I've been always fond of HG Fortune ambient synths, I'm trying to replicate their sound and need some help. What is it that makes them sound so retro? Are they sample based? Low-bit processing? Stereo bleed? I tried different methods but I just can't get that sound.
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HG Fortune synths
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- KVRist
- 434 posts since 17 Nov, 2020
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- Banned
- 3197 posts since 23 Jan, 2022
it is funny, my first vst synth was HG Fortune Avatar, i was searching in google for soundscapes free vst and it came up as recommendation, i was very confused when i opened it
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- KVRAF
- 1670 posts since 13 Jan, 2014
Artvera just has made a kontakt library in Rememberance of Günther Hager and in his style:
https://www.artvera-music.com/ (at the bottom of the page, "Wheel of fortune")
Maybe that helps for imagination. And she is a very nice person, so maybe it helps if you have some concrete questions just to ask directly. I know she was involved in gui design, not sure if she has participated in sounddesign for him to but the kontakt library in my mind comes close to the intention and is absolutely beautiful. And free by the way
There is another guy very much into this sounds and keeping the spirit alive, look for "Paule" in the NI Reaktor forum, he has made lot of Reaktor synths over the years in the Spirit of HG Fortune.
https://www.artvera-music.com/ (at the bottom of the page, "Wheel of fortune")
Maybe that helps for imagination. And she is a very nice person, so maybe it helps if you have some concrete questions just to ask directly. I know she was involved in gui design, not sure if she has participated in sounddesign for him to but the kontakt library in my mind comes close to the intention and is absolutely beautiful. And free by the way
There is another guy very much into this sounds and keeping the spirit alive, look for "Paule" in the NI Reaktor forum, he has made lot of Reaktor synths over the years in the Spirit of HG Fortune.
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- KVRAF
- 3700 posts since 21 Nov, 2015
Some good tips! You can find Paule's stuff over here.tatanka wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 9:14 am Artvera just has made a kontakt library in Rememberance of Günther Hager and in his style:
https://www.artvera-music.com/ (at the bottom of the page, "Wheel of fortune")
Maybe that helps for imagination. And she is a very nice person, so maybe it helps if you have some concrete questions just to ask directly. I know she was involved in gui design, not sure if she has participated in sounddesign for him to but the kontakt library in my mind comes close to the intention and is absolutely beautiful. And free by the way
There is another guy very much into this sounds and keeping the spirit alive, look for "Paule" in the NI Reaktor forum, he has made lot of Reaktor synths over the years in the Spirit of HG Fortune.
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/r ... est/1/all/
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- KVRian
- 788 posts since 18 Sep, 2010
My general recollections:
Samples, yes, typically several samples with variable loops and offset fades between them, allowing for a kind of sound evolution.
Among other things, his later instruments seem to add some interesting cross modulations (certainly ring modulation anyway), and vector type motions, as well.
Beyond that, ... well, it's just been too long since I last messed around with them.
Wonderful soundscapes.
Samples, yes, typically several samples with variable loops and offset fades between them, allowing for a kind of sound evolution.
Among other things, his later instruments seem to add some interesting cross modulations (certainly ring modulation anyway), and vector type motions, as well.
Beyond that, ... well, it's just been too long since I last messed around with them.
Wonderful soundscapes.
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- KVRAF
- 13831 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
Links to HG Fortune synths/soundfonts/presets, etc:humanboeing wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 6:56 am I've been always fond of HG Fortune ambient synths, I'm trying to replicate their sound and need some help.
viewtopic.php?t=449202
I'm not a musician, but I've designed sounds that others use to make music. http://soundcloud.com/obsidiananvil
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- KVRAF
- 18452 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
I remember finding out about these, downloading and playing around with them… and then never using them again. A bit too easy, but I can see the attraction to someone who doesn’t want to dig in and get their hands dirty.
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- KVRAF
- 14197 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
It's layers of soundfonts, but that won't get you the modulations that were unique to those synths.
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- KVRAF
- 14197 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 434 posts since 17 Nov, 2020
I think that's what I'm missing. After fiddling around I can get quite close with soundscapes, but it gets more difficult with other sounds, for example the basses found in Alphatron still have the "HGFortune sound", but techniques which I found useful for scapes like granular mangling and pitch shifting do not work in more 'musical' or 'useful' sounds.osiris wrote: Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:17 pm but that won't get you the modulations that were unique to those synths.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 434 posts since 17 Nov, 2020
Avatar ST was also my first VST, still sounds as goodmartiu wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 9:05 am it is funny, my first vst synth was HG Fortune Avatar, i was searching in google for soundscapes free vst and it came up as recommendation, i was very confused when i opened it
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- KVRist
- 207 posts since 23 Oct, 2005 from Australia
Love H.G Fortune synths - the sound of them is very nostalgic to me, reminds me of old samplers or sample based video game systems such as snes music.