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Cubic_Bells Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: Dec. 2002 Posted: Dec. 31 2002, 04:52 Well it sounds very stupid but... is there a way without buying whole CD (or a Synth) with needles samples to get a Tubular Bells (like these in the III-album). I mean can somebody help meee... Please ?     Well I understood how are these samples made but... I can't buy this percusion&sampling set (sad but true). So the only way is trough the Web. So if someone has an Ideia pls let me know. Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Dec. 31 2002, 08:08 Strangely, I just emailed someone about the exact same topic...is that coincidence, or is there a link between these events?   Anyway, I have a very hastily programmed synth patch which is kind of a cross between the TBII and III bells. It's quite a bright sound - more so than TBIII (it's based on Korg M1 sounds). I'm not sure how well it would sample... If you want to take a listen, there's a sample here. Back to top

Cubic_Bells Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: Dec. 2002 Posted: Jan. 04 2003, 03:56 Ooops...    Yes there is a link is that you Richard ? When I came to this site i remembered for you Discography... and I tought you're the one that can help me    sorry for this massive attack but half an year ago (when I knew almost nothing about mike's TB) i made a track using a Layer with GM Fantasy and a... Koto (1 octave down) then I realised that the perfect instrument for this part would be a Bell. I heard about Mike and step by step i riched the Far Above the Clouds... but you know there's one more place with a very good samples of the Bells - in Dark Star (1:16 - 2:01) and so the Oddysey began ....    See yaa   Back to top

Thea Cochrane Group: Musicians Posts: 445 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Feb. 18 2003, 18:48 I got some good multisampled (real) tubular bells from PrimeSounds.com The only downside is that you have to pay to use the site - if you use lots of samples it's worth it. I spent some time sampling my MT32 and now I can use some very late-80s-era-Mike-type sounds (especially Fantasy - instant Clear Light - and some of the drum sounds feature on Earth Moving). Having the sounds in a sampler means I can do all kinds of fun filter tricks with them which is tricky on the MT-32. Back to top

Cubic_Bells Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: Dec. 2002 Posted: Feb. 19 2003, 13:54 Well, i used the 40Kbps preview samples from the PrimeSounds. I have also samples from Korgscrew (10x to him again) also my own TB samples and a reprogramed Crystal like sound (the original source is uknown) . Now I'm experimenting on layering sounds (a yeah - also a Yamaha Fantasy preset) and now i'm trying to make a more jingle sound,(a something like in DarkStar but a bit better).... If i come up with something real good i'll put a link to a sample. P.S. After a short reserch I noticed that the Tubular Bells in all their varieties are very used by many musicians. Now as I think the pure sounds of the bells... especialy in Part 1 of TB1 isn't so good as the Synth versions. Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Feb. 20 2003, 05:59 One sound that turns up in a few places (though not in Mike's work) is the FM bell sound, from synthesisers like the Yamaha DX7 (Mike did have one for a while, there are some sounds from it on Islands). I find that a nice jingly sound...maybe we should start a Tubular Bells synth sample bank... (actually, I say that jokingly but...it's an idea...) Back to top

Cubic_Bells Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: Dec. 2002 Posted: Feb. 20 2003, 13:03 That's nice Idea...   ... First this bells-mania, now i began to play guitar... how far can it go ?    Well you never now Back to top

Thea Cochrane Group: Musicians Posts: 445 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Feb. 22 2003, 10:27 I've got one of the bells from PrimeSounds in WAV format. I bought some software and as a bonus I was allowed to download 100Mb of stuff - unfortunately I didn't notice the tubular bells until I had nearly used it all up. I wouldn't mnd contributing my bells and the multisampled MT-32 (Mike was using this - it says so in the TB2 concert score) to the Sampled Bell Bank. Try adding a bell tree sound. I've got a few bell tree samples around somewhere and it really helps if you are trying to do Sentinel-type noises. Piano + Glocks (3 notes only) + Fantasy + Bell Tree. Of course, if you are feeling devious you can just sample the bells directly from Mike's albums. I think the easiest ones to get are from the remixes of FATC. But this isn't quite as satisfying as making it yourself. Back to top

Cubic_Bells Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: Dec. 2002 Posted: Feb. 23 2003, 07:19 Well, about the primesounds... i used the "preview" mp3s (i think they were 40 Kbps)... they're good, but when it comes to money... i'm fully satisfied with them a "tree bell" ? what's this (i mean not as a synth-preset)? about the remixes - you mean there is a standalone recording of the Bells, or you mean i have to play isolating the Bells sound from a track? Back to top

Thea Cochrane Group: Musicians Posts: 445 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Feb. 25 2003, 06:23 I'm not sure how I'd describe what a bell tree looks like. There is a picture here - you can see one being played in the TB2 concert video/ DVD. On one of the remixes of Far Above The Clouds (I can't remember which one, but I suspect one of the Jam and Spoon ones) it starts off with just the bells and that floaty swept synth pad sound. It's fairly easy to cut and fade things so that the pad sound sounds like extra harmonics in the bell sound. Or you could just put the pad sound underneath whatever you are playing. See Exhibit A (the FATC online game at Dark Star) and my remix of FATC (from when I was still fairly new to making music on a computer)[ Back to top

BOOsTER Group: Musicians Posts: 1024 Joined: Jan. 2003 Posted: Mar. 02 2003, 12:52 Hello, I saw this discussion so I went downstairs to my studio and guess what? I made this C3 sample of TB http://www.rebirth.nd4spdworld.com/stuff/TBIIIlike.wav maybe not great but I think it's use-able have fun Korgscrew: could you send me your samples? my addy is booster@seermusic.com thx -------------- http://www.djbooster.net Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Mar. 03 2003, 12:39 That sample sounds like some of the FM bells I've come across. What I'll do with my samples is work on making them available on the web, then I'll let you know where to find them. I'm willing to try putting together a whole page of different sounds for download, like we were discussing, though I may not be able to keep it up forever if it turns out to need a large amount of space or bandwidth. Anyone interested can send me a PM. Back to top

Cubic_Bells Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: Dec. 2002 Posted: Mar. 03 2003, 23:47 Hey guis, waths up    Speaking about FM Bells... I have a favourite one. It's on Equinoxe 3 (for those who don't know what Equinoxe is (Is there anyone   ?) 1978 - J-M-Jarre) so... about 3:20 there is a good one. Also i sampled one Bell  from "El Greco" (Vangelis)... but i better stop with these artists, 'cause i might get trown out   And I have the honour to play a real ones ... it's not very hard just hit-the-tube-game Unfortunately i was not allowed to sample them, but i'll see what I can do. Back to top

BOOsTER Group: Musicians Posts: 1024 Joined: Jan. 2003 Posted: Mar. 16 2003, 05:42 well Korg I made them using FM synthesis hmm about the site of samples I could support you enough space and also help you to care about the site if you want to -------------- http://www.djbooster.net Back to top

BOOsTER Group: Musicians Posts: 1024 Joined: Jan. 2003 Posted: April 01 2003, 11:59 Korg: i have an idea if you would want to colaborate on it I could run the site on my server, setup something like PHPNuke or PostNuke engine to serve the needs for file listing and uploading...if you would like to make the site of the samples. Good idea would be also public uploads I think there are people who have nice samples -------------- http://www.djbooster.net Back to top

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