The Knife - Silent Shout

[memorex0864]

Does anyone know what equipment was used on this track?
Particulary interested in dynamics..

[theviirus]

computer and FM synthesis from a dx7.

[afreshcupofjoe]

I read an interview recently with the knife and they said that their sound setup revolves around just a few core instruments and that's basically all they use for generating sounds:

Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1
Roland SH-101 synth
Native Instruments FM7
Casio RP-1 Rapman synth
Boss Voice Transformer


Togu Audio Line a.k.a. TAL makes an excellent vsti sh101 emulation if you are interested.

[Kim Lajoie]

Does anyone know what equipment was used on this track?

Motivation and practice.

-Kim.

[afreshcupofjoe]

computer and FM synthesis from a dx7.

I thought this was funny, because they don't even own a dx7, and there is clearly subtractive sounds prominently displayed all over the album. The arpeggiator that is the main melodic instument in track 'silent shout' is subtractive. You can clearly hear the filter being modulated all over the place. Anyone who says that is FM synthesis is either not paying attention, or has no idea how an FM synth works. Still, this strange rumor still persists. There are references all over the place to how the album was made only with Machine Drum and FM7... weird.

Anyway, what got me searching out this topic was because I was fooling around and I accidently reproduced the main synth line from Neverland almost exactly with Synth1. I mean, it's even scary how close it is. I've never been able to nail something with a softsynth so perfectly, and I've tried many other times. Funny, I never figured that Synth1 could nail an sh-101 so well.

[mark.bussey@gmail.com]

could you upload the preset for that synth?!?

[Wavedude]

The Knife is scary man, cool music but the freakiest live shows...

[theviirus]

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[chaseDESTROY]

from what i understand they didnt use a DX7. they used FM8. this would explain the subtractive synth sounds.


i read (i think i remix mag) that it was:


machinedrum
FM8
Boss VocalTransformer thingy.
cubase


def subtractive synthesis in Silent Shout that or FM being filtered. I have come very close to some of the sounds using saw waves in subtractor with a little FM to make them a little more dissonant sounding. There is no way Silent Shout (the track) was done with a DX7, the filter envelope that makes the arpeggio sound "plucky" (for lack of a better term) is def tied to the gate triggering the notes.

[afreshcupofjoe]

from what i understand they didnt use a DX7. they used FM8. this would explain the subtractive synth sounds.


i read (i think i remix mag) that it was:


machinedrum
FM8
Boss VocalTransformer thingy.
cubase


def subtractive synthesis in Silent Shout that or FM being filtered. I have come very close to some of the sounds using saw waves in subtractor with a little FM to make them a little more dissonant sounding. There is no way Silent Shout (the track) was done with a DX7, the filter envelope that makes the arpeggio sound "plucky" (for lack of a better term) is def tied to the gate triggering the notes.

WTF? No, fm8 doesn't explain the subtracitve synthesis. You just quoted the exact interview I did, but left out the SH101. Did you even read my post? You do know that the sh101 is a subtractive synth right? This entire post was pointless and just confuses things that were already explained in detail. Why do I even try. I give up.

http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_knife/

[CypherOne]

[afreshcupofjoe]