Kart 64 with my little sister brings back so many childhood memories. Anyway, there is a sound that always caught my attention as a kid.

Now that i find myself working on songs, i've wondered how that specific sound is created & where it comes from. Maybe there is a plug-in/vst that can be used with Fl Studio, Pro Tools, or Logic.


Lol, below is a link to the video with all the Mario Kart Sound Effects.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KC2NCV1Ma8

* At 2:51 - 2:54 you can hear the sound right after the "boing."
* At 2:59 - 3:00 you can hear it for the last time.


Can anyone help me identify that sound? Or any similar sounding foundation that can be tweaked around to achieve that sound?
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:00 am reply with quote
Well that is a cool one.
It sounds like a basic siney/squarey 'boop' note repeated, pitching up, and going through a simple short delay.
But, those sounds arent made with real "delay" or effects, so it must have been done with tricky sequencing right?

Tweakbench has VST meant to simulate the sounds these chips made. Might be worth checking out-
http://www.tweakbench.com/peach

I believe there is a Toad and Triforce also...
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Anchovi
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:57 am reply with quote
Hmm...Maybe this will help in indentifying the sound a little bit more.

The link below provides a song by one of my all time favorite Brazilian group, Banda Black Rio called Deixa Estar.


http://songs.to/#!pl=68a62f78f58db735c4922b4f341946b484630e5 1


* At 00:09 - 00:16 you can hear an arpeggio using a very similar instrument to the Mario Kart 'Boop' sound..
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George
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:11 pm reply with quote
It's a very simple sound with delay and some arpeggio.
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Anchovi
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:05 pm reply with quote
It does sound quite simple doesn't it. It's the arpeggio technique and delay that make it sound interesting. Any ideas on how to actually make that simple sound though?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:37 pm reply with quote
anyone?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:54 pm reply with quote
To me it does sound like combination of quick note progression, tad of delay and hipass filter sweep..
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:47 am reply with quote
Ha!
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4pefjCgDUxiMU5OY05XaVFVNXc
Who ever said triangles are useless?
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:36 pm reply with quote
Why not record it and study it closer. It is a simple sound. Also, you can use the file to slice some scwfs for latter use tsk tsk tsk
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:12 pm reply with quote
Hey, OP, aren't you gonna ask how I did it??
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:24 am reply with quote
Well, I'll give you a hint: triangle waves. And some delay.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:25 am reply with quote
http://www.preromanbritain.com/ymvst/

I love this thing....
(it's very, very old tho;)
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