{"id":291,"date":"2016-08-19T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T19:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5722.temp.domains\/~audioor1\/using-white-noise-as-a-build-up\/"},"modified":"2018-12-11T18:03:05","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T18:03:05","slug":"using-and-removing-white-noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audioordeal.co.uk\/using-and-removing-white-noise\/","title":{"rendered":"Using White Noise as a Build Up"},"content":{"rendered":"
White noise is named after white light. In physics white is not a colour so much as all the colours mixed together. This is demonstrated simply by shining white light through a prism, where the light will be split into a rainbow spectrum off all the visible wavelengths. Same applies for sound, white noise is simply all the frequencies mixed together. <\/div>\n

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In dance music, white noise is used a lot. Usually as the track builds up to a drop, there is a rising effect that builds up the tension, this is often white noise with a band-pass or similar filter automated to increase in frequency. <\/div>\n
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Let me show you how to get this effect.<\/div>\n
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First of all open your DAW. I shall, as always, be using Reaper<\/a>. Either add a sample of white noise, or open up a VST<\/a> instrument with a noise generator. In this case I shall be using a sample I downloaded. If you are adding a sample, hit CTRL+T to add a new track and then hit insert. This will open up your files and you will be able to add the sound you downloaded.<\/div>\n
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Select your sample and click open<\/i><\/div>\n

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Your sample will now have been added to the track. I normalised it because it was very quiet. (right click and go to Item Processing)<\/i><\/div>\n

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Once you have your white noise sample you want to make it to the length needed e.g 16 bars of build up or another time of your choosing. The sample I used was 4 seconds long so I copy and pasted a few together, then selected them all and glued them (right click and select Glue Items). We now have a workable piece of white noise that we can use to our hearts desire. Here is what we have so far…<\/div>\n