{"id":35555,"date":"2025-05-12T16:29:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T20:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=35555"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:48:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:48:39","slug":"get-the-most-out-of-forgotten-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/get-the-most-out-of-forgotten-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"5 sound design tips for vintage music gear from LAN Party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Developments in music technology have created never-ending cycles of relevance and obsolescence that deem older tools less or no longer useful for modern music.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, a tool&#8217;s loss of perceived relevance (and value) creates a unique opportunity for producers without access to more expensive gear to exploit their strange sonic corners and design limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/moment\/divinationtech-a-lan-party-moment\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My <em>DivinationTech<\/em> sample pack<\/a> is an exercise in finding the best of these forgotten sonic spaces and giving them new life in a modern production environment. Below, I\u2019ve outlined a few of my favorite techniques and devices I came across while creating the pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f5a2734ea82e3ec51d9db4acbad33d87\" style=\"background-color:#62daff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>New subscribers can try all of Splice\u2014including 200 monthly sample download credits, full access to all premium INSTRUMENT presets, and more\u2014for $4.99\/mo.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Disrespect your reverb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Released in 1987, the Yamaha REV 5 belongs to a generation of bright, gritty <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/what-is-reverb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reverb<\/a> processors that I always associate with the Warp Records sound of the late &#8217;90s. The algorithms inside this rack unit aren\u2019t as natural sounding as modern software reverbs or as smooth as the higher-end Lexicon units of the era, but they <em>do<\/em> have an unmistakable character and unique set of parameters that can be misused to create effects never intended by the original developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite settings on this device use the Early Reflection 2 algorithm in PAN A or PAN B Mode with the Room Size set to 20 and Liveness set to 10. This spreads the individual reflections out over a couple seconds so they&#8217;re heard as individual echoes that pan around the listener\u2019s head depending on the reflection mode. The effect is surprisingly organic, as randomly-spaced diffuse repetitions surround the dry sound in a granular-like halo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sample\/6c04eacd3b9b540cbf7c47feacdb6276ce81f9dce2b877a4b5928471fd13ce44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take a listen to a percussion loop made with this technique here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.44.53\u202fAM-1024x630.png\" alt=\"Chart of early reflection patterns from the manual of the Yamaha REV5\" class=\"wp-image-35556 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.44.53\u202fAM-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.44.53\u202fAM-400x246.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.44.53\u202fAM-355x218.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.44.53\u202fAM-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.44.53\u202fAM-1536x945.png 1536w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.44.53\u202fAM.png 2036w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/630;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plot of my favorite early reflection patterns from the manual of the Yamaha REV <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Embrace early digital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I often go to the Yamaha QY70 portable workstation when I\u2019m looking for that ROMpler charm of the late &#8217;90s, but don\u2019t want to compromise desk space. On its own, the QY70 can sound somewhat lifeless in comparison to modern plugins, but running it through inexpensive effects processors such as the Zoom MS-70CDR or SP-404 can produce uniquely digital timbres that feel unachievable with modern high-resolution samples. The QY70\u2019s tracker-like sequencer facilitates slow, intentional composition, while over 4,000 internal preset phrases provide quick inspiration and can be used to sequence external gear or plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sample\/ee4bed1948e93055f0d07773cc0236fdaafb93d4d23a13d076a7302176a3a173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take a listen to a drum groove that was crafted with the QY70.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s my QY70\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHmShmZOeaS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">watch it in action here:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/roland-image.jpg\" alt=\"Yamaha QY70 portable workstation\" class=\"wp-image-35561 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/roland-image.jpg 720w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/roland-image-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/roland-image-255x255.jpg 255w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/720;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yamaha QY70 portable workstation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Explore hardware emulations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For that early digital sound, there are several fantastic free hardware emulations available today that reverse-engineer the exact software running on old digital hardware and make it available for use in modern setups. It\u2019s important to point out that these are exact emulations and not sound-alike models, meaning you can achieve the precise sonics and workflow of the device within your DAW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/moment\/divinationtech-a-lan-party-moment\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>DivinationTech<\/em>,<\/a> I frequently made use of Sonic Charge\u2019s Cyclone, which is an exact software emulation of the Yamaha TX16W sampler from 1988. I would take a drum loop and sample it into the software just below the virtual preamp clipping point, lower the sample rate, and resample using the filter controls. I\u2019d repeat this several times until the drum loop had an interesting crunchy texture that can\u2019t quite be recreated using traditional bitcrusher effects. The sonic quirks and noise floor of the hardware can turn a clean loop into something much more compelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sample\/a21758438b0cc7ec0ddeff0cc446331c3af09034c93da4268383d8a8b500fbfb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take a listen to a loop that was made with this technique here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what the workflow looked like in Ableton:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.11\u202fAM-1024x636.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35557 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.11\u202fAM-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.11\u202fAM-400x248.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.11\u202fAM-355x221.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.11\u202fAM-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.11\u202fAM-1536x954.png 1536w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.11\u202fAM-2048x1272.png 2048w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.11\u202fAM-500x312.png 500w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.11\u202fAM-345x215.png 345w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.11\u202fAM-250x156.png 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/636;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sonic Charge\u2019s Cyclone emulation running in Ableton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Dive into the archaic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Having an interest in forgotten and obscure software will inevitably lead you to the Internet Archive, where countless ancient software programs (and much, much more) are stored to preserve an accessible historical archive of human culture, technology, and ephemera. Among these are thousands of \u201cshareware\u201d programs, often developed by amateur developers and released into the public domain via huge compilations known as shareware disks. These included some of the earliest music production software and provide a unique look into the humble beginnings of the computer music revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A particular gem that can be accessed with any modern browser (via the Internet Archive\u2019s Emulation Station) is Funky Drummer by Bananasoft, released in 1985 for the Commodore 64. The straightforward sequencing of gritty 8-bit PCM samples combined with the emulator&#8217;s strange CPU timing errors is great for composing glitchy drum loops which can then be resampled into your DAW. For smoother emulation, consider using a dedicated C64 emulator such as VICE or DOSBox and downloading the program disk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sample\/881f830770540cd90fd430c5bfed135dbf11d7bf20185dbf275f978d2cdab136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take a listen to a drum groove that was sequenced with Funky Drummer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s Funky Drummer running in the browser via Internet Archive\u2019s Emulation Station:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-1024x640.png\" alt=\"Funky Drummer by Bananasoft (via Internet Archive\u2019s Emulation Station)\" class=\"wp-image-35558 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-400x250.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-355x222.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-1536x961.png 1536w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-2048x1281.png 2048w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-500x312.png 500w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-345x215.png 345w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-1200x750.png 1200w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.22\u202fAM-250x156.png 250w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/640;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Funky Drummer by Bananasoft (via Internet Archive\u2019s Emulation Station)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Craft unique textures with spectral editing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many powerful and unique pieces of free software made by developers interested in creating accessible tools for sound experimentation. One such tool I love in particular is Virtual ANS by Alexander Zolotov, a spectral editor which allows you to import images and &#8216;paint&#8217; frequencies onto a sonogram in real time. By using different brush shapes and sizes across the frequency spectrum, you can create unique textures and percussive sounds that would be difficult or impossible to achieve using traditional synthesis methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/sample\/59e8cd078c9660f8a5c4f3c17ad8f3095cc557542d50ee817ddf785b9fc7b02c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take a listen to a synth texture that was created with this technique.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Virtual ANS\u2019 photo-to-sound conversion feature looks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.35\u202fAM-1024x822.png\" alt=\"Virtual ANS by Alexander Zolotov\" class=\"wp-image-35559 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.35\u202fAM-1024x822.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.35\u202fAM-400x321.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.35\u202fAM-318x255.png 318w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.35\u202fAM-768x616.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.35\u202fAM-1536x1233.png 1536w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-at-11.45.35\u202fAM-2048x1644.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/822;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Virtual ANS by Alexander Zolotov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And there you have it! Which technique captured your interest most? What other topics would you like to see on the Splice blog next? 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