How to make Acid Bells?

footslider G · Post by **footslider G** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:29 am

Hi,

I have a track that seems to be big at the moment and is called Acid bells and is by a group called efdemin. The best mix to hear what I'm about to tell you is a remix by Matt O'Brien.

They use a sample in it that seems to delay a loop (of bells) but then as the delay is happening it detunes them randomly and makes them sound all bendy which i think is due to altering the speed in the delay process.

Can any of you guys actually enlighten me on how they have achieved this and how I could emulate it?

All help gratefully received.

bleepsnbreaks · Post by **bleepsnbreaks** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:51 am

You will need to post a mp3 somewhere of what you are talking about and link it here for anyone to be able to help you recreate the sound.

dabedoo · Post by **dabedoo** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:51 am

You can listen to the mp3 here :
http://www.djdownload.com/mp3-detail/Ef ... ngs/295753#

I think they only detuned the bells on off the original key and
gradualy come back to the normal key.

This track is realy good and pumping but I still prefer the original mix,
it's much more late 90's techno style..... hey I'm 41....maybe that's why
prefer this version

Original version: http://media.phonicarecords.co.uk/curle003_1.mp3

footslider G · Post by **footslider G** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:54 am

Hi,

Thanks for your insight.

I'm 38 so that's obviously why I like the other mix

Efdemin actually contacted me on myspace about this and said they used Lexicon plug-ins for this effect.

pat the dog · Post by **pat the dog** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:22 pm

i think the matt o'brien mix is also using ring modulation to distort the bell sound and make it more dissonant / atonal, as well as the detuning that dabedoo pointed out in the original mix.

for what it's worth i prefer the matt o'brien mix, being 34 'n all. :)