Five Hoover sound
presets demonstration from Alphatron Oscillion Polyphonic
Subtractive Synthesizer VST, VST3 and Audio Unit plugin for
Windows and Mac. They are the following with the timestamp
included:
• 26 LEAD Hoover Apocalypse 0:00
• 27 LEAD Hoover Dominator 0:07
• 28 LEAD Hoover Gabber 0:19
• 29 LEAD Hoover Gritty 0:25
• 30 LEAD Hoover Juno Sway 0:37
The Hoover sound is commonly used in rave techno, hardcore
techno, gabber, trance, breakbeat hardcore, hard house and
hard NRG (nu-NRG) music. It is a convoluted waveform
generated through oscillators and created by Eric Persing
for the Roland Alpha Juno, but without introducing that
'hoover' term, since this name was the one likening the
sound to that of a vacuum cleaner, often referred to the
genericized trademark 'hoover' in the UK and Ireland.
It is traditionally created with the Roland Alpha Juno-2,
Alpha Juno 1, or rack mount version MKS-50 synthesizer using
the famous built-in "What the ?" patch. Alphatron Oscillion
generates an emulation as accurately as possible.
Joey Beltram in "Mentasm", Prodigy in "Charly", Human
Resource in "Dominator", The Bloody Beetroots "Warp" (feat.
Steve Aoki), or Mundo Muzique "Acid Pandemonium", helped
popularize this Techno-Rave must-have sound.
The sound has also been used in video games such as Streets
of Rage 3, which was composed by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro
Kawashima and Robotron X by Aubrey Hodges.
Synthesizer Description:
Alphatron Oscillion is a polyphonic subtractive synthesizer
to produce a vast array of sounds, utilizing three main
signal modules: frequency (voltage-controlled oscillator
VCO), timbre (voltage-controlled filter VCF) and amplitude
(voltage-controlled amplifier VCA).
Four VCOs initiate the sound waveform and control its
frequency. It also determines the initial timbre by the
waveform option selected (sawtooth or square). The VCF
module shapes the timbre via a low-pass filter with cutoff
and resonance parameters controlled by an envelope
generator. The amplitude of the sound is shaped by the VCA
envelope.
It generates iconic vintage synthesizer sounds with
distinctive pads, peculiar keys, punchy basses, sparkle
leads, creepy effects, charming ambient soundscapes or
unearthly and otherworldly atmospheres. Suitable for many
genres and styles of music and pliability to custom design
over a diverse sonic palette.
Available as a plugin in VST and VST3 64 bit versions for
Windows, as well as in Audio Unit for macOS.