Hi all, here's a little New Year's gift. After reading a posting by an STK user to the stk list about reading Andy Moorer's account of how he created the THX sound, I decided to whip one up in ChucK. As easy as one might expect. Enjoy!! PRC http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/05/tiny-music-makers-pt-3-thx-sound.html // THX emulator, Perry R. Cook, Jan. 8, 2007 // // F-1, B1b, F1, B2b, F2, B3b, F3, A5, F4, A6 [ 29.0, 87.5,116.0,175.0,233.0,350.0,524.0,880.0,1048,1760, 29.0, 87.5,116.0,175.0,233.0,350.0,524.0,880.0,1048,1760, 29.0, 87.5,116.0,175.0,233.0,350.0,524.0,880.0,1048,1760 ] @=> float targets[]; float initials[30]; float deltas[30]; sawosc s[30]; gain gl[30]; gain gr[30]; JCRev rl => dac.left; JCRev rr => dac.right; 0 => int i => int j; for (0 => i; i<30; i+1 => i) { std.rand2f(200.0,800.0) => initials[i] => s[i].freq; // random freqs. (targets[i] - initials[i]) / 10000.0 => deltas[i]; // 10 sample updates 0.1 => s[i].gain; std.rand2f(0.0,1.0) => gl[i].gain; // random 1.0 - gl[i].gain() => gr[i].gain; // panning s[i] => gl[i] => rl; // hook up s[i] => gr[i] => rr; // all the oscs } 10000 :: samp => now; // steady cluster while(j < 10000) { for (0 => i; i<30; i+1 => i) { initials[i] + (deltas[i]*j) => s[i].freq; // sweep freqs. } j + 1 => j; 10 :: samp => now;} while (j < 30000) { // hold chord 10 :: samp => now; j + 1 => j; } while (j < 35000) { for (0 => i; i<30; i+1 => i) { 0.1 * (35000 - j) / 10000.0 => s[i].gain; // decay gains } 10 :: samp => now; j + 1 => j; } 60000 :: samp => now; // reverb tail