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Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:33 am

OK,

As most of you know, I'm a dance/electronica f**kwit. So what is this 'hoover' sound that people refer to? Is it a particular synth patch? A technique? What is a pop song that contains it? Any references to more obscure artists will be sheepishly ignored, not because I'm an ass (though I am) but because I couldn't be arsed researching. I just want to know a very common, easy-to-remember song that was big in North America that features this sound so that once and for all I can know what it is.

Greg

hjack · Post by **hjack** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:36 am

the father of

dyson

bluedad · Post by **bluedad** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:40 am

I'm just geussing, but I bet if you download the vangaurd demo there's a hoover preset in there.
pretty sure I've seen one in z3ta, too.

hjack · Post by **hjack** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:41 am

and the drums version

gcsmoney · Post by **gcsmoney** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:54 am

The Hoover sound is a very cool rugged sounding trance lead preset that resembles a revving up noise, the Hoover vacuum just plain sucks...

Hey, my lemon snow-cone tastes funny!!!

Vegetarian · Post by **Vegetarian** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:55 am

Not only is it a brand of vacuum cleaner, it's also a specific sound

Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music has a "hoover" sample on the intro page, just click the button ...

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:55 am

bluedad wrote:I'm just geussing, but I bet if you download the vangaurd demo there's a hoover preset in there.
pretty sure I've seen one in z3ta, too.

Bah! Demo software!

Thanks for the suggestion, actually. No better way to find out than to actually use it...

Still open to any suggestions, though. Is it the sound like in Kalis' "Milkshake"?

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:58 am

Vegetarian wrote:Not only is it a brand of vacuum cleaner, it's also a specific sound Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music has a "hoover" sample on the intro page, just click the button ...

Ah, my first reply came before this post. Thanks for that!

Hey, cool site, too. I like the genrefication of it all, and the clickable buttons to hear examples of the 'choons'.

projektio · Post by **projektio** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:06 am

The original "hoover" sound comes from a patch called "What the..." on both the Roland Alpha Juno 1 and the MKS-50 (rackmount version of the AJ1).

I happen to own the second of those two hardware units, and you need to tweak the original patch in order to get it to behave properly, and thus sound like what everyone goes nuts for...

It is really quite popular in UK hardhouse and NU-NRG genres, but in my opinion it has long since overstayed its welcome. Time for a new sound!!

projektio

Cabinfever · Post by **Cabinfever** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:45 am

its a sound that third-rate musos still think is worth using

dystonia_ek · Post by **dystonia_ek** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:46 am

Either that Joey Beltram Alpha Juno patch (as first heard on 'Mentasm'), or something for cleaning the carpet I believe.

PaintedBlue · Post by **PaintedBlue** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 3:51 am

Dyson > Hoover

hao nao · Post by **hao nao** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:37 am

and Eureka, Regina, and Electrolux get nary a mention!

ThunderDrums · Post by **ThunderDrums** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:50 am

Found a free vsti strickly for you hooverlovers. Does its job quite well I must say.

www.dominotesongs.com/index.htm look for hoovermaker on the sidebar.

Cheers

o'malley · Post by **o'malley** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:32 am

Lunch Money wrote:So what is this 'hoover'...

It is a big thing on the colorado river that holds water back and generates electricity.

What is a hoover?