Can these sounds be synthesized on an NS2?

[iaorana]

Hi All,

In this rendition of Joe Zawinul's Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Francisco Morales uses various nice synth sounds (taken apart the Rhodes ones of course!). I wonder whether they could be purely synthesized on an NS2, or they need a recourse to special samples (that could be found in the huge Nord libraries)?

Alain

[iaorana]

Hello Alain,
Wow, what an awesome rendition of mercy.
As to the synth lead sound, it sounds like double saw wave, unison tuned, slight detuning, 4 pole lowpass filtering, high keyboard tracked, with a lot of resonance. The filter is modulated by an almost piano like envelop but also by velocity, which gives it that expressive nature.
This could certainly be synthesized on the NS2 using the onboard hardware "samples not required".

Thanks for sharing this guy's excellent playing.
Cheers, Hanon

[Johannes]

Nice find indeed! Love Mercy Mercy Mercy!
Indeed great playing in particular the soloing, even though I don't like too much some of his harmonic changes at the beginning.
Would be great to have this lead patch (seems like an original Motif to me in the video or am I wrong?) indeed on the NORD. Kind of the late 80ies/early 90ies thickened Leads that go well with Piano/Rhodeses, very nice!

[Frantz]

Thank you for posting this Alain
This video enlighted my day
It is a Yamaha Motif.
The problem is that we will have to play like him if we want to prove this is feasable on the NS

[iaorana]

As to the synth lead sound, it sounds like double saw wave, unison tuned, slight detuning, 4 pole lowpass filtering, high keyboard tracked, with a lot of resonance. The filter is modulated by an almost piano like envelop but also by velocity, which gives it that expressive nature.

Thanks Hanon I indeed began in this "oscillator" direction, but got difficulties in adjusting modulations

Alain

[iaorana]

Indeed great playing in particular the soloing, even though I don't like too much some of his harmonic changes at the beginning.

Do you mean in the rubato intro, or in the theme - the chromatic shift from A to Bb and/or the diminished chord? Kind of latin exuberance we may forgive in a live performance IMO

Would be great to have this lead patch (seems like an original Motif to me in the video or am I wrong?) indeed on the NORD. Kind of the late 80ies/early 90ies thickened Leads that go well with Piano/Rhodeses, very nice!

+ 1

[Frantz]

Hello
This is certainly not representative of what one can do (far better) with the ns2 I think.
Here is an attempt (3 variations, the second I prefer) to imitate the sound :
Thank you Hanon for your comments that helped me starting this sound.

[Frantz]

Finally did it forgive my fuzzy playing plz

• attempt.mp3

[Hanon_CTS]

Here is an attempt (3 variations, the second I prefer) to imitate the sound

Nicely Done! Very close.
As a tweak, Maybe reduce the decay rate segment of the filter envelop just a bit.
Cheers, Hanon

[Frantz]

yess Thx.

Will father Christmas (Santa Clause) bring you that NS2 Hanon ?

btw, I used only the epiano and the synth, the saw waveform, no sample, so can it be done with the NS-ex ?