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Community => The Lobby => Topic started by: Flashira on January 30, 2023, 15:50:40

Title: What is this sound called?
Post by: Flashira on January 30, 2023, 15:50:40

I've heard this sound in some of tracker modules. It's basically a time-shifted sample of MIDI tambourine. Does anyone here know what it's called?

Title: Re: What is this sound called?
Post by: Ceekayed on February 02, 2023, 06:39:19

It is exactly what you said it is; a synth tambourine sample with a room reverb that is just pitched down by around two octaves. Not sure if it has a name, but you might find similar samples from old synth percussion sets.

Title: Re: What is this sound called?
Post by: Saga Musix on June 06, 2025, 18:45:27

To add some closure to this thread, Roland calls this pitched-down tambourine "Spark", at least on the Roland R8, and I think it's the drum machine that made this effect popular. Yamaha seems to have adopted the same name on later drum machines like the RM50.