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Sound Design • How to make a sword unsheathing sound (unlikely example found in Robert Palmer's Simply Irresistible)

I've been wanting to learn this sound for a long time now and having heard Simply Irresistible tonight I was reminded.

I've timestamped the part in the song should it (understandably) not be your bag.
https://youtu.be/SoHpSY3IoAI?si=8ko7mICEWgmnipn0&t=107
It's immediately after the laughable iconic 80s drums at 1:47 should the timestamp not work for you.

Note there are two sounds. I'm not after the initial swing, merely the metallic unsheathing bit that follows.
In terms of preferred synths, I have quite a few options at my disposal so no concerns there.

I came close with additive synthesis and comb filtering but still nothing I was super happy with.

Also, before anybody says just sample one of the gazillion examples online it's more about the sound design process than it is about having the sound identically. Plus the flexibility is much greater having it as a preset.

Statistics: Posted by OscSync — Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:16 am — Replies 2 — Views 45



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