How to make the sounds from Space’s ‘Magic Fly’ with DRC

‘Space – the final frontier…’ Don’t worry we’re not about to launch into a full-on Star Trek monologue, instead we’re going to use that snippet of iconic television dialogue as the launchpad to blast off into the world of space and science, as a source of musical inspiration.

In terms of relevant band names, one seventies disco-electro group that truly nails it is the French band ‘Space’. Not to be confused with the nineties British indie band of the same name, however upon listening to both, it is immediately obvious which one is heavily inspired by all things astronomy.

Sitting somewhere between Jean-Michel Jarre and Daft Punk, listening to ‘Magic Fly’ nowadays is a nostalgic trip down synthesizer lane, but when it was released back in 1977, it must have seemed almost as futuristic as space travel itself.

Didier Marouani, the founder of the band Space, has always had a keen interest in space exploration and science fiction, and cites seeing the 1969 moon landing on TV as an ‘unreal’ and ‘amazing’ experience. He later got the chance to write the theme music for the French space themed TV show ‘Temps X’ which dealt with both fictional and factual science content.

For such an epic theme, this week’s DRC Sound Design Tutorial is suitably epic in content also, containing a total of 10 different sounds, as Lucas boldly goes where no sound designer has gone before! Follow along with the video and join us for an intergalactic exploration of sound design.

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https://www.imaginando.pt/uploads/goodies/tutorials/space-magic-fly-project.zip

00:00 Intro
00:19 Bass
03:53 Lead
08:26 Lead 5th
10:33 Arp
13:04 Pad 1
17:47 Pad 2
18:35 Pad 3
19:07 Stab
22:42 Saw Stab
25:46 High Slide
28:29 Music
30:12 Outro

DRC – Polyphonic Synthesizer:
DRC on App Store – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drc-polyphonic-synthesizer/id973055710
DRC on Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imaginando.drc
DRC for Desktop – https://www.imaginando.pt/products/drc/downloads
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VS – Visual Synthesizer:
VS on App Store – https://apps.apple.com/app/id1560330289
VS for Desktop – https://www.imaginando.pt/products/vs-visual-synthesizer
VS Product Page – https://www.imaginando.pt/products/vs-visual-synthesizer

FRMS – Granular Synthesizer:
FRMS on App Store – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/frms-granular-synthesizer/id1381392223
FRMS on Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imaginando.frms
FRMS for Desktop – https://www.imaginando.pt/products/frms/downloads
FRMS Product Page – https://www.imaginando.pt/products/frms

K7D – Tape Delay
K7D on App Store – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/k7d-tape-delay/id1460245991
K7D for Desktop – https://www.imaginando.pt/products/k7d/downloads
K7D Product Page – https://www.imaginando.pt/products/k7d

DLYM – Delay Modulator:
DLYM on App Store – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dlym-delay-modulator/id1381246923
DLYM for Desktop – https://www.imaginando.pt/products/dlym/downloads
DLYM Product Page – https://www.imaginando.pt/products/dlym

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