I'd like to present: Jordan Rudess Lead sound

enigmahack · Post by **enigmahack** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:13 pm

I've spent far more hours on this sound than I initially thought I would and/or wanted to. I've asked questions, scoured articles, messaged people and got help from multiple people. (Thanks to everyone who helped me with this one)

I would like to present:

The Jordan Rudess Lead Sound. (~2008 to present)

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/490 ... aFINAL.PCG

Here's the MP3 example clip:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/490 ... aFinal.mp3

The controls are exactly as described by Jerry, who wrote the article while interviewing Jordan Rudess, and described the settings for the lead. While a LOT of the sound was covered to get a rough approximation, there were come critical parts missing.

I've done my best to fill in those gaps.

Here are the assignments:

Joy +X = Bend up 2ct
Joy -X = Bend down -12ct
Joy +Y = 5th's harmonics
Joy -Y = Octave harmonics

SW2 = Push the feedback an octave higher (Toggle)

Vjoy -Y and +X = RingMod harmonics on the main sound. (This was described by Jerry, however Jordan apparently doesn't use it. I've included it for authenticity purposes)

Ribbon = AM harmonics on the main sound, gritty harmonics on the feedback (Joy +/-)

Aftertouch = Dirtier harmonic resonance on the feedback layer(s)

Knob 5 = Changes Joy -Y into Wah instead of Feedback.

I'm hoping that it's accurate enough that most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between his version and my rendition.

If anyone has questions or feedback, please let me know.

drama1 · Post by **drama1** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:27 pm

Wow. Awesome work. Huge thank you for the contribution.

Francois · Post by **Francois** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:57 pm

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:24 pm

Wow, congratulations: this one really nails it!

I feel guilty for having provoked all that trouble.

I hope you can at least enjoy, that you achieved something really special on the Kronos!

Liquid_Metal · Post by **Liquid_Metal** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:10 pm

Sample sounds amazing!! I will install it tonight and try it myself

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jimiki · Post by **jimiki** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:21 pm

super !!

KevinH · Post by **KevinH** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:58 pm

It sounds great! Thanks for your work on that and for sharing it with us.

CorgieFan · Post by **CorgieFan** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:25 pm

The original PCG and MP3 links no longer work, if anyone feels charitable please re-upload the PCG somewhere file somewhere, that was a sad moment getting the "file not found" message.

benny ray · Post by **benny ray** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 10:38 pm

bobmusic · Post by **bobmusic** » Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:15 pm

CorgieFan wrote:...that was a sad moment getting the "file not found"message.

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tand · Post by **tand** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:08 am

A little help: https://audora.ca/product/jordan-rudess ... asys-lead/

danielmm · Post by **danielmm** » Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:05 pm

CorgieFan wrote:The original PCG and MP3 links no longer work, if anyone feels charitable please re-upload the PCG somewhere file somewhere, that was a sad moment getting the "file not found" message.

Anyone?