# Now what is that sound...?

**URL:** <https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/now-what-is-that-sound/9336>\
**Category:** Un-related\
**Tags:** sound-sculpting, mimid\
**Created:** [March 26, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/now-what-is-that-sound/9336 "2024-03-26T09:33:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![wyleu](https://discourse.zynthian.org/user_avatar/discourse.zynthian.org/wyleu/32/514_2.png) [@wyleu](https://discourse.zynthian.org/u/wyleu)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/now-what-is-that-sound/9336/1 "2024-03-26T09:33:22Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BHOevX4DlGk/maxresdefault.jpg "The Police - Spirits In The Material World (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHOevX4DlGk&t=96)

Now I always thought it was a Piano, but it appear to be Mini moog. That is, of course, if a video is to be believed. . . .

Thoughts…?

Gives me a chance to try out …

> [@MiMi-d - creating a new software synth for Zynthian](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/mimi-d-creating-a-new-software-synth-for-zynthian/8648/27):
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> I’ve fixed the master tuning issue (more specifically, the tuning when not running at 44100) on the master branch. If anyone wants to update, it’s better to check out the repository anew as I had to do a rebase on master. Auto portamento is also in the works, but so far only on my dev branch (also upstream, but tends to get rebased often). Working on the rest; when reviewing the parameter list I’ve realized there are a few issues with things like the symbol names and parameter ranges, so I’ve …

So that was easy …

```auto
cd /root
mkdir source
cd source
git clone git@github.com:polluxsynth/audio-plugins.git
cd audio-plugins
make && make install

```

and then restart the zynthian and run Search for Engines from Webconf Sotware Menu with MiMi-D in the search box…  
Enable it by selecting the check box.

You should now have it as an available engine when you add a synth chain…

Simples…

I will of course instantly explain that the pursuit of the sound has quickly gone by the wayside in the pleasure of making a nice noise…

[016-MiMiD first buzz1.zss](https://discourse.zynthian.org/uploads/short-url/bqGqV6fZfvaUlrxSVksR1g870gB.zss) (7.3 KB)  
[/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7d82350b0f3a9094fab9c7b875fc0e5c39b9fa34.ogg](https://discourse.zynthian.org/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7d82350b0f3a9094fab9c7b875fc0e5c39b9fa34.ogg)

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**Author:** ![ricard](https://discourse.zynthian.org/user_avatar/discourse.zynthian.org/ricard/32/6775_2.png) [@ricard](https://discourse.zynthian.org/u/ricard)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/now-what-is-that-sound/9336/2 "2024-03-26T17:27:48Z")

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Although he does play the same melody on the Mini, one can hear it both before and after he plays the keyboard, so I think it’s just for show. In my laptop speakers at least it sounds like a guitar.

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**Author:** ![wyleu](https://discourse.zynthian.org/user_avatar/discourse.zynthian.org/wyleu/32/514_2.png) [@wyleu](https://discourse.zynthian.org/u/wyleu)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/now-what-is-that-sound/9336/3 "2024-03-26T18:18:24Z")

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Videos, ain’t too much of a guide, but…

> **[Spirits in the Material World](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirits_in_the_Material_World)**
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> "Spirits in the Material World" is a song by the British rock trio The Police, written by Sting. It is the opening track for their 1981 album Ghost in the Machine. It was released as a single in 1981 and reached No. 12 in the United Kingdom and No. 11 in the US in early 1982.
> "Spirits in the Material World" was written by Sting on a Casio keyboard while in a truck. It was his first experience using a synthesizer.
> 'Spirits in the Material World' was written on one of those Casio keyboards whi...

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**Author:** ![Lanfranco](https://discourse.zynthian.org/user_avatar/discourse.zynthian.org/lanfranco/32/8094_2.png) [@Lanfranco](https://discourse.zynthian.org/u/Lanfranco)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/now-what-is-that-sound/9336/4 "2024-03-27T07:19:02Z")

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it’s the Moog, in my Arturia’s MiniMoog I have a very similar sound which is defined as an “electric bass sound”, obviously played in high octaves and modified as desired.

 ![1673613634062_orig](https://discourse.zynthian.org/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9f0d575dcb19dfa7663a0fb3143b9157d4510146.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mickey](https://discourse.zynthian.org/user_avatar/discourse.zynthian.org/mickey/32/6364_2.png) [@mickey](https://discourse.zynthian.org/u/mickey)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/now-what-is-that-sound/9336/5 "2024-04-17T17:36:14Z")

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> **["Kraftwerk were using a Bee Gees-branded toy drum machine. You really...](https://www.musicradar.com/news/did-kraftwerk-really-use-a-toy-bee-gees-drum-machine)**
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> And it's certainly not the only piece of weird gear the iconic German band have used…

You can’t make this up.