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Hi all!

So I've been working on the intro synth for Won't Get Fooled Again, which as we all know is an organ into a synth for a little filtering and ADSR action. (We knew that right?) I've been able to fake it up mostly using the Filter plugin and creative use of square wave LFO. That's the problem though, square wave isn't really right, it should have a little more sustain and a smoother drop.

And that's where I'm sort of stumped. In a "workstation" synth built any time after 1997, I'd expect to see some sort of "gate plugin", ideally with tempo sync and reset-on-gate. But I haven't found one. Or a filter with a tempo trigger? Help? Anything? My kingdom for a workaround!

I mean, yes, honestly I bought it for the Rhodes sim, and that's as good as ever, but the lack of what I used to think of 20 years ago as "modern features" is becoming a bit disturbing...

Easiest way - Use the step sequencer for the on and off and with the right reverb you get the right trailing effect you're looking for. Tack on auto-wah and you have it.

There are a few free Kronos sound banks out there that have various versions of Won't Get Fooled Again and Baba Oreilly. If I remember correctly, the Won't Get Fooled Again patch took a different approach to get the effect but sounded about the same. There are more than a few ways to do it. If you get desperate enough you could even use the arpeggiator and repeating chord pattern but I don't think that sounds as accurate.

McHale wrote:Easiest way - Use the step sequencer for the on and off and with the right reverb you get the right trailing effect you're looking for. Tack on auto-wah and you have it.

Thanks, I will give this a try.

Update: I gave it a try. Turns out I was grossly overcomplicating things. The arpeggiator (Legato 16th chords) + a hacked version of "Chicago Chest" (which fortunately has no attack baked into the waveform) + tube preamp and multimode filter (for the sweep) nails it.

Many thanks.