Help!
I've got ImpOscar and Oddity plug-ins that I use on the PC and I am trying to get Billy's screamin' lead solo sound - the one he used in Hymn.
Can anyone help?
I think it was done on the ARP but if anyone has the sound as a loadable patch for the ImpOscan or the Oddity I would be very grateful!

Will play drums in return for help!

Cheers
Scott

Hi Scott!

Yes, I can help you! I´ve programmed the leadsound myself on my Oddity - originally Billy
used his Arp Odyssey - so send me an email, and I`ll send you a couple of patches for the Oddity.
Remember to use some fx: Overdrive/distortion and
flanger!
All The Best!
JesperDK

Hi

I've been trying to emulate this sound for a while too! - I have the Oddity, which I can't really make any sense of!!! My favourite soft synth is the impOSCar.

The closest I've got is to load the Oscar preset bank (after the 10 or so big programmes, I think that the Oscar patch is the original synth defaults), and there is a preset on there called LFOlead or something like that, it's definately a lead!!. If you increase the filter drive to full, turn the effects on, chorus to about half, delay level up to half, glide to around 10pm, wheel bend to full, then play using the wheel bend for dives, and the 'PitchMod' control for the out of control vibrato, I think you get the basic flavour.

The real deal though, is that it's in the player, rather than a patch - Billy Currie would sound awesome playing a Casio VL Tone!

Dave

Well Scott, they should be in your email know!

Well Dáve - they should be in your email too!
Comments and suggestions are very welcome from both
of you!
JesperDK

Hi Jesper!
Many thanks for the patches and the kind emails - I'll load them into Oddity and give them a go.
I'm really a drummer, not a keyboard player, but I love messing around and I always loved the screaming lead sound that Billy got and wondered how he did it.
The Oddity does kind of screw my head up when I look at the interface - all looks very complicated to me!
I am running Oddity through Cubase SX3 - whats the best way to add things like distortion, flange etc?
I think a lot of it really is down to the way Billy plays though - he makes the notes just seem to flow and glide into one another - a genius!
Many thanks for your help!
Scott

oooh! can i be really cheeky and scrounge a copy of them patches too please???

How do I load the .PST files you sent me into the Oddity?
It only seems to accept banks .PBK files?

Help!
Scott

No Problem - as long as Jesper doesn't mind.

...and you can tell me how to load .PST files into the Oddity!

Scott

erm, im not sure actually, i havent tried myself. i`ll try and find out.
as for the patches, i`ll just wait till jesper agrees first as i wouldnt wanna grab them without the owners say so.

Hey!
Of course you can have the sounds Casm - so just
send him the sounds!!!
Well, loading the sounds: I use Logic and in Logic there is a folder where you can put all your single-sounds (It´s called "plug-in settings" in Logic. There must be such a folder
in Cubase too. Try that!
If it doesn`t function we will have to solve
that problem!
All The Best!
JesperDK

Well, the efx:
You could add the overdrive/distortion as an insert effect
on the channel and add the flanger or delay if you wish using the sends/returns.

Hi jesper,
Nothing like that in Cubase SX 3 and the Oddity refuses to load these single sounds.
Can you send me them as part of a BANK file please - a .PBK file.

Scott

Hi Scott!
I don`t use entire banks (pbk) but I will create
one sometime tomorrow - and then I`ll send it to you. I will also ask one of friends about the Cubase-"problem".

Sleep well!
JesperDK

Thanks Jesper.
I cant see a way of getting Oddity to load individual sounds like that at all - it all has to be done using banks - these .PBK files.
I am using Cubase SX 3 on the PC to run Oddity.
Many thanks for your help - can't wait to hear your sounds!
Scott

I've got Oddity at home - will have a look tonight if no-one's solved it by then.

I still cant see a way of loading individual sounds into Oddity running thru Cubase SX 3 on the PC.

Bummer!

Anyone help! I really want to get as close to Billy's screamin' lead sound as I can - it must be possible - yeah?

Scott

Oddity can only load BANKS of sounds not individual sounds themselves.
See pages 6, 7 and 8 of the Oddity user guide.

Unless!! You use Logic - which enables you to load and save individual sounds.
Bit of a bummer if you, like me, and running Oddity on the PC thru Cubase SX 3!

Jesper - can you send me those sounds a spart of a bank please? It's the only way I will be able to load them.

Ta
Scott

Scott

I'm assuming you have the edit window of the Oddity open - so you can see all the virtual sliders, yeah?

Ignore the "load" option bottom left. At the top of that screen you can see a drop down menu which shows all the sounds when you select it. Just to the right of that you can see file menu with options (when you click on it) for loading and saving banks and also individual files. Just hit "load individual file" and load up the sound from wherever you saved it.

That's it. It does work - I just did it myself.

is that using cubase or logic tho? cos im trying that in cubase and it does not want to recognise the patch, even if you rename the extention.

Sorry should've said. Cubase (5.1 actually). Haven't tried Jesper's patch as I don't have it - I just saved a test patch of my own, changed banks, then loaded that 1 sound back in.

Hi everybody!
Well you should all have received an email
now - including you Phil!
It`s the first patch/sound in the bank!
Hope it works this time!

I´m going to bed - I`ve cought a cold - damn!
All The Best
JesperDK

The "Load Instrument" option loads .FXP files - Jesper's sound was a .PST file when we cannot get to load.

Got the sound in a bank file - just off to try it now!

Scott

thanks very much, having some fun with it now

Well....just a comment:
I think the sound I´ve programmed
is a bit more of a "live-sound" that Billy
used...it`s a bit more sharp or piercing
or what you call it in english - a little
bit better for live-perfomance - cuts through!!!
Comments and suggestions etc. are more than
welcome

JesperDK

Well that would certainly be why then...

Well the bank he's sent works well at least. Sounds great, well done Jesper.

Hi everybody!
Well, as Flip pointed out in an email,
the need of a hardware controller becomes
quite obvious here - when you want to play
the Oddity the Billy-way!
I use a Dopfer Pocket Dial myself (only knobs)
but as Flip also points out, it will make
a BIG difference in this case - with the
Oditty - that the controller has sliders!
I think some of the Doepfer`s have that.
I´ll (we`ll) have to save some money again!

JesperDK

and THANKS for the very very kind words
everybody!!!
Please let us all know if you have some
great suggestions about modifying the sound!!!

Yeah many thanks Jesper - sounds great!
I use a Roland D-10 as a midi controller, but drums are more my instrument. I still love messing around with my keyboards though - especially ImpOscar and Oddity.

....I just need to work out how to add some cool overdrive and flange to jespers cool sound with Cubase SX 3!
....or I could just push the sound through my VS-2480 and add it there - much easier!

Scott

The vital part to re-creating his sound is to use square wave for Osc 2, Sync and Ring Mod.

Set VCO 2 to Square - no PWM, switch on Sync, raise the sliders for ring mod and Osc 2 into the filter mixer, set ADSR to the Filter Voltage control, Sustain should be max, AR to the VCA, and ADSR into VCO2 Voltage control.

Open your VCF to 75%(ish)... you should now hear something... Hold a note and raise the VCO2 VC Mod (ADSR) slider up... Sound familiar? Try lowering the Frequency of VCO 2 also - that helps.

A bit of overdrive and flanger helps (Specifically Electo Harmonix Electric Mistress).

I tend to find that the Oddity is too "static" sounding - the original Odyssey's ring mod used to make a continual grungy gurggle (at least mine did!), something I can't re-create on the Oddity, but can on the Roland JP8000 (which is a superb Oddy replacement).

Hope this helps