I did some more research and found out that he makes the harsher noise using a mixer which is hooked up to some pedal. There isn't actually a real synthesizer being used in the recording at all (surprisingly!) As for the intro it's a similar thing but with a Boss SL-20 slicer pedal (actually the ver...

Z wrote:No need for a pedal, it can all be done within the synth.
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HUGE thank you for this!! So helpful.

In the video it looks like he cancels out the slicer synth to make the "noise" sections. Any ideas on this?

Interesting, but say I'm playing a lead riff on my korg r3 and I want to quickly bring in that distorted noise, how can it be done?

Z wrote:Sounds like a high pitched saw wave with a bit of white or pink noise added and a VCA modulated by a square wave LFO. Very easy to do.

Can it be done with a pedal linked to my synth??? If so which ones? Or is there a simpler way to replicate the effect?

I guess what I'd like to know is what I would need to be able to recreate that same distortion sound in a live environment. I love the way it phases in and out quickly rather than being just an instant single note. The original recording is here, the noise is at 23 seconds https://www.youtube.com/wa...

It's a start! Thanks for the quick response. They aren't a big band at all but managed to create a rather spectacular soundtrack to a popular game series:

Hey all, I'm new here (please don't bite too hard) So I've recently been really getting into bands that incorporate "noise" into their music as well as ambient noises often heard in games/movies etc. The noises in this song really intrigue me (sorry it's a bit of a noisey band, hopefully you can loo...