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NAD · Post by **NAD** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:06 am

You know what I'm talking about, those spray can looking things with the plastic horn on top, you hear them at soccer games....

So I'm wanting to try and synthesize that sound. My only guess would be to drop the pitch in the beginning and keep the amp envelope fairly flat. Any ideas?

Bernard Quatermass · Post by **Bernard Quatermass** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:19 am

Sample it.

NAD · Post by **NAD** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:30 am

I kinda was wondering how to mimic the sound using a synthesizer. A sample just wouldn't quite be the same.

adydub · Post by **adydub** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:39 am

It may be tricky using subtractive synthesis. A starting point could be a bright and poweful brass patch, add a pitch envelope as you describe, then some heavy distortion/waveshaping.

NAD · Post by **NAD** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:29 am

adydub wrote:It may be tricky using subtractive synthesis. A starting point could be a bright and poweful brass patch, add a pitch envelope as you describe, then some heavy distortion/waveshaping.

Thanks for the tip, this worked pretty well, though the distortion didn't add much.

Karmacomposer · Post by **Karmacomposer** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:05 pm

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Mike

dsp music · Post by **dsp music** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:50 pm

Build it!

NAD · Post by **NAD** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:12 pm

dsp music wrote:Build it!

Yeah, I saw that one. Not really the typical air horn sound I'm going for, though.

dsp music · Post by **dsp music** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:21 pm

I can guess mate. Actually I was about to ask what was an Air Horn (didn't know it was called like that) but googled it instead and found that video among other info.

Just couldn't resist posting it

NAD · Post by **NAD** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:26 pm

It was fun to watch, at the very least, and even educational....

afreshcupofjoe · Post by **afreshcupofjoe** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:56 pm

Quick try in Synth1:

Sample

Patch

M1 · Post by M1 » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:08 am

that was a good stab at it! i think the envelopes shoud be a little quicker though. i think alot of the enveloped sound in an air horn is from reverberations that modify the percieved pitch.

To Synthesize an Air Horn