Odin’s Box
Three synth instruments created from a transformer with an audible hum....
ByMark Allnutt
The story
3 instruments in one pack.
Underneath my studio is an electrical transformer.
This transformer receives an electrical supply from the council, which it then converts
into a usable phase for us at our farm.
To my excitement, I discovered that this transformer had an audible hum. It was immediately sampled with 2 microphones into a ZoomH6, and then manipulated in Cubase.
Odin’s Box 1 is the original signal, with noise reduction.
It is essentially a Synth Piano.
This instrument can be used as a short or long melodic instrument, or manipulated to behave like a pad.
Odin’s Box 2 is a Synth Organ.
Combining modulations and reverbs, I manipulated the original transformer sample to mimic a classic
church organ. This instrument can be used as an organ, a synth pad, or even a drone.
Odin’s Box 3 is a Synth Pad
I manufactured 2 different pads from the original sample, which differ in tone to each other.
These layers of pads can be used to create smooth and dreamlike backing pads, or ominous drones.
Each instrument features an “Attack” knob, “Release” knob, a “Low Pass Filter” knob, and a “Reverb” knob.
Built for the FULL VERSION of Native Instrument’s Kontakt 5.8
This plus all other instruments I release are available through my website, linked via my profile.
Have fun!!
Piano Drop
Interface
Reviews
Impressed
This is a nice little pack. Looking forward to experimenting with these presets. Good work.
Electrical Transformer Pad
I renamed this Electrical Transformer Pad in my folder so i can remember what it is before opening. This is a really weird interesting pad. Its cool cause it ind of walks the line of being one of those horror dissonant pads but it isn't so dissonant that it can't be used in a more dreamy context as well. As many pads on Pianobook are its ever evolving with really nice tonal things popping up here and there that almost sound like vocals . The GUI is pretty controllable although to would have been nice to customize the knobs so they're not just the stock Kontakt ones but this doesn't take away from the instrument. Awesome sound
Very basic, plane sound of synth
It has totally a plane synth sound, so I think you want to tweak this sound to fit into your project. Nice to have it as a base to create your own synth sound.