Here is a step by step tutorial on how to make ╥Alien╙ using Sound Sculptor II. You should probably read the "Read Me" file first to see how the Controls palette works.
Start Sound Sculptor II.
Select Preferences and then Display. Select Samples in the Data popup menu.
Click on the zoom box in the upper right corner of the window.
Move the Controls Palette down so it is not covering the sound window.
If you have more than one track, select track one and then Delete Track from the Tracks menu.
Select track one.
Center the Pan for track one and drag the Pan Delay (the round knob) to the far right.
Every effect will be done to the entire sound unless noted otherwise.
Select Resample from the Effects menu.
Select 22.254kHz in the Rate popup menu.
Select 16 bit in the Size popup menu.
Click OK.
Select Oscillator from the Effects menu.
Click on the Oscillator popup menu and select FM 3*1 from the list of waveforms.
Set Frequency to 261.6255 Hz.
Set Length to 2 seconds.
Click OK to process the Oscillator.
Select Fit Selection from the horizontal scale menu in the lower left of the window.
Select Envelope from the Effects menu. Now the sound window is in envelope mode. An envelope has been drawn on top of the sound with tags at the beginning and ending of the envelope, and an Envelope popup menu has been added to the lower left of the window, it should say Amplify.
Select LFO from the Envelope popup menu to display the dialog box.
Click on the LFO popup menu and select FM 2*1 from the list of waveforms.
Set Frequency to 444 Hertz.
Click OK to set the LFO settings.
Click anywhere on the window to add a new tag and move it to X=10,000 Y=0.
Select OK from the Envelope popup menu to process the LFO.
Select Envelope from the Effects menu.
Select Pitch from the Envelope popup menu.
Select LFO from the Envelope popup menu to display the dialog box.
Click on the LFO popup menu and select Triangle from the list of waveforms.
Set Frequency to 444 Hertz.
Click OK to set the LFO settings.
Move the first and last tag to Y=0.
Move the middle tag to X=35,000 Y=127.
Select OK from the Envelope popup menu to process the LFO.
Select Envelope from the Effects menu.
Select Filter High Low from the Envelope popup menu.
Select x1 from the Envelope popup menu, and a menu will appear, select x2.
Select LFO from the Envelope popup menu to display the dialog box.
Click on the LFO popup menu and select Off from the list of waveforms.
Click OK to set the LFO settings.
Move the tags to the following locations adding new ones when necessary.
First Tag Y=-128.
X=12,000 Y=50.
X=25,000 Y=0.
X=39,000 Y=0.
Last Tag Y=127.
Select OK from the Envelope popup menu to process the Envelope.
Click past the end of the sound to place the cursor at the end of the sound.
Select Oscillator from the Effects menu to display the dialog box.
Click on the Oscillator popup menu and select Silence from the list of waveforms.
Set Length to 2 seconds.
Click on OK to process the Oscillator.
Select the entire sound by double clicking on the sound.
Select Amplify from the Effects menu to display the dialog box.
Set Amplitude to 50%.
Click on OK to process Amplify.
Select Reverb from the Effects menu to display the dialog box.
Click on the presets popup menu and select Hall.
Click on OK to process the Reverb.
You're finished!
The sound you just made should sound the same as "Alien". If it doesn't sound the same but it sounds better than "Alien" let me know;-), otherwise try again.
You can also try lowering the pitch an octave.
Select Pitch from the Effects menu to display the dialog box.
Set Pitch to 50%.
Click on OK to process the Pitch.
If you have any questions about any terms used in this tutorial,
Select Help from the Apple menu to display the Help window.
Select Glossary from the Misc. menu.
Sound Sculptor II Copyright ⌐ 1994-1996 Jeff Smith. All rights reserved.
